EuroBasket 1989

FIBA EuroBasket 1989
26th FIBA European Basketball Championship
Official website
EuroBasket 1989 (archive)
Tournament details
Host nation	Yugoslavia
Dates	20–25 June
Teams	8 (from 36 federations)
Venues	1 Zagreb (in 1 host city)
Champions	Yugoslavia (4th title)
MVP	Dražen Petrović
Tournament statistics
Players Teams Points Nikos Galis (35.6)

The 1989 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1989, was the 26th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	3	0	304	236	+68	6
Italy	3	2	1	270	229	+41	5
Spain	3	1	2	250	281	−31	4
Netherlands	3	0	3	198	276	−78	3

Netherlands	76–78	Spain
Italy	84–87	Soviet Union
Soviet Union	109–56	Netherlands
Spain	76–97	Italy
Netherlands	66–89	Italy
Soviet Union	108–96	Spain

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Yugoslavia	3	3	0	307	235	+72	6
Greece	3	2	1	251	250	+1	5
France	3	1	2	272	264	+8	4
Bulgaria	3	0	3	229	310	−81	3

France	125–78	Bulgaria
Yugoslavia	103–68	Greece
Greece	80–74	France
Bulgaria	78–98	Yugoslavia
Greece	103–73	Bulgaria
France	89–106	Yugoslavia

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Yugoslavia	97
	Italy	80
					Yugoslavia	98
					Greece	77
					Third place
	Greece	81		Soviet Union	104
	Soviet Union	80			Italy	76

5th place bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	Spain	108
	Bulgaria	85
					Spain	95
					France	87
					Seventh place
	France	107		Bulgaria	91
	Netherlands	100			Netherlands	86

1989 FIBA European Champions
Yugoslavia 4th title

Final rankings

1.  Yugoslavia
2.  Greece
3.  Soviet Union
4.  Italy
5.  Spain
6.  France
7.  Bulgaria
8.  Netherlands

Awards

1989 FIBA European Championship MVP: Dražen Petrović ( Yugoslavia)

All-Tournament Team[1]
Dražen Petrović (MVP)
Nikos Galis
Žarko Paspalj
Stéphane Ostrowski
Dino Radja

Team rosters

1. Yugoslavia: Dražen Petrović, Toni Kukoč, Vlade Divac, Dino Rađa, Žarko Paspalj, Stojan Vranković, Predrag Danilović, Jure Zdovc, Zoran Čutura, Zdravko Radulović, Zoran Radović, Mario Primorac (Coach: Dušan Ivković)
2. Greece: Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, Panagiotis Fasoulas, Fanis Christodoulou, Nikos Filippou, Dinos Angelidis, Argiris Kambouris, Kostas Patavoukas, David Stergakos, Liveris Andritsos, Dimitris Papadopoulos, John Korfas (Coach: Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou)
3. Soviet Union: Arvydas Sabonis, Alexander Volkov, Sarunas Marciulionis, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdemaras Chomičius, Valeri Tikhonenko, Aleksander Belostenny, Tiit Sokk, Valeri Goborov, Gundars Vētra, Viktor Berejnoi, Elshad Gadashev (Coach: Vladas Garastas)
4. Italy: Mike D'Antoni, Antonello Riva, Walter Magnifico, Roberto Brunamonti, Riccardo Morandotti, Augusto Binelli, Ario Costa, Andrea Gracis, Massimo Iacopini, Sandro dell’Agnello, Giuseppe Bosa, Flavio Carera (Coach: Sandro Gamba)

References