EuroBasket 2001 Women

EuroBasket 2001 Women
28th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation France
Dates September 14 – October 23
Teams 12 (from 49 federations)
Venues 3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions  France (1st title)
MVP France Catherine Melain
Tournament statistics
PlayersTeams
Points Poland Dydek 24.4  France 78.3
Rebounds Poland Dydek 10.9  Russia 39.6
Assists Hungary Ivanyi 6.4  France 21.6
Official website
EuroBasket Women 2001
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EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.

Venues

The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines. The arenas, in which the tournament was held, were: in Orléans, Palais des Sports; in Le Mans, Antarès; and in Gravelines, Gravelines Sportica.

Qualification

The qualification to the tournament was held in 1999 and 2000. Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four. The top two qualified to the tournament. The following teams qualified to the EuroBasket Women 2001:

In addition to the qualified teams, who went through the qualification process, the host nation France automatically qualified to the tournament. Also, Poland, the gold medalist of EuroBasket 1999 Women, qualified to the tournament automatically.

Preliminary round

Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. France France 5 5 0 406 320 +86 10
2. Spain Spain 5 3 2 397 344 +53 8
3. Poland Poland 5 3 2 354 329 +25 8
4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 5 3 2 383 373 +10 8
5. Romania Romania 5 1 4 315 404 – 89 6
6. Ukraine Ukraine 5 0 5 322 407 – 85 5
14 September
14:30
Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8362 Ukraine Ukraine
14 September
17:00
Spain Spain 7868 Poland Poland
14 September
20:00
Romania Romania 5291 France France
15 September
15:00
Ukraine Ukraine 6593 Spain Spain
15 September
17:30
Poland Poland 7655 Romania Romania
15 September
20:00
France France 8867 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
16 September
15:00
Romania Romania 6183 Spain Spain
16 September
17:30
France France 8471 Ukraine Ukraine
16 September
20:00
Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6683 Poland Poland
18 September
15:00
Ukraine Ukraine 6786 Romania Romania
18 September
17:30
Spain Spain 7980 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
18 September
20:00
Poland Poland 6673 France France
19 September
15:00
Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8761 Romania Romania
19 September
17:30
Poland Poland 6157 Ukraine Ukraine
19 September
20:00
France France 7064 Spain Spain

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Russia Russia 5 4 1 356 276 +80 9
2. Lithuania Lithuania 5 4 1 371 358 +13 9
3. Hungary Hungary 5 3 2 317 302 +15 8
4. Slovakia Slovakia 5 2 3 337 341 – 4 7
5. Greece Greece 5 1 4 319 380 −61 6
6. Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 1 4 328 371 −43 6
14 September
14:30
Greece Greece 7578 Lithuania Lithuania
14 September
17:00
Czech Republic Czech Republic 7085 Slovakia Slovakia
14 September
20:00
Hungary Hungary 6561 Russia Russia
15 September
15:00
Lithuania Lithuania 8280 Czech Republic Czech Republic
15 September
17:30
Slovakia Slovakia 5661 Hungary Hungary
15 September
20:00
Russia Russia 8035 Greece Greece
16 September
15:00
Hungary Hungary 5557 Czech Republic Czech Republic
16 September
17:30
Russia Russia 7870 Lithuania Lithuania
16 September
20:00
Greece Greece 7481 Slovakia Slovakia
18 September
15:00
Lithuania Lithuania 6562 Hungary Hungary
18 September
17:30
Czech Republic Czech Republic 6772 Greece Greece
18 September
20:00
Russia Russia 6052 Slovakia Slovakia
19 September
15:00
Greece Greece 6374 Hungary Hungary
19 September
17:30
Slovakia Slovakia 6376 Lithuania Lithuania
19 September
20:00
Russia Russia 7754 Czech Republic Czech Republic

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
September 21, 2001        
  Russia  64
September 22, 2001
  Yugoslavia  59  
  Russia  74
September 21, 2001
    Spain  59  
  Spain  71
September 23, 2001
  Hungary  60  
  Russia  68
September 21, 2001
    France  73
  France  72
September 22, 2001
  Slovakia  56  
  France  75 Third place
September 21, 2001
    Lithuania  44  
  Lithuania  83   Spain  89
  Poland  81     Lithuania  74
September 23, 2001

5th place brakcet

Semi-finals Fifth place
September 22, 2001
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia  78  
 Hungary Hungary  58  
 
September 23, 2001
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia  82
   Poland Poland  76
Seventh place
September 22, 2001 September 23, 2001
 Slovakia Slovakia  66  Hungary Hungary  79
 Poland Poland  80    Slovakia Slovakia  68

Final standings

Place Team
1  France
2  Russia
3  Spain
4  Lithuania
5  Yugoslavia
6  Poland
7  Hungary
8  Slovakia
9  Czech Republic
10  Greece
11  Ukraine
12  Romania

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