The 1989 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1989, was the 26th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Yugoslavia between 20 and 25 June 1989. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Dom Sportova in Zagreb was the hosting venue of the tournament. The host, Yugoslavia, won its fourth FIBA European title by defeating the defending champions Greece, with a 98–77 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Dražen Petrović was voted the tournament's MVP. The five best teams in the final standings were given berths to the 1990 FIBA World Championship.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| City | Zagreb |
| Dates | 20–25 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Greece |
| Third place |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| MVP | Dražen Petrović |
| Top scorer | Nikos Galis (35.6 points per game) |
Venues
All games were played at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb.
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Qualification
| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified through Qualifying Round | 3 September 1987 – 1 December 1988 | 8 |  Bulgaria  France Greece Italy  Netherlands Soviet Union  Spain Yugoslavia |
Squads
Format
- The teams were split in two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
- The third and fourth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the semifinals |
Group A
- Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| 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 |
20 June 19:30 |
| Italy | 84–87 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 34–54, 50–33 | ||
| Pts: Riva 31 | Pts: Marčiulionis 23 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Peter George (FRG) |
21 June 14:00 |
| Soviet Union | 109–56 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 46–32, 63–24 | ||
| Pts: Berežnyj, Sokk, Vētra 14 | Pts: van Poelgeest 15 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Referees: Danko Radić (YUG), Kamen Toshev (BUL) |
21 June 21:00 |
| Spain | 76–97 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 39–41, 37–56 | ||
| Pts: Martínez 20 | Pts: Riva 33 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 4,000 Referees: David Dodge (USA), Costas Rigas (GRE) |
22 June 16:00 |
| Netherlands | 66–89 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 23–36, 43–53 | ||
| Pts: te Velde 25 | Pts: Riva 21 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Referees: Mickey Crowley (USA), Danko Radić (YUG) |
22 June 21:00 |
| Soviet Union | 108–96 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 47–55, 61–41 | ||
| Pts: Sabonis 27 | Pts: San Epifanio 26 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA) |
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 |
20 June 21:30 |
| Yugoslavia | 103–68 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 49–35, 54–33 | ||
| Pts: Petrović 35 | Pts: Galis 30 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Referees: David Dodge (USA), Vicente Sanchís (ESP) |
21 June 16:00 |
| Greece | 80–74 | France |
| Scoring by half: 42–33, 38–41 | ||
| Pts: Galis 30 | Pts: Ostrowski 29 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Referees: Mickey Crowley (USA), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
21 June 19:00 |
| Bulgaria | 78–98 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 42–54, 36–44 | ||
| Pts: Mladenov 23 | Pts: Petrović 33 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Henk Kleersnyder (NED) |
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 24 June – 19:00 | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 97 | |||||
| 25 June – 21:00 | ||||||
| Italy | 80 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 98 | |||||
| 24 June – 21:00 | ||||||
| Greece | 77 | |||||
| Greece | 81 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 80 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 June – 19:00 | ||||||
| Italy | 76 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 104 | |||||
Semifinals
24 June 19:00 |
| Yugoslavia | 97–80 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 52–43, 45–37 | ||
| Pts: Petrović 24 | Pts: Dell'Agnello 13 | |
24 June 21:00 |
| Greece | 81–80 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 45–44, 36–36 | ||
| Pts: Galis 45 | Pts: Tikhonenko 22 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Carl Jungenbrand (FIN), David Dodge (USA) |
Third place
25 June 19:00 |
| Italy | 76–104 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 31–47, 45–57 | ||
| Pts: Magnifico 27 | Pts: Marčiulionis 23 | |
Final
5th to 8th place
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 24 June – 14:00 | ||||||
| France | 107 | |||||
| 25 June – 16:00 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 100 | |||||
| France | 87 | |||||
| 24 June – 16:00 | ||||||
| Spain | 95 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 85 | |||||
| Spain | 108 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 25 June – 14:00 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 86 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 91 | |||||
24 June 14:00 |
| France | 107–100 (OT) | Netherlands |
| Scoring by half: 53–41, 38–50 Overtime: 16–9 | ||
| Pts: Ostrowski 31 | Pts: de Waard 20 | |
24 June 16:00 |
| Bulgaria | 85–108 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 47–60, 38–48 | ||
| Pts: Antov 30 | Pts: Martínez 27 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Danko Radić (YUG) |
25 June 14:00 |
| Netherlands | 86–91 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 34–40, 52–51 | ||
| Pts: de Waard 24 | Pts: Antov 22 | |
Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Vicente Sanchís (ESP) |
Awards
| 1989 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
|---|
 Yugoslavia 4th title |
| 1989 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Dražen Petrović ( Yugoslavia) |
| All-Tournament Team[1] |
|---|
| Nikos Galis |
| Dražen Petrović (MVP) |
| Žarko Paspalj |
| Stéphane Ostrowski |
| Dino Rađa |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Yugoslavia | 5–0 |
 | Greece | 3–2 |
 | Soviet Union | 4–1 |
| 4 | Italy | 2–3 |
| 5 | Spain | 3–2 |
| 6 | France | 2–3 |
| 7 |  Bulgaria | 1–4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0–5 |
 |  |  | 4th |
| Yugoslavia Dražen Petrović Zdravko Radulović Zoran Čutura Toni Kukoč Žarko Paspalj Jure Zdovc Zoran Radović Stojko Vranković Vlade Divac Predrag Danilović Dino Rađa Mario Primorac | Greece Nikos Galis Kostas Patavoukas Panagiotis Giannakis Argiris Kambouris David Stergakos Dinos Angelidis John Korfas Nikos Filippou Liveris Andritsos Panagiotis Fasoulas Dimitris Papadopoulos Fanis Christodoulou | Soviet Union Gundars Vētra Tiit Sokk Viktor Berežnyj Šarūnas Marčiulionis Alexander Volkov Valeri Tikhonenko Rimas Kurtinaitis Arvydas Sabonis El'šad Gadašev Valdemaras Chomičius Alexander Belostenny Valery Goborov | Italy Andrea Gracis Mike D'Antoni Walter Magnifico Sandro Dell'Agnello Beppe Bosa Roberto Brunamonti Massimo Iacopini Gus Binelli Antonello Riva Riccardo Morandotti Ario Costa Flavio Carera |
References
External links
- 1989 European Championship for Men archive.FIBA.com
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