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EuroBasket 1999
International basketball event
International basketball event
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | EuroBasket 1999 |
| other_titles | Championnat d'Europe masculin de basket-ball 1999 |
| image | EuroBasket 99 logo.png |
| country | France |
| dates | 21 June – 3 July |
| num_teams | 16 |
| venues | 7 |
| cities | 7 |
| champion | Italy |
| count | 2 |
| second | Spain |
| third | FR Yugoslavia |
| fourth | France |
| fourth-flagvar | 1974 |
| mvp | ITA Gregor Fučka |
| top_scorer | ESP Alberto Herreros |
| ppg | 19.2 |
| top_rebounds | LTU Arvydas Sabonis |
| rpg | 8.5 |
| top_assists | CRO Toni Kukoč |
| apg | 6.3 |
| website | [EuroBasket 1999 (archive)](http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1999.html) |
| games | 54 |
| prevseason | 1997 |
| nextseason | 2001 |
| fourth-flagvar = 1974
The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth to the top five (or six, depending on Serbia reaching one of the top five places) teams in the final standings. It was held in France between 21 June and 3 July 1999. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Antibes, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Pau and Toulouse hosted the tournament. Italy won its second FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 64–56 score in the final. Italy's Gregor Fučka was voted the tournament's MVP.
Venues
| Location | Picture | City | Arena | Capacity | Status | Round | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Location map+ | France | border = | caption = | float = center | width = 200 | France | lat_deg=43 | lat_min=34 | lon_deg=7 | lon_min=7 | position = top | label=Antibes}} |
| {{Location map+ | France | border = | caption = | float = center | width = 200 | France | lat_deg=45 | lat_min=46 | lon_deg=3 | lon_min=4 | position = top | label=Clermont-Ferrand}} |
| {{Location map+ | France | border = | caption = | float = center | width = 200 | France | lat_deg=47 | lat_min=17 | lon_deg=5 | lon_min=2 | position = top | label=Dijon}} |
| {{Location map+ | France | border = | caption = | float = center | width = 200 | France | lat_deg=48 | lat_min=0 | lon_deg=0 | lon_min=11 | position = top | label=Le Mans}} |
| {{Location map+ | France | border = | caption = | float = center | width = 200 | France | lat_deg=48 | lat_min=50 | lon_deg=2 | lon_min=22 | position = top | label=Paris}} |
| {{Location map+ | France | border = | caption = | float = center | width = 200 | France | lat_deg=43 | lat_min=18 | lon_deg=0 | lon_min=22 | position = top | label=Pau}} |
| {{Location map+ | France | border = | caption = | float = center | width = 200 | France | lat_deg=43 | lat_min=36 | lon_deg=1 | lon_min=26 | position = top | label=Toulouse}} |
Qualification
Main article: EuroBasket 1999 qualification
Of the sixteen teams that participated in EuroBasket 1999 only two earned direct berths: France as hosts and the champions from EuroBasket 1997, Yugoslavia. The other fourteen teams earned their berths via a qualifying tournament.
| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | 1 | |
| Champions from EuroBasket 1997 | 24 June – 6 July 1997 | 1 | |
| Qualified through Qualifying Round | 22 May 1996 – 28 February 1999 | 14 | |
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|
Format
- The teams were split in four groups of four teams each where they played a round robin. The top three teams from each group advance to the second stage.
- In the second stage, two groups of six teams were formed and played a round robin. The results between teams that faced during the preliminary round are carried over. The top four teams from each group in the second stage advance to the knockout quarterfinals to compete for the Championship. The winners in the semifinals compete for the European Championship, while the losers from the semifinals play a consolation game for the third place.
- The losers in the quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Tie-breaking criteria
Ties were broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Basket difference between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Main article: EuroBasket 1999 squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the second round |
|---|
:Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Group A
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Group B
First Tiebreaker - Record in Games Against Tied Teams Second Tiebreaker - Basket difference between the tied teams -- |}
Group C
First Tiebreaker - Record in Games Against Tied Teams Second Tiebreaker - Basket difference between the tied teams -- |}
Group D
First Tiebreaker - Record in Games Against Tied Teams Second Tiebreaker - Basket difference between the tied teams -- |}
Second round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
|---|
Group E
|}
Group F
|}
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
|1 July – 14:00||79||102 |1 July – 16:15||78||68 |1 July – 18:30||66||63 |1 July – 20:45||74||72 |2 July – 20:45||71||62 |2 July – 18:30||63||70 |3 July – 18:00||64||56 |3 July – 15:45||74||62
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place
Final
5th to 8th place
|2 July – 14:00||74||70 |2 July – 16:15||56||80 |3 July – 13:30||72||103 |3 July – 11:15||86||67
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points
| Pos. | Name | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | ESP **Alberto Herreros** | 19.2 |
| **2** | CZE Luboš Bartoň | 18.7 |
| **3** | ISR Doron Sheffer | 16.7 |
| **4** | ITA Carlton Myers | 16.3 |
| **4** | FRA Antoine Rigaudeau | 15.5 |
| **6** | GER Dirk Nowitzki | 15.2 |
| **7** | CRO Toni Kukoč | 14.5 |
| **8** | LTU Artūras Karnišovas | 14.2 |
| **8** | RUS Vasily Karasev | 14.2 |
| **10** | FR Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga | 14.1 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | LTU **Arvydas Sabonis** | 8.5 |
| **2** | RUS Vitaly Nosov | 7.9 |
| **3** | TUR Hüseyin Beşok | 7.4 |
| **3** | ESP Alfonso Reyes | 7.2 |
| **5** | SLO Ivica Jurković | 6.5 |
| **6** | CRO Toni Kukoč | 6.3 |
| **6** | FR Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga | 6.2 |
| **8** | FRA Jim Bilba | 6.1 |
| **9** | FR Yugoslavia Dejan Tomašević | 6.0 |
| **10** | TUR Mirsad Türkcan | 5.8 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | CRO **Toni Kukoč** | 6.3 |
| **2** | GER Vladimir Bogojević | 5.2 |
| **3** | CRO Damir Mulaomerović | 4.8 |
| **4** | TUR Kerem Tunçeri | 4.6 |
| **5** | FR Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga | 4.3 |
| **6** | LTU Darius Maskoliūnas | 4.1 |
| **7** | LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 3.5 |
| **8** | RUS Evgeniy Pashutin | 3.4 |
| **9** | LTU Artūras Karnišovas | 3.3 |
| **9** | ITA Carlton Myers | 3.3 |
| **9** | SLO Jaka Daneu | 3.3 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | CZE **Luboš Bartoň** | 2.0 |
| **2** | RUS Evgeniy Pashutin | 1.9 |
| **3** | GER Vladimir Bogojević | 1.8 |
| **4** | ITA Andrea Meneghin | 1.7 |
| **4** | RUS Sergei Panov | 1.7 |
| **4** | CRO Toni Kukoč | 1.7 |
| **7** | FRA Jim Bilba | 1.6 |
| **7** | FR Yugoslavia Saša Obradović | 1.6 |
| **9** | RUS Igor Kudelin | 1.4 |
| **9** | GER Kai Nürnberger | 1.4 |
| **9** | FRA Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 1.4 |
Minutes
| Pos. | Name | MPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | SLO **Jure Zdovc** | 36.8 |
| **2** | TUR Kerem Tunçeri | 35.7 |
| **3** | CRO Toni Kukoč | 34.3 |
| **4** | FRA Antoine Rigaudeau | 33.9 |
| **5** | FRA Jim Bilba | 33.3 |
| **6** | ISR Nadav Henefeld | 33.2 |
| **7** | ISR Doron Sheffer | 32.7 |
| **8** | FR Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga | 31.8 |
| **9** | ESP Alberto Herreros | 31.7 |
| **10** | GER Dirk Nowitzki | 31.3 |
Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | GER Dražan Tomić | 32 | |
| Rebounds | RUS Vitaliy Nosov | 18 | |
| Assists | GER Vladimir Bogojević | 12 | |
| Steals | RUS Sergei Panov | 7 | |
| Turnovers | GER Dirk Nowitzki | 8 |
Team Tournament Highs
Offensive PPG
| Pos. | Name | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **80.2** |
| 2 | 74.0 | |
| 2 | 74.0 | |
| 4 | 73.8 | |
| 5 | 73.0 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **33.9** |
| 2 | 31.4 | |
| 3 | 30.6 | |
| 3 | 30.6 | |
| 5 | 29.6 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **22.4** |
| 2 | 19.7 | |
| 3 | 17.0 | |
| 4 | 16.3 | |
| 5 | 15.7 | |
| 5 | 15.7 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **8.8** |
| 2 | 7.8 | |
| 3 | 7.3 | |
| 3 | 7.3 | |
| 5 | 7.2 | |
| 5 | 7.2 |
Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 103 | ||
| Rebounds | 45 | ||
| Assists | 32 | ||
| Steals | 17 | ||
| Field goal percentage | 70.0% (35/50) | ||
| 3-point field goal percentage | 69.2% (9/13) | ||
| Free throw percentage | |||
| 100% (12/12) | |||
| 100% (6/6) | |||
| Turnovers | 23 |
Awards
| **1999 FIBA EuroBasket MVP**: **Gregor Fučka** (ITA **Italy**) |
|---|
| All-Tournament Team |
|---|
| ITA Carlton Myers |
| ITA Andrea Meneghin |
| ESP Alberto Herreros |
| FR Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga |
| ITA Gregor Fučka (**MVP**) |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics as current [World Champion](1998-fiba-world-championship) |
|---|
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 7–2 | ||
| 5–4 | ||
| 7–2 | ||
| 4 | 6–3 | |
| 5 | 7–2 | |
| 6 | 5–4 | |
| 7 | 4–5 | |
| 8 | 4–5 | |
| 9 | 2–4 | |
| 10 | 2–4 | |
| 11 | 3–3 | |
| 12 | 2–4 | |
| 13 | 0–3 | |
| 14 | 0–3 | |
| 15 | 0–3 | |
| 16 | 0–3 |
| ** Davide Bonora | |
|---|---|
| Gianluca Basile | |
| Giacomo Galanda | |
| Gregor Fučka | |
| Denis Marconato | |
| Alessandro De Pol | |
| Carlton Myers | |
| Andrea Meneghin | |
| Alessandro Abbio | |
| Michele Mian | |
| Roberto Chiacig | |
| Marcelo Damiao** | Alberto Angulo |
| Ignacio Rodilla | |
| Iván Corrales | |
| Ignacio Romero | |
| Ignacio Rodríguez | |
| Carlos Jiménez | |
| Rodrigo de la Fuente | |
| Alberto Herreros | |
| Roger Esteller | |
| Iñaki de Miguel | |
| Alfonso Reyes | |
| Roberto Dueñas | Dejan Bodiroga |
| Predrag Danilović | |
| Saša Obradović | |
| Nikola Lončar | |
| Milan Gurović | |
| Vlado Šćepanović | |
| Dragan Lukovski | |
| Predrag Stojaković | |
| Vlade Divac | |
| Dragan Tarlać | |
| Dejan Tomašević | |
| Milenko Topić | Moustapha Sonko |
| Alain Digbeu | |
| Antoine Rigaudeau | |
| Laurent Foirest | |
| Laurent Sciarra | |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | |
| Stéphane Risacher | |
| Thierry Gadou | |
| Cyril Julian | |
| Frédéric Weis | |
| Jim Bilba | |
| Ronnie Smith |
References
References
- [https://archive.today/20141214023557/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2267/_/1999_European_Championship_for_Men/schedule.html 1999 European Championship for Men - Schedule and Results], FIBA Archive.
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