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EuroBasket 2005
International basketball event
International basketball event
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | EuroBasket 2005 |
| other_titles | Европско првенство у кошарци 2005. |
| image | Eurobasket05 logo.jpg |
| country | Serbia and Montenegro |
| dates | 16–25 September |
| num_teams | 16 |
| venues | 5 |
| cities | 4 |
| champion | Greece |
| count | 2 |
| second | Germany |
| third | France |
| third-flagvar | 1974 |
| fourth | Spain |
| games | 40 |
| mvp | GER Dirk Nowitzki |
| top_scorer | GER Dirk Nowitzki |
| (26.1 points per game) | |
| prevseason | 2003 |
| nextseason | 2007 |
| third-flagvar = 1974 (26.1 points per game) The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly known as FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as the European qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, awarding berths to the top six teams in the final standings. It was held in Serbia and Montenegro from 16 to 25 September 2005. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Belgrade, Novi Sad, Podgorica and Vršac hosted the tournament. It was the third time that the championship was hosted by the city of Belgrade (previous times were in 1961 and 1975). Greece won its second FIBA European title by defeating Germany with a 78–62 score in the final. Germany's Dirk Nowitzki was voted the tournament's MVP.
Venues
Belgrade
Awarded hosting rights in March 2002, Belgrade (the capital of Serbia and Montenegro) was the main stage of the EuroBasket 2005 action. The Pionir Hall hosted Group C's six preliminary round games, while the Belgrade Arena hosted the competition following the preliminary round.
This was the third time that the championship was hosted by the city of Belgrade. Belgrade previously hosted the European basketball championships in 1961 and 1975.
Podgorica
Podgorica's Morača Sports Center hosted Group B, where six games were played. Being in Montenegro, it was the farthest locale from the central venue.
Novi Sad
Novi Sad, nicknamed "The City of Sports", is the capital of the province of Vojvodina and home to the Spens Sports Center. The six Group D games were played there.
Vršac
Vršac was home to Group A during the tournament, and also had a total of six games played in the 5,000-person capacity Millennium Center.
| Belgrade | Podgorica | Novi Sad | Vršac | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade Arena | |||||||
| Capacity: 18,386 | Pionir Hall | ||||||
| Capacity: 8,178 | Morača Sports Center | ||||||
| Capacity: 4,570 | Spens Sports Center | ||||||
| Capacity: 11,000 | |||||||
| [[File:Beogradska Arena - panoramio.jpg | 170px]] | [[File:Hala Pionir Beograd.jpg | 150px]] | [[File:Sports_Center_Moraca.jpg | 150px]] | [[File:NLB-Vojvodina-Partizan-2009-02-28.JPG | 150px]] |
Qualification
Main article: FIBA EuroBasket 2005 qualification
| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | 1 | |
| Participant of 2004 Summer Olympics | 15 – 28 August 2004 | 4 | |
| Qualified through Qualifying Round | 8 – 25 September 2004 | 10 | |
| Qualified through Additional Qualifying Round | 19 August – 13 September 2005 | 1 |
| 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 first team from each group qualified directly to the knockout stage. To define the other four teams that advanced to the knockout stage, second and third-placed teams from each group where cross-paired (2A vs. 3B, 3A vs. 2B, 2C vs. 3D, 3C vs. 2D) and the winner from each match advanced to the quarterfinals.
- In the knockout quarterfinals, the winners advanced to the semifinals. The winners from the semifinals competed for the championship in the final, while the losing teams play a consolation game for the third place.
- The losing teams from the quarterfinals play in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Squads
Main article: FIBA EuroBasket 2005 squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the play-off games |
|---|
:Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Championship bracket
20 September 2005 22–23 September 2005 24 September 2005 25 September 2005 | team-width= | score-width=
| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-team1 =**** | RD1-score1 = 66 | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2 =57
| RD1-seed3 = | RD1-team3 =**** | RD1-score3 = 74 | RD1-seed4 = | RD1-team4 = | RD1-score4 =66
| RD1-seed5 = | RD1-team5 =**** | RD1-score5 = 67 | RD1-seed6 = | RD1-team6 = | RD1-score6 =61
| RD1-seed7 = | RD1-team7 = | RD1-score7 =71 | RD1-seed8 = | RD1-team8 =**** | RD1-score8 = 74
| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = | RD2-score1 =62 | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 =**** | RD2-score2 = 76
| RD2-seed3 = | RD2-team3 =**** (OT) | RD2-score3 =101 | RD2-seed4 = | RD2-team4 = | RD2-score4 =85
| RD2-seed5 = | RD2-team5 = | RD2-score5 =61 | RD2-seed6 = | RD2-team6 =**** | RD2-score6 = 66
| RD2-seed7 = | RD2-team7 = | RD2-score7 =47 | RD2-seed8 = | RD2-team8 =**** | RD2-score8 = 63
| RD3-seed1 = | RD3-team1 = **** | RD3-score1 = 74 | RD3-seed2 = | RD3-team2 = | RD3-score2 =73
| RD3-seed3 = | RD3-team3 = **** | RD3-score3 = 67 | RD3-seed4 = | RD3-team4 = | RD3-score4 =66
| RD4-seed1 = | RD4-team1 = | RD4-score1 =62 | RD4-seed2 = | RD4-team2 = **** | RD4-score2 = 78
| RD4b-seed1 = | RD4b-team1 = | RD4b-score1 =68 | RD4b-seed2 = | RD4b-team2 = **** | RD4b-score2 = 98
Play-offs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place
Final
5th to 8th place
|23 September – 15:30||78||89 |24 September – 15:30||89||80 |25 September – 14:15||79||70 |25 September – 12:00||74||92
Statistical Leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points
| Pos. | Name | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | GER **Dirk Nowitzki** | 26.1 |
| **2** | ESP Juan Carlos Navarro | 25.2 |
| **3** | RUS Andrei Kirilenko | 17.5 |
| **4** | SCG Igor Rakočević | 16.3 |
| **5** | CRO Gordan Giriček | 15.7 |
| **6** | ESP Jorge Garbajosa | 14.5 |
| **7** | LTU Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 14.0 |
| **8** | FRA Boris Diaw | 13.7 |
| **9** | SLO Jaka Lakovič | 12.8 |
| **10** | RUS Jon Robert Holden | 12.5 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | RUS **Andrei Kirilenko** | 11.8 |
| **2** | GER Dirk Nowitzki | 10.6 |
| **2** | RUS Victor Khryapa | 8.7 |
| **4** | ESP Felipe Reyes | 7.7 |
| **5** | FRA Florent Piétrus | 7.1 |
| **6** | CRO Gordan Giriček | 6.5 |
| **7** | ESP Jorge Garbajosa | 6.2 |
| **7** | SLO Radoslav Nesterović | 6.2 |
| **9** | CRO Mario Kasun | 6.0 |
| **10** | FRA Frédéric Weis | 5.9 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | GRE **Dimitris Diamantidis** | 5.0 |
| **2** | SCG Marko Jarić | 4.3 |
| **3** | ISR Tal Burstein | 4.0 |
| **3** | SCG Igor Rakočević | 4.0 |
| **3** | ISR Meir Tapiro | 4.0 |
| **6** | CRO Marko Popović | 3.5 |
| **7** | FRA Boris Diaw | 3.4 |
| **8** | TUR Kerem Tunçeri | 3.0 |
| **9** | FRA Tony Parker | 2.4 |
| **10** | SLO Jaka Lakovič | 2.3 |
| **10** | LTU Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 2.3 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | RUS **Andrei Kirilenko** | 3.3 |
| **2** | ISR Dror Hajaj | 3.0 |
| **2** | ISR Meir Tapiro | 3.0 |
| **4** | GRE Dimitris Diamantidis | 2.9 |
| **5** | SLO Sani Bečirovič | 2.3 |
| **5** | TUR Ender Arslan | 2.3 |
| **7** | LTU Vidas Ginevičius | 2.2 |
| **7** | CRO Zoran Planinić | 2.2 |
| **9** | SCG Marko Jarić | 2.0 |
| **9** | TUR Kerem Tunçeri | 2.0 |
Blocks
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | RUS **Andrei Kirilenko** | 2.8 |
| **2** | GER Dirk Nowitzki | 1.9 |
| **3** | FRA Boris Diaw | 1.3 |
| **4** | SCG Darko Miličić | 1.2 |
| **4** | LTU Darjuš Lavrinovič | 1.2 |
| **4** | ESP Fran Vázquez | 1.2 |
| **7** | SLO Radoslav Nesterović | 1.0 |
| **7** | CRO Mario Kasun | 1.0 |
| **7** | ISR Yaniv Green | 1.0 |
| **7** | ITA Denis Marconato | 1.0 |
| **7** | TUR Mehmet Okur | 1.0 |
Minutes
| Pos. | Name | MPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | GER **Dirk Nowitzki** | 36.9 |
| **2** | ESP Jorge Garbajosa | 35.3 |
| **3** | CRO Gordan Giriček | 34.7 |
| **4** | ISR Tal Burstein | 34.5 |
| **5** | ESP Juan Carlos Navarro | 33.5 |
| **5** | RUS Andrei Kirilenko | 33.5 |
| **7** | ESP José Calderón | 31.7 |
| **8** | SLO Jaka Lakovič | 31.5 |
| **9** | GRE Dimitris Diamantidis | 31.4 |
| **10** | FRA Boris Diaw | 31.3 |
| **10** | ISR Meir Tapiro | 31.3 |
Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | ESP Juan Carlos Navarro | 36 | |
| Rebounds | GER Dirk Nowitzki | 19 | |
| Assists | GRE Dimitris Diamantidis | 10 | |
| Steals | RUS Andrei Kirilenko | 5 | |
| Blocks | RUS Andrei Kirilenko | 5 | |
| Turnovers | ISR Tal Burstein | 8 |
Team Tournament Highs
Offensive PPG
| Pos. | Name | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **87.0** |
| 2 | 84.0 | |
| 3 | 80.9 | |
| 4 | 80.3 | |
| 5 | 79.8 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **41.3** |
| 2 | 40.9 | |
| 3 | 40.8 | |
| 4 | 36.7 | |
| 5 | 35.5 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **14.3** |
| 2 | 14.0 | |
| 3 | 13.8 | |
| 4 | 13.4 | |
| 5 | 12.3 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **13.3** |
| 2 | 11.8 | |
| 3 | 11.3 | |
| 4 | 10.3 | |
| 4 | 10.3 |
Blocks
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **4.0** |
| 2 | 3.9 | |
| 3 | 3.8 | |
| 3 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 2.9 |
Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 114 | ||
| Rebounds | 48 | ||
| Assists | 23 | ||
| Steals | 19 | ||
| Blocks | 8 | ||
| Field goal percentage | 62.7% (37/59) | ||
| 3-point field goal percentage | 51.7% (15/29) | ||
| Free throw percentage | 95% (19/20) | ||
| Turnovers | |||
| 27 | |||
Awards
| **2005 FIBA EuroBasket MVP**: **Dirk Nowitzki** (GER **Germany**) |
|---|
| All-Tournament Team |
|---|
| GRE Theodoros Papaloukas |
| ESP Juan Carlos Navarro |
| GRE Dimitris Diamantidis |
| GER Dirk Nowitzki (**MVP**) |
| FRA Boris Diaw |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship as wild cards |
|---|
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 6–1 | ||
| 5–2 | ||
| 4–3 | ||
| 4 | 3–3 | |
| 5 | 5–1 | |
| 6 | 4–2 | |
| 7 | 4–3 | |
| 8 | 2–4 | |
| 9 | 2–2 | |
| 2–2 | ||
| 2–2 | ||
| 1–3 | ||
| 13 | 0–3 | |
| 0–3 | ||
| 0–3 | ||
| 0–3 |
| ** Theodoros Papaloukas | |
|---|---|
| Vassilis Spanoulis | |
| Nikolaos Zisis | |
| Ioannis Bourousis | |
| Panagiotis Vasilopoulos | |
| Antonis Fotsis | |
| Nikos Chatzivrettas | |
| Dimos Dikoudis | |
| Kostas Tsartsaris | |
| Dimitris Diamantidis | |
| Lazaros Papadopoulos | |
| Michalis Kakiouzis** | Mithat Demirel |
| Robert Garrett | |
| Demond Greene | |
| Marko Pešić | |
| Denis Wucherer | |
| Pascal Roller | |
| Misan Haldin | |
| Sven Schultze | |
| Stephen Arigbabu | |
| Patrick Femerling | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | |
| Robert Maras | Frédéric Fauthoux |
| Mickaël Gelabale | |
| Antoine Rigaudeau | |
| Cyril Julian | |
| Mickaël Piétrus | |
| Tony Parker | |
| Mamoutou Diarra | |
| Florent Piétrus | |
| Jérôme Schmitt | |
| Boris Diaw | |
| Frédéric Weis | |
| Sacha Giffa | Rudy Fernández |
| Iker Iturbe | |
| Carlos Cabezas | |
| Juan Carlos Navarro | |
| José Calderón | |
| Felipe Reyes | |
| Carlos Jiménez | |
| Sergi Vidal | |
| Sergio Rodríguez | |
| Iñaki de Miguel | |
| Fran Vázquez | |
| Jorge Garbajosa |
References
References
- (2002-03-09). "Beograd domaćin EP u košarci 2005.". Vlada Republike Srbije.
- "KOMBANK ARENA 18,386 seats. 70 luxury boxes with total capacity of 860 seats.".
- "ХАЛА АЛЕКСАНДАР НИКОЛИЋ".
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115215642/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/sp/ALL/ss/PPG/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/player-leaders.html PPG Leaders] at FIBA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115221023/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/sp/ALL/ss/RB/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/player-leaders.html RPG Leaders] at FIBA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115222651/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/sp/ALL/ss/AS/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/player-leaders.html APG Leaders] at FIBA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115215832/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/sp/ALL/ss/STE/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/player-leaders.html SPG Leaders] at FIBA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115215910/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/sp/ALL/ss/BL/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/player-leaders.html BPG Leaders] at FIBA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115222702/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/sp/ALL/ss/MI/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/player-leaders.html MPG Leaders] at FIBA.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115220930/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/sid/3769/sp/ALL/srid/ALL/ss/TO/tid/0/_/2005_EuroBasket/teams-leaders.html Team Leaders – PPG]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115222639/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/ss/RB/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/teams-leaders.html Team Leaders – RPG]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115215858/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/ss/AS/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/teams-leaders.html Team Leaders – APG]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115220130/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/ss/STE/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/teams-leaders.html Team Leaders – SPG]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150115215935/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/3769/ss/BL/srid/ALL/_/2005_EuroBasket/teams-leaders.html Team Leaders – SPG]
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