1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1996 European Championship for Men 22 and Under') was the third edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Bursa and Istanbul, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won their first title.

1996 EuroBasket Under-20
3rd FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationTurkey
Dates30 June – 7 July 1996
Teams12 
(from 1 federations)
Venues2 
(in 2 host cities)
Champions Lithuania
(1st title)
MVP Radoslav Nesterović
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Kutluay (22.3)  Lithuania (84.6)
Rebounds Nesterović (9.6)  Russia (31.6)
Assists Kuzmin (6.0)  Lithuania (14.4)
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Qualification
Main article: 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship qualification

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Lithuania 5 4 1 423 361 +62 9[lower-alpha 1] Advanced to Semifinals
 Spain 5 4 1 396 351 +45 9[lower-alpha 1]
 Slovenia 5 3 2 349 335 +14 8 Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
 Greece 5 2 3 376 372 +4 7[lower-alpha 2]
 Israel 5 2 3 358 413 −55 7[lower-alpha 2] Competed in 9th–12th playoffs
 Belarus 5 0 5 329 399 −70 5
Source:
Notes:
  1. LIT 90–79 ESP
  2. ISR 76–101 GRE
30 June 1996
Belarus 65–85 SloveniaBursa
Lithuania 90–79 SpainBursa
Israel 76–101 GreeceBursa
1 July 1996
Slovenia 71–70 LithuaniaBursa
Greece 77–57 BelarusBursa
Spain 80–67 IsraelBursa
2 July 1996
Greece 57–67 SloveniaBursa
Israel 70–93 LithuaniaBursa
Belarus 61–81 SpainBursa
3 July 1996
Slovenia 64–69 IsraelBursa
Spain 82–71 GreeceBursa
Lithuania 80–71 BelarusBursa
4 July 1996
Spain 74–62 SloveniaBursa
Belarus 75–76 IsraelBursa
Greece 70–90 LithuaniaBursa

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 FR Yugoslavia 5 4 1 369 338 +31 9 Advanced to Semifinals
 Turkey 5 3 2 346 297 +49 8[lower-alpha 1]
 Russia 5 3 2 376 362 +14 8[lower-alpha 1] Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
 Italy 5 2 3 350 376 −26 7[lower-alpha 2]
 France 5 2 3 347 359 −12 7[lower-alpha 2] Competed in 9th–12th playoffs
 Belgium 5 1 4 352 408 −56 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. RUS 51–76 TUR
  2. FRA 64–74 ITA
30 June 1996
Russia 81–73 BelgiumIstanbul
France 64–74 ItalyIstanbul
Turkey 49–50 FR YugoslaviaIstanbul
1 July 1996
Belgium 59–81 FranceIstanbul
FR Yugoslavia 86–66 RussiaIstanbul
Italy 76–87 TurkeyIstanbul
2 July 1996
FR Yugoslavia 96–82 BelgiumIstanbul
Russia 93–56 ItalyIstanbul
Turkey 58–60 FranceIstanbul
3 July 1996
Italy 70–54 FR YugoslaviaIstanbul
France 71–85 RussiaIstanbul
Belgium 60–76 TurkeyIstanbul
4 July 1996
FR Yugoslavia 83–71 FranceIstanbul
Italy 74–78 BelgiumIstanbul
Russia 51–76 TurkeyIstanbul

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs
 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
 France71
 
7 July
 
 Belarus104
 
 Belarus84
 
6 July
 
 Israel92
 
 Israel95
 
 
 Belgium80
 
Eleventh place
 
 
7 July
 
 
 France103
 
 
 Belgium75

5th–8th playoffs
 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
 Greece81
 
7 July
 
 Russia80
 
 Greece80
 
6 July
 
 Italy86
 
 Italy71
 
 
 Slovenia69
 
Seventh place
 
 
7 July
 
 
 Russia79
 
 
 Slovenia83

Championship
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
 Spain69
 
7 July
 
 FR Yugoslavia66
 
 Spain81
 
6 July
 
 Lithuania85
 
 Turkey74
 
 
 Lithuania84
 
Third Place
 
 
7 July
 
 
 FR Yugoslavia67
 
 
 Turkey62
 1996 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Lithuania
First title

Winning roster:

Final standings
RankTeam
 Lithuania
 Spain
 FR Yugoslavia
4th  Turkey
5th  Italy
6th  Greece
7th  Slovenia
8th  Russia
9th  Israel
10th  Belarus
11th  France
12th  Belgium

References
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