2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2000 European Championship for Young Men) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Ohrid, in Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their first title.

2000 EuroBasket Under-20
5th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationMacedonia
DatesJuly 28 – August 6, 2000
Teams12 
(from 1 federations)
Champions Slovenia
(1st title)
MVP Sani Bečirović
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Ilievski (23.0)  Lithuania (76.9)
Rebounds Žižić (10.3)  Lithuania (32.0)
Assists Bečirović (3.3)  FR Yugoslavia (12.6)
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Teams

Preliminary round

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

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 FR Yugoslavia 5413713359
 Israel 5323553308
 Greece 5323973638
 Turkey 5233843967
 Lithuania 5233884117
 Macedonia 5143243846
28 July 2000
Greece 77–80 IsraelOhrid
Lithuania 89–79 FR YugoslaviaOhrid
Turkey 71–77 MacedoniaOhrid
29 July 2000
Israel 73–56 LithuaniaOhrid
FR Yugoslavia 73–57 TurkeyOhrid
Macedonia 43–75 GreeceOhrid
30 July 2000
Turkey 90–78 LithuaniaOhrid
Macedonia 57–68 IsraelOhrid
Greece 60–66 FR YugoslaviaOhrid
1 August 2000
Israel 70–72 TurkeyOhrid
Lithuania 80–87 GreeceOhrid
FR Yugoslavia 85–65 MacedoniaOhrid
2 August 2000
Greece 98–94 TurkeyOhrid
FR Yugoslavia 68–64 IsraelOhrid
Macedonia 82–85 LithuaniaOhrid

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Spain 55036929910
 Slovenia 5323613578
 France 5233333397
 Croatia 5233543607
 Russia 5233523697
 Czech Republic 5143463916
28 July 2000
Czech Republic 75–73 CroatiaOhrid
Russia 73–74 SloveniaOhrid
Spain 68–50 FranceOhrid
29 July 2000
Slovenia 84–80 Czech RepublicOhrid
Croatia 65–70 SpainOhrid
France 70–77 RussiaOhrid
30 July 2000
Spain 71–68 SloveniaOhrid
Croatia 68–89 FranceOhrid
Czech Republic 76–84 RussiaOhrid
1 August 2000
Russia 63–76 SpainOhrid
Slovenia 71–75 CroatiaOhrid
France 66–62 Czech RepublicOhrid
2 August 2000
Croatia 73–55 RussiaOhrid
Spain 84–53 Czech RepublicOhrid
Slovenia 64–58 FranceOhrid

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
August 4
 
 
 Czech Republic71
 
August 5
 
 Lithuania88
 
 Lithuania62
 
August 4
 
 Russia70
 
 Russia75
 
 
 Macedonia67
 
Eleventh place
 
 
August 5
 
 
 Czech Republic72
 
 
 Macedonia83

Championship

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 4
 
 
 Greece71
 
August 5
 
 Slovenia84
 
 Slovenia74
 
August 4
 
 Croatia73
 
 Croatia69
 
August 6
 
 FR Yugoslavia66
 
 Slovenia66
 
August 4
 
 Israel65
 
 France55
 
August 5
 
 Israel72
 
 Israel69
 
August 4
 
 Spain65 Third place
 
 Spain69
 
August 6
 
 Turkey56
 
 Croatia77
 
 
 Spain82
 

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
August 5
 
 
 Greece73
 
August 6
 
 FR Yugoslavia76
 
 FR Yugoslavia78
 
August 5
 
 Turkey58
 
 France51
 
 
 Turkey61
 
Seventh place
 
 
August 6
 
 
 Greece61
 
 
 France48
 2000 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Slovenia
First title

Final standings

RankTeam
 Slovenia
 Israel
 Spain
4th  Croatia
5th  FR Yugoslavia
6th  Turkey
7th  Greece
8th  France
9th  Russia
10th  Lithuania
11th  Macedonia
12th  Czech Republic

References

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