EuroBasket 1971

The 1971 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1971, was the seventeenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.

EuroBasket 1971
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates10–19 September
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (11th title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Italy
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
MVP Krešimir Ćosić
Top scorer Edward Jurkiewicz
(22.6 points per game)

Venues
Essen Böblingen
Grugahalle
Capacity 10,000		 Sporthalle
Capacity 8,000

First round

Group A – Essen
 France Spain66–79
 Romania Soviet Union55–83
 Poland West Germany78–73
 Romania France65–64
 Spain Poland70–83
 Soviet Union West Germany91–54
 Poland France91–65
 Romania West Germany79–69
 Soviet Union Spain118–58
 Romania Poland74–80
 Soviet Union France75–63
 Spain West Germany73–69
 Soviet Union Poland94–73
 Romania Spain76–72
 France West Germany64–88
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1. Soviet Union550461:30310+158
2. Poland541405:3818+24
3. Romania532349:3686−19
4. Spain523352:4124−60
5. West Germany514353:3852−32
6. France505322:3980−76

Group B – Böblingen
 Israel Italy68–87
 Czechoslovakia Turkey88–69
 Yugoslavia Bulgaria70–69
 Turkey Israel97–88
 Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia66–81
 Italy Bulgaria78–69
 Turkey Yugoslavia63–86
 Israel Bulgaria75–98
 Italy Czechoslovakia74–60
 Bulgaria Czechoslovakia85–74
 Israel Yugoslavia92–118
 Turkey Italy53–67
 Israel Czechoslovakia85–113
 Bulgaria Turkey87–60
 Yugoslavia Italy79–68
Pos.TeamMatchesWinsLossesResultsPointsDiff.
1. Yugoslavia550434:35810+76
2. Italy541374:3298+45
3. Bulgaria532408:3576+51
4. Czechoslovakia523401:3944+7
5. Turkey514342:4162−74
6. Israel505408:5130−105

Knockout stage

Places 9 – 12 in Essen
Team 1Team 2Res.
 West Germany Israel99–76
 France Turkey82–60

Places 5 – 8 in Essen
Team 1Team 2Res.
 Spain Bulgaria84–95
 Romania Czechoslovakia74–87

Places 1 – 4 in Essen
Team 1Team 2Res.
 Poland Yugoslavia75–100
 Soviet Union Italy93–66

Finals – all games in Essen
PlacementTeam 1Team 2Res.
11th place Turkey Israel74–84
9th place France West Germany70–76
7th place Spain Romania86–71
5th place Bulgaria Czechoslovakia76–99
3rd place Italy Poland85–67
Final Soviet Union Yugoslavia69–64
 1971 FIBA EuroBasket Champions 

Soviet Union
11th title

Final rankings
  1.  Soviet Union
  2.  Yugoslavia
  3.  Italy
  4.  Poland
  5.  Czechoslovakia
  6.  Bulgaria
  7.  Spain
  8.  Romania
  9.  West Germany
  10.  France
  11.  Israel
  12.  Turkey

Awards
1971 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Krešimir Ćosić ( Yugoslavia)
All-Tournament Team[1]
Sergei Belov
Modestas Paulauskas
Edward Jurkiewicz
Krešimir Ćosić (MVP)
Atanas Golomeev

Team rosters

1. Soviet Union: Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Modestas Paulauskas, Anatoly Polivoda, Vladimir Andreev, Priit Tomson, Ivan Edeshko, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Zurab Sakandelidze, Mikheil Korkia, Aleksander Boloshev, Aleksei Tammiste (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin)

2. Yugoslavia: Krešimir Ćosić, Nikola Plećaš, Aljoša Žorga, Vinko Jelovac, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragutin Čermak, Borut Bassin, Dragan Kapičić, Blagoja Georgievski, Žarko Knežević, Dragiša Vučinić, Davor Rukavina (Coach: Ranko Žeravica)

3. Italy: Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Massimo Masini, Ivan Bisson, Renzo Bariviera, Carlo Recalcati, Ottorino Flaborea, Marino Zanatta, Giulio Iellini, Giorgio Giomo, Luigi Serafini, Massimo Cosmelli (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)

4. Poland: Edward Jurkiewicz, Grzegorz Korcz, Andrzej Seweryn, Jan Dolczewski, Henryk Cegielski, Marek Ladniak, Jerzy Frolow, Janusz Ceglinski, Waldemar Kozak, Miroslaw Kalinowski, Eugeniusz Durejko, Zbigniew Jedlinski (Coach: Witold Zagórski)

References
  1. Linguasport.com Tournament Team.
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