1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

1996 EuroBasket Under-20
3rd FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
Dates	30 June – 7 July 1996
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Lithuania (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Radoslav Nesterović
Top scorer	Kutluay (22.3)
Top rebounds	Nesterović (9.6)
Top assists	Kuzmin (6.0)
PPG (Team)	Lithuania (84.6)
RPG (Team)	Russia (31.6)
APG (Team)	Lithuania (14.4)
	← 1994 1998 →

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.

Qualification

Squads

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^[a]	Advanced to Semifinals
Spain	5	4	1	396	351	+45	9^[a]	Advanced to Semifinals
Slovenia	5	3	2	349	335	+14	8	Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
Greece	5	2	3	376	372	+4	7^[b]	Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
Israel	5	2	3	358	413	−55	7^[b]	Competed in 9th–12th playoffs
Belarus	5	0	5	329	399	−70	5	Competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b LIT 90–79 ESP
^ ^a ^b ISR 76–101 GRE


30 June 1996
Belarus	65–85	Slovenia	Bursa
Lithuania	90–79	Spain	Bursa
Israel	76–101	Greece	Bursa
1 July 1996
Slovenia	71–70	Lithuania	Bursa
Greece	77–57	Belarus	Bursa
Spain	80–67	Israel	Bursa
2 July 1996
Greece	57–67	Slovenia	Bursa
Israel	70–93	Lithuania	Bursa
Belarus	61–81	Spain	Bursa
3 July 1996
Slovenia	64–69	Israel	Bursa
Spain	82–71	Greece	Bursa
Lithuania	80–71	Belarus	Bursa
4 July 1996
Spain	74–62	Slovenia	Bursa
Belarus	75–76	Israel	Bursa
Greece	70–90	Lithuania	Bursa

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
Yugoslavia	5	4	1	369	338	+31	9	Advanced to Semifinals
Turkey	5	3	2	346	297	+49	8^[a]	Advanced to Semifinals
Russia	5	3	2	376	362	+14	8^[a]	Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
Italy	5	2	3	350	376	−26	7^[b]	Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
France	5	2	3	347	359	−12	7^[b]	Competed in 9th–12th playoffs
Belgium	5	1	4	352	408	−56	6	Competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b RUS 51–76 TUR
^ ^a ^b FRA 64–74 ITA


30 June 1996
Russia	81–73	Belgium	Istanbul
France	64–74	Italy	Istanbul
Turkey	49–50	Yugoslavia	Istanbul
1 July 1996
Belgium	59–81	France	Istanbul
Yugoslavia	86–66	Russia	Istanbul
Italy	76–87	Turkey	Istanbul
2 July 1996
Yugoslavia	96–82	Belgium	Istanbul
Russia	93–56	Italy	Istanbul
Turkey	58–60	France	Istanbul
3 July 1996
Italy	70–54	Yugoslavia	Istanbul
France	71–85	Russia	Istanbul
Belgium	60–76	Turkey	Istanbul
4 July 1996
Yugoslavia	83–71	France	Istanbul
Italy	74–78	Belgium	Istanbul
Russia	51–76	Turkey	Istanbul

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Playoffs		Ninth place

6 July

France	71
		7 July
Belarus	104
		Belarus	84
6 July
		Israel	92
Israel	95

Belgium	80
		Eleventh place

		7 July

		France	103

		Belgium	75

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs		Fifth place

6 July

Greece	81
		7 July
Russia	80
		Greece	80
6 July
		Italy	86
Italy	71

Slovenia	69
		Seventh place

		7 July

		Russia	79

		Slovenia	83

Championship

Semifinals		Final

6 July

Spain	69
		7 July
Yugoslavia	66
		Spain	81
6 July
		Lithuania	85
Turkey	74

Lithuania	84
		Third Place

		7 July

		Yugoslavia	67

		Turkey	62

1996 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship
Lithuania First title

Winning roster:

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Lithuania
	Spain
	Yugoslavia
4th	Turkey
5th	Italy
6th	Greece
7th	Slovenia
8th	Russia
9th	Israel
10th	Belarus
11th	France
12th	Belgium

References

[table_hth_LIT0.93838165185339-1] LIT 90–79 ESP

[table_hth_ISR0.93838165185339-2] ISR 76–101 GRE

[table_hth_RUS0.011101657064213-3] RUS 51–76 TUR

[table_hth_FRA0.011101657064213-4] FRA 64–74 ITA

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