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1996 FIBA Europe Under 20 Championship

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Host nation
  
Turkey

Venues
  
2 (in 2 host cities)

MVP
  
Radoslav Nesterović

Dates
  
30 June - 7 July 1996

Champions
  
Lithuania (1st title)

Teams
  
12 (from 1 federations)

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.

Contents

Qualification

  •  Belarus
  •  Belgium
  •  France
  •  Greece
  •  Israel
  •  Italy
  •  Lithuania
  •  Russia
  •  Slovenia
  •  Spain
  •  Turkey
  •  Yugoslavia

    • Preliminary round

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

    Winning roster:

  • Tomas Masiulis (PF)
  • Evaldas Jocys (F/C)
  • Nerijus Karlikanovas (F)
  • Mindaugas Timinskas (G/F)
  • Kęstutis Šeštokas (F)
  • Ramūnas Petraitis (PG)
  • Kęstutis Marčiulionis (PG)
  • Dainius Adomaitis (G/F)
  • Giedrius Aidietis (C)
  • Šarūnas Jasikevičius (PG)
  • Andrius Jurkūnas (PF)
  • Virginijus Praškevičius (F/C)

    • References

    1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Wikipedia
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