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EuroBasket 1989

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Host nation
  
Yugoslavia

Venues
  
1 (in 1 host city)

MVP
  
Dražen Petrović

Dates
  
20–25 June

Champions
  
Yugoslavia (4th title)

EuroBasket 1989

Teams
  
8 (from 36 federations)

The 1989 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1989, was the 26th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Yugoslavia between 20 and 25 June 1989. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Dom Sportova in Zagreb was the hosting venue of the tournament. The host, Yugoslavia, won its fourth FIBA European title by defeating the defending champions Greece, with a 98–77 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Dražen Petrović was voted the tournament's MVP. The best five teams in the final standings were given berths in the 1990 FIBA World Championship.

Contents

Venues

All games were played at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb.

Qualification

A total of eight teams qualified for the tournament via a qualifying stage:

  •  Bulgaria
  •  France
  •  Greece
  •  Italy
  •  Netherlands
  •  Soviet Union
  •  Spain
  •  Yugoslavia

    • Format

  • The teams were split in two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
  • The third and fourth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

    • Group A

    Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

    References

    EuroBasket 1989 Wikipedia
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