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EuroBasket 1993

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Host nation
  
Germany

Venues
  
3 (in 3 host cities)

MVP
  
Chris Welp

Dates
  
22 June – 4 July

Champions
  
Germany (1st title)

EuroBasket 1993

Teams
  
16 (from 49 federations)

The 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993, was the 28th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Germany between 22 June and 4 July 1993. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Berlin, Karlsruhe and Munich hosted the tournament. Hosts Germany won their first FIBA European title by defeating Russia with a 71–70 score in the final. Germany's Chris Welp was voted the tournament's MVP. This edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament also served as qualification for the 1994 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top five teams in the final standings.

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Format

  • The teams were split in four groups of four teams each. The top three teams from each group advance to the second round.
  • The 12 teams that qualify to the second round are divided in two groups of six teams each, with one group containing the best three teams from groups A and B, while the other containing the three best teams from groups C and D. Results from the previous round are carried over, but only those against teams that qualified to the second round.
  • The four best teams in the second round advance to the knockout quarterfinals. The winners in the semifinals compete for the European Championship, while the losers from the semifinals play a consolation game for the third place.
  • The losers in the quarterfinals compete 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 1993 Wikipedia
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