EuroBasket 1987

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FIBA EuroBasket 1987
25th FIBA European Basketball Championship
File:EuroBasket 1987 logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host nation Greece
Dates 3 – 14 June
Teams 12 (from 35 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Greece (1st title)
MVP Greece Nikos Galis
Tournament leaders
Players Teams
Points Greece Nikos Galis (37.0)  Soviet Union (103.1)
Official website
EuroBasket 1987 (archive)
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The 1987 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1987, was the 25th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Greece between 3 and 14 June 1987. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus was the hosting venue of the tournament.

The host, Greece, won its first FIBA European title by defeating the defending champions and heavily favored Soviet Union, with a 103–101 score in a gripping final decided in overtime. Greece's Nikos Galis was voted the tournament's MVP.

Venues

All games were played at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus.

Peace and Friendship Stadium
Capacity: 11,554
Opened in 1983
Peace and Friendship stadium 2014.JPG

Qualification

A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top seven teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament. Greece qualified as hosts of the tournament.

Squads

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Format

  • The teams were split in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
  • The losers from the quarterfinals stage compete in a separate bracket to define places 5th through 8th in the final standings.
  • The fifth and sixth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define places 9th through 12th in the final standings.

Preliminary round

Qualified for the semifinals

Group A

Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 501 399 +102 10
 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 473 421 +52 8
 Spain 5 3 2 497 455 +42 8
 Greece 5 3 2 430 399 +31 8
 France 5 1 4 395 471 −76 6
 Romania 5 0 5 410 561 −151 5
3 June
14:30
 Spain 111–70  France
Scoring by half: 48–34, 63–36
Pts: San Epifanio 34 Pts: Dubuisson 17
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
3 June
20:00
 Romania 77–109  Greece
Scoring by half: 46–60, 28–49
Pts: Brănișteanu 14 Pts: Galis 44
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Peter George (FRG)
3 June
22:00
 Yugoslavia 93–100  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 41–44, 52–56
Pts: D. Petrović 26 Pts: Marčiulionis 18
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Todd Warnick (ISR)
4 June
12:00
 Romania 98–116  Spain
Scoring by half: 51–70, 47–46
Pts: Niculescu 19 Pts: Jiménez 24
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Richard Steeves (CAN)
4 June
17:00
 Soviet Union 107–78  France
Scoring by half: 55–37, 52–41
Pts: Valters 22 Pts: Hufnagel, Ostrowski 18
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Rennen (NED)
4 June
22:00
 Yugoslavia 78–84  Greece
Scoring by half: 49–42, 29–42
Pts: Paspalj 24 Pts: Galis 44
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 17,000
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Paul Housman (USA)
5 June
10:00
 Soviet Union 121–74  Romania
Scoring by half: 66–29, 55–45
Pts: Valters 23 Pts: Brănișteanu 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Jan Van Rennen (NED), Peter George (FRG)
5 June
20:00
 Greece 89–106  Spain
Scoring by half: 38–55, 51–51
Pts: Galis 35 Pts: Jiménez 28
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 16,000
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
5 June
22:00
 Yugoslavia 88–83  France
Scoring by half: 50–46, 38–37
Pts: D. Petrović 34 Pts: Ostrowski 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Alan Richardson (ENG)
6 June
15:00
 France 95–83  Romania
Scoring by half: 46–47, 49–36
Pts: Ostrowski 25 Pts: Ermurache 30
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Todd Warnick (ISR)
6 June
17:00
 Yugoslavia 94–76  Spain
Scoring by half: 54–36, 40–40
Pts: D. Petrović 26 Pts: San Epifanio, Solozábal 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Paul Housman (USA)
6 June
22:00
 Greece 66–69  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 37–30, 29–39
Pts: Galis 31 Pts: Marčiulionis 22
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Alan Richardson (ENG)
7 June
10:00
 Yugoslavia 120–78  Romania
Scoring by half: 69–43, 51–35
Pts: Divac 25 Pts: Cernat 19
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Jan Van Rennen (NED)
7 June
17:00
 Spain 88–104  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 51–45, 37–59
Pts: Jiménez 20 Pts: Marčiulionis, Tikhonenko 22
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Richard Steeves (CAN)
7 June
22:00
 France 69–82  Greece
Scoring by half: 38–38, 31–44
Pts: Dacoury 15 Pts: Galis 34
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Italy 5 5 0 467 379 +88 10
 West Germany 5 3 2 428 447 −19 8
 Poland 5 3 2 332 434 −102 8
 Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 436 437 −1 7
 Netherlands 5 1 4 380 430 −50 6
 Israel 5 1 4 422 438 −16 6
3 June
10:00
 Israel 99–83  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 44–40, 55–43
Pts: Jamchi 37 Pts: Kropilák 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
3 June
12:00
 Poland 91–84  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 41–45, 50–39
Pts: Zelig 29 Pts: Smits 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
3 June
16:30
 Italy 84–78  West Germany
Scoring by half: 46–38, 38–40
Pts: Riva 28 Pts: Jackel 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Alan Richardson (ENG)
4 June
10:00
 Israel 60–61  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 24–43, 36–18
Pts: Jamchi 36 Pts: Smits 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), George Chiraleu (ROU)
4 June
15:00
 Poland 85–99  Italy
Scoring by half: 44–54, 41–48
Pts: Zelig 26 Pts: Riva 29
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
4 June
20:00
 Czechoslovakia 95–72  West Germany
Scoring by half: 48–31, 47–41
Pts: Kropilák 24 Pts: Jackel, Welp 14
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)
5 June
12:00
 Netherlands 71–95  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–43, 38–52
Pts: te Velde 16 Pts: Riva 18
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)
5 June
14:00
 Israel 107–112 (OT)  West Germany
Scoring by half: 40–49, 58–49 Overtime: 9–14
Pts: Bird-Curtis 28 Pts: Jackel 40
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
5 June
17:00
 Czechoslovakia 84–87  Poland
Scoring by half: 46–49, 38–38
Pts: Kropilák 20 Pts: Zelig 30
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Paul Housman (USA)
6 June
10:00
 West Germany 90–86  Poland
Scoring by half: 43–48, 47–38
Pts: Jackel, Welp 25 Pts: Zelig 27
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Richard Steeves (CAN)
6 June
12:00
 Netherlands 89–108  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 40–48, 49–60
Pts: Smits 30 Pts: Jelínek 26
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
6 June
20:00
 Israel 79–99  Italy
Scoring by half: 41–56, 38–43
Pts: Jamchi 34 Pts: Riva 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
7 June
12:00
 West Germany 76–75  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 36–45, 40–30
Pts: Jackel 27 Pts: Smits 23
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
7 June
15:00
 Israel 77–83  Poland
Scoring by half: 45–43, 32–40
Pts: Jamchi 24 Pts: Zelig 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
7 June
20:00
 Italy 90–66  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 48–40, 42–26
Pts: Riva 32 Pts: Okáč 14
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Yvan Mainini (FRA)

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
9 June – 19:30        
  Soviet Union  110
12 June – 19:30
  Czechoslovakia  91  
  Soviet Union  113
9 June – 21:30
    Spain  96  
  Spain  107
13 June – 20:00
  West Germany  77  
  Soviet Union  101
10 June – 19:30
    Greece  103
  Italy  78
12 June – 21:30
  Greece  90  
  Greece  81 Third place
10 June – 21:30
    Yugoslavia  77  
  Poland  81   Spain  87
  Yugoslavia  128     Yugoslavia  98
13 June – 21:30

Quarterfinals

9 June
19:30
 Soviet Union 110–91  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 55–51, 55–40
Pts: Volkov 25 Pts: Havlík 26
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Todd Warnick (ISR), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
9 June
21:30
 Spain 107–77  West Germany
Scoring by half: 56–34, 51–43
Pts: San Epifanio 33 Pts: Jackel 14
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Alan Richardson (ENG)
10 June
19:30
 Italy 78–90  Greece
Scoring by half: 35–49, 43–41
Pts: Riva 23 Pts: Galis 38
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 16,000
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Yvan Mainini (FRA)
10 June
21:30
 Poland 81–128  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–58, 48–70
Pts: Zelig 15 Pts: Grbović 24
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Paul Housman (USA)

Semifinals

12 June
19:30
 Soviet Union 113–96  Spain
Scoring by half: 55–47, 58–49
Pts: Marčiulionis 26 Pts: Jiménez 30
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Lubomir Kotleba (TCH)
12 June
21:30
 Greece 81–77  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–45, 46–32
Pts: Galis 30 Pts: D. Petrović 22
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 18,000
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Todd Warnick (ISR)

Third place

13 June
21:30
 Spain 87–98  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 51–42, 36–56
Pts: Romay, San Epifanio 17 Pts: D. Petrović 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Peter George (FRG)

Final

14 June
20:00
 Soviet Union 101–103 (OT)  Greece
Scoring by half: 41–42, 48–47 Overtime: 12–14
Pts: Valters 21 Pts: Galis 40
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 17,000
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)

5th to 8th place

Classification round Fifth place
11 June – 19:30
  Czechoslovakia  91  
  West Germany  93  
 
13 June – 19:30
      Czechoslovakia  92
    Poland  96
Seventh place
11 June – 21:30 14 June – 18:00
  Italy  93   West Germany  84
  Poland  75     Italy  87
11 June
19:30
 Czechoslovakia 91–93  West Germany
Scoring by half: 44–50, 47–43
Pts: Kropilák 19 Pts: Jackel 23
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Jan Van Renen (NED)
11 June
21:30
 Italy 93–75  Poland
Scoring by half: 44–32, 49–43
Pts: Morandotti 22 Pts: Zelig 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
13 June
19:30
 Czechoslovakia 92–96  Poland
Scoring by half: 52–45, 40–51
Pts: Matický 18 Pts: Zelig 33
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
14 June
18:00
 West Germany 84–87  Italy
Scoring by half: 44–51, 40–36
Pts: Welp 17 Pts: Riva 26
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Wieslaw Zych (POL)

9th to 12th place

Classification round Ninth place
9 June – 17:30
  France  96  
  Israel  93  
 
13 June – 17:30
      France  94
    Netherlands  80
Eleventh place
10 June – 17:30 11 June – 17:30
  Romania  87   Israel  97
  Netherlands  88     Romania  87
9 June
17:30
 France 96–93  Israel
Scoring by half: 44–50, 52–43
Pts: Dubuisson 36 Pts: Bird Curtis 34
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), George Chiraleu (ROU)
10 June
17:30
 Romania 87–88  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 35–55, 52–33
Pts: Niculescu 29 Pts: Smits 36
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Radoslav Petrović (YUG)
11 June
17:30
 Israel 97–87  Romania
Scoring by half: 49–43, 48–44
Pts: Jamchi 44 Pts: Niculescu 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Peter George (FRG)
13 June
17:30
 France 94–80  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 43–53, 51–27
Pts: Ostrowski 25 Pts: Kuipers 27
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)

Awards

 1987 FIBA European Champions 

Greece
1st title
1987 FIBA European Championship MVP: Nikos Galis (Greece Greece)
All-Tournament Team[1]
Soviet Union Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Greece Nikos Galis (MVP)
Soviet Union Alexander Volkov
Spain Andrés Jiménez
Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st  Greece 6–2
2nd  Soviet Union 7–1
3rd  Yugoslavia 5–3
4  Spain 4–4
5  Italy 7–1
6  West Germany 4–4
7  Poland 4–4
8  Czechoslovakia 2–6
9  France 3–4
10  Netherlands 2–5
11  Israel 2–5
12  Romania 0–7
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
 Greece
Nikos Galis
Nikos Stavropoulos
Panagiotis Giannakis
Argyris Kabouris
Nikos Linardos
Panagiotis Karatzas
Michalis Romanidis
Nikos Filippou
Liveris Andritsos
Panagiotis Fasoulas
Memos Iōannou
Fanis Christodoulou
 Soviet Union
Alexander Volkov
Heino Enden
Sergei Tarakanov
Valdemaras Chomičius
Sergei Babenko
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valdis Valters
Vladimir Tkachenko
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Sergėjus Jovaiša
Viktor Pankrashkin
Valery Goborov
 Yugoslavia
Dražen Petrović
Aleksandar Petrović
Aleksandar Đorđević
Toni Kukoč
Žarko Paspalj
Goran Grbović
Zoran Radović
Stojko Vranković
Ratko Radovanović
Vlade Divac
Dino Rađa
Danko Cvjetićanin
 Spain
Jordi Villacampa
Francisco Zapata
Cándido Sibilio
Josep María Margall
Andrés Jiménez
Fernando Romay
José Antonio Montero
Fernando Arcega
Ignacio Solozábal
Ferrán Martínez
José Ángel Arcega
Juan Antonio San Epifanio

References

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