The 1991 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1991, was the 27th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Italy between 24 and 29 June 1991. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Palazzo dello Sport in Rome was the hosting venue of the tournament. Yugoslavia won its fifth FIBA European title by defeating hosts Italy with an 88–73 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Toni Kukoč was voted the tournament's MVP.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Dates | 24–29 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Toni Kukoč |
| Top scorer |  Nikos Galis (32.4 points per game) |
This was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate, with Vlade Divac being the only NBA player in the tournament.
Venues
editAll games were played at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome.
| Palazzo dello Sport Capacity: 12,000 Opened in 1960 |
Qualification
edit| Competition | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified through Qualifying Round | 9 May 1989 – 5 December 1990 | 8 |
Squads
editFormat
edit- 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.
Preliminary round
edit| Qualified for the semifinals |
Group A
edit- Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 268 | 196 | +72 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 236 | −2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 251 | −40 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 236 | 266 | −30 | 3 |
24 June
18:30 |
| 76–67 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–22, 39–45 | ||
| Pts: Rađa 17 | Pts: Martín Espina 18 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Viliam Koller (TCH) |
25 June
14:30 |
| 94–93 | ||
| Scoring by half: 43–51, 51–42 | ||
| Pts: Villacampa 32 | Pts: Mladenov 26 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Vittorio Fiorito (ITA), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA) |
25 June
16:30 |
| 103–61 | ||
| Scoring by half: 49–29, 54–32 | ||
| Pts: Paspalj 21 | Pts: Zelig 12 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Viliam Koller (TCH), Colin Gerrard (ENG) |
26 June
14:30 |
| 67–73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40–36, 27–37 | ||
| Pts: Zelig 19 | Pts: Martín Espina 23 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Colin Gerrard (ENG), James Burr (USA) |
26 June
18:30 |
| 68–89 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–50, 31–39 | ||
| Pts: Mladenov 15 | Pts: Divac 20 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA) |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 224 | +35 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 248 | +9 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 278 | 286 | −8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 283 | 319 | −36 | 4 |
24 June
16:30 |
| 104–80 | ||
| Scoring by half: 56–45, 48–35 | ||
| Pts: Dacoury 25 | Pts: Petruška 14 | |
24 June
20:45 |
| 72–82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 45–31, 27–51 | ||
| Pts: Galis 19 | Pts: Pittis 16 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Mikhail Davydov (URS), Vicente Sanchís (ESP) |
25 June
18:30 |
| 113–123 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 57–48, 48–57 Overtime: 8–18 | ||
| Pts: Galis 32 | Pts: Svoboda 30 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Danko Radić (YUG) |
25 June
20:45 |
| 75–72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–39, 41–33 | ||
| Pts: Riva 18 | Pts: Ostrowski 15 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: James Burr (USA), Wieslaw Zych (POL) |
Knockout stage
editChampionship bracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 28 June – 18:30 | ||||||
| 76 | ||||||
| 29 June – 20:45 | ||||||
| 97 | ||||||
| 88 | ||||||
| 28 June – 20:45 | ||||||
| 73 | ||||||
| 93 | ||||||
| 90 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 June – 18:30 | ||||||
| 83 | ||||||
| 101 | ||||||
Semifinals
edit28 June
20:45 |
| 93–90 | ||
| Scoring by half: 50–51, 43–39 | ||
| Pts: Gentile 23 | Pts: San Epifanio 25 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Attendance: 12,000 Referees: James Burr (USA), Wieslaw Zych (POL) |
Third place
edit29 June
19:00 |
| 101–83 | ||
| Scoring by half: 51–38, 50–45 | ||
| Pts: Martín Espina 26 | Pts: Ostrowski 19 | |
Final
edit29 June
20:45 |
| 73–88 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–48, 32–40 | ||
| Pts: Pessina 14 | Pts: Rađa 23 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Attendance: 12,000 Referees: udc: Taroni, Santambrogio, Calli; Arbitri: Costas Rigas (GRE), Richard Steeves (CAN) |
5th to 8th place
edit| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 28 June – 14:30 | ||||||
| 110 | ||||||
| 29 June – 16:30 | ||||||
| 83 | ||||||
| 95 | ||||||
| 28 June – 16:30 | ||||||
| 79 | ||||||
| 85 | ||||||
| 72 | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 29 June – 14:30 | ||||||
| 86 | ||||||
| 90 | ||||||
28 June
16:30 |
| 85–72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–39, 56–33 | ||
| Pts: Hrubý 24 | Pts: Duda 21 | |
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Vittorio Fiorito (ITA) |
Awards
edit| 1991 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
|---|
Yugoslavia 5th title |
| 1991 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Toni Kukoč ( |
| All-Tournament Team[1] |
|---|
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | ||
| 4–1 | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| 4 | 1–4 | |
| 5 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | 2–3 | |
| 7 | 2–3 | |
| 8 | 0–5 |
References
editExternal links
edit- 1991 European Championship for Men archive.FIBA.com