The Basketball Tournament

Basketball at the Mediterranean Games

Basketball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1951 for men and since the year 1987 for women. The Yugoslavian national basketball team is the most successful men's team and the Croatian women's national basketball team is the most successful team for women.-Men's...

at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

2005 Mediterranean Games

The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes from 21 countries participated...

was held in the El Ejido Sports Hall from Friday June 24 to Friday July 1, 2005 in Almería, Spain.

Rosters

*(In parenthesis is reported the year of birth)

Algeria: Karim Atamna (80), Farid Belhimeur (84), Moured Boughedir (76), Sofiane Boulaya (73), Ali Bouziane

Ali Bouziane

Ali Bouziane is an Algerian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Proteas EKA AEL in Cyprus and the Algeria national basketball team.-External links:* FIBA Europe...

 (77), Djillali Canon (78), Farouk Djillali (78), Redouane Fergati (78), Abdelhalim Kaouane (81), Nadjim Ouali (71), Tarek Oukid (79), Abdelhalim Sayah (75)

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Edin Bavčić

Edin Bavcic

Edin Bavčić is a Bosnian professional basketball player. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft, 56th overall...

 (84), Dejan Ćup (83), Nikola Đurasović (83), Bojan Đurica (83), Aldin Kadić (86), Armend Kahrimanović (80), Muris Memić (81), Miloš Mirković (83), Edin Nurkanović (82), Mujo Tuljković (79), Emir Zimić (86)

Egypt: Ibrahim Adawi (74), Ismail Ahmed (76), Wael Badr (78), Amir Fanan

Amir Fanan

Amir Fanan is an Egyptian basketball player currently playing for El-Ittihad El-Iskandary of the Egyptian Super League. He is a member of the Egypt national basketball team....

 (80), Tarek El Ghannam (78), Samir El Hosseny (76), Mohamed El Kerdany (77), Sherif Gunadi (80), Ramy Gunady

Ramy Gunady

Ramy Gunady is an Egyptian basketball player currently playing for Al Gezira of the Egyptian Super League. He is a member of the Egypt national basketball team....

 (81), Ahmed Monir, Ahmed Sakr (75), Abdelaziz Sherif

Greece: Nikos Barlos

Nikos Barlos

Nikolaos "Nikos" Barlos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m in height. He can play at both the small forward and power forward positions.-Pro career:Barlos won the Greek A2 League championship with Apollon Patras in 2003...

 (79), Anastasios Charismidis (81), Dimitrios Charitopoulos (83), Georgios Dedas

Georgios Dedas

Georgios Dedas is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.00 m tall and he weighs 100 kg . He plays at the small forward position.-Pro career:Dedas began his professional career in 1999 with MENT. In 2003, he moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki...

 (80), Ioannis Georgallis

Ioannis Georgallis

Ioannis Georgallis, also spelled Giannis Georgalis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.00 m tall and he weighs 100 kg . He plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions...

 (83), Savas Iliadis

Savas Iliadis

-Pro career:Iliadis began playing basketball with the junior youth teams of Aias Evosmou. He began his professional career with Aias Evosmou in the Greek A2 League during the 2000-01 season. In 2002, he moved to Iraklis....

 (79), Panagiotis Kafkis (80), Theofanis Koumpouras (83), Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos

Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player...

 (79), Aggelos Siamandouras

Aggelos Siamandouras

Aggelos Siamandouras, is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m in height and he plays at the center position...

 (80), Christos Tapoutos

Christos Tapoutos

Christos Tapoutos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m in height. He plays small forward and power forward positions. During his early professional years, Tapoutos was considered to be one of the greatest European talents and scorers in his age group.Tapoutos is currently plays...

 (82), Georgios Tsiakos (82)

Italy: Giorgio Boscagin (83), Marco Carraretto

Marco Carraretto

Marco Carraretto is an Italian professional basketball player. He is a 1.97 m tall, 93 kg shooting guard-small forward.-Pro career:...

 (77), Alessandro Cittadini (79), Christian Di Giuliomaria (79), Luca Garri

Luca Garri

Luca Garri is an Italian basketball player. Standing at 207 cm and weighing 109 kg, he plays as center...

 (82), Jacopo Giachetti

Jacopo Giachetti

Jacopo Giachetti is an Italian basketball player currently signed with Lottomatica Roma.Jacopo Giachetti is an Italian basketball player currently signed with Lottomatica Roma.Jacopo Giachetti is an Italian basketball player currently signed with...

 (83), Davide Lamma (76), Marco Mordente

Marco Mordente

Marco Mordente is an Italian basketball player, currently playing for Olimpia Milano, whose role is point guard; his height is 192 cm and his weight is 91 kg.- Career :*1996/97: Olimpia Milano...

 (79), Andrea Pecile (80), Tomas Ress

Tomas Ress

Tomas Ress is an Italian professional basketball player. He is a 2.11 m tall 111 kg center.-Amateur career:...

 (80), Mason Rocca

Mason Rocca

Richard Mason Rocca is an Italian-American professional basketball player. His father is of Italian descent...

 (77), Walter Santarossa (78)

Morocco: Adil Baba (77), Nabil Bakkass (79), Mounir Bouhelal (79), Jaouad Dahbi (85), Alaeddine El Asli (84), Zakaria El Masbahi

Zakaria El Masbahi

Zakaria El Masbahi is a Moroccan basketball player currently playing for As De Sale in the Moroccan Basketball League.-Career:El Masbahi is a member of the Morocco national basketball team....

 (79), Marouane El Mouttalibi (82), Mohamed Hjira (81), M.F. Houari Bassim (77), Mustapha Khalfi (80), Mohamed Mouak (78), Reda Rhalimi

Reda Rhalimi

Reda Rhalimi is a Moroccan basketball player currently playing for Kyoto Hannaryz in the Japanese bj league. He also played for PAOK Thessaloniki, Cholet Basket and Makedonikos B.C....

 (82)

Spain: Alfons Alzamora

Alfons Alzamora

Alfons Alzamora Ametller is a Spanish professional basketball player currently playing for Lleida Bàsquet of the LEB Oro League league.- Player career :*1996/99 FC Barcelona *1999/00 FC Barcelona...

 (79), Germán Gabriel

Germán Gabriel

Germán Antonio Gabriel Benaches is a professional basketball player from Spain. He plays for Asefa Estudiantes.-External links:**...

 (80), Roberto Guerra (83), Rafa Martínez

Rafa Martínez

Rafael Martinez Aguilera, known as Rafa Martínez is a Spanish basketball player. He plays shooting guard position and his current team is Power Electronics Valencia of the Spanish ACB League....

 (82), Andres Miso (83), Álex Mumbrú

Álex Mumbrú

Álex Mumbrú Murcia , is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall.-Pro career:...

 (79), Ruben Quintana (80), Gullermo Rubio (82), Fernando San Emeterio

Fernando San Emeterio

Fernando San Emeterio Lara is a Spanish professional basketball player. San Emeterio currently plays for the Spanish club Baskonia, which is also known as Caja Laboral.-Pro career:...

 (84), Sergio Sanchez (81), Jordi Trias

Jordi Trias

Jordi Trias Feliu is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 2.06 m tall and 109 kg in weight power forward that has good long-distance shooting ability and agility.-Pro career:...

 (78), Rafael Vidaurreta (77)

Turkey: Ender Arslan

Ender Arslan

Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...

 (83), Firat Aydemir (80), Volkan Cetintahra (81), Huseyin Demiral (78), Ermal Kurtoglu (80), Reha Oz (78), Baris Ozcan (81), Cevher Özer

Cevher Özer

Cevher Özer is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-External links:*...

 (83), Valentin Pastal (84), Kaya Peker (80), Kerem Tunçeri

Kerem Tunçeri

Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri is a Turkish professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions...

 (79), Erkan Veyseloğlu

Erkan Veyseloglu

Erkan Veyseloğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player. He currently plays for Bandırma Banvit. He plays the small forward position.-External links:...

(83)

Group A

55

24

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	246	191
2.		5	3	2	0	1	243	219
3.		4	3	1	0	2	210	237	−27
4.		3	3	0	0	3	183	235	−52

• Friday June 24, 2005

  	80 – 67
  	83 – 62

• Saturday June 25, 2005

  	80 – 50
  	86 – 71

• Monday June 27, 2005

  	71 – 72
  	74 – 86

Group B

71

23

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		5	3	2	0	1	258	187
2.		5	3	2	0	1	237	214
3.		5	3	2	0	1	200	210	−10
4.		3	3	0	0	3	189	273	−84

• Saturday June 25, 2005

  	85 – 67
  	74 – 49

• Sunday June 26, 2005

  	115 – 60
  	74 – 78

• Tuesday June 28, 2005

  	69 – 78
  	73 – 62

Final round

Semi finals

• Thursday June 30, 2005

  	88 – 77
  	79 – 69

Finals

• Wednesday June 29, 2005 — 7th/8th place

  83 – 67

• Wednesday June 29, 2005 — 5th/6th place

  76 – 75

• Friday July 1, 2005 — Bronze Medal Match

  84 – 70

• Sunday July 3, 2005 — Gold Medal Match

  86 – 87

Final ranking

Rank	Team
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Group A

83

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	2	2	0	0	141	103
2.		3	2	1	0	1	123	137	−14
3.		2	2	0	0	2	132	156	−24

Group B

18

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		4	2	2	0	0	152	133
2.		3	2	1	0	1	134	136	−2
3.		2	2	0	0	2	130	147	−17

Final round

Finals

• Wednesday June 29, 2005 — 5th/6th place

  65 – 70

• Friday July 1, 2005 — Bronze Medal Match

  51 – 68

• Friday July 1, 2005 — Gold Medal Match

  68 – 66

Final ranking

Rank	Team
4.
5.
6.