EuroBasket 2001
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The EuroBasket 2001 was the 32nd EuroBasket
Eurobasket
The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...

, the biennial regional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 championship contested by Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an nations and held by FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

, began on 31 August 2001 and concluded with the final on 9 September 2001. Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

won the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

, hosts Turkey
Turkey national basketball team
The Turkish national basketball team is the basketball section that represents Turkey in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" ....

 won the silver
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

 while Spain
Spain national basketball team
The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation...

 won the bronze
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

. Yugoslavia's Predrag Stojaković
Predrag Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković , also known by his nickname Peja , is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association . Standing at 6 ft 10 , Stojaković plays the small forward position...

 was named the tournament MVP.
The all-tournament team included Yugoslavia's Marko Jarić
Marko Jaric
Marko Jarić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is married to Brazilian model Adriana Lima.-Pro career:...

 and Predrag Stojaković, Turkey
Turkey national basketball team
The Turkish national basketball team is the basketball section that represents Turkey in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" ....

's İbrahim Kutluay, Germany
Germany national basketball team
The German national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions. Their biggest successes are the victory in the European Championship of 1993 at home in Germany, the silver medal in the 2005 European Championships and the bronze medal in the...

's Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...

 and Spain
Spain national basketball team
The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation...

's Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...

.

In the final game of the tournament, Yugoslavia defeated Turkey 78–69. Vlado Šćepanović
Vlado Šcepanovic
Vlado Šćepanović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player.-Pro career:...

 scored 19, Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....

 had 18 and Stojaković had 15 points while İbrahim Kutluay scored 19 for Turkey.

Venues

The tournament was played at three venues in three cities throughout Turkey. Each one of the total four groups in the preliminary round and the Elimination games were hosted by a single arena, while the entire knockout stage was played at Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul.

Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

ASKI Sport Hall
ASKI Sport Hall
ASKI Sport Hall is an indoor arena located in Ankara, Turkey. With a seating capacity for 6,000 people,the arena hosted the 2008 Turkish basketball cup final eight in which local Türk Telekom B.K. won the trophy, and hosts high attendance matches of the team that regularly plays at Atatürk Sport...


Capacity: 6,000
Antalya Expo Center
Capacity: 3,800
Abdi İpekçi Arena
Abdi Ipekçi Arena
Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside of the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Opened in 1986 after many years of interrupted construction, it is named after the...


Capacity: 12,500

Mascot

The Turkish Basketball Federation
Turkish Basketball Federation
The Turkish Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Turkey. Formed in 1959, it is based in Istanbul. The TBF is a member of the International Basketball Federation and the Union of European Leagues of Basketball . Current chairman of the federation is Turgay Demirel.It...

 announced at a press conference that they have chosen the Mediterranean Monk Seal
Mediterranean Monk Seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is a pinniped belonging to the Phocidae family. At some 450-510 remaining individuals, it is believed to be the world's second-rarest pinniped , and one of the most endangered mammals in the world.It is present in parts of the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic...

  as the official mascot of the EuroBasket 2001.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 2 1 239 225 +14 5
3 2 1 215 195 +20 5
3 1 2 218 210 +8 4
3 1 2 214 256 -42 4

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 2 1 226 232 -6 5
3 2 1 270 222 +48 5
3 1 2 258 284 -26 4
3 1 2 225 241 -16 4

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 3 0 279 192 +82 6
3 2 1 263 245 +18 5
3 1 2 235 247 -12 4
3 0 3 198 286 -88 3

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
3 2 1 247 208 +39 5
3 2 1 242 207 +35 5
3 2 1 265 265 0 5
3 0 3 206 280 -74 3

Second round

Knockout stage

5th to 8th place

Awards


EuroBasket 2001 MVP
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

: Predrag Stojaković
Predrag Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković , also known by his nickname Peja , is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association . Standing at 6 ft 10 , Stojaković plays the small forward position...

( Yugoslavia)

All-Tournament team

Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...

 Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...

 Predrag Stojaković
Predrag Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković , also known by his nickname Peja , is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association . Standing at 6 ft 10 , Stojaković plays the small forward position...

 İbrahim Kutluay Marko Jarić
Marko Jaric
Marko Jarić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is married to Brazilian model Adriana Lima.-Pro career:...


Top scorers (PPG)

  1.   Dirk Nowitzki
    Dirk Nowitzki
    Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...

     28.7
  2. Predrag Stojaković
    Predrag Stojakovic
    Predrag Stojaković , also known by his nickname Peja , is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association . Standing at 6 ft 10 , Stojaković plays the small forward position...

     23
  3.   İbrahim Kutluay 21.6
  4.   Andrei Kirilenko
    Andrei Kirilenko (basketball)
    Andrei Gennadyevich Kirilenko is a Russian-American professional basketball player who plays at the small forward position for the CSKA Moscow in the Russian Professional Basketball League. He also plays for the Russia national basketball team...

     19.1
  5.   Kaspars Kambala
    Kaspars Kambala
    Kaspars Kambala is a Latvian professional basketball player and a former professional boxer. He is 2.06 meters tall and he weighs 125 kilograms...

     19
  6.   Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol
    Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...

     17.2
  7.   Ainārs Bagatskis
    Ainars Bagatskis
    Ainars Bagatskis is a retired Latvian professional basketball player, who played at the Small Forward position.Bagatskis was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2006 participating in four EuroBasket final tournaments.Bagatskis is currently a Latvia national basketball team...

     17.1
  8.   Sergei Chikalkin
    Sergei Chikalkin
    Sergei Chikalkin is a Russian professional basketball player. The 1.96 m 95 kg shooting guard is known for his long-range shooting accuracy. Started his career as a pro in 1995 with BK Samara...

     17
  9.   Damir Mulaomerović
    Damir Mulaomerovic
    Damir Mulaomerovic is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional basketball player who currently plays for KK Zagreb....

     16.7
  10.   Fragiskos Alvertis
    Fragiskos Alvertis
    Fragiskos Alvertis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Panathinaikos basketball team...

     16
  11.   Gordan Giriček
    Gordan Giricek
    Gordan Giriček is a Croatian professional basketball player who is currently playing for Cibona Zagreb. Previously, he played in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns...

     15.8
  12.   Hidayet Türkoğlu
    Hidayet Türkoglu
    Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player in the NBA currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He plays the small forward position, although he has played four positions in his career...

     15.5

Final ranking

Rank Team Record
6-0
4-2
5-2
4 4-3
5 4-2
6 3-3
7 3-4
8 2-5
9 2-2
2-2
2-2
12 1-3
13 1-2
1-2
15 0-3
0-3

Team Rosters

1.Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....

: Predrag Stojaković
Predrag Stojakovic
Predrag Stojaković , also known by his nickname Peja , is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association . Standing at 6 ft 10 , Stojaković plays the small forward position...

, Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....

, Marko Jarić
Marko Jaric
Marko Jarić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is married to Brazilian model Adriana Lima.-Pro career:...

, Dejan Tomašević
Dejan Tomaševic
Dejan Tomašević is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.-Pro career:Tomašević...

, Dragan Tarlać
Dragan Tarlac
Dragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:...

, Milan Gurović
Milan Gurovic
Milan Gurović is a retired controversial Serbian professional basketball player.Gurović, a regular member of the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro national team, turned out for many clubs all over Europe during his career....

, Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag "Peja" Drobnjak is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Drobnjak was born in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia . During his career, he played professionally in the NBA.-Pro career:Drobnjak was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA...

, Igor Rakočević
Igor Rakocevic
Igor Rakočević is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 1.94 m tall...

, Saša Obradović
Saša Obradovic
Saša Obradović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who spent his career in Europe. With KK Crvena zvezda he won 2 National Championships. Obradović was the head coach of BC Kyiv, he left the club due to the drastic cuts in clubs budget...

, Vlado Šćepanović
Vlado Šcepanovic
Vlado Šćepanović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player.-Pro career:...

, Dejan Milojević
Dejan Milojevic
Dejan Milojević is a retired Serbian basketball player.Milojević was born and raised in Belgrade, and started playing basketball for a small club named KK Beovuk 72...

, Veselin Petrović
Veselin Petrovic
Veselin Petrović -Career:Veselin Petrović was born September 6, 1929 in Vlasenica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was a Yugoslavian champion cyclist. He moved to Capital city of Belgrade, Serbia during Second World War and started practicing cycling in his early teens...

 (Coach: Svetislav Pešić
Svetislav Pešic
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav Pešić (Светислав Пешић) Svetislav Pešić (Светислав Пешић) (born August 28, 1949 in Pirot, Serbia, is former Serbian professional basketball player and a present day Serbian basketball coach. He is the current coach of BC Red Star.-Playing career:...

)

2.Turkey
Turkey national basketball team
The Turkish national basketball team is the basketball section that represents Turkey in international competitions. The team is nicknamed "12 Dev Adam" ....

: Hidayet Türkoğlu
Hidayet Türkoglu
Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu is a Turkish professional basketball player in the NBA currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He plays the small forward position, although he has played four positions in his career...

, Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Okur
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K.. He is also under contract with the Utah Jazz of the NBA, and can return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends...

, İbrahim Kutluay, Mirsad Türkcan, Hüseyin Beşok
Hüseyin Besok
Hüseyin Beşok is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosniak ancestry. He is currently playing for Hacettepe Üniversitesi, in the Turkish Basketball League...

, Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay
Harun Erdenay is a Turkish former professional basketball player from Turkey. He is currently the team manager of the Turkish national basketball team. He was famous for his spectacular 3 point shooting. He was a member the Turkish national team as a player.The small forward is 1.98 m and...

, Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene
Orhun Ene is a former professional basketball player from Turkey and the head coach of the Turkish national basketball team. The former guard is 1.88 m...

, Haluk Yıldırım
Haluk Yildirim
Haluk Yıldırım is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for Galatasaray.-International career:Haluk Yıldırım is a former Turkish national team player.-Personal:...

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

, Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan
Ömer Onan is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker. The shooting guard is 1.94 m tall and 95 kg in weight and wears number 7 for Fenerbahçe Ülker....

, Asım Pars
Asim Pars
Asım Pars is a Bosnian born Turkish national basketball player...

 (Coach: Aydın Örs
Aydin Örs
Aydın Örs is a Turkish former basketball coach and current general manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker. He started to play basketball on 1963. He played for DSİ Spor and Sekerspor also played for 35 times with national basketball team....

)

3.Spain
Spain national basketball team
The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation...

: Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...

, Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro, Jr., nicknamed "Garbo" , is a Spanish professional basketball player. At 2.07 m , he plays both power forward and small forward.-Pro career:*1994-97 Taugres*1997-00 TAU Cerámica...

, Carlos Jiménez, Juan Carlos Navarro
Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)
Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...

, Charles Kornegay
Charles Kornegay
Charles MacArthur Kornegay, Junior, also known as Chuck Kornegay, is an American-Spaniard and international professional basketball player. The 6' 9", 235-lb power forward gained notoriety at Villanova University, before going on to star for the Raleigh Cougars of the USBL, and ultimately overseas...

, Ignacio Rodríguez
Ignacio Rodríguez
Ignacio Rodríguez Marín is a Spanish basketball player. He played mostly for Unicaja Málaga and FC Barcelona Bàsquet teams from the Spanish ACB professional basketball league. He competed with Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the squad finished in 9th place...

, Raül López
Raül López
Raül López i Molist is a Spanish professional basketball player. He has previously played for the NBA's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 0 in tall, he plays the point guard position...

, José Antonio Paraíso, Felipe Reyes
Felipe Reyes
Felipe Reyes Cabanas is a 2.06 m tall Spanish professional basketball player. His older brother Alfonso is also a former professional basketball player...

, Alfonso Reyes
Alfonso Reyes (basketball)
Alfonso Reyes Cabanas is a retired Spanish professional basketball player, who finished his career playing for Leche Río Breogán...

, Francisco Vázquez, Lucio Angulo
Lucio Angulo
Lucio Angulo Espinosa is a Spanish basketball player who currently plays for Cáceres 2016 Basket.He is the brother of Alberto Angulo who also played for Real Madrid, where Lucio won one league title and one Spanish cup...

 (Coach: Javier Imbroda)

4.Germany
Germany national basketball team
The German national basketball team for men is the basketball side that represents Germany in international competitions. Their biggest successes are the victory in the European Championship of 1993 at home in Germany, the silver medal in the 2005 European Championships and the bronze medal in the...

: Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...

, Shawn Bradley
Shawn Bradley
Shawn Paul Bradley is a retired American and German basketball player who played center for the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets and the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. At tall, Bradley was one of the tallest players in NBA history...

, Patrick Femerling
Patrick Femerling
Patrick Femerling is a 7 ft. 1in. German professional basketball player. He currently plays for Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi.-Pro career:...

, Ademola Okulaja
Ademola Okulaja
Ademola Okulaja, is a former German professional basketball player. The last team he played for were the Brose Baskets from Germany...

, Drazan Tomic, Robert Garrett
Robert Garrett
Robert Garrett was an American athlete. He was the first modern Olympic champion in discus throw and shot put.-Biography:...

, Marko Pesic, Stipo Papic, Mithat Demirel
Mithat Demirel
Mithat Demirel is a German former professional basketball player of Turkish descent. He played for Erdemir SK of the Turkish Premier Basketball League before retiring. Formerly a member of Scafati Basket in Italy, Demirel also represented Germany internationally. He retired in 2010 due to an...

, Stefano Garris, Marvin Willoughby, Stephen Arigbabu
Stephen Arigbabu
Stephen Olumide Arigbabu is a former German professional basketball player. He is 2.12 m tall. Arigbabu plays at the center position.-Pro career:...

 (Coach: Henrik Dettmann)

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