EuroBasket 2022

EuroBasket 2022
Tournament details
Host countriesCzech Republic
Georgia
Italy
Germany
Dates1–18 September
Teams24
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (4th title)
Runners-up France
Third place Germany
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Games played76
Attendance651,000 (8,566 per game)
MVPSpain Willy Hernangómez
Top scorerGreece Giannis Antetokounmpo
(29.3 points per game)
← 2017
2025 →

The EuroBasket 2022 was the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe. It was the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] It was originally scheduled to take place between 2 and 19 September 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021, it was postponed to September 2022.[2]

Like the previous two editions, the tournament was co-hosted by four countries. Games in the group stage were held in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, and Italy. The knock-out phase was played in Berlin, Germany.

The tournament featured three All-NBA First Team members, Nikola Jokić (Serbia), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and Luka Dončić (Slovenia), making it one of the most anticipated tournaments in EuroBasket history.[3]

Spain won the final against France, achieving its fourth EuroBasket title in the last six tournaments.[4] Germany secured the bronze medal on home soil after defeating Poland.[5]

Host selection

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Bounce is the official mascot of the EuroBasket 2022.

For EuroBasket 2015 and 2017, FIBA Europe opened three bidding options for hosting: to host a preliminary group, to host the final round, or to host the entire tournament. In the end, each of these two tournaments was hosted in four cities in four countries. It was hosted by four nations for the third time.

Seven countries submitted separate candidacies to host Eurobasket 2022:[6][7]

Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany and Italy were selected as host countries on 15 July 2019 at the Central Board in Munich, Germany.

Venues

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Berlin
EuroBasket 2022 is located in Europe
Berlin
Berlin
Cologne
Cologne
Milan
Milan
Prague
Prague
Tbilisi
Tbilisi
EuroBasket 2022 (Europe)
Mercedes-Benz Arena
Capacity: 14,500[8]
Cologne
Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 19,500
Milan Prague Tbilisi
Mediolanum Forum O2 Arena Tbilisi Arena
Capacity: 12,700 Capacity: 16,805 Capacity: 10,000[9][10]

Qualification

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Main article: EuroBasket 2022 qualification

The qualification started in November 2017, with nine teams participating in the pre-qualifiers, including the five eliminated teams from the 2019 World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers. The co-hosts (Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany and Italy) participated in qualifiers, despite having already qualified to the EuroBasket 2022. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was expelled from the tournament and replaced by Montenegro.[11]

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification method Date of qualification App Last Best placement in tournament
 Czech Republic Host nation 15 July 2019 6th 2017 7th place (2015)
 Georgia 5th 11th place (2011)
 Germany 25th Champions (1993)
 Italy 38th Champions (1983, 1999)
 Croatia Group D top three 29 November 2020 14th Third place (1993, 1995)
 Greece Group H top three 28th Champions (1987, 2005)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10th 2015 8th place (1993)
 Israel Group A top three 30 November 2020 30th 2017 Runners-up (1979)
 Spain 32nd Champions (2009, 2011, 2015)
 Slovenia Group F top three 14th Champions (2017)
 Ukraine 9th 6th place (2013)
 Russia Group B top three 19 February 2021 14th Champions (2007)
 Serbia Group E top three 7th Runners-up (2009, 2017)
 Finland 17th 6th place (1967)
 Poland Group A top three 29th Runners-up (1963)
 Hungary Group F top three 16th Champions (1955)
 Belgium Group C top three 20 February 2021 18th Fourth place (1947)
 Netherlands Group D top three 16th 2015 Fourth place (1983)
 Turkey 25th 2017 Runners-up (2001)
 Bulgaria Group H top three 25th 2011 Runners-up (1957)
 France Group G top two 39th 2017 Champions (2013)
 Great Britain 5th 13th place (2009, 2011, 2013)
 Estonia Group B top three 22 February 2021 6th 2015 5th place (1937, 1939)
 Lithuania Group C top three 15th 2017 Champions (1937, 1939, 2003)
 Montenegro Replacement 20 May 2022 4th 13th place (2017)

Marketing

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The official logo was unveiled on 16 December 2019.[12]

Draw

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The draw took place on 29 April 2021 in Berlin, Germany.[13][14]

Each of the four hosts was granted the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams would automatically be placed into the same group as their chosen partner country.

Host team Chosen team Date
 Czech Republic  Poland 19 March 2021[15]
 Germany  Lithuania
 Georgia  Turkey 7 April 2021[16]
 Italy  Estonia

Seedings

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The 24 qualified teams were seeded according to the FIBA Men's World Ranking.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

 Spain (2)
 Serbia (5)
 Greece (6)
 France (7)

 Lithuania (8)
 Russia (9)
 Italy (10)
 Czech Republic (12)

 Poland (13)
 Croatia (14)
 Turkey (15)
 Slovenia (16)

 Germany (17)
 Ukraine (28)
 Finland (32)
 Georgia (36)

 Belgium (37)
 Hungary (38)
 Israel (39)
 Great Britain (41)

 Bosnia and Herzegovina (43)
 Netherlands (44)
 Estonia (47)
 Bulgaria (49)

Russia was replaced by Montenegro.[11]

Referees

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The following 44 referees were selected for the tournament.[17]

  • Belgium Geert Jacobs
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ademir Zurapović
  • Bulgaria Martin Horozov
  • Bulgaria Ventsislav Velikov
  • Croatia Martin Vulić
  • Cyprus Ilias Kounelles
  • Czech Republic Ivor Matějek
  • Estonia Mihkel Männiste
  • France Alexandre Deman
  • France Nicolas Maestre
  • France Yohan Rosso
  • Germany Carsten Straube
  • Greece Georgios Poursanidis
  • Hungary Péter Praksch
  • Israel Erez Gurion
  • Italy Beniamino Attard
  • Italy Lorenzo Baldini
  • Italy Saverio Lanzarini
  • Italy Manuel Mazzoni (suspended after Lithuania-Germany match)[18][19]
  • Latvia Andris Aunkrogers
  • Latvia Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
  • Latvia Oskars Lucis
  • Latvia Gatis Saliņš
  • Lithuania Gvidas Gedvilas
  • Lithuania Gintaras Mačiulis
  • Montenegro Zdravko Rutešić
  • Montenegro Radomir Vojinović
  • North Macedonia Igor Mitrovski
  • Poland Wojciech Liszka (suspended after Lithuania-Germany match)[18][19]
  • Poland Michał Proc (suspended after Lithuania-Germany match)[18][19]
  • Poland Dariusz Zapolski
  • Portugal Paulo Marques
  • Romania Marius Ciulin
  • Romania Gizella Gyorgyi
  • Serbia Aleksandar Glišić
  • Slovakia Zdenko Tomašovič
  • Slovenia Boris Krejić
  • Spain Fernando Calatrava
  • Spain Luis Castillo
  • Spain Antonio Conde
  • Turkey Kerem Baki
  • Turkey Yener Yılmaz
  • Turkey Zafer Yılmaz
  • Ukraine Serhiy Zashchuk

Squads

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Main article: EuroBasket 2022 squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 1 431 368 +63 9 Knockout stage
2  Turkey 5 3 2 403 378 +25 8[a]
3  Montenegro 5 3 2 381 378 +3 8[a]
4  Belgium 5 3 2 384 383 +1 8[a]
5  Bulgaria 5 1 4 427 475 −48 6[b]
6  Georgia (H) 5 1 4 381 425 −44 6[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Turkey 4 Pts; Montenegro 3 Pts; Belgium 2 Pts
  2. ^ a b Bulgaria 92–80 Georgia
1 September 2022
Spain  114–87  Bulgaria
Turkey  72–68  Montenegro
Belgium  79–76 OT  Georgia
3 September 2022
Montenegro  76–70  Belgium
Bulgaria  87–101  Turkey
Georgia  64–90  Spain
4 September 2022
Bulgaria  81–91  Montenegro
Spain  73–83  Belgium
Turkey  83–88 2OT  Georgia
6 September 2022
Belgium  63–78  Turkey
Montenegro  65–82  Spain
Georgia  80–92  Bulgaria
7 September 2022
Turkey  69–72  Spain
Bulgaria  80–89  Belgium
Georgia  73–81  Montenegro

Group B

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Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 5 4 1 464 432 +32 9[a] Knockout stage
2  Germany (H) 5 4 1 463 411 +52 9[a]
3  France 5 3 2 381 379 +2 8
4  Lithuania 5 2 3 439 412 +27 7[b]
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 3 412 438 −26 7[b]
6  Hungary 5 0 5 382 469 −87 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovenia 88–80 Germany
  2. ^ a b Lithuania 87–70 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 September 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina  95–85  Hungary
Slovenia  92–85  Lithuania
France  63–76  Germany
3 September 2022
Germany  92–82  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania  73–77  France
Hungary  88–103  Slovenia
4 September 2022
Lithuania  107–109 2OT  Germany
Slovenia  93–97  Bosnia and Herzegovina
France  78–74  Hungary
6 September 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina  68–81  France
Hungary  64–87  Lithuania
Germany  80–88  Slovenia
7 September 2022
Lithuania  87–70  Bosnia and Herzegovina
France  82–88  Slovenia
Hungary  71–106  Germany

Group C

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Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 5 5 0 456 391 +65 10 Knockout stage
2  Ukraine 5 3 2 412 396 +16 8[a]
3  Croatia 5 3 2 410 390 +20 8[a]
4  Italy (H) 5 3 2 408 363 +45 8[a]
5  Estonia 5 1 4 368 382 −14 6
6  Great Britain 5 0 5 321 453 −132 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ukraine 3 Pts, +6 PD; Croatia 3 Pts, 0 PD; Italy 3 Pts, −6 PD
2 September 2022
Ukraine  90–61  Great Britain
Croatia  85–89  Greece
Italy  83–62  Estonia
3 September 2022
Great Britain  65–86  Croatia
Estonia  73–74  Ukraine
Greece  85–81  Italy
5 September 2022
Croatia  73–70  Estonia
Great Britain  77–93  Greece
Ukraine  84–73  Italy
6 September 2022
Estonia  94–62  Great Britain
Greece  99–79  Ukraine
Italy  81–76  Croatia
8 September 2022
Croatia  90–85  Ukraine
Estonia  69–90  Greece
Great Britain  56–90  Italy

Group D

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Serbia against Israel
Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 5 5 0 466 361 +105 10 Knockout stage
2  Finland 5 3 2 432 403 +29 8[a]
3  Poland 5 3 2 387 414 −27 8[a]
4  Czech Republic (H) 5 2 3 416 435 −19 7[b]
5  Israel 5 2 3 394 416 −22 7[b]
6  Netherlands 5 0 5 359 425 −66 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Finland 89–59 Poland
  2. ^ a b Czech Republic 88–77 Israel
2 September 2022
Israel  89–87 OT  Finland
Poland  99–84  Czech Republic
Serbia  100–76  Netherlands
3 September 2022
Finland  89–59  Poland
Czech Republic  68–81  Serbia
Netherlands  67–74  Israel
5 September 2022
Poland  85–76  Israel
Czech Republic  88–80  Netherlands
Serbia  100–70  Finland
6 September 2022
Netherlands  69–75  Poland
Finland  98–88  Czech Republic
Israel  78–89  Serbia
8 September 2022
Finland  88–67  Netherlands
Czech Republic  88–77  Israel
Serbia  96–69  Poland

Knockout stage

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Main article: EuroBasket 2022 knockout stage

All games are played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.[20][21]

Bracket

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
10 September
 
 
 Germany85
 
13 September
 
 Montenegro79
 
 Germany107
 
11 September
 
 Greece96
 
 Greece94
 
16 September
 
 Czech Republic88
 
 Germany91
 
10 September
 
 Spain96
 
 Spain (OT)102
 
13 September
 
 Lithuania94
 
 Spain100
 
11 September
 
 Finland90
 
 Finland94
 
18 September
 
 Croatia86
 
 Spain88
 
10 September
 
 France76
 
 Slovenia88
 
14 September
 
 Belgium72
 
 Slovenia87
 
11 September
 
 Poland90
 
 Ukraine86
 
16 September
 
 Poland94
 
 Poland54
 
10 September
 
 France95 Third place
 
 Turkey86
 
14 September18 September
 
 France (OT)87
 
 France (OT)93 Germany82
 
11 September
 
 Italy85  Poland69
 
 Serbia86
 
 
 Italy94
 

Final

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Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Final
18 September 2022 Spain  88–76  France Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 24–23, 19–20, 22–19
Pts: J. Hernangómez 27
Rebs: W. Hernangómez 8
Asts: Brown 11 		Boxscore Pts: Fournier 23
Rebs: Tarpey 9
Asts: Heurtel 7 		Attendance: 13,042
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Boris Krejić (SLO), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
Note:

Final standings

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Rank[22] Team GP W/L PF PA PD Pts FIBA World Rankings
Before After Change
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 9 8–1 817 719 +98 17 2 2 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France 9 6–3 732 692 +40 15 4 5 −1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 9 7–2 828 751 +77 16 11 11 0
4  Poland 9 5–4 694 764 −70 14 13 13 0
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
5  Greece 7 6–1 646 586 +60 13 9 9 0
6  Slovenia 7 5–2 639 594 +45 12 5 7 −2
7  Finland 7 4–3 616 589 +27 11 34 25 +9
8  Italy 7 4–3 587 542 +45 11 10 10 0
Eliminated in Round of 16
9  Serbia 6 5–1 552 455 +97 11 6 6 0
10  Turkey 6 3–3 489 465 +24 9 15 16 −1
11  Ukraine 6 3–3 496 484 +12 9 31 28 +3
12  Croatia 6 3–3 498 490 +8 9 20 23 −3
13  Montenegro 6 3–3 460 463 −3 9 24 18 +6
14  Belgium 6 3–3 456 471 −15 9 36 29 +7
15  Lithuania 6 2–4 533 514 +19 8 8 8 0
16  Czech Republic 6 2–4 504 529 −25 8 12 12 0
Eliminated in Preliminary round fifth place teams
17  Israel 5 2–3 394 416 −22 7 41 33 +8
18  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2–3 412 438 −26 7 45 37 +8
19  Estonia 5 1–4 368 382 −14 6 47 44 +3
20  Bulgaria 5 1–4 427 475 −48 6 51 47 +4
Eliminated in Preliminary round sixth place teams
21  Georgia 5 1–4 381 425 −44 6 35 32 +3
22  Netherlands 5 0–5 359 425 −66 5 46 46 0
23  Hungary 5 0–5 382 469 −87 5 42 40 +2
24  Great Britain 5 0–5 321 453 −132 5 44 48 −4

Statistics and awards

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Statistical leaders

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Players

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Teams

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Awards

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The awards were announced on 19 September 2022.[25]

Award Player
All-Tournament Team Spain Willy Hernangómez
Spain Lorenzo Brown
France Rudy Gobert
Germany Dennis Schröder
Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo
Most Valuable Player Spain Willy Hernangómez

Turkey–Georgia brawl

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During the game between Turkey and Georgia in Group A, Furkan Korkmaz and Duda Sanadze were ejected after a scuffle. Korkmaz was reportedly attacked when leaving the arena by Georgian players.[26] The following day, the Turkish federation threatened to leave the tournament.[27][28] After the game, the Turkish federation also submitted a complaint because the game clock ran for 22 seconds while the game was paused; this complaint was initially dismissed by FIBA.

On 5 September, FIBA opened an investigation and ten days later, on 15 September, announced to have opened "disciplinary proceedings for engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct" against four players.[29]

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