EuroBasket 1987

EuroBasket 1987
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityPiraeus
Dates3–14 June
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Greece (1st title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played46
MVPGreece Nikos Galis
Top scorerGreece Nikos Galis
(37.0 points per game)
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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, located in the Neo Faliron in Piraeus, Attica,[1][2][3] 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.[4]

Venues

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

Peace and Friendship Stadium
Capacity: 17,000
Opened in 1983

Qualification

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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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Main article: EuroBasket 1987 squads

Format

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  • 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

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Qualified for the semifinals

Group A

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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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)

Group B

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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 2 432 434 −2 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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: LaVon Mercer 28 Pts: Jackel 40
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Yvan Mainini (FRA)

Knockout stage

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Championship bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 June – 19:30
 
 
 Soviet Union110
 
12 June – 19:30
 
 Czechoslovakia91
 
 Soviet Union113
 
9 June – 21:30
 
 Spain96
 
 Spain107
 
14 June – 20:00
 
 West Germany77
 
 Soviet Union101
 
10 June – 19:30
 
 Greece103
 
 Italy78
 
12 June – 21:30
 
 Greece90
 
 Greece81
 
10 June – 21:30
 
 Yugoslavia77 Third place
 
 Poland81
 
13 June – 21:30
 
 Yugoslavia128
 
 Spain87
 
 
 Yugoslavia98
 

Quarterfinals

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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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Paul Housman (USA)

Semifinals

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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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 18,000
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Todd Warnick (ISR)

Third place

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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, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Peter George (FRG)

Final

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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, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 17,000
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)

5th to 8th place

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Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
11 June – 19:30
 
 
 Czechoslovakia91
 
14 June – 18:00
 
 West Germany93
 
 West Germany84
 
11 June – 21:30
 
 Italy87
 
 Italy93
 
 
 Poland75
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 June – 19:30
 
 
 Czechoslovakia92
 
 
 Poland96
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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Wieslaw Zych (POL)

9th to 12th place

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Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
9 June – 17:30
 
 
 France96
 
13 June – 17:30
 
 Israel93
 
 France94
 
10 June – 17:30
 
 Netherlands80
 
 Romania87
 
 
 Netherlands88
 
Eleventh place
 
 
11 June – 17:30
 
 
 Israel97
 
 
 Romania87
9 June
17:30
 France 96–93  Israel
Scoring by half: 44–50, 52–43
Pts: Dubuisson 36 Pts: LaVon Mercer 34
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, 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, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)

Awards

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 1987 FIBA EuroBasket champions 

Greece
1st title
1987 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Nikos Galis (Greece Greece)
All-Tournament Team[5]
Soviet Union Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Greece Nikos Galis (MVP)
Soviet Union Alexander Volkov
Spain Andrés Jiménez
Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas

Final standings

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Qualified for the 1988 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Greece 6–2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Soviet Union 7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
4th
 Greece
Nikos Galis
Nikos Stavropoulos
Panagiotis Giannakis
Argiris Kambouris
Nikos Linardos
Panagiotis Karatzas
Michalis Romanidis
Nikos Filippou
Liveris Andritsos
Panagiotis Fasoulas
Memos Ioannou
Fanis Christodoulou 		 Soviet Union
Alexander Volkov
Heino Enden
Sergei Tarakanov
Valdemaras Chomičius
Sergei Babenko
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valdis Valters
Vladimir Tkachenko
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Sergejus 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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  1. ^ "Eurobasket 1987 in Greece".
  2. ^ "Latest News | Eurocup".
  3. ^ "Peace and friendship Stadium | Athens World Company Sports Games 2021".
  4. ^ "FIBA.basketball".
  5. ^ Linguasport.com Tournament Team.
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