2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

2005 EuroBasket Under-20
8th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Russia
Dates July 8–17
Teams 16 (from 48 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Russia (1st title)
MVP Russia Nikita Kurbanov
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Croatia Markota (18.3)  Lithuania (81.4)
Rebounds Croatia Markota (10.8)  Latvia/ Ukraine (41.1)
Assists Slovenia Močnik (5.0)  Spain (14.0)
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The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eighth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Chekhov, in Russia, hosted the tournament. Russia won their first title.

Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Division B.

Format change

For the first time, the format of the competition was changed. Four more teams entered the competition, and another round was played. The two last teams were relegated to Division B.

Teams

Preliminary round

The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each.

     Team advanced to Quarter-Final round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 3302391766
 Latvia 3212182025
 Ukraine 3122032234
 Germany 3031902493
8 July 2005
Germany 60–89 GreeceChekhov
Ukraine 72–73 LatviaChekhov
9 July 2005
Greece 87–60 UkraineChekhov
Latvia 89–67 GermanyChekhov
10 July 2005
Germany 63–71 UkraineChekhov
Latvia 56–63 GreeceChekhov

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Lithuania 3303031836
 Italy 3212142145
 Belarus 3121742094
 Czech Republic 3031612463
8 July 2005
Belarus 72–52 Czech RepublicChekhov
Italy 77–109 LithuaniaChekhov
9 July 2005
Belarus 49–93 LithuaniaChekhov
Czech Republic 52–73 ItalyChekhov
10 July 2005
Czech Republic 57–101 LithuaniaChekhov
Italy 64–53 BelarusChekhov

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 3213031835
 France 3212142145
 Croatia 3121742094
 Slovenia 3121612464
8 July 2005
France 66–57 SloveniaChekhov
Croatia 68–83 RussiaChekhov
9 July 2005
Slovenia 62–81 CroatiaChekhov
Russia 76–60 FranceChekhov
10 July 2005
France 76–57 CroatiaChekhov
Russia 64–65 SloveniaChekhov

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia and Montenegro 3302261806
 Israel 3211991985
 Spain 3122162044
 Turkey 3031702293
8 July 2005
Serbia and Montenegro 80–73 SpainChekhov
Israel 73–65 TurkeyChekhov
9 July 2005
Israel 71–65 SpainChekhov
Serbia and Montenegro 78–52 TurkeyChekhov
10 July 2005
Israel 55–68 Serbia and MontenegroChekhov
Spain 78–53 TurkeyChekhov

Quarter-Final round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 3302331856
 Israel 3121832014
 Greece 3121802024
 Italy 3122072154
12 July 2005
Greece 51–60 IsraelChekhov
Italy 72–76 RussiaChekhov
13 July 2005
Israel 60–64 ItalyChekhov
Russia 71–50 GreeceChekhov
14 July 2005
Greece 79–71 ItalyChekhov
Russia 86–63 IsraelChekhov

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Lithuania 3212282045
 Serbia and Montenegro 3212071875
 France 3121882134
 Latvia 3121842034
12 July 2005
Latvia 53–73 Serbia and MontenegroChekhov
Lithuania 87–65 FranceChekhov
13 July 2005
France 56–54 LatviaChekhov
Serbia and Montenegro 62–67 LithuaniaChekhov
14 July 2005
Latvia 77–74 LithuaniaChekhov
France 67–72 Serbia and MontenegroChekhov

Classification round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

     Team competed to 9th–12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Croatia 3302441876
 Turkey 3212112065
 Ukraine 3121992294
 Czech Republic 3031922243
12 July 2005
Ukraine 59–68 TurkeyChekhov
Czech Republic 56–72 CroatiaChekhov
13 July 2005
Croatia 90–61 UkraineChekhov
Turkey 73–65 Czech RepublicChekhov
14 July 2005
Ukraine 79–71 Czech RepublicChekhov
Croatia 82–70 TurkeyChekhov

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Spain 3302271636
 Slovenia 3212051855
 Belarus 3121862204
 Germany 3031732233
12 July 2005
Germany 52–73 SpainChekhov
Belarus 56–74 SloveniaChekhov
13 July 2005
Slovenia 76–61 GermanyChekhov
Spain 86–56 BelarusChekhov
14 July 2005
Germany 60–74 BelarusChekhov
Slovenia 55–68 SpainChekhov


Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

 
PlayoffsThirteenth place
 
      
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 
 Ukraine65
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 Germany81
 
 Germany59
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 Belarus54
 
 Belarus76
 
 
 Czech Republic59
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 
 Ukraine76
 
 
 Czech Republic50

Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Division B.

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 
 Croatia87
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 Slovenia95
 
 Slovenia69
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 Spain80
 
 Spain77
 
 
 Turkey61
 
Eleventh place
 
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 
 Croatia83
 
 
 Turkey65

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 
 Latvia69
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 Greece84
 
 Greece78
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 France77
 
 France93
 
 
 Italy57
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 
 Latvia85
 
 
 Italy69

Championship

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro56
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 Russia64
 
 Russia61
 
July 16, Chekhov
 
 Lithuania53
 
 Lithuania67
 
 
 Israel66
 
Third place
 
 
July 17, Chekhov
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro63
 
 
 Israel45
 2005 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Russia
First title

Final standings

RankTeam
 Russia
 Lithuania
 Serbia and Montenegro
4th  Israel
5th  Greece
6th  France
7th  Latvia
8th  Italy
9th  Spain
10th  Slovenia
11th  Croatia
12th  Turkey
13th  Germany
14th  Belarus
15th  Ukraine
16th  Czech Republic

Stats Leaders

All-Tournament Team

References

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