EuroBasket 1991
The 1991 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1991, was the 27th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Italy between 24 and 29 June 1991. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Palazzo dello Sport in Rome was the hosting venue of the tournament. Yugoslavia won its fifth FIBA European title by defeating hosts Italy with an 88–73 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Toni Kukoč was voted the tournament's MVP.
This was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate.
Venues
All games were played at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome.Palazzo dello Sport Capacity: 12,000 Opened in 1960 |
Qualification
A total of eight teams qualified for the tournament via a qualifying stage:Squads
Format
- The teams were split in two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
- The third and fourth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Semifinals
Third place
Final
5th to 8th place
Awards
All-Tournament Team |
Nando Gentile |
Nikos Galis |
Toni Kukoč |
Antonio Martín Espina |
Vlade Divac |
Final standings
Zoran Sretenović Velimir Perasović Aleksandar Đorđević Toni Kukoč Žarko Paspalj Jure Zdovc Predrag Danilović Zoran Jovanović Vlade Divac Arijan Komazec Dino Rađa Zoran Savić | Alessandro Fantozzi Ferdinando Gentile Walter Magnifico Sandro Dell'Agnello Andrea Gracis Roberto Brunamonti Roberto Premier Riccardo Pittis Antonello Riva Davide Pessina Ario Costa Stefano Rusconi | Jordi Villacampa Mike Hansen José Miguel Antúnez Rafael Jofresa Quique Andreu Manel Bosch Pep Cargol Fernando Arcega Juan Antonio Orenga Silvano Bustos Antonio Martín Espina Juan Antonio San Epifanio | Frédéric Forte Valéry Demory Antoine Rigaudeau Richard Dacoury Philip Szanyiel Stéphane Ostrowski Hugues Occansey Didier Gadou Félix Courtinard Georges Adams Jim Deines Jim Bilba |