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2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

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2000 EuroBasket Under-20
5th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNorth Macedonia
DatesJuly 28 – August 6, 2000
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Slovenia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSlovenia Sani Bečirović
Top scorerNorth Macedonia Ilievski (23.0)
Top reboundsCroatia Žižić (10.3)
Top assistsSlovenia Bečirović (3.3)
PPG (Team) Lithuania (76.9)
RPG (Team) Lithuania (32.0)
APG (Team) Yugoslavia (12.6)
Official website
Official website (archive)
1998
2002

The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2000 European Championship for Young Men) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Ohrid, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their first title.

Teams

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Squads

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Qualification

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Preliminary round

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The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 371 335 9
 Israel 5 3 2 355 330 8
 Greece 5 3 2 397 363 8
 Turkey 5 2 3 384 396 7
 Lithuania 5 2 3 388 411 7
 Macedonia 5 1 4 324 384 6
28 July 2000
Greece  77–80  Israel Ohrid
Lithuania  89–79  Yugoslavia Ohrid
Turkey  71–77  Macedonia Ohrid
29 July 2000
Israel  73–56  Lithuania Ohrid
Yugoslavia  73–57  Turkey Ohrid
Macedonia  43–75  Greece Ohrid
30 July 2000
Turkey  90–78  Lithuania Ohrid
Macedonia  57–68  Israel Ohrid
Greece  60–66  Yugoslavia Ohrid
1 August 2000
Israel  70–72  Turkey Ohrid
Lithuania  80–87  Greece Ohrid
Yugoslavia  85–65  Macedonia Ohrid
2 August 2000
Greece  98–94  Turkey Ohrid
Yugoslavia  68–64  Israel Ohrid
Macedonia  82–85  Lithuania Ohrid

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Spain 5 5 0 369 299 10
 Slovenia 5 3 2 361 357 8
 France 5 2 3 333 339 7
 Croatia 5 2 3 354 360 7
 Russia 5 2 3 352 369 7
 Czech Republic 5 1 4 346 391 6
28 July 2000
Czech Republic  75–73  Croatia Ohrid
Russia  73–74  Slovenia Ohrid
Spain  68–50  France Ohrid
29 July 2000
Slovenia  84–80  Czech Republic Ohrid
Croatia  65–70  Spain Ohrid
France  70–77  Russia Ohrid
30 July 2000
Spain  71–68  Slovenia Ohrid
Croatia  68–89  France Ohrid
Czech Republic  76–84  Russia Ohrid
1 August 2000
Russia  63–76  Spain Ohrid
Slovenia  71–75  Croatia Ohrid
France  66–62  Czech Republic Ohrid
2 August 2000
Croatia  73–55  Russia Ohrid
Spain  84–53  Czech Republic Ohrid
Slovenia  64–58  France Ohrid

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
August 4
 
 
 Czech Republic71
 
August 5
 
 Lithuania88
 
 Lithuania62
 
August 4
 
 Russia70
 
 Russia75
 
 
 Macedonia67
 
Eleventh place
 
 
August 5
 
 
 Czech Republic72
 
 
 Macedonia83

Championship

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 4
 
 
 Greece71
 
August 5
 
 Slovenia84
 
 Slovenia74
 
August 4
 
 Croatia73
 
 Croatia69
 
August 6
 
 Yugoslavia66
 
 Slovenia66
 
August 4
 
 Israel65
 
 France55
 
August 5
 
 Israel72
 
 Israel69
 
August 4
 
 Spain65 Third place
 
 Spain69
 
August 6
 
 Turkey56
 
 Croatia77
 
 
 Spain82
 

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
August 5
 
 
 Greece73
 
August 6
 
 Yugoslavia76
 
 Yugoslavia78
 
August 5
 
 Turkey58
 
 France51
 
 
 Turkey61
 
Seventh place
 
 
August 6
 
 
 Greece61
 
 
 France48


 2000 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Slovenia
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team
 Slovenia
 Israel
 Spain
4th  Croatia
5th  Yugoslavia
6th  Turkey
7th  Greece
8th  France
9th  Russia
10th  Lithuania
11th  Macedonia
12th  Czech Republic

References

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