EuroBasket 1995
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EuroBasket 1995 final tournament stage was XXIX European basketball championship and was held in Athens, Greece from 21 June to 2 July, 1995. This European championship was the first one that saw the successful return of Lithuania national basketball team
to the tournament, since its last triumph in Eurobasket 1939
.
, Greece
.
history, the finals match between Yugoslavia and Lithuania almost ended in scandal. The match was played on July 2, 1995. From the start, the two teams matched up evenly, as Šarūnas Marčiulionis
, Arvydas Sabonis
, Aleksandar Đorđević and Predrag Danilović
exchanged points. At halftime, the Lithuanians were ahead by a point, 49-48. Vlade Divac got a technical foul early in first half. In second half, an American referee George Toliver signaled Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis for a technical foul, which led to Lithuanian protestations.
After a few more fouls signaled by the referee, one offensive and one technical against Lithuania, the Lithuanian team refused to return to the court after timeout. Everyone in the crowd was in total shock. After a few minutes, Aleksandar Đorđević, who was the leading scorer with 41 points (made 9 three-pointers out of 12 attempted), tried to convince Marčiulionis to continue playing.
The persuasions were successful, and five Lithuanians returned to the court. Yugoslavia was leading 93-89 with 2 minutes remaining in the game. Playmakers Arvydas Sabonis
and Rimas Kurtinaitis
could not return to the court, as they fouled out before the Lithuanian refusal to play. And although the Lithuanian team tried their hardest to catch up with the Yugoslavian team, they eventually lost 96-90.
After the Yugoslavs' victory, the Greek crowd that cheered against Yugoslavia throughout the final because it eliminated their team in the semifinals, further showed their displeasure during the winners ceremony by chanting "Lithuania is the champion!". Furthermore, there was controversy during the medal ceremony as right before the winning Yugoslav team were about to receive their gold medals, the third-placed Croatian team, in an unprecedented move, stepped down from the medal podium and walked off the court.
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, Žarko Paspalj
, Zoran Savić
, Predrag Danilović
, Aleksandar Đorđević, Dejan Bodiroga
, Željko Rebrača
, Saša Obradović
, Dejan Tomašević
, Zoran Sretenović, Miroslav Berić
, Dejan Koturović
(Coach: Dušan Ivković
)
2. Lithuania: Arvydas Sabonis
, Šarūnas Marčiulionis
, Artūras Karnišovas
, Rimas Kurtinaitis
, Valdemaras Chomičius
, Gintaras Einikis
, Arūnas Visockas
, Gintaras Krapikas
, Gvidonas Markevičius
, Saulius Štombergas
, Mindaugas Timinskas
, Darius Lukminas
(Coach: Vladas Garastas
)
3. Croatia: Toni Kukoč
, Dino Rađa, Stojan Vranković, Arijan Komazec
, Velimir Perasović
, Vladan Alanović
, Veljko Mršić, Ivica Žurić
, Alan Gregov
, Davor Pejčinović
, Josip Vranković
, Ivica Marić
(Coach: Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović)
4. Greece: Panagiotis Giannakis
, Panagiotis Fassoulas, Fanis Christodoulou
, Nikos Ekonomou
, Fragiskos Alvertis
, Giorgos Sigalas
, Dinos Angelidis, Lefteris Kakiousis, Efthimis Bakatsias
, Tzanis Stavrakopoulos
, Kostas Patavoukas
, Efthymis Rentzias (Coach: Makis Dendrinos
)
Lithuania national basketball team
The Lithuanian national basketball team is the representative for Lithuania in international men's basketball. Lithuania won bronze medals in three out of five Olympic tournaments it participated in....
to the tournament, since its last triumph in Eurobasket 1939
Eurobasket 1939
The 1939 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1939, was the third regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
.
Groups
14 team participating in the tournament were separated into two groups. 4 teams from each group advanced into quarterfinals.Group A |
Group B |
First round
The preliminary round was held between June 21 and June 28 in AthensAthens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Group A
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 | 6 | 0 | 490 | 411 | |
| 2. | 11 | 5 | 1 | 513 | 442 | |
| 3. | 10 | 4 | 2 | 448 | 430 | |
| 4. | 9 | 3 | 3 | 438 | 433 | |
| 5. | 8 | 2 | 4 | 419 | 417 | |
| 6. | 7 | 1 | 5 | 448 | 488 | |
| 7. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 393 | 528 | |
| June 21, 1995 | ||
 GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
82 - 96 |  LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
 IsraelIsrael The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
71 - 73 |  ItalyItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
 GreeceGreece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
80 - 84 | Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
| June 22, 1995 | ||
| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
68 - 67 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
73 - 89 | Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
 SwedenSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
62 - 87 | Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
| June 23, 1995 | ||
| Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
70 - 61 | Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
81 - 71 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
67 - 61 | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
| June 24, 1995 | ||
| Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
87 - 74 | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
| Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
78 - 60 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
86 - 68 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| June 26, 1995 | ||
| Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
85 - 58 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
59 - 49 | Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
| Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
80 - 69 | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
| June 27, 1995 | ||
| Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
59 - 72 | Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
| Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
96 - 73 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
79 - 83 | Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
| June 28, 1995 | ||
| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
93 - 61 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
92 - 79 | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
91 - 75 | Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
Group B
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 | 6 | 0 | 534 | 464 | |
| 2. | 10 | 4 | 2 | 499 | 473 | |
| 3. | 10 | 4 | 2 | 577 | 508 | |
| 4. | 10 | 4 | 2 | 496 | 466 | |
| 5. | 8 | 2 | 4 | 505 | 506 | |
| 6. | 7 | 1 | 5 | 462 | 539 | |
| 7. | 6 | 0 | 6 | 457 | 574 | |
| 126-74 | ||
| 89-68 | ||
| 85-70 | ||
| 91-83 | ||
| 85-65 | ||
| 87-74 | ||
| 81-79 | ||
| 86-75 | ||
| 81-81 aet. 100-94 | ||
| 90-76 | ||
| 92-82 | ||
| 80-70 | ||
| 90-68 | ||
| 94-81 | ||
| 88-85 | ||
| 93-74 | ||
| 92-77 | ||
| 94-78 | ||
| 94-72 | ||
| 102-93 | ||
| 81-72 |
Finals
Places 5 - 8
| 75-74 | ||
| 80-70 |
Finals
| Placement | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th place | 108-89 | ||
| 5th place | 82-75 |
Yugoslavia vs. Lithuania
One of the most intense matches in EurobasketEurobasket
The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...
history, the finals match between Yugoslavia and Lithuania almost ended in scandal. The match was played on July 2, 1995. From the start, the two teams matched up evenly, as Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Šarunas Marciulionis
Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association...
, Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
, Aleksandar Đorđević and Predrag Danilović
Predrag Danilovic
Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
exchanged points. At halftime, the Lithuanians were ahead by a point, 49-48. Vlade Divac got a technical foul early in first half. In second half, an American referee George Toliver signaled Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis for a technical foul, which led to Lithuanian protestations.
After a few more fouls signaled by the referee, one offensive and one technical against Lithuania, the Lithuanian team refused to return to the court after timeout. Everyone in the crowd was in total shock. After a few minutes, Aleksandar Đorđević, who was the leading scorer with 41 points (made 9 three-pointers out of 12 attempted), tried to convince Marčiulionis to continue playing.
The persuasions were successful, and five Lithuanians returned to the court. Yugoslavia was leading 93-89 with 2 minutes remaining in the game. Playmakers Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
and Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis is a basketball trainer, head coach of the VEF Riga, retired Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who was a member of the USSR and Lithuanian national basketball teams. He played as a shooting guard and is the only non-NBA player to participate in the NBA All-Star Three Point...
could not return to the court, as they fouled out before the Lithuanian refusal to play. And although the Lithuanian team tried their hardest to catch up with the Yugoslavian team, they eventually lost 96-90.
After the Yugoslavs' victory, the Greek crowd that cheered against Yugoslavia throughout the final because it eliminated their team in the semifinals, further showed their displeasure during the winners ceremony by chanting "Lithuania is the champion!". Furthermore, there was controversy during the medal ceremony as right before the winning Yugoslav team were about to receive their gold medals, the third-placed Croatian team, in an unprecedented move, stepped down from the medal podium and walked off the court.
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Final rankings
Team rosters
1. FR Yugoslavia: Vlade DivacVlade Divac
Vlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
, Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj
Žarko Paspalj is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and current sports administrator...
, Zoran Savić
Zoran Savic
Zoran Savić is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. The 208 cm forward played in various European nations.-Career:...
, Predrag Danilović
Predrag Danilovic
Predrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
, Aleksandar Đorđević, Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....
, Željko Rebrača
Željko Rebraca
Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...
, Saša Obradović
Saša Obradovic
Saša Obradović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who spent his career in Europe. With KK Crvena zvezda he won 2 National Championships. Obradović was the head coach of BC Kyiv, he left the club due to the drastic cuts in clubs budget...
, Dejan Tomašević
Dejan Tomaševic
Dejan Tomašević is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.-Pro career:Tomašević...
, Zoran Sretenović, Miroslav Berić
Miroslav Beric
Miroslav "Mića" Berić is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 7 in , Berić played the shooting guard position. A great scorer, he led the 2001 Euroleague in scoring with 23.3 ppg, playing for Partizan Belgrade.Berić has been a regular member of the Yugoslav...
, Dejan Koturović
Dejan Koturovic
Dejan Koturović is a retired Serbian professional basketball center. He helped Yugoslavia to gold at EuroBasket 1995 and the 2002 FIBA World Championship.-External links:* at acb.com* at legabasket.it* at euroleague.net...
(Coach: Dušan Ivković
Dušan Ivkovic
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....
)
2. Lithuania: Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
, Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Šarunas Marciulionis
Raimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association...
, Artūras Karnišovas
Arturas Karnišovas
Artūras Karnišovas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player....
, Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Rimas Kurtinaitis is a basketball trainer, head coach of the VEF Riga, retired Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who was a member of the USSR and Lithuanian national basketball teams. He played as a shooting guard and is the only non-NBA player to participate in the NBA All-Star Three Point...
, Valdemaras Chomičius
Valdemaras Chomicius
Valdemaras Chomičius is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball team. Assistant coach on the Lithuanian national team...
, Gintaras Einikis
Gintaras Einikis
Gintaras Einikis is a retired controversial Lithuanian professional basketball player. He stands at 6 ft 10 in and is former Lithuanian basketball center for the Lithuanian national team...
, Arūnas Visockas
Arunas Visockas
Arūnas Visockas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team and Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a power forward 200 cm tall and weighed 108 kg. Visockas is currently the assistant coach of the Lithuanian basketball team BC Kaunas Triobet...
, Gintaras Krapikas
Gintaras Krapikas
Gintaras Krapikas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a member of the Lithuanian national team that won a bronze medal in Barcelona's 1992 Summer Olympics....
, Gvidonas Markevičius
Gvidonas Markevičius
Gvidonas Markevičius is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.-Lithuanian national team:Markevičius was a member of the Lithuanian national team which won silver medals at the 1995 FIBA European Championship....
, Saulius Štombergas
Saulius Štombergas
Saulius Štombergas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian men's national basketball team....
, Mindaugas Timinskas
Mindaugas Timinskas
Mindaugas Timinskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team....
, Darius Lukminas
Darius Lukminas
Darius Lukminas is a Lithuanian former basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team and Žalgiris Kaunas...
(Coach: Vladas Garastas
Vladas Garastas
Vladas Garastas is probably the most famous former Lithuanian professional basketball coach. Currently he is the president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.-Coaching career:...
)
3. Croatia: Toni Kukoč
Toni Kukoc
Toni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were...
, Dino Rađa, Stojan Vranković, Arijan Komazec
Arijan Komazec
Arijan Komazec is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then the Croatian National Team after gained independence. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the Silver Medal in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympics...
, Velimir Perasović
Velimir Perasovic
Velimir Perasović is a basketball coach and former player from Croatia.Perasović was born in Split, in the former Yugoslavia, and grew up in the nearby Stobreč...
, Vladan Alanović
Vladan Alanovic
Vladan Alanović is a retired Croatian basketball player, who won the silver medal with the Croatian national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-References:*...
, Veljko Mršić, Ivica Žurić
Ivica Zuric
Ivica Žurić is a former Croatian basketball player. A versatile 2.06 m forward, he competed in the Euroleague for many years wearing the Cibona Zagreb jersey....
, Alan Gregov
Alan Gregov
Alan Gregov is a former basketball player from Croatia.Alan Gregov have won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, a bronze medal at 1994 FIBA World Championship and a bronze medal at EuroBasket 1993.-References:*...
, Davor Pejčinović
Davor Pejcinovic
Davor Pejčinović is a retired Croatian basketball player. A 2.11 m center, he participated in the 2000-01 Euroleague with KK Zadar.Pejčinović was a member of the Croatian national team that won the bronze medal in the 1995 Eurobasket....
, Josip Vranković
Josip Vranković
Josip "Joke" Vranković is a basketball coach and former player from Croatia. Most recently he was a coach of Croatia national basketball team and KK Cibona, but since late November 2011 is unattached.-References:...
, Ivica Marić
Ivica Maric
Ivica Marić is a former Croatian professional basketball player. A 1.82 m point guard with good court vision, he led the 2000-01 Euroleague in assists and steals playing for KK Zadar....
(Coach: Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović)
4. Greece: Panagiotis Giannakis
Panagiotis Giannakis
Panagiotis Giannakis , nicknamed "The Dragon", is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. He is the former head coach of the pro club Olympiacos, and the Greek National Basketball Team. Under Giannakis' guidance, the Greek National team won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket...
, Panagiotis Fassoulas, Fanis Christodoulou
Fanis Christodoulou
Theofanis Christodoulou, or Fanis Christodoulou , is a retired Greek professional basketball player...
, Nikos Ekonomou
Nikos Ekonomou
Nikos Ekonomou is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was a power forward, who played for many teams in his career. He also runs Basket4All, a basketball camp for young children.- Basketball career :...
, Fragiskos Alvertis
Fragiskos Alvertis
Fragiskos Alvertis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Panathinaikos basketball team...
, Giorgos Sigalas
Giorgos Sigalas
Giorgos Sigalas , is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During the 1990s, the 6'7" swingman was the regular captain of the senior men's Greek national team, as well as of the Athens-based Olympiacos in the Greek League and the Euroleague...
, Dinos Angelidis, Lefteris Kakiousis, Efthimis Bakatsias
Efthimis Bakatsias
Efthimis Bakatsias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC from 1993 to 1998 winning four Greek Championships and two Greek Cups...
, Tzanis Stavrakopoulos
Tzanis Stavrakopoulos
Tzanis Stavrakopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at the age of 16 with Asteras Ampelokipon. He led the team from the local ESKA category to the A1 professional Greek League. In 1995, he moved to Panathinaikos BC and he won the Euroleague Championship with...
, Kostas Patavoukas
Kostas Patavoukas
Kostas Patavoukas is a Greek retired professional basketball player.He started his career with Asteras Exarhion and later played for AEK BC. With AEK BC Patavoukas was a 2 time Greek Cup finalist in 1988 and 1992. He moved to Panathinaikos BC and won the Euroleague in 1996 in Paris and 2 Greek...
, Efthymis Rentzias (Coach: Makis Dendrinos
Makis Dendrinos
Makis Dendrinos is a Greek professional basketball coach.He was the coach of the Greek National Squad from 1994 to 1996. He won the 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, the 5th place at the Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 4th place at Eurobasket 1995...
)
All-Tournament Team
- Arvydas SabonisArvydas SabonisArvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
(Lithuania) - Šarūnas MarčiulionisŠarunas MarciulionisRaimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association...
(Lithuania) - Toni KukočToni KukocToni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were...
(Croatia) - Vlade DivacVlade DivacVlade Divac is a retired Yugoslav and Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA. At , he played center and was known for his passing skills...
(Yugoslavia) - Fanis ChristodoulouFanis ChristodoulouTheofanis Christodoulou, or Fanis Christodoulou , is a retired Greek professional basketball player...
(Greece)
Top scorers (ppg)
- Šarūnas MarčiulionisŠarunas MarciulionisRaimondas Šarūnas Marčiulionis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association...
(Lithuania) 22.5 - Arvydas SabonisArvydas SabonisArvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
(Lithuania) 21.7 - Yann BonatoYann BonatoYann Bonato is a basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Men's National Team.-References:*...
(France) 21.6 - Michael KochMichael Koch (basketball)Michael Koch is a German basketball coach and retired professional player. He has been the coach of the Telekom Baskets Bonn since November 2005....
(Germany) 21.5 - Arijan KomazecArijan KomazecArijan Komazec is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then the Croatian National Team after gained independence. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the Silver Medal in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympics...
(Croatia) 20.2 - Teoman Alibegovic (Slovenia) 20.1
- Artūras KarnišovasArturas KarnišovasArtūras Karnišovas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player....
(Lithuania) 19.7 - Sergei BazarevichSergei BazarevichSergei Valerianovich Bazarevich is a retired Russian professional basketball player. He played in 10 games for the Atlanta Hawks during the 1994–95 NBA season. He was a 6'2" and 168 lb point guard...
(Russia) 18.37 - Alberto HerrerosAlberto HerrerosAlberto Herreros Ros is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and is considered as one of the best European players. He has played for CB Estudiantes and Real Madrid Baloncesto....
(Spain) 18.3 - Predrag DanilovićPredrag DanilovicPredrag "Saša" Danilović , usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilovic , is a retired professional basketball player, considered one of the best European shooting guards during the 1990s...
(Yugoslavia) 17.4 - Sergei Babkov (Russia) 16.8
- Slavko Kotnik (Slovenia) 16.6