EuroBasket 2011
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Lithuania |
| Dates | 31 August – 18 September |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Third place | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 90 |
| MVP | Spain Juan Carlos Navarro[1] |
| Top scorer | France Tony Parker (22.1 points per game) |
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EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to organize the best European championship in its history.[2] The top two teams are guaranteed spots at the 2012 Summer Olympics. EuroBasket 2011 was the largest sporting event in the history of the Baltic states, both in terms of the number of national teams (24), games (90), and that of spectators (158,000 tickets sold, with most tickets valid for three separate games.)[3] Spain won the title for the second consecutive tournament, after defeating France, by a score of 98–85 in the final.[4] Spain's Juan Carlos Navarro was the tournament's MVP.
Venues and attendances
The group matches were played in four arenas, namely Alytus Arena, Šiauliai Arena, Cido Arena in Panevėžys and an arena in Klaipėda. The second stage matches were played at the Siemens Arena in the capital Vilnius and the playoffs at the new Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas. All tickets were sold for matches in which Lithuania played in a matter of several hours after the start of sale. Other tickets were also sold out in advance for all venues except for Alytus (75% of available tickets sold in total). However the Organizing Committee's policy of selling tickets as a 3-game package meant that in some cases the sold-out arenas were not full as some fans would choose to go to only some of the games their ticket entitled them to. This policy was altered in Panevėžys where there were separate tickets for the games Lithuania played. 20,000 foreign visitors went to Lithuania for the championship. 135,000 local fans visited the arenas. 120,000 people (both local and foreign) watched EuroBasket 2011 matches in special fan zones that were constructed beside every arena with a large screen and outdoor seating available.[3] Among the foreign teams the Georgian, Slovenian, Russian and Latvian national teams had the most fans traveling from their home countries. Georgians had certain city squares decorated in their flags in both Klaipėda and Vilnius. Several famous people and heads of states went to championship. This included the president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and prince of Spain Felipe.
| Location | Picture | City | Arena | Capacity | Status | Round |
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| File:Žalgirio Arena in 2023 by Augustas Didžgalvis.jpg | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,442 | Opened in 2011 | Knockout stage | |
| File:Avia Solutions Group Arena (former Siemens Arena) in 2021 by Augustas Didžgalvis.jpg | Vilnius | Siemens Arena | 11,000 | Opened in 2004 | Group E, Group F | |
| File:Šiauliai Arena in Šiauliai, Lithuania in 2007.jpg | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700 | Opened in 2007 | Group B | |
| File:Cido Arena in Panevėžys, Lithuania in 2010.jpg | Panevėžys | Cido Arena | 5,656 | Opened in 2008 | Group A | |
| File:Alytaus Arena in Alytus, Lithuania in 2011.jpg | Alytus | Alytus Arena | 5,500 | Opened in 1981, reopened after reconstruction in 2011 | Group C | |
| File:Švyturio Arena in Klaipėda, Lithuania in 2014.jpg | Klaipėda | Švyturio Arena | 5,486 | Opened in 2011 | Group D |
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Postage stamp issued to commemorate the EuroBasket 2011
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Slovenian national team bus in Vilnius
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Huge ball for EuroBasket 2011 in Vilnius
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Baskets and balls in Vilnius center
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One Litas coin for EuroBasket 2011
Teams
It was first decided that 16 teams would participate in EuroBasket 2011, however FIBA Europe decided on 5 September 2010, in a meeting in Istanbul, that there would be 24 teams in the tournament, after the Qualifying Round was concluded.[5] Lithuania automatically received a place as the hosts, nine other countries that competed in the 2010 FIBA World Championship also received a place, 12 Countries were determined through qualifying matches played in August 2010 (five had initially qualified, and seven were added after the decision to expand the tournament to 24 teams),[6] and two more qualifiers were decided in an additional qualifying tournament that took place in August 2011. All but one of the 15 countries that participated in the Qualifying Round qualified for the final tournament.
Qualification
Qualified teams
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Squads
Each team consisted of 12 players. Only 1 among the 12 could be a naturalised foreign player, who could not have been in the national team of another nation. Some of the teams had players that traced their ancestry to the teams they represent and were allowed to play for that team, such as Germany (US-born Chris Kaman) and Israel (US-born David Blu, who as Jewish was entitled to Israeli citizenship from birth). Other teams naturalised players participating in their country's league system, among them Spain (Congolese-born Serge Ibaka), Croatia (US-born Dontaye Draper), Bulgaria (US-born E. J. Rowland), Belgium (US-born Marcus Faison), and Poland (US-born Thomas Kelati, who qualified for Polish citizenship through marriage to a Pole). Montenegro and Macedonia each naturalised US-born players who had never played in their league system, but had played in neighbouring Serbia, respectively Omar Cook and Bo McCalebb. Other naturalised players moved to their current countries in their youth, with a notable example being Great Britain's Luol Deng, who fled the Sudanese Civil War with his family as a child. Lithuania, Serbia, Portugal (Cape Verde was a Portuguese colony) and Finland are notable exceptions, with all of their players having been born in Lithuania, Portugal, Serbia and Finland respectively. Another exception was Latvia playing without foreign players. Turkey had Enes Kanter, who was born to Turkish parents in Switzerland as well as Emir Preldzic, who was born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina and had already played on the national team of Slovenia in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2008 and Slovenian youth national teams. Some of the Eastern European national teams, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, were composed mainly or entirely from players playing abroad. This was primarily true for countries that have good basketball players but no powerful clubs or leagues to match that. On the other hand, for countries with strong leagues, such as Italy, the National teams were primarily composed of players playing in the local league. The same was true for countries weak in basketball (i.e. with both weak national team and local league) as their players are unable to get into strong foreign leagues. Portugal could be an example here. Many NBA players represented their national teams, with the Spanish team having 6 NBA stars, the French team having 5, the Turkish team having 4, and so on. It was one of the strongest European basketball competition ever organized as a lot of European stars helped their nations.
Notable players and coaches
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Group draw and championship system
The draw ceremony held on 30 January 2011 in the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, Vilnius, divided the qualified teams into four groups of six, groups A, B, C, and D. The hosts of the evening were Jurgita Jurkutė and Vytautas Rumšas. The balls were drawn by retired basketball players European champions and Olympic medalists Stasys Stonkus, Modestas Paulauskas, Dino Meneghin, Sergejus Jovaiša, Alexander Anatolyevich Volkov and Arvydas Sabonis. A special concert followed the draw where a song was dedicated for each of the participating nations. It was decided that Group A games would take place in Panevėžys, Group B in Šiauliai, Group C in Alytus and Group D in Klaipėda.
In the first stage every team had to play against every other team of their group (round robin). This meant five matches per team. From every group the 3 best teams advanced to the second stage and the 3 worst teams were eliminated. In the second stage 2 new groups were formed. The 3 best teams from groups A and B were united to form group E whereas the 3 best teams from groups C and D were united to form group F. In these two new groups of the second stage only matches by teams that had not yet played each other had to be played. As for the matches that had already happened in the first stage their results would also count in the second stage. Therefore, every team played 3 matches and there were 12 teams in the second stage. Out of the second stage the 4 best teams from each of the two groups advanced to the quarterfinals (8 teams in total) whereas the 2 worst teams were eliminated from championship (4 teams in total).
Logo, official song and mascot of the championship
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A public contest was introduced to create the logo for the competition. 49 designs were presented initially to the organizers and the best three were sent to FIBA Europe, which selected the winning design. The author of it was designer Kęstutis Koira. The EuroBasket 2011 logo was unveiled on 24 January 2009 in Cido Arena, Panevėžys, during the final game of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation Cup. It displays the Columns of Gediminas overlaid on a backboard. Lithuania is the first host country of EuroBasket to have an official EuroBasket song. The song "Celebrate basketball", written by Marijonas Mikutavičius and performed by Mia, Mantas Jankavičius and Marijonas Mikutavičius, was chosen by a televoting in Lithuania. There are two versions of the song – in Lithuanian[7] and English.[8] Later, another version was added – "Nebetyli sirgaliai" (lit. The Fans are no Longer Quiet). The mascot of the championship was Amberis. Its head was in the form and color of a piece of amber. The name "Amberis" is a portmanteau of the English word amber and the Lithuanian nominative case masculine gender ending "is". The real word for amber in Lithuanian is Gintaras. There was an Amberis in every arena and quite frequently there were more than a single Amberis at a time interacting with each other as well as spectators. On the screens in the arenas a "legend" was shown where a piece of amber was given by a coach to a young basketball player to bring him luck and this piece turned into Amberis.
Special events
Basketball enjoys extraordinary popularity in Lithuania. As such, many events were organized to mark the championship, including:
- In summer 2011 a dribble marathon around the whole of Lithuania was organized. Groups of people would dribble from one town to the next one, where they would give the balls to another set of people who would then dribble to the next town and so on. Every town of Lithuania was visited with TV documenting the events every day. Among the people who took part in the event were the president of Lithuania, several ministers, mayors, sportsmen, opera and ballet stars and so on. In the end the 13 balls were given to the Lithuanian National Basketball team on 29 August 2011.
- On 29 August 2011, Lithuania set a new record for simultaneous dribbling, previously held by Poland. 60,000 Lithuanians from Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Alytus dribbled Molten balls simultaneously, beating Poland's record of 30,000 people.
- The Vilnius TV Tower observation deck was turned into a large basketball basket. It was made of lights that shone in the dark. The "basket" was 160 meters tall, higher than any other building in Lithuania.
- Composer Vidmantas Bartulis and poet Gintaras Patackas wrote an oratorio for basketball called "That Space-like Feeling of Basketball" ("Tas kosminis krepšinio jausmas"). This oratorio, praising basketball and Kauno Žalgiris team, was performed during the opening of Kaunas Arena on 16 August 2011.
Additionally, from Spring 2011, many of the TV and newspaper advertisements became basketball-oriented. Each of the cities where EuroBasket 2011 would take place received many minor details marking the championship: for example, the trash bins in Panevėžys were repainted to look like basketballs, an abandoned building in Vilnius had its windows covered by flags of the participant nations while balls were drawn on the pavement in some places. Many ordinary Lithuanians decorated their cars with small Lithuanian flags flying above side windows (like during every other basketball championship). Flags covering the opposite side of the car mirrors are also popular. Some foreign fans who visited Lithuania during the championship adopted this practice as well. A major Lithuanian news company adopted the practice of predicting each Lithuania national basketball team match in the EuroBasket. Lazdeika the Crab served as the oracle. The crab selected one of the two coconut shells to hide in when light was shone on it. Each of the two coconut shells has a country's flag – Lithuania's flag and opponent flag. At the beginning the crab's guesses would prove to be correct yet in the end they went wrong. Some people believe that the predictions were fixed - that is, the crab would be filmed many times and only when its "prediction" would match that of bookmakers would the "prediction" be aired on TV.
FIBA broadcasting rights
At least some matches were broadcast in 150 countries and territories all over the world.[3]
Financial details
According to the Lithuanian Basketball Association the championship expenses were 32 million Litas and the income was 34.8 million Litas, which means the profit of the event was 2.8 million Litas.[3] Out of the 32 million Litas expenses some 9.8 million were funded by the Lithuanian state institutions whereas the remaining 22.2 million were amassed from sponsors or other sources. It is assumed that the state earned 11.9 million Litas due to VAT taxes paid by 20 000 foreign visitors therefore earning a 2.1 million Litas profit.[3] Out of the 34.8 million litas income 24.7 million Litas were amassed by selling tickets (TV rights and certain other rights are owned by FIBA rather than the local basketball association and therefore are not included in the revenues).[3] During the championship there were 3,984 people responsible for safety and 1,500 volunteers responsible for various duties such as helping spectators or giving the balls for play. The 1,500 volunteers were chosen out of 6,000 persons who wanted to volunteer. 1,300 journalists worked in the championships, out of them 200 were TV and radio commentators. 1,300 media accreditation licenses were issued.[3]
Preliminary round
Teams played each other once. The top three placed teams move on to the next round. In the event of a tie on points, direct matches between (points and goal average, i.e. points for/points against) were taken into account, if still tied, goal average in all matches was used as tiebreaker and not points difference.[10][11] All times are local (UTC+3)
Group A
Venue: Cido Arena, Panevėžys
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | GA | Pts. | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 364 | 1.109 | 9 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 374 | 1.147 | 9 | 0–1 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 385 | 333 | 1.156 | 8 | |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 410 | 0.907 | 7 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 401 | 424 | 0.945 | 7 | 0–1 |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 344 | 430 | 0.800 | 5 |
| 31 August 2011 | ||
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 83–78 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 79–56 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 80–69 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| 1 September 2011 | ||
| Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 73–87 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 61–90 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 77–97 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| 2 September 2011 | ||
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 86–69 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 73–81 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 68–75 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| 4 September 2011 | ||
| Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 85–73 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg | 84–83 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 79–91 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| 5 September 2011 | ||
| Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | 88–81 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 57–65 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 69–98 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
Group B
Venue: Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | GA | Pts. |
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| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 438 | 391 | 1.120 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 432 | 386 | 1.119 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 377 | 357 | 1.056 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 399 | 448 | 0.891 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 380 | 405 | 0.938 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 385 | 424 | 0.908 | 5 |
| 31 August 2011 | ||
| Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 80–68 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 89–78 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia |
| Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 91–64 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| 1 September 2011 | ||
| Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | 77–92 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 68–85 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 62–76 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| 2 September 2011 | ||
| Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 89–80 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel |
| Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | 62–71 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 76–65 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| 4 September 2011 | ||
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 91–88 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 84–91 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 64–75 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| 5 September 2011 | ||
| Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg | 96–95 (OT) | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | 80–81 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
| Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 96–97 (OT) | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
Group C
Venue: Alytus Arena, Alytus
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | GA | Pts. | Tie |
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| File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 362 | 337 | 1.074 | 9 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 5 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 324 | 1.129 | 9 | 0–1 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 373 | 366 | 1.019 | 7 | 1–1, 1.155 |
| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 396 | 404 | 0.980 | 7 | 1–1, 0.959 |
| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 380 | 409 | 0.929 | 7 | 1–1, 0.907 |
| File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 4 | 357 | 388 | 0.921 | 6 |
| 31 August 2011 | ||
| Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg | 70–65 (OT) | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 76–67 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 84–79 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| 1 September 2011 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg | 94–86 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro |
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 61–81 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg | 78–76 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| 3 September 2011 | ||
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 92–64 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 58–72 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia |
| Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg | 97–81 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro |
| 4 September 2011 | ||
| Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg | 72–70 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg | 55–71 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg | 92–80 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| 5 September 2011 | ||
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 71–65 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 74–69 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia |
| Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg | 75–63 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Group D
Venue: Klaipėda Arena, Klaipėda
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | GA | Pts. | Tie |
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| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 371 | 321 | 1.155 | 10 | |
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 356 | 324 | 1.098 | 9 | |
| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 352 | 343 | 1.026 | 7 | 1–1, 1.045 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 357 | 0.949 | 7 | 1–1, 0.993 |
| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 322 | 327 | 0.984 | 7 | 1–1, 0.960 |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 5 | 0 | 5 | 304 | 372 | 0.817 | 5 |
| 31 August 2011 | ||
| Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 59–81 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia |
| Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 67–59 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 73–64 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
| 1 September 2011 | ||
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg | 68–65 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg | 58–65 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg | 64–68 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| 3 September 2011 | ||
| Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg | 67–56 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 87–75 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia |
| Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 79–58 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| 4 September 2011 | ||
| Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg | 69–53 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
| Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg | 77–89 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg | 61–70 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| 5 September 2011 | ||
| Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg | 69–79 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 64–65 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg | 74–61 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
Second round
Group E
The group composed of the three best ranked teams from Groups A and B. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round. Four teams with the best records advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | GA | Pts. | Tie |
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| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 405 | 340 | 1.191 | 9 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 383 | 388 | 0.987 | 9 | 0–1 |
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 405 | 397 | 1.020 | 8 | |
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 388 | 412 | 0.942 | 7 | |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 345 | 379 | 0.910 | 6 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 331 | 341 | 0.991 | 6 | 0–1 |
| 7 September 2011 | |||
| Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 68–77 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 64–68 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 90–100 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| 9 September 2011 | |||
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 84–59 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 73–67 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 67–73 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| 11 September 2011 | |||
| Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg | 68–67 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 69–96 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 84–75 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
Group F
The group composed of the three best ranked teams from groups C and D. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round. The four teams with the best records advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | GA | Pts. |
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| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 355 | 310 | 1.145 | 10 |
| File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 338 | 313 | 1.079 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 348 | 336 | 1.036 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 337 | 1.000 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 372 | 0.909 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 329 | 377 | 0.873 | 5 |
| 8 September 2011 | |||
| Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg | 63–65 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | 60–79 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 60–69 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| 10 September 2011 | |||
| Georgia File:Flag of Georgia.svg | 73–87 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg | 68–59 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 67–83 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| 12 September 2011 | |||
| Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 67–60 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 73–60 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
| Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 63–61 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | Siemens Arena, Vilnius |
Knockout stage
- All matches were played in: Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas[12]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 86 | |||||||||
| 16 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 64 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 92 | |||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | 80 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | 67 | |||||||||
| 18 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 65 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 98 | |||||||||
| 15 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 85 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 64 | |||||||||
| 16 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 56 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 79 | |||||||||
| 15 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 71 | Third place | ||||||||
| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 77 | |||||||||
| 18 September | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 67 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | 68 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 72 | |||||||||
- 5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 15 September | ||||||
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 77 | |||||
| 17 September | ||||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 80 | |||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 73 | |||||
| 16 September | ||||||
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 69 | |||||
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 87 | |||||
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 77 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 17 September | ||||||
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 72 | |||||
| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 68 | |||||
Quarterfinals
14 September
18:00 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 86–64 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 19–8, 36–14, 15–19 | ||
14 September
21:00 |
| Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg | 67–65 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 12–14, 19–18, 18–13 | ||
15 September
18:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 64–56 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 13–14, 13–12, 24–13 | ||
15 September
21:00 |
| Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg | 77–67 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 18–15, 20–21, 23–19 | ||
Classification 5–8
15 September
15:30 |
| Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 77–80 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 13–25, 24–19, 20–17 | ||
16 September
15:00 |
| Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 87–77 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–8, 14–18, 16–22, 23–29 | ||
Semifinals
16 September
17:30 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 92–80 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 18–27, 27–17, 21–18 | ||
16 September
21:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 79–71 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–18, 16–13, 24–24 | ||
Seventh place game
17 September
18:00 |
| Slovenia File:Flag of Slovenia.svg | 72–68 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 17–19, 20–12, 8–17 | ||
Fifth place game
17 September
21:00 |
| Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg | 73–69 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 18–17, 24–11, 17–21 | ||
Third place game
18 September
17:30 |
| Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg | 68–72 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 17–19, 20–16, 18–20 | ||
Final
18 September
21:00 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 98–85 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 25–21, 25–21, 23–23 | ||
Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
Attendance: 14,500 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Sreten Radovic (CRO) |
| EuroBasket 2011 champions |
|---|
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Second title |
Final standings
The results of the championship included some surprises. Finland and Georgia, the latter supported by some 1,500 fans who had traveled to Lithuania, managed to reach the second stage despite being allowed to take part in the championship only after FIBA Europe decision. In fact Finland had the possibility of advancing to the quarterfinals until the very last game against Slovenia. Croatia on the other hand was a powerful team that failed to reach even the second stage. Turkey with 5 NBA players failed to reach the quarterfinals. The biggest surprise was probably Macedonia, a country that had had no major basketball victories prior to this championship. Having lost only two games in the first and second stages and these two by just a single point each (one of them after overtime) Macedonia easily advanced to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals the Macedonians defeated the hosts Lithuanians, and went to the semifinals. A match between Georgia and Russia in Klaipėda was regarded to have political significance due to these countries having recently fought a war (the South Ossetia War). There were more than 1,000 Georgians and under 1,000 Russians in the arena during the game and large police forces were amassed to prevent possible riots. Despite the tight battle the Russians defeated the Georgians and prevented any surprise result. No riots happened. These are the final standings. Two countries, Spain and France, qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics basketball tournament outright. Four more qualified for the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, with Russia and Lithuania obtaining qualification through the tournament. In addition, Great Britain qualified as host.
| Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. | |
| Qualified as host nation for the 2012 Summer Olympics. | |
| Qualified for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 10–1 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 9–2 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 10–1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia | 7–4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 8–3 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 7–4 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 6–5 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia | 5–6 |
| 9-10 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 4–4 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3–5 | |
| 11-12 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3–5 |
| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 2–6 | |
| 13-16 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 2–3 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 2–3 | |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 2–3 | |
| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 2–3 | |
| 17-20 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 2–3 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 2–3 | |
| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–3 | |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1–4 | |
| 21-24 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | 1–4 |
| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 0–5 | |
| File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 0–5 | |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 0–5 |
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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Minutes
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Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Italy Andrea Bargnani | 36 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia |
| Rebounds | North Macedonia Pero Antić | 19 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Assists | Croatia Dontaye Draper | 12 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro |
| Steals | France Nicolas Batum France Tony Parker |
6 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Blocks | Spain Serge Ibaka | 5 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| 2-point field goal percentage | United Kingdom Joel Freeland | 100% (11/11) | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 3-point field goal percentage | North Macedonia Vojdan Stojanovski | 100% (5/5) | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania |
| Free throw percentage | France Tony Parker Portugal Miguel Minhava |
100% (12/12) | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| Turnovers | Serbia Miloš Teodosić | 9 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
Team Tournament Highs
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Offensive PPG
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Defensive PPG
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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2-point field goal percentage
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3-point field goal percentage
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Free throw percentage
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Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 100 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia |
| Rebounds | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | 50 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia |
| Assists | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 26 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro |
| Steals | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
14 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Blocks | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 10 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| 2-point field goal percentage | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 78.4% (29/37) | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| 3-point field goal percentage | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 63.3% (7/11) | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal |
| Free throw percentage | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 100% (16/16) | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| Turnovers | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
23 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[14] PG – France Tony Parker SG – North Macedonia Bo McCalebb SF – Spain Juan Carlos Navarro (MVP) PF – Russia Andrei Kirilenko C – Spain Pau Gasol
References
- ↑ "Another masterpiece for MVP "La Bomba"". Eurobasket2011.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ ""FIBA Europe": lietuviai Europos čempionatą suorganizavo geriausiai per visą istoriją". 15min.lt. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Naujienos - Europos krepĹĄinio Ä?empionatas: kiek uĹždirbome?". Vtv.lt. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ Nilsen, Paul (18 September 2011). "Spain Retains European Crown". FIBA. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "Eurobasket 2011 will be played with 24 teams". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Seven More Teams Get Direct EuroBasket Berth". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "Official EuroBasket 2011 anthem (Lithuanian version)". 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Official song of EuroBasket 2011 Celebrate Basketball HD (with lyrics) - YouTube". 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Keisels, Guntis (19 August 2011). "Latvijas valstsvienības spēlēs Eiropas čempionāta finālturnīrā translēs TV6". Basket.lv (in latviešu). Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ↑ "FIBA Europe Regulations". FIBA. 17 August 2011. p. 18. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ↑ "Official Basketball Rules". FIBA. 11 January 2011. p. 69. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ↑ "EuroBasket 2011". EuroBasket 2011. 16 April 1985. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "McCalebb statistics in 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "News". EuroBasket 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
External links
- CS1 latviešu-language sources (lv)
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