EuroBasket Women 2001
| 28th FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | September 14 – 23 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of France.svg France (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | France Catherine Melain |
| Top scorer | Poland Dydek 24.4 |
| Top rebounds | Poland Dydek 10.9 |
| Top assists | Hungary Ivanyi 6.4 |
| PPG (Team) | File:Flag of France.svg France 78.3 |
| RPG (Team) | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 39.6 |
| APG (Team) | File:Flag of France.svg France 21.6 |
| Official website | |
| EuroBasket Women 2001 | |
EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.
Venues
The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines. The arenas, in which the tournament was held, were: in Orléans, Palais des Sports; in Le Mans, Antarès; and in Gravelines, Gravelines Sportica.
Qualification
The qualification to the tournament was held in 1999 and 2000. Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four. The top two qualified to the tournament. The following teams qualified to the EuroBasket Women 2001:
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In addition to the qualified teams, who went through the qualification process, the host nation France automatically qualified to the tournament. Also, Poland, the gold medalist of EuroBasket 1999 Women, qualified to the tournament automatically.
Squads
Preliminary round
- Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | France France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 406 | 320 | +86 | 10 |
| 2. | Spain Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 397 | 344 | +53 | 8 |
| 3. | Poland Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 329 | +25 | 8 |
| 4. | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 383 | 373 | +10 | 8 |
| 5. | Romania Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 404 | – 89 | 6 |
| 6. | Ukraine Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 322 | 407 | – 85 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Russia Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 356 | 276 | +80 | 9 |
| 2. | Lithuania Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 358 | +13 | 9 |
| 3. | Hungary Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 317 | 302 | +15 | 8 |
| 4. | Slovakia Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 341 | – 4 | 7 |
| 5. | Greece Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 319 | 380 | −61 | 6 |
| 6. | Czech Republic Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 328 | 371 | −43 | 6 |
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| September 21, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 64 | |||||||||
| September 22, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia | 59 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 74 | |||||||||
| September 21, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 59 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 71 | |||||||||
| September 23, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 60 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 68 | |||||||||
| September 21, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 73 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 72 | |||||||||
| September 22, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 56 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 75 | |||||||||
| September 21, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 44 | Third place | ||||||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 83 | |||||||||
| September 23, 2001 | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 81 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 89 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 74 | |||||||||
5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| September 22, 2001 | ||||||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia | 78 | |||||
| September 23, 2001 | ||||||
| Hungary Hungary | 58 | |||||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia | 82 | |||||
| September 22, 2001 | ||||||
| Poland Poland | 76 | |||||
| Slovakia Slovakia | 66 | |||||
| Poland Poland | 80 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| September 23, 2001 | ||||||
| Hungary Hungary | 79 | |||||
| Slovakia Slovakia | 68 | |||||
