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EuroBasket 2003

International basketball event

EuroBasket 2003

International basketball event

FieldValue
tourney_nameEuroBasket 2003
other_titlesEuropamästerskapet i basket för herrar 2003
imageEurobasket03 logo.jpg
captionOfficial logo of the EuroBasket 2003
countrySweden
dates5–14 September
num_teams16
venues5
cities5
championLithuania
champion-flagvar1988
count3
secondSpain
thirdItaly
third-flagvar2003
fourthFrance
fourth-flagvar1974
games40
mvpLithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius
top_scorerSpain Pau Gasol
(25.8 points per game)
prevseason2001
nextseason2005

| champion-flagvar = 1988 | third-flagvar = 2003 | fourth-flagvar = 1974 (25.8 points per game)

The 2003 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2003, was the 33rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as the Europe qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Sweden between 5 September and 14 September 2003. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Borås, Luleå, Norrköping, Södertälje and Stockholm hosted the tournament. Lithuania won its third FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 93–84 score in the final. Lithuania's Šarūnas Jasikevičius was voted the tournament's MVP.

Venues

LocationPictureCityArenaCapacityStatusRound
{{Location map+Swedenborder =caption =float = centerwidth = 250places =
[[Image:Coop Arena.JPG200px]]LuleåCoop Norrbotten Arena6,500Opened in 1970Group A
[[Image:Himmelstalundshallen i Norrköping, den 24 april 2007.JPG200px]]NorrköpingHimmelstalundshallen4,280Opened in 1977Group B
[[Image:Södertälje SK vs Leksands IF, Axa Sports Center 2007-03-22.jpg200px]]SödertäljeScaniarinken7,250Opened in 1970Group C
[[Image:Globen Stockholm February 2007.jpg200px]]StockholmStockholm Globe Arena7,250Opened in 1989Knockout stages

Qualification

Main article: FIBA EuroBasket 2003 qualification

CompetitionDateVacanciesQualified
Host nation–1
Champions of 2002 FIBA World Championship29 August – 8 September 20021
Qualified through Qualifying Round21 November 2001 – 25 January 200314
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

Format

  • The teams were split in four groups of four teams each where they played a round robin. The first team from each group qualified directly to the knockout stage. To define the other four teams that advanced to the knockout stage, second and third-placed teams from each group where cross-paired (2A vs. 3B, 3A vs. 2B, 2C vs. 3D, 3C vs. 2D) and the winner from each match advanced to the knockout stage.
  • In the knockout quarterfinals, the winners advanced to the semifinals. The winners from the semifinals competed for the championship in the final, while the losing teams play a consolation game for the third place.
  • The losing teams from the quarterfinals play in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket 2003 squads

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.

Preliminary round

Qualified for the second round

:Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Championship bracket

8 September 2003 10–11 September 2003 13 September 2003 14 September 2003 | team-width= | score-width=

| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-team1 =**** | RD1-score1 = 81 | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2 = 77

| RD1-seed3 = | RD1-team3 = | RD1-score3 = 76 | RD1-seed4 = | RD1-team4 = **** | RD1-score4 = 80

| RD1-seed5 = | RD1-team5 = | RD1-score5 = 76 | RD1-seed6 = | RD1-team6 = **** | RD1-score6 = 78

| RD1-seed7 = | RD1-team7 = | RD1-score7 = 84 | RD1-seed8 = | RD1-team8 = **** | RD1-score8 = 86

| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = **** | RD2-score1 = 76 | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 = | RD2-score2 = 69

| RD2-seed3 = | RD2-team3 = **** | RD2-score3 = 98 | RD2-seed4 = | RD2-team4 = | RD2-score4 = 82

| RD2-seed5 = | RD2-team5 = **** | RD2-score5 = 78 | RD2-seed6 = | RD2-team6 = | RD2-score6 = 64

| RD2-seed7 = | RD2-team7 = | RD2-score7 = 59 | RD2-seed8 = | RD2-team8 = **** | RD2-score8 = 62

| RD3-seed1 = | RD3-team1 = | RD3-score1 = 70 | RD3-seed2 = | RD3-team2 = **** | RD3-score2 = 74

| RD3-seed3 = | RD3-team3 = **** | RD3-score3 = 81 | RD3-seed4 = | RD3-team4 = | RD3-score4 = 79

| RD4-seed1 = | RD4-team1 = **** | RD4-score1 = 93 | RD4-seed2 = | RD4-team2 = | RD4-score2 = 84

| RD4b-seed1 = | RD4b-team1 = | RD4b-score1 = 67 | RD4b-seed2 = | RD4b-team2 = **** | RD4b-score2 = 69

Play-off

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place

Final

5th to 8th place

|September 12 – 18:00||77||86 |September 12 – 21:00||56||63 |September 14 – 13:30||64||72 |September 14 – 11:00||82||89

Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points

Pos.NamePPG
1ESP Pau Gasol25.8
2RUS Andrei Kirilenko23.2
3GER Dirk Nowitzki22.5
4CRO Damir Mulaomerović16.5
5ESP Juan Carlos Navarro16.2
6LTU Arvydas Macijauskas15.8
7LTU Ramūnas Šiškauskas14.8
8ITA Massimo Bulleri14.2
9LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius14.0
10LTU Saulius Štombergas13.7

Rebounds

Pos.NameRPG
1GER Ademola Okulaja8.2
2SCG Predrag Drobnjak7.5
2ESP Pau Gasol7.5
4RUS Andrei Kirilenko6.8
4CRO Nikola Prkačin6.8
6CRO Matej Mamić6.5
7GER Dirk Nowitzki6.2
7ITA Giacomo Galanda6.2
9RUS Victor Khryapa6.0
9CRO Dalibor Bagarić6.0

Assists

Pos.NameAPG
1LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius8.2
2SCG Marko Jarić4.0
2CRO Damir Mulaomerović4.0
4ISR Meir Tapiro3.4
5ITA Massimo Bulleri3.2
6GER Mithat Demirel3.0
7ESP Carles Marco2.5
7CRO Marko Popović2.5
9ISR Tal Burstein2.4
10GRE Dimitris Diamantidis2.3
10GER Patrick Femerling2.3

Steals

Pos.NameSPG
1RUS Andrei Kirilenko3.5
2LTU Arvydas Macijauskas2.3
3ISR Meir Tapiro1.9
4SCG Marko Jarić1.5
4GER Ademola Okulaja1.5
6RUS Zakhar Pashutin1.4
7ISR Tal Burstein1.3
7RUS Victor Khryapa1.3
7GRE Giorgos Sigalas1.3
7GER Dirk Nowitzki1.3

Blocks

Pos.NameBPG
1RUS Andrei Kirilenko2.2
1LTU Eurelijus Žukauskas2.2
3GER Dirk Nowitzki1.8
4ESP Pau Gasol1.7
5LTU Kšyštof Lavrinovič1.5
6GER Patrick Femerling1.2
7GRE Jake Tsakalidis1.0
7CRO Dalibor Bagarić1.0
7CRO Matej Mamić1.0
9RUS Victor Khryapa0.9
9RUS Fedor Likholitov0.9

Minutes

Pos.NameMPG
1RUS Andrei Kirilenko35.3
2GER Dirk Nowitzki34.8
3CRO Matej Mamić32.5
4SCG Milan Gurović32.3
5ISR Tal Burstein31.6
6ESP Pau Gasol31.3
7SCG Marko Jarić30.8
8CRO Gordan Giriček30.0
9LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius29.8
10ESP Jorge Garbajosa29.7

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsESP Pau Gasol36
ReboundsCRO Nikola Prkačin14
AssistsLTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius11
StealsLAT Ainars Bagatskis
RUS Andrei Kirilenko (twice)
ISR Meir Tapiro5
BlocksRUS Andrei Kirilenko6
TurnoversSCG Marko Jarić9

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG

Pos.NamePPG
1****90.7
284.3
384.0
483.8
581.9

Rebounds

Pos.NameRPG
1****39.0
236.0
333.7
433.0
532.7
532.7

Assists

Pos.NameAPG
1****17.3
216.3
314.0
412.0
412.0
412.0

Steals

Pos.NameSPG
1****9.7
28.6
37.7
47.3
57.0
57.0

Blocks

Pos.NameBPG
1****4.5
24.4
33.7
33.7
53.2

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points99
Rebounds
47
Assists23
Steals15
Blocks
8
Field goal percentage60.8% (31/51)
3-point field goal percentage55.6% (10/18)
Free throw percentage100% (6/6)
Turnovers25

Awards

2003 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Šarūnas Jasikevičius (LTU Lithuania)
All-Tournament Team
FRA Tony Parker
LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius (MVP)
LTU Saulius Štombergas
RUS Andrei Kirilenko
ESP Pau Gasol

Final standings

Results
Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics as current World Champion
RankTeamRecord
6–0
5–1
4–3
44–2
55–1
63–4
73–4
83–4
92–2
102–2
111–3
122–2
130–3
140–3
150–3
160–3
** Giedrius Gustas
Mindaugas Žukauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas
Saulius Štombergas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Darius Songaila
Donatas Slanina
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Kšyštof Lavrinovič
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Dainius Šalenga
Virginijus Praškevičius**Pau Gasol
Roger Grimau
Carles Marco
Juan Carlos Navarro
José Calderon
Felipe Reyes
Carlos Jiménez
Alberto Herreros
Rodrigo de la Fuente
Antonio Bueno
Alfonso Reyes
Jorge GarbajosaNikola Radulović
Gianluca Basile
Giacomo Galanda
Matteo Soragna
Denis Marconato
Alessandro De Pol
Alex Righetti
Davide Lamma
Massimo Bulleri
Michele Mian
Roberto Chiacig
Alessandro CittadiniMoustapha Sonko
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Jérôme Moïso
Laurent Foirest
Alain Digbeu
Tony Parker
Makan Dioumassi
Florent Piétrus
Cyril Julian
Boris Diaw
Thierry Rupert
Ronny Turiaf

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141227181505/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/statistics/p/rpp//tid/0/sid/2236/sp/ALL/ss/PPG/srid/ALL/_/2003_European_Championship_for_Men/player-leaders.html PPG Leaders] at FIBA.com
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