2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Lithuania
Dates	July 26 - August 4, 2002
Teams	12 (from 1 federations)
Venues	3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions	Greece (1st title)
MVP	Nikolaos Zisis
Tournament statistics
	Players	Teams
PPG	Popović (25.0)	(88.8)
Rebounds	Krstić (11.3)	(43.5)
Assists	Popović (7.1)	Greece (16.8)

The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2002 European Championship for Young Men) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Kaunas, Alytus and Vilnius, in Lithuania, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their first title.

Teams

Squads

Qualification

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	August 2, Vilnius
		67
	Israel	75
					August 3, Vilnius
					Israel	73
						79
					Eleventh place
	August 2, Vilnius			August 3, Vilnius
		101			90
		98				77

Championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	August 2, Vilnius
		80
					August 3, Vilnius
	Greece	81
					Greece	79
	August 2, Vilnius
						70
		84
									August 4, Vilnius
		73
									Greece	77
	August 2, Vilnius
									Spain	73
	Yugoslavia	71
					August 3, Vilnius
	Spain	72
					Spain	86			Third place
	August 2, Vilnius
						81
		83								95
		75								78
									August 4, Vilnius

5th–8th playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	August 3, Vilnius
		88
		90
					August 4, Vilnius
						74
						78
					Seventh place
	August 3, Vilnius			August 4, Vilnius
	Yugoslavia	71			89
		72			Yugoslavia	105

Final standings

References

• FIBA Archive
• FIBA Europe Archive

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