International basketball competition
| 4th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 14–23 July 1998 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Igor Rakočević |
| Top scorer | Rakočević (21.1) |
| Top rebounds |  Podestà (9.6) |
| Top assists |  Marčiulionis (2.3) |
| PPG (Team) | Yugoslavia (76.4) |
| RPG (Team) | Lithuania (34.0) |
| APG (Team) | Yugoslavia (4.8) |
| ← 1996 2000 → | |
The 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1998 European Championship for Men '22 and Under') was the fourth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Trapani, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won their first title.
Teams
Squads
Main article: 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship squadsPreliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
| Team advanced to Quarterfinals | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 347 | 293 | 9 |
| Yugoslavia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 323 | 9 |
 France
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 329 | 319 | 7 |
| Italy
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 346 | 7 |
 Croatia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 341 | 409 | 7 |
 Greece
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 333 | 358 | 6 |
| 14 July 1998 | |||||
| Yugoslavia |
83–72 | Greece |
Trapani | ||
| France |
74–57 | Croatia |
Trapani | ||
| Germany |
55–56 | Italy |
Trapani | ||
| 15 July 1998 | |||||
| Croatia |
64–85 | Yugoslavia |
Trapani | ||
| Greece |
64–69 | Germany |
Trapani | ||
| Italy |
53–49 | France |
Trapani | ||
| 16 July 1998 | |||||
| Germany |
98–62 | Croatia |
Trapani | ||
| Yugoslavia |
77–69 | France |
Trapani | ||
| Greece |
71–58 | Italy |
Trapani | ||
| 18 July 1998 | |||||
| France |
56–68 | Germany |
Trapani | ||
| Croatia |
67–62 | Greece |
Trapani | ||
| Italy |
61–80 | Yugoslavia |
Trapani | ||
| 19 July 1998 | |||||
| Greece |
64–81 | France |
Trapani | ||
| Germany |
57–55 | Yugoslavia |
Trapani | ||
| Croatia |
91–90 | Italy |
Trapani |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 350 | 314 | 10 |
 Slovenia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 377 | 340 | 9 |
| Lithuania
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 344 | 352 | 8 |
 Spain
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 383 | 362 | 7 |
 Israel
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 333 | 364 | 6 |
 Latvia
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 343 | 398 | 5 |
| 14 July 1998 | |||||
| Israel |
63–74 | Slovenia |
Trapani | ||
| Lithuania |
56–59 | Turkey |
Trapani | ||
| Latvia |
72–102 | Spain |
Trapani | ||
| 15 July 1998 | |||||
| Slovenia |
77–59 | Lithuania |
Trapani | ||
| Spain |
67–53 | Israel |
Trapani | ||
| Turkey |
63–59 | Latvia |
Trapani | ||
| 16 July 1998 | |||||
| Lithuania |
76–72 | Israel |
Trapani | ||
| Latvia |
73–80 | Slovenia |
Trapani | ||
| Turkey |
76–69 | Spain |
Trapani | ||
| 18 July 1998 | |||||
| Spain |
71–79 | Lithuania |
Trapani | ||
| Israel |
79–66 | Latvia |
Trapani | ||
| Slovenia |
64–71 | Turkey |
Trapani | ||
| 19 July 1998 | |||||
| Latvia |
73–74 | Lithuania |
Trapani | ||
| Turkey |
81–66 | Israel |
Trapani | ||
| Slovenia |
82–74 | Spain |
Trapani |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Latvia | 75 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Croatia | 78 | |||||
| Croatia | 80 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Israel | 64 | |||||
| Israel | 81 | |||||
| Greece | 80 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Latvia | 85 | |||||
| Greece | 101 | |||||
Championship
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||
| Germany | 69 | |||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
| Spain | 71 | |||||||||
| Spain | 66 | |||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 74 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 77 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| France | 64 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 73 | |||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 92 | |||||||||
| Lithuania | 67 | |||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 73 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 66 | |||||||||
| 21 July | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 55 | Third place | ||||||||
| Turkey | 58 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Italy | 48 | |||||||||
| Spain | 57 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 64 | |||||||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Germany | 78 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| France | 84 | |||||
| France | 55 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Italy | 39 | |||||
| Lithuania | 56 | |||||
| Italy | 70 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Germany | 97 | |||||
| Lithuania | 95 | |||||
Final standings
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Milan Dozet, Veselin Petrović, Igor Rakočević, Aleksandar Glintić, Stevan Nađfeji, Jovo Stanojević, Marko Jarić, Dragan Ćeranić, Dejan Milojević, Ratko Varda, and Bojan Obradović. Head coach: Goran Bojanić. |
References
- FIBA Archive
- FIBA Europe Archive Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine