1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

{{Short description|International basketball competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox FIBA tourney

| continent = Europe U-20

| year = 1998

| logo =

| size =

| caption =

| host = Italy

| host-flagvar =

| dates = 14–23 July 1998

| teams = 12

| federations = 1

| venues =

| cities = 1

| champions = FR Yugoslavia

| champions-flagvar =

| title_number = 1

| mvp = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Igor Rakočević

| ppg_p = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Rakočević (21.1)

| ppg_t = {{bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}} (76.4)

| rpg_p = {{flagicon|ITA}} Podestà (9.6)

| rpg_t = {{bku|20|LIT}} (34.0)

| apg_p = {{flagicon|LIT}} Marčiulionis (2.3)

| apg_t = {{bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}} (4.8)

| website =

| prevseason = 1996

| nextseason = 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

  • {{bku|20|CRO}}
  • {{bku|20|GER}}
  • {{bku|20|FRA}}
  • {{bku|20|GRE}}
  • {{bku|20|ISR}}
  • {{bku|20|ITA}}
  • {{bku|20|LAT}}
  • {{bku|20|LIT}}
  • {{bku|20|SLO}}
  • {{bku|20|ESP}}
  • {{bku|20|TUR}}
  • {{bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}

Squads

{{main|1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship squads}}

Preliminary round

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

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|Team advanced to Quarterfinals

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|Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

=Group A=

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width=170|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=35|PF

!width=35|PA

!width=25|Pts

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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|GER}}

|5

413472939
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}

|5

413803239
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|FRA}}

|5

233293197
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|ITA}}

|5

233183467
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|CRO}}

|5

233414097
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|GRE}}

|5

143333586

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width=25%|

!width=3%|

!width=6%|

!width=3%|

!width=25%|

14 July 1998
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|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|FR Yugoslavia}}

align=center| 83–72{{Bku|20|GRE}}Trapani
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|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|FRA}}

align=center| 74–57{{Bku|20|CRO}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|GER}}

align=center| 55–56{{Bku|20|ITA}}Trapani
15 July 1998
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|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|CRO}}

align=center| 64–85{{Bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|GRE}}

align=center| 64–69{{Bku|20|GER}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|ITA}}

align=center| 53–49{{Bku|20|FRA}}Trapani
16 July 1998
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|GER}}

align=center| 98–62{{Bku|20|CRO}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|FR Yugoslavia}}

align=center| 77–69{{Bku|20|FRA}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|GRE}}

align=center| 71–58{{Bku|20|ITA}}Trapani
18 July 1998
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|FRA}}

align=center| 56–68{{Bku|20|GER}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|CRO}}

align=center| 67–62{{Bku|20|GRE}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|ITA}}

align=center| 61–80{{Bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}Trapani
19 July 1998
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|GRE}}

align=center| 64–81{{Bku|20|FRA}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|GER}}

align=center| 57–55{{Bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|CRO}}

align=center| 91–90{{Bku|20|ITA}}Trapani

=Group B=

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width=170|Team

!width=25|Pld

!width=25|W

!width=25|L

!width=35|PF

!width=35|PA

!width=25|Pts

bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{Bku|20|TUR}}

|5

5035031410
bgcolor=#ccffcc

|align="left"|{{Bku|20|SLO}}

|5

413773409
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|LIT}}

|5

323443528
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|ESP}}

|5

233833627
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|align="left"|{{Bku|20|ISR}}

|5

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bgcolor=#ffcccc

|align="left"|{{Bku|20|LAT}}

|5

053433985

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width=25%|

!width=3%|

!width=6%|

!width=3%|

!width=25%|

14 July 1998
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|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|ISR}}

align=center| 63–74{{Bku|20|SLO}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|LIT}}

align=center| 56–59{{Bku|20|TUR}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|LAT}}

align=center| 72–102{{Bku|20|ESP}}Trapani
15 July 1998
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|SLO}}

align=center| 77–59{{Bku|20|LIT}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|ESP}}

align=center| 67–53{{Bku|20|ISR}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|TUR}}

align=center| 63–59{{Bku|20|LAT}}Trapani
16 July 1998
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|LIT}}

align=center| 76–72{{Bku|20|ISR}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|LAT}}

align=center| 73–80{{Bku|20|SLO}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|TUR}}

align=center| 76–69{{Bku|20|ESP}}Trapani
18 July 1998
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|ESP}}

align=center| 71–79{{Bku|20|LIT}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|ISR}}

align=center| 79–66{{Bku|20|LAT}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|SLO}}

align=center| 64–71{{Bku|20|TUR}}Trapani
19 July 1998
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|LAT}}

align=center| 73–74{{Bku|20|LIT}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|TUR}}

align=center| 81–66{{Bku|20|ISR}}Trapani
style=font-size:90%

|align=right|{{Bku-rt|20|SLO}}

align=center| 82–74{{Bku|20|ESP}}Trapani

Knockout stage

=9th–12th playoffs=

{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Ninth place|Consol=Eleventh place

|22 July|{{bku|20|LAT}}|75|{{bku|20|CRO}}|78

|22 July|{{bku|20|ISR}}|81|{{bku|20|GRE}}|80

|23 July|{{bku|20|CRO}}|80|{{bku|20|ISR}}|64

|23 July|{{bku|20|LAT}}|85|{{bku|20|GRE}}|101

}}

=Championship=

{{Round8-with third|RD1=Quarterfinals|RD2=Semifinals|RD3=Final|Consol=Third place

|21 July|{{bku|20|GER}}|69|{{bku|20|ESP}}|71

|21 July|{{bku|20|SLO}}|77|{{bku|20|FRA}}|64

|21 July|{{bku|20|LIT}}|67|{{bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}|73

|21 July|{{bku|20|TUR}}|58|{{bku|20|ITA}}|48

|22 July|{{bku|20|ESP}}|66|{{bku|20|SLO}}|74

|22 July|{{bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}|66|{{bku|20|TUR}}|55

|23 July|{{bku|20|SLO}}|73|{{bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}|92

|23 July|{{bku|20|ESP}}|57|{{bku|20|TUR}}|64

}}

==5th–8th playoffs==

{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place

|22 July|{{bku|20|GER}}|78|{{bku|20|FRA}}|84

|22 July|{{bku|20|LIT}}|56|{{bku|20|ITA}}|70

|23 July|{{bku|20|FRA}}|55|{{bku|20|ITA}}|39

|23 July|{{bku|20|GER}}|97|{{bku|20|LIT}}|95

}}

Final standings

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{{col-2}}

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Rank|Team
Image:Gold medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{bku|20|FR Yugoslavia}}

Image:Silver medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{bku|20|SLO}}

Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

|align=left|{{bku|20|TUR}}

4th

|align=left|{{bku|20|ESP}}

5th

|align=left|{{bku|20|FRA}}

6th

|align=left|{{bku|20|ITA}}

7th

|align=left|{{bku|20|GER}}

8th

|align=left|{{bku|20|LIT}}

9th

|align=left|{{bku|20|CRO}}

10th

|align=left|{{bku|20|ISR}}

11th

|align=left|{{bku|20|GRE}}

12th

|align=left|{{bku|20|LAT}}

{{col-2}}

{{winners|bk|1998 European Championship for Men '20 and Under'|FR Yugoslavia|First}}

;Team roster

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.

{{col-end}}

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101121021926/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2374/_/1998_European_Championship_for_Men_22_and_Under_/index.html FIBA Archive]
  • [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_GZbMg38uHqwSIzP3aeoVq3.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_1998.html FIBA Europe Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711001825/http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.pageID_GZbMg38uHqwSIzP3aeoVq3.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_1998.html |date=11 July 2011 }}

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1998

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