Eurobasket 2009.
The European Championship Eurobasket 2009. was the 36th competition held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, lasted from 7 September till 20 September 2009.
The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.
The four semifinalists plus France and Croatia claimed the six European qualifying spots for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Croatian National Team squad: ~ Coach: Jasmin Repeša ~
| number |
name |
height |
position |
yr. of birth |
club |
| 4 |
Roko Ukić |
1.96 |
Guard |
1984 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
| 5 |
Davor Kus |
1.92 |
Guard |
1978 |
Benetton Treviso |
| 6 |
Marko Popović |
1.85 |
Guard |
1982 |
UNICS Kazan |
| 7 |
Nikola Vujčić |
2.11 |
Center |
1978 |
Olympiacos |
| 8 |
Nikola Prkačin |
2.08 |
Forward |
1975 |
Cibona Zagreb |
| 9 |
Marin Rozić |
2.03 |
Forward |
1983 |
Cibona Zagreb |
| 10 |
Zoran Planinić |
2.01 |
Guard |
1982 |
CSKA Moscow |
| 11 |
Mario Stojić |
1.98 |
Guard |
1980 |
ViveMenorca |
| 12 |
Krešimir Lončar |
2.10 |
Center |
1983 |
UNICS Kazan |
| 13 |
Marko Banić |
2.06 |
Forward |
1984 |
Bilbao Basket |
| 14 |
Sandro Nicević |
2.11 |
Center |
1976 |
Benetton Treviso |
| 15 |
Mario Kasun |
2.16 |
Center |
1980 |
Efes Pilsen |
round one – group A
| team |
points |
victory |
defeat |
scored |
recieved |
diff. |
Greece |
6 |
3 |
0 |
268 |
202 |
+66 |
Croatia |
5 |
2 |
1 |
235 |
226 |
+9 |
Macedonia |
4 |
1 |
2 |
207 |
246 |
-39 |
Israel |
3 |
0 |
3 |
238 |
274 |
-36 |
| 7.9. |
16:30 |
Macedonia  |
54–86 |
Greece |
13–28, 15–24, 9–17, 17–17 |
| 7.9. |
19:15 |
Croatia  |
86–79 |
Israel |
25–17, 17–20, 17–22, 27–20 |
| 8.9. |
16:30 |
Israel  |
79–82 |
Macedonia |
19–17, 20–23, 16–20, 24–22 |
| 8.9. |
19:15 |
Greece  |
76–68 |
Croatia |
20–15, 32–16, 13–16, 11–21 |
| 9.9. |
16:30 |
Macedonia  |
71–81 |
Croatia |
26–20, 22–14, 13–22, 10–25 |
| 9.9. |
19:15 |
Israel  |
80–106 |
Greece |
25–31, 17–25, 23–23, 15–27 |
round two – group E
| team |
points |
victory |
defeat |
scored |
recieved |
diff. |
France |
10 |
5 |
0 |
380 |
334 |
+46 |
Russia |
8 |
3 |
2 |
338 |
338 |
0 |
Greece |
8 |
3 |
2 |
380 |
337 |
+43 |
Croatia |
7 |
2 |
3 |
357 |
364 |
-7 |
Macedonia |
6 |
1 |
4 |
337 |
396 |
-59 |
Germany |
6 |
1 |
4 |
360 |
383 |
-23 |
| 11.9. |
15:45 |
Russia  |
62–59 |
Croatia |
16–16, 12–10, 14–16, 20–17 |
| 11.9. |
18:15 |
Germany  |
76–84 |
Greece |
19–25, 14–16, 17–20, 26–23 |
| 11.9. |
21:00 |
France  |
83–57 |
Macedonia |
24–9, 25–9, 18–17, 16–22 |
| 13.9. |
15:45 |
Macedonia  |
86–75 |
Germany |
18–14, 18–22, 26–14, 24–25 |
| 13.9. |
18:15 |
Greece  |
65–68 |
Russia |
12–21, 20–18, 15–9, 18–20 |
13.9. |
21:00 |
Croatia  |
79–87 |
France |
21–19, 25–22, 10–22, 23–24 |
| 15.9. |
15:45 |
Russia  |
71–69 |
Macedonia |
14–10, 19–19, 16–20, 22–20 |
| 15.9. |
18:15 |
France  |
71–69 |
Greece |
18–21, 23–13, 15–19, 15–16 |
| 15.9. |
21:00 |
Germany  |
68–70 |
Croatia |
19–20, 13–17, 18–12, 18–21 |
quarterfinals
| 17.9. |
18:15 |
Russia  |
68–79 |
Serbia |
24–21, 4–20, 15–13, 25–25 |
| 17.9. |
21:00 |
France  |
66–86 |
Spain |
15–25, 17–22, 20–26, 14–13 |
| 18.9. |
18:15 |
Turkey  |
74–76 |
Greece |
14–17, 12–12, 20–18, 19–18, OT: 9–11 |
| 18.9. |
21:00 |
Slovenia  |
67–65 |
Croatia |
18–25, 21–22, 14–3, 14–15 |
5th thru 8th place games
| 19.9. |
12:00 |
France  |
80–68 |
Turkey |
12–26, 20–17, 29–16, 19–9 |
| 19.9. |
14:15 |
Russia  |
69–76 |
Croatia |
14–18, 27–15, 15–25, 13–18 |
semifinals
| 19.9. |
18:30 |
Spain  |
82–64 |
Greece |
26–21, 23–19, 15–11, 18–13 |
| 19.9. |
21:00 |
Serbia  |
96–92 |
Slovenia |
11–19, 24–26, 21–12, 23–22, OT: 17–13 |
for 7th place
| 20.9. |
14:15 |
Turkey  |
66–89 |
Russia |
18–26, 22–25, 19–17, 7–21 |
for 5th place
| 20.9. |
12:00 |
France  |
69–62 |
Croatia |
21–12, 13–12, 12–17, 23–21 |
third place game
| 20.9. |
18:30 |
Greece  |
57–56 |
Slovenia |
16–13, 15–11, 11–13, 15–19 |
final game
| 20.9. |
21:15 |
Spain  |
85–63 |
Serbia |
24–14, 28–15, 15–15, 18–19 |
Final game was rematch of opening game for these teams. Serbia as underdog managed to catch 66-57 victory in previous match 13 days before final. Spain was in lead from the start and concieved confortable victory for their first European title.
last standings
| place |
team |
ratio |
2010. World Championship Qualification status |
 |
Spain |
7–2 |
secured place on World Championship 2010. |
 |
Serbia |
6–3 |
secured place on World Championship 2010. |
 |
Greece |
6–3 |
secured place on World Championship 2010. |
| 4 |
Slovenia |
6–3 |
secured place on World Championship 2010. |
| 5 |
France |
8–1 |
secured place on World Championship 2010. |
| 6 |
Croatia |
4–5 |
secured place on World Championship 2010. |
| 7 |
Russia |
5–4 |
in aftermath got wild card for World Championship 2010. |
| 8 |
Turkey |
5–4 |
as hosts secured place for World Championship 2010. |
| 9–10 |
Macedonia |
2–4 |
– |
| 9–10 |
Poland |
2–4 |
– |
| 11–12 |
Germany |
1–5 |
in aftermath got wild card for World Championship 2010. |
| 11–12 |
Lithuania |
1–5 |
in aftermath got wild card for World Championship 2010. |
| 13–16 |
Latvia |
1–2 |
– |
| 13–16 |
Israel |
0–3 |
– |
| 13–16 |
Great Britain |
0–3 |
– |
| 13–16 |
Bulgaria |
0–3 |
– |
Nacional, 28/06,
"nisam talentiran ali u europi nema upornijeg",
"i am not talented but there is no one more persistant in Europe"