2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
| 5th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | North Macedonia |
| Dates | July 28 – August 6, 2000 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Slovenia (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Sani Bečirović |
| Top scorer |  Ilievski (23.0) |
| Top rebounds |  Žižić (10.3) |
| Top assists | Bečirović (3.3) |
| PPG (Team) |  Lithuania (76.9) |
| RPG (Team) | Lithuania (32.0) |
| APG (Team) |  Yugoslavia (12.6) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
The 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2000 European Championship for Young Men) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Ohrid, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their first title.
Teams
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Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Israel
Lithuania
Macedonia
Russia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Squads
[edit]Qualification
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
| Team advanced to Quarterfinals | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 335 | 9 |
 Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 355 | 330 | 8 |
 Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 397 | 363 | 8 |
 Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 384 | 396 | 7 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 388 | 411 | 7 |
| Macedonia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 324 | 384 | 6 |
| 28 July 2000 | |||||
| Greece | 77–80 | Israel | Ohrid | ||
| Lithuania | 89–79 | Yugoslavia | Ohrid | ||
| Turkey | 71–77 | Macedonia | Ohrid | ||
| 29 July 2000 | |||||
| Israel | 73–56 | Lithuania | Ohrid | ||
| Yugoslavia | 73–57 | Turkey | Ohrid | ||
| Macedonia | 43–75 | Greece | Ohrid | ||
| 30 July 2000 | |||||
| Turkey | 90–78 | Lithuania | Ohrid | ||
| Macedonia | 57–68 | Israel | Ohrid | ||
| Greece | 60–66 | Yugoslavia | Ohrid | ||
| 1 August 2000 | |||||
| Israel | 70–72 | Turkey | Ohrid | ||
| Lithuania | 80–87 | Greece | Ohrid | ||
| Yugoslavia | 85–65 | Macedonia | Ohrid | ||
| 2 August 2000 | |||||
| Greece | 98–94 | Turkey | Ohrid | ||
| Yugoslavia | 68–64 | Israel | Ohrid | ||
| Macedonia | 82–85 | Lithuania | Ohrid |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 369 | 299 | 10 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 361 | 357 | 8 |
 France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 333 | 339 | 7 |
| Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 354 | 360 | 7 |
 Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 352 | 369 | 7 |
 Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 391 | 6 |
| 28 July 2000 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 75–73 | Croatia | Ohrid | ||
| Russia | 73–74 | Slovenia | Ohrid | ||
| Spain | 68–50 | France | Ohrid | ||
| 29 July 2000 | |||||
| Slovenia | 84–80 | Czech Republic | Ohrid | ||
| Croatia | 65–70 | Spain | Ohrid | ||
| France | 70–77 | Russia | Ohrid | ||
| 30 July 2000 | |||||
| Spain | 71–68 | Slovenia | Ohrid | ||
| Croatia | 68–89 | France | Ohrid | ||
| Czech Republic | 76–84 | Russia | Ohrid | ||
| 1 August 2000 | |||||
| Russia | 63–76 | Spain | Ohrid | ||
| Slovenia | 71–75 | Croatia | Ohrid | ||
| France | 66–62 | Czech Republic | Ohrid | ||
| 2 August 2000 | |||||
| Croatia | 73–55 | Russia | Ohrid | ||
| Spain | 84–53 | Czech Republic | Ohrid | ||
| Slovenia | 64–58 | France | Ohrid |
Knockout stage
[edit]9th–12th playoffs
[edit]| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| August 4 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 71 | |||||
| August 5 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 88 | |||||
| Lithuania | 62 | |||||
| August 4 | ||||||
| Russia | 70 | |||||
| Russia | 75 | |||||
| Macedonia | 67 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| August 5 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 72 | |||||
| Macedonia | 83 | |||||
Championship
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| August 4 | ||||||||||
| Greece | 71 | |||||||||
| August 5 | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 84 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 74 | |||||||||
| August 4 | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 73 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 69 | |||||||||
| August 6 | ||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 66 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 66 | |||||||||
| August 4 | ||||||||||
| Israel | 65 | |||||||||
| France | 55 | |||||||||
| August 5 | ||||||||||
| Israel | 72 | |||||||||
| Israel | 69 | |||||||||
| August 4 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 65 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 69 | |||||||||
| August 6 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 56 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 77 | |||||||||
| Spain | 82 | |||||||||
5th–8th playoffs
[edit]| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| August 5 | ||||||
| Greece | 73 | |||||
| August 6 | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 76 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 78 | |||||
| August 5 | ||||||
| Turkey | 58 | |||||
| France | 51 | |||||
| Turkey | 61 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| August 6 | ||||||
| Greece | 61 | |||||
| France | 48 | |||||
| 2000 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Slovenia First title |
Final standings
[edit]| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Slovenia |
 | Israel |
 | Spain |
| 4th | Croatia |
| 5th | Yugoslavia |
| 6th | Turkey |
| 7th | Greece |
| 8th | France |
| 9th | Russia |
| 10th | Lithuania |
| 11th | Macedonia |
| 12th | Czech Republic |