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1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

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1998 EuroBasket Under-20
4th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates14–23 July 1998
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Rakočević
Top scorerFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Rakočević (21.1)
Top reboundsItaly Podestà (9.6)
Top assistsLithuania Marčiulionis (2.3)
PPG (Team) Yugoslavia (76.4)
RPG (Team) Lithuania (34.0)
APG (Team) Yugoslavia (4.8)
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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

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Squads

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Preliminary round

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

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

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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

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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

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Latvia75
 
23 July
 
 Croatia78
 
 Croatia80
 
22 July
 
 Israel64
 
 Israel81
 
 
 Greece80
 
Eleventh place
 
 
23 July
 
 
 Latvia85
 
 
 Greece101

Championship

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
21 July
 
 
 Germany69
 
22 July
 
 Spain71
 
 Spain66
 
21 July
 
 Slovenia74
 
 Slovenia77
 
23 July
 
 France64
 
 Slovenia73
 
21 July
 
 Yugoslavia92
 
 Lithuania67
 
22 July
 
 Yugoslavia73
 
 Yugoslavia66
 
21 July
 
 Turkey55 Third place
 
 Turkey58
 
23 July
 
 Italy48
 
 Spain57
 
 
 Turkey64
 

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Germany78
 
23 July
 
 France84
 
 France55
 
22 July
 
 Italy39
 
 Lithuania56
 
 
 Italy70
 
Seventh place
 
 
23 July
 
 
 Germany97
 
 
 Lithuania95

Final standings

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References

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