EuroBasket 1989
The 1989 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1989, was the 26th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Yugoslavia between 20 and 25 June 1989. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Dom Sportova in Zagreb was the hosting venue of the tournament. The host, Yugoslavia, won its fourth FIBA European title by defeating the defending champions Greece, with a 98–77 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Dražen Petrović was voted the tournament's MVP. The best five teams in the final standings were given berths in the 1990 FIBA World Championship.
Venues
All games were played at the Dom Sportova in Zagreb.| Dom Sportova Opened in 1972 |
Qualification
A total of eight teams qualified for the tournament via a qualifying stage:Squads
Format
- The teams were split in two groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
- The third and fourth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Semifinals
Third place
Final
5th to 8th place
Awards
Final standings
| Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship |
| Dražen Petrović Zdravko Radulović Zoran Čutura Toni Kukoč Žarko Paspalj Jure Zdovc Zoran Radović Stojko Vranković Vlade Divac Predrag Danilović Dino Rađa Mario Primorac | Nikos Galis Kostas Patavoukas Panagiotis Giannakis Argiris Kambouris David Stergakos Dinos Angelidis John Korfas Nikos Filippou Liveris Andritsos Panagiotis Fasoulas Dimitris Papadopoulos Fanis Christodoulou | Gundars Vētra Tiit Sokk Viktor Berežnyj Šarūnas Marčiulionis Alexander Volkov Valeri Tikhonenko Rimas Kurtinaitis Arvydas Sabonis El'šad Gadašev Valdemaras Chomičius Alexander Belostenny Valery Goborov | Andrea Gracis Mike D'Antoni Walter Magnifico Sandro Dell'Agnello Beppe Bosa Roberto Brunamonti Massimo Iacopini Gus Binelli Antonello Riva Riccardo Morandotti Ario Costa Flavio Carera |