2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

2004 EuroBasket Under-20
7th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
DatesJuly 23 – August 1
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Slovenia (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSlovenia Erazem Lorbek
Top scorerGreece Vasileiadis (25.5)
Top reboundsLithuania Jankūnas (12.1)
Top assistsSpain Sada (4.7)
PPG (Team) Russia (82.5)
RPG (Team) Lithuania (39.1)
APG (Team) Czech Republic (13.5)
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2002
2005

The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia won their second title.

Teams

Squads

Qualification

Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams from groups A, B, C, D and the first three teams from group E qualified for the tournament, where they joined Czech Republic (qualified as hosts).[1]

Preliminary round

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

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

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 5 4 1 412 374 9
 Israel 5 3 2 404 407 8
 Czech Republic 5 2 3 353 379 7
 Latvia 5 2 3 361 372 7
 Spain 5 2 3 388 378 7
 Croatia 5 2 3 384 392 7
23 July 2004
Latvia  68–72  Israel Brno
Russia  89–72  Czech Republic Brno
Spain  82–75  Croatia Brno
24 July 2004
Israel  83–90  Russia Brno
Croatia  69–76  Latvia Brno
Czech Republic  69–65  Spain Brno
25 July 2004
Russia  78–73  Latvia Brno
Spain  77–86  Israel Brno
Czech Republic  64–82  Croatia Brno
27 July 2004
Croatia  54–86  Russia Brno
Latvia  79–72  Spain Brno
Israel  78–68  Czech Republic Brno
28 July 2004
Spain  92–69  Russia Brno
Czech Republic  80–65  Latvia Brno
Israel  84–104  Croatia Brno

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 5 4 1 429 380 9
 Lithuania 5 4 1 454 427 9
 Serbia and Montenegro 5 4 1 377 349 9
 Slovenia 5 2 3 389 398 7
 Ukraine 5 1 4 377 404 6
 Belarus 5 0 5 331 399 5
23 July 2004
Lithuania  81–47  Belarus Brno
Ukraine  62–90  Serbia and Montenegro Brno
Greece  91–84  Slovenia Brno
24 July 2004
Slovenia  100–82  Ukraine Brno
Belarus  60–81  Greece Brno
Serbia and Montenegro  80–72  Lithuania Brno
25 July 2004
Belarus  55–84  Slovenia Brno
Lithuania  93–78  Ukraine Brno
Greece  72–59  Serbia and Montenegro Brno
27 July 2004
Serbia and Montenegro  76–62  Belarus Brno
Slovenia  65–69  Lithuania Brno
Ukraine  82–91  Greece Brno
28 July 2004
Serbia and Montenegro  76–47  Slovenia Brno
Greece  67–73  Lithuania Brno
Belarus  67–73  Ukraine Brno

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
July 30, Brno
 
 
 Spain59
 
July 31, Brno
 
 Belarus84
 
 Belarus80
 
July 30, Brno
 
 Ukraine76
 
 Ukraine67
 
 
 Croatia65
 
Eleventh place
 
 
July 31, Brno
 
 
 Spain78
 
 
 Croatia71

Championship

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
July 30, Brno
 
 
 Russia67
 
July 31, Brno
 
 Slovenia74
 
 Slovenia97
 
July 30, Brno
 
 Lithuania57
 
 Lithuania99
 
August 1, Brno
 
 Czech Republic72
 
 Slovenia66
 
July 30, Brno
 
 Israel61
 
 Serbia and Montenegro82
 
July 31, Brno
 
 Israel83
 
 Israel88
 
July 30, Brno
 
 Greece82 Third place
 
 Greece87
 
August 1, Brno
 
 Latvia66
 
 Lithuania92
 
 
 Greece63
 

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 31, Brno
 
 
 Russia95
 
August 1, Brno
 
 Czech Republic62
 
 Russia86
 
July 31, Brno
 
 Serbia and Montenegro101
 
 Latvia71
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro74
 
Seventh place
 
 
August 1, Brno
 
 
 Czech Republic79
 
 
 Latvia100


 2004 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Slovenia
Second title

Final standings

Rank Team
 Slovenia
 Israel
 Lithuania
4th  Greece
5th  Serbia and Montenegro
6th  Russia
7th  Latvia
8th  Czech Republic
9th  Belarus
10th  Ukraine
11th  Spain
12th  Croatia

Stats leaders

All-Tournament Team

References