EuroBasket 1985

Summary

The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win their fourteenth and final title.

EuroBasket 1985
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates5–16 June
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (14th title)
Runners-up Czechoslovakia
Third place Italy
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played46
MVPSoviet Union Arvydas Sabonis
Top scorerIsrael Doron Jamchy
(28.1 points per game)
1983
1987

Venues edit

Location Picture City Arena Capacity Status Round
  Karlsruhe Europahalle 5,000 1983 Group A
  Leverkusen Wilhelm Dopatka Halle 3,500 Opened in 1974 Group B
  Stuttgart Schleyerhalle 15,500 Opened in 1983 Knockout rounds and qualification rounds

Qualification edit

A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top eight teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament.

Squads edit

Format edit

  • The teams were split in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, and the losers figure in a third-place playoff.
  • The losers from the quarterfinals stage compete in a separate bracket to define places 5th through 8th in the final standings.
  • The fifth and sixth teams from each group competed in another bracket to define places 9th through 12th in the final standings.

Preliminary round edit

Qualified for the semifinals

Group A edit

Times given below are in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Yugoslavia 5 4 1 514 464 +50 9
  Soviet Union 5 4 1 537 483 +54 9
  Spain 5 4 1 496 465 +31 9
  France 5 1 4 479 531 −52 6
  Romania 5 1 4 452 488 −36 6
  Poland 5 1 4 457 504 −47 6
5 June
15:00
Boxscore
  Poland 70–83   Romania
Scoring by half: 34–42, 36–41
Pts: Fikiel 16 Pts: Dan Niculescu 21
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
5 June
19:00
Boxscore
  Soviet Union 118–103   France
Scoring by half: 65–46, 53–57
Pts: Chomičius 23 Pts: Szanyiel 26
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,940
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)
5 June
21:00
Boxscore
  Spain 83–99   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 44–39, 39–60
Pts: Martín 19 Pts: D. Petrović 23
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,708
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Lubomir Kotleba
6 June
15:00
Boxscore
  Soviet Union 100–85   Romania
Scoring by half: 43–37, 57–48
Pts: Kurtinaitis 22 Pts: Da Niculescu 20
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Renen (NED)
6 June
18:00
Boxscore
  Spain 99–97   Poland
Scoring by half: 52–58, 47–39
Pts: San Epifanio 25 Pts: Zelig 25
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Georgy Labov (BUL)
6 June
20:00
Boxscore
  France 89–110   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 40–65, 49–45
Pts: Ostrowski 22 Pts: D. Petrović 30
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
7 June
15:00
Boxscore
  Romania 94–106   Spain
Scoring by half: 49–51, 45–55
Pts: Cernat 22 Pts: San Epifanio 22
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Renen (NED)
7 June
18:00
Boxscore
  France 94–97   Poland
Scoring by half: 34–46, 60–51
Pts: Dubuisson 39 Pts: Zelig 36
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
7 June
20:00
Boxscore
  Soviet Union 105–97   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 57–53, 48–44
Pts: Sabonis 34 Pts: D. Petrović 30
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,520
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Lubomir Kotleba
8 June
15:00
Boxscore
  France 110–97   Romania
Scoring by half: 55–59, 55–38
Pts: Szanyiel 25 Pts: Opsitaru 21
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,040
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Costas Rigas (GRE)
8 June
18:00
Boxscore
  Yugoslavia 106–94   Poland
Scoring by half: 51–44, 55–50
Pts: D. Petrović 31 Pts: Zelig 23
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Jan Van Renen (NED)
8 June
20:00
Boxscore
  Soviet Union 92–99   Spain
Scoring by half: 52–57, 40–42
Pts: Sabonis 28 Pts: Sibilio 17
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,230
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)
9 June
15:00
Boxscore
  Yugoslavia 102–93   Romania
Scoring by half: 62–49, 40–44
Pts: D. Petrović 23 Pts: Ermurache 23
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,040
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Georgy Labov (BUL)
9 June
18:00
Boxscore
  Spain 109–83   France
Scoring by half: 62–34, 47–49
Pts: Margall 21 Pts: Cham 14
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,732
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Jan Van Renen (NED)
9 June
20:00
Boxscore
  Soviet Union 122–99   Poland
Scoring by half: 64–44, 58–55
Pts: Enden, Valters 17 Pts: Binkowski 26
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Peter George (FRG)

Group B edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Italy 5 4 1 459 391 +68 9
  West Germany 5 3 2 445 420 +25 8
  Bulgaria 5 3 2 396 385 +11 8
  Czechoslovakia 5 2 3 428 425 +3 7
  Israel 5 2 3 430 434 −4 7
  Netherlands 5 1 4 397 503 −106 6
5 June
14:00
Boxscore
  Italy 82–80   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 39–42, 43–38
Pts: Villalta 21 Pts: Brabenec 16
Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,050
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
5 June
18:00
Boxscore
  West Germany 104–79   Netherlands
Scoring by half: 51–34, 53–45
Pts: Jackel 36 Pts: Kuipers 21
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,110
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
5 June
20:30
Boxscore
  Israel 72–78   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 44–37, 28–41
Pts: Jamchi 27 Pts: Evtimov 26
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Yvan Mainini (FRA)
6 June
15:30
Boxscore
  Italy 94–79   West Germany
Scoring by half: 49–43, 45–36
Pts: Gilardi 22 Pts: Schrempf 26
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,260
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Yvan Mainini (FRA)
6 June
18:15
Boxscore
  Israel 92–93   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 54–42, 38–51
Pts: Jamchi 33 Pts: Kropilák 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Zoran Grbac (YUG), Ion Antonescu (ROU)
6 June
20:30
Boxscore
  Netherlands 90–103   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 32–52, 58–51
Pts: Esveldt 21 Pts: Antov 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
7 June
15:00
Boxscore
  West Germany 101–83   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 45–44, 56–39
Pts: Schrempf 31 Pts: Brabenec 17
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,640
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
7 June
18:00
Boxscore
  Italy 82–61   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 41–29, 41–32
Pts: Savio 16 Pts: Gluškov 17
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,050
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
7 June
20:30
Boxscore
  Israel 80–86   Netherlands
Scoring by half: 49–45, 31–41
Pts: Jamchi 19 Pts: Kuipers 22
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,460
Referees: Yvan Mainin (FRA), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
8 June
15:30
Boxscore
  Czechoslovakia 68–84   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 35–40, 33–44
Pts: Havlík 15 Pts: Mladenov 26
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Ion Antonescu (ROU)
8 June
18:15
Boxscore
  Israel 94–88   West Germany
Scoring by half: 46–52, 48–36
Pts: Jamchi 42 Pts: Schrempf 36
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,002
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
8 June
20:30
Boxscore
  Netherlands 76–112   Italy
Scoring by half: 32–56, 44–56
Pts: de Waard, van Noord 15 Pts: Magnifico 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,950
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
9 June
14:30
Boxscore
  Netherlands 66–104   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 29–57, 37–47
Pts: de Waard 14 Pts: Brabenec 30
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
9 June
17:00
Boxscore
  West Germany 73–70   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 32–35, 41–35
Pts: Wadehn 19 Pts: Evtimov 19
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,640
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
9 June
19:30
Boxscore
  Israel 92–89 (OT)   Italy
Scoring by half: 46–38, 33–41 Overtime: 13–10
Pts: Berkovich 34 Pts: Magnifico 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,690
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Ion Antonescu (ROU)

Knockout stage edit

Championship bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 June – 20:30
 
 
  West Germany83
 
14 June – 18:00
 
  Spain98
 
  Spain95
 
12 June – 20:30
 
  Czechoslovakia98
 
  Yugoslavia91
 
16 June – 20:00
 
  Czechoslovakia102
 
  Czechoslovakia89
 
11 June – 18:00
 
  Soviet Union120
 
  Italy97
 
14 June – 20:30
 
  France71
 
  Italy96
 
12 June – 18:00
 
  Soviet Union112 Third place
 
  Soviet Union104
 
15 June – 19:30
 
  Bulgaria86
 
  Spain90
 
 
  Italy102
 

Quarterfinals edit

11 June
18:00
Boxscore
  France 71–97   Italy
Scoring by half: 39–38, 32–59
Pts: Cham 19 Pts: Sacchetti 27
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), John Weiland (CAN)
11 June
20:30
Boxscore
  Spain 98–83   West Germany
Scoring by half: 60–44, 38–39
Pts: San Epifanio 36 Pts: Schrempf 25
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 7,100
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), John Weiland (CAN)
12 June
18:00
Boxscore
  Soviet Union 104–86   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 52–45, 52–41
Pts: Valdis Valters 31 Pts: Ivan Cenov 19
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 2,810
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jan Van Renen (NED)
12 June
20:30
Boxscore
  Yugoslavia 91–102   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 43–51, 48–51
Pts: D. Petrović 25 Pts: Brabenec 32
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 3,105
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Todd Warnick (ISR)

Semifinals edit

14 June
18:00
Boxscore
  Spain 95–98   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 56–49, 39–49
Pts: Martín 26 Pts: Rajniak 31
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,050
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Alan Richardson (ENG)
14 June
20:30
Boxscore
  Italy 96–112   Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 40–73, 56–39
Pts: Vecchiato 23 Pts: Sabonis 36
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,130
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), José Manuel Reynoso (USA)

Third place edit

15 June
19:30
Boxscore
  Spain 90–102 (OT)   Italy
Scoring by half: 46–49, 38–35 Overtime: 6–18
Pts: Sibilio 21 Pts: Sacchetti 24
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,780
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Todd Warnick (ISR)

Final edit

16 June
20:00
Boxscore
  Czechoslovakia 89–120   Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 47–54, 42–66
Pts: Kropilák 23 Pts: Valters 27
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 8,600
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Yvan Mainini (FRA)

5th to 8th place edit

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
13 June – 20:30
 
 
  West Germany98
 
15 June – 17:00
 
  Yugoslavia84
 
  West Germany101
 
13 June – 18:00
 
  France81
 
  France107
 
 
  Bulgaria105
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 June – 18:00
 
 
  Yugoslavia105
 
 
  Bulgaria86
13 June
18:00
Boxscore
  France 107–105 (OT)   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 39–51, 51–39 Overtime: 17–15
Pts: Dubuisson 23 Pts: Mladenov 40
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
13 June
20:30
Boxscore
  West Germany 98–84   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 49–37, 49–47
Pts: Jackel 33 Pts: Sunara 23
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 3,910
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Jan Van Renen (NED)
15 June
17:00
Boxscore
  West Germany 100–81   France
Scoring by half: 49–42, 51–39
Pts: Schrempf 27 Pts: Ostrowski 22
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,820
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
16 June
17:00
Boxscore
  Yugoslavia 105–86   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 56–44, 49–42
Pts: Petrović 34 Pts: Antov 16
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)

9th to 12th place edit

 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
11 June – 15:30
 
 
  Poland86
 
14 June – 15:30
 
  Israel91
 
  Israel90
 
12 June – 15:30
 
  Romania89
 
  Romania90
 
 
  Netherlands87
 
Eleventh place
 
 
13 June – 15:30
 
 
  Poland102
 
 
  Netherlands100
11 June
15:30
Boxscore
  Poland 86–91   Israel
Scoring by half: 45–40, 41–51
Pts: Zelig 25 Pts: Jamchi 29
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Francisco Fajardo (ESP), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
12 June
15:30
Boxscore
  Romania 90–87   Netherlands
Scoring by half: 46–46, 44–41
Pts: Cernat 24 Pts: Esveldt 23
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Georgy Labov (BUL)
13 June
15:30
Boxscore
  Poland 102–100   Netherlands
Scoring by half: 53–40, 49–60
Pts: Fikiel 24 Pts: Esveldt 20
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Ion Antonescu (ROU)
14 June
15:30
Boxscore
  Israel 90–89   Romania
Scoring by half: 47–47, 43–42
Pts: Jamchi 39 Pts: Ermurache 21
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Georgy Labov (BUL)

Awards edit

 1985 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
 
Soviet Union
14th title
1985 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Arvydas Sabonis (  Soviet Union)
All-Tournament Team[1]
  Valdis Valters
  Dražen Petrović
  Detlef Schrempf
  Fernando Martín
  Arvydas Sabonis (MVP)

Final standings edit

Rank Team Record
    Soviet Union 7–1
    Czechoslovakia 4–4
    Italy 6–2
4   Spain 5–3
5   West Germany 5–3
6   France 2–6
7   Yugoslavia 5–3
8   Bulgaria 3–5
9   Israel 4–3
10   Romania 2–5
11   Poland 2–5
12   Netherlands 1–6
 
 
 
4th
  Soviet Union
Alexander Volkov
Heino Enden
Sergei Tarakanov
Valdemaras Chomičius
Andrei Lopatov
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valdis Valters
Vladimir Tkachenko
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Sergejus Jovaiša
Alexander Belostenny
Arvydas Sabonis
  Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Skála
Juraj Žuffa
Vlastimil Havlík
Peter Rajniak
Stano Kropilák
Zdeněk Böhm
Jiří Okáč
Igor Vraniak
Vladimír Vyoral
Kamil Brabenec
Otto Matický
Leoš Krejčí
  Italy
Giampiero Savio
Beppe Bosa
Ario Costa
Enrico Gilardi
Walter Magnifico
Roberto Brunamonti
Renato Villalta
Gus Binelli
Roberto Premier
Renzo Vecchiato
Pierlo Marzorati
Romeo Sacchetti
  Spain
Jordi Villacampa
José Luis Llorente
Cándido Sibilio
Josep María Margall
Andrés Jiménez
Fernando Romay
Fernando Martín
Vicente Gil
Joaquim Costa
Juan Domingo de la Cruz
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
Juan Antonio San Epifanio

References edit

  1. ^ Linguasport.com Tournament Team.

External links edit

  • 1985 European Championship for Men archive.FIBA.com.