Tournament details | |
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Host country | Italy |
City | Rome |
Dates | 24–29 June |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Yugoslavia (5th title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Third place | Spain |
Fourth place | France |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Toni Kukoč |
Top scorer | Nikos Galis (32.4 points per game) |
The 1991 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1991, was the 27th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Italy between 24 and 29 June 1991. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Palazzo dello Sport in Rome was the hosting venue of the tournament. Yugoslavia won its fifth FIBA European title by defeating hosts Italy with an 88–73 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Toni Kukoč was voted the tournament's MVP.
This was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate, with Vlade Divac being the only NBA player in the tournament.