EuroBasket 2001

EuroBasket 2001
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates31 August – 9 September
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (3rd title)
Runners-up Turkey
Third place Spain
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played40
MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Peja Stojaković
Top scorerGermany Dirk Nowitzki (28.7 ppg)
Top reboundsSpain Gasol (9.7 rpg)
Top assistsLatvia Miglinieks (7.3 apg)
Official website
EuroBasket 2001 (archive)
1999
2003

The 2001 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2001, was the 32nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top four (or five, depending on Serbia reaching one of the top four places) teams in the final standings. It was held in Turkey between 31 August and 9 September 2001. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Ankara, Antalya and Istanbul hosted the tournament. Serbia won its third FIBA European title (eighth and the last FIBA European title under the name of Yugoslavia) by defeating hosts Turkey with a 78–69 score in the final. Vlado Šćepanović scored 19 points for Serbia, while İbrahim Kutluay scored 19 for Turkey. Serbia's Peja Stojaković was voted the tournament's MVP.