Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sweden |
Dates | 5–14 September |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Lithuania (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Spain |
Third place | Italy |
Fourth place | France |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 40 |
MVP | Šarūnas Jasikevičius |
Top scorer | Pau Gasol (25.8 points per game) |
The 2003 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2003, was the 33rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as the Europe qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Sweden between 5 September and 14 September 2003. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Borås, Luleå, Norrköping, Södertälje and Stockholm hosted the tournament. Lithuania won its third FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 93–84 score in the final. Lithuania's Šarūnas Jasikevičius was voted the tournament's MVP.