EuroBasket 1999
The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth to the top five teams in the final standings. It was held in France between 21 June and 3 July 1999. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Antibes, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Pau and Toulouse hosted the tournament. Italy won its second FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 64–56 score in the final. Italy's Gregor Fučka was voted the tournament's MVP.
Venues
Qualification
Of the sixteen teams that participated in EuroBasket 1999 only two earned direct berths: France as hosts and the champions from EuroBasket 1997, Yugoslavia. The other fourteen teams earned their berths via a qualifying tournament.| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
Format
- The teams were split in four groups of four teams each where they played a round robin. The top three teams from each group advance to the second stage.
- In the second stage, two groups of six teams were formed and played a round robin. The results between teams that faced during the preliminary round are carried over. The top four teams from each group in the second stage advance to the knockout quarterfinals to compete for the Championship. The winners in the semifinals compete for the European Championship, while the losers from the semifinals play a consolation game for the third place.
- The losers in the quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
Tie-breaking criteria
- Head to head results
- Basket difference between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second round
Group E
Group F
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place
Final
5th to 8th place
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 |  Alberto Herreros | 19.2 |
| 2 |  Luboš Bartoň | 18.7 |
| 3 |  Doron Sheffer | 16.7 |
| 4 |  Carlton Myers | 16.3 |
| 4 |  Antoine Rigaudeau | 15.5 |
| 6 |  Dirk Nowitzki | 15.2 |
| 7 |  Toni Kukoč | 14.5 |
| 8 |  Artūras Karnišovas | 14.2 |
| 8 |  Vasily Karasev | 14.2 |
| 10 |  Dejan Bodiroga | 14.1 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | Arvydas Sabonis | 8.5 |
| 2 | Vitaly Nosov | 7.9 |
| 3 |  Hüseyin Beşok | 7.4 |
| 3 | Alfonso Reyes | 7.2 |
| 5 |  Ivica Jurković | 6.5 |
| 6 | Toni Kukoč | 6.3 |
| 6 | Dejan Bodiroga | 6.2 |
| 8 | Jim Bilba | 6.1 |
| 9 | Dejan Tomašević | 6.0 |
| 10 | Mirsad Türkcan | 5.8 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | Toni Kukoč | 6.3 |
| 2 | Vladimir Bogojević | 5.2 |
| 3 | Damir Mulaomerović | 4.8 |
| 4 | Kerem Tunçeri | 4.6 |
| 5 | Dejan Bodiroga | 4.3 |
| 6 | Darius Maskoliūnas | 4.1 |
| 7 | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | 3.5 |
| 8 | Evgeniy Pashutin | 3.4 |
| 9 | Artūras Karnišovas | 3.3 |
| 9 | Carlton Myers | 3.3 |
| 9 | Jaka Daneu | 3.3 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | Luboš Bartoň | 2.0 |
| 2 | Evgeniy Pashutin | 1.9 |
| 3 | Vladimir Bogojević | 1.8 |
| 4 | Andrea Meneghin | 1.7 |
| 4 | Sergei Panov | 1.7 |
| 4 | Toni Kukoč | 1.7 |
| 7 | Jim Bilba | 1.6 |
| 7 | Saša Obradović | 1.6 |
| 9 | Igor Kudelin | 1.4 |
| 9 | Kai Nürnberger | 1.4 |
| 9 | Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 1.4 |
Minutes
| Pos. | Name | MPG |
| 1 | Jure Zdovc | 36.8 |
| 2 | Kerem Tunçeri | 35.7 |
| 3 | Toni Kukoč | 34.3 |
| 4 | Antoine Rigaudeau | 33.9 |
| 5 | Jim Bilba | 33.3 |
| 6 | Nadav Henefeld | 33.2 |
| 7 | Doron Sheffer | 32.7 |
| 8 | Dejan Bodiroga | 31.8 |
| 9 | Alberto Herreros | 31.7 |
| 10 | Dirk Nowitzki | 31.3 |
Individual Game Highs
Team Tournament Highs
Offensive PPG| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 | ' | 80.2 |
| 2 | 74.0 | |
| 2 | 74.0 | |
| 4 | 73.8 | |
| 5 | 73.0 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | ' | 33.9 |
| 2 | 31.4 | |
| 3 | 30.6 | |
| 3 | 30.6 | |
| 5 | 29.6 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | ' | 22.4 |
| 2 | 19.7 | |
| 3 | 17.0 | |
| 4 | 16.3 | |
| 5 | 15.7 | |
| 5 | 15.7 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | ' | 8.8 |
| 2 | 7.8 | |
| 3 | 7.3 | |
| 3 | 7.3 | |
| 5 | 7.2 | |
| 5 | 7.2 |
Team Game highs
Awards
| All-Tournament Team |
| Carlton Myers |
| Andrea Meneghin |
| Alberto Herreros |
| Dejan Bodiroga |
| Gregor Fučka |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics as current World Champion |
| Davide Bonora Gianluca Basile Giacomo Galanda Gregor Fučka Denis Marconato Alessandro De Pol Carlton Myers Andrea Meneghin Alessandro Abbio Michele Mian Roberto Chiacig Marcelo Damiao | Alberto Angulo Ignacio Rodilla Iván Corrales Ignacio Romero Ignacio Rodríguez Carlos Jiménez Rodrigo de la Fuente Alberto Herreros Roger Esteller Iñaki de Miguel Alfonso Reyes Roberto Dueñas | Dejan Bodiroga Predrag Danilović Saša Obradović Nikola Lončar Milan Gurović Vlado Šćepanović Dragan Lukovski Predrag Stojaković Vlade Divac Dragan Tarlać Dejan Tomašević Milenko Topić | Moustapha Sonko Alain Digbeu Antoine Rigaudeau Laurent Foirest Laurent Sciarra Tariq Abdul-Wahad Stéphane Risacher Thierry Gadou Cyril Julian Frédéric Weis Jim Bilba Ronnie Smith |