EuroBasket 2003


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 September 5 and September 14 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.

Venues

Qualification

Of the sixteen teams that participated in EuroBasket 2003, hosts Sweden and World Champions Serbia and Montenegro qualified directly. The other fourteen teams earned their berths via a qualifying tournament.
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D




























Format

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place

Final

5th to 8th place

Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points
Pos.NamePPG
1 Pau Gasol25.8
2 Andrei Kirilenko23.2
3 Dirk Nowitzki22.5
4 Damir Mulaomerović16.5
5 Juan Carlos Navarro16.2
6 Arvydas Macijauskas15.8
7 Ramūnas Šiškauskas14.8
8 Massimo Bulleri14.2
9 Šarūnas Jasikevičius14.0
10 Saulius Štombergas13.7

Rebounds
Pos.NameRPG
1 Ademola Okulaja8.2
2 Predrag Drobnjak7.5
2 Pau Gasol7.5
4 Andrei Kirilenko6.8
4 Nikola Prkačin6.8
6 Matej Mamić6.5
7 Dirk Nowitzki6.2
7 Giacomo Galanda6.2
9 Victor Khryapa6.0
9 Dalibor Bagarić6.0

Assists
Pos.NameAPG
1 Šarūnas Jasikevičius8.2
2 Marko Jarić4.0
2 Damir Mulaomerović4.0
4 Meir Tapiro3.4
5 Massimo Bulleri3.2
6 Mithat Demirel3.0
7 Carles Marco2.5
7 Marko Popović2.5
9 Tal Burstein2.4
10 Dimitris Diamantidis2.3
10 Patrick Femerling2.3

Steals
Pos.NameSPG
1 Andrei Kirilenko3.5
2 Arvydas Macijauskas2.3
3 Meir Tapiro1.9
4 Marko Jarić1.5
4 Ademola Okulaja1.5
6 Zakhar Pashutin1.4
7 Tal Burstein1.3
7 Victor Khryapa1.3
7 Giorgos Sigalas1.3
7 Dirk Nowitzki1.3

Blocks
Pos.NameBPG
1 Andrei Kirilenko2.2
1 Eurelijus Žukauskas2.2
3 Dirk Nowitzki1.8
4 Pau Gasol1.7
5 Kšyštof Lavrinovič1.5
6 Patrick Femerling1.2
7 Jake Tsakalidis1.0
7 Dalibor Bagarić1.0
7 Matej Mamić1.0
9 Victor Khryapa0.9
9 Fedor Likholitov0.9

Minutes
Pos.NameMPG
1 Andrei Kirilenko35.3
2 Dirk Nowitzki34.8
3 Matej Mamić32.5
4 Milan Gurović32.3
5 Tal Burstein31.6
6 Pau Gasol31.3
7 Marko Jarić30.8
8 Gordan Giriček30.0
9 Šarūnas Jasikevičius29.8
10 Jorge Garbajosa29.7

Individual Game Highs

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG
Pos.NamePPG
1'90.7
284.3
384.0
483.8
581.9

Rebounds
Pos.NameRPG
1'39.0
236.0
333.7
433.0
532.7
532.7

Assists
Pos.NameAPG
1'17.3
216.3
314.0
412.0
412.0
412.0

Steals
Pos.NameSPG
1'9.7
28.6
37.7
47.3
57.0
57.0

Blocks
Pos.NameBPG
14.5
24.4
33.7
33.7
53.2

Team Game highs

Awards

All-Tournament Team
Tony Parker
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Saulius Štombergas
Andrei Kirilenko
Pau Gasol

Final standings

Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics as host
Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics as current World Champion

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4th

Giedrius Gustas
Mindaugas Žukauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas
Saulius Štombergas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Darius Songaila
Donatas Slanina
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Kšyštof Lavrinovič
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Dainius Šalenga
Virginijus Praškevičius

Pau Gasol
Roger Grimau
Carles Marco
Juan Carlos Navarro
José Calderon
Felipe Reyes
Carlos Jiménez
Alberto Herreros
Rodrigo de la Fuente
Antonio Bueno
Alfonso Reyes
Jorge Garbajosa

Nikola Radulović
Gianluca Basile
Giacomo Galanda
Matteo Soragna
Denis Marconato
Alessandro De Pol
Alex Righetti
Davide Lamma
Massimo Bulleri
Michele Mian
Roberto Chiacig
Alessandro Cittadini

Moustapha Sonko
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Jérôme Moïso
Laurent Foirest
Alain Digbeu
Tony Parker
Makan Dioumassi
Florent Piétrus
Cyril Julian
Boris Diaw
Thierry Rupert
Ronny Turiaf