EuroBasket 1985 explained

Tourney Name:EuroBasket 1985
Country:West Germany
Dates:5–16 June
Num Teams:12
Venues:3
Cities:3
Champion:Soviet Union
Count:14
Second:Czechoslovakia
Third:Italy
Fourth:Spain
Games:46
Mvp: Arvydas Sabonis
Top Scorer: Doron Jamchy
(28.1 points per game)
Prevseason:1983
Nextseason:1987

The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win their fourteenth and final title.

Venues

LocationPictureCityArenaCapacityStatusRound
KarlsruheEuropahalle5,0001983Group A
LeverkusenWilhelm Dopatka Halle3,500Opened in 1974Group B
StuttgartSchleyerhalle15,500Opened in 1983Knockout rounds and qualification rounds

Qualification

A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top eight teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament.

Squads

See main article: EuroBasket 1985 squads.

Format

Preliminary round

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Group A

Times given below are in Central European Time (UTC+1).

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Final

9th to 12th place

Awards

1985 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Arvydas Sabonis (Soviet Union)
All-Tournament Team[1]
Dražen Petrović
Detlef Schrempf
Fernando Martín
Arvydas Sabonis (MVP)

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
7–1
4–4
6–2
45–3
55–3
62–6
75–3
83–5
94–3
102–5
112–5
121–6

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/eurobasket/eurobasket_e.htm Linguasport.com Tournament Team.