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The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket

Eurobasket

The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...

, the biennial regional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

in Turkey.

Spain

Spain national basketball team

The Spanish national basketball team is the basketball team representing Spain in international competitions, organized and run by the Spanish Basketball Federation...

claimed their first EuroBasket

Eurobasket

title by routing Serbia

Serbia national basketball team

The Serbian national basketball team represents Serbia in international basketball matches....

85–63 in the final. Greece

Greece national basketball team

The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Traditionally, Greece is considered among the world's top basketball powers; they were runners-up in the 2006 FIBA World...

captured the bronze medal with a 57–56 victory over Slovenia

Slovenia national basketball team

The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovenia....

. The four semifinalists plus France

France national basketball team

The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...

and Croatia

Croatia national basketball team

The Croatian national basketball team represents Croatia at international tournaments. It is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation...

claimed the six European qualifying spots for the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

. Spain's Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...

was named the tournament's most valuable player

Most Valuable Player

In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...

Venues

The tournament was played at seven venues in seven cities throughout Poland. Each one of the total six groups in the preliminary and the qualifying round was hosted by a single arena, while the entire knockout stage was played at Spodek Arena

Spodek

Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at 35 Korfanty Street under the name Wojewódzka Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Katowicach , under which it is known in the Polish technical/architectural literature, and under which it formally functioned until 1997.Aside from...

, Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

Gdańsk Gdansk Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...	Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...	Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
Hala Olivia Hala Olivia Hala Olivia is an arena in Gdańsk, Poland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home of Stoczniowiec Gdansk. The basketball club Prokom Gdynia also used the facility for home Euroleague fixtures. Hala Olivia opened in 1970 and holds 5,500 people.... Capacity: 5,500	Hala Arena Hala Arena Hala Arena , generally called simply Arena, is an indoor sporting arena in the Grunwald district of the city of Poznań in western Poland. It is primarily used for volleyball, other indoor sports, and concerts... Capacity: 5,000	Hala Torwar Torwar Hall Torwar Hall is an indoor arena in Warsaw, Poland. It opened in 1953, was modernized in 1999, and holds 4,838 people.It is located adjacent to Legia Stadium and is primarily used for popular music concerts, ice hockey and other indoor sports, and it is the home of the hockey team UHKS... Capacity: 5,000

Bydgoszcz	Łódź	Katowice Katowice Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...	Wrocław
Łuczniczka Capacity: 8,000	Atlas Arena Capacity: 13,400	Spodek Spodek Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at 35 Korfanty Street under the name Wojewódzka Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Katowicach , under which it is known in the Polish technical/architectural literature, and under which it formally functioned until 1997.Aside from... Capacity: 11,500	Hala Stulecia Capacity: 7,000

Qualification

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 16 February 2008 in Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

, Italy. Poland, as host nation, and the seven top-placed nations in EuroBasket 2007

Eurobasket 2007

-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...

automatically qualified for the tournament finals. From the qualifying round, the winners of the four groups and the three best second-place teams also advanced to the final round of the event. The ten teams who participated in the qualifying round and did not succeed in going through to the final round had been ranked according to their win–loss records, their win–loss percentages and their goal average coefficients. The first six teams took part in an additional qualifying round, held from 5 to 30 August 2009, the winner of which secured the last ticket for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Date qualification was secured
	Host nation	28 November 2004
	1st in EuroBasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...	13 September 2007
	2nd in EuroBasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...	13 September 2007
	3rd in EuroBasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...	14 September 2007
	4th in EuroBasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...	14 September 2007
	5th in EuroBasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...	15 September 2007
	6th in EuroBasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...	15 September 2007
	7th in EuroBasket 2007 Eurobasket 2007 -Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...	16 September 2007
	Group A winner in qualifying round	17 September 2008
	Group B winner in qualifying round	20 September 2008
	Group C winner in qualifying round	17 September 2008
	Group D winner in qualifying round	17 September 2008
	Best group runner-up in qualifying round	20 September 2008
	second-best group runner-up in qualifying round	20 September 2008
	third-best group runner-up in qualifying round	20 September 2008
	Additional qualifying round winner	30 August 2009

Seeding

The draw for the groups of the final tournament took place on 8 November 2008 in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland. The finalists were divided into four seeding pots, based on the results of the teams in the most recent FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

official competitions, with the last competition being the most important. Teams from the same group of seeds cannot be drawn against each other.

Pot A
Team	\|Last FIBA result
	1st EuroBasket 2007
	2nd EuroBasket 2007
	3rd EuroBasket 2007
	4th EuroBasket 2007

Pot B
Team	\|Last FIBA result
	5th EuroBasket 2007
	6th EuroBasket 2007
	7th EuroBasket 2007
	qualifying, record 6–0

Pot C
Team	\|Last FIBA result
	qualifying, record 7–1
	h., 13–16th EuroBasket 2007
	qualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.1173
	qualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.1031

Pot D
Team	\|Last FIBA result
	qualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.0456
	qualifying, record 3–3
	qualifying, record 4–4
	additional qualifying

h Host
r Record, win–loss
a Goal average coefficient, points for/points against

Squads

Each nation fielded a roster of twelve players for the tournament. FIBA rules allow one naturalized player per team. Nineteen players currently on NBA

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

rosters participated in the tournament. France

France national basketball team

(Tony Parker

Tony Parker

William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....

, Ronny Turiaf

Ronny Turiaf

Ronny Turiaf is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the NBA. Turiaf has been a member of the French national basketball team....

, Boris Diaw

Boris Diaw

Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw , is a French professional basketball player for JSA Bordeaux in France. He has also played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, and Charlotte Bobcats...

, Ian Mahinmi

Ian Mahinmi

Ian Mahinmi is a French professional basketball player, currently playing for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. At 6'11" and 230 lbs, he plays the position of power forward and center...

, and Nicolas Batum

Nicolas Batum

Nicolas Batum is a French basketball player with SLUC Nancy of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. He is also under contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends. The Blazers acquired his rights during the 2008 NBA Draft for the...

) led the way with five NBA players participating on the team.

Mascot

The Polish Basketball Federation and the Local Organising Committee of EuroBasket 2009 announced at a press conference in Warsaw

Warsaw

that they have chosen the European Bison

Wisent

The wisent , Bison bonasus, also known as the European bison or European wood bison, is a species of Eurasian bison. It is the heaviest surviving land animal in Europe; a typical wisent is about long, not counting a tail of long, and tall. Weight typically can range from , with an occasional big...

as the official mascot of EuroBasket 2009. The European bison
is the largest wild animal to be found in Poland's forests. It is estimated that almost one fifth of the world's population of bisons is actually living in Poland. The animal is known for its calm attitude, while its posture and horns are associated with strength and dignity. The name chosen for the event's official mascot is Mieszko. The name has historical significance as it is the name of the first documented Polish ruler who united Poland in the 10th century. Mieszko is wearing a white jersey that shows the logo of the tournament and white shorts with a number 9. There is red on the sides of the jersey and shorts. His footwear is white with red laces. He is also holding a basketball that says "EuroBasket 2009".

Group A

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
3	3	0	268	202	+66	6
3	2	1	235	226	+9	5
3	1	2	207	246	-39	4
3	0	3	238	274	-36	3

Group B

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
3	3	0	199	180	+19	6
3	1	2	218	213	+5	4	1–1	1.069
3	1	2	203	211	-8	4	1–1	0.979
3	1	2	187	203	-16	4	1–1	0.951

Group C

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
3	2	1	236	218	+18	5	1–1	1.031
3	2	1	212	196	+16	5	1–1	0.985
3	2	1	231	226	+5	5	1–1	0.980
3	0	3	194	233	-39	3

Group D

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
3	3	0	265	211	+54	6
3	2	1	245	240	+5	5
3	1	2	235	239	-4	4
3	0	3	213	268	-55	3

Group E

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
5	5	0	380	334	+46	10
5	3	2	338	338	0	8	1–0
5	3	2	380	337	+43	8	0–1
5	2	3	357	364	-7	7
5	1	4	337	396	-59	6	1–0
5	1	4	360	383	-23	6	0–1

Group F

Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
5	4	1	390	344	+46	9	1–0
5	4	1	370	338	+32	9	0–1
5	3	2	365	357	+8	8	1–0
5	3	2	381	351	+30	8	0–1
5	1	4	355	405	-50	6
5	0	5	358	424	-66	5

Knockout stage

5th place bracket

Quarterfinals

Classification 5–8

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

The final was a rematch of each team's opening game, with the Spaniards attempting to avenge their 66-57 upset loss to the Serbians. Spain raced to a double-digit lead early in the first quarter, en-route to an unassailable 52–29 lead at halftime. Serbia didn't catch up to hand Spain their first European Championship. Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol

had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Teammate Rudy Fernandez

Rudy Fernández (basketball)

Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" tall shooting guard/small forward who is currently signed to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, though he will play for Real Madrid until the current NBA lockout ends...

added 13 points and five rebounds. Uroš Tripković

Uroš Tripkovic

Uroš Tripković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays as a shooting guard. He is known as a good 3-point shooter. He is currently playing for Unicaja Málaga.-Player profile:...

and Novica Veličković

Novica Velickovic

Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg...

had 15 points each in a losing effort for the Serbs.

Final ranking

	Automatic Qualifier for the 2010 FIBA World Championship 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the... .
	Host Qualifier for the 2010 FIBA World Championship 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the... .
	Wild card for the 2010 FIBA World Championship 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the... .

Rank	Team	Record
		7–2
		6–3
		6–3
4		6–3
5		8–1
6		4–5
7		5–4
8		5–4
9		2–4
9		2–4
11		1–5
11		1–5
13		1–2
		0–3
		0–3
		0–3

Spain, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, France, and Croatia qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

. Turkey previously qualified as hosts of the competition. Russia, Germany, and Lithuania were later awarded wild card berths to the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:

PG

Point guard

Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...

—

Vasileios Spanoulis

SG

Shooting guard

The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

—

Miloš Teodosić

Miloš Teodosic

Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

Small forward

The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

—

Rudy Fernandez

Rudy Fernández (basketball)

Power forward (basketball)

Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

—

Erazem Lorbek

Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

—

Pau Gasol

(MVP)

Statistics

Note: Only players who participated in at least five games are eligible for statistic charts.

Individual tournament highs

Points

Pos.	G	Pts	Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...	9	168	18.7
2	Tony Parker Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....	8	142	17.8
3	Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...	9	148	16.4
4	Ersan İlyasova Ersan Ilyasova Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...	7	113	16.1
5	David Logan David Logan (basketball) David Kyle Logan is a professional American/Polish basketball player who currently plays for the Greek club Panathinaikos. He is a 1.85 m tall point guard. In late February 2009, Logan got a Polish passport, which enabled him to cap for Poland in the EuroBasket 2009 tournament...	6	93	15.5
6	Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat, pronounced "MAHR-cheen GOR-taht" , also known as the Polish Hammer, is a Polish professional basketball player who plays the center position for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The 6'11", 240 pound power forward/center is the son of boxer Janusz Gortat...	6	86	14.3
7	Vasileios Spanoulis	9	127	14.1
7	Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...	9	127	14.1
9	Jaka Lakovič Jaka Lakovic Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard...	9	126	14.0
10	Roko Ukić	8	109	13.6
10	Rudy Fernández Rudy Fernández (basketball) Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" tall shooting guard/small forward who is currently signed to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, though he will play for Real Madrid until the current NBA lockout ends...	8	109	13.6

Rebounds

Pos.	G	Reb.	Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat, pronounced "MAHR-cheen GOR-taht" , also known as the Polish Hammer, is a Polish professional basketball player who plays the center position for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The 6'11", 240 pound power forward/center is the son of boxer Janusz Gortat...	6	65	10.8
2	Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...	9	75	8.3
3	Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...	9	67	7.4
4	Ersan İlyasova Ersan Ilyasova Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...	7	51	7.3
5	Ioannis Bourousis	8	58	7.3
6	Pero Antić Pero Antić Pero Antić is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 10 ¾ in in height and plays at the power forward and center positions.-Pro career:...	6	40	6.7
7	Ömer Aşık	9	57	6.3
8	Jan-Hendrik Jagla	6	38	6.3
9	Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.09 m power forward...	9	55	6.1
10	Maciej Lampe Maciej Lampe Maciej Bolesław Lampe is a Polish professional basketball player. He currently plays with Caja Laboral in Spain.-Professional career:Originally from Łódź, Poland, Lampe grew up in Stockholm, Sweden...	6	36	6.0

Assists

Pos.	G	Ass.	Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...	9	47	5.2
2	Anton Ponkrashov Anton Ponkrashov Anton Ponkrashov is a Russian professional basketball player. He is 2.00 m in height and weighs 220 pounds. He can play as a swingman and as a point guard.-Pro career:...	9	44	4.9
3	David Logan David Logan (basketball) David Kyle Logan is a professional American/Polish basketball player who currently plays for the Greek club Panathinaikos. He is a 1.85 m tall point guard. In late February 2009, Logan got a Polish passport, which enabled him to cap for Poland in the EuroBasket 2009 tournament...	6	27	4.5
4	Tony Parker Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....	8	35	4.4
5	Łukasz Koszarek Łukasz Koszarek Łukasz Koszarek is a Polish professional basketball player. He is a 1.87 m point guard.He is number 7 for the Italian club Juvecaserta Basket.-Player Profile:...	6	26	4.3
6	Vasileios Spanoulis	9	38	4.2
7	Ricky Rubio Ricky Rubio Ricard "Ricky" Rubio Vives is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on October 15, 2005, at age 14...	9	35	3.9
8	Steffen Hamann Steffen Hamann Steffen Hamann is a German professional basketball player.Hamann plays for the German basketball team FC Bayern Munich-Pro career:In July 2008, Hamann signed with ALBA Berlin....	6	23	3.8
8	Heiko Schaffartzik Heiko Schaffartzik Heiko Schaffartzik is a German professional basketball player. He is currently playing with the pro club ALBA Berlin in Germany.-German national team:...	6	23	3.8
10	Jaka Lakovič Jaka Lakovic Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard...	9	34	3.8

Steals

Pos.	G	Stls	Rudy Fernandez Rudy Fernández (basketball) Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" tall shooting guard/small forward who is currently signed to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, though he will play for Real Madrid until the current NBA lockout ends...	8	17	2.1
2	Tony Parker Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....	8	14	1.8
3	Kšyštof Lavrinovič Kšyštof Lavrinovic Kšyštof Lavrinovič Kšyštof Lavrinovič Kšyštof Lavrinovič (born November 1, 1979 in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a Polish-Lithuanian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward and center positions. He is 2.10 m (6' 10¾") in height...	6	10	1.7
4	Nick Calathes Nick Calathes Nicholas William "Nick" Calathes is an American-born Greek professional basketball player. Calathes played American college basketball for the University of Florida. He currently plays for Panathinaikos, the Athens, Greece affiliate of the EuroLeague.-High school career:Calathes was born in...	8	13	1.6
4	Kelly McCarty Kelly McCarty Kelly Deshawn McCarty is a naturalized Russian professional basketball player, originally from the United States . He currently plays with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League....	8	13	1.6
6	Sergey Monya	9	14	1.6
7	Roko Ukić	8	12	1.5
8	Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov is a Macedonian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played six seasons with the MZT Skopje , then passed to the Rabotnicki Skopje , the Karsiyaka Izmir , AEK Athens BC...	6	9	1.5
9	Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...	9	13	1.4
	Vasileios Spanoulis	9	13	1.4
	Novica Veličković Novica Velickovic Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg...	9	13	1.4
	Ricky Rubio Ricky Rubio Ricard "Ricky" Rubio Vives is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on October 15, 2005, at age 14...	9	13	1.4

Blocks

Pos.	G	Blks	Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...	9	20	2.2
2	Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat, pronounced "MAHR-cheen GOR-taht" , also known as the Polish Hammer, is a Polish professional basketball player who plays the center position for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The 6'11", 240 pound power forward/center is the son of boxer Janusz Gortat...	6	12	2.0
3	Timofey Mozgov Timofey Mozgov Timofey Pavlovich Mozgov is a Russian professional basketball player for Khimki Moscow Region of the Russian Professional Basketball League. He is tall and he weighs . He plays at the center position.-Pro career:Mozgov began his professional career with LenVo St...	9	12	1.3
3	Marc Gasol Marc Gasol Marc Gasol i Sàez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft...	9	12	1.3
5	Ersan İlyasova Ersan Ilyasova Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...	7	9	1.3
6	Maciej Lampe Maciej Lampe Maciej Bolesław Lampe is a Polish professional basketball player. He currently plays with Caja Laboral in Spain.-Professional career:Originally from Łódź, Poland, Lampe grew up in Stockholm, Sweden...	6	7	1.2
7	Ronny Turiaf Ronny Turiaf Ronny Turiaf is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the NBA. Turiaf has been a member of the French national basketball team....	9	10	1.1
8	Nicolas Batum Nicolas Batum Nicolas Batum is a French basketball player with SLUC Nancy of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. He is also under contract with the Portland Trail Blazers, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends. The Blazers acquired his rights during the 2008 NBA Draft for the...	9	9	1.0
	Sergey Monya	9	9	1.0
	Patrick Femerling Patrick Femerling Patrick Femerling is a 7 ft. 1in. German professional basketball player. He currently plays for Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi.-Pro career:...	6	6	1.0

Minutes

Pos.	G	Min.	Jaka Lakovič Jaka Lakovic Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard...	9	335	37.2
2	Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat, pronounced "MAHR-cheen GOR-taht" , also known as the Polish Hammer, is a Polish professional basketball player who plays the center position for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The 6'11", 240 pound power forward/center is the son of boxer Janusz Gortat...	6	207	34.5
2	David Logan David Logan (basketball) David Kyle Logan is a professional American/Polish basketball player who currently plays for the Greek club Panathinaikos. He is a 1.85 m tall point guard. In late February 2009, Logan got a Polish passport, which enabled him to cap for Poland in the EuroBasket 2009 tournament...	6	207	34.5
4	Kelly McCarty Kelly McCarty Kelly Deshawn McCarty is a naturalized Russian professional basketball player, originally from the United States . He currently plays with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League....	8	268	33.5
5	Vasileios Spanoulis	9	282	33.1
6	Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...	9	279	31.0
7	Tony Parker Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....	8	247	30.9
8	Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov is a Macedonian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played six seasons with the MZT Skopje , then passed to the Rabotnicki Skopje , the Karsiyaka Izmir , AEK Athens BC...	6	183	30.5
9	Ersan İlyasova Ersan Ilyasova Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes. He is also under contract with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, though the NBA is currently in a lockout...	7	209	29.9
10	Boris Diaw Boris Diaw Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw , is a French professional basketball player for JSA Bordeaux in France. He has also played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, and Charlotte Bobcats...	8	236	29.5

Individual game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...	32	(9/19)
Rebounds	Andris Biedriņš Andris Biedrinš Andris Biedriņš is a Latvian professional basketball player who plays the power forward and center positions for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. He was drafted by the Warriors with the 11th overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft.-FIBA career:...	20	(9/8)
Assists	Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosic Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...	12	(9/16)
Steals	Goran Dragić Rudy Fernández Rudy Fernández (basketball) Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" tall shooting guard/small forward who is currently signed to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, though he will play for Real Madrid until the current NBA lockout ends...	6	(9/9) (9/17)
Blocks	Timofey Mozgov Timofey Mozgov Timofey Pavlovich Mozgov is a Russian professional basketball player for Khimki Moscow Region of the Russian Professional Basketball League. He is tall and he weighs . He plays at the center position.-Pro career:Mozgov began his professional career with LenVo St... Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat Marcin Gortat, pronounced "MAHR-cheen GOR-taht" , also known as the Polish Hammer, is a Polish professional basketball player who plays the center position for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. The 6'11", 240 pound power forward/center is the son of boxer Janusz Gortat...	6	(9/9) (9/7)
Field goal percentage	Heiko Schaffartzik Heiko Schaffartzik Heiko Schaffartzik is a German professional basketball player. He is currently playing with the pro club ALBA Berlin in Germany.-German national team:... Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...	100% (8/8)	(9/11) (9/7)
3-point field goal percentage	Heiko Schaffartzik Heiko Schaffartzik Heiko Schaffartzik is a German professional basketball player. He is currently playing with the pro club ALBA Berlin in Germany.-German national team:...	100% (5/5)	(9/11) (9/15)
Free throw percentage	Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...	100% (10/10)	(9/19)
Turnovers	David Logan David Logan (basketball) David Kyle Logan is a professional American/Polish basketball player who currently plays for the Greek club Panathinaikos. He is a 1.85 m tall point guard. In late February 2009, Logan got a Polish passport, which enabled him to cap for Poland in the EuroBasket 2009 tournament...	8	(9/8)

Team tournament highs

Offensive PPG

Pos.	\|PPG
1		79.8
2		75.9
3		75.6
4		75.2
5		74.7

Defensive PPG

Pos.	\|PPG
1		66.8
2		68.4
3		68.9
4		69.0
5		69.9

Rebounds

Pos.	\|RPG
1		37.2
2		37.0
3		36.4
4		34.8
5		34.3

Assists

Pos.	\|APG
1		17.3
2		17.2
3		16.1
4		15.8
5		15.3

Steals

Pos.	\|SPG
1		8.1
2		7.7
3		7.6
4		7.4
5		7.3

Blocks

Pos.	\|BPG
1		4.4
2		3.8
3		3.4
4		3.3
5		2.7

Team game highs

Department	Team	Total	Opponent
Points		106	(9/9)
Rebounds		47	(9/19) (9/18)
Assists		25	(9/7) (9/16) (9/14)
Steals		14	(9/13)
Blocks		10	(9/7)
Field goal percentage		61.7% (37/60)	(9/9)
3-point field goal percentage		66.7% (16/24)	(9/20)
Free throw percentage		91.7% (22/24)
Turnovers	4 tied with 20

Team rosters (Final Four)

1. Spain: Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...

, Juan Carlos Navarro
Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)
Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...

, Víctor Claver
Víctor Claver
Víctor Claver Arocas is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 9 ½ in tall and weighs 236 lbs . He currently plays with the club Valencia.-Pro career:...

, Rudy Fernández
Rudy Fernández (basketball)
Rodolfo "Rudy" Fernández y Farrés is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is a 6'6" tall shooting guard/small forward who is currently signed to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, though he will play for Real Madrid until the current NBA lockout ends...

, Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro, Jr., nicknamed "Garbo" , is a Spanish professional basketball player. At 2.07 m , he plays both power forward and small forward.-Pro career:*1994-97 Taugres*1997-00 TAU Cerámica...

, Sergio Llull
Sergio Llull
Sergio Llull Melià is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 3 ¾ in tall. He currently plays with the professional club Real Madrid.-Player profile:...

, Carlos Cabezas
Carlos Cabezas
Carlos Eduardo Cabezas Jurado is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is the nephew of the former Uruguayan professional footballer Hugo Cabezas, who played in Spain in the late 70s. His father and his grandfather are also former Uruguayan professional basketball players. He is 1.87 m tall...

, Ricky Rubio
Ricky Rubio
Ricard "Ricky" Rubio Vives is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on October 15, 2005, at age 14...

, Felipe Reyes
Felipe Reyes
Felipe Reyes Cabanas is a 2.06 m tall Spanish professional basketball player. His older brother Alfonso is also a former professional basketball player...

, Marc Gasol
Marc Gasol
Marc Gasol i Sàez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was drafted in the second round, 48th overall, by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft...

, Raúl López
Raül López
Raül López i Molist is a Spanish professional basketball player. He has previously played for the NBA's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 0 in tall, he plays the point guard position...

, Álex Mumbrú
Álex Mumbrú
Álex Mumbrú Murcia , is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall.-Pro career:...

(Coach: Sergio Scariolo
Sergio Scariolo
Sergio Scariolo is an Italian professional basketball coach. From 2008 to 2010 he was the head coach of Russian Super League club Khimki Moscow Region, now he is the head coach of the senior Spanish national basketball team, with whom he won the EuroBasket 2009 and the EuroBasket 2011- External...

)

2. Serbia: Miloš Teodosić
Miloš Teodosic
Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

, Stefan Marković
Stefan Marković
Stefan Marković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.99 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:...

, Bojan Popović
Bojan Popovic
Bojan Popović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.91 m tall point guard, currently playing as a starter at Red Star Belgrade.-Professional career:Popović is a product of FMP's youth system...

, Uroš Tripković
Uroš Tripkovic
Uroš Tripković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays as a shooting guard. He is known as a good 3-point shooter. He is currently playing for Unicaja Málaga.-Player profile:...

, Ivan Paunić
Ivan Paunić
Ivan Paunić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He currently plays for BC Nizhny Novgorod in the Russian Basketball Super League.-Pro career:...

, Milenko Tepić
Milenko Tepic
Milenko Tepić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall...

, Nemanja Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.09 m tall small forward and he can also play as a point forward. He is currently playing for the Spanish team Caja Laboral.-Player profile:Although 2.09m tall, Bjelica is a shooter and small forward...

, Novica Veličković
Novica Velickovic
Novica Veličković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play at small forward. He is 205 cm tall and he weighs 109 kg...

, Milan Mačvan
Milan Macvan
Milan Mačvan is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Partizan, on loan from Maccabi Tel Aviv. He is 6' 9" tall and he weighs 265 lbs....

, Nenad Krstić
Nenad Krstic
Nenad Krstić is a Serbian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow. Krstić is officially listed at 7'0" tall.-KK Partizan:...

, Kosta Perović
Kosta Perovic
Kosta Perović is a Serbian professional basketball player. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft...

, Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica
Miroslav Raduljica is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club and defending NLB League champion KK Partizan.-Pro career:...

(Coach: Dušan Ivković
Dušan Ivkovic
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....

)

3. Greece: Nick Calathes
Nick Calathes
Nicholas William "Nick" Calathes is an American-born Greek professional basketball player. Calathes played American college basketball for the University of Florida. He currently plays for Panathinaikos, the Athens, Greece affiliate of the EuroLeague.-High school career:Calathes was born in...

, Ioannis Kalampokis, Vasileios Spanoulis, Efstratios Perperoglou, Nikolaos Zisis, Georgios Printezis, Konstantinos Kaimakoglou, Antonios Fotsis, Kostas Koufos
Kosta Koufos
Konstantine Demetrios "Kosta" Koufos is a Greek-American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets. He was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft...

, Ioannis Bourousis, Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Sofoklis Schortsanitis is a Greek professional basketball player. He was born in Tiko, Cameroon, to a Greek father and a Cameroonian mother.He is listed at and...

, Andreas Glyniadakis
Andreas Glyniadakis
Andreas Glyniadakis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a , 280 lb. center...

(Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas
Jonas Kazlauskas
Jonas Kazlauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former Soviet professional basketball player. He is not to be confused with the late Lithuanian linguist, also named Jonas Kazlauskas...

)

4. Slovenia: Jaka Lakovič
Jaka Lakovic
Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard...

, Goran Dragić, Domen Lorbek
Domen Lorbek
Domen Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player and younger brother of Erazem Lorbek. He is 199 cm tall.-Pro career:...

, Samo Udrih
Samo Udrih
Samo Udrih is a Slovenian professional basketball player.-Pro career:Udrih played with the Dallas Mavericks NBA Summer League team in 2005...

, Jaka Klobučar
Jaka Klobucar
-Pro career:Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan, Partizan Belgrade and Union Olimpija.-Slovenian national team:Lorbek competed for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European...

, Boštjan Nachbar, Goran Jagodnik
Goran Jagodnik
Goran Jagodnik is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Union Olimpija.-Professional career: Koper Hopsi Polzela...

, Uroš Slokar
Uroš Slokar
Uroš Slokar is a Slovenian professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.-Pro career:After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benneton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine...

, Jurica Golemac
Jurica Golemac
Jurica Golemac , is a Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.12m tall and weighs 102 kg . He can play at both the forward and center positions...

, Matjaž Smodiš
Matjaž Smodiš
Matjaž Smodiš is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for KK Cedevita in Croatia.-Pro career:...

, Erazem Lorbek
Erazem Lorbek
Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...

, Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...

(Coach: Jure Zdovc
Jure Zdovc
Jurij "Jure" Zdovc is a retired Slovenian basketball player and the coach of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg.As junior he start to play for Comet Slovenske Konjice...

)

FIBA broadcasting rights

Country	Broadcaster
Albania	Top Channel Top Channel Top Channel is a commercial television station with national frequency coverage in Tirana, Albania founded by media mogul Dritan Hoxha, and part of Top Media Group. Since September 2003, Top Channel became present on satellite broadcasting all over Europe through DigitAlb, and North America through...
Belgium	Be TV
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT
Brazil	TV Esporte Interativo TV Esporte Interativo TV Esporte Interativo , is a Brazilian television channel inaugurated on January 20, 2007 with the live broadcast of a Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool....
Bulgaria	BNT Bulgarian National Television The Bulgarian National Television or BNT is the public broadcaster of Bulgaria. The company was founded in 1959 and began broadcasting on December 26 of the same year. It began broadcasting in color in 1970...
Croatia	HRT Croatian Radiotelevision Croatian Radiotelevision is a Croatian public broadcasting company. It operates several radio and television channels, over a domestic transmitter network as well as satellite...
Czech Republic	ČT Ceská televize Česká televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels.- Czechoslovak Television :Television in Czechoslovakia started to take its first steps before World War II. However, before visible results could be achieved, all activities were interrupted by...
Czech Republic	Sport 1 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages...
Cyprus	Lumiere TV Lumiere TV Lumiere TV is a premium television service available in Cyprus, that broadcasts movies and series. It is owned by LTV Group Ltd. Repeaters have been set up across the country that enable more than 80% of the population to receive these services. Lumiere TV was originally available on the NOVA...
Denmark	Viasat Sport Viasat Sport Viasat Sport is the common brand of several sports channels targeting the Nordic, Baltic and Eastern European countries owned by Modern Times Group.Viasat Sport is also the name of one tv-channel in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Baltics...
Spain	La Sexta La Sexta laSexta is the sixth nationwide broadcast television station in Spain. It is privately owned and began broadcasting in 2006.-Programming:....
Spain	Gol Televisión Gol Televisión This article is about the Spanish sports network. For the similarly named and themed network in the United States, see GOL TV.Gol Televisión commonly known as Gol T, is a Spanish sports pay tv network dedicated fully to football...
Estonia	ETV Eesti Televisioon Eesti Televisioon is the national public television station of Estonia. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955.The bulk of ETV's funding comes from government grant-in-aid, around 15% of which is in turn funded by the fees paid by Estonian commercial broadcasters in return for their...
Finland	Viasat Sport Viasat Sport Viasat Sport is the common brand of several sports channels targeting the Nordic, Baltic and Eastern European countries owned by Modern Times Group.Viasat Sport is also the name of one tv-channel in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Baltics...
France	Canal+ Canal+ Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
France	Sport+ Sport+ (France) Sport+ is a French television channel on cable and satellite which is owned by Canal+ and which is devoted to live sport....
Germany	DSF Deutsches Sportfernsehen SPORT1 is a privately owned commercial German television channel. Until April 11, 2010, it was called DSF . It was founded on January 1, 1993 out of the television channel Tele 5 which had become the successor of the music video channel musicbox on January 11, 1988...

Country	Broadcaster
United Kingdom	ESPN
United Kingdom	BBC
Greece	ERT
Hungary	Sport 1 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages...
India	TEN Sports TEN Sports TEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab...
Italy	Rai Sport Più Rai Sport Più Rai Sport 1 is an Italian sports TV channel, launched in 1999 by the state-owned RAI television network. It broadcast Italian and international sports events in Italy on DTT channel 57 on Mux Rai B...
Israel	Channel 1 Channel 1 (Israel) Channel 1 is one of the oldest television channels in Israel and one of five terrestrial channels in the country...
Israel	Sport 5 Sport 5 Sport 5 , also known as the Sports Channel is an Israeli television company. Available on cable and satellite , the company have seven channels which are devoted to sport.-Sport 5:...
Japan	J Sports J Sports This page is about the J Sports channels, four sports satellite TV channels in Japanese language produced and broadcast by Jupiter Sports.- J Sports 3:Friday Night FightsWWE Vintage CollectionNew Japan Pro WrestlingNCAA Basketball...
Latvia	TV3 TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group . It was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001...
Latvia	TV6 TV6 (Latvia) TV6 Latvia is an entertainment television channel broadcasting to Latvia featuring series, music, fashion and sports. It was launched on April 22, 2007...
	TV3 TV3 Lithuania TV3 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group and targeted at a Lithuanian-speaking audience. It was founded on May 7, 1992 and launched on April 11, 1993 as "Tele-3" before being renamed "TV3" in 1996....
	TV6 TV6 (Lithuania) TV6 is a Lithuanian terrestrial, satellite and cable television channel owned by the Nordic television company Viasat. It was launched on March 31, 2002. In September 2008, it changed its name from Tango TV to TV6....
Republic of Macedonia	Sitel Sitel (TV channel) Sitel Television is the second private television channel in the Republic of Macedonia.-Programmes:...
Montenegro	RTCG RTCG Radio Television of Montenegro is the public broadcasting organization of Montenegro...
Norway	Viasat Sport Viasat Sport Viasat Sport is the common brand of several sports channels targeting the Nordic, Baltic and Eastern European countries owned by Modern Times Group.Viasat Sport is also the name of one tv-channel in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Baltics...

Country	Broadcaster
Philippines	C/S9 Radio Philippines Network Radio Philippines Network, Inc. is a broadcast television network in the Philippines co-owned by the Government Communications Group, Solar Entertainment Corporation, Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sectors. This station studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol...
Philippines	Basketball TV Basketball TV Basketball TV or BTV is a 24-hour all-basketball cable channel in the Philippines owned by the Solar Entertainment Corporation. It was launched on October 1, 2006, rebranding the Sports Plus channel....
Poland	TVP Telewizja Polska Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
Qatar	Al Jazeera Sports Al Jazeera Sports Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian...
Republic of China	Videoland Videoland Television Network Videoland Television Network is a cable network program provider in Taiwan, founded in 1983 by Koos Group. Videoland is one of Taiwan's major satellite television providers, offering seven channels of programming...
Romania	Sport 1 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages...
Russia	NTV Plus NTV Plus NTV Plus is the brand name for the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, transmitted from Eutelsat's W4 satellite at 36.0°E & from Bonum 1 at 56.0°E...
Serbia	RTS Radio Television of Serbia Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
Slovakia	STV
Slovakia	Sport 1 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages...
Slovenia	RTVSLO Radiotelevizija Slovenija Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world...
Slovenia	Šport TV
Sweden	Viasat Sport Viasat Sport Viasat Sport is the common brand of several sports channels targeting the Nordic, Baltic and Eastern European countries owned by Modern Times Group.Viasat Sport is also the name of one tv-channel in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Baltics...
Turkey	NTV
Turkey	NTV Spor NTV Spor -Programming:Football: La Liga,Turkey National Home Matches,FA Cup,Carling Cup,Coppa ItaliaBasketball: NBA,WNBA,FIBA World Championship 2010 Turkey ,Euroleague...
United States	ESPN360 ESPN360 ESPN3 is an online streaming service for WatchESPN to deliver both live streams and replays of global sports events to sports fans in North America, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Middle East, New Zealand, and Europe...

External links

EuroBasket 2009 – Official site

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