Back EuroBasket 2009 AN بطولة أمم أوروبا لكرة السلة 2009 Arabic بطولة امم اوروبا لكورة السله 2009 ARZ 2009 Avropa Basketbol Çempionatı Azerbaijani XXXVI Euruopas vīrū krepšėnė čempijuonats BAT-SMG Evropsko prvenstvo u košarci 2009. BS Campionat d'Europa de bàsquet masculí de 2009 Catalan Mistrovství Evropy v basketbalu mužů 2009 Czech Basketball-Europameisterschaft 2009 German Ευρωμπάσκετ 2009 Greek
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Poland |
| Dates | 7–20 September |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Serbia |
| Third place |  Greece |
| Fourth place |  Slovenia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 54 |
| Attendance | 233,246 (4,319 per game) |
| MVP | Pau Gasol |
| Top scorer | Pau Gasol (18.7 per game) |
The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.
Spain claimed their first EuroBasket title by routing Serbia 85–63 in the final.[1] Greece captured the bronze medal with a 57–56 victory over Slovenia. The four teams to make the semi-finals, plus France and Croatia claimed the six European qualifying places for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Spain's Pau Gasol was named the tournament MVP.[2]
- ^ "Gasol leads Spain to Euro gold". ESPN. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Spain crowned kings of EuroBasket". BBC Sport. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.