EuroBasket 1969
International basketball event
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The 1969 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1969, was the sixteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
| Campionato europeo maschile di pallacanestro 1969 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| City | Caserta and Naples |
| Dates | 27 September – 5 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Poland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Sergei Belov |
| Top scorer |  Giorgos Kolokithas (23.0 points per game) |
First round
Group A – Caserta
| Yugoslavia | Greece | 98–62 |
 Hungary | Soviet Union | 63–95 |
 Bulgaria |  Sweden | 87–70 |
| Bulgaria | Hungary | 66–65 |
| Sweden | Yugoslavia | 43–115 |
| Greece | Soviet Union | 63–83 |
| Soviet Union | Sweden | 91–47 |
| Greece | Hungary | 50–50 aet. 58–59 |
| Yugoslavia | Bulgaria | 76–60 |
| Hungary | Yugoslavia | 56–85 |
| Soviet Union | Bulgaria | 85–62 |
| Greece | Sweden | 88–76 |
| Bulgaria | Greece | 84–67 |
| Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 61–73 |
| Sweden | Hungary | 76–92 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 447:282 | 10 | +165 |
| 2. | Soviet Union | 5 | 4 | 1 | 415:308 | 8 | +107 |
| 3. | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 359:363 | 4 | −24 |
| 4. | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 335:380 | 4 | −45 |
| 5. | Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338:400 | 2 | −62 |
| 6. | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 4 | 312:473 | 2 | −141 |
Group B – Naples
 Italy |  Spain | 65–53 |
 Israel | Poland | 78–92 |
| Czechoslovakia |  Romania | 72–70 |
| Czechoslovakia | Israel | 90–82 |
| Romania | Italy | 62–74 |
| Poland | Spain | 79–78 |
| Romania | Israel | 75–74 |
| Italy | Poland | 54–55 |
| Spain | Czechoslovakia | 60–97 |
| Romania | Spain | 63–78 |
| Israel | Italy | 66–79 |
| Poland | Czechoslovakia | 60–75 |
| Poland | Romania | 63–95 |
| Italy | Czechoslovakia | 62–63 |
| Spain | Israel | 90–81 |
Knockout stage
Places 9 – 12 in Naples
Places 5 – 8 in Naples
Places 1 – 4 in Naples
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | Poland | 76–74 |
| Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | 83–69 |
Finals – all games in Naples
| Placement | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th place | Sweden | Israel | 83–92 |
| 9th place | Greece | Romania | 81–87 |
| 7th place | Bulgaria | Hungary | 92–48 |
| 5th place | Spain | Italy | 71–66 |
| 3rd place | Czechoslovakia | Poland | 77–75 |
| Final | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 81–72 |
| 1969 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
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 Soviet Union Tenth title |
Final standings
Awards
| 1969 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Sergey Belov ( Soviet Union) |
| All-Tournament Team[1] |
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| Sergei Belov (MVP) |
| Ivo Daneu |
| Edward Jurkiewicz |
| Clifford Luyk |
| Krešimir Ćosić |
Team rosters
1. Soviet Union: Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Modestas Paulauskas, Gennadi Volnov, Priit Tomson, Anatoly Polivoda, Zurab Sakandelidze, Vladimir Andreev, Aleksander Kulkov, Aleksander Boloshev, Sergei Kovalenko, Vitali Zastukhov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
2. Yugoslavia: Krešimir Ćosić, Ivo Daneu, Nikola Plećaš, Vinko Jelovac, Damir Šolman, Rato Tvrdić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Trajko Rajković, Dragutin Čermak, Dragan Kapičić, Vladimir Cvetković, Zoran Marojević (Coach: Ranko Žeravica)
3. Czechoslovakia: Jiří Zídek Sr., Vladimir Pistelak, Jiří Zedníček, Frantisek Konvicka, Jiri Ruzicka, Jiri Ammer, Jan Bobrovsky, Robert Mifka, Karel Baroch, Jiri Konopasek, Petr Novicky, Jan Blažek (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)
4. Poland: Bohdan Likszo, Edward Jurkiewicz, Bolesław Kwiatkowski, Włodzimierz Trams, Andrzej Seweryn, Grzegorz Korcz, Waldemar Kozak, Henryk Cegielski, Jan Dolczewski, Marek Ladniak, Adam Niemiec, Krzysztof Gula (Coach: Witold Zagórski)