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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | West Germany |
| Dates | 10–19 September |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (11th title) |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Poland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Krešimir Ćosić |
| Top scorer | Edward Jurkiewicz (22.6 points per game) |
The 1971 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1971, was the seventeenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
| Essen | Böblingen |
|---|---|
| Grugahalle Capacity 10,000 | Sporthalle Capacity 8,000 |
 |  |
 France |  Spain | 66–79 |
 Romania | Soviet Union | 55–83 |
| Poland |  West Germany | 78–73 |
| Romania | France | 65–64 |
| Spain | Poland | 70–83 |
| Soviet Union | West Germany | 91–54 |
| Poland | France | 91–65 |
| Romania | West Germany | 79–69 |
| Soviet Union | Spain | 118–58 |
| Romania | Poland | 74–80 |
| Soviet Union | France | 75–63 |
| Spain | West Germany | 73–69 |
| Soviet Union | Poland | 94–73 |
| Romania | Spain | 76–72 |
| France | West Germany | 64–88 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 461:303 | 10 | +158 |
| 2. | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 405:376 | 8 | +24 |
| 3. | Romania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 349:368 | 6 | −19 |
| 4. | Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 352:412 | 4 | −60 |
| 5. | West Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 353:385 | 2 | −32 |
| 6. | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 322:398 | 0 | −76 |
 Israel | Italy | 68–87 |
 Czechoslovakia |  Turkey | 88–69 |
| Yugoslavia |  Bulgaria | 70–69 |
| Turkey | Israel | 97–88 |
| Czechoslovakia | Yugoslavia | 66–81 |
| Italy | Bulgaria | 78–69 |
| Turkey | Yugoslavia | 63–86 |
| Israel | Bulgaria | 75–98 |
| Italy | Czechoslovakia | 74–60 |
| Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia | 85–74 |
| Israel | Yugoslavia | 92–118 |
| Turkey | Italy | 53–67 |
| Israel | Czechoslovakia | 85–113 |
| Bulgaria | Turkey | 87–60 |
| Yugoslavia | Italy | 79–68 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 434:358 | 10 | +76 |
| 2. | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 374:329 | 8 | +45 |
| 3. | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 408:357 | 6 | +51 |
| 4. | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 401:394 | 4 | +7 |
| 5. | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 342:416 | 2 | −74 |
| 6. | Israel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 408:513 | 0 | −105 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| West Germany | Israel | 99–76 |
| France | Turkey | 82–60 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | Bulgaria | 84–95 |
| Romania | Czechoslovakia | 74–87 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | Yugoslavia | 75–100 |
| Soviet Union | Italy | 93–66 |
| Placement | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th place | Turkey | Israel | 74–84 |
| 9th place | France | West Germany | 70–76 |
| 7th place | Spain | Romania | 86–71 |
| 5th place | Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia | 76–99 |
| 3rd place | Italy | Poland | 85–67 |
| Final | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 69–64 |
| 1971 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
|---|
 Soviet Union 11th title |
| 1971 FIBA EuroBasket MVP : Krešimir Ćosić ( Yugoslavia) |
| All-Tournament Team [1] |
|---|
| Sergei Belov |
| Modestas Paulauskas |
| Edward Jurkiewicz |
| Krešimir Ćosić (MVP) |
| Atanas Golomeev |
1. Soviet Union: Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Modestas Paulauskas, Anatoly Polivoda, Vladimir Andreev, Priit Tomson, Ivan Edeshko, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Zurab Sakandelidze, Mikheil Korkia, Aleksander Boloshev, Aleksei Tammiste (Coach: Vladimir Kondrashin)
2. Yugoslavia: Krešimir Ćosić, Nikola Plećaš, Aljoša Žorga, Vinko Jelovac, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragutin Čermak, Borut Bassin, Dragan Kapičić, Blagoja Georgievski, Žarko Knežević, Dragiša Vučinić, Davor Rukavina (Coach: Ranko Žeravica)
3. Italy: Dino Meneghin, Pierluigi Marzorati, Massimo Masini, Ivan Bisson, Renzo Bariviera, Carlo Recalcati, Ottorino Flaborea, Marino Zanatta, Giulio Iellini, Giorgio Giomo, Luigi Serafini, Massimo Cosmelli (Coach: Giancarlo Primo)
4. Poland: Edward Jurkiewicz, Grzegorz Korcz, Andrzej Seweryn, Jan Dolczewski, Henryk Cegielski, Marek Ladniak, Jerzy Frolow, Janusz Ceglinski, Waldemar Kozak, Miroslaw Kalinowski, Eugeniusz Durejko, Zbigniew Jedlinski (Coach: Witold Zagórski)
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