EuroBasket Women 2001

2001 edition of the EuroBasket Women
EuroBasket 2001 Women
28th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
DatesSeptember 14 – 23
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPFrance Catherine Melain
Top scorerPoland Dydek 24.4
Top reboundsPoland Dydek 10.9
Top assistsHungary Ivanyi 6.4
Official website
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EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.

Venues

The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines. The arenas, in which the tournament was held, were: in Orléans, Palais des Sports; in Le Mans, Antarès; and in Gravelines, Gravelines Sportica.

Qualification

The qualification to the tournament was held in 1999 and 2000. Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four. The top two qualified to the tournament. The following teams qualified to the EuroBasket Women 2001:

In addition to the qualified teams, who went through the qualification process, the host nation France automatically qualified to the tournament. Also, Poland, the gold medalist of EuroBasket 1999 Women, qualified to the tournament automatically.

Squads

Preliminary round

Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. France France 5 5 0 406 320 +86 10
2. Spain Spain 5 3 2 397 344 +53 8
3. Poland Poland 5 3 2 354 329 +25 8
4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 5 3 2 383 373 +10 8
5. Romania Romania 5 1 4 315 404 – 89 6
6. Ukraine Ukraine 5 0 5 322 407 – 85 5
14 September
14:30
Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 83–62 Ukraine Ukraine
14 September
17:00
Spain Spain 78–68 Poland Poland
14 September
20:00
Romania Romania 52–91 France France
15 September
15:00
Ukraine Ukraine 65–93 Spain Spain
15 September
17:30
Poland Poland 76–55 Romania Romania
15 September
20:00
France France 88–67 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
16 September
15:00
Romania Romania 61–83 Spain Spain
16 September
17:30
France France 84–71 Ukraine Ukraine
16 September
20:00
Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 66–83 Poland Poland
18 September
15:00
Ukraine Ukraine 67–86 Romania Romania
18 September
17:30
Spain Spain 79–80 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
18 September
20:00
Poland Poland 66–73 France France
19 September
15:00
Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 87–61 Romania Romania
19 September
17:30
Poland Poland 61–57 Ukraine Ukraine
19 September
20:00
France France 70–64 Spain Spain

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Russia Russia 5 4 1 356 276 +80 9
2. Lithuania Lithuania 5 4 1 371 358 +13 9
3. Hungary Hungary 5 3 2 317 302 +15 8
4. Slovakia Slovakia 5 2 3 337 341 – 4 7
5. Greece Greece 5 1 4 319 380 −61 6
6. Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 1 4 328 371 −43 6
14 September
14:30
Greece Greece 75–78 Lithuania Lithuania
14 September
17:00
Czech Republic Czech Republic 70–85 Slovakia Slovakia
14 September
20:00
Hungary Hungary 65–61 Russia Russia
15 September
15:00
Lithuania Lithuania 82–80 Czech Republic Czech Republic
15 September
17:30
Slovakia Slovakia 56–61 Hungary Hungary
15 September
20:00
Russia Russia 80–35 Greece Greece
16 September
15:00
Hungary Hungary 55–57 Czech Republic Czech Republic
16 September
17:30
Russia Russia 78–70 Lithuania Lithuania
16 September
20:00
Greece Greece 74–81 Slovakia Slovakia
18 September
15:00
Lithuania Lithuania 65–62 Hungary Hungary
18 September
17:30
Czech Republic Czech Republic 67–72 Greece Greece
18 September
20:00
Russia Russia 60–52 Slovakia Slovakia
19 September
15:00
Greece Greece 63–74 Hungary Hungary
19 September
17:30
Slovakia Slovakia 63–76 Lithuania Lithuania
19 September
20:00
Russia Russia 77–54 Czech Republic Czech Republic

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
September 21, 2001
 
 
 Russia64
 
September 22, 2001
 
 Yugoslavia59
 
 Russia74
 
September 21, 2001
 
 Spain59
 
 Spain71
 
September 23, 2001
 
 Hungary60
 
 Russia68
 
September 21, 2001
 
 France73
 
 France72
 
September 22, 2001
 
 Slovakia56
 
 France75
 
September 21, 2001
 
 Lithuania44 Third place
 
 Lithuania83
 
September 23, 2001
 
 Poland81
 
 Spain89
 
 
 Lithuania74
 

5th place bracket

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
September 22, 2001
 
 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia78
 
September 23, 2001
 
Hungary Hungary58
 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia82
 
September 22, 2001
 
Poland Poland76
 
Slovakia Slovakia66
 
 
Poland Poland80
 
Seventh place
 
 
September 23, 2001
 
 
Hungary Hungary79
 
 
Slovakia Slovakia68

Final standings

Place Team
1  France
2  Russia
3  Spain
4  Lithuania
5  Yugoslavia
6  Poland
7  Hungary
8  Slovakia
9  Czech Republic
10  Greece
11  Ukraine
12  Romania

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