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EuroBasket 1991

The 1991 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1991, was the 27th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Italy between 24 and 29 June 1991. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Palazzo dello Sport in Rome was the hosting venue of the tournament. Yugoslavia won its fifth FIBA European title by defeating hosts Italy with an 88–73 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Toni Kukoč was voted the tournament's MVP.

This was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate, with Vlade Divac being the only NBA player in the tournament.

Venues

All games were played at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome.

Qualification

Squads

Format

Preliminary round

Group A

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

Group B

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Semifinals

Third place

Final

5th to 8th place

Awards

Final standings

References

  1. ^ Linguasport.com Tournament Team.

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