Basketball European Championship men tournament table. Russian “Globtrotters” in Istanbul The Russian national team victoriously completed the EuroBasket group tournament
There is such a common phrase: “There is a first time for everything.” I really wouldn’t like to see that said about the Russian national team in a couple of weeks. At the European Championships she can achieve any result. From gold in 2007 to a humiliating 21st place at the tournament three years ago. - a completely different matter. Here we have already been taught that there will certainly be a result. Participated six times - six times reached the final round. And each time with a new coach. Now the seventh helmsman is taking over - 51-year-old Sergei Bazarevich, who has long dreamed of leading the national team. They finally met him halfway. Now it's time to show off the product. “Sport Day by Day” highlighted two key moments of the short-lived qualifying tournament for the 2017 European Championship.
Kirilenko's order
St. Petersburg is a special city for Andrei Kirilenko. It was here that he was molded into a Russian basketball star. A week ago, on the banks of the Neva, Kirilenko was re-elected president of the RFB. It's time to share plans for the future. “We have one desire: for both teams to qualify for the 2020 Olympics,” Kirilenko said. Let's leave the girls alone. They have their own European Championship and their own selection, where Evgenia Belyakova and the company confidently deal with all their rivals. Four matches - four victories. Alexander Vasin's team is unlikely to miss out on a spot in the finals. And he will be in good standing there.
You can’t say the same about Bazarevich’s team yet. There are four matches ahead that will decide whether she will play at the European Championships. If not, then you won’t have to hang around idle either. In late autumn 2017, selection for the 2019 World Championships will begin (this tournament has now been shifted to odd-numbered years), where the winners of the first Olympic berths will be determined.
But first we need to get to the World Championship itself. 12 trips have been offered to 32 European teams. Anyone who does not play at EuroBasket 2017 will probably be put in a difficult group. Like a weak team. If the Russian team does not want to create unnecessary problems for itself, it needs to pass the European Championship qualification with a bang and finally make some noise at the tournament itself. Our latest results, 21st and 17th places, are not at all conducive to a trip to Tokyo.
Will Bazarevich succeed?
They were shown under the leadership of Vasily Karasev and Evgeny Pashutin - believed to be two of the three promising Russian coaches. The third is Sergei Bazarevich. He has never hidden the fact that he wants to lead the main team in the country, but his turn has only come now. At a meeting of the executive committee of the RFB, Bazarevich was elected unanimously. This means they believe him. They won’t be removed at the first failure. And Bazarevich himself is unlikely to run away from the national team, as his predecessor did. The same one that almost failed the selection for the previous EuroBasket. Pashutin's team even managed to lose to Switzerland, but then corrected itself by pulling out a difficult match in Italy. Bazarevich doesn’t seem to be in for such a roller coaster. His team performed well in friendly matches, and Sweden and Bosnia are unlikely to create serious problems. Especially in Perm and Krasnodar, where our team will play home matches. “This is absolutely inconvenient for us, but good for Russia,” Sergei Bazarevich did not prevaricate. “We have a big country, and there should be basketball everywhere.” Preferably in combination with a decent team.
|Opinion
Former head coach of the Russian national team Stanislav Eremin: Shved's injury helped Karasev
Of course, I expect the Russian team to be the favorite in the debut qualifying match against Bosnia. The opponent is weakened by injuries, and our team will be helped by our native walls. Perm is a holy place for Russian basketball. The first official game of the season is the time to show maximum concentration. The coaching staff of Sergei Bazarevich must eliminate the slightest nervousness in the team’s actions. I like the style of the new team helmsman. I like his aggressive basketball with a quick transition to attack and his tendency to encourage players’ initiative in decision-making.
Unfortunately, the summer friendly matches did not sufficiently show the capabilities of the Russian national team, since its opponents left much to be desired. I would like to see stronger sparring partners. It is clear that Bazarevich prefers to freely rotate the squad, without getting hung up on seven or eight main players. In the summer he tested many young guys. I would like to see how they will reveal themselves in the national team. I noticed how mature Dmitry Kulagin has become. There is still a bit of boyishness in his acting, and yet Dima grows up. Becomes more serious and collected. Although Timofey Mozgov looked a little difficult in the summer games, this powerful center will certainly remain a key figure during the EuroBasket qualifications.
It’s interesting how Sergei Karasev opened up after Alexey Shved’s injury. While the Khimki defender was healthy, Karasev Jr. noticeably faded. As soon as his direct competitor dropped out, Sergei began to act much more successfully. I'm worried about the point guard position. Dmitry Khvostov plays decently, but needs support. Sergei Bykov looked weak in the first summer games, but he showed off in St. Petersburg in the match against Finland. I would like to believe that the position of the “number one” will not sag, and the Russian team will win its group. Of course, Bazarevich’s team needs to fight for first place and not think about the chances of qualifying for EuroBasket from second place. Despite the injuries to Shved and Vitaly Fridzon, the Russian team has a good chance of achieving its goal.
|By the way
The leader of Bosnia did not dare to fly to Perm
The Bosnia and Herzegovina national team arrived in Perm for the first EuroBasket 2017 qualifying match without two leading players. Naturalized American point guard Alex Renfro announced that he will miss the entire qualifying tournament “for personal reasons.” Milwaukee power forward, captain and main trump card of the Bosnians Mirza Teletovic will perform only in home matches. After his illness, doctors do not recommend long-distance flights for him. Thus, the choice of Perm brought good luck to the Russians. If Sergei Bazarevich’s national team had played in Moscow or St. Petersburg, Teletovich might have risked his health and taken a flight ticket.
Results of the men's EuroBasket (European Basketball Championship) 2017. All results of the championship. Results of the tournament.
40th FIBA European Basketball Championship
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All results of the men's EuroBasket 2017. Final position of the teams:
Group stage
Group A (Helsinki, Finland)
· 31.08. Slovenia - Poland 90:81
· 31.08. Iceland - Greece 61:90
· 31.08. France - Finland 84:86
· 02.09. Poland - Iceland 91:61
· 02.09. Greece - France 87:95
· 02.09. Finland - Slovenia 78:81
· 03.09. France - Iceland 115:79
· 03.09. Slovenia - Greece 78:72
· 03.09. Finland - Poland 90:87
· 05.09. Iceland - Slovenia 75:102
· 05.09. Poland - France 78:75
· 05.09. Greece - Finland 77:89
· 06.09. Slovenia - France 95:78
· 06.09. Greece - Poland 95:77
· 06.09. Finland - Iceland 83:79
Group B (Tel Aviv, Israel)
· 31.08. Germany - Ukraine 75:63
· 31.08. Lithuania - Georgia 77:79
· 31.08. Italy - Israel 69:48
· 02.09. Georgia - Germany 57:67
· 02.09. Ukraine - Italy 66:78
· 02.09. Israel - Lithuania 73:88
· 03.09. Georgia - Ukraine 81:88
· 03.09. Lithuania - Italy 78:73
· 03.09. Germany - Israel 80:82
· 05.09. Ukraine - Lithuania 62:94
· 05.09. Italy - Germany 55:61
· 05.09. Israel - Georgia 91:104
· 06.09. Germany - Lithuania 72:89
· 06.09. Georgia - Italy 69:71
· 06.09. Israel - Ukraine 64:88
Group C (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
· 01.09. Hungary - Croatia 58:67
· 01.09. Spain - Montenegro 99:60
· 01.09. Romania - Czech Republic 68:83
· 02.09. Montenegro - Hungary 72:48
· 02.09. Czech Republic - Spain 56:93
· 02.09. Croatia - Romania 74:58
· 04.09. Hungary - Czech Republic 85:73
· 04.09. Montenegro - Croatia 72:76
· 04.09. Spain - Romania 91:50
· 05.09. Czech Republic - Montenegro 75:88
· 05.09. Croatia - Spain 73:79
· 05.09. Romania - Hungary 71:80
· 07.09. Czech Republic - Croatia 69:107
· 07.09. Hungary - Spain 64:87
· 07.09. Montenegro - Romania 86:69
GroupD(Istanbul, Türkiye)
· 01.09. Belgium - UK 103:90
· 01.09. Serbia - Latvia 92:82
· 01.09. Türkiye - Russia 73:76
· 02.09. Latvia - Belgium 92:64
· 02.09. Russia- Serbia 75:72
· 02.09. UK - Türkiye 70:84
· 04.09. Latvia-UK 97:92
· 04.09. Belgium - Russia 67:76
· 04.09. Serbia - Türkiye 80:74
· 05.09. Russia- Latvia 69:84
· 05.09. UK - Serbia 82:68
· 05.09. Türkiye - Belgium 78:65
· 07.09. Russia- UK 82:70
· 07.09. Belgium - Serbia 54:74
· 07.09. Latvia - Türkiye 89:79
Tournament tables can be seen in the presented photos.
The 4 best teams from each group advanced to the 1/8 finals.
1/8 finals
· 09.. Slovenia - Ukraine 79:55
· 09.09. Germany - France 84:81
· 09.09. Finland - Italy 57:70
· 09.09. Lithuania - Greece 64:77
· 10.09. Latvia - Montenegro 100:68
· 10.09. Serbia - Hungary 86:78
· 10.09. Spain - Türkiye 73:56
· 10.09. Croatia - Russia 78:101
1/4 finals
· 12.09. Germany - Spain 72:84
· 12.09. Slovenia - Latvia 103:97
· 13.09. Greece - Russia 69:74
· 13.09. Italy - Serbia 67:83
Semi-finals
· 14.09. Spain - Slovenia 72:92
· 15.09. Russia- Serbia 79:87
Match for 3rd place
· 17.09. Spain - Russia 93:85
The final
· 17.09. Slovenia - Serbia 93:85
Final position of places:
1st place - Slovenia
2nd place - Serbia
3rd place - Spain
4th place - Russia
Most Valuable Player: Goran Dragic (Slovenia)
Top scorer: Alexey Shved - 219 points
Symbolic five of EuroBasket 2017:
Goran Dragic, Luka Doncic (both Slovenia), Alexey Shved (Russia), Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia), Pau Gasol (Spain)
Two years ago, due to the refusal of Ukraine, which had no time for basketball, the EuroBasket had to be hastily held according to a new formula. The group tournament games took place in four countries, one of which was assigned to the playoffs. European basketball officials liked the idea so much that they decided to hold EuroBasket 2017 in the same way.
Every year - a new stadium
They left another know-how from two years ago: the group owners were allowed to take one team without drawing lots, which could attract fans to the stands. Surprisingly, Turkey chose not neighboring Greece and Lithuania, which does not always send huge troops of fans to the EuroBaskets, but Russia. On the one hand, it’s good: you won’t have to fly to the playoffs. We still need to get into this playoffs.
The author of these notes comes to Istanbul for the third time and always ends up in the new sports palace. The decisive matches of EuroBasket 2001 took place in the arena named after the journalist Abdi Ipekchi. He wasn't a basketball commentator. He died defending democratic ideals. For the 2010 World Cup, a huge sports palace was built in the largest metropolis, named after local sports functionary Sinan Erdem. It will host the EuroBasket 2017 playoff matches, and the group stage was entrusted to be hosted by Fenerbahçe Arena. It is located in the Asian part of Istanbul, and it took an hour and a half to get there from the airport. By the start of the playoffs you will have to look for a hotel closer. After all, Sinan Erdem Arena is located in the European part.
Whether it will be necessary depends on Sergei Bazarevich’s squad. No one can predict how the Russian national team will play at the EuroBasket. On the one hand, the roster includes seven proven fighters, led by NBA center Timofey Mozgov, Alexey Shved, who played in the overseas league, and Vitaly Fridzon, who made his debut with the national team back at EuroBasket 2005. On the other hand, there are certain problems with the imbalance between the “little ones” and the “big ones”. Bazarevich refused the services of Maxim Kolyushkin and Stanislav Ilnitsky, but took the Kulagin brothers to Turkey. Well, Dmitry at least had a blast with Vasily Karasev, first at Triumph and then at Zenit, before settling firmly on the bench at CSKA. Mikhail has only the same shop on his record.
Crimean Tatar with an altered passport
Most likely, Bazarevich wants to rely on variability in the attack with a light five. It will be difficult to resist the Serbs, who have three skilled centers with a height of 2.10. Although the Olympic vice-champions were also missing many stars. From the squad that played in Rio, only five people came to EuroBasket. Moreover, only Bogdan Bogdanovich can be considered the leader of the Olympic team.
The Russian team will meet with the Serbs on the second game day of the tournament. Bazarevich's EuroBasket team will begin with a battle with the hosts. If the competitions were not held in Turkey, the national team of this country could easily be considered an outsider. Local NBA stars led by Ersan Ilyasova did not come to the home championship. Although only local functionaries have the audacity to call a Crimean Tatar who grew up in Bukhara a Turk. The guy was persuaded to stay on the banks of the Bosphorus after a tour of the Uzbekistan youth team, which included the tall Arsen Ilyasov. His documents were changed, making him three years younger and indicating the city of Eskesehir as his place of birth. Surprisingly, FIBA functionaries did not object to the eastern treachery.
They really counted on Ilyasova, but in the winter he changed his club to the NBA and said that he was neither physically nor mentally ready to help his native Turkish team. This was not the last trouble for the owners. Center Amer Oshik also did not arrive, and in the control game with the Montenegro national team, naturalized American Bobby Dixon, who first pulled Karsiyaka and then Fenerbahce to victories in the Turkish championship and European competition, received an unpleasant injury.
The American was naturalized before EuroBasket 2015, where he became one of the leaders of the Turkish team. They planned to enter the home championship under the name Ali Muhammad. Only the injury turned out to be so serious that until the last moment coach Ufuk Sarika could not make up his mind. All the other teams that came to Istanbul had already submitted applications, and the owners still doubted whether to include Ali Diksonovich Muhammad in it. Fierce support from the fans (fans of the basketball team Fenerbahçe stand out even against the general Turkish background) and “home” refereeing are guaranteed to the hosts, but with the current squad this may not be enough even to defeat the Russian team.
Rolling around Belgium?
The Latvian national team also seems to be a serious rival. NBA bigs Kristaps Porzingis and Davis Bertans can easily eat Mozgov alone. The potential of Janis Timma, who captained Zenit last season, is well known. The coaching staff of the Latvian national team, led by Ainars Bagatskis, even went as far as naturalizing the American “baby,” although previously the proud Baltic republic did not want to hear about it. Moreover, if the Turks took “one of their own”, Dixon, who has been playing in the national championship for a long time, then Roland Smith, who hardly even appeared in Riga, will play for the Latvian national team. He plays in the Spanish Championship for Fuenlabrada.
Belgium and Great Britain will also play in Group D. These teams have neither NBA players nor European basketball stars on their rosters. The British brought six debutants to EuroBasket. I just won’t risk saying that Bazarevich’s squad will crush these opponents.
The head coach of the Russian national team, Sergei Bazarevich, is not too happy about meeting the hosts. “The physical condition of the team is quite good,” TASS quotes Bazarevich. - I am not happy that we came across a team with the strongest support - the Turkish national team. I know this country firsthand, I coached and played there. Historically, they have placed highly in tournaments while playing at home. I don’t formulate a goal for the tournament for myself. You need to leave the group. From fourth place, of course, it won't be very good. In the playoffs, the Russian team is capable of beating anyone in a single game.”
The Russian team can do anything. And take any opponent to the playoffs, and lose to the nominal outsider in the group. That's the kind of team we have.
Istanbul
Calendar. Group stage
1st round. September 1. Russia - Turkey (21.00*), Belgium - Great Britain, Serbia - Latvia
2nd round. September 2. Russia - Serbia (17.00), Latvia - Belgium, UK - Turkey
3rd round. 4 September. Russia - Belgium (17.00), Latvia - Great Britain, Serbia - Turkey
4th round. September 5. Russia - Latvia (14.15), Great Britain - Serbia, Turkey - Belgium
5th round. September 7. Russia - Great Britain (14.30), Belgium - Serbia, Latvia - Turkey
Forecast "Sports Day by Day":
Serbia and Latvia will share the first two places, and Russia and Turkey will compete for third place. We must defeat Belgium and Great Britain. Moreover, at the group stage, Bazarevich’s team will have matches only with these opponents after a day of rest. For one of the oldest teams, such a bonus would not be out of place. It is very difficult to predict our team's performance in the playoffs. The main thing is not to get into the 1/8 finals against the Spaniards from cross-over group C. All the other representatives of this six of the Russian team are tough.
Poll: Can the sensational success of the Russian national team at the 2017 European Championship affect domestic basketball?
The victory of the Russian national team at EuroBasket 2007 will not be forgotten by any fan who watched Kirilenko, Holden and company in front of the TV. The Spaniards' golden shot in the basket overshadowed many Olympic impressions. It seemed that the next morning the country woke up sick with basketball. Alas, the virus passed without any special consequences for professional clubs. The choice of domestic basketball players is still scarce. Legionnaires still set the tone in the elite division, whatever it is called. Young Russians are going to the NBA longer than they are staying in American training camps. Don't victories really change anything? Here are the opinions of our regular experts.
Anton Ponkrashov, UNICS defender, European champion - 2007: After EuroBasket 2007, we also thought that everything would change...
Living in Russia, it is difficult to predict. After winning EuroBasket 2007 gold, the guys also discussed at one of the last team meetings that now a lot will change. We thought that after our victory it would be much better, but there were no changes as such. Of course, I want to believe in the best. I note that basketball is now broadcast on television much more. It is much easier to see the national team than in the old days, when the mass public only saw selected games. Now there is a positive trend in terms of basketball coverage. Perhaps this will help support the success of our guys at EuroBasket 2017. When parents see the broadcasts, they may have a real incentive to bring their child to a sports school and enroll them in basketball.
Andrey Fetisov, Zenit selector: They started playing more often on street courts
The victory at EuroBasket 2007 caused a surge of interest in basketball. I personally felt it while working at Sports School No. 1 of the Kalininsky District and in other basketball areas. Young people started playing basketball. They began to play more often on street venues. The great successes of the national team increase the popularity of this sport, but do not have an immediate impact on professional leagues. For modern Russian players, triumph with the national team, unfortunately, is not a dream, as it was in our days. And in any case, the game of leading Russian clubs is based on foreign players.
Stanislav Ryzhov, agent: Home World Cup is better than away victories
You asked a difficult question! It is more difficult to answer than to give a forecast for the performance of the Russian national team. I’m afraid that the specific result of EuroBasket 2017 has no direct connection with the popularity of basketball. Perhaps the gold will have some impact, but the first place for the Russian team will be a huge sensation. On the other hand, failure at the EuroBasket will not scare away those fans of Russian basketball who are available. Let me note another point. A strong performance at EuroBasket will increase Russia's chances of securing the right to host the 2023 Men's World Cup, a decision on which is due to be made in December. As far as I remember, the RFB, led by Andrei Kirilenko, is seriously interested in this project. A home World Cup would be a real breakthrough and an opportunity to popularize basketball. Such an event will undoubtedly cover the achievements of the national team somewhere on the road. Did I notice the impact of winning EuroBasket 2007? It’s better to ask outsiders about this. Are they interested in basketball? Such things are difficult to feel from the inside.
It was initially planned that the tournament would be hosted by Ukraine, which was unable to do so in 2015. However, ongoing instability in that country has forced FIBA to reconsider its plans.
In December 2015, it became known that EuroBasket will be held in four countries at once. The preliminary round matches will take place in Finland, Israel, Romania And Turkey, and the playoff stage including the final will be organized by Türkiye in Istanbul.
It is noteworthy that in Istanbul there are two arenas - Sinan Erdem Daum with 16 thousand seats and Abdi Ipekci Arena with 12 thousand seats. The games will also take place in the capital of Finland Helsinki, in Israeli Tel Aviv and Romanian city Cluj-Napoca.
EuroBasket 2017 cities
Qualifying tournament
Türkiye, Romania, Finland And Israel got to the European Championship automatically, and for Romanian basketball players this will be the first participation in the continental championship in the last 30 years.
Spain, Lithuania, France, Serbia, Greece, Italy, Czech, Latvia And Croatia We successfully performed at the previous EuroBasket, so we also did not qualify, but received automatic tickets to the upcoming tournament.
They won in their qualifying groups Russia, Belgium, Hungary, Slovenia, Germany, Poland And Georgia.
Another four places went to the teams that took second place in their qualifying groups. This Montenegro, Iceland, Great Britain And Ukraine.
The Russian national team wins a ticket to EuroBasket 2017
Tournament format
The European Championship will begin with the group stage. The 24 teams are divided into four groups of six participants each. Based on the results of five rounds played, four teams from each group will receive tickets to the 1/16 finals. Starting from this stage, the traditional playoffs begin. The losers of the semi-finals will compete for bronze.
The group stage lineup is as follows:
Group A: Poland, Greece, France, Finland, Iceland, Slovenia.
Group B: Ukraine, Israel, Lithuania, Georgia, Italy, Germany.
Group C: Croatia, Czech Republic, Spain, Montenegro, Romania, Hungary.
Group D: Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, Latvia, Türkiye, Belgium.
All NBA players who will play at EuroBasket
De Colo and his NBA partners
The main favorite of Group A is the French team, which will be led by CSKA players Nando De Colo And Leo Westermann, as well as such NBA basketball players as Boris Diao, Evan Fournier, Geoffrey Lauvergne And Timothy Luwawu.
In addition, the French team is complemented by Barcelona players Kevin Serafin And Thomas Ertel, which will try to replace Tony Parker, who received a serious injury during last season.
The Greek team looks a little weaker, as it will not have Giannis Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee, but his older brother will be there Thanasis. Also for the Greeks we would highlight a young center Georgios Papayannis, the rights to which belong to Sacramento.
The top three strongest teams are completed by the Slovenian national team, in which the Miami defender is the undoubted leader. Goran Dragic, who has already announced that he will end his international career after EuroBasket.
The teams of Finland and Poland have approximately equal chances of clinging to the playoffs, although the Finns will have an advantage, because they will play with the support of their home crowd.
Well, the weakest squad here is the Icelanders, in whom no one believes except their fans, who are already flocking to the capital of Finland en masse.
Strong Lithuanians
In Group B, basketball players from Lithuania stand out, who became vice-champions at the last EuroBasket and, it seems, are determined to at least repeat their achievement this year.
The composition of the Lithuanian team has not undergone significant changes. Most of the players play in the strong Spanish championship, but there are also representatives of the NBA - Jonas Valanciunas, Donatas Motiejunas And Mindaugas Kuzminskas.
The German team also has a good chance of competing for medals, having experienced a separation from Dirk Nowitzki and began to build around promising Dennis Schroeder.
Italy is strong with its coach Ettore Messina and renowned advocate Marco Belinelli. What she will miss is the striker Danilo Gallinari, who broke his arm during a brawl with an opponent from the Dutch national team in a friendly match.
The Israeli national team should not be discounted either, because it will play on its native soil. Its captain, by the way, will be the Golden State newcomer. Omri Kaspi.
Georgia and Ukraine are outsiders of the sextet, although let’s not forget that the Georgian team has an NBA champion Zaza Pachulia.
Current champions
The Spanish national team is the favorite not only of Group C, but also of the entire European Championship. The composition of the current continental champions is indeed very strong. Only from the NBA they will come Pow And Marc Gazoli, Ricky Rubio, Alex Abrines, Juan And Guillermo Hernangomeza.
Let's not forget the CSKA defender Sergio Rodriguez And Juan Carlos Navarro from Barcelona. Unfortunately, I was injured Sergio Llull from Real Madrid.
The Croatian national team will try to compete with the Spaniards, in which they stand out Boyan Bogdanovich And Dario Saric.
Montenegro and the Czech Republic also have good chances to compete for getting into the top four teams in this group.
But Hungary and Romania have not achieved success in basketball for a very long time, so we are unlikely to see them in the playoffs.
Russian hopes
The composition of the Russian national team for the current EuroBasket consists of players from the national championship with the exception of Timofey Mozgov, who arrived from the Brooklyn Nets. Last NBA season, the center received little game practice, so he will have a chance to prove himself at a major international tournament.
CSKA sent six players to the national team - Vitaly Fridzon, Semyon Antonov, Andrey Vorontsevich, Dmitry Kulagin, Mikhail Kulagin And Nikita Kurbanova. We would also note the defender Alexey Shved from Khimki, who has experience playing in the NBA.
Sergei Bazarevich's team has a chance to reach the playoffs, but they are not as high as we would like. Probably, for third or fourth places we will have to fight with the Belgians and Latvians, while Great Britain needs to be beaten in any case.
This month alone, the Russian national team played nine control games, but it is very difficult to judge the team’s form only from them, because they included victories over the Germans and Finns, as well as defeats from the Poles and Serbs.
Well, the favorites of this group will be Serbia with Bogdan Bogdanovich And Boban Marjanovic, and Türkiye, the backbone of which consists of basketball players from the local championship.
Broadcasts
Matches of the European Basketball Championship can be seen live on the TV channel "Match! A game".
At the same time, the games of the Russian national team are planned to be covered by a public television channel "Match TV".
Russian basketball players made it to the 1/8 of the 2018 European Championship.
The group stage of the 2017 Basketball World Cup is now in full swing. Based on the results of the matches played, the first leaders in their groups have already been determined. And Russia managed to lead Group D. On September 1, our basketball players beat the Turkish team with a score of 76:73, on September 2 they beat the Serbian team with a score of 75:72, and yesterday they beat Belgium with a score of 67:76. Today they will have a match with the Latvian national team. And on September 7, our basketball players will play with the British team.
Tournament table, game schedule, results of matches of the European Basketball Championship 2017:
The Slovenes are in the lead in Group A. Along with them, Finland, France, Poland, Greece and Iceland also fell into this group. Lithuania currently occupies first place in Group B. Next come Italy, Germany, Ukraine, Georgia and Israel. Spain is in first place in Group C. Next come Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, the Czech Republic and Romania.
Playoffs of the European Basketball Championship 2017
It is already known that in the 1/8 Russia will have to play with the team that will take fourth place in Group C. This could be the Czech Republic, Montenegro or Hungary. And, according to experts, Bazarevich’s team can cope with any of these teams. Let's hope that the analysts' forecasts will come true and our team will return home with the winner's cup.
Belgium 67 - 76 Russia European Championship 2017 Belgium 67 - 76 Russia EuroBasket 2017
