The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2002 European Championship for Young Men) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Kaunas, Alytus and Vilnius, in Lithuania, hosted the tournament. Greece won their first title.
| 6th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Lithuania |
| Dates | July 26 – August 4, 2002 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Greece (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Nikos Zisis |
| Top scorer |  Popović (25.0) |
| Top rebounds |  Krstić (11.3) |
| Top assists | Popović (7.1) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
Teams edit
Squads edit
Qualification edit
Preliminary round edit
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
| Team advanced to Quarterfinals | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovenia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 408 | 9 |
| Yugoslavia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 383 | 9 |
| Greece
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5 | 3 | 2 | 469 | 412 | 8 |
 Lithuania
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5 | 2 | 3 | 389 | 399 | 7 |
 Italy
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5 | 2 | 3 | 415 | 429 | 7 |
 Turkey
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5 | 0 | 5 | 381 | 453 | 5 |
| 26 July 2002 | |||||
| Turkey |
89–91 | Slovenia |
Kaunas | ||
| Lithuania |
68–79 | Yugoslavia |
Kaunas | ||
| Italy |
82–81 | Greece |
Kaunas | ||
| 27 July 2002 | |||||
| Yugoslavia |
90–87 | Turkey |
Kaunas | ||
| Greece |
104–93 | Lithuania |
Kaunas | ||
| Slovenia |
100–84 | Italy |
Kaunas | ||
| 28 July 2002 | |||||
| Greece |
89–93 | Yugoslavia |
Kaunas | ||
| Lithuania |
64–67 | Slovenia |
Kaunas | ||
| Italy |
100–68 | Turkey |
Kaunas | ||
| 30 July 2002 | |||||
| Slovenia |
71–100 | Greece |
Kaunas | ||
| Turkey |
64–77 | Lithuania |
Kaunas | ||
| Yugoslavia |
93–64 | Italy |
Kaunas | ||
| 31 July 2002 | |||||
| Greece |
95–73 | Turkey |
Kaunas | ||
| Lithuania |
87–85 | Italy |
Kaunas | ||
| Slovenia |
75–71 | Yugoslavia |
Kaunas |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 380 | 9 |
| Croatia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 454 | 427 | 9 |
 Spain
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5 | 3 | 2 | 377 | 349 | 8 |
 France
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5 | 3 | 2 | 389 | 398 | 8 |
 Ukraine
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5 | 1 | 4 | 377 | 404 | 6 |
 Israel
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5 | 0 | 5 | 331 | 399 | 5 |
| 26 July 2002 | |||||
| Israel |
64–76 | Ukraine |
Alytus | ||
| Russia |
100–93 | Croatia |
Alytus | ||
| Spain |
89–53 | France |
Alytus | ||
| 27 July 2002 | |||||
| Croatia |
95–76 | Israel |
Alytus | ||
| France |
88–75 | Russia |
Alytus | ||
| Ukraine |
71–75 | Spain |
Alytus | ||
| 28 July 2002 | |||||
| France |
84–91 | Croatia |
Alytus | ||
| Russia |
89–69 | Ukraine |
Alytus | ||
| Spain |
64–61 | Israel |
Alytus | ||
| 30 July 2002 | |||||
| Ukraine |
72–84 | France |
Alytus | ||
| Israel |
59–84 | Russia |
Alytus | ||
| Croatia |
83–78 | Spain |
Alytus | ||
| 31 July 2002 | |||||
| France |
80–71 | Israel |
Alytus | ||
| Russia |
81–71 | Spain |
Alytus | ||
| Ukraine |
89–92 | Croatia |
Alytus |
Knockout stage edit
9th–12th playoffs edit
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| August 2, Vilnius | ||||||
| Italy | 67 | |||||
| August 3, Vilnius | ||||||
| Israel | 75 | |||||
| Israel | 73 | |||||
| August 2, Vilnius | ||||||
| Turkey | 79 | |||||
| Turkey | 101 | |||||
| Ukraine | 98 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| August 3, Vilnius | ||||||
| Italy | 90 | |||||
| Ukraine | 77 | |||||
Championship edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| August 2, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 80 | |||||||||
| August 3, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Greece | 81 | |||||||||
| Greece | 79 | |||||||||
| August 2, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| France | 70 | |||||||||
| France | 84 | |||||||||
| August 4, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 73 | |||||||||
| Greece | 77 | |||||||||
| August 2, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Spain | 73 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 71 | |||||||||
| August 3, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Spain | 72 | |||||||||
| Spain | 86 | |||||||||
| August 2, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Russia | 81 | Third place | ||||||||
| Russia | 83 | |||||||||
| August 4, Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Lithuania | 75 | |||||||||
| France | 95 | |||||||||
| Russia | 78 | |||||||||
5th–8th playoffs edit
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| August 3, Vilnius | ||||||
| Croatia | 88 | |||||
| August 4, Vilnius | ||||||
| Slovenia | 90 | |||||
| Slovenia | 74 | |||||
| August 3, Vilnius | ||||||
| Lithuania | 78 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 71 | |||||
| Lithuania | 72 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| August 4, Vilnius | ||||||
| Croatia | 89 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 105 | |||||
| 2002 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship |
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 Greece First title |
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
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Greece
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Spain
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France
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| 4th | Russia
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| 5th | Lithuania
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| 6th | Slovenia
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| 7th | Yugoslavia
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| 8th | Croatia
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| 9th | Turkey
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| 10th | Israel
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| 11th | Italy
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| 12th | Ukraine
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