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.

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
EuroBasket Women 2001
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2003

Venues edit

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 edit

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 edit

Preliminary round edit

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

Group A edit

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

Group B edit

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

Knockout stage edit

Championship bracket edit

 
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 edit

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
September 22, 2001
 
 
  Yugoslavia78
 
September 23, 2001
 
  Hungary58
 
  Yugoslavia82
 
September 22, 2001
 
  Poland76
 
  Slovakia66
 
 
  Poland80
 
Seventh place
 
 
September 23, 2001
 
 
  Hungary79
 
 
  Slovakia68

Final standings edit

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

External links edit