The 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1998 European Championship for Men '22 and Under') was the fourth edition of the

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. The city of

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, in

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, hosted the tournament.

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won their first title.

Teams

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Squads

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Championship

5th–8th playoffs

Final standings

;Team roster

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, Aleksandar Glintić, Stevan Nađfeji,

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, and

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. Head coach:

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References

FIBA Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba FIBA U20 European Championship 1998–99 in European basketball 1998–99 in Italian basketball International youth basketball competitions hosted by Italy