The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1996 European Championship for Men 22 and Under') was the third edition of the

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. The cities of

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and

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, in

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, hosted the tournament.

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won their first title.

Qualification

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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

5th–8th playoffs

Championship

Winning roster: *

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(PF) * Evaldas Jocys (F/C) * Nerijus Karlikanovas (F) *

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(G/F) * Kęstutis Šeštokas (F) *

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(G/F) *

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(PG) * Andrius Jurkūnas (PF) *

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(F/C)

Final standings

References

FIBA Archive
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