The 1971 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1971, was the seventeenth

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regional

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championship, held by

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Venues

First round

Group A – Essen

Group B – Böblingen

Knockout stage

Places 9 – 12 in Essen

Places 5 – 8 in Essen

Places 1 – 4 in Essen

Finals – all games in Essen

Final standings

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Awards

Team rosters

1. Soviet Union:

Sergei Belov Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Sovi ...

Alexander Belov Alexander Alexandrovich Belov, commonly known as Sasha Belov (November 9, 1951 – October 3, 1978), was a Soviet basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the center position. Belov is most remembered for scoring the game- ...

Modestas Paulauskas Modestas Paulauskas (19 March 1945) is a former Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball coach and basketball player. As a player, he was the youngest EuroBasket MVP in history, being only 20 years old at the time he won the award. He is k ...

Anatoly Polivoda Anatoliy Ivanovych Polivoda ( uk, Анатолій Іванович Поливода; born 29 May 1947) is a retired Ukrainian basketball player who played for the Budivelnyk of Kiev and the Soviet Union. He trained at VSS Avanhard in Kiev. ...

, Vladimir Andreev,

Priit Tomson Priit Tomson (November 3, 1942, Tallinn, 193 cm) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two gold medals at the World Championsh ...

Ivan Edeshko Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko ( be, Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка; russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born March 25, 1945 in Stetski village, Hrodna Voblast, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player ...

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov Alzhan Musurbekuly Zharmukhamedov (alternate spelling: Alzan Zarmuhamedov) ( kk, Әлжан Мүсірбекұлы Жармұхамедов, ''Áljan Músirbekuly Jarmuhamedov''; russian: Алжан Мусурбекович Жармухамедо ...

Zurab Sakandelidze Zurab Aleksandrovich Sakandelidze ( ka, ზურაბ საკანდელიძე; russian: Зураб Александрович Саканделидзе; August 9, 1945 – January 25, 2004) was a Georgian basketball player who won ...

Mikheil Korkia Mikheil Korkia ( ka, მიხეილ ქორქია) (10 September 1948 – 7 February 2004) was a Georgian-Soviet basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics Basketball con ...

Aleksander Boloshev Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Boloshev (russian: Александр Александрович Болошев; 12 March 1947, Elektrogorsk, Moscow Oblast, USSR – 16 July 2010, Volgograd, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian basketball player who won g ...

, Aleksei Tammiste (Coach:

Vladimir Kondrashin Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. ...

) 2. Yugoslavia:

Krešimir Ćosić Krešimir "Krešo" Ćosić (; 26 November 1948 – 25 May 1995) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian professional basketball player and coach. He was a collegiate All-American at Brigham Young University. He revolutionized basketball in Yugoslavia and w ...

Nikola Plećaš Nikola Plećaš (born January 10, 1948) is a former Yugoslavian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, and a weight of 86 kg (190 lbs.), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was considered to ...

Aljoša Žorga Aljoša Žorga (born 25 February 1947) is a former Slovenian basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the ...

Vinko Jelovac Vinko Jelovac (alternate spelling: Vinto Jelovac) (born 18 November 1948 in Pazin, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a former Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs. ...

Ljubodrag Simonović Ljubodrag "Duci" Simonović ( sr-Cyrl, Љубодраг Дуци Симоновић, ); born 1 January 1949) is a Serbian philosopher, author and retired basketball player. He played with Red Star Belgrade, with which he won two National Champi ...

Dragutin Čermak Dragutin "Miško" Čermak ( sr-cyr, Драгутин Мишко Чермак; 12 October 1944 – 12 October 2021) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. National team career Čermak represented SFR Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics a ...

, Borut Bassin, Dragan Kapičić,

Blagoja Georgievski Blagoja Georgievski ( mk, Благоја Георгиевски; 15 October 1950 – 29 January 2020) was a Macedonian professional basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. National tea ...

Žarko Knežević Žarko Knežević ( sr-cyr, Жарко Кнежевић; 17 July 1947 – 30 October 2020) was a Montenegrin basketball player who played at the Center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * ...

Dragiša Vučinić Dragiša Vučinić ( sr-cyr, Драгиша Вучинић; born 4 April 1948) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and coach who spent major part of his career with Crvena zvezda. Playing career Vučinić grew up playing basketb ...

, Davor Rukavina (Coach:

Ranko Žeravica Ranko Žeravica ( sr-cyr, Ранко Жеравица; 17 November 1929 – 29 October 2015) was a Serbian professional basketball coach. With a career that spanned over 50 years, he is most noted for his work with the senior Yugoslav national t ...

) 3. Italy:

Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...

Pierluigi Marzorati Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is considered to have been one of the best point guards of all time in Europe, and was named the Mister Europa, in 1976. He was named on ...

Massimo Masini Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Club career Masini spent the major p ...

Ivan Bisson Ivan Bisson (born 21 April 1946) is a retired Italy, Italian professional basketball player. Professional career Bisson was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1975. He was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976). Na ...

, Renzo Bariviera,

Carlo Recalcati Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach, and a former player. He was the head coach of the senior Italian national basketball team, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver medal ...

Ottorino Flaborea Ottorino Flaborea (born 5 March 1940) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. His nickname as a player, was "Captain Hook", due to his great hook shot. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2008. Cl ...

Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...

Giulio Iellini Giulio Iellini (born 18 October 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Iellini won two EuroLeague championships, in 1966 and 1976. Ital ...

Giorgio Giomo Giorgio Giomo (born 24 May 1949) is a retired Italian basketball player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1972 Olympics. His elder brother Augusto competed for Italy at the 1960 and 1964 Games. ...

, Luigi Serafini,

Massimo Cosmelli Massimo Cosmelli (born 6 August 1943) is a retired Italian basketball player. He won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1965 European Championships and eighth at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summ ...

(Coach:

Giancarlo Primo Giancarlo Primo (November 4, 1924, Rome – December 27, 2005, Civita Castellana, Italy) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was a coach of the FIBA European Selection team in 1974, 1975, and 1976. In 2001, he was awarded ...

) 4. Poland:

Edward Jurkiewicz Edward Jurkiewicz (born 22 January 1948 in Pruszcz Gdański, Poland) is a Polish former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was a 1.95 m tall (6' 4") tall small forward. He was a member of the senior Polish national team ...

Grzegorz Korcz Grzegorz Korcz (born 9 October 1946) is a Polish former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Oly ...

Andrzej Seweryn Andrzej Teodor Seweryn (born 25 April 1946) is a Polish actor and director. One of the most successful Polish theatre actors, he starred in over 50 films, mostly in Poland, France and Germany. He is also one of only three non-French actors to b ...

Jan Dolczewski Jan Dolczewski (born 11 July 1948) is a Polish former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as M ...

, Henryk Cegielski,

Marek Ladniak Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The titl ...

, Jerzy Frolow, Janusz Ceglinski, Waldemar Kozak, Miroslaw Kalinowski, Eugeniusz Durejko, Zbigniew Jedlinski (Coach: Witold Zagórski)

References

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