# 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

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 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Bursa and Istanbul, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won their first title.

## Qualification

* Belarus
* Belgium
* France
* Greece
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Russia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

## Preliminary round

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

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 361 | +62 | 9 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 396 | 351 | +45 | 9 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 349 | 335 | +14 | 8 | Competed in 5th–8th playoffs |
| Greece | 5 | 2 | 3 | 376 | 372 | +4 | 7 | Competed in 5th–8th playoffs |
| Israel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 413 | −55 | 7 | Competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
| Belarus | 5 | 0 | 5 | 329 | 399 | −70 | 5 | Competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
* 1 2 LIT 90–79 ESP
* 1 2 ISR 76–101 GRE
| 30 June 1996 |
| Belarus | 65–85 | Slovenia | Bursa |
| Lithuania | 90–79 | Spain | Bursa |
| Israel | 76–101 | Greece | Bursa |
| 1 July 1996 |
| Slovenia | 71–70 | Lithuania | Bursa |
| Greece | 77–57 | Belarus | Bursa |
| Spain | 80–67 | Israel | Bursa |
| 2 July 1996 |
| Greece | 57–67 | Slovenia | Bursa |
| Israel | 70–93 | Lithuania | Bursa |
| Belarus | 61–81 | Spain | Bursa |
| 3 July 1996 |
| Slovenia | 64–69 | Israel | Bursa |
| Spain | 82–71 | Greece | Bursa |
| Lithuania | 80–71 | Belarus | Bursa |
| 4 July 1996 |
| Spain | 74–62 | Slovenia | Bursa |
| Belarus | 75–76 | Israel | Bursa |
| Greece | 70–90 | Lithuania | Bursa |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 369 | 338 | +31 | 9 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 346 | 297 | +49 | 8 | Advanced to Semifinals |
| Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 376 | 362 | +14 | 8 | Competed in 5th–8th playoffs |
| Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 350 | 376 | −26 | 7 | Competed in 5th–8th playoffs |
| France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 359 | −12 | 7 | Competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
| Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 408 | −56 | 6 | Competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
* 1 2 RUS 51–76 TUR
* 1 2 FRA 64–74 ITA
| 30 June 1996 |
| Russia | 81–73 | Belgium | Istanbul |
| France | 64–74 | Italy | Istanbul |
| Turkey | 49–50 | Yugoslavia | Istanbul |
| 1 July 1996 |
| Belgium | 59–81 | France | Istanbul |
| Yugoslavia | 86–66 | Russia | Istanbul |
| Italy | 76–87 | Turkey | Istanbul |
| 2 July 1996 |
| Yugoslavia | 96–82 | Belgium | Istanbul |
| Russia | 93–56 | Italy | Istanbul |
| Turkey | 58–60 | France | Istanbul |
| 3 July 1996 |
| Italy | 70–54 | Yugoslavia | Istanbul |
| France | 71–85 | Russia | Istanbul |
| Belgium | 60–76 | Turkey | Istanbul |
| 4 July 1996 |
| Yugoslavia | 83–71 | France | Istanbul |
| Italy | 74–78 | Belgium | Istanbul |
| Russia | 51–76 | Turkey | Istanbul |

## Knockout stage
### 9th–12th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 6 July | 6 July |
| France | 71 |
| France | 71 | 7 July | 7 July |
| Belarus | 104 | 7 July | 7 July |
| Belarus | 104 | Belarus | 84 |
| 6 July | 6 July | | Belarus | 84 |
| 6 July | 6 July | Israel | 92 |
| Israel | 95 | Israel | 92 |
| Belgium | 80 | | |
| Belgium | 80 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 7 July | 7 July |
| | | France | 103 |
| | | Belgium | 75 |

### 5th–8th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 6 July | 6 July |
| Greece | 81 |
| Greece | 81 | 7 July | 7 July |
| Russia | 80 | 7 July | 7 July |
| Russia | 80 | Greece | 80 |
| 6 July | 6 July | | Greece | 80 |
| 6 July | 6 July | Italy | 86 |
| Italy | 71 | Italy | 86 |
| Slovenia | 69 | | |
| Slovenia | 69 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 7 July | 7 July |
| | | Russia | 79 |
| | | Slovenia | 83 |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 6 July | 6 July |
| Spain | 69 |
| Spain | 69 | 7 July | 7 July |
| Yugoslavia | 66 | 7 July | 7 July |
| Yugoslavia | 66 | Spain | 81 |
| 6 July | 6 July | | Spain | 81 |
| 6 July | 6 July | Lithuania | 85 |
| Turkey | 74 | Lithuania | 85 |
| Lithuania | 84 | | |
| Lithuania | 84 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 7 July | 7 July |
| | | Yugoslavia | 67 |
| | | Turkey | 62 |
* 1996 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship
* Lithuania First title
Winning roster:
* Tomas Masiulis (PF)
* Evaldas Jocys (F/C)
* Nerijus Karlikanovas (F)
* Mindaugas Timinskas (G/F)
* Kęstutis Šeštokas (F)
* Ramūnas Petraitis (PG)
* Kęstutis Marčiulionis (PG)
* Dainius Adomaitis (G/F)
* Giedrius Aidietis (C)
* Šarūnas Jasikevičius (PG)
* Andrius Jurkūnas (PF)
* Virginijus Praškevičius (F/C)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Lithuania |
| | Spain |
| | Yugoslavia |
| 4th | Turkey |
| 5th | Italy |
| 6th | Greece |
| 7th | Slovenia |
| 8th | Russia |
| 9th | Israel |
| 10th | Belarus |
| 11th | France |
| 12th | Belgium |