EuroBasket 2022, the latest version of the quadrennial event to find out the basketball champion of Europe, tipped off Thursday (Sept. 1) and runs by way of Sept. 18 with video games within the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany. The knockout stage of the competitors, together with the ultimate, will likely be held in Berlin. Luka Doncic and reigning champions Slovenia have been presupposed to defend their title in 2021, however when the 2020 Olympics have been postponed a yr because of COVID-19, EuroBasket was additionally pushed again.
The slight schedule adjustment won’t have an effect on future tournaments, nonetheless, and the following occasion will likely be held in 2025 as scheduled.
Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will likely be enjoying for Greece, whereas reigning back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic will likely be suiting up for Serbia. These two, together with Doncic, spotlight the record of NBA gamers who will likely be in motion when the event kicks off. Additionally price watching is France, which gained the silver medal on the 2020 Olympics. France has 5 NBA gamers suiting up, together with three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months Rudy Gobert.
Forward of the event, here is all the pieces it’s essential know:
Teams
Observe: Montenegro changed Russia, which was disqualified from taking part by FIBA because of the invasion of Ukraine.
Group A
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Georgia
- Montenegro
- Spain
- Turkey
Group B
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Lithuania
- Slovenia
Group C
- Croatia
- Estonia
- Nice Britain
- Greece
- Italy
- Ukraine
Group D
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- Israel
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Serbia
Format
The event will start with the group stage, which options 4 teams of six groups. Every group will play a round-robin, during which every workforce will play the opposite 5 groups in its group as soon as. Groups will obtain two factors for a win and one level for a loss, and the highest 4 groups in every group will advance to the knockout stage. If two groups are tied in factors, their head-to-head matchup would be the first tiebreaker. Subsequent tiebreakers will likely be level differential adopted by factors scored if vital.
The 16 groups that advance to the knockout stage will then be positioned in a bracket primarily based on their qualifying place. From there, it is single-elimination matchups all the way in which till the ultimate, which will likely be performed in Berlin on Sept. 18.
Schedule, scores, reside stream
All instances Japanese
Group A
- Sept. 1: Spain 114, Bulgaria 87
- Sept. 1: Turkey 72, Montenegro 68
- Sept. 1: Belgium 79, Georgia 76
- Sept. 3: Montenegro vs. Belgium | 7:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Bulgaria vs. Turkey | 10:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Georgia vs. Spain | 12:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 4: Bulgaria vs. Montenegro | 7:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 4: Spain vs. Belgium | 10:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 4: Turkey vs. Georgia | 12:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Belgium vs. Turkey | 7:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Montenegro vs. Spain | 10:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Georgia vs. Bulgaria 12:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 7: Turkey vs. Spain | 7:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 7: Bulgaria vs. Belgium | 10:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 7: Georgia vs. Montenegro | 2:20 p.m. | ESPN+
Group B
- Sept. 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina 95, Hungary 85
- Sept. 1: Slovenia 92, Lithuania 85
- Sept. 1: Germany 76, France 63
- Sept. 3: Germany vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8:20 a.m. | ESPN
- Sept. 3: Lithuania vs. France | 11:35 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Hungary vs. Slovenia | 2:20 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 4: Lithuania vs. Germany | 8:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 4: Slovenia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11:35 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 4: France vs. Hungary | 2:20 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. France | 8:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Hungary vs. Lithuania | 11:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Germany vs. Slovenia | 2:20 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 7: Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 7: France vs. Slovenia | 11:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 7: Hungary vs. Germany | 2:20 p.m. | ESPN+
Group C
- Sept. 2: Ukraine vs. Nice Britain | 8:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 2: Croatia vs. Greece | 10:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 2: Italy vs. Estonia | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Nice Britain vs. Croatia | 8:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Estonia vs. Ukraine | 10:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Greece vs. Italy | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 5: Croatia vs. Estonia | 8:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 5: Nice Britain vs. Greece | 10:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 5: Ukraine vs. Italy | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Estonia vs. Nice Britain |8:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Greece vs. Ukraine | 10:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Italy vs. Croatia | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 8: Croatia vs. Ukraine | 8:05 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 8: Estonia vs. Greece | 10:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 8: Nice Britain vs. Italy | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
Group D
- Sept. 2: Israel vs. Finland | 7:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 2: Poland vs. Czech Republic | 11:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 2: Serbia vs. Netherlands | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Finland vs. Poland | 7:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Czech Republic vs. Serbia | 11:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 3: Netherlands vs. Israel | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 5: Poland vs. Israel | 7:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 5: Czech Republic vs. Netherlands | 11:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 5: Serbia vs. Finland | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Netherlands vs. Poland | 7:50 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Finland vs. Czech Republic | 11:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 6: Israel vs. Serbia | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 8: Finland vs. Netherlands | 7:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 8: Czech Republic vs. Israel | 11:20 a.m. | ESPN+
- Sept. 8: Serbia vs. Poland | 2:50 p.m. | ESPN+
Knockout Stage
- Spherical of 16: Sept. 10-11
- Quarterfinals: Sept. 13-14
- Semifinals: Sept. 16
- Third Place: Sept. 18
- Ultimate: Sept. 18
NBA gamers taking part
Belgium:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Nice Britain
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Lithuania
Montenegro
Netherlands
Poland
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
Ukraine
- Sviatoslav Mikhailiuk, free agent
