Slovenia claimed their first EuroBasket title at the 40th edition of the championship, co-hosted across four European countries in 2017.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 40th EuroBasket championship
- Dates
- 31 August – 17 September 2017
- Host countries
- Turkey, Finland, Israel, Romania
- Final score
- Slovenia 93–85 Serbia
- Bronze medal
- Spain beat Russia 93–85
- Slovenia's result
- First-ever EuroBasket title
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Beginning in 2017, FIBA Europe restructured the EuroBasket championship to occur every four years, aligning it with a qualification system similar to the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The tournament was co-hosted by Turkey, Finland, Israel, and Romania, continuing a format introduced in the previous edition.
EuroBasket 2017 ran from 31 August to 17 September 2017, with group stage matches held across four countries and the knockout phase staged in Istanbul, Turkey. In the final, Slovenia defeated Serbia 93–85, while Spain claimed bronze by beating Russia by the same scoreline.
Slovenia secured their first-ever EuroBasket championship title, marking a historic achievement for the country's basketball program. The tournament also established a new four-year cycle for the continental championship, reshaping the long-term calendar of European basketball competition.