The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

The four teams to make the semi-finals, plus France and Croatia claimed the six European qualifying places for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

The first six teams took part in an additional qualifying round, held from 5 to 30 August 2009, the winner of which secured the last ticket for the final tournament.

[4] The draw for the groups of the final tournament took place on 8 November 2008 in Warsaw, Poland.

[6][7] h Host r Record, win–loss a Goal average coefficient, points for/points against Each nation fielded a roster of twelve players for the tournament.

France (Tony Parker, Ronny Turiaf, Boris Diaw, Ian Mahinmi, and Nicolas Batum) led the way with five NBA players participating on the team.

The European bison (Polish: Żubr) is the largest wild animal to be found in Poland's forests.

Uroš Tripković and Novica Veličković had 15 points each in a losing effort for the Serbs.

Spain, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, France, and Croatia qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[12] Vassilis Spanoulis Miloš Teodosić Rudy Fernandez Erazem Lorbek Pau Gasol (MVP) Note: Only players who participated in at least five games are eligible for statistic charts.