Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body.

The cities of Antibes, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Pau and Toulouse hosted the tournament.

Italy won its second FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 64–56 score in the final.

The other fourteen teams earned their berths via a qualifying tournament.

Yugoslavia France Israel Macedonia Russia Spain Slovenia Hungary Turkey Italy Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic Germany Lithuania Greece Ties were broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option: At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.