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

The cities of Ankara, Antalya and Istanbul hosted the tournament.

Serbia won its third FIBA European title (eighth and the last FIBA European title under the name of Yugoslavia) by defeating hosts Turkey with a 78–69 score in the final.

Serbia's Peja Stojaković was voted the tournament's MVP.

France Israel Lithuania Ukraine Latvia Slovenia Spain Turkey Croatia Estonia Germany Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece Italy Russia At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.