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

The cities of Alicante, Granada, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, and Seville hosted the tournament.

Russia won its first EuroBasket title since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, by defeating hosts Spain, with a 60–59 score in the final.

Greece Russia Serbia Israel Spain Croatia Latvia Portugal Germany Lithuania Turkey Czech Republic France Slovenia Italy Poland Ties are broken via the following 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.

Game Statistics Spain Head Coach: Pepu Hernández Russia Head Coach: David Blatt Legend: PTS = points, FT = free-throws (made/attempts), 2-FG = 2-point field goals (made/attempts), 3-PG = 3-point field goals (made/attempts), Rebs = Rebounds Points[1] Rebounds[2] Assists[3]