EuroBasket 2017 Final

The Sinan Erdem Dome hosted the Final
Slovenia Serbia 93 85
1 2 3 4 Total Slovenia 20 36 15 22 93 Serbia 22 25 20 18 85
Date	17 September 2017
Venue	Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Referees	Cristiano Maranho (Brazil) Antonio Conde (Spain) Tolga Sahin (Turkey)
Attendance	12,095

The EuroBasket 2017 Final was the championship game of the EuroBasket 2017 tournament. The game took place on 17 September 2017 in the Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul.^[1]

Slovenia, who defeated Spain in the semi-finals to reach the EuroBasket Final for the first time, met Serbia, the European runner-up from 2009, who defeated Russia in the semi-finals. Serbian team captain Milan Mačvan is the only player who played EuroBasket 2009 Final. Behind 35 points from Goran Dragić, who had announced his retirement from international play prior to the tournament, Slovenia won the final 93–85 and clinched their first ever EuroBasket championship.

It was the first EuroBasket Final in which both head coaches came from the same country. Slovenian team head coach Igor Kokoškov was coaching against his home country of Serbia.

Road to the final

Slovenia		Round	Serbia
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Poland	90–81	Game 1	Latvia	92–82
Finland	81–78	Game 2	Russia	72–75
Greece	78–72	Game 3	Turkey	80–74
Iceland	102–75	Game 4	Great Britain	82–68
France	95–78	Game 5	Belgium	74–54
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1  Slovenia 5 5 0 446 384 +62 10 Knockout stage 2  Finland (H) 5 4 1 426 408 +18 9 3  France 5 3 2 450 422 +28 8 4  Greece 5 2 3 421 400 +21 7 5  Poland 5 1 4 411 414 −3 6 6  Iceland 5 0 5 355 481 −126 5 Source: EuroBasket Rules for classification: 1) Points. 2) Head-to-head results. 3) Points difference. 4) Points scored. (H) Hosts		Preliminary Round	Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1  Serbia 5 4 1 400 353 +47 9[lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage 2  Latvia 5 4 1 444 396 +48 9[lower-alpha 1] 3  Russia 5 4 1 378 366 +12 9[lower-alpha 1] 4  Turkey (H) 5 2 3 388 380 +8 7 5  Belgium 5 1 4 353 410 −57 6 6  Great Britain 5 0 5 390 448 −58 5 Source: EuroBasket Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (H) Hosts Notes: 1 2 3 Serbia 3 Pts, +7 PD; Latvia 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, −12 PD
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Ukraine	79–55	Round of 16	Hungary	86–78
Latvia	103–97	Quarterfinals	Italy	83–67
Spain	92–72	Semifinals	Russia	87–79

Match details

This game was the sixth time Slovenia and Serbia met at a EuroBasket tournament, including games in which Serbia played as the FR Yugoslavia. In the fourth quarter, Serbia led 82–80 with 3:30 minutes to go in the game. Slovenia went on a 12–0 run Slovenian guard Goran Dragić scored 35 points on 12-22 shooting, which was the most points scored in a final since Pau Gasol with 36 in 2003.^[2] Following his performance, Dragić was given the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament after averaging 22.6 points in 9 games.^[3][4]

Slovenia won its first ever European title in surprising fashion, as odd makers favored Serbia and seven other teams over Slovenia to win the EuroBasket title.^[5] Slovenia finished the tournament 9–0 and thus unbeaten, which was the first time since Lithuania went 6–0 in 2003.

Slovenia  v  Serbia

17 September 2017	Slovenia	93–85	Serbia	Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
21:30 UTC+3 (GMT+3)	Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 36–25, 15–20, 22–18
	Pts: Dragić 35 Rebs: Dragić, Dončić 7 Asts: Dragić, Prepelič 3	Boxscore	Pts: Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Lučić 8 Asts: Bogdanović 5	Attendance: 12,095 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (Brazil), Tolga Sahin (Italy), Antonio Conde (Spain)

Slovenia

Serbia

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 3 Goran Dragić 35 7 3 SG 11 Jaka Blažič 7 3 2 SF 8 Edo Murić 5 1 0 G 77 Luka Dončić 8 7 2 C 14 Gašper Vidmar 2 5 0 Reserves: PF 0 Anthony Randolph 11 4 2 PG 1 Matic Rebec DNP PG 6 Aleksej Nikolić 4 3 2 SG 7 Klemen Prepelič 21 4 3 PF 17 Saša Zagorac 0 0 0 C 22 Žiga Dimec 0 1 0 SF 31 Vlatko Čančar 0 0 0 Head coach: Igor Kokoškov

2017 European champions Slovenia 1st title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 24 Stefan Jović 2 0 2 SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 22 4 5 F 11 Vladimir Lučić 9 8 2 PF 6 Milan Mačvan 18 5 3 C 32 Ognjen Kuzmić 6 1 0 Reserves: SG 12 Dragan Milosavljević 2 1 0 PF 14 Stefan Birčević 8 5 0 C 15 Vladimir Štimac 2 1 0 G/F 19 Branko Lazić DNP PG 22 Vasilije Micić 4 1 3 G/F 23 Marko Gudurić 6 1 0 C 51 Boban Marjanović 6 3 1 Head coach: Aleksandar Đorđević

Rosters

Slovenia

Slovenian guard Goran Dragić led the game in scoring, with 35 points

The following is the squad in the EuroBasket 2017.

Slovenia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 0 Anthony Randolph 28 – (1989-07-15)15 July 1989 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Real Madrid PG 1 Matic Rebec 22 – (1995-01-24)24 January 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Krka PG 3 Goran Dragić (C) 31 – (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Miami Heat PG 6 Aleksej Nikolić 22 – (1995-02-21)21 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Brose Bamberg SG 7 Klemen Prepelič 24 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Limoges CSP SF 8 Edo Murić 25 – (1991-11-27)27 November 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Banvit SG 11 Jaka Blažič 27 – (1990-06-30)30 June 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Baskonia C 14 Gašper Vidmar 29 – (1987-09-14)14 September 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Banvit PF 17 Saša Zagorac 33 – (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Parma Basket C 22 Žiga Dimec 24 – (1993-02-20)20 February 1993 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Krka SF 31 Vlatko Čančar 20 – (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Mega Leks G 77 Luka Dončić 18 – (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Real Madrid	Head coach Igor Kokoškov Assistant coach(es) Aleksander Sekulić Jaka Lakovič Rado Trifunović Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 31 August 2017

Serbia

Main article: 2017 Serbia men's EuroBasket team

The following is the Serbia roster for the EuroBasket 2017^[6]

Serbia men's national basketball team – EuroBasket 2017 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 6 Milan Mačvan (C) 27 – (1989-11-16)November 16, 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Olimpia Milano SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 25 – (1992-08-18)August 18, 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Fenerbahçe F 11 Vladimir Lučić 28 – (1989-06-17)June 17, 1989 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bayern Munich SG 12 Dragan Milosavljević 28 – (1989-05-11)May 11, 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Alba Berlin PF 14 Stefan Birčević 27 – (1989-12-13)December 13, 1989 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Partizan C 15 Vladimir Štimac 29 – (1987-09-25)September 25, 1987 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Beşiktaş J.K. G/F 19 Branko Lazić 28 – (1989-01-12)January 12, 1989 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Crvena zvezda PG 22 Vasilije Micić 23 – (1994-01-13)January 13, 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Tofaş G/F 23 Marko Gudurić 22 – (1995-03-08)March 8, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Crvena zvezda G 24 Stefan Jović 26 – (1990-11-03)November 3, 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Crvena zvezda C 32 Ognjen Kuzmić 27 – (1990-05-16)May 16, 1990 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Crvena zvezda C 51 Boban Marjanović 29 – (1988-08-15)August 15, 1988 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) Detroit Pistons	Head coach Aleksandar Đorđević Assistant coach(es) Miroslav Nikolić Jovica Antonić Milan Minić Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 31 August 2017

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