EuroBasket 2022: Schedule, format, teams and NBA players to watch
Nikola Jokic representing Serbia and Luka Doncic representing his native Slovenia.
Back-to-back reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and three-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic headline the NBA players participating in EuroBasket 2022 — the tournament to determine the basketball champion of Europe.
The 24-nation tournament tips off on Thursday and runs through Sept. 18 with games being playing in four host countries — Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy and Germany. Originally slated to take place in 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic forced postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games until 2021, which forced EuroBasket to push back to 2022.
Slovenia is the defending champion, winning their first EuroBasket in 2017 behind the play of Tournament MVP Goran Dragic and then 18-year-old wunderkind Doncic — a year before he joined the Dallas Mavericks as the third pick in the 2018 NBA Draft and went on to become one of the league’s brightest young stars.
Tournament Format
The tournament begins with the group stage, which features four groups of six teams, and runs from Sept. 1-8. Each group will play a round-robin style tournament with each team playing the other five teams in the group. The top four teams in each group will then move on to the knockout stage of the tournament.
During the knockout stage, which will be held from Sept. 10-18 with all games played at the EuroBasket Arena in Berlin, the 16 teams will be slotted in a bracket based on their qualifying position from the group stage. They will then play single-elimination games, culminating in the championship game on Sept. 18.
Groups and NBA Players
Not only will this tournament feature the winners of the past four NBA MVP awards (Antetokounmpo in 2018-19 and 2019-20; Jokic in 2020-21 and 2021-22) and four of the past five Defensive Player of the Year awards (Gobert in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21; Antetokounmpo in 2019-20), it will also feature more than 30 NBA players representing their home countries. France, the 2020 Olympic silver medalist, has the most NBA representation with five players on its roster.
Rudy Gobert playing for France in 2023 World Cup Qualifiers.
Group A
- Belgium: no NBA players
- Bulgaria: no NBA players
- Georgia^: Goga Bitadze (Indiana)
- Montenegro*: no NBA players
- Spain: Juancho Hernangomez (Toronto); Willy Hernangomez (New Orleans)
- Turkey: Cedi Osman (Cleveland); Alperen Sengun (Houston); Furkan Korkmaz (Philadelphia)
Group B
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Jusuf Nurkic (Portland)
- France: Evan Fournier (New York); Rudy Gobert (Minnesota); Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (free agent); Theo Maledon (Oklahoma City); Frank Ntilikina (Dallas)
- Germany^: Dennis Schroder (free agent); Daniel Theis (Indiana); Franz Wagner (Orlando)
- Hungary: no NBA players
- Lithuania: Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento); Jonas Valanciunas (New Orleans)
- Slovenia: Luka Doncic (Dallas); Goran Dragic (Chicago); Vlatko Cancar (Denver)
Group C
- Croatia: Bojan Bogdanovic (Utah); Dario Saric (Phoenix); Ivica Zubac (LA Clippers); Mario Hezonja (free agent)
- Estonia: no NBA players
- Great Britain: no NBA players
- Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee); Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee); Tyler Dorsey (Dallas)
- Italy^: no NBA players
- Ukraine: Sviatoslav Mikhailiuk (free agent)
Giannis Antetoukounmpo representing Greece.
Group D
- Czech Republic^: Tomas Satoransky (free agent)
- Finland: Lauri Markkanen (Cleveland)
- Israel: Deni Avdija (Washington)
- Netherlands: no NBA players
- Poland: no NBA players
- Serbia: Nikola Jokic (Denver); Nikola Jovic (Miami); Aleksej Pokusevski (Oklahoma City)
Notes
- ^ Host country for the group stage
- * Montenegro replaces Russia, which was disqualified from the tournament by FIBA following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Tournament Schedule
The action tips off on Sept. 1 with the group stage, followed by the knockout stage on Sept. 10. Check out FIBA.com for complete scores and stats.
| GROUP STAGE | ||||
| DATE | MATCHUP | TIME (ET) | GROUP | LOCATION |
| Sept. 1 | Spain 114, Bulgaria 87 | 7:20 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 1 | Bosnia-Herzegovina 95, Hungary 85 | 8:20 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 1 | Turkey 72, Montenegro 68 | 10:05 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 1 | Slovenia 92, Lithuania 85 | 11:05 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 1 | Belgium 79, Georgia 76 | 12:50 p.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 1 | Germany 76, France 63 | 2:20 p.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 2 | Israel 89, Finland 87 | 7:50 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 2 | Ukraine 90, Great Britain 61 | 8:05 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 2 | Greece 89, Croatia 85 | 10:50 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 2 | Poland 99, Czech Republic 84 | 11:20 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 2 | Italy 83, Estonia 62 | 2:50 p.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 2 | Serbia 100, Netherlands 76 | 2:50 p.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 3 | Montenegro 76, Belgium 70 | 7:20 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 3 | Finland 89, Poland 59 | 7:50 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 3 | Croatia 86, Great Britain 65 | 8:05 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 3 | Germany 92, Bosnia-Herzegovina 82 | 8:20 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 3 | Turkey 101, Bulgaria 87 | 10:05 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 3 | Ukraine 74, Estonia 73 | 10:50 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 3 | Serbia 81, Czech Republic 68 | 11:20 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 3 | France 77, Lithuania 73 | 11:35 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 3 | Spain 90, Georgia 64 | 12:50 p.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 3 | Slovenia 103, Hungary 88 | 2:20 p.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 3 | Greece 85, Italy 81 | 2:50 p.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 3 | Israel 74, Netherlands 67 | 2:50 p.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sep. 4 | Montenegro 91, Bulgaria 81 | 7:20 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 4 | Germany 109, Lithuania 107 | 8:20 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 4 | Belgium 83, Spain 73 | 10:05 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 4 | Bosnia-Herzegovina 97, Slovenia 93 | 11:35 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 4 | Georgia 88, Turkey 83 | 12:50 p.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 4 | France 78, Hungary 74 | 2:20 p.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 5 | Poland 85, Israel 76 | 7:50 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 5 | Croatia 73, Estonia 70 | 8:05 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 5 | Greece 93, Great Britain 77 | 10:50 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 5 | Czech Republic 88, Netherlands 80 | 11:20 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 5 | Ukraine 84, Italy 73 | 2:50 p.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 5 | Serbia 100, Finland 70 | 2:50 p.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 6 | Turkey 78, Belgium 63 | 7:20 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 6 | Poland 75, Netherlands 69 | 7:50 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 6 | Estonia 94, Great Britain 62 | 8:05 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 6 | France 81, Bosnia-Herzegovina 68 | 8:20 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 6 | Spain 82, Montenegro 65 | 10:05 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 6 | Greece 99, Ukraine 79 | 10:50 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 6 | Lithuania 87, Hungary 64 | 11:05 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 6 | Finland 98, Czech Republic 88 | 11:20 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 6 | Bulgaria 92, Georgia 80 | 12:50 p.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 6 | Slovenia 88, Germany 80 | 2:20 p.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 6 | Italy 81, Croatia 76 | 2:50 p.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 6 | Serbia 89, Israel 78 | 2:50 p.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 7 | Spain 72, Turkey 69 | 7:20 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 7 | Lithuania 87, Bosnia-Herzegovina 70 | 8:20 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 7 | Belgium 89, Bulgaria 80 | 10:05 a.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 7 | Slovenia 88, France 82 | 11:05 a.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 7 | Montenegro 81, Georgia 73 | 12:50 p.m. | A | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Sept. 7 | Germany 106, Hungary 71 | 2:20 p.m. | B | Cologne, Germany |
| Sept. 8 | Finland 88, Netherlands 67 | 7:50 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 8 | Croatia 90, Ukraine 85 | 8:05 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 8 | Greece 90, Estonia 69 | 10:50 a.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 8 | Czech Republic 88, Israel 77 | 11:20 a.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Sept. 8 | Italy 90, Great Britain 56 | 2:50 p.m. | C | Milan, Italy |
| Sept. 8 | Serbia 96, Poland 69 | 2:50 p.m. | D | Prague, Czech Republic |
| KNOCKOUT STAGE | ||||
| DATE | MATCHUP | TIME | LOCATION | |
| Sept. 10 | France 87, Turkey 86 | 7:50 a.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 10 | Slovenia 88, Belgium 72 | 10:35 a.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 10 | Germany 85, Montenegro 79 | 1:50 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 10 | Spain 102, Lithuania 94 | 4:35 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 11 | Poland 94, Ukraine 86 | 6:00 a.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 11 | Finland 94, Croatia 86 | 8:45 a.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 11 | Italy 94, Serbia 86 | 12:00 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 11 | Greece 94, Czech Republic 88 | 2:45 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 13 | Spain 100, Finland 90 | 11:15 a.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 13 | Germany 107, Greece 96 | 2:30 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 14 | Quarterfinals: Game 3 | 1:05 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 14 | Quarterfinals: Game 4 | 4:20 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 16 | Semifinals: Game 1 | 1:05 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 16 | Semifinals: Game 2 | 4:20 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 18 | Third Place Game | 1:05 p.m. | Berlin, Germany | |
| Sept. 18 | Championship Game | 4:20 p.m. | Berlin, Germany |
