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EuroBasket 2001 Women
28th FIBA European Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFrance
DatesSeptember 14 – 23
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPFrance Catherine Melain
Top scorerPoland Dydek 24.4
Top reboundsPoland Dydek 10.9
Top assistsHungary Ivanyi 6.4
PPG (Team) France 78.3
RPG (Team) Russia 39.6
APG (Team) France 21.6
Official website
EuroBasket Women 2001

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EuroBasket Women 2001 occurred in France from September 14 to September 23, 2001. The winners were the home team France, followed by Russia and Spain.

The tournament was held in three cities in France: Orléans, Le Mans and Gravelines. The arenas, in which the tournament was held, were: in Orléans, Palais des Sports; in Le Mans, Antarès; and in Gravelines, Gravelines Sportica.

The qualification to the tournament was held in 1999 and 2000. Twenty teams were divided into five groups of four. The top two qualified to the tournament. The following teams qualified to the EuroBasket Women 2001:

In addition to the qualified teams, who went through the qualification process, the host nation France automatically qualified to the tournament. Also, Poland, the gold medalist of EuroBasket 1999 Women, qualified to the tournament automatically.

Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. France France 5 5 0 406 320 +86 10
2. Spain Spain 5 3 2 397 344 +53 8
3. Poland Poland 5 3 2 354 329 +25 8
4. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 5 3 2 383 373 +10 8
5. Romania Romania 5 1 4 315 404 – 89 6
6. Ukraine Ukraine 5 0 5 322 407 – 85 5
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1. Russia Russia 5 4 1 356 276 +80 9
2. Lithuania Lithuania 5 4 1 371 358 +13 9
3. Hungary Hungary 5 3 2 317 302 +15 8
4. Slovakia Slovakia 5 2 3 337 341 – 4 7
5. Greece Greece 5 1 4 319 380 −61 6
6. Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 1 4 328 371 −43 6

Championship bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
          
September 21, 2001
 Russia64
September 22, 2001
 Yugoslavia59
 Russia74
September 21, 2001
 Spain59
 Spain71
September 23, 2001
 Hungary60
 Russia68
September 21, 2001
 France73
 France72
September 22, 2001
 Slovakia56
 France75
September 21, 2001
 Lithuania44 Third place
 Lithuania83
September 23, 2001
 Poland81
 Spain89
 Lithuania74
Semi-finalsFifth place
      
September 22, 2001
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia78
September 23, 2001
Hungary Hungary58
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia82
September 22, 2001
Poland Poland76
Slovakia Slovakia66
Poland Poland80
Seventh place
September 23, 2001
Hungary Hungary79
Slovakia Slovakia68
Place Team
1  France
2  Russia
3  Spain
4  Lithuania
5  Yugoslavia
6  Poland
7  Hungary
8  Slovakia
9  Czech Republic
10  Greece
11  Ukraine
12  Romania