FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B

The FIBA EuroBasket 2005 Division B was the first EuroBasket Division B tournament, the lower tier of the EuroBasket Tournament. At the same time that Division A had the European Championship, division B had a championship to determine which teams would get promoted into division A for the following year.

Macedonia and Denmark were promoted to the EuroBasket 2007 qualification.

Format

The fifteen teams were allocated in four groups. The winners of each group played a two-legged tie. The winners of each heat qualified for the EuroBasket 2007 qualification.

Teams

•  Albania
•  Austria
•  Belarus
•  Cyprus
•  Denmark
•  Finland
•  Georgia
•  Ireland
•  Iceland
•  Luxembourg
•  Macedonia
•  Malta
•  Romania
•  Slovakia
•   Switzerland

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Denmark	4	3	1	299	273	+26
Iceland	4	2	2	290	303	−13
Romania	4	1	3	287	300	−13

10 September 2004
Denmark	81–71	Iceland	Aarhus, Denmark	Boxscore
15 September 2004
Romania	73–74	Denmark	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Boxscore
19 September 2004
Iceland	79–73	Romania	Keflavík, Iceland	Boxscore
3 September 2005
Iceland	60–77	Denmark	Keflavík, Iceland	Boxscore
7 September 2005
Denmark	67–69	Romania	Risskov, Denmark	Boxscore
10 September 2005
Romania	72–80	Iceland	Bucharest, Romania	Boxscore

Group B

Team P W L PF PA Diff  Ireland 6 4 2 473 382 +91  Slovakia 6 4 2 478 363 +115   Switzerland 6 4 2 439 363 +76  Malta 6 0 6 286 568 −282

Head-to-head record Team P W L PF PA Diff  Ireland 4 2 2 285 282 +3  Slovakia 4 2 2 271 271 0   Switzerland 4 2 2 266 269 −3

11 September 2004
Malta	51–90	Ireland	Msida, Malta	Boxscore
Switzerland	56–73	Slovakia	Lausanne, Switzerland	Boxscore
13 September 2004
Malta	53–107	Slovakia	Msida, Malta	Boxscore
15 September 2004
Ireland	79–68	Switzerland	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Report
18 September 2004
Malta	57–90	Switzerland	Msida, Malta	Boxscore
Slovakia	70–67	Ireland	Bratislava, Slovakia	Boxscore
3 September 2005
Ireland	98–49	Malta	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Boxscore
Slovakia	60–66	Switzerland	Bratislava, Slovakia	Boxscore
7 September 2005
Slovakia	100–39	Malta	Levice, Slovakia	Boxscore
Switzerland	76–57	Ireland	Geneva, Switzerland	Boxscore
10 September 2005
Ireland	82–68	Slovakia	Levice, Slovakia	Boxscore
Switzerland	83–37	Malta	Geneva, Switzerland	Boxscore

Group C

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Austria	6	5	1	480	431	+49
Belarus	6	4	2	500	449	+51
Cyprus	6	3	3	462	443	+19
Albania	6	0	6	420	539	−119

11 September 2004
Cyprus	65–74	Austria	Limassol, Cyprus	Boxscore
Albania	72–84	Belarus	Tirana, Albania	Boxscore
14 September 2004
Belarus	77–72	Cyprus	Gomel, Belarus	Boxscore
15 September 2004
Austria	83–66	Albania	Gmunden, Austria	Report
18 September 2004
Albania	67–76	Cyprus	Tirana, Albania	Boxscore
Austria	91–92	Belarus	Oberwart, Austria	Boxscore
2 September 2005
Austria	73–66	Cyprus	Oberwart, Austria	Boxscore
3 September 2005
Belarus	110–58	Albania	Gomel, Belarus	Boxscore
7 September 2005
Albania	82–90	Austria	Tirana, Albania	Boxscore
Cyprus	87–77	Belarus	Nicosia, Cyprus	Boxscore
10 September 2005
Belarus	60–69	Austria	Gomel, Belarus	Boxscore
Cyprus	96–75	Albania	Nicosia, Cyprus	Boxscore

Group D

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Macedonia	6	5	1	550	433	+77
Georgia	6	4	2	488	432	+56
Finland	6	3	3	492	460	+32
Luxembourg	6	0	6	387	552	−165

11 September 2004
Georgia	85–78	Finland	Tbilisi, Georgia	Boxscore
Luxembourg	69–94	Macedonia	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg	Boxscore
15 September 2004
Finland	97–64	Luxembourg		Boxscore
Macedonia	81–77	Georgia	Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Boxscore
18 September 2004
Finland	78–87	Macedonia	Espoo, Finland	Boxscore
Luxembourg	61–87	Georgia	Soleuvre, Luxembourg	Boxscore
3 September 2005
Finland	87–79	Georgia	Helsinki, Finland	Boxscore
Macedonia	105–66	Luxembourg	Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Boxscore
7 September 2005
Georgia	73–60	Macedonia	Tbilisi, Georgia	Boxscore
Luxembourg	62–82	Finland	Dudelange, Luxembourg	Boxscore
10 September 2005
Georgia	87–65	Luxembourg	Tbilisi, Georgia	Boxscore
Macedonia	83–70	Finland	Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Boxscore

Qualification Games

17 September 18:00

Boxscore

Austria	75–101	Macedonia
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 10–33, 25–22, 13–20
Pts: Mayes 27 Rebs: Volcic 6 Asts: six players 1		Pts: Stefanov 25 Rebs: Stefanov 6 Asts: Stefanov 4

Gmunden, Austria Attendance: 1100 Referees: M Reatto (ITA), P Bodnar (HUN)

24 September 20:00

Boxscore

Macedonia	99–62	Austria
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 22–10, 27–16, 24–16
Pts: Antić 16 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Stefanov 10		Pts: Knabl, Ortner 14 Rebs: Volcic 11 Asts: Schreiner 5

Skopje, Macedonia Attendance: 2500 Referees: K Koromilas (GRE), D Nakic (CRO)

Macedonia won 200–137 and advanced to Eurobasket 2007 Division A

17 September 2005 17:00

Boxscore

Ireland	80–66	Denmark
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 29–19, 20–11, 14–21
Pts: Conlon 14 Rebs: Bowdler 8 Asts: Bree 4		Pts: Thuesen 15 Rebs: Drejer, Johansen 6 Asts: Iversen, Johansen 1

Dublin, Ireland Attendance: 1200 Referees: S De Coster (BEL), C Mateus (FRA)

24 September 2005 15:00

Boxscore

Denmark	86–70	Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 17–9, 15–14, 12–10
Pts: Drejer 39 Rebs: Johansen 9 Asts: Thuesen 10		Pts: Callahan 22 Rebs: Callahan 8 Asts: Bree 4

Aarhus, Denmark Attendance: 1225 Referees: B Schmidt (GER), S Herbertsson (ISL)

Denmark won 152–150 and advanced to Eurobasket 2007 Division A

Statistical Leaders

Points Rank Name G Pts PPG 1 Martin Rajniak 4 88 22.0 2 Zaza Pachulia 6 126 21.0 3 Christian Drejer 4 82 20.5 4 Radoslav Rančík 6 122 20.3 5 Shammond Williams 5 100 20.0

Rebounds Rank Name G Rbs RPG 1 Zaza Pachulia 6 78 13.0 2 JoJo Garcia 6 63 10.5 3 Virgil Stănescu 4 37 9.3 4 Bernd Volcic 8 73 9.1 5 Radoslav Rančík 6 53 8.8

Assists Rank Name G Asts APG 1 Vrbica Stefanov 5 37 4.7 2 Shammond Williams 5 37 4.7 3 Michael Bree 6 25 4.2 4 Giorgi Gamqrelidze 4 16 4.0 5 Martin Thuesen 6 23 3.8

External links

• http://eurobasket2005.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_SxABsY6cGsUtre3B9W0Og2.html
• http://eurobasket2005.fibaeurope.com/en/cid_KKvc1Mc7HPcqdAKTK9Px21.html