EuroBasket 1997 squads

The following is the list of squads for each of the 16 teams competing in the EuroBasket 1997, held in Spain between 24 June and 6 July 1997. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.

Group A

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.5 !G 4 Marković, Nenad 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-06-06)6 June 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Limoges CSP FRA ! 3.5 !F 5 Firić, Gordan 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1970-09-01)1 September 1970 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Pallacanestro Trieste ITA ! 1.0 !PG 6 Bećiragić, Adis 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-06-18)18 June 1970 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ülkerspor TUR ! 4.0 !PF 7 Lerić, Samir 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-09-12)12 September 1973 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) KD Slovan SLO ! 3.5 !F 8 Korlatović, Azur 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-02-01)1 February 1971 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) KK Sloboda Tuzla BIH ! 5.0 !C 9 Bukva, Sejo 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1966-09-16)16 September 1966 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) BK Inter Bratislava SVK ! 1.0 !PG 10 Selešković, Samir 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-04-10)10 April 1970 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Türk Telekom B.K. TUR ! 4.0 !PF 11 Avdić, Samir 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1967-03-21)21 March 1967 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Tofaş S.K. TUR ! 4.0 !PF 12 Ovčina, Elvir 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Syracuse University USA ! 5.0 !C 13 Alihodžić, Dževad 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-02-13)13 February 1969 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) KK Cibona CRO ! 1.5 !G 14 Hodžić, Adnan 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-04-27)27 April 1971 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) KK Sloboda Tuzla BIH ! 3.5 !F 15 Mujezinović, Haris 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-01-21)21 January 1974 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Indiana University USA !	Head coach Sabit Hadžić Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Greece

Greece men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Kalaitzis, Georgios 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1976-10-29)29 October 1976 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Panionios GRE ! 1.0 !PG 5 Patavoukas, Kostas 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1966-02-03)3 February 1966 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Virtus Bologna ITA ! 1.0 !PG 6 Boudouris, Nikos 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-09-25)25 September 1971 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) P.A.O.K. GRE ! 3.5 !F 7 Papanikolaou, Dimitrios 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1977-02-07)7 February 1977 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Olympiacos GRE ! 1.5 !G 8 Sigalas, Giorgos 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1970-07-31)31 July 1970 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Olympiacos GRE ! 1.0 !PG 9 Koronios, Evangelos 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-03-16)16 March 1969 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Peristeri GRE ! 3.5 !F 10 Alvertis, Fragiskos 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-06-11)11 June 1974 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Panathinaikos GRE ! 4.0 !PF 11 Oikonomou, Nikos 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-02-19)19 February 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Panathinaikos GRE ! 4.0 !PF 12 Myriounis, Christos 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-06-15)15 June 1971 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Apollon Patras GRE ! 5.0 !C 13 Giannoulis, Giannis 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-06-05)5 June 1976 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) P.A.O.K. GRE ! 5.0 !C 14 Rentzias, Efthimios 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-01-11)11 January 1976 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) P.A.O.K. GRE ! 3.5 !F 15 Christodoulou, Fanis 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1965-05-22)22 May 1965 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Panionios GRE !	Head coach Panagiotis Giannakis Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Russia

Russia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Karasev, Vasily 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-04-14)14 April 1971 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Efes Pilsen TUR ! 1.5 !G 5 Kudelin, Igor 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1972-08-10)10 August 1972 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) PBC CSKA Moscow RUS ! 5.0 !C 6 Kurashov, Igor 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-04-02)2 April 1972 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) PBC CSKA Moscow RUS ! 4.0 !PF 7 Kisurin, Evgeni 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) KK Cibona CRO ! 1.0 !PG 8 Pashutin, Evgeniy 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-06-02)2 June 1969 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Avtodor Saratov RUS ! 1.5 !G 9 Shakulin, Dmitry 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-05-11)11 May 1968 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PBC CSKA Moscow RUS ! 1.5 !G 10 Babkov, Sergei 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1967-06-05)5 June 1967 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) CB Málaga ESP ! 5.0 !C 11 Mikhaylov, Mikhail 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-05-17)17 May 1971 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid ESP ! 1.5 !G 12 Pashutin, Zakhar 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-05-03)3 May 1974 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Avtodor Saratov RUS ! 4.0 !PF 13 Fetisov, Andrei 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-01-19)19 January 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Dynamo Moscow RUS ! 3.5 !F 14 Panov, Sergei 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1970-06-30)30 June 1970 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) PBC CSKA Moscow RUS ! 5.0 !C 15 Nosov, Vitaliy 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-02-01)1 February 1968 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) KK Union Olimpija SLO !	Head coach Sergei Belov Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Turkey

Turkey men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 4.0 !PF 4 Konuk, Murat 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-02-18)18 February 1972 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tofaş S.K. TUR ! 1.0 !PG 5 Tunçeri, Kerem 7001180000000000000♠18 – (1979-04-14)14 April 1979 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Galatasaray TUR ! 4.0 !PF 6 Türkcan, Mirsad 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-06-07)7 June 1976 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Efes Pilsen TUR ! 1.0 !PG 7 Ene, Orhun 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1967-02-01)1 February 1967 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Ülkerspor TUR ! 3.5 !F 8 Aydın, Volkan 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-01-11)11 January 1969 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Efes Pilsen TUR ! 1.5 !G 9 Erdenay, Harun 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-05-27)27 May 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Ülkerspor TUR ! 1.5 !G 10 Kutluay, İbrahim 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Fenerbahçe TUR ! 1.0 !PG 11 Evliyaoğlu, Murat 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-06-02)2 June 1969 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Efes Pilsen TUR ! 5.0 !C 12 Beşok, Hüseyin 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1975-08-02)2 August 1975 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Efes Pilsen TUR ! 5.0 !C 13 Oyguç, Tamer 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1966-01-11)11 January 1966 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Efes Pilsen TUR ! 3.5 !F 14 Girgin, Tunç 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1969-09-15)15 September 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Türk Telekom B.K. TUR ! 3.5 !F 15 Sarıca, Ufuk 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-06-13)13 June 1972 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Efes Pilsen TUR !	Head coach Ercüment Sunter Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Group B

France

France men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Pluvy, Laurent 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ASVEL Basket FRA ! 5.0 !C 5 Moïso, Jérôme 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1978-06-15)15 June 1978 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Milford Academy USA ! 4.0 !PF 6 Dubos, Fabien 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1977-11-10)10 November 1977 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Pau-Orthez FRA ! 1.5 !G 7 Foirest, Laurent 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-09-18)18 September 1973 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Pau-Orthez FRA ! 3.5 !F 8 Bonato, Yann 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-03-04)4 March 1972 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Victoria Libertas Pesaro ITA ! 1.0 !PG 9 Fauthoux, Frédéric 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1972-12-06)6 December 1972 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Pau-Orthez FRA ! 3.5 !F 10 Risacher, Stéphane 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1972-08-26)26 August 1972 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Paris Basket Racing FRA ! 4.0 !PF 11 Gadou, Thierry 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-01-13)13 January 1969 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Pau-Orthez FRA ! 5.0 !C 12 Julian, Cyril 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-03-29)29 March 1974 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) SLUC Nancy Basket FRA ! 1.5 !G 13 Adams, Georges 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1967-03-09)9 March 1967 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ASVEL Basket FRA ! 1.0 !PG 14 Sciarra, Laurent 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-08-08)8 August 1973 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) CB Huelva ESP ! 4.0 !PF 15 Rippert, Rémi 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-07-16)16 July 1971 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) ASVEL Basket FRA !	Head coach Jean-Pierre de Vincenzi Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Israel

Israel men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 3.5 !F 4 Henefeld, Nadav 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-06-19)19 June 1968 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. ISR ! 1.0 !PG 5 Arditty, Lior 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1967-12-16)16 December 1967 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 1.5 !G 6 Turgeman, Shalom 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-04-07)7 April 1970 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. ISR ! 4.0 !PF 7 Muchtary, Amir 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-06-12)12 June 1972 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Hapoel Galil Elyon ISR ! 4.0 !PF 8 Bernsley, David 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-05-06)6 May 1969 1.0 !PG 9 Aharoni, Oren 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-11-12)12 November 1973 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Maccabi Ramat Gan B.C. ISR ! 1.0 !PG 10 Kattash, Oded 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1974-10-10)10 October 1974 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. ISR ! 1.5 !G 11 Sheffer, Doron 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-03-12)12 March 1972 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. ISR ! 3.5 !F 12 Shelef, Gur 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-01-10)10 January 1974 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Hapoel Galil Elyon ISR ! 3.5 !F 13 Cohen-Mintz, Uri 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-08-01)1 August 1973 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Ironi Ramat Gan ISR ! 5.0 !C 14 Steinhauer, Tomer 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1966-10-03)3 October 1966 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. ISR ! 5.0 !C 15 Fleisher, Ofer 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1966-03-14)14 March 1966	Head coach Zvi Sherf Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Lithuania

Lithuania men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Jasikevičius, Šarūnas 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-03-05)5 March 1976 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) University of Maryland USA ! 4.0 !PF 5 Jurkūnas, Andrius 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-05-21)21 May 1976 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Clemson University USA ! 4.0 !PF 6 Šeštokas, Kęstutis 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-04-15)15 April 1976 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Žalgiris LTU ! 3.5 !F 7 Timinskas, Mindaugas 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-03-28)28 March 1974 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Strasbourg IG FRA ! 3.5 !F 8 Štombergas, Saulius 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-12-14)14 December 1973 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Atletas Kaunas LTU ! 5.0 !C 9 Žukauskas, Eurelijus 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-08-22)22 August 1973 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) BC Neptūnas LTU ! 1.5 !G 10 Lukminas, Darius 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-02-09)9 February 1968 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Avtodor Saratov RUS ! 1.5 !G 11 Adomaitis, Dainius 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-01-19)19 January 1974 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Žalgiris LTU ! 3.5 !F 12 Karnišovas, Artūras 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-04-27)27 April 1971 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet ESP ! 1.0 !PG 13 Maskoliūnas, Darius 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-01-06)6 January 1971 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) BC Žalgiris LTU ! 4.0 !PF 14 Einikis, Gintaras 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1969-09-30)30 September 1969 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Avtodor Saratov RUS ! 4.0 !PF 15 Praškevičius, Virginijus 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-04-03)3 April 1974 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Minnesota Timberwolves USA !	Head coach Jonas Kazlauskas Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Slovenia

Slovenian National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr. 1.0 !PG 4 Jeklin, Walter 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1969-09-27)27 September 1969 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Krka SLO ! 3.5 !F 5 Jagodnik, Goran 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-05-23)23 May 1974 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) KD Hopsi Polzela SLO ! 1.0 !PG 6 Daneu, Jaka 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-02-03)3 February 1971 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) KK Union Olimpija SLO ! 5.0 !C 7 Nesterovič, Radoslav 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-05-30)30 May 1976 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) KK Union Olimpija SLO ! 5.0 !C 8 Kunc, Aleš 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-07-13)13 July 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) KD Slovan SLO ! 1.0 !PG 9 Zdovc, Jure 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1966-12-13)13 December 1966 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tofaş S.K. TUR ! 4.0 !PF 10 Tušek, Marko 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1975-07-17)17 July 1975 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) KK Union Olimpija SLO ! 4.0 !PF 11 Alibegović, Teoman 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1967-01-11)11 January 1967 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Pallacanestro Trieste ITA ! 3.5 !F 12 Milič, Marko 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1977-05-07)7 May 1977 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) KK Union Olimpija SLO ! 3.5 !F 13 Gorenc, Boris 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-12-03)3 December 1973 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Strasbourg IG FRA ! 4.0 !PF 14 Jurković, Ivica 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-03-26)26 March 1973 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) KK Union Olimpija SLO ! 3.5 !F 15 Trifunović, Radovan 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-01-25)25 January 1973 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Shaw University USA !	Head coach Andrej Urlep Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Group C

Italy

Italy men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Coldebella, Claudio 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1968-06-25)25 June 1968 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) A.E.K. Athens GRE ! 1.0 !PG 5 Bonora, Davide 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-02-05)5 February 1973 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Benetton Treviso ITA ! 4.0 !PF 6 Fučka, Gregor 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-08-07)7 August 1971 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Olimpia Milano ITA ! 3.5 !F 7 Pittis, Riccardo 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1968-12-18)18 December 1968 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Benetton Treviso ITA ! 5.0 !C 8 Marconato, Denis 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1975-07-29)29 July 1975 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Benetton Treviso ITA ! 4.0 !PF 9 Galanda, Giacomo 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Scaligera Verona ITA ! 1.5 !G 10 Myers, Carlton 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-03-30)30 March 1971 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Fortitudo Bologna ITA ! 3.5 !F 11 Moretti, Paolo 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1970-06-30)30 June 1970 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Peristeri GRE ! 1.5 !G 12 Abbio, Alessandro 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-03-13)13 March 1971 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna ITA ! 5.0 !C 13 Frosini, Alessandro 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1972-09-22)22 September 1972 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Fortitudo Bologna ITA ! 5.0 !C 14 Carera, Flavio 7001340000000000000♠34 – (1963-01-18)18 January 1963 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Virtus Bologna ITA ! 4.0 !PF 15 Gay, Dan 7001350000000000000♠35 – (1961-07-20)20 July 1961 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Fortitudo Bologna ITA !	Head coach Ettore Messina Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Latvia

Latvia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 4.0 !PF 4 Helmanis, Uvis 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-06-10)10 June 1972 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Metropole/I.O.S. LAT ! 5.0 !C 5 Āzacis, Jānis 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-05-08)8 May 1971 Brocēni/LMT LAT ! 1.0 !PG 6 Valeiko, Edmunds 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-06-22)22 June 1972 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) BK Baltika LAT ! 1.5 !G 7 Štelmahers, Roberts 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1974-11-19)19 November 1974 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Brocēni/LMT LAT ! 3.5 !F 8 Muižnieks, Kārlis 7001330000000000000♠33 – (1964-05-25)25 May 1964 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) BK Baltika LAT ! 3.5 !F 9 Šneps, Edgars 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-04-13)13 April 1972 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Brocēni/LMT LAT ! 1.0 !PG 10 Miglinieks, Raimonds 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1970-07-16)16 July 1970 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Brocēni/LMT LAT ! 3.5 !F 11 Bagatskis, Ainārs 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1967-03-29)29 March 1967 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Brocēni/LMT LAT ! 4.0 !PF 12 Liepa, Ivars 7001320000000000000♠32 – (1965-06-04)4 June 1965 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) BK Baltika LAT ! 4.0 !PF 13 Jansons, Ralfs 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-08-07)7 August 1971 LainERS LAT ! 5.0 !C 14 Bondarenko, Andrejs 7001330000000000000♠33 – (1963-10-22)22 October 1963 BK Baltika LAT ! 5.0 !C 15 Meļņiks, Igors 7001340000000000000♠34 – (1962-08-14)14 August 1962 WBC Spartak Moscow RUS !	Head coach Igors Miglinieks Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Poland

Poland men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Kościuk, Robert 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-01-17)17 January 1969 1.0 !PG 5 Pluta, Andrzej 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-04-26)26 April 1974 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bobry Bytom POL ! 1.0 !PG 6 Mila, Krzysztof 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-06-06)6 June 1970 1.5 !G 7 Darnikowski, Jarosław 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 3.5 !F 8 Tomczyk, Dominik 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-04-15)15 April 1974 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Śląsk Wrocław POL ! 1.5 !G 9 Zieliński, Maciej 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-01-05)5 January 1971 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Śląsk Wrocław POL ! 4.0 !PF 10 Wójcik, Adam 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-04-20)20 April 1970 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Spirou Charleroi BEL ! 4.0 !PF 11 Jankowski, Tomasz 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1972-07-25)25 July 1972 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) WTK Anwil Włocławek POL ! 5.0 !C 12 Szybilski, Piotr 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-05-02)2 May 1973 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 5.0 !C 13 Bigus, Rafał 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1976-07-12)12 July 1976 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Villanova University USA ! 3.5 !F 14 Bacik, Mariusz 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-01-04)4 January 1972 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Bobry Bytom POL ! 5.0 !C 15 Dryja, Krzysztof 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-01-04)4 January 1974	Head coach Eugeniusz Kijewski Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 3.5 !F 4 Bodiroga, Dejan 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-03-02)2 March 1973 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Real Madrid ESP ! 1.5 !G 5 Danilović, Predrag 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-02-26)26 February 1970 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Dallas Mavericks USA ! 1.0 !PG 6 Obradović, Saša 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-01-29)29 January 1969 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Alba Berlin GER ! 3.5 !F 7 Lončar, Nikola 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-05-31)31 May 1972 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Pallacanestro Varese ITA ! 1.5 !G 8 Radošević, Miroslav 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-01-01)1 January 1973 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) KK Borac Čačak FR Yugoslavia ! 1.5 !G 9 Berić, Miroslav 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-01-20)20 January 1973 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) KK Partizan FR Yugoslavia ! 1.0 !PG 10 Đorđević, Aleksandar 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1967-08-26)26 August 1967 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) FC Barcelona Bàsquet ESP ! 5.0 !C 11 Rebrača, Željko 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1972-04-09)9 April 1972 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Benetton Treviso ITA ! 5.0 !C 12 Bulatović, Nikola 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-08-28)28 August 1971 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) KK FMP FR Yugoslavia ! 4.0 !PF 13 Savić, Zoran 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1966-11-18)18 November 1966 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Virtus Bologna ITA ! 4.0 !PF 14 Tomašević, Dejan 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-05-06)6 May 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) KK Partizan FR Yugoslavia ! 4.0 !PF 15 Topić, Milenko 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-03-06)6 March 1969 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) KK BFC Beočin FR Yugoslavia !	Head coach Želimir Obradović Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Group D

Croatia

Croatia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.5 !G 4 Sesar, Josip 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1978-01-17)17 January 1978 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) KK Zagreb CRO ! 1.0 !PG 5 Mulaomerović, Damir 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1974-09-19)19 September 1974 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) KK Cibona CRO ! 1.5 !G 6 Giriček, Gordan 7001200000000000000♠20 – (1977-06-20)20 June 1977 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) KK Cibona CRO ! 1.0 !PG 7 Milačić, Damir 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1975-02-25)25 February 1975 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) KK Zagreb CRO ! 1.0 !PG 8 Alanović, Vladan 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1967-07-03)3 July 1967 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Tofaş S.K. TUR ! 1.5 !G 9 Rimac, Slaven 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1974-12-19)19 December 1974 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) KK Cibona CRO ! 5.0 !C 10 Kovačić, Emilio 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-01-11)11 January 1968 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) KK Zrinjevac CRO ! 5.0 !C 11 Pejčinović, Davor 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-03-28)28 March 1971 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) KK Cibona CRO ! 4.0 !PF 12 Kelečević, Siniša 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-04-10)10 April 1970 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Telekom Baskets Bonn GER ! 4.0 !PF 13 Prkačin, Nikola 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1975-11-15)15 November 1975 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) KK Split CRO ! 5.0 !C 14 Grgat, Ivan 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1974-09-22)22 September 1974 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) KK Dubrava CRO ! 3.5 !F 15 Marcelić, Davor 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-05-25)25 May 1969 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) KK Cibona CRO !	Head coach Petar Skansi Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Germany

Germany men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.0 !PG 4 Rödl, Henrik 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-03-04)4 March 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alba Berlin GER ! 1.5 !G 5 Lütcke, Jörg 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1975-12-12)12 December 1975 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Alba Berlin GER ! 4.0 !PF 6 Terdenge, Gerrit 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) California State University, Fresno USA ! 1.5 !G 7 Bogojevič, Vladimir 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1976-01-01)1 January 1976 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Gießen 46ers GER ! 1.5 !G 8 Wucherer, Denis 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-05-07)7 May 1973 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Bayer Giants Leverkusen GER ! 3.5 !F 9 Harnisch, Henning 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-04-15)15 April 1968 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Alba Berlin GER ! 5.0 !C 10 Hupmann, Sascha 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-04-21)21 April 1970 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Alba Berlin GER ! 5.0 !C 11 Malbeck, Jürgen 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-04-05)5 April 1974 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) 5.0 !C 12 Femerling, Patrick 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1975-03-04)4 March 1975 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) University of Washington USA ! 4.0 !PF 13 Okulaja, Ademola 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1975-07-10)10 July 1975 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA ! 5.0 !C 14 Nees, Tim 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-10-30)30 October 1971 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Bayer Giants Leverkusen GER ! 5.0 !C 15 Kühl, Alexander 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-01-07)7 January 1973 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) University of North Carolina at Charlotte USA !	Head coach Vladislav Lučić Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Spain

Spain men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 1.5 !G 4 Angulo, Alberto 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-06-12)12 June 1970 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Real Madrid ESP ! 1.0 !PG 5 Galilea, José Luis 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1972-07-09)9 July 1972 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) FC Barcelona ESP ! 1.0 !PG 6 Jofresa, Tomás 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-01-25)25 January 1970 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Málaga ESP ! 5.0 !C 7 Orenga, Juan Antonio 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1966-07-29)29 July 1966 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) FC Barcelona ESP ! 1.0 !PG 8 Rodríguez, Ignacio 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1970-09-02)2 September 1970 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) CB Málaga ESP ! 3.5 !F 9 Smith, Mike 7001330000000000000♠33 – (1963-09-10)10 September 1963 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) FC Barcelona ESP ! 1.5 !G 10 Esteller, Roger 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1972-07-06)6 July 1972 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) FC Barcelona ESP ! 3.5 !F 11 Herreros, Alberto 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-04-20)20 April 1969 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Real Madrid ESP ! 3.5 !F 12 Paraíso, José Antonio 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-04-20)20 April 1971 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Cáceres CB ESP ! 5.0 !C 13 Martínez, Ferrán 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1968-04-25)25 April 1968 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Panathinaikos GRE ! 5.0 !C 14 Reyes, Alfonso 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-09-19)19 September 1971 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) CB Málaga ESP ! 5.0 !C 15 Dueñas, Roberto 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1975-11-01)1 November 1975 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) FC Barcelona ESP !	Head coach Lolo Sainz Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

Ukraine

Ukraine men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Club 5.0 !C 4 Okunsky, Oleksandr 7001250000000000000♠25 – (1971-07-13)13 July 1971 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 5.0 !C 5 Khyzhniak, Grihoriy 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1974-07-16)16 July 1974 4.0 !PF 6 Laylo, Leonid 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1973-08-31)31 August 1973 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 4.0 !PF 7 Molchanov, Ihor 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1969-09-06)6 September 1969 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 5.0 !C 8 Savchenko, Victor 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1970-02-16)16 February 1970 4.0 !PF 9 Lokhmanchuk, Alexander 7001240000000000000♠24 – (1973-05-28)28 May 1973 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) BC Budivelnyk UKR ! 3.5 !F 10 Zhuravlov, Denis 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1971-04-30)30 April 1971 3.5 !F 11 Rubchenko, Roman 7001230000000000000♠23 – (1974-01-06)6 January 1974 1.5 !G 12 Pudzyrey, Vadym 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1969-11-05)5 November 1969 1.5 !G 13 Murzin, Yevheniy 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1965-09-24)24 September 1965 1.0 !PG 14 Bazelevsky, Dmytro 7001260000000000000♠26 – (1970-12-28)28 December 1970 1.0 !PG 15 Kharchenko, Ihor 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1969-05-11)11 May 1969	Head coach Zaurbek Khromaev Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 24 June 1997

References

• 1997 European Championship for Men, FIBA.com.
• European Championship 1997 - National Squads, LinguaSport.com.