The 2023 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2023, was the 39th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Ljubljana, Slovenia and Tel Aviv, Israel from 15 to 25 June 2023.
Serbia was the defending champions. Belgium won their first title, winning 58–64 in the final over Spain, while France won the bronze medal, after defeating Hungary.
Bidding process The bids were as follows: Slovenia (Group phase and Final phase) Israel (Group phase) Austria (Group phase) Greece (Withdrew)
On 11 June 2021, Slovenia and Israel won joint hosting rights.
Qualification
Qualified teams Country Qualified as Date of qualification Last appearance Best placement in tournament WR Host nation 2021 2011 Group J winner 2019 Group C winner 2021 Group H winner Group A winner Group B winner Group F winner Group E winner Group D winner Group G winner One of four best second-ranked teams 2019 Group I winner 2021 One of four best second-ranked teams 2011
Venues The tournament was initially planned to be played at four venues in four cities. Three venues would have been used for Slovenia and one for Israel. The preliminary matches were scheduled to be held in Tel Aviv, Celje and Koper. The final round will be played in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. In June 2022, it was announced that Ljubljana will host all games played in Slovenia.
Ljubljana Tel Aviv Arena StožiceCapacity: 12,480 Drive in ArenaCapacity: 3,504
Draw The draw took place on 8 March 2023 in Ljubljana, Slovenia where teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. Teams were seeded according to the FIBA World Rankings.
Seedings The seeding was confirmed on 6 March 2023. Hosts Slovenia and Israel will each be drawn into a group playing on home soil. Furthermore, before the draw, Slovenia chose to be paired with Serbia, although they would play in different groups, while Israel paired with the Czech Republic and agreed to play in the same group.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Squads
Each nation had to submit a list of 12 players.
Preliminary round All times are local.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
Classification games to Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Qualification for quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Classification games to Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Rank Team Record 6–0 4–2 5–1 4th 3–3Eliminated in the quarterfinals 5th 5–2 6th 4–3 7th 3–3 8th 3–3Eliminated in the qualification for quarterfinals 9th 1–3 10th 1–3 11th 1–3 12th 1–3Eliminated in the first round 13th 1–2 14th 1–2 15th 0–3 16th 0–3
FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 Champions Belgium1st title
Team roster: Emma Meesseman, Elise Ramette, Antonia Delaere, Laure Résimont, Kyara Linskens, Bethy Mununga, Serena-Lynn Geldof, Becky Massey, Maxuelle Lisowa-Mbaka, Billie Massey, Julie Vanloo, Julie AllemandHead coach: Rachid Meziane
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players
Points Name PPG Emma Meesseman 21.7 Mariella Fasoula 18.3 Artemis Spanou Temi Fagbenle 18.0 Julie Vanloo 16.2
Rebounds Name RPG Kristine Anigwe 12.3 Natasha Mack 11.0 Mariella Fasoula 10.3 Marie Gülich 8.9 Emma Meesseman 8.7
Assists Name APG Julie Allemand 8.7 Pinelopi Pavlopoulou 5.3 Emma Meesseman 5.2 Artemis Spanou 4.5 Ágnes Studer 4.3 Božica Mujović
Blocks Name BPG Kyara Linskens 2.0 Marie Gülich 1.7 Natasha Mack Jasmine Keys 1.5 Emma Meesseman 1.3
Steals Name SPG Emma Meesseman 4.3 Yvonne Anderson 2.7 Barbora Wrzesiński 2.5 Cecilia Zandalasini 2.3 Mariella Santucci 2.0
Efficiency Name EFFPG Emma Meesseman 29.8 Natasha Mack 22.8 Temi Fagbenle 20.3 Kyara Linskens 19.3 Artemis Spanou 19.0
Teams
Points Team PPG 81.3 71.3 70.9 69.5
Rebounds Team RPG 43.5 41.0 39.5 39.3 39.2
Assists Team APG 27.2 21.5 19.7 18.5 18.0
Blocks Team BPG 4.7 4.2 3.0 2.7 2.5
Steals Team SPG 11.5 11.1 10.0 9.0
Efficiency Team EFFPG 110.7 86.0 79.5 78.5 78.2
Awards The All-Tournament team and MVP award was announced on 25 June 2023.
All-Tournament TeamGuardForwardsCenters Julie Allemand Julie Vanloo Emma Meesseman Alba Torrens Sandrine GrudaMVP: Emma Meesseman
References
External links Official website Tournament summary