Spain claim FIBA EuroBasket 2022 crown in Berlin

Spain returned to the top of Europe as they captured the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 crown with an 88-76 victory over France.

Juancho Hernangomez connected on seven three-pointers to score 27 points to guide Spain to their fourth continental title after 2009, 2011 and 2015. It was Spain’s 14th top-three finish in EuroBasket history. France, who have reached the podium 10 times,  finished second for a third time.

Willy Hernangomez of Spain was voted the TISSOT Most Valuable Player, averaging 17.2 points and 6.9 rebounds in the tournament. Joining him on the TISSOT All-Star Five were Spanish teammate Lorenzo Brown, Dennis Schroder of Germany, Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert of France.

Germany claimed the third spot on the podium after winning the Third Place Game 82-69 over Poland for their first bronze medal and third overall after the title in 1993 and second place in 2005.

The final standings of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 are as follows:

1. Spain

2. France

3. Germany

4. Poland

5. Greece

6. Slovenia

7. Finland

8. Italy

9. Serbia

10. Turkey

11. Ukraine

12. Croatia

13. Montenegro

14. Belgium

15. Lithuania

16. Czech Republic

17. Israel

18. Bosnia and Herzegovina

19. Estonia

20. Bulgaria

21. Georgia

22. Netherlands

23. Hungary

24. Great Britain