1985 EuroBasket
| FIBA EuroBasket 1985 | |||||||
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| 24th FIBA European Basketball Championship | |||||||
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| Host nation | West Germany | ||||||
| Dates | 5–16 June | ||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 34 federations) | ||||||
| Venues | 3 Karlsruhe, Leverkusen, Stuttgart (in 3 host cities) | ||||||
| Champions |
 Soviet Union (14th title)
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| MVP |
Arvydas Sabonis
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| Qualified for the semifinals |
The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win its fourteenth title.
A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top eight teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament.
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