FIBA EuroBasket 1985 | |||||||
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24th FIBA European Basketball Championship | |||||||
Tournament details | |||||||
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) | ||||||
MVP | Arvydas Sabonis | ||||||
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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.