Eurobasket 1991
| FIBA EuroBasket 1991 | |||||||
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| 27th FIBA European Basketball Championship | |||||||
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| Host nation | Italy | ||||||
| Dates | 24–29 June | ||||||
| Teams | 8 (from 36 federations) | ||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||
| Champions |
 Yugoslavia (5th title)
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| MVP |
Toni Kukoč
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| Qualified for the semifinals |
The 1991 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1991, was the 27th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Italy between 24 and 29 June 1991. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Palazzo dello Sport in Rome was the hosting venue of the tournament. Yugoslavia won its fifth FIBA European title by defeating hosts Italy with a 88–73 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Toni Kukoč was voted the tournament's MVP.
This was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate.
All games were played at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome.
A total of eight teams qualified for the tournament via a qualifying stage:
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