By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The official draw seedings for FIBA EuroBasket 2017 have been released prior to Tuesday’s Draw.
In Istanbul at 16.00 CET Tuesday, the 24 teams that will play in next summer’s Final Round will be drawn into four groups of six teams each.
The seedings for the Draw are based on the Competition Regulations of FIBA Europe, taking into account the results of the participating nations in their last FIBA Europe competition(s).
The seedings are as follows:
Seed 1: Spain, Lithuania, France, Serbia;
Seed 2: Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, Latvia;
Seed 3: Croatia, Israel, Turkey, Finland;
Seed 4: Russia, Slovenia, Hungary, Georgia;
Seed 5: Germany, Belgium, Poland, Montenegro;
Seed 6: Iceland, Great Britain, Ukraine, Romania.
The host federations had the right to choose one partner federation, who will be automatically drawn into the same group. The partnerships bring together Finland and Iceland; Israel and Lithuania; Romania and Hungary; and Turkey and Russia.
The entire Draw Ceremony can be followed live on FIBA’s youtube channel from 15.00 CET.
FIBA EuroBasket 2017 will take place from 31 August to 17 September and will be co-hosted by Finland, Israel, Romania and Turkey.