The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1996 European Championship for Men 22 and Under') was the third edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Bursa and Istanbul, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won their first title.
Qualification
Preliminary round The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
Group A
30 June 1996 65–85 Bursa 90–79 Bursa 76–101 Bursa1 July 1996 71–70 Bursa 77–57 Bursa 80–67 Bursa2 July 1996 57–67 Bursa 70–93 Bursa 61–81 Bursa3 July 1996 64–69 Bursa 82–71 Bursa 80–71 Bursa4 July 1996 74–62 Bursa 75–76 Bursa 70–90 Bursa
Group B
30 June 1996 81–73 Istanbul 64–74 Istanbul 49–50 Istanbul1 July 1996 59–81 Istanbul 86–66 Istanbul 76–87 Istanbul2 July 1996 96–82 Istanbul 93–56 Istanbul 58–60 Istanbul3 July 1996 70–54 Istanbul 71–85 Istanbul 60–76 Istanbul4 July 1996 83–71 Istanbul 74–78 Istanbul 51–76 Istanbul
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
5th–8th playoffs
Championship
Winning roster: Tomas Masiulis (PF) Evaldas Jocys (F/C) Nerijus Karlikanovas (F) Mindaugas Timinskas (G/F) Kęstutis Šeštokas (F) Ramūnas Petraitis (PG) Kęstutis Marčiulionis (PG) Dainius Adomaitis (G/F) Giedrius Aidietis (C) Šarūnas Jasikevičius (PG) Andrius Jurkūnas (PF) Virginijus Praškevičius (F/C)
Final standings Rank Team4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive