| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Soviet Union | 
| Dates | 30 May – 10 June | 
| Teams | 16 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (8th title) | 
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 
| Third place | .svg.png.webp) Poland | 
| Fourth place |  Italy | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP |  Modestas Paulauskas | 
| Top scorer | .svg.png.webp) Radivoj Korać (21.9 points per game) | 
The 1965 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1965, was the fourteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
Venues
| Moscow | Tbilisi | 
|---|---|
| Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium Capacity 15 000 | Tbilisi Sports Palace Capacity 11 000 | 
|  |  | 
Results
First round
Group A – Moscow
|  Hungary |  Israel | 49–60 | 
|  Finland | .svg.png.webp) Romania | 61–85 | 
|  East Germany |  Czechoslovakia | 55–73 | 
|  Soviet Union |  Italy | 87–48 | 
|  East Germany |  Finland | 51–51 aet. 59–63 | 
|  Hungary | .svg.png.webp) Romania | 52–76 | 
|  Soviet Union |  Israel | 88–50 | 
|  Italy |  Czechoslovakia | 78–69 | 
|  Israel | .svg.png.webp) Romania | 59–57 | 
|  Italy |  Finland | 59–60 | 
|  Hungary |  East Germany | 55–56 | 
|  Soviet Union |  Czechoslovakia | 79–74 | 
|  Israel |  East Germany | 56–55 | 
|  Czechoslovakia |  Finland | 68–40 | 
|  Italy |  Hungary | 66–64 | 
|  Soviet Union | .svg.png.webp) Romania | 62–60 | 
|  Czechoslovakia |  Hungary | 77–53 | 
|  Israel |  Italy | 47–68 | 
|  Soviet Union |  Finland | 89–52 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Romania |  East Germany | 55–59 | 
|  Czechoslovakia |  Israel | 61–61 aet. 71–69 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Romania |  Italy | 73–73 aet. 75–81 | 
|  Soviet Union |  East Germany | 65–41 | 
|  Finland |  Hungary | 67–46 | 
|  Finland |  Israel | 51–52 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Romania |  Czechoslovakia | 59–90 | 
|  East Germany |  Italy | 64–87 | 
|  Soviet Union |  Hungary | 76–45 | 
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 546:370 | 14 | +176 | 
| 2. |  Italy | 7 | 5 | 2 | 487:466 | 10 | +21 | 
| 3. |  Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 522:443 | 10 | +79 | 
| 4. |  Israel | 7 | 4 | 3 | 393:439 | 8 | −46 | 
| 5. |  Finland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 394:458 | 6 | −64 | 
| 6. |  East Germany | 7 | 2 | 5 | 389:454 | 4 | −65 | 
| 7. | .svg.png.webp) Romania | 7 | 2 | 5 | 477:464 | 4 | +13 | 
| 8. |  Hungary | 7 | 0 | 7 | 364:478 | 0 | −114 | 
Group B – Tbilisi
| .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria |  West Germany | 74–57 | 
|  Sweden | .svg.png.webp) Greece | 69–71 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | .svg.png.webp) France | 80–54 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland | .svg.png.webp) Spain | 82–57 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Spain |  West Germany | 86–58 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria |  Sweden | 113–56 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | .svg.png.webp) Greece | 76–68 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland | .svg.png.webp) France | 72–53 | 
| .svg.png.webp) France | .svg.png.webp) Greece | 63–64 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland |  West Germany | 92–64 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Spain |  Sweden | 78–74 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria | 89–69 | 
|  West Germany |  Sweden | 72–49 | 
| .svg.png.webp) France | .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria | 67–70 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland | .svg.png.webp) Greece | 74–62 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Spain | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 65–113 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland |  Sweden | 83–41 | 
|  West Germany | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 56–115 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Greece | .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria | 65–59 | 
| .svg.png.webp) France | .svg.png.webp) Spain | 77–90 | 
|  West Germany | .svg.png.webp) France | 47–74 | 
|  Sweden | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 46–91 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Greece | .svg.png.webp) Spain | 89–82 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland | .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria | 75–63 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Greece |  West Germany | 81–72 | 
|  Sweden | .svg.png.webp) France | 61–90 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria | .svg.png.webp) Spain | 79–56 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 69–78 | 
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 642:427 | 14 | +215 | 
| 2. | .svg.png.webp) Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 557:418 | 12 | +129 | 
| 3. | .svg.png.webp) Greece | 7 | 5 | 2 | 500:495 | 10 | +5 | 
| 4. | .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 527:465 | 8 | +62 | 
| 5. | .svg.png.webp) Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 514:572 | 6 | −58 | 
| 6. | .svg.png.webp) France | 7 | 2 | 5 | 478:484 | 4 | −6 | 
| 7. |  West Germany | 7 | 1 | 6 | 426:571 | 2 | −145 | 
| 8. |  Sweden | 7 | 0 | 7 | 396:608 | 0 | −212 | 
Places 13 – 16
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. | 
|---|---|---|
|  Sweden | .svg.png.webp) Romania | 60–86 | 
|  West Germany |  Hungary | 53–52 | 
Places 9 – 12
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. | 
|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) France |  Finland | 52–42 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Spain |  East Germany | 69–69 aet. 76–78 | 
Places 5 – 8
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. | 
|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria |  Czechoslovakia | 77–70 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Greece |  Israel | 67–69 | 
Places 1 – 4
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. | 
|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Poland |  Soviet Union | 61–75 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia |  Italy | 83–82 | 
Finals
| Placement | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th place |  Sweden |  Hungary | 66–79 | 
| 13th place | .svg.png.webp) Romania |  West Germany | 74–63 | 
| 11th place |  Finland | .svg.png.webp) Spain | 58–65 | 
| 9th place | .svg.png.webp) France |  East Germany | 66–57 | 
| 7th place |  Czechoslovakia | .svg.png.webp) Greece | 116–71 | 
| 5th place | .svg.png.webp) Bulgaria |  Israel | 63–51 | 
| 3rd place | .svg.png.webp) Poland |  Italy | 86–70 | 
| Final |  Soviet Union | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 58–49 | 
| 1965 FIBA EuroBasket champions | 
|---|
|  Soviet Union 8th title | 
Final standings
Awards
| 1965 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Modestas Paulauskas (  Soviet Union) | 
Team rosters
- Soviet Union: Gennadi Volnov, Modestas Paulauskas, Jaak Lipso, Armenak Alachachian, Aleksander Travin, Aleksander Petrov, Zurab Sakandelidze, Viacheslav Khrinin, Visvaldis Eglitis, Nikolai Baglei, Nikolai Sushak, Amiran Skhiereli (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)
- Yugoslavia: Radivoj Korać, Ivo Daneu, Petar Skansi, Slobodan Gordić, Trajko Rajković, Josip Đerđa, Nemanja Đurić, Vital Eiselt, Miloš Bojović, Dragan Kovačić, Zvonko Petričević, Dragoslav Ražnatović (Coach: Aleksandar Nikolić)
- Poland: Mieczyslaw Lopatka, Bohdan Likszo, Andrzej Pstrokonski, Janusz Wichowski, Zbigniew Dregier, Kazimierz Frelkiewicz, Edward Grzywna, Wieslaw Langiewicz, Czeslaw Malec, Stanislaw Olejniczak, Andrzej Perka, Jerzy Piskun (Coach: Witold Zagórski)
- Italy: Massimo Masini, Giambattista Cescutti, Ottorino Flaborea, Gabriele Vianello, Sauro Bufalini, Gianfranco Lombardi, Giusto Pellanera, Massimo Cosmelli, Franco Bertini, Guido Carlo Gatti, Sandro Spinetti (Coach: Carmine "Nello" Paratore)
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