Germany crowned EuroBasket champions

World champions Germany beat Turkey 88-83 to win the EuroBasket 2025 final on Sunday in Riga. EuroBasket is also commonly called the European Basketball Championship.

Turkey led for most of the match, but Germany bounced back with captain Dennis Schröder scoring the final six points.

Schröder, who plays for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, ended the game with a total of 16 points and 12 assists. He was also named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Former Los Angeles Laker Isaac Bonga was the top scorer for Germany with 20 points.

“You realise how hard you work for this. As a child, you dream of hitting these baskets in such a match,” Bonga told broadcaster RTL.

Germany are also the reigning world champions

German basketball federation president Ingo Weiss said: “It was unbelievable. The boys really wanted it and fought until the end. Everyone fights for each other. The team is the star.”

This is Germany’s second-ever European title.

The men’s team last won the EuroBasket, also commonly called the European Basketball Championship, in 1993. It reached the final in 2005.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended the final in the Latvian capital.

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz congratulated the team for the “sensational performance” in a post on X.

“We are proud of you, you are an inspiration for young female and male athletes,” Merz said.