1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1987 European Championship for Cadets) was the 9th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Székesfehérvár and Kaposvár, in Hungary, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the fifth time. It was its third title in a row and fourth in the last five tournaments.

1987 EuroBasket Under-16
9th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHungary
Dates8–15 August 1987
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (5th title)
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Teams

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Preliminary round

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The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Yugoslavia 5 5 0 402 318 10
  Italy 5 4 1 418 373 9
  Greece 5 3 2 367 347 8
  France 5 2 3 332 390 7
  Israel 5 1 4 388 399 6
  Turkey 5 0 5 349 429 5

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Soviet Union 5 5 0 429 316 10
  Spain 5 4 1 365 350 9
  Romania 5 3 2 356 342 8
  West Germany 5 2 3 335 374 7
  Belgium 5 1 4 327 369 6
  Hungary 5 0 5 301 362 5

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Hungary91
 
 
 
  Israel106
 
  Israel96
 
 
 
  Turkey78
 
  Belgium79
 
 
  Turkey93
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Hungary58
 
 
  Belgium82

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  West Germany65
 
 
 
  Greece63
 
  West Germany57
 
 
 
  France67
 
  France78
 
 
  Romania73
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Greece79
 
 
  Romania75

Championship

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Yugoslavia94
 
 
 
  Spain67
 
  Yugoslavia83
 
 
 
  Italy77
 
  Italy104
 
 
  Soviet Union90
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Spain76
 
 
  Soviet Union84

Final standings

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References

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