The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Chieti, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won the trophy for the first time. Hungary and Georgia were relegated to Division B.
22nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Italy |
Dates | 15–24 August 2008 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Lithuania (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Jonas Valančiūnas |
Top scorer | Kanter (22.9) |
Top rebounds | Kanter (16.5) |
Top assists | Westermann (2.1) |
PPG (Team) | Italy (80.3) |
RPG (Team) | Lithuania (49.1) |
APG (Team) | Greece (7.0) |
Official website | |
Official website (archive) | |
Teams
editPreliminary round
editTeam advanced to Qualifying Round | |
Team competed in 13th–16th games |
Group A
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 176 | 6 |
Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 192 | 5 |
Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 216 | 4 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 202 | 3 |
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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Lithuania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 166 | 6 |
Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 169 | 5 |
Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 209 | 4 |
Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 253 | 3 |
Group C
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 186 | 5 |
Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 212 | 5 |
Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 227 | 4 |
Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 196 | 4 |
Group D
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 159 | 6 |
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 173 | 5 |
Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 198 | 4 |
Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 209 | 3 |
Classification round
editTeam relegated to Division B. |
Group G
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 177 | 6 |
Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 214 | 5 |
Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 253 | 4 |
Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 271 | 3 |
Qualifying round
editTeam advanced to Semifinals | |
Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs | |
Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
Group E
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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Lithuania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 382 | 285 | 10 |
Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 310 | 302 | 9 |
Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 317 | 300 | 8 |
Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 309 | 303 | 7 |
Greece | 5 | 1 | 4 | 359 | 371 | 6 |
Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 286 | 402 | 5 |
Group F
editTeam | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 356 | 303 | 9 |
France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 341 | 292 | 9 |
Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 343 | 300 | 9 |
Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 341 | 357 | 7 |
Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 305 | 366 | 6 |
Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 348 | 416 | 5 |
Knockout stage
edit9th–12th playoffs
editPlayoffs | Ninth place | |||||
Latvia | 82 | |||||
Greece | 80 | |||||
Latvia | 68 | |||||
Ukraine | 73 | |||||
Israel | 63 | |||||
Ukraine | 78 | |||||
Eleventh place | ||||||
Greece | 65 | |||||
Israel | 67 |
5th–8th playoffs
editPlayoffs | Fifth place | |||||
Spain | 62 | |||||
Croatia | 56 | |||||
Spain | 56 | |||||
Serbia | 60 | |||||
Russia | 54 | |||||
Serbia | 63 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
Croatia | 83 | |||||
Russia | 77 |
Championship
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
France | 47 | |||||
Lithuania | 73 | |||||
Lithuania | 75 | |||||
Czech Republic | 33 | |||||
Czech Republic | 69 | |||||
Turkey | 64 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
France | 65 | |||||
Turkey | 77 |
2008 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship |
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Lithuania First title |
Final standings
editRank | Team |
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Lithuania | |
Czech Republic | |
Turkey | |
4th | France |
5th | Serbia |
6th | Spain |
7th | Croatia |
8th | Russia |
9th | Ukraine |
10th | Latvia |
11th | Israel |
12th | Greece |
13th | Italy |
14th | Poland |
15th | Hungary |
16th | Georgia |
Relegated to the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B |