| 2nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 19–29 July 1973 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their first title.
The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each.
| Team advanced to Semifinals | |
| Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs | |
| Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 7 | 7 | 0 | 508 | 387 | 14 |
 Yugoslavia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 558 | 363 | 12 |
 Turkey | 7 | 4 | 3 | 457 | 345 | 11 |
 France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 466 | 459 | 11 |
 Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 407 | 454 | 10 |
 Sweden | 7 | 3 | 4 | 453 | 490 | 10 |
 Portugal | 7 | 2 | 5 | 341 | 469 | 9 |
 England | 7 | 0 | 7 | 310 | 533 | 7 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 582 | 351 | 14 |
 Italy | 7 | 6 | 1 | 498 | 405 | 13 |
 Greece | 7 | 5 | 2 | 510 | 438 | 12 |
 Israel | 7 | 3 | 4 | 460 | 478 | 10 |
 Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 477 | 443 | 10 |
 Belgium | 7 | 3 | 4 | 474 | 503 | 10 |
 Germany | 7 | 1 | 6 | 431 | 528 | 8 |
 Austria | 7 | 0 | 7 | 326 | 612 | 7 |
| Playoffs | Thirteenth place | |||||
| England | 50 | |||||
| Germany | 83 | |||||
| Germany | 85 | |||||
| Portugal | 46 | |||||
| Portugal | 81 | |||||
| Austria | 52 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| Austria | 75 | |||||
| England | 73 | |||||
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Sweden | 49 | |||||
| Poland | 67 | |||||
| Poland | 85 | |||||
| Belgium | 82 | |||||
| Belgium | 68 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 58 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 61 | |||||
| Sweden | 59 | |||||
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| Greece | 85 | |||||
| France | 64 | |||||
| Israel | 69 | |||||
| Greece | 81 | |||||
| Israel | 70 | |||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||
| France | 70 | |||||
| Semifinals | Third place | |||||
| Soviet Union | 62 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 58 | |||||
| Spain | 57 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 68 | |||||
| Italy | 58 | |||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||
| Final | ||||||
| Italy | 74 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 77 | |||||
| 1973 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship |
|---|
 Soviet Union First title |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Soviet Union | 9–0 |
 | Spain | 8–1 |
 | Yugoslavia | 6–3 |
| 4th | Italy | 6–3 |
| 5th | Greece | 7–2 |
| 6th | Israel | 4–5 |
| 7th | France | 5–4 |
| 8th | Turkey | 4–5 |
| 9th | Poland | 5–4 |
| 10th | Belgium | 4–5 |
| 11th | Czechoslovakia | 4–5 |
| 12th | Sweden | 3–6 |
| 13th | Germany | 3–6 |
| 14th | Portugal | 3–6 |
| 15th | Austria | 1–8 |
| 16th | England | 0–9 |
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