| 11th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | 18–25 August 1991 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (1st title) |
The 1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1991 European Championship for Cadets) was the 11th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Kastoria, Komotini and Thessaloniki, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Italy won the trophy for the first time.
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 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greece | 5 | 5 | 0 | 501 | 328 | 10 |
 Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 468 | 416 | 9 |
 Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 446 | 379 | 8 |
 Israel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 424 | 431 | 7 |
 Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 415 | 521 | 6 |
 Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 353 | 532 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 336 | 10 |
 Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 319 | 9 |
 Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 402 | 337 | 8 |
 Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 295 | 281 | 7 |
 Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 283 | 313 | 6 |
 Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 252 | 441 | 5 |
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Belgium | 75 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 84 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 85 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 97 | |||||
| Switzerland | 67 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 95 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Belgium | 82 | |||||
| Switzerland | 49 | |||||
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| Israel | 83 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 63 | |||||
| Israel | 60 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 79 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 96 | |||||
| Germany | 76 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 66 | |||||
| Germany | 72 | |||||
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Italy | 85 | |||||
| Turkey | 63 | |||||
| Italy | 106 | |||||
| Greece | 91 | |||||
| Greece | 94 | |||||
| Spain | 82 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Turkey | 67 | |||||
| Spain | 87 | |||||
| 1991 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship |
|---|
 Italy First title |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Italy |
 | Greece |
 | Spain |
| 4th | Turkey |
| 5th | Soviet Union |
| 6th | Israel |
| 7th | Germany |
| 8th | Yugoslavia |
| 9th | Bulgaria |
| 10th | Czechoslovakia |
| 11th | Belgium |
| 12th | Switzerland |
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