2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

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2001 EuroBasket Under-16
16th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLatvia
Dates13–22 July 2001
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Veljko Tomović
Top scorer Flag of Lithuania.svg Kleiza (21.5)
Top rebounds Flag of Lithuania.svg Kleiza (12.3)
Top assists Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Markhvashvili (5.4)
PPG (Team)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain, Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia (80.0)
RPG (Team)Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia (42.0)
APG (Team)Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia (19.1)
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The 2001 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2001 European Championship for Cadets) was the 16th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for third time in a row.

Contents

Teams

Qualification

There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Turkey, Macedonia and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Yugoslavia (title holder), Greece (runner-up) and Latvia (host) in the final tournament.

Preliminary round

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

    Team advanced to Quarterfinals
    Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 5413913179
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5414153969
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5413653399
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5233533767
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 5144074206
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5053133965

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 55036128710
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5413303129
Flag of France.svg  France 5323273078
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5233673407
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5143373976
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5053464255

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 66
 
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 82
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 80
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 67
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 70
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 75
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 87
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 85

Championship

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 50
 
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 55
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 70
 
 
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 76
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 71
 
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 68
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 55
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43
 
Flag of France.svg  France 68
 
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 86
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 61
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 77Third place
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 58
 
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 53
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 74
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 75
 

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 47
 
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 61
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 52
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 54
 
Flag of France.svg  France 67
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 48
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 56
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 58

Final standings

References