2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

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2008 EuroBasket Under-16
22nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates15–24 August 2008
Teams16
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Lithuania.svg Jonas Valančiūnas
Top scorer Flag of Turkey.svg Kanter (22.9)
Top rebounds Flag of Turkey.svg Kanter (16.5)
Top assists Flag of France.svg Westermann (2.1)
PPG (Team)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (80.3)
RPG (Team)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (49.1)
APG (Team)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (7.0)
Official website
Official website (archive)
2007
2009

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.

Contents

Teams

Preliminary round

    Team advanced to Qualifying Round
    Team competed in 13th–16th games

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3301821766
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3211991925
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3122112164
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3031912023

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3302291666
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3212361695
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3121872094
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3031452533

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3212161865
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3212232125
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3122122274
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3121701964

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3302081596
Flag of France.svg  France 3211911735
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3121781984
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3031622093

Classification round

    Team relegated to Division B.

Group G

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3302911776
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3212422145
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3122162534
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 3031662713

Qualifying round

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

Group E

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 55038228510
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5413103029
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5323173008
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 5233093037
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5143593716
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5052864025

Group F

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5413563039
Flag of France.svg  France 5413412929
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5413433009
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5233413577
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5143053666
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5053484165

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 82
 
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 80
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 68
 
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 73
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 63
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 78
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 65
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 67

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 62
 
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 56
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 56
 
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 60
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 54
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 63
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 83
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 77

Championship

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 47
 
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 73
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 75
 
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 33
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 69
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 64
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 65
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 77
 2008 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 
Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania
First title

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
4thFlag of France.svg  France
5thFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
6thFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
7thFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
8thFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
9thFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
10thFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
11thFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
12thFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
13thFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
14thFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
15thFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
16thFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Relegated to the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B

See also

References