2022 FIBA U16 European Championship

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2022 FIBA U16 European Championship
2022 FIBA U16 European Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
City Skopje
Dates12–20 August 2022
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of France.svg  France
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Spain.svg Mario Saint-Supery
Top scorer Flag of Israel.svg Ben Saraf (24.3  ppg)
Top rebounds Flag of Montenegro.svg David Mirković (10.3  rpg)
Top assists Flag of Croatia.svg Dominik Dolić (4.7  apg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2021
2023

The 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 34th edition of the European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was played from 12 to 20 August 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia. [1] Lithuania men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the second time.

Contents

Venues

Skopje Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center SRC Kale
Capacity: 7,500Capacity: 2,300

Participating teams

First round

The draw of the first round was held on 15 February 2022 in Freising, Germany. [2] [3]

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advance to the playoffs.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 330251183+686
2Flag of France.svg  France 321233199+345
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 312230245154
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 303174261873
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg8155Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
12 August 2022
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg7341Flag of France.svg  France
13 August 2022
France  Flag of France.svg9280Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
13 August 2022
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7380Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
14 August 2022
France  Flag of France.svg10046Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
14 August 2022
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg6998Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 321224192+325
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 321240223+175
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 321236219+175
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 303157223663
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg6042Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
12 August 2022
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7786Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
13 August 2022
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg6483Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
13 August 2022
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5677Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
14 August 2022
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg8186Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
14 August 2022
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg8659Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 330220188+326
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 32118218755
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 312215197+184
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 303173218453
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5487Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12 August 2022
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7751Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
13 August 2022
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6051Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
13 August 2022
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6972Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
14 August 2022
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg7159Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
14 August 2022
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg6871Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Group D

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 330232140+926
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321207200+75
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 312176226504
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 303173222493
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg6269Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
12 August 2022
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg7547Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
13 August 2022
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg7466Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
13 August 2022
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg4878Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
14 August 2022
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg4579Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
14 August 2022
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg8659Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia

Playoff brackets

Main bracket

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
16 August
 
 
A1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
97
 
17 August
 
B4
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
48
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 79
 
16 August
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 68
 
C2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
82
 
19 August
 
D3
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
74
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 77
 
16 August
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 61
 
B2
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
86
 
17 August
 
A3
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
94
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 67
 
16 August
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 75
 
D1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
84
 
20 August
 
C4
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
62
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 77
 
16 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 68
 
A2
Flag of France.svg  France
97
 
17 August
 
B3
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
59
 
Flag of France.svg  France 84
 
16 August
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 77
 
C1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
78
 
19 August
 
D4
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
72
 
Flag of France.svg  France 64
 
16 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 78 3rd place match
 
B1
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
78
 
17 August20 August
 
A4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
66
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 68Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 46
 
16 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 87 Flag of France.svg  France 65
 
D2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
96
 
 
C3
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
54
 

5th place bracket

 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 78
 
20 August
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 90
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 89
 
19 August
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 75
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 72
 
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 57
 
7th place match
 
 
20 August
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 46
 
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 67

9th place bracket

 
9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 64
 
19 August
 
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 83
 
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 77
 
17 August
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 83
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 76
 
20 August
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 78
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 54
 
17 August
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 64
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 65
 
19 August
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 72
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 87
 
17 August
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 69 11th place match
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 65
 
20 August
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 80
 
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 68
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 71
 

13th place bracket

 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 63
 
20 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 87
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 70
 
19 August
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 63
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 79
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 67
 
15th place match
 
 
20 August
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 55
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 70

Playoff results

Round of 16

16 August 2022
14:15
France  Flag of France.svg9759Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
16 August 2022
14:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg9654Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
16 August 2022
16:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg7866Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
16 August 2022
16:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7872Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
18:45
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg8274Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
18:45
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg8462Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
16 August 2022
21:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg9748Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
21:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg8694Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9th–16th place quarterfinals

17 August 2022
14:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg6572Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
16:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6580Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
18:45
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg6483Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
21:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7678Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
SRC Kale, Skopje

13th–16th place semifinals

19 August 2022
14:15
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg6387Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
SRC Kale, Skopje
19 August 2022
16:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg7967Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
SRC Kale, Skopje

15th place match

20 August 2022
11:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5570Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
SRC Kale, Skopje

13th place match

20 August 2022
16:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg7063Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9th–12th place semifinals

19 August 2022
18:45
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg7783Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
SRC Kale, Skopje
19 August 2022
21:00
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg8769Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje

11th place match

20 August 2022
13:45
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg6871Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje

9th place match

20 August 2022
16:00
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5464Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje

Championship quarterfinals

17 August 2022
14:15
France  Flag of France.svg8477Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
16:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg6887Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
18:45
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg7968Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
21:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg6775Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

5th–8th place semifinals

19 August 2022
14:15
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg7890Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
19 August 2022
16:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7257Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

7th place match

20 August 2022
18:15
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4667Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
SRC Kale, Skopje

5th place match

20 August 2022
14:15
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg8975Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Championship semifinals

19 August 2022
18:45
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg7761Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
19 August 2022
21:00
France  Flag of France.svg6478Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

3rd place match

20 August 2022
18:45
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg4665Flag of France.svg  France
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Final

20 August 2022
21:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg7768Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 7–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 5–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France 5–2
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–2
5Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4–3
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5–2
7Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 4–3
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3–4
9Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 3–4
10Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2–5
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3–4
12Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 2–5
13Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4–3
14Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3–4
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–6
16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0–7
Relegated to the 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Flag of Spain.svg Mario Saint-Supery

All-Tournament Team

Source

References

  1. 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A official website
  2. "Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth and Small Countries Championships 2022". fiba.basketball. February 15, 2022.
  3. Draw results