The 1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1987 European Championship for Cadets) was the 9th edition of the

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. The cities of

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and

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, in

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, hosted the tournament.

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won the trophy for the fifth time. It was its third title in a row and fourth in the last five tournaments.

Teams

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Preliminary round

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

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

5th–8th playoffs

Championship

Final standings

;Team Roster Živko Badžim,

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, Rastko Cvetković,

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, and

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. Head Coach:

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References

FIBA Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba FIBA U16 European Championship 1987–88 in European basketball 1987 in Hungarian sport International youth basketball competitions hosted by Hungary