The 2008

FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Juniors, is a youth men's basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 e ...

was an international

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competition held in

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from July 25, 2008 until August 3. The hosts, Greeks, emerged as the champions after beating the Lithuanians in the final, 57–50 to clinch their first European Under-18 championship. The tournament served as the European Qualifiers for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Participating teams

Squads

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster.

Venues

Format

* PRELIMINARY ROUND: 4 groups of 4 teams each, playing in a single round-robin elimination. The top 3 teams advance to the second round while the last placed team being eliminated. * SECOND ROUND: 12 teams left will be divided into 2 groups of six teams. All of the results earned from the second round shall be carried over to this round. The top two teams in both groups qualify for the semifinals and to the 2009 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. The remaining teams then proceed to their respective classification playoffs. * FINAL ROUND: ** 4-team knockout stage for the CHAMPIONSHIP; ** 4-team knockout stage for 5th–8th place classification playoffs; ** 4-team knockout stage for 9th–12th place classification playoffs.

Preliminary round

Teams are divided equally in 4 groups of four teams each and they will play in a single round-robin format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the second round while the last teams in each group were eliminated.

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Classification playoffs

9th–12th place classification playoffs

Classification Semifinals

Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

5th–8th place classification playoffs

Classification Semifinals

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

''Winner qualified for the

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Final round

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Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standings

The top 5 teams qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Awards

All-Tournament Team * Mario Delas *

Kostas Sloukas Konstantinos "Kostas" Sloukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Σλούκας; born January 15, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague. He is also a regular memb ...

* Nikos Pappas *

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Donatas Motiejūnas Donatas Motiejūnas (; born September 20, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for AS Monaco Basket of LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He was drafted 20th overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves before going on ...

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA FIBA U18 European Championship 2008–09 in European basketball 2008–09 in Greek basketball International youth basketball competitions hosted by Greece