The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 28th edition of the
European Under-16 Basketball Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in the four
Latvian cities of
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Grobiņa
Grobiņa (; german: Grobin) is a town in South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, eleven kilometers east of Liepāja. It was founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. Some ruins of their Grobina castle are sti ...
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Liepāja
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Riga, from 20 to 30 August 2014.
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were the defending champions.
Participating teams
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2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B
The 2013 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 10th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U16 European Championship, European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. It was played from 8 to 18 July 2013 in Sarajevo, ...
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2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B
The 2013 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 10th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U16 European Championship, European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. It was played from 8 to 18 July 2013 in Sarajevo, ...
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2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B
The 2013 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 10th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U16 European Championship, European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. It was played from 8 to 18 July 2013 in Sarajevo, ...
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First round
The first-round groups draw took place on 1 December 2013 in Freising, Germany. In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three teams of each group will advance to the Second Round. The last teams will play in the Classification Group G first, then in the 9th – 16th place playoffs.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
Twelve advancing teams from the First Round will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play in the 9th – 16th place playoffs against the teams from the Group G.
Group E
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Group F
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Classification Group G
The last team of each group of the First Round will compete in this Classification Round.
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9th – 16th place playoffs
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13th – 16th place playoffs
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9th – 12th place playoffs
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Championship playoffs
Quarterfinals
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5th – 8th place playoffs
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Semifinals
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Final classification games
Match for 15th place
Match for 13th place
Match for 11th place
Match for 9th place
Match for 7th place
Match for 5th place
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
All-Tournament Team
TILLIE TOWERS ABOVE THE COMPETITION.
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* Kristers Zoriks
* Bathiste Tchouaffe
* Rodions Kurucs
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Professional career
Early career
In March 2014, Kurucs signed a multi-y ...
* Ömer Yurtseven
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* Killian Tillie
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(MVP
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References
External links
FIBA Archive
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FIBA U16 European Championship
2014–15 in European basketball
2014–15 in Latvian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Latvia
Sports competitions in Riga
Sport in Liepāja