The 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 12th edition of the Division B of the

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, the second-tier level of the European Under-20

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championship. The tournament was played in

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, from 15 to 24 July 2016. Montenegro won gold by beating Iceland in the final, 78–76. Montenegro, Iceland, and Greece won promotion to Division A.

Participating teams

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Division A) * (20th place,

Division A) * (17th place,

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Division A) * (18th place,

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Division A) * * * (16th place,

Division A) *

First round

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Classification round

17th–21st place classification

;Group E ;Group F Armenia will play for 17th place; Estonia will play for 19th place. ;19th place game ;17th place game

9th–16th place classification

5th–8th place classification

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

;All-Tournament Team *

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* Vassilis Charalampopoulos * Zoran Nikolić

References

External links

FIBA official website
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