The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 20th edition of the

FIBA U20 European Championship The FIBA U20 European Championship, previously known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under', is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, 1992 edition. Through the 2004 ...

. The competition took place in three

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cities,

Chania Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion. The muni ...

Rethymno Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants ...

and

Heraklion Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...

, on the island of

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

, from 15 to 23 July 2017.

Venues

Participating teams

* * * * (3rd place, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B) * * * (Runners-up, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B) * * * (Winners, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B) * * * * * *

First round

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoff round

Round of 16

5th–8th place playoffs

9th–16th place playoffs

Final standings

Awards

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team

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* Vassilis Charalampopoulos * Tryggvi Hlinason *

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Statistical leaders

*In order for players to qualify as statistical leaders for the tournament, they had to play in at least 4 games during the competition. Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Efficiency

References

External links

FIBA official website
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