The 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 33rd edition of the

FIBA U18 European 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 ...

. The competition was originally scheduled to take place in

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, from 30 July to 7 August 2016, but was postponed indefinitely due to the

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in the country at the time. On 30 September 2016, FIBA decided that the tournament would take place from 16 to 22 December 2016. The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

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won their fourth title in this event by beating Lithuania in the final, 75–68.

Participating teams

* * * * * * * (Runners-up, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B) * * * * * * (Third place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B) * * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B) *

First round

In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group will play classification games for 9th to 16th spot.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Classification round

9th–16th place classification

9th–16th place quarterfinals

13th–16th place semifinals

9th–12th place semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

5th–8th place classification

5th–8th place semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

;All-Tournament Team * PG –

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) * SF –

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References

External links

FIBA official website
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