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
Samsun
Samsun, historically known as Sampsounta ( gr, Σαμψούντα) and Amisos (Ancient Greek: Αμισός), is a city on the north coast of Turkey and is a major Black Sea port. In 2021, Samsun recorded a population of 710,000 people. The cit ...
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Turkey
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, from 30 July to 7 August 2016, but was postponed indefinitely due to the
political unrest
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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.
France
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won their fourth title in this event by beating
Lithuania in the final, 75–68.
Participating teams
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2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
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2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
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2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
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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
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PG –
Davide Moretti
Davide Moretti (born March 25, 1998) is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Early life and career
In addition to basket ...
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SG –
Frank Ntilikina
Frank Bryan Ntilikina (; born 28 July 1998) is a French professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the New York Knicks as the eighth overall pick during the 2017 NBA dr ...
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MVP
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
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SF –
Sekou Doumbouya
Sekou Oumar Doumbouya (born 23 December 2000) is a French professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He plays both the small forward and power forward positions.
Born in Conakry, Guinea, Doumbouya grew up ...
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PF –
Tadas Sedekerskis
Tadas Sedekerskis (born January 17, 1998) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Cazoo Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
Professional career
During his early career at age of just thirteen Sedekerskis played for Kuršia ...
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C –
Isaiah Hartenstein
Isaiah Hartenstein (born May 5, 1998) is a German-American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early life
Born in Eugene, Oregon, Hartenstein is the son of Florian, a German bask ...
References
External links
FIBA official website
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2016
2016–17 in European basketball
2016–17 in Turkish basketball
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2016
December 2016 sports events in Europe