The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 35th 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 took place in
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
,
Ventspils
Ventspils (; german: Windau, ; see other names) is a state city in northwestern Latvia in the historical Courland region of Latvia, and is the sixth largest city in the country. At the beginning of 2020, Ventspils had a population of 33,906. It ...
and
Liepāja
Liepāja (; liv, Līepõ; see #Names and toponymy, other names) is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest-city in the Kurzeme Planning Region, Kurzeme Region and the third-largest city in the country after R ...
, Latvia, from 28 July to 5 August 2018.
Participating teams
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2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B)
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2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B)
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2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Μπάσκετ FIBA Under-19 2019) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...
as the hosts)
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Preliminary round
The draw ceremony was held on 16 January 2018 in
Freising
Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising ''Landkreis'' (district), with a population of about 50,000.
Location
Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Is ...
, Germany.
''All times are local (
UTC+3
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Final round
Bracket
Round of 16
9th–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13th–16th place semifinals
9th–12th place semifinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
11th place game
9th place game
7th place game
5th place game
3rd place game
Final
Final standings
Awards
;All-Tournament Team
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PG –
Artūrs Žagars
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SG –
Joël Ayayi
Joël Ayayi (born 5 March 2000) is a French professional basketball player for the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Early life and career
Ayayi was born and raised in Bordeaux, France. G ...
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SF –
Nikita Mikhailovskii
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PF –
Marko Pecarski
Marko Pecarski ( sr-cyr, Марко Пецарски; born February 12, 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Yukatel Merkezefendi of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Early life and career
Pecarski was born in Gijón, Spain a ...
(
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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C –
Filip Petrušev
Filip Petrušev ( sr-cyr, Филип Петрушев; born April 15, 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Listed at ...
See also
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2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B
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2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C
References
External links
FIBA official website
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2018
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2018–19 in European basketball
2018–19 in Latvian basketball
International youth basketball competitions hosted by Latvia
Sports competitions in Riga
Sport in Ventspils
Sport in Liepāja
FIBA Europe Under-18 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 ...
July 2018 sports events in Europe
August 2018 sports events in Europe