2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B

The 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 12th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Chalkida, Greece, from 15 to 24 July 2016.[1] Montenegro won gold by beating Iceland in the final, 78–76. Montenegro, Iceland, and Greece won promotion to Division A.

2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
CityChalkida
Dates15–24 July 2016
Teams21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Montenegro (2nd title)
Runners-up Iceland
Third place Greece
Tournament statistics
MVPGreece Vassilis Charalampopoulos
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

Participating teams

First round

In this round, the 21 teams are allocated in one groups of six teams and three groups of five teams. The top two teams in each group advance to the Second round. The other teams will play in the Classification Games.[2]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Team advances to
1  Montenegro 4 4 0 289 179 +110 8 Quarterfinals
2  Georgia 4 2 2 284 259 +25 6
3  Portugal 4 2 2 224 256 −32 6 9th–16th place classification
4  Macedonia 4 1 3 226 271 −45 5
5  Armenia 4 1 3 219 277 −58 5 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
15 July 2016
Montenegro  78–55  Georgia
15 July 2016
Armenia  56–67  Macedonia
16 July 2016
Portugal  70–54  Armenia
16 July 2016
Macedonia  44–67  Montenegro
17 July 2016
Georgia  85–61  Macedonia
17 July 2016
Montenegro  66–36  Portugal
19 July 2016
Armenia  44–78  Montenegro
19 July 2016
Portugal  55–82  Georgia
20 July 2016
Macedonia  54–63  Portugal
20 July 2016
Georgia  62–65  Armenia

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Team advances to
1  Iceland 4 3 1 278 270 +8 7 Quarterfinals
2  Poland 4 3 1 270 221 +49 7
3  Russia 4 2 2 270 248 +22 6 9th–16th place classification
4  Belarus 4 2 2 254 304 −50 6
5  Estonia 4 0 4 239 268 −29 4 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
15 July 2016
Russia  61–49  Estonia
15 July 2016
Belarus  73–70  Iceland
16 July 2016
Poland  80–51  Belarus
16 July 2016
Iceland  71–65  Russia
17 July 2016
Estonia  72–75  Iceland
17 July 2016
Russia  60–70  Poland
19 July 2016
Belarus  58–84  Russia
19 July 2016
Poland  60–48  Estonia
20 July 2016
Iceland  62–60  Poland
20 July 2016
Estonia  70–72  Belarus

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Team advances to
1  Greece 5 5 0 443 223 +220 10 Quarterfinals
2  Great Britain 5 4 1 309 280 +29 9
3  Ireland 5 3 2 301 316 −15 8 9th–16th place classification
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 268 274 −6 7
5  Kosovo 5 1 4 256 366 −110 6 17th–21st place classification
6  Albania 5 0 5 235 353 −118 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
15 July 2016
Albania  44–62  Great Britain
15 July 2016
Netherlands  69–40  Kosovo
15 July 2016
Ireland  47–93  Greece
16 July 2016
Great Britain  66–56  Ireland
16 July 2016
Kosovo  62–55  Albania
16 July 2016
Greece  68–38  Netherlands
17 July 2016
Kosovo  58–72  Great Britain
17 July 2016
Netherlands  58–64  Ireland
17 July 2016
Albania  35–97  Greece
19 July 2016
Ireland  67–47  Albania
19 July 2016
Great Britain  48–40  Netherlands
19 July 2016
Greece  103–44  Kosovo
20 July 2016
Albania  54–65  Netherlands
20 July 2016
Kosovo  52–67  Ireland
20 July 2016
Greece  82–61  Great Britain

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Team advances to
1  Croatia 4 4 0 343 234 +109 8 Quarterfinals
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 1 310 237 +73 7
3  Romania 4 1 3 272 297 −25 5 9th–16th place classification
4  Slovakia 4 1 3 253 343 −90 5
5  Bulgaria 4 1 3 237 304 −67 5 17th–21st place classification
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
15 July 2016
Croatia  100–67  Romania
15 July 2016
Slovakia  73–83  Bulgaria
16 July 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina  97–51  Slovakia
16 July 2016
Bulgaria  47–81  Croatia
17 July 2016
Romania  76–49  Bulgaria
17 July 2016
Croatia  70–66  Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 July 2016
Slovakia  54–92  Croatia
19 July 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina  73–58  Romania
20 July 2016
Bulgaria  58–74  Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 July 2016
Romania  71–75  Slovakia

Classification round

17th–21st place classification
Group E
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 2 2 0 154 110 +44 4 17th place game
2  Kosovo 2 1 1 116 133 −17 3 19th place game
3  Albania 2 0 2 111 138 −27 2 21st place
Source: FIBA
22 July 2016
Albania  56–76  Bulgaria
23 July 2016
Bulgaria  78–54  Kosovo
Group F
22 July 2016
Armenia  74–68  Estonia

Armenia will play for 17th place; Estonia will play for 19th place.

19th place game
24 July 2016
Kosovo  69–93  Estonia
17th place game
24 July 2016
Bulgaria  61–65  Armenia

9th–16th place classification
 
9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
          
 
22 July
 
 
 Portugal75
 
23 July
 
 Belarus74
 
 Portugal56
 
22 July
 
 Romania62
 
 Romania71
 
24 July
 
 Netherlands54
 
 Romania72
 
22 July
 
 Russia78
 
 Russia92
 
23 July
 
 Macedonia59
 
 Russia90
 
22 July
 
 Ireland35 Eleventh place
 
 Ireland77
 
24 July
 
 Slovakia70
 
 Portugal64
 
 
 Ireland38
 
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
23 July
 
 
 Belarus76
 
24 July
 
 Netherlands43
 
 Belarus85
 
23 July
 
 Macedonia33
 
 Macedonia92
 
 
 Slovakia75
 
15th place
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Netherlands76
 
 
 Slovakia46

5th–8th place classification
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
23 July
 
 
 Poland78
 
24 July
 
 Great Britain74
 
 Poland63
 
23 July
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina94
 
 Georgia49
 
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina89
 
Seventh place
 
 
24 July
 
 
 Great Britain77
 
 
 Georgia41

Final round
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
22 July
 
 
 Montenegro63
 
23 July
 
 Poland51
 
 Montenegro90
 
22 July
 
 Croatia74
 
 Croatia69
 
24 July
 
 Great Britain53
 
 Montenegro78
 
22 July
 
 Iceland76
 
 Iceland94
 
23 July
 
 Georgia54
 
 Iceland70
 
22 July
 
 Greece67 Third place
 
 Greece77
 
24 July
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina51
 
 Croatia67
 
 
 Greece73
 

Quarterfinals
22 July 2016
Montenegro  63–51  Poland
22 July 2016
Croatia  69–53  Great Britain
22 July 2016
Iceland  94–54  Georgia
22 July 2016
Greece  77–51  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Semifinals
23 July 2016
Montenegro  90–74  Croatia
23 July 2016
Iceland  70–67  Greece

Third place game
24 July 2016
Croatia  67–73  Greece

Final
24 July 2016
21:00
Montenegro  78–76 (OT)  Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 14–13, 18–16, 12–26, Overtime: 7–5
Tasos Kampouris Hall, Chalkida
Attendance: 1000
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Mykola Ambrosov (UKR), Ernad Karovic (BIH)

Final standings
RankTeamRecord
 Montenegro7–0
 Iceland5–2
 Greece7–1
4th  Croatia5–2
5th  Bosnia and Herzegovina5–2
6th  Poland4–3
7th  Great Britain5–3
8th  Georgia2–5
9th  Russia5–2
10th  Romania3–4
11th  Portugal4–3
12th  Ireland4–4
13th  Belarus4–3
14th  Macedonia2–5
15th  Netherlands3–5
16th  Slovakia1–6
17th  Armenia3–3
18th  Bulgaria3–4
19th  Estonia1–5
20th  Kosovo1–6
21st  Albania0–6

Awards
 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20
Championship Division B winner 

Montenegro
Second title
Most Valuable Player
Greece Vassilis Charalampopoulos
All-Tournament Team

References
  1. 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B official website
  2. Competition system
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