2018 FIBA U16 European Championship
| 32nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Serbia | 
| Dates | 10–18 August 2018 | 
| Teams | 16 | 
| Venue(s) | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (4th title) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP |  Roko Prkačin | 
| Top scorer | Sasha Mattias Grant | 
| Top rebounds | Usman Garuba | 
| Top assists | Amit Aharoni | 
| PPG (Team) |  Italy | 
| RPG (Team) |  Spain | 
| APG (Team) |  Israel | 
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 32nd edition of the Under-16 European Basketball Championship. The competition took place from 10 to 18 August 2018 in Novi Sad, Serbia.[1][2] Sixteen (16) teams are participating, including 2017 Division B top three finishers.
The defending champions were France.
Participating teams
 Croatia Croatia
 Estonia Estonia
 France France
 Georgia Georgia (3rd place at 2017 Division B) (3rd place at 2017 Division B)
 Germany Germany
 Greece Greece (1st place at 2017 Division B) (1st place at 2017 Division B)
 Israel Israel
 Italy Italy
 Latvia Latvia
 Lithuania Lithuania
 Montenegro Montenegro
 Netherlands Netherlands (2nd place at 2017 Division B) (2nd place at 2017 Division B)
 Serbia Serbia
 Slovenia Slovenia
 Spain Spain
 Turkey Turkey
First round
In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the Playoffs.[3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 151 | +130 | 6 | 
| 2 |  Israel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 236 | −35 | 4 | 
| 3 |  Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 267 | −45 | 4 | 
| 4 |  Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 265 | −50 | 4 | 
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 169 | +67 | 6 | 
| 2 |  Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 184 | +25 | 5 | 
| 3 |  Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 241 | −33 | 4 | 
| 4 |  Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 232 | −59 | 3 | 
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 223 | −5 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 210 | +19 | 5 | 
| 3 |  Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 230 | −16 | 4 | 
| 4 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 209 | +2 | 4 | 
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 161 | +89 | 6 | 
| 2 |  Estonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 200 | +16 | 5 | 
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 216 | −5 | 4 | 
| 4 |  Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 275 | −100 | 3 | 
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Final round
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Lithuania | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Netherlands | 53 | |||||||||||||
|  Lithuania | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Croatia | 80 | |||||||||||||
|  Croatia | 85 | |||||||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Italy | 58 | |||||||||||||
|  Croatia | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  France | 58 | |||||||||||||
|  Serbia | 88 | |||||||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Slovenia | 63 | |||||||||||||
|  Serbia | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  France | 78 | |||||||||||||
|  France | 83 | |||||||||||||
| 18 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Germany | 56 | |||||||||||||
|  Croatia | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Spain | 70 | |||||||||||||
|  Israel | 81 | |||||||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Latvia | 85 | |||||||||||||
|  Latvia | 63 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Turkey | 92 | |||||||||||||
|  Turkey | 97 | |||||||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Georgia | 72 | |||||||||||||
|  Turkey | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Spain | 67 | 3rd place game | ||||||||||||
|  Spain | 102 | |||||||||||||
| 15 August | 18 August | |||||||||||||
|  Montenegro | 49 | |||||||||||||
|  Spain | 61 |  France | 59 | |||||||||||
| 14 August | ||||||||||||||
|  Greece | 41 |  Turkey | 82 | |||||||||||
|  Estonia | 66 | |||||||||||||
|  Greece | 83 | |||||||||||||
- 5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place game | |||||
| 17 August | ||||||
|  Lithuania | 66 | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Serbia | 73 | |||||
|  Serbia | 81 | |||||
| 17 August | ||||||
|  Greece | 68 | |||||
|  Latvia | 64 | |||||
|  Greece | 73 | |||||
| 7th place game | ||||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Lithuania | 82 | |||||
|  Latvia | 61 | |||||
- 9th–16th place bracket
| 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place game | ||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
|  Netherlands | 45 | |||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||
|  Italy | 80 | |||||||||
|  Italy | 80 | |||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
|  Germany | 93 | |||||||||
|  Slovenia | 82 | |||||||||
| 18 August | ||||||||||
|  Germany | 84 | |||||||||
|  Germany | 77 | |||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
|  Israel | 73 | |||||||||
|  Israel | 72 | |||||||||
| 17 August | ||||||||||
|  Georgia | 63 | |||||||||
|  Israel | 72 | |||||||||
| 15 August | ||||||||||
|  Estonia | 71 | 11th place game | ||||||||
|  Montenegro | 65 | |||||||||
| 18 August | ||||||||||
|  Estonia | 78 | |||||||||
|  Italy | 70 | |||||||||
|  Estonia | 77 | |||||||||
- 13th–16th place bracket
| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
| 17 August | ||||||
|  Netherlands | 62 | |||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Slovenia | 77 | |||||
|  Slovenia | 80 | |||||
| 17 August | ||||||
|  Montenegro | 71 | |||||
|  Georgia | 81 | |||||
|  Montenegro | 83 | |||||
| 15th place game | ||||||
| 18 August | ||||||
|  Netherlands | 92 | |||||
|  Georgia | 90 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team[4] | Record | 
|---|---|---|
|  |  Croatia | 6–1 | 
|  |  Spain | 6–1 | 
|  |  Turkey | 5–2 | 
| 4 |  France | 5–2 | 
| 5 |  Serbia | 5–2 | 
| 6 |  Greece | 3–4 | 
| 7 |  Lithuania | 5–2 | 
| 8 |  Latvia | 2–5 | 
| 9 |  Germany | 4–3 | 
| 10 |  Israel | 3–4 | 
| 11 |  Estonia | 4–3 | 
| 12 |  Italy | 2–5 | 
| 13 |  Slovenia | 3–4 | 
| 14 |  Montenegro | 2–5 | 
| 15 |  Netherlands | 1–6 | 
| 16 |  Georgia | 0–7 | 
| Relegated to the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B | 
Awards
| Most Valuable Player | 
|---|
|  Roko Prkačin | 
All-Tournament Team
 Héctor Alderete Héctor Alderete
 Usman Garuba Usman Garuba
 Boris Tišma Boris Tišma
 Alperen Şengün Alperen Şengün
 Roko Prkačin Roko Prkačin
References
- ^ 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A official website
- ^ "FIBA Europe Board confirms hosts for 2018 national team events". FIBA.basketball. 4 December 2017.
- ^ Competition system
- ^ "Final standings". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
