2022 FIBA U16 European Championship

2022 FIBA U16 European Championship
Tournament details
Host country North Macedonia
CitySkopje
Dates12–20 August 2022
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Lithuania (2nd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place France
Tournament statistics
MVPSpain Mario Saint-Supery
Top scorerIsrael Ben Saraf (24.3 ppg)
Top reboundsMontenegro David Mirković (10.3 rpg)
Top assistsCroatia Dominik Dolić (4.7 apg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2021
2023

The 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 34th edition of the European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was played from 12 to 20 August 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia.[1] Lithuania men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the second time.

Venues

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Skopje Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center SRC Kale
Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 2,300

Participating teams

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First round

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The draw of the first round was held on 15 February 2022 in Freising, Germany.[2][3]

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advance to the playoffs.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Lithuania 3 3 0 251 183 +68 6
2  France 3 2 1 233 199 +34 5
3  Israel 3 1 2 230 245 −15 4
4  Netherlands 3 0 3 174 261 −87 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Israel  81–55  Netherlands
12 August 2022
Lithuania  73–41  France
13 August 2022
France  92–80  Israel
13 August 2022
Netherlands  73–80  Lithuania
14 August 2022
France  100–46  Netherlands
14 August 2022
Israel  69–98  Lithuania

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Slovenia 3 2 1 224 192 +32 5
2  Serbia 3 2 1 240 223 +17 5
3  Croatia 3 2 1 236 219 +17 5
4  Denmark 3 0 3 157 223 −66 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Slovenia  60–42  Denmark
12 August 2022
Serbia  77–86  Croatia
13 August 2022
Croatia  64–83  Slovenia
13 August 2022
Denmark  56–77  Serbia
14 August 2022
Slovenia  81–86  Serbia
14 August 2022
Croatia  86–59  Denmark

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Italy 3 3 0 220 188 +32 6
2  Turkey 3 2 1 182 187 −5 5
3  Poland 3 1 2 215 197 +18 4
4  Latvia 3 0 3 173 218 −45 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Latvia  54–87  Poland
12 August 2022
Italy  77–51  Turkey
13 August 2022
Turkey  60–51  Latvia
13 August 2022
Poland  69–72  Italy
14 August 2022
Turkey  71–59  Poland
14 August 2022
Latvia  68–71  Italy

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Greece 3 3 0 232 140 +92 6
2  Spain 3 2 1 207 200 +7 5
3  North Macedonia 3 1 2 176 226 −50 4
4  Montenegro 3 0 3 173 222 −49 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Montenegro  62–69  North Macedonia
12 August 2022
Greece  75–47  Spain
13 August 2022
Spain  74–66  Montenegro
13 August 2022
North Macedonia  48–78  Greece
14 August 2022
Montenegro  45–79  Greece
14 August 2022
Spain  86–59  North Macedonia

Playoff brackets

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Main bracket

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
16 August
 
 
A1
 Lithuania
97
 
17 August
 
B4
 Denmark
48
 
 Lithuania79
 
16 August
 
 Turkey68
 
C2
 Turkey
82
 
19 August
 
D3
 North Macedonia
74
 
 Lithuania77
 
16 August
 
 Greece61
 
B2
 Serbia
86
 
17 August
 
A3
 Israel
94
 
 Israel67
 
16 August
 
 Greece75
 
D1
 Greece
84
 
20 August
 
C4
 Latvia
62
 
 Lithuania77
 
16 August
 
 Spain68
 
A2
 France
97
 
17 August
 
B3
 Croatia
59
 
 France84
 
16 August
 
 Italy77
 
C1
 Italy
78
 
19 August
 
D4
 Montenegro
72
 
 France64
 
16 August
 
 Spain78 3rd place match
 
B1
 Slovenia
78
 
17 August20 August
 
A4
 Netherlands
66
 
 Slovenia68 Greece46
 
16 August
 
 Spain87  France65
 
D2
 Spain
96
 
 
C3
 Poland
54
 

5th place bracket

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5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
 Turkey78
 
20 August
 
 Israel90
 
 Israel89
 
19 August
 
 Italy75
 
 Italy72
 
 
 Slovenia57
 
7th place match
 
 
20 August
 
 
 Turkey46
 
 
 Slovenia67

9th place bracket

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9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
 Denmark64
 
19 August
 
 North Macedonia83
 
 North Macedonia77
 
17 August
 
 Latvia83
 
 Serbia76
 
20 August
 
 Latvia78
 
 Latvia54
 
17 August
 
 Montenegro64
 
 Croatia65
 
19 August
 
 Montenegro72
 
 Montenegro87
 
17 August
 
 Poland69 11th place match
 
 Netherlands65
 
20 August
 
 Poland80
 
 North Macedonia68
 
 
 Poland71
 

13th place bracket

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13th–16th place semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
 Denmark63
 
20 August
 
 Serbia87
 
 Serbia70
 
19 August
 
 Croatia63
 
 Croatia79
 
 
 Netherlands67
 
15th place match
 
 
20 August
 
 
 Denmark55
 
 
 Netherlands70

Playoff results

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Round of 16

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16 August 2022
14:15
France  97–59  Croatia
16 August 2022
14:15
Spain  96–54  Poland
16 August 2022
16:30
Slovenia  78–66  Netherlands
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
16 August 2022
16:30
Italy  78–72  Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
18:45
Turkey  82–74  North Macedonia
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
18:45
Greece  84–62  Latvia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
16 August 2022
21:00
Lithuania  97–48  Denmark
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
21:00
Serbia  86–94  Israel
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9th–16th place quarterfinals

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17 August 2022
14:15
Croatia  65–72  Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
16:30
Netherlands  65–80  Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
18:45
Denmark  64–83  North Macedonia
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
21:00
Serbia  76–78  Latvia
SRC Kale, Skopje

13th–16th place semifinals

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19 August 2022
14:15
Denmark  63–87  Serbia
SRC Kale, Skopje
19 August 2022
16:30
Croatia  79–67  Netherlands
SRC Kale, Skopje

15th place match

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20 August 2022
11:30
Denmark  55–70  Netherlands
SRC Kale, Skopje

13th place match

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20 August 2022
16:30
Serbia  70–63  Croatia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9th–12th place semifinals

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19 August 2022
18:45
North Macedonia  77–83  Latvia
SRC Kale, Skopje
19 August 2022
21:00
Montenegro  87–69  Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje

11th place match

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20 August 2022
13:45
North Macedonia  68–71  Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje

9th place match

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20 August 2022
16:00
Latvia  54–64  Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje

Championship quarterfinals

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17 August 2022
14:15
France  84–77  Italy
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
16:30
Slovenia  68–87  Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
18:45
Lithuania  79–68  Turkey
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
21:00
Israel  67–75  Greece
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

5th–8th place semifinals

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19 August 2022
14:15
Turkey  78–90  Israel
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
19 August 2022
16:30
Italy  72–57  Slovenia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

7th place match

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20 August 2022
18:15
Turkey  46–67  Slovenia
SRC Kale, Skopje

5th place match

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20 August 2022
14:15
Israel  89–75  Italy
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Championship semifinals

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19 August 2022
18:45
Lithuania  77–61  Greece
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
19 August 2022
21:00
France  64–78  Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

3rd place match

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20 August 2022
18:45
Greece  46–65  France
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Final

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20 August 2022
21:00
Lithuania  77–68  Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Lithuania 7–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain 5–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France 5–2
4  Greece 5–2
5  Israel 4–3
6  Italy 5–2
7  Slovenia 4–3
8  Turkey 3–4
9  Montenegro 3–4
10  Latvia 2–5
11  Poland 3–4
12  North Macedonia 2–5
13  Serbia 4–3
14  Croatia 3–4
15  Netherlands 1–6
16  Denmark 0–7
Relegated to the 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

Awards

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Most Valuable Player
Spain Mario Saint-Supery

All-Tournament Team

Source

References

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  1. ^ 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A official website
  2. ^ "Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth and Small Countries Championships 2022". fiba.basketball. February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Draw results
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