International basketball competition
International basketball competition
The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship . The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange , France , from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after beating France in the final.
Participating teams [ edit ] Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500)
Metz Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800)
Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500)
Preliminary round [ edit ] In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification games.
Team advances to qualifying round Team will compete in 13–16th playoffs
Group A [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker Serbia 3 2 1 207 174 +33 5 1–1, +14 France 3 2 1 227 213 +24 5 1–1, +3 Slovenia 3 2 1 207 221 −14 5 1–1; −17 Czech Republic 3 0 3 194 227 −33 3
Group B [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker Croatia 3 3 0 228 198 +30 6 Spain 3 2 1 258 212 +46 5 Germany 3 1 2 207 233 −26 4 Ukraine 3 0 3 220 270 −50 3
Group C [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker Turkey 3 3 0 237 182 +55 6 Latvia 3 1 2 181 203 −22 4 1–1, +13 Bulgaria 3 1 2 170 192 −22 4 1–1, −6 Greece 3 1 2 200 211 −11 4 1–1, −7
Group D [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker Lithuania 3 3 0 254 207 +47 6 Italy 3 1 2 205 198 +7 4 1–1, +8 Russia 3 1 2 186 193 −7 4 1–1, −0 Israel 3 1 2 173 220 −47 4 1–1, −8
Qualifying round [ edit ] The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place.
Team advances to quarterfinals Team will compete in 9th–12th playoffs
Group E [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker Spain 5 4 1 375 334 +41 9 France 5 3 2 356 341 +15 8 2–0 Serbia 5 3 2 358 321 +37 8 1–1 Croatia 5 3 2 376 357 +19 8 0–2 Germany 5 1 4 310 387 −77 6 1–0 Slovenia 5 1 4 355 390 −35 6 0–1
Group F [ edit ] Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker Lithuania 5 5 0 432 335 +97 10 Italy 5 3 2 351 316 +35 8 1–1, +8 Russia 5 3 2 361 317 +44 8 1–1, −1 Turkey 5 3 2 373 338 +35 8 1–1, −7 Latvia 5 1 4 289 359 −70 6 1–0 Bulgaria 5 0 5 258 399 −141 5 0–1
Championship [ edit ] Final standings [ edit ] 2009 FIBA Europe U-18 Championship Serbia Third title
;Team roster Nemanja Jaramaz , Aleksandar Ponjavić , Petar Torlak , Miloš Tripković , Nikola Vukasović , Milić Blagojević , Danilo Anđušić , Lazar Radosavljević , Nemanja Bešović , Nikola Rondović , Branislav Đekić , and Dejan Musli . Head coach : Vlada Jovanović .
Team is relegated to Division B.
All Tournament Team [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Division A Qualification Division B Division C