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. 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 country	Greece
City	Chalkida
Dates	15–24 July 2016
Teams	21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Montenegro (2nd title)
Runners-up	Iceland
Third place	Greece
Tournament statistics
MVP	Vassilis Charalampopoulos
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

Participating teams

• Albania
• Armenia
• Belarus
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (19th place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
• Bulgaria (20th place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
• Croatia (17th place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
• Estonia
• Georgia
• Great Britain (15th place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
• Greece (18th place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Kosovo
• Macedonia
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• Poland (14th place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia (16th place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division A)
• Slovakia

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.

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 quarterfinals				9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	22 July
	Portugal	75
					23 July
	Belarus	74
					Portugal	56
	22 July
					Romania	62
	Romania	71
									24 July
	Netherlands	54
									Romania	72
	22 July
									Russia	78
	Russia	92
					23 July
	Macedonia	59
					Russia	90
	22 July
					Ireland	35			Eleventh place
	Ireland	77
									24 July
	Slovakia	70
									Portugal	64
									Ireland	38

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place
	23 July
	Belarus	76
					24 July
	Netherlands	43
					Belarus	85
	23 July
					Macedonia	33
	Macedonia	92
	Slovakia	75
					15th place
					24 July
					Netherlands	76
					Slovakia	46

5th–8th place classification

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	23 July
	Poland	78
					24 July
	Great Britain	74
					Poland	63
	23 July
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	94
	Georgia	49
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	89
					Seventh place
					24 July
					Great Britain	77
					Georgia	41

Final round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	22 July
	Montenegro	63
					23 July
	Poland	51
					Montenegro	90
	22 July
					Croatia	74
	Croatia	69
									24 July
	Great Britain	53
									Montenegro	78
	22 July
									Iceland	76
	Iceland	94
					23 July
	Georgia	54
					Iceland	70
	22 July
					Greece	67			Third place
	Greece	77
									24 July
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	51
									Croatia	67
									Greece	73

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

Rank	Team	Record
	Montenegro	7–0
	Iceland	5–2
	Greece	7–1
4th	Croatia	5–2
5th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5–2
6th	Poland	4–3
7th	Great Britain	5–3
8th	Georgia	2–5
9th	Russia	5–2
10th	Romania	3–4
11th	Portugal	4–3
12th	Ireland	4–4
13th	Belarus	4–3
14th	Macedonia	2–5
15th	Netherlands	3–5
16th	Slovakia	1–6
17th	Armenia	3–3
18th	Bulgaria	3–4
19th	Estonia	1–5
20th	Kosovo	1–6
21st	Albania	0–6

Awards

2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B winner
Montenegro Second title

Most Valuable Player
Vassilis Charalampopoulos

All-Tournament Team

• Kári Jónsson
• Jón Axel Guðmundsson
• Lovro Mazalin
• Vassilis Charalampopoulos
• Zoran Nikolić

External links

• FIBA official website