The 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 31st edition of the Under-16 European Basketball Championship. The tournament was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 11 to 19 August 2017.[1] Sixteen (16) teams participated, including 2016 Division B top three finishers.

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2017 EuroBasket Under-16
31st FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
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Tournament details
Host country Montenegro
Dates11–19 August 2017
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions France (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPFrance Killian Hayes
Top scorerItaly Mannion (19.9)
Top reboundsIsrael Avdija (12.6)
Top assistsIsrael Avdija (5.3)
Serbia Karapandžić (5.3)
PPG (Team) Spain (83.9)
RPG (Team) Lithuania (50.7)
APG (Team) Spain (17.4)
Official website
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Hosts selection

On 21 November 2016, FIBA Europe announced during their Board Meeting held in Istanbul, Turkey that Montenegro will be the organising country for the tournament.[2]

Participating teams

First round

In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the Playoffs.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Lithuania 3 2 1 187 160 +27 5[a]
2  Israel 3 2 1 208 205 +3 5[a]
3  Serbia 3 2 1 229 185 +44 5[a]
4  Croatia 3 0 3 158 232 74 3
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Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Lithuania 1–1, +6PD; Israel 1–1, 0PD; Serbia 1–1, −6PD
11 August
16:00
Lithuania  5456  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 12–16, 11–17, 12–15
Pts: M. Blazevic 13
Rebs: M. Blazevic 9
Asts: N. Pankratjevas 4
Pts: M. Pavicevic 11
Rebs: D. Pazin 8
Asts: D. Pazin 2
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 150
Referees:
Spain Miguel Ángel Pérez Niz
Wales Haydn Jones
Sweden Apostolos Kalpakas
11 August
18:15
Israel  6764  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 16–18, 13–20, 13–12
12 August
13:45
Serbia  7179  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 13–24, 23–18, 19–24
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
12 August
16:00
Croatia  4263  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 14–25, 11–15, 7–11
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
13 August
13:45
Lithuania  7062  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 13–18, 17–17, 22–10
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
13 August
16:00
Croatia  52102  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 10–23, 12–27, 13–20
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 197 166 +31 6
2  Germany 3 2 1 209 177 +32 5
3  Turkey 3 1 2 206 224 18 4
4  Finland 3 0 3 170 215 45 3
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Source: FIBA
11 August
18:15
Turkey  6587  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 15–21, 14–14, 16–28
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
11 August
20:30
Slovenia  6553  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 13–16, 21–8, 11–11
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
12 August
16:00
Germany  5668  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 12–20, 8–12, 22–15
12 August
18:15
Finland  7384  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 16–23, 12–16, 29–18
13 August
13:45
Finland  4466  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 6–21, 19–16, 13–18, 6–11
13 August
20:30
Turkey  5764  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 15–7, 5–16, 23–21
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  France 3 3 0 205 179 +26 6
2  Italy 3 2 1 215 185 +30 5
3  Russia 3 1 2 192 220 28 4
4  Estonia 3 0 3 194 222 28 3
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Source: FIBA
11 August
13:45
Estonia  7174  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 11–25, 25–22, 17–10
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
11 August
16:00
France  6459  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 10–19, 19–15, 14–16
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
12 August
13:45
Russia  6163  France
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 11–20, 19–13, 13–18
12 August
20:30
Italy  7064  Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 20–16, 20–13, 19–17
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
13 August
16:00
France  7859  Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 17–17, 25–19, 19–14
13 August
18:15
Russia  5786  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 8–22, 13–23, 19–18

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Spain 3 2 1 280 211 +69 5[a]
2  Latvia 3 2 1 208 205 +3 5[a]
3  Montenegro (H) 3 2 1 220 201 +19 5[a]
4  Sweden 3 0 3 157 248 91 3
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Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Spain 1–1, +20PD; Latvia 1–1, −7PD; Montenegro 1–1, −13PD
11 August
13:45
Spain  9170  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 18–12, 30–18, 22–25
11 August
20:30
Sweden  4577  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 12–17, 16–15, 9–23
12 August
18:15
Latvia  5848  Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 13–7, 11–15, 16–14
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
12 August
20:30
Montenegro  7776  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 14–24, 32–9, 17–23
13 August
16:00
Spain  11364  Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 32–22, 27–14, 26–17
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
13 August
20:30
Montenegro  6680  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 17–18, 15–16, 16–32

Final round

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
15 August
 
 
 Lithuania70
 
16 August
 
 Finland58
 
 Lithuania74
 
15 August
 
 Montenegro80
 
 Italy47
 
18 August
 
 Montenegro68
 
 Montenegro73
 
15 August
 
 Serbia66
 
 Germany55
 
16 August
 
 Serbia59
 
 Serbia82
 
15 August
 
 Spain73
 
 Spain59
 
19 August
 
 Estonia54
 
 Montenegro68
 
15 August
 
 France75
 
 Israel66
 
16 August
 
 Turkey89
 
 Turkey76
 
15 August
 
 France80
 
 France73
 
18 August
 
 Sweden68
 
 France83
 
15 August
 
 Croatia60 Third place
 
 Slovenia65
 
16 August19 August
 
 Croatia76
 
 Croatia71 Serbia76
 
15 August
 
 Latvia69  Croatia71
 
 Latvia (OT)83
 
 
 Russia81
 
5th–8th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
 Lithuania92
 
19 August
 
 Spain80
 
 Lithuania62
 
18 August
 
 Turkey80
 
 Turkey79
 
 
 Latvia73
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 August
 
 
 Spain95
 
 
 Latvia77
9th–16th place bracket
 
9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
          
 
16 August
 
 
 Finland49
 
18 August
 
 Italy65
 
 Italy65
 
16 August
 
 Estonia53
 
 Germany61
 
19 August
 
 Estonia68
 
 Italy73
 
16 August
 
 Slovenia47
 
 Israel74
 
18 August
 
 Sweden66
 
 Israel59
 
16 August
 
 Slovenia70 Eleventh place
 
 Slovenia78
 
19 August
 
 Russia54
 
 Estonia78
 
 
 Israel85
 
13th–16th place bracket
 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
18 August
 
 
 Finland62
 
19 August
 
 Germany75
 
 Germany77
 
18 August
 
 Sweden44
 
 Sweden (OT)79
 
 
 Russia76
 
15th place
 
 
19 August
 
 
 Finland69
 
 
 Russia65

Round of 16

15 August
13:45
Germany  5559  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 14–16, 12–14, 14–12
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
15 August
13:45
Latvia  8381 (OT)  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 18–25, 15–18, 22–14, Overtime: 13–10
15 August
16:00
Slovenia  6576  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 21–15, 11–20, 18–20
15 August
16:00
Spain  5954  Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 18–6, 11–11, 12–23, 18–14
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
15 August
18:15
Lithuania  7058  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 15–13, 15–20, 21–14
15 August
18:15
Israel  6689  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 13–19, 19–23, 18–20
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
15 August
20:30
France  7368  Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 13–12, 23–21, 21–15
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
15 August
20:30
Italy  4768  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 12–16, 6–10, 10–24

9th–16th place quarterfinals

16 August
13:45
Slovenia  7854  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 23–15, 20–12, 22–14
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
16 August
16:00
Germany  6168  Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 12–10, 18–13, 15–35
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
16 August
18:15
Israel  7466  Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 17–13, 16–23, 28–19
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
16 August
20:30
Finland  4965  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 8–18, 11–17, 12–21, 18–9
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

Quarterfinals

16 August
13:45
Croatia  7169  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 18–12, 20–15, 17–17
16 August
16:00
Serbia  8273  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 19–22, 26–15, 17–25
16 August
18:15
Turkey  7680  France
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 18–22, 22–18, 21–16
16 August
20:30
Lithuania  7480  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 13–16, 17–25, 24–20

13th–16th place semifinals

18 August 2017
13:45
Finland  6275  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 15–17, 18–24, 17–10
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
18 August 2017
16:00
Sweden  7976 (OT)  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 19–20, 17–14, 13–9, Overtime: 9–6
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

9th–12th place semifinals

18 August 2017
18:15
Italy  6553  Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 17–15, 16–13, 14–15
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica
18 August 2017
20:30
Israel  5970  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 18–24, 11–19, 21–12
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

5th–8th place semifinals

18 August 2017
13:45
Lithuania  9280  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 23–11, 31–13, 23–38
18 August 2017
16:00
Turkey  7973  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 6–17, 26–26, 25–12, 22–18

Semifinals

18 August 2017
18:15
France  8360  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 25–9, 23–17, 22–19
Pts: Hayes 20
Rebs: Hayes 8
Asts: Hayes 5
Pts: Rudan 25
Rebs: Rudan 8
Asts: Gizdavić, Rašić 3
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Yener Yilmaz (Tur)
18 August 2017
20:30
Montenegro  7366  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–10, 22–15, 13–20
Pts: Vlahović 21
Rebs: Tomašević 15
Asts: Kljajić, Vujisić 4
Pts: Pažin 18
Rebs: Popović 8
Asts: Karapandžić 8
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Niz (ESP), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Apostolos Kalpakas (SWE)

15th place game

19 August 2017
11:30
Finland  6965  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 18–14, 12–16, 24–22
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

13th place game

19 August 2017
13:45
Germany  7744  Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 20–6, 21–16, 17–15, 19–7
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

Eleventh place game

19 August 2017
16:00
Estonia  7885  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 33–23, 15–12, 11–24
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

Ninth place game

19 August 2017
18:15
Italy  7347  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 21–12, 23–8, 23–15
Sports & Culture Center of the University of Montenegro, Podgorica

Seventh place game

19 August 2017
13:45
Spain  9577  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 20–16, 23–24, 27–23

Fifth place game

19 August 2017
16:00
Lithuania  6280  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 23–24, 7–20, 19–16

Bronze medal game

19 August 2017
18:15
Serbia  7671  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 20–22, 13–24, 22–14

Final

19 August 2017
20:30
Montenegro  6875  France
Scoring by quarter: 14–28, 20–17, 18–11, 16–19
Pts: Kljajić, Tomašević 20
Rebs: Kljajić, Vujisić 7
Asts: Kljajić 6
Pts: Hayes 21
Rebs: Hayes, Maledon 8
Asts: Maledon 4
Morača Sports Center, Podgorica
Attendance: 4500
Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez Niz (ESP), Gentian Cici (ALB), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) France7–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Montenegro5–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Serbia5–2
4 Croatia2–5
5 Turkey4–3
6 Lithuania4–3
7 Spain4–3
8 Latvia3–4
9 Italy5–2
10 Slovenia5–2
11 Israel4–3
12 Estonia1–6
13 Germany4–3
14 Sweden1–6
15 Finland1–6
16 Russia1–6
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Qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Relegated to the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

Awards

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All-Tournament Team

References

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