2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
City	Sofia
Dates	10–19 August
Teams	24
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Greece (1st title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Georgia
Fourth place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
MVP	Nikos Rogkavopoulos
Top scorer	Erhan Sholla (21.5 ppg)
Official website
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The 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 10 to 19 August 2017.^[1]^[2] 24 teams participated in the competition. Greece won the competition without losing a single game and won the promotion to Division A. Netherlands and Georgia also gained promotion.

Participating teams

Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina (14th place, 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
Bulgaria
Cyprus (Winners, 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Georgia
Great Britain
Greece (16th place, 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Kosovo
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Netherlands
Norway
Poland (15th place, 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Switzerland
Ukraine

First round

In this round, twenty-four teams are allocated in four groups of six teams each. First two teams advance to the Final round and other teams advance to Classification for 9th–24th place.^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Greece	5	5	0	485	295	+190	10	Quarterfinals
2	Belgium	5	4	1	422	300	+122	9	Quarterfinals
3	Belarus	5	3	2	357	379	−22	8	9th–16th place classification
4	Iceland	5	2	3	363	357	+6	7	9th–16th place classification
5	Switzerland	5	1	4	295	437	−142	6	17th–24th place classification
6	Romania	5	0	5	270	424	−154	5	17th–24th place classification

Source: FIBA

10 August 2017	Switzerland	60–80	Iceland	Universiada Hall, Sofia
13:45	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–29, 16–22, 10–8
	Pts: M. Mouron Barba 16 Rebs: N. Hullinger 11 Asts: M. Mouron Barba 4	Boxscore	Pts: D. Jonsson 17 Rebs: J. Agustsson 7 Asts: D. Jonsson 5	Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Michel Gold (LUX), Graham Shaw (SCO)

10 August 2017	Romania	48–85	Belgium	Universiada Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 17–22, 6–15, 15–26
	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 15 Rebs: M. Duica 8 Asts: L. Vasile 2	Boxscore	Pts: H. Bratanovic 23 Rebs: H. Bratanovic 15 Asts: N. De Ridder 5	Referees: Janusz Calik (POL), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Martin Horozov (BUL)

10 August 2017	Greece	101–60	Belarus	Universiada Hall, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 38–9, 19–13, 25–18, 19–20
	Pts: D. Klonaras 22 Rebs: A. Sotiriou 9 Asts: G. Tazopoulos 5	Boxscore	Pts: N. Lagun 9 Rebs: A. Tsynkevich 6 Asts: N. Matsal 2	Referees: Ivor Matejek (CZE), Martynas Gudas (LTU), Graham Shaw (SCO)

11 August 2017	Iceland	67–45	Romania	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 22–13, 24–4, 7–17
	Pts: D. Jonsson 20 Rebs: V. Hlynsson 13 Asts: J. Agustsson 5	Boxscore	Pts: T. Lungu 13 Rebs: R. Radulescu 6 Asts: T. Lungu 3	Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Armando Ramos Partida (MEX)

11 August 2017	Belarus	74–68	Switzerland	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 9–10, 17–18, 28–30
	Pts: R. Hests 19 Rebs: K. Tsetserukou 16 Asts: N. Matsal 3	Boxscore	Pts: K. Martina 20 Rebs: N. Hullinger 7 Asts: K. Martina 4	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Michel Glod (LUX), Martin Horozov (BUL)

11 August 2017	Belgium	60–77	Greece	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
18:15	Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 19–14, 22–19, 11–18
	Pts: A. Verstraete 14 Rebs: H. Bratanovic 9 Asts: I. Anwoir 3	Boxscore	Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 16 Rebs: N. Rogkavopoulos 11 Asts: K. Vlasios 4	Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Ivor Matejek (CZE), Milen Tsvetkov (BUL)

12 August 2017	Greece	111–60	Romania	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
13:45	Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 34–12, 32–17, 17–16
	Pts: A. Tsoumanis 20 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 12 Asts: R. Lanaras 5	Boxscore	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 14 Rebs: M. Duica 7 Asts: T. Valeanu 2	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Martynas Gudas (LTU), Milen Tsvetkov (BUL)

12 August 2017	Switzerland	52–98	Belgium	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 13–22, 16–21, 14–31
	Pts: M. Mouron Barba 13 Rebs: N. Hullinger 4 Asts: N. Lugt 4	Boxscore	Pts: N. De Ridde 35 Rebs: N. De Ridde 12 Asts: N. De Ridde 5	Referees: Zdenko Tomasovic (SVK), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Michel Glod (LUX)

12 August 2017	Belarus	78–77	Iceland	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 17–24, 19–12, 25–14
	Pts: N. Matsal 16 Rebs: D. Barysevich 9 Asts: D. Barysevich 4	Boxscore	Pts: V. Hlynsson 26 Rebs: A. Kristjansson 6 Asts: D. Jonsson 7	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Vladyslav Isachenko (UKR), Jayson Anthony Stiell (CAN)

14 August 2017	Iceland	76–85	Greece	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 22–22, 13–22, 20–26
	Pts: V. Hlynsson 20 Rebs: J. Agustsson 6 Asts: V. Hlynsson 5	Boxscore	Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 17 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 16 Asts: D. Klonaras 7	Referees: Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK), Marc Mouton (LUX), Jayson Anthony Stiell (CAN)

14 August 2017	Belgium	90–60	Belarus	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
18:15	Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 20–13, 24–12, 24–19
	Pts: H. Bratanovic 17 Rebs: N. De Ridder 14 Asts: I. Anwoir 8	Boxscore	Pts: A. Navoichyk 14 Rebs: K. Tsetserukou 8 Asts: R. Hests 5	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Martin Horozov (BUL), Armando Ramos Partida (MEX)

14 August 2017	Romania	74–760(OT)	Switzerland	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 23–18, 19–7, 17–21, Overtime: 9–11
	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 24 Rebs: M. Duica 11 Asts: C. Gavriloaia 7	Boxscore	Pts: N. Hullinger 31 Rebs: N. Hullinger 12 Asts: K. Martina 3	Referees: Ivor Matejek (CZE), Irakli Berishvili (GEO), Igor Demenkov (RUS)

15 August 2017	Belgium	89–63	Iceland	Universiada Hall, Sofia
13:45	Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 20–20, 21–14, 24–16
	Pts: N. De Ridder 25 Rebs: N. De Ridder 17 Asts: N. De Ridder 5	Boxscore	Pts: D. Jonsson 16 Rebs: V. Hlynsson 5 Asts: J. Agustsson 3	Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Vladyslav Isachenko (UKR), Rune Ressel Larsen (DEN)

15 August 2017	Switzerland	39–111	Greece	Universiada Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 10–24, 8–32, 5–22
	Pts: N. Lugt 12 Rebs: H. Jusovic 5 Asts: L. Langura 2	Boxscore	Pts: D. Karaiskos 19 Rebs: D. Karaiskos 8 Asts: N. Rogkavopoulos 6	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Irakli Berishvili (GEO), Graham Shaw (SCO)

15 August 2017	Belarus	85–43	Romania	Universiada Hall, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 26–8, 15–16, 21–5
	Pts: A. Navoichyk 22 Rebs: A. Tsynkevich 10 Asts: N. Matsal 7	Boxscore	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 16 Rebs: M. Duica 7 Asts: L. Vasile 2	Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Marc Mouton (LUX)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	391	231	+160	10	Quarterfinals
2	Ukraine	5	3	2	346	280	+66	8	Quarterfinals
3	Poland	5	3	2	353	300	+53	8	9th–16th place classification
4	Bulgaria	5	3	2	336	335	+1	8	9th–16th place classification
5	Denmark	5	1	4	292	422	−130	6	17th–24th place classification
6	Cyprus	5	0	5	262	412	−150	5	17th–24th place classification

Source: FIBA

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Czech Republic	5	5	0	343	274	+69	10	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	5	4	1	323	284	+39	9	Quarterfinals
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	3	2	390	350	+40	8	9th–16th place classification
4	Ireland	5	2	3	336	326	+10	7	9th–16th place classification
5	Slovakia	5	1	4	295	303	−8	6	17th–24th place classification
6	Norway	5	0	5	254	404	−150	5	17th–24th place classification

Source: FIBA

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Great Britain	5	5	0	377	242	+135	10	Quarterfinals
2	Georgia	5	4	1	380	283	+97	9	Quarterfinals
3	Portugal	5	3	2	318	309	+9	8	9th–16th place classification
4	Macedonia	5	2	3	290	369	−79	7	9th–16th place classification
5	Kosovo	5	1	4	269	314	−45	6	17th–24th place classification
6	Luxembourg	5	0	5	258	375	−117	5	17th–24th place classification

Source: FIBA

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

17 August

Greece	78
		18 August
Ukraine	63
		Greece	75
17 August
		Great Britain	72
Great Britain	85
				19 August
Hungary	54
				Greece	74
17 August
				Netherlands	60
Netherlands	65
		18 August
Belgium	51
		Netherlands	67
17 August
		Georgia	62	Third place
Czech Republic	51
				19 August
Georgia	65
				Great Britain	63

				Georgia	64

5th–8th place bracket

5th–8th place semifinals		5th place game

18 August

Ukraine	73
		19 August
Hungary	59
		Ukraine	76
18 August
		Belgium	71
Belgium	88

Czech Republic	70
		7th place game

		19 August

		Hungary	63

		Czech Republic	60

Quarterfinals

17 August 2017
13:45

Boxscore

Greece	78–63	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–29, 17–12, 21–10
Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 28 Rebs: N. Rogkavopoulos 8 Asts: D. Klonaras 5		Pts: O. Kovliar 17 Rebs: I. Serheiev 10 Asts: I. Zaiets 3

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Janusz Calik (POL), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

17 August 2017
16:00

Boxscore

Great Britain	85–54	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 21–14, 18–14, 23–10
Pts: C. Feeney 17 Rebs: M. Okros 9 Asts: M. Okros 4		Pts: T. Pallai 10 Rebs: A. Balsay 5 Asts: P. Veraszto 3

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Jayson Anthony Steill (CAN), Miroslav Tomov (BUL)

17 August 2017
18:15

Boxscore

Netherlands	65–51	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 14–7, 18–8, 22–20
Pts: K. van der Vuurst de Vries 18 Rebs: R. Mast 13 Asts: J. Bergens 4		Pts: N. De Ridder 14 Rebs: H. Bratanovic 15 Asts: S. Dibongue Swenson 2

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK), Sebastien Clivaz (SUI), Petar Denkovski (MKD)

17 August 2017
20:30

Boxscore

Czech Republic	51–65	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 18–19, 9–17, 17–13
Pts: N. Noumeros 14 Rebs: M. Houser 6 Asts: M. Houser 2		Pts: R. Andronikashvili 16 Rebs: V. Tavakarashvili 16 Asts: V. Tavakarashvili 5

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Simon Unsworth (GBR)

Semifinals

18 August 2017
18:15

Boxscore

Greece	75–52	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 16–15, 14–19, 21–12
Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 16 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 14 Asts: K. Vlasios 4		Pts: M. Okros 14 Rebs: T. Hughes 9 Asts: C. Feeney 6

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK)

18 August 2017
20:30

Boxscore

Netherlands	67–62	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 10–13, 12–17, 25–17
Pts: K. van der Vuurst de Vries 18 Rebs: R. Mast 17 Asts: J. Bergens 6		Pts: R. Andronikashvili 19 Rebs: I. Sulkhanishvili 8 Asts: L. Mikeladze 3

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Janusz Calik (POL), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Bronze medal game

19 August 2017
18:15

Boxscore

Great Britain	63–64	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 20–4, 20–21, 5–27, 18–12
Pts: M. Okros 25 Rebs: M. Okros 9 Asts: M. Okros 4		Pts: B. Peikrishvili 21 Rebs: L. Mikeladze 8 Asts: R. Andronikashvili 7

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Janusz Calik (POL), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)

Final

19 August 2017
20:30

Boxscore

Greece	74–60	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 19–16, 14–3, 21–22
Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 21 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 10 Asts: K. Vlasios 5		Pts: R. Mast 16 Rebs: J. Visser 10 Asts: K. van der Vuurst de Vries 6

Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK)

9th–24th place classification

9th–16th place bracket

9th–16th place quarterfinals		9th–12th place semifinals		9th place game

17 August

Belarus	71
		18 August
Bulgaria	65
		Belarus	87
17 August
		Ireland	58
Portugal	63
				19 August
Ireland	77
				Belarus	82
17 August
				Poland	73
Poland	62
		18 August
Iceland	58
		Poland	82
17 August
		Bosnia and Herzegovina	54	11th place game
Bosnia and Herzegovina	82
				19 August
Macedonia	67
				Ireland	83

				Bosnia and Herzegovina	78

13th–16th place bracket

13th–16th place semifinals		13th place game

18 August

Bulgaria	60
		19 August
Portugal	55
		Bulgaria	64
18 August
		Iceland	71
Iceland	70

Macedonia	66
		15th place game

		19 August

		Portugal	50

		Macedonia	56

17th–24th place bracket

17th–24th place quarterfinals		17th–20th place semifinals		17th place game

17 August

Switzerland	61
		18 August
Cyprus	51
		Switzerland	71
17 August
		Kosovo	65
Kosovo	66
				19 August
Norway	49
				Switzerland	98
17 August
				Denmark	74
Denmark	78
		18 August
Romania	74
		Denmark	75
17 August
		Luxembourg	68	19th place game
Slovakia	54
				19 August
Luxembourg	59
				Kosovo	64

				Luxembourg	55

21st–24th place bracket

21st–24th place semifinals		21st place game

18 August

Cyprus	60
		19 August
Norway	51
		Cyprus	53
18 August
		Romania	72
Romania	69

Slovakia	64
		23rd place game

		19 August

		Norway	65

		Slovakia	72

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Greece	7–0
	Netherlands	5–2
	Georgia	5–2
4	Great Britain	2–5
5	Ukraine	4–3
6	Belgium	4–3
7	Hungary	4–3
8	Czech Republic	3–4
9	Belarus	5–2
10	Poland	5–2
11	Ireland	4–3
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–6
13	Iceland	4–3
14	Bulgaria	1–6
15	Macedonia	1–6
16	Portugal	1–6
17	Switzerland	3–4
18	Denmark	5–2
19	Kosovo	5–2
20	Luxembourg	4–3
21	Romania	1–6
22	Cyprus	4–3
23	Slovakia	1–6
24	Norway	1–6

	Promoted to the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A.

Awards

FIBA U16 European Championship Division B MVP
Nikos Rogkavopoulos

References

^ "2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.
^ 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B results, archive.fiba.com
^ "24 -Team FE Competition System" (PDF). FIBA.basketball.

External links

FIBA official website

[1] "2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.

[2] 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B results, archive.fiba.com

[3] "24 -Team FE Competition System" (PDF). FIBA.basketball.

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v t e FIBA U16 EuroBasket
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Qualification	1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 since 2004: not held
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Division C	Malta 2000 Cyprus 2002 Andorra 2004 Andorra 2006 Gibraltar 2008 Andorra 2010 San Marino 2011 Gibraltar 2012 Gibraltar 2013 Malta 2014 San Marino 2015 Cyprus 2016 Andorra 2017 San Marino 2018 Albania 2019 ~~Kosovo 2020~~ ~~Kosovo 2021~~ 2021 Challengers Kosovo 2022 Kosovo 2023 Albania 2024

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