2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

2006 EuroBasket Under-20
9th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Turkey
Dates July 14–23
Teams 16 (from 48 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Serbia and Montenegro (2nd title)
MVP Turkey Ersan İlyasova
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Latvia Kalve (20.5)  Bulgaria (81.4)
Rebounds Spain Suárez (10.4)  Spain (41.6)
Assists Latvia Jeromanovs (6.3)  Russia (15.8)
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The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won the 1998 Championship) as Yugoslavia.

Germany and Belarus were relegated to Division B.

Teams

Preliminary round

The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. Note that while Serbia and Montenegro dissolved into Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006, they still competed as one team.

     Team advanced to Quarter-Final round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia and Montenegro 3302311766
 Croatia 3212312155
 Belgium 3121992224
 Latvia 3032172513
14 July 2006
Serbia and Montenegro  72–61  Latvia İzmir
Croatia  64–58  Belarus İzmir
15 July 2006
Belarus  57–81  Serbia and Montenegro İzmir
Latvia  79–95  Croatia İzmir
16 July 2006
Latvia  77–84  Belarus İzmir
Croatia  72–78  Serbia and Montenegro İzmir

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Italy 3212121775 (1–1 +2)
 Slovenia 3212352025 (1–1 +1)
 Israel 3212062055 (1–1 –3)
 Hungary 3031692383
14 July 2006
Israel  66–64  Italy İzmir
Slovenia  92–60  Hungary İzmir
15 July 2006
Hungary  68–72  Israel İzmir
Italy  74–70  Slovenia İzmir
16 July 2006
Slovenia  73–68  Israel İzmir
Italy  74–41  Hungary İzmir

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 France 3212511955 (1–1 +23)
 Turkey 3212091685 (1–1 +3)
 Russia 3212072035 (1–1 –26)
 Germany 3031622633
14 July 2006
Russia  63–92  France İzmir
Turkey  83–45  Germany İzmir
15 July 2006
Germany  51–81  Russia İzmir
France  60–66  Turkey İzmir
16 July 2006
France  99–66  Germany İzmir
Turkey  60–63  Russia İzmir

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 3212282225
 Lithuania 3212612555
 Bulgaria 3122382494
 Spain 3122352364
14 July 2006
Spain  73–75  Bulgaria İzmir
Lithuania  71–81  Greece İzmir
15 July 2006
Bulgaria  86–98  Lithuania İzmir
Greece  69–74  Spain İzmir
16 July 2006
Greece  78–77  Bulgaria İzmir
Spain  88–92  Lithuania İzmir

Quarter-Final round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th-8th playoffs

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia and Montenegro 3302462046
 Slovenia 3212452445
 France 3122022044
 Lithuania 3032392803
18 July 2006
Serbia and Montenegro  101–68  Lithuania İzmir
Slovenia  67–65  France İzmir
19 July 2006
Lithuania  94–100  Slovenia İzmir
France  58–60  Serbia and Montenegro İzmir
20 July 2006
France  79–77  Lithuania İzmir
Serbia and Montenegro  85–78  Slovenia İzmir

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Turkey 3212442055
 Italy 3212152195
 Croatia 3122332494
 Greece 3122222414
18 July 2006
Croatia  87–72  Greece İzmir
Italy  53–75  Turkey İzmir
19 July 2006
Greece  70–76  Italy İzmir
Turkey  91–72  Croatia İzmir
20 July 2006
Croatia  74–86  Italy İzmir
Turkey  78–80  Greece İzmir

Classification round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

     Team competed to 9th-12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th-16th playoffs

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 3302451496
 Spain 3212281835
 Belarus 3121732194
 Hungary 3031472423
18 July 2006
Belarus  50–78  Spain İzmir
Hungary  36–82  Russia İzmir
19 July 2006
Russia  86–52  Belarus İzmir
Spain  89–56  Hungary İzmir
20 July 2006
Belarus  71–55  Hungary İzmir
Russia  77–61  Spain İzmir

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 3212452205
 Israel 3212262145
 Germany 3122162224
 Latvia 3122392704
18 July 2006
Israel  67–64  Germany İzmir
Latvia  90–89  Bulgaria İzmir
19 July 2006
Germany  86–76  Latvia İzmir
Bulgaria  77–64  Israel İzmir
20 July 2006
Germany  66–79  Bulgaria İzmir
Latvia  73–95  Israel İzmir

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

Playoffs Thirteenth place
July 22, İzmir
  Belarus  59  
  Latvia  63  
 
July 23, İzmir
      Latvia  101
    Hungary  69
Fifteenth place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Hungary  70   Belarus  59
  Germany  63     Germany  81

Belarus and Germany were relegated to Division B.

9th–12th playoffs

Playoffs Ninth place
July 22, İzmir
  Israel  61  
  Russia  66  
 
July 23, İzmir
      Russia  84
    Bulgaria  88
Eleventh place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Bulgaria  80   Israel  74
  Spain  72     Spain  82

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs Fifth place
July 22, İzmir
  Greece  50  
  France  76  
 
July 23, İzmir
      France  58
    Croatia  63
Seventh place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Croatia  81   Greece  78
  Lithuania  62     Lithuania  82

Championship

Semifinals Final
July 22, İzmir
  Italy  83  
  Serbia and Montenegro  89  
 
July 23, İzmir
      Serbia and Montenegro  64
    Turkey  58
Third place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Turkey  96   Italy  75
  Slovenia  62     Slovenia  83

Final standings

Rank Team
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Turkey
 Slovenia
4th  Italy
5th  Croatia
6th  France
7th  Lithuania
8th  Greece
9th  Bulgaria
10th  Russia
11th  Spain
12th  Israel
13th  Latvia
14th  Hungary
15th  Germany
16th  Belarus

 2006 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Serbia and Montenegro
Second title
Team Roster

Tadija Dragićević, Milenko Tepić, Boris Bakić, Novica Veličković, Dragan Labović, Nenad Mijatović, Branko Jereminov, Miljan Rakić, Nikola Peković, Ivan Paunić, Nikola Dragović, and Ivan Maraš. Head Coach: Miroslav Nikolić.

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Points Games PPG
1.Latvia Ernests Kalve164820.5
2.Slovenia Emir Preldžič162820.3
3.Lithuania Martynas Pocius160820.0
4.Bulgaria Kaloyan Ivanov153819.1
5.France Souarata Cissé147818.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Spain Carlos Suárez83810.4
2.Slovenia Emir Preldžič7589.4
3.Bulgaria Kaloyan Ivanov7289.0
4.Bulgaria Dejan Ivanov7088.8
5.Hungary Miklós Szabó6788.4

Assists

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Latvia Edgars Jeromanovs5086.3
2.Russia Anton Ponkrashov4485.5
3.Lithuania Mantas Kalnietis3884.8
4.Belarus Maksim Shustau3083.8
5.Italy Alessandro Piazza3083.8

All-Tournament Team

References

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