2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

2009 EuroBasket Under-18
26th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation France
Dates 23 July-2 August 2009
Teams 16 (from 1 federations)
Venues 3 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Serbia (3rd title)
MVP Turkey Enes Kanter
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Croatia Toni Prostran (20.9)  Lithuania (81.7)
Rebounds Turkey Enes Kanter (16.4)  Lithuania (46.9)
Assists Croatia Toni Prostran (7.9)  Spain (18.0)
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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

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Czech Republic
 France
 Slovenia
 Serbia

 Croatia
 Germany
 Spain
 Ukraine

 Bulgaria
 Greece
 Latvia
 Turkey

 Israel
 Italy
 Lithuania
 Russia

Venues

Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500)

Metz Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800)

Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500)

Preliminary Round

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

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Serbia 321207174+335 1-1, +14
 France 321227213+245 1-1, +3
 Slovenia 321207221−145 1-1; -17
 Czech Republic 303194227−333

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Croatia 330228198+306
 Spain 321258212+465
 Germany 312207233−264
 Ukraine 303220270−503

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Turkey 330237182+556
 Latvia 312181203-224 1-1, +13
 Bulgaria 312170192−224 1-1, -6
 Greece 312200211−114 1-1, -7

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Lithuania 330254207+476
 Italy 312205198+74 1-1, +8
 Russia 312186193−74 1-1, -0
 Israel 312173220−474 1-1, -8

Qualifying Round

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

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Spain 541375334+419
 France 532356341+1582-0
 Serbia 532358321+3781-1
 Croatia 532376357+1980-2
 Germany 514310387−7761−0
 Slovenia 514355390−3560-1

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Lithuania 550432335+9710
 Italy 532351316+3581-1, +8
 Russia 532361317+4481-1, -1
 Turkey 532373338+3581-1, -7
 Latvia 514289359−7061−0
 Bulgaria 505258399−14150-1

Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
July 31 – Metz        
  Turkey  76
August 1 – Metz
  Spain  62  
  Serbia  66
July 31 – Metz
    Turkey  61  
  Serbia  82
August 2 – Metz
  Italy  74  
  Serbia  78
July 31 – Metz
    France  72
  Lithuania  74
August 1 – Metz
  Croatia  55  
  France  68 Third place
July 31 – Metz
    Lithuania  63  
  France  74   Turkey  95
  Russia  61     Lithuania  74
August 2 – Metz

Final standings

Rank Team
1st  Serbia
2nd  France
3rd  Turkey
4th  Lithuania
5th  Spain
6th  Russia
7th  Italy
8th  Croatia
9th  Latvia
10th  Bulgaria
11th  Germany
12th  Slovenia
13th  Greece
14th  Ukraine
15th  Israel
16th  Czech Republic

 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

PlayerPosition Team
Enes Kanter F/C  Turkey
Jonas Valanciunas F/C  Lithuania
Dejan Musli C  Serbia
Evan Fournier G  France
Toni Prostran PG  Croatia

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