2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

2009 EuroBasket Under-18

26th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Frankreich
Dates	23 July-2 August 2009
Teams	16
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Serbien (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Enes Kanter
Top scorer	Toni Prostran (20.9)
Top rebounds	Enes Kanter (16.4)
Top assists	Toni Prostran (7.9)
PPG (Team)	Litauen (81.7)
RPG (Team)	Litauen (46.9)
APG (Team)	Spanien (18.0)
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FIBA Europe

The 2010 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.

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
Serbien	3	2	1	207	174	+33	5	1-1, +14
Frankreich	3	2	1	227	213	+24	5	1-1, +3
Slowenien	3	2	1	207	221	−14	5	1-1; -17
Tschechische Republik	3	0	3	194	227	−33	3

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Kroatien	3	3	0	228	198	+30	6
Spanien	3	2	1	258	212	+46	5
Deutschland	3	1	2	207	233	−26	4
Ukraine	3	0	3	220	270	−50	3

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Türkei	3	3	0	237	182	+55	6
Lettland	3	1	2	181	203	-22	4	1-1, +13
Bulgarien	3	1	2	170	192	−22	4	1-1, -6
Griechenland	3	1	2	200	211	−11	4	1-1, -7

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Litauen	3	3	0	254	207	+47	6
Italien	3	1	2	205	198	+7	4	1-1, +8
Russland	3	1	2	186	193	−7	4	1-1, -0
Israel	3	1	2	173	220	−47	4	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
Spanien	5	4	1	375	334	+41	9
Frankreich	5	3	2	356	341	+15	8	2-0
Serbien	5	3	2	358	321	+37	8	1-1
Kroatien	5	3	2	376	357	+19	8	0-2
Deutschland	5	1	4	310	387	−77	6	1−0
Slowenien	5	1	4	355	390	−35	6	0-1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Litauen	5	5	0	432	335	+97	10
Italien	5	3	2	351	316	+35	8	1-1, +8
Russland	5	3	2	361	317	+44	8	1-1, -1
Türkei	5	3	2	373	338	+35	8	1-1, -7
Lettland	5	1	4	289	359	−70	6	1−0
Bulgarien	5	0	5	258	399	−141	5	0-1

Championship

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	July 31 – Metz
	Türkei	76
					August 1 – Metz
	Spanien	62
					Serbien	66
	July 31 – Metz
					Türkei	61
	Serbien	82
									August 2 – Metz
	Italien	74
									Serbien	78
	July 31 – Metz
									Frankreich	72
	Litauen	74
					August 1 – Metz
	Kroatien	55
					Frankreich	68
	July 31 – Metz
					Litauen	63			Third place
	Frankreich	74
									August 2 – Metz
	Russland	61
									Litauen	74
									Türkei	95

Final standings

Rank	Team !
	Serbien
	Frankreich
	Türkei
4th	Litauen
5th	Spanien
6th	Russland
7th	Italien
8th	Kroatien
9th	Lettland
10th	Bulgarien
11th	Deutschland
12th	Slowenien
13th	Griechenland
14th	Ukraine
15th	Israel
16th	Tschechische Republik

Team is relegated to Division B.

All Tournament Team

Player	Position	Team
Enes Kanter	F/C	Türkei
Jonas Valanciunas	F/C	Litauen
Dejan Musli	C	Serbien
Evan Fournier	G	Frankreich
Toni Prostran	F/C	Kroatien