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	Enes Kanter
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Toni Prostran (20.9)  Lithuania (81.7) Rebounds Enes Kanter (16.4)  Lithuania (46.9) Assists 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

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.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Serbia	3	2	1	207	174	+33	5	1-1, +14
France	3	2	1	227	213	+24	5	1-1, +3
Slovenia	3	2	1	207	221	−14	5	1-1; -17
Czech Republic	3	0	3	194	227	−33	3

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Croatia	3	3	0	228	198	+30	6
Spain	3	2	1	258	212	+46	5
Germany	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
Turkey	3	3	0	237	182	+55	6
Latvia	3	1	2	181	203	-22	4	1-1, +13
Bulgaria	3	1	2	170	192	−22	4	1-1, -6
Greece	3	1	2	200	211	−11	4	1-1, -7

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	3	3	0	254	207	+47	6
Italy	3	1	2	205	198	+7	4	1-1, +8
Russia	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.

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Spain	5	4	1	375	334	+41	9
France	5	3	2	356	341	+15	8	2-0
Serbia	5	3	2	358	321	+37	8	1-1
Croatia	5	3	2	376	357	+19	8	0-2
Germany	5	1	4	310	387	−77	6	1−0
Slovenia	5	1	4	355	390	−35	6	0-1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	5	5	0	432	335	+97	10
Italy	5	3	2	351	316	+35	8	1-1, +8
Russia	5	3	2	361	317	+44	8	1-1, -1
Turkey	5	3	2	373	338	+35	8	1-1, -7
Latvia	5	1	4	289	359	−70	6	1−0
Bulgaria	5	0	5	258	399	−141	5	0-1

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 01 !  Serbia 02 !  France 03 !  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.

All Tournament Team

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

External links

International men's youth basketball
FIBA Youth Olympics World Rankings U21 World Championship U19 World Championship U17 World Championship
Africa	FIBA Africa U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.