1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1983 European Championship for Cadets) was the 7th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Tübingen and Ludwigsburg, in West Germany, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the third time and tied with the Soviet Union as the most winning countries in the tournament.

1983 EuroBasket Under-16
7th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates16–24 July 1983
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (3rd title)
1981
1985

Teams

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Preliminary round

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The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Yugoslavia 5 4 1 450 402 9
  Spain 5 4 1 448 376 9
  Italy 5 4 1 412 350 9
  France 5 2 3 404 460 7
  Turkey 5 1 4 366 412 6
  Hungary 5 0 5 403 483 5

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  West Germany 5 4 1 347 306 9
  Greece 5 4 1 410 348 9
  Soviet Union 5 3 2 350 357 8
  Netherlands 5 2 3 369 394 7
  Sweden 5 1 4 332 387 6
  Finland 5 1 4 335 351 6

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Hungary97
 
 
 
  Sweden100
 
  Sweden76
 
 
 
  Turkey85
 
  Finland74
 
 
  Turkey86
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Hungary85
 
 
  Finland63

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Soviet Union84
 
 
 
  France48
 
  Soviet Union60
 
 
 
  Italy100
 
  Italy85
 
 
  Netherlands68
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  France76
 
 
  Netherlands64

Championship

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Yugoslavia72
 
 
 
  Greece67
 
  Yugoslavia89
 
 
 
  Spain86
 
  Spain81
 
 
  West Germany57
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Greece69
 
 
  West Germany72

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Yugoslavia
    Spain
    West Germany
4th   Greece
5th   Italy
6th   Soviet Union
7th   France
8th   Netherlands
9th   Turkey
10th   Sweden
11th   Hungary
12th   Finland
 1983 European Championship for Cadets 
 
Yugoslavia
Third title
Team roster

Zoran Livljanić, Bane Prelević, Zoran Jevtić, Jure Zdovc, Miroslav Pecarski, Ivo Nakić, Samir Mujanović, Igor Lukačić, Ivica Mavrenski, Žarko Paspalj, Denis Perić, and Luka Pavićević. Head coach: Rusmir Halilović.

References

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