1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1997 European Championship for Cadets) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Pepinster, Kortrijk and Quaregnon, in Belgium, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the sixth time, the first since the breakup of Yugoslavia.

1997 EuroBasket Under-16
14th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
Dates11–20 July 1997
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerNorth Macedonia Vlado Ilievski (24.9)
Top reboundsGeorgia (country) Vladimir Boisa (13.3)
Top assistsCroatia Ivan Tomas (4.9)
PPG (Team) Greece (82.6)
RPG (Team) Russia (40.8)
APG (Team) Spain (16.3)
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Teams

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Qualification

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There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-three national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Greece, Macedonia and Italy. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Croatia (title holder), Spain (runner-up) and Belgium (host) in the final tournament.

Preliminary round

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

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Russia 5 5 0 403 305 10
  Israel 5 3 2 301 319 8
  France 5 3 2 364 377 8
  Yugoslavia 5 2 3 391 380 7
  Macedonia 5 2 3 352 337 7
  Belgium 5 0 5 297 390 5

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Greece 5 5 0 411 363 10
  Spain 5 4 1 390 352 9
  Croatia 5 2 3 343 365 7
  Slovenia 5 2 3 353 329 7
  Georgia 5 1 4 348 430 6
  Italy 5 1 4 323 329 6

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Belgium67
 
 
 
  Georgia76
 
  Georgia46
 
 
 
  Macedonia44
 
  Italy57
 
 
  Macedonia76
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Belgium50
 
 
  Italy88

Championship

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Spain78
 
 
 
  France80
 
  France61
 
 
 
  Russia66
 
  Russia92
 
 
 
  Slovenia70
 
  Russia87
 
 
 
  Yugoslavia100
 
  Greece66
 
 
 
  Yugoslavia73
 
  Yugoslavia74
 
 
 
  Israel68 Third place
 
  Israel82
 
 
 
  Croatia78
 
  France55
 
 
  Israel65
 

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Spain67
 
 
 
  Slovenia61
 
  Spain85
 
 
 
  Greece92
 
  Greece92
 
 
  Croatia68
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Slovenia80
 
 
  Croatia75

Final standings

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References

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