2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Rhodes and Ialysos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Greece won their second title.

2009 EuroBasket Under-20

12th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Dates	July 16–29
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Greece (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Kostas Papanikolaou
Top scorer	Benzing (22.2)
Top rebounds	Vučević (10.8)
Top assists	Khvostov (6.1)
PPG (Team)	Lithuania (80.4)
RPG (Team)	France (39.1)
APG (Team)	Russia (14.4)
Official website
Official website (archive)

Israel and Belgium were relegated to Division B.

Teams

• Belgium
• Croatia
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Israel
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Montenegro
• Russia
• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Turkey
• Ukraine

Venues

City	Arena	Capacity
Rhodes	Venetokleio Sports Hall	1,300
Ialysos	Ialysos Sports Hall	800

Preliminary round

Qualified for the qualifying round

Group A

Team	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Spain	6	3	0	246	209	37
Russia	5	2	1	206	201	5
Latvia	4	1	2	221	227	−5
Slovenia	3	0	3	212	248	−36

July 16 14:30

Spain	84–72	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 15–17, 17–20, 32–20

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 16 16:45

Latvia	93–86 (OT)	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 10–28, 25–21, 20–15, Overtime: 12–5

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 17 14:30

Russia	68–62	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 12–15, 24–16, 14–18

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 17 16:45

Slovenia	71–89	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–19, 19–23, 12–23

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 18 14:30

Spain	73–66	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–17, 14–15, 15–16

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 18 16:45

Slovenia	55–66	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 6–23, 12–11, 16–13

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Group B

Team	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
France	6	3	0	233	198	35
Greece	5	2	1	230	205	25
Italy	4	1	2	219	231	−12
Belgium	3	0	3	197	245	−48

July 16 19:00

Greece	80–58	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 22–14, 18–17, 19–12

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 16 21:15

France	74–66	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 24–21, 12–16, 15–12

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 17 19:00

Italy	66–79	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–21, 13–13, 14–23

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 17 21:15

Belgium	61–78	France
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 16–23, 22–20, 12–22

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 18 19:00

France	81–71	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 13–14, 15–19, 31–21

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 18 21:15

Belgium	78–87	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 16–21, 12–18, 31–22

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Group C

Team	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Lithuania	6	3	0	256	198	58
Montenegro	5	2	1	198	181	17
Turkey	4	1	2	193	201	−8
Israel	3	0	3	193	260	−67

July 16 14:30

Turkey	76–75	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15-24, 25–15, 13–15

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 16 16:45

Lithuania	73–71	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 20–18, 18–20, 20–20

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 17 14:30

Montenegro	61–58	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–13, 10–14, 11–12

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 17 16:45

Israel	68–118	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 12–36, 17–17, 21–28, 18–27

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 18 14:30

Montenegro	66–50	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 15–8, 13–13, 21–17

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 18 16:45

Turkey	59–65	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–15, 9–21, 13–11

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Group D

Team	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Croatia	5	2	1	252	246	6
Ukraine	5	2	1	218	216	2
Serbia	4	1	2	215	229	−14
Germany	4	1	2	238	232	6

July 16 19:00

Croatia	91–86	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 26–14, 16–21, 22–18

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 16 21:15

Serbia	62–70	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 9–17, 16–18, 23–16

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 17 19:00

Ukraine	86–79	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 22–28, 18–21, 24–12

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 17 21:15

Germany	77–79	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 17–19, 17–12, 32–27

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 18 19:00

Ukraine	62–75	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–23, 9–19, 13–11

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 18 21:15

Croatia	82–74	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 20–29, 23–13, 20–16

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Qualifying round

Qualified for the quarter-finals

Group E

Team	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Spain	9	4	1	370	344	26
France	9	4	1	396	363	33
Greece	9	4	1	370	356	14
Italy	6	1	4	336	355	−19
Latvia	6	1	4	362	379	−17
Russia	6	1	4	330	367	−37

July 20 16:45

Latvia	82–84	France
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 18–22, 13–16, 28–27

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 20 19:00

Italy	60–62	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 12–13, 18–19, 18–12

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 20 21:15

Greece	73–71	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 11–14, 26–18, 13–17

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 21 16:45

Italy	77–81	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 18–29, 20–12, 25–17

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 21 19:00

Spain	67–70	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 18–20, 19–12, 17–18

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 21 21:15

Russia	60–81	France
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 16–21, 17–15, 14–19

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 22 16:45

France	76–84	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 14–20, 19–18, 25–22

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 22 19:00

Greece	77–71	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 19–24, 21–19, 17–20

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 22 21:15

Russia	59–67	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 15–15, 13–21, 17–12

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Group F

Team	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Lithuania	9	4	1	381	340	41
Croatia	8	3	2	395	385	10
Montenegro	8	3	2	347	337	10
Turkey	7	2	3	335	297	38
Ukraine	7	2	3	311	389	−48
Serbia	6	1	4	334	355	−21

July 20 16:45

Serbia	76–67	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 20–13, 17–19, 15–21

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 20 19:00

Croatia	76–70	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–13, 22–17, 21–18

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 20 21:15

Turkey	93–44	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 27–7, 24–14, 18–10, 24–13

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 21 16:45

Lithuania	93–83	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 26–16, 19–24, 24–12

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 21 19:00

Serbia	52–63	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 6–28, 9–9, 19–12, 18–14

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 21 21:15

Montenegro	72–60	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 11–19, 17–10, 21–18

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 22 16:45

Croatia	75–62	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 23–10, 19–22, 21–14

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 22 19:00

Ukraine	83–51	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 23–17, 23–11, 18–13

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 22 21:15

Montenegro	73–70	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–11, 10–19, 16–14

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	July 24
	Spain	77
					July 25
	Turkey	60
					Spain	76
	July 24
					Greece	87
	Croatia	68
									July 26
	Greece	77
									Greece	90
	July 24
									France	85
	Lithuania	68
					July 25
	Italy	69
					Italy	68
	July 24
					France	94			Third place
	France	68
									July 26
	Montenegro	47
									Spain	75
									Italy	72

5th place bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	July 25
	Turkey	78
					July 26
	Croatia	69
					Turkey	72
	July 25
					Lithuania	77
	Lithuania	80
	Montenegro	72
					Seventh place
					July 26
					Croatia	76
					Montenegro	77

9th place bracket

	Semi-finals				ninth place
	July 24
	Latvia	74
					July 26
	Serbia	67
					Latvia	66
	July 24
					Russia	89
	Ukraine	54
	Russia	65
					eleventh place
					July 26
					Serbia	83
					Ukraine	56

13th place group

Team	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Slovenia	6	3	0	250	207	43
Germany	5	2	1	237	211	26
Israel	4	1	2	227	231	−4
Belgium	3	0	3	191	256	−65

July 20 14:30

Slovenia	86–77	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 18–18, 31–20, 22–22

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 20 14:30

Belgium	71–92	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 11–23, 18–25, 15–21

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 22 14:30

Israel	63–85	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 18–19, 10–23, 20–22

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 22 14:30

Germany	85–53	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–14, 30–13, 21–9

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 24 14:30

Slovenia	79–67	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 17–17, 21–13, 17–20

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 24 16:45

Israel

72–75

Germany

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Quarter Final Round

July 24 14:30

Game 49

Spain	77–60	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 20–19, 13–16, 19–13

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 24 16:45

Game 50

France	68–47	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 18–10, 18–15, 15–8

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 24 19:00

Game 52

Croatia	68–77	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 12–15, 13–20, 22–22

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 24 21:15

Game 51

Lithuania	68–69	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 11–13, 25–16, 7–22

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Classification round for 9th to 12th place

July 24 19:00

Game 53

Latvia	74–67	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 16–12, 22–22, 13–21

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 24 21:15

Game 54

Ukraine	54–65	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 12–17, 11–19, 12–13

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

Semi-finals

Classification round for 5th to 8th place

July 25 14:30

Game 55

Turkey	78–69	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 16–17, 22–12, 23–22

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 25 16:45

Game 56

Lithuania	80–72	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 24–19, 10–18, 25–11

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Semi-finals

July 25 19:00

Game 57

Spain	76–87	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 20–20, 20–30, 17–26

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 25 21:15

Game 58

Italy	68–94	France
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 25–19, 13–22, 16–27

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

Finals

July 26 13:15

11th Place

Serbia	83–56	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 23–2, 17–23, 23–13

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 26 15:30

9th Place

Latvia	66–89	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 12–29, 13–17, 22–23

Ialysos Sports Hall, Ialysos

July 26 13:15

7th Place

Croatia	76–77	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 21–19, 22–17, 17–23

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 26 15:45

5th Place

Turkey	72–77	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 14–16, 24–18, 13–33

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 26 18:15

Third Place

Spain	75–72	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 25–10, 17–26, 13–18

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes

July 26 21:00

Final

Greece	90–85	France
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–23, 19–22, 26–24

Venetokleio Sports Hall, Rhodes Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Petar Obradovic (BIH)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Greece
	France
	Spain
4th	Italy
5th	Lithuania
6th	Turkey
7th	Montenegro
8th	Croatia
9th	Russia
10th	Latvia
11th	Serbia
12th	Ukraine
13th	Slovenia
14th	Germany
15th	Israel
16th	Belgium

Awards

2009 Under-20 European Championship winner
Greece Second title

Most Valuable Player
Kostas Papanikolaou

All-Tournament Team

• Antoine Diot
• Kostas Papanikolaou
• Kevin Seraphin
• Nikola Vučević
• Xavier Rabaseda

Stats leaders

Points

Rank	Name	Points	Games	PPG
1.	Robin Benzing	111	5	22.2
2.	Sead Šehović	158	9	17.6
3.	Bojan Bogdanović	156	9	17.3
3.	Zoran Dragić	98	6	16.3
5.	Dairis Bertāns	130	8	16.3

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Points	Games	RPG
1.	Nikola Vučević	86	8	10.8
2.	Vladimir Ivlev	81	8	10.1
3.	Lauris Blaus	72	8	9.0
4.	Pere Tomàs	75	9	8.3
5.	Fernando Raposo	75	9	8.3

Assists

Rank	Name	Points	Games	RPG
1.	Dmitri Khvostov	49	8	6.1
2.	Antoine Diot	47	9	5.2
3.	Jorn Steinbach	29	6	4.8
4.	Sead Šehović	36	9	4.0
5.	Kostas Sloukas	35	9	3.9

External links

• FIBA Europe
• FIBA Archive