2022 FIBA U16 European Championship

The 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 34th edition of the European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was played from 12 to 20 August 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia.[1] Lithuania men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament and became the European champions for the second time.

2022 FIBA U16 European Championship
Tournament details
Host country North Macedonia
CitySkopje
Dates12–20 August 2022
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Lithuania (2nd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place France
Tournament statistics
MVPSpain Mario Saint-Supery
Top scorerIsrael Ben Saraf (24.3 ppg)
Top reboundsMontenegro David Mirković (10.3 rpg)
Top assistsCroatia Dominik Dolić (4.7 apg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2021
2023

Venues

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Skopje Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center SRC Kale
Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 2,300

Participating teams

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First round

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The draw of the first round was held on 15 February 2022 in Freising, Germany.[2][3]

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advance to the playoffs.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Lithuania 3 3 0 251 183 +68 6
2   France 3 2 1 233 199 +34 5
3   Israel 3 1 2 230 245 −15 4
4   Netherlands 3 0 3 174 261 −87 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Israel   81–55   Netherlands
12 August 2022
Lithuania   73–41   France
13 August 2022
France   92–80   Israel
13 August 2022
Netherlands   73–80   Lithuania
14 August 2022
France   100–46   Netherlands
14 August 2022
Israel   69–98   Lithuania

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Slovenia 3 2 1 224 192 +32 5
2   Serbia 3 2 1 240 223 +17 5
3   Croatia 3 2 1 236 219 +17 5
4   Denmark 3 0 3 157 223 −66 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Slovenia   60–42   Denmark
12 August 2022
Serbia   77–86   Croatia
13 August 2022
Croatia   64–83   Slovenia
13 August 2022
Denmark   56–77   Serbia
14 August 2022
Slovenia   81–86   Serbia
14 August 2022
Croatia   86–59   Denmark

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Italy 3 3 0 220 188 +32 6
2   Turkey 3 2 1 182 187 −5 5
3   Poland 3 1 2 215 197 +18 4
4   Latvia 3 0 3 173 218 −45 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Latvia   54–87   Poland
12 August 2022
Italy   77–51   Turkey
13 August 2022
Turkey   60–51   Latvia
13 August 2022
Poland   69–72   Italy
14 August 2022
Turkey   71–59   Poland
14 August 2022
Latvia   68–71   Italy

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Greece 3 3 0 232 140 +92 6
2   Spain 3 2 1 207 200 +7 5
3   North Macedonia 3 1 2 176 226 −50 4
4   Montenegro 3 0 3 173 222 −49 3
Source: FIBA
12 August 2022
Montenegro   62–69   North Macedonia
12 August 2022
Greece   75–47   Spain
13 August 2022
Spain   74–66   Montenegro
13 August 2022
North Macedonia   48–78   Greece
14 August 2022
Montenegro   45–79   Greece
14 August 2022
Spain   86–59   North Macedonia

Playoff brackets

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Main bracket

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
16 August
 
 
A1
  Lithuania
97
 
17 August
 
B4
  Denmark
48
 
  Lithuania79
 
16 August
 
  Turkey68
 
C2
  Turkey
82
 
19 August
 
D3
  North Macedonia
74
 
  Lithuania77
 
16 August
 
  Greece61
 
B2
  Serbia
86
 
17 August
 
A3
  Israel
94
 
  Israel67
 
16 August
 
  Greece75
 
D1
  Greece
84
 
20 August
 
C4
  Latvia
62
 
  Lithuania77
 
16 August
 
  Spain68
 
A2
  France
97
 
17 August
 
B3
  Croatia
59
 
  France84
 
16 August
 
  Italy77
 
C1
  Italy
78
 
19 August
 
D4
  Montenegro
72
 
  France64
 
16 August
 
  Spain78 3rd place match
 
B1
  Slovenia
78
 
17 August20 August
 
A4
  Netherlands
66
 
  Slovenia68  Greece46
 
16 August
 
  Spain87   France65
 
D2
  Spain
96
 
 
C3
  Poland
54
 

5th place bracket

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5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
  Turkey78
 
20 August
 
  Israel90
 
  Israel89
 
19 August
 
  Italy75
 
  Italy72
 
 
  Slovenia57
 
7th place match
 
 
20 August
 
 
  Turkey46
 
 
  Slovenia67

9th place bracket

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9th–16th place quarterfinals9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
  Denmark64
 
19 August
 
  North Macedonia83
 
  North Macedonia77
 
17 August
 
  Latvia83
 
  Serbia76
 
20 August
 
  Latvia78
 
  Latvia54
 
17 August
 
  Montenegro64
 
  Croatia65
 
19 August
 
  Montenegro72
 
  Montenegro87
 
17 August
 
  Poland69 11th place match
 
  Netherlands65
 
20 August
 
  Poland80
 
  North Macedonia68
 
 
  Poland71
 

13th place bracket

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13th–16th place semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
  Denmark63
 
20 August
 
  Serbia87
 
  Serbia70
 
19 August
 
  Croatia63
 
  Croatia79
 
 
  Netherlands67
 
15th place match
 
 
20 August
 
 
  Denmark55
 
 
  Netherlands70

Playoff results

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Round of 16

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16 August 2022
14:15
France   97–59   Croatia
16 August 2022
14:15
Spain   96–54   Poland
16 August 2022
16:30
Slovenia   78–66   Netherlands
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
16 August 2022
16:30
Italy   78–72   Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
18:45
Turkey   82–74   North Macedonia
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
18:45
Greece   84–62   Latvia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
16 August 2022
21:00
Lithuania   97–48   Denmark
SRC Kale, Skopje
16 August 2022
21:00
Serbia   86–94   Israel
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9th–16th place quarterfinals

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17 August 2022
14:15
Croatia   65–72   Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
16:30
Netherlands   65–80   Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
18:45
Denmark   64–83   North Macedonia
SRC Kale, Skopje
17 August 2022
21:00
Serbia   76–78   Latvia
SRC Kale, Skopje

13th–16th place semifinals

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19 August 2022
14:15
Denmark   63–87   Serbia
SRC Kale, Skopje
19 August 2022
16:30
Croatia   79–67   Netherlands
SRC Kale, Skopje

15th place match

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20 August 2022
11:30
Denmark   55–70   Netherlands
SRC Kale, Skopje

13th place match

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20 August 2022
16:30
Serbia   70–63   Croatia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

9th–12th place semifinals

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19 August 2022
18:45
North Macedonia   77–83   Latvia
SRC Kale, Skopje
19 August 2022
21:00
Montenegro   87–69   Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje

11th place match

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20 August 2022
13:45
North Macedonia   68–71   Poland
SRC Kale, Skopje

9th place match

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20 August 2022
16:00
Latvia   54–64   Montenegro
SRC Kale, Skopje

Championship quarterfinals

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17 August 2022
14:15
France   84–77   Italy
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
16:30
Slovenia   68–87   Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
18:45
Lithuania   79–68   Turkey
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
17 August 2022
21:00
Israel   67–75   Greece
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

5th–8th place semifinals

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19 August 2022
14:15
Turkey   78–90   Israel
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
19 August 2022
16:30
Italy   72–57   Slovenia
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

7th place match

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20 August 2022
18:15
Turkey   46–67   Slovenia
SRC Kale, Skopje

5th place match

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20 August 2022
14:15
Israel   89–75   Italy
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Championship semifinals

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19 August 2022
18:45
Lithuania   77–61   Greece
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
19 August 2022
21:00
France   64–78   Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

3rd place match

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20 August 2022
18:45
Greece   46–65   France
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Final

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20 August 2022
21:00
Lithuania   77–68   Spain
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
    Lithuania 7–0
    Spain 5–2
    France 5–2
4   Greece 5–2
5   Israel 4–3
6   Italy 5–2
7   Slovenia 4–3
8   Turkey 3–4
9   Montenegro 3–4
10   Latvia 2–5
11   Poland 3–4
12   North Macedonia 2–5
13   Serbia 4–3
14   Croatia 3–4
15   Netherlands 1–6
16   Denmark 0–7
Relegated to the 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

Awards

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Most Valuable Player
  Mario Saint-Supery

All-Tournament Team

Source

References

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  1. ^ 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A official website
  2. ^ "Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth and Small Countries Championships 2022". fiba.basketball. February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Draw results
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