1971 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

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| dates = 10–17 July 1971

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The 1971 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1971 European Championship for Cadets) was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won their first title.

Teams

{{bku|16|AUT}}
{{bku|16|FRA}}
{{bku|16|GER}}
{{bku|16|GRE}}
{{bku|16|ISR}}
{{bku|16|ITA}}
{{bku|16|URS}}
{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}
{{bku|16|SWE}}
{{bku|16|SWI}}
{{bku|16|TUR}}
{{bku|16|YUG}}

Preliminary round

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

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|Team advanced to Semifinals

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|Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

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|Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

=Group A=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=35\|PD !width=25\|Pts
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style="background:#ccffcc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|URS}} \|5	5	0	371	199	+172	10
style="background:#ccffcc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ESP\|1945}} \|5	4	1	295	200	+95	9
style="background:#F3F781" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GRE}} \|5	3	2	265	242	+23	8
style="background:#F3F781" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|TUR}} \|5	2	3	244	264	−20	7
style="background:#ffcccc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SWE}} \|5	1	4	229	389	−160	6
style="background:#ffcccc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|AUT}} \|5	0	5	204	314	−110	5

=Group B=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=35\|PD !width=25\|Pts
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style="background:#ccffcc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ITA}} \|5	5	0	363	265	+128	10
style="background:#ccffcc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|YUG}} \|5	4	1	361	257	+104	9
style="background:#F3F781" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ISR}} \|5	3	2	369	312	+57	8
style="background:#F3F781" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|FRA}} \|5	2	3	328	318	+10	7
style="background:#ffcccc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GER}} \|5	1	4	294	351	−57	6
style="background:#ffcccc" \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SWI}} \|5	0	5	210	452	−242	5

Knockout stage

=9th–12th playoffs=

{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Ninth place|Consol=Eleventh place

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|AUT}}|58|{{bku|16|GER}}|80

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|SWE}}|76|{{bku|16|SWI}}|31

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|GER}}|77|{{bku|16|SWE}}|63

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|AUT}}|90|{{bku|16|SWI}}|54

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=5th–8th playoffs=

{{Round4-with third|RD1=Playoffs|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|ISR}}|91|{{bku|16|TUR}}|50

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|GRE}}|65|{{bku|16|FRA}}|64

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|ISR}}|65|{{bku|16|GRE}}|74

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|TUR}}|59|{{bku|16|FRA}}|66

}}

=Championship=

{{Round4-with third|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Third place|Consol=Final

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|ITA}}|66|{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}|58

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|URS}}|65|{{bku|16|YUG}}|67

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|ITA}}|60|{{bku|16|YUG}}|74

|Gorizia |{{bku|16|ESP|1945}}|55|{{bku|16|URS}}|56

}}

Final standings

Rank	\|Team	Record
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Image:Gold medal icon.svg \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|YUG}}	7–0
Image:Silver medal icon.svg \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ITA}}	6–1
Image:Bronze medal icon.svg \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|URS}}	6–1
4th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ESP\|1945}}	4–3
5th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GRE}}	5–2
6th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ISR}}	4–3
7th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|FRA}}	3–4
8th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|TUR}}	2–5
9th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GER}}	3–4
10th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SWE}}	2–5
11th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|AUT}}	1–6
12th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SWI}}	0–7

{{winners|bku|16|1971 European Championship for Cadets|Yugoslavia|First}}

;Team Roster

Dragan Todorić, Predrag Tripković, Ante Zaloker, Dragan Kićanović, Marko Martinović, Milan Milićević, Zoran Biorac, Rajko Žižić, Mirza Delibašić, Željko Morelj, Radmilo Lukovac, and Mirko Grgin.

Head coach: Mirko Novosel.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120813211407/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/gid/15/grid/A/rid/542/sID/2298/_/1971_European_Championship_for_Cadets_Final_Round/index.html FIBA Archive]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.roundID_2298.compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.season_1971.html FIBA Europe Archive]

1971

Category:1971–72 in European basketball

Category:1971–72 in Italian basketball

Category:International youth basketball competitions hosted by Italy