2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

{{Infobox FIBA tourney

| continent = Europe U-16

| year = 2007

| logo = 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.jpg

| size =

| host = Greece

| dates = 20–29 July 2007

| teams = 16

| federations = 1

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champions = Serbia

| title_number = 1

| mvp = {{flagicon|SRB}} Dejan Musli

| ppg_p = {{flagicon|CRO}} Prostran (20.0)

| ppg_t = {{bku|16|LIT}} (83.1)

| rpg_p = {{flagicon|CZE}} Satoranský (12.3)

| rpg_t = {{bku|16|SRB}} (49.5)

| apg_p = {{flagicon|CZE}} Satoranský (4.7)

| apg_t = {{bku|16|ESP}} (15.3)

| website = [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.season_2007.html Official website (archive)]

| prevseason = 2006

| nextseason = 2008

}}

The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 21st edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Ierapetra, Rethymno and Heraklion, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Serbia won the trophy for the first time since the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. Slovenia and Portugal were relegated to Division B.

Competition system

The tournament format changed from previously years. The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The first three teams in each group qualified for the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th position in the Classification Games. The twelve teams qualified for the qualifying round were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The results of the games between the teams in the preliminary round were taken into account for the ranking in the qualifying round. The two top teams of each group qualified for the semifinals.

Teams

{{bku|16|CRO}}
{{bku|16|CZE}}
{{bku|16|FRA}}
{{bku|16|GEO}}
{{bku|16|GRE}}
{{bku|16|ISR}}
{{bku|16|ITA}}
{{bku|16|LAT}}
{{bku|16|LIT}}
{{bku|16|POR}}
{{bku|16|RUS}}
{{bku|16|SER}}
{{bku|16|SLO}}
{{bku|16|ESP}}
{{bku|16|TUR}}
{{bku|16|UKR}}

Preliminary round

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|Team advanced to Qualifying Round

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|Team competed in 13th–16th games

=Group A=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=25\|Pts
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bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ESP}} \|3	3	0	237	188	6
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ITA}} \|3	2	1	213	181	5
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GEO}} \|3	1	2	209	240	4
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SLO}} \|3	0	3	193	243	3

=Group B=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=25\|Pts
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bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SER}} \|3	3	0	196	171	6
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|FRA}} \|3	2	1	201	198	5
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ISR}} \|3	1	2	184	168	4
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|CZE}} \|3	0	3	162	206	3

=Group C=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=25\|Pts
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bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|TUR}} \|3	3	0	243	164	6
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|LIT}} \|3	2	1	290	160	5
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|UKR}} \|3	1	2	174	249	4
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|POR}} \|3	0	3	129	263	3

=Group D=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=25\|Pts
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bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GRE}} \|3	3	0	217	165	6
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|LAT}} \|3	1	2	196	216	4
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|CRO}} \|3	1	2	219	230	4
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|RUS}} \|3	1	2	200	221	4

Classification round

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|Team relegated to Division B.

=Group G=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=25\|Pts
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style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|CZE}} \|3	3	0	194	151	6
style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|RUS}} \|3	2	1	188	158	5
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SLO}} \|3	1	2	184	182	4
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|POR}} \|3	0	3	144	219	3

Qualifying round

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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 E=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=25\|Pts
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bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SER}} \|5	5	0	384	279	10
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ESP}} \|5	4	1	338	265	9
bgcolor=#F3F781 \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|FRA}} \|5	3	2	299	309	8
bgcolor=#F3F781 \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ITA}} \|5	2	3	335	336	7
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GEO}} \|5	1	4	297	418	6
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ISR}} \|5	0	5	295	341	5

=Group F=

width=170\|Team !width=25\|Pld !width=25\|W !width=25\|L !width=35\|PF !width=35\|PA !width=25\|Pts
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bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|TUR}} \|5	5	0	379	315	10
bgcolor=#ccffcc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|LIT}} \|5	4	1	419	299	9
bgcolor=#F3F781 \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GRE}} \|5	3	2	338	309	8
bgcolor=#F3F781 \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|CRO}} \|5	2	3	353	382	7
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|LAT}} \|5	1	4	321	365	6
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|UKR}} \|5	0	5	291	431	5

Knockout stage

=9th–12th playoffs=

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

||{{bku|16|UKR}}|71|{{bku|16|GEO}}|40

||{{bku|16|ISR}}|62|{{bku|16|LAT}}|71

||{{bku|16|UKR}}|57|{{bku|16|LAT}}|58

||{{bku|16|GEO}}|64|{{bku|16|ISR}}|77

}}

=5th–8th playoffs=

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

||{{bku|16|ITA}}|74|{{bku|16|GRE}}|59

||{{bku|16|CRO}}|63|{{bku|16|FRA}}|66

||{{bku|16|ITA}}|50|{{bku|16|FRA}}|41

||{{bku|16|GRE}}|62|{{bku|16|CRO}}|55

}}

=Championship=

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

||{{bku|16|TUR}}|75|{{bku|16|ESP}}|81

||{{bku|16|SER}}|74|{{bku|16|LIT}}|64

||{{bku|16|ESP}}|55|{{bku|16|SER}}|56

||{{bku|16|TUR}}|55|{{bku|16|LIT}}|65

}}

Final standings

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Rank	\|Team
{{gold1}} \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SRB}}
{{silver2}} \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ESP}}
{{bronze3}} \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|LIT}}
4th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|TUR}}
5th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ITA}}
6th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|FRA}}
7th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GRE}}
8th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|CRO}}
9th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|LAT}}
10th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|UKR}}
11th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|ISR}}
12th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|GEO}}
13th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|CZE}}
14th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|RUS}}
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|15th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|SLO}}
bgcolor=#ffcccc \|16th \|style="text-align:left"\|{{bku\|16\|POR}}

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Rank

|Team

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|SRB}}

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|ESP}}

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|LIT}}

4th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|TUR}}

5th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|ITA}}

6th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|FRA}}

7th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|GRE}}

8th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|CRO}}

9th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|LAT}}

10th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|UKR}}

11th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|ISR}}

12th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|GEO}}

13th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|CZE}}

14th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|RUS}}

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|15th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|SLO}}

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|16th

|style="text-align:left"|{{bku|16|POR}}

;Team roster

Nemanja Jaramaz, Aleksandar Ponjavić, Nikša Nikolić, Aleksandar Obradović, Nikola Vukasović, Stevan Lekić, Danilo Anđušić, Lazar Radosavljević, Bogdan Jovanović, Nikola Rondović, Branislav Đekić, and Dejan Musli.

Head coach: Dragan Vaščanin.

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Relegated to the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20170608234642/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/5557/_/2007_U16_European_Championship_Men/index.html FIBA Archive]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2007.compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.html FIBA Europe Archive]

2007

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Category:2007–08 in Greek basketball

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