2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| title = FIBA European Championship
for Small Countries
| year = 2021
| image = 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries logo.png
| size = 270px
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| country = {{IRL}}
| city = Dublin
| dates = 10–15 August 2021
| num_teams = 5
| federations =
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = IRL
| count = 2
| second = AND
| third = MLT
| mvp = {{flagicon|AND}} Guillem Colom{{cite news|title=Guillem Colom lands the MVP award, two Ireland players amongst All-Star Five|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/news/guillem-colom-lands-the-mvp-award-two-ireland-players-amongst-all-star-five|publisher=FIBA|access-date=15 August 2021|date=16 August 2021}}
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| website = [https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021 www.fiba.basketball]
| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2022
}}
The 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 17th edition of this tournament, hosted in Dublin, Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10057186/ireland-to-host-2020-fiba-men%e2%80%99s-european-championships/|publisher=Basketball Ireland|title=Ireland to host 2020 FIBA Men's European Championships|date=8 November 2019|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111072915/https://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10057186/ireland-to-host-2020-fiba-men%e2%80%99s-european-championships/|url-status=dead}} Initially, the championship was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/basketball/2020/0407/1129189-basketball-european-championship-in-limerick-postponed/|title=Basketball European Championship in Limerick postponed|work=RTÉ.ie|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=7 April 2020|access-date=9 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=FIBA Europe Board cancels summer 2020 events, continues to support Youth Development Fund and agrees to prepare post-COVID-19 roadmap |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-europe-board-cancels-summer-2020-events-continues-to-support-youth-development-fund-and-agrees-to-prepare-post-covid-19-roadmap |publisher=FIBA |access-date=12 April 2020 |location=Munich, Germany |date=8 April 2020}} It was rescheduled to 10{{nbnd}}15 August 2021.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-europe-2019-20-club-competitions-will-not-resume-board-sets-plan-for-2020-21|title=FIBA Europe 2019-20 club competitions will not resume, Board sets plan for 2020-21|date=16 June 2020|publisher=FIBA|access-date=18 July 2020}}
Ireland won the title for the second time.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/mark-keenan-guidesireland-to-second-european-basketball-title-40754334.html|title=Mark Keenan guides Ireland to second European basketball title|date=15 August 2021|work=Irish Independent|accessdate= 17 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/ireland-win-european-championship-for-small-countries-5523955-Aug2021/|title=Ireland win European Championship for Small Countries after victory over Malta|date=15 August 2021|work=The 42|accessdate= 17 August 2021}}
Teams
Moldova and Norway did not join this edition. They were replaced by Armenia, who were winners in 2016 about to come back to competition after their withdrawal from the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifiers, and Azerbaijan, winners in 2006 and 2008 - Azerbaijan was set for a comeback to competition since its participation in the EuroBasket 2013 qualification.
Due to the postponement of the tournament to 2021, Armenia and Azerbaijan withdrew from participating in the tournament.
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| Team | {{abbr|App|Appearance}} | {{abbr|Last|Last appearance}} | Best placement in tournament | {{abbr|Rank|FIBA ranking (as of 16 Sep 2019)}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{bk|AND}} | 14th | 2018 | Champion (1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014) | 77 |
| {{bk|GIB}} | 17th | 2018 | Fourth place (1998, 2018) | 147 |
| {{bk|IRL}} | 7th | 2018 | Champion (1994) | 101 |
| {{bk|MLT}} | 17th | 2018 | Champion (2018) | 81 |
| {{bk|SMR}} | 16th | 2018 | Champion (2002) | 114 |
Results
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=points |ranking_style=points
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/groups#_tab=round_1 FIBA]
|team_order=IRL, AND, MLT, SMR, GIB
|win_IRL=4|loss_IRL=0|gf_IRL=413|ga_IRL=269|status_IRL=H
|win_AND=3|loss_AND=1|gf_AND=356|ga_AND=300
|win_MLT=2|loss_MLT=2|gf_MLT=325|ga_MLT=318
|win_SMR=1|loss_SMR=3|gf_SMR=272|ga_SMR=376
|win_GIB=0|loss_GIB=4|gf_GIB=282|ga_GIB=385
|name_GIB={{bk|GIB}}
|name_MLT={{bk|MLT}}
|name_SMR={{bk|SMR}}
|name_AND={{bk|AND}}
|name_IRL={{bk|IRL}}
|result1=W|result2=S|result3=B
|res_col_header=Q
|col_W=gold|text_W=Champion
|col_S=silver|text_S=Silver medal
|col_B=#cc9966|text_B=Bronze medal
}}
All times are local (UTC+1).
{{basketballbox
|date=10 August 2021|time=16:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|MLT}} |scoreA=96
|teamB={{bk|SMR}} |scoreB=65
|Q1=31–14
|Q2=21–28
|Q3=33–16
|Q4=11–7
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1008/Malta-San-Marino Boxscore]
|points1=A. Falzon 32
|rebounds1=T. Falzon 10
|points2=Macina 17
|rebounds2=Felici 7
|assist2=Macina 5
|attendance=
|referee=Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Antonio Zamora (AND), Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL)
}}
{{basketballbox
|date=10 August 2021|time=19:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|AND}} |scoreA=81
|teamB={{bk|IRL}} |scoreB=96
|Q1=23–29
|Q2=22–28
|Q3=15–21
|Q4=21–18
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1008/Andorra-Ireland Boxscore]
|points1=Colom 25
|rebounds1=Colom, Guzmán 8
|assist1=Colom 6
|points2=Carroll 24
|rebounds2=Blount 12
|assist2=Blount 5
|attendance=
|referee=Paul Unsworth (GBR), James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Edon Morina (DEN)
}}
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{{basketballbox
|date=11 August 2021|time=16:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|GIB}} |scoreA=63
|teamB={{bk|MLT}} |scoreB=89
|Q1=17–29
|Q2=17–14
|Q3=15–24
|Q4=14–22
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1108/Gibraltar-Malta Boxscore]
|points1=Ortega 16
|rebounds1=Pérez 9
|assist1=Pérez 4
|points2=A. Falzon 38
|rebounds2=Cassar 20
|assist2=Zammit 5
|attendance=
|referee=Antonio Zamora (AND), Edon Morina (DEN), Paul Unsworth (GBR)
}}
{{basketballbox
|date=11 August 2021|time=19:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|SMR}} |scoreA=56
|teamB={{bk|AND}} |scoreB=91
|Q1=12–31
|Q2=20–22
|Q3=16–14
|Q4=8–24
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1108/San-Marino-Andorra Boxscore]
|points1=Felici 17
|rebounds1=Felici 10
|assist1=three players 2
|rebounds2=Bartolomé 9
|assist2=Obiols 5
|attendance=
|referee=Maciej Nazimek (IRL), James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Tijmen Last (NED)
}}
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{{basketballbox
|date=12 August 2021|time=16:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|AND}} |scoreA=91
|teamB={{bk|GIB}} |scoreB=74
|Q1=24–14
|Q2=15–27
|Q3=19–18
|Q4=33–15
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1208/Andorra-Gibraltar Boxscore]
|points1=Colom 27
|rebounds1=A. Bartolomé 12
|assist1=three players 4
|points2=Ortega 22
|rebounds2=García 7
|assist2=Ortega 3
|attendance=
|referee=Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL), Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Paul Unsworth (GBR)
}}
{{basketballbox
|date=12 August 2021|time=19:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|IRL}} |scoreA=107
|teamB={{bk|SMR}} |scoreB=59
|Q1=34–9
|Q2=25–13
|Q3=21–23
|Q4=27–14
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1208/Ireland-San-Marino Boxscore]
|assist1=Fulton, Hosford 4
|points2=Biordi 15
|rebounds2=Felici 13
|assist2=Macina 7
|attendance=
|referee=James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Tijmen Last (NED), Antonio Zamora (AND)
}}
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{{basketballbox
|date=14 August 2021|time=16:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|MLT}} |scoreA=74
|teamB={{bk|AND}} |scoreB=93
|Q1=25–19
|Q2=13–25
|Q3=15–25
|Q4=21–24
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1408/Malta-Andorra Boxscore]
|rebounds1=Cassar 11
|assist1=Pace 4
|points2=B. Bartolomé 16
|rebounds2=A. Bartolomé 10
|assist2=Fernández 5
|attendance=
|referee=Edon Morina (DEN), Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL)
}}
{{basketballbox
|date=14 August 2021|time=19:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|GIB}} |scoreA=63
|teamB={{bk|IRL}} |scoreB=113
|Q1=14–31
|Q2=14–26
|Q3=18–26
|Q4=17–30
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1408/Gibraltar-Ireland Boxscore]
|rebounds1=Buxton 8
|assist1=Ortega 5
|points2=Flood 19
|rebounds2=Blount 8
|assist2=Blount 6
|attendance=
|referee=Tijmen Last (NED), Antonio Zamora (AND), Paul Unsworth (GBR)
}}
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{{basketballbox
|date=15 August 2021|time=16:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|SMR}} |scoreA= 92
|teamB={{bk|GIB}} |scoreB= 82
|Q1=26–25
|Q2=16–25
|Q3=32–15
|Q4=18–17
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1508/San-Marino-Gibraltar Boxscore]
|points1=Moretti 23
|rebounds1=Biordi 9
|assist1=Macina 9
|points2=Buxton 25
|rebounds2=García 13
|assist2=Ortega 6
|attendance=
|referee=Tijmen Last (NED), Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Edon Morina (DEN)
}}
{{basketballbox
|date=15 August 2021|time=19:00
|place=National Basketball Arena, Dublin
|teamA={{bk-rt|IRL}} |scoreA= 97
|teamB={{bk|MLT}} |scoreB= 66
|Q1=23–17
|Q2=28–15
|Q3=22–22
|Q4=24–12
|report=[http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021/game/1508/Ireland-Malta Boxscore]
|points1=Carroll 20
|rebounds1=Blount 15
|assist1=Blount 9
|points2=T. Falzon 17
|rebounds2=T. Falzon 11
|assist2=T. Falzon 5
|attendance=
|referee=James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Paul Unsworth (GBR), Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/smallcountries/2021 The Championship at FIBA.com]
{{Eurobasket}}
{{2020–21 in European men's basketball}}
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