2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

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.

2007 EuroBasket Under-16
21st FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationGreece
Dates20–29 July 2007
Teams16 
(from 1 federations)
Venues3 
(in 3 host cities)
Champions Serbia
(1st title)
MVP Dejan Musli
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Prostran (20.0)  Lithuania (83.1)
Rebounds Satoranský (12.3)  Serbia (49.5)
Assists Satoranský (4.7)  Spain (15.3)
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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

Preliminary round
     Team advanced to Qualifying Round
     Team competed in 13th–16th games

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Spain 3302371886
 Italy 3212131815
 Georgia 3122092404
 Slovenia 3031932433

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia 3301961716
 France 3212011985
 Israel 3121841684
 Czech Republic 3031622063

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Turkey 3302431646
 Lithuania 3212901605
 Ukraine 3121742494
 Portugal 3031292633

Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 3302171656
 Latvia 3121962164
 Croatia 3122192304
 Russia 3122002214

Classification round
     Team relegated to Division B.

Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Czech Republic 3301941516
 Russia 3211881585
 Slovenia 3121841824
 Portugal 3031442193

Qualifying round
     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group E
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia 55038427910
 Spain 5413382659
 France 5322993098
 Italy 5233353367
 Georgia 5142974186
 Israel 5052953415

Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Turkey 55037931510
 Lithuania 5414192999
 Greece 5323383098
 Croatia 5233533827
 Latvia 5143213656
 Ukraine 5052914315

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs
 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ukraine71
 
 
 
 Georgia40
 
 Ukraine57
 
 
 
 Latvia58
 
 Israel62
 
 
 Latvia71
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Georgia64
 
 
 Israel77

5th–8th playoffs
 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy74
 
 
 
 Greece59
 
 Italy50
 
 
 
 France41
 
 Croatia63
 
 
 France66
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Greece62
 
 
 Croatia55

Championship
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Turkey75
 
 
 
 Spain81
 
 Spain55
 
 
 
 Serbia56
 
 Serbia74
 
 
 Lithuania64
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Turkey55
 
 
 Lithuania65

Final standings

References
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