2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates July 14-23
Teams 16 (from 48 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Serbia and Montenegro (2nd title)
MVP Ersan İlyasova
Tournament statistics
Players Teams
PPG Kalve (20.5)  Bulgaria (81.4)
Rebounds Suárez (10.4)  Spain (41.6)
Assists Jeromanovs (6.3)  Russia (15.8)

The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won the 1998 Champiosnhip) as Yugoslavia.

Germany and Belarus were relegated to Division B.

Contents

Teams

Squads

Preliminary round

The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each.

     Team advanced to Quarter-Final round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 3 0 231 176 6
 Croatia 3 2 1 231 215 5
 Belgium 3 1 2 199 222 4
 Latvia 3 0 3 217 251 3
14 July 2006
Serbia and Montenegro  72–61  Latvia İzmir
Croatia  64–58  Belarus İzmir
15 July 2006
Belarus  57–81  Serbia and Montenegro İzmir
Latvia  79–95  Croatia İzmir
16 July 2006
Latvia  77–84  Belarus İzmir
Croatia  72–78  Serbia and Montenegro İzmir

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 212 177 5 (1–1 +2)
 Slovenia 3 2 1 235 202 5 (1–1 +1)
 Israel 3 2 1 206 205 5 (1–1 –3)
 Hungary 3 0 3 169 238 3
14 July 2006
Israel  66–64  Italy İzmir
Slovenia  92–60  Hungary İzmir
15 July 2006
Hungary  68–72  Israel İzmir
Italy  74–70  Slovenia İzmir
16 July 2006
Slovenia  73–68  Israel İzmir
Italy  74–41  Hungary İzmir

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 France 3 2 1 251 195 5 (1–1 +23)
 Turkey 3 2 1 209 168 5 (1–1 +3)
 Russia 3 2 1 207 203 5 (1–1 –26)
 Germany 3 0 3 162 263 3
14 July 2006
Russia  63–92  France İzmir
Turkey  83–45  Germany İzmir
15 July 2006
Germany  51–81  Russia İzmir
France  60–66  Turkey İzmir
16 July 2006
France  99–66  Germany İzmir
Turkey  60–63  Russia İzmir

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 3 2 1 228 222 5
 Lithuania 3 2 1 261 255 5
 Bulgaria 3 1 2 238 249 4
 Spain 3 1 2 235 236 4
14 July 2006
Spain  73–75  Bulgaria İzmir
Lithuania  71–81  Greece İzmir
15 July 2006
Bulgaria  86–98  Lithuania İzmir
Greece  69–74  Spain İzmir
16 July 2006
Greece  78–77  Bulgaria İzmir
Spain  88–92  Lithuania İzmir

Quarter-Final round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th-8th playoffs

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 3 0 246 204 6
 Slovenia 3 2 1 245 244 5
 France 3 1 2 202 204 4
 Lithuania 3 0 3 239 280 3
18 July 2006
Serbia and Montenegro  101–68  Lithuania İzmir
Slovenia  67–65  France İzmir
19 July 2006
Lithuania  94–100  Slovenia İzmir
France  58–60  Serbia and Montenegro İzmir
20 July 2006
France  79–77  Lithuania İzmir
Serbia and Montenegro  85–78  Slovenia İzmir

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Turkey 3 2 1 244 205 5
 Italy 3 2 1 215 219 5
 Croatia 3 1 2 233 249 4
 Greece 3 1 2 222 241 4
18 July 2006
Croatia  87–72  Greece İzmir
Italy  53–75  Turkey İzmir
19 July 2006
Greece  70–76  Italy İzmir
Turkey  91–72  Croatia İzmir
20 July 2006
Croatia  74–86  Italy İzmir
Turkey  78–80  Greece İzmir

Classification round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

     Team competed to 9th-12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th-16th playoffs

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 245 149 6
 Spain 3 2 1 228 183 5
 Belarus 3 1 2 173 219 4
 Hungary 3 0 3 147 242 3
18 July 2006
Belarus  50–78  Spain İzmir
Hungary  36–82  Russia İzmir
19 July 2006
Russia  86–52  Belarus İzmir
Spain  89–56  Hungary İzmir
20 July 2006
Belarus  71–55  Hungary İzmir
Russia  77–61  Spain İzmir

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 3 2 1 245 220 5
 Israel 3 2 1 226 214 5
 Germany 3 1 2 216 222 4
 Latvia 3 1 2 239 270 4
18 July 2006
Israel  67–64  Germany İzmir
Latvia  90–89  Bulgaria İzmir
19 July 2006
Germany  86–76  Latvia İzmir
Bulgaria  77–64  Israel İzmir
20 July 2006
Germany  66–79  Bulgaria İzmir
Latvia  73–95  Israel İzmir

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

  Playoffs Thirteenth place
July 22, İzmir
  Belarus  59  
  Latvia  63  
 
July 23, İzmir
      Latvia  101
    Hungary  69
Fifteenth place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Hungary  70   Belarus  59
  Germany  63     Germany  81

Belarus and Germany were relegated to Division B.

9th–12th playoffs

  Playoffs Ninth place
July 22, İzmir
  Israel  61  
  Russia  66  
 
July 23, İzmir
      Russia  84
    Bulgaria  88
Eleventh place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Bulgaria  80   Israel  74
  Spain  72     Spain  82

5th–8th playoffs

  Playoffs Fifth place
July 22, İzmir
  Greece  50  
  France  76  
 
July 23, İzmir
      France  58
    Croatia  63
Seventh place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Croatia  81   Greece  78
  Lithuania  62     Lithuania  82

Championship

  Semfinals Final
July 22, İzmir
  Italy  83  
  Serbia and Montenegro  89  
 
July 23, İzmir
      Serbia and Montenegro  64
    Turkey  58
Third place
July 22, İzmir July 23, İzmir
  Turkey  96   Italy  75
  Slovenia  62     Slovenia  83
 2006 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Serbia and Montenegro
Second title

Final standings

Rank Team
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Turkey
 Slovenia
4th  Italy
5th  Croatia
6th  France
7th  Lithuania
8th  Greece
9th  Bulgaria
10th  Russia
11th  Spain
12th  Israel
13th  Latvia
14th  Hungary
15th  Germany
16th  Belarus

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Points Games PPG
1. Ernests Kalve 164 8 20.5
2. Emir Preldžič 162 8 20.3
3. Martynas Pocius 160 8 20.0
4. Kaloyan Ivanov 153 8 19.1
5. Souarata Cissé 147 8 18.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1. Carlos Suárez 83 8 10.4
2. Emir Preldžič 75 8 9.4
3. Kaloyan Ivanov 72 8 9.0
4. Dejan Ivanov 70 8 8.8
5. Miklós Szabó 67 8 8.4

Assists

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1. Edgars Jeromanovs 50 8 6.3
2. Anton Ponkrashov 44 8 5.5
3. Mantas Kalnietis 38 8 4.8
4. Maksim Shustau 30 8 3.8
5. Alessandro Piazza 30 8 3.8

All-Tournament Team

References