2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

2004 EuroBasket Under-16
18th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Greece
Dates 6–15 July 2004
Teams 16 (from 1 federations)
Champions  France (1st title)
MVP Russia Vitaly Kuznetsov
Tournament statistics
PlayersTeams
Points Italy Gallinari (18.6)  Russia (82.0)
Rebounds Russia Pishchalnikov (14.5)  Russia (45.4)
Assists Croatia Ugrinoski (7.1)  Spain (15.5)
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The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Amaliada and Pyrgos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. France won the trophy for the first time. Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.

Teams

System of competition

The tournament format changed with the inclusion of the Division System. The sixteen teams from Division A entered the tournament. In the Preliminary Round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group qualify for the Quarterfinals. The eight teams were allocated on two groups of four teams each, with the two top teams qualifying for the semifinals. The two teams qualified 15th and 16th were relegated to Division B.

Preliminary round

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th-16th games

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Slovenia 3302232006
 Russia 3212552135
 Israel 3122352184
 Poland 3032012833

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Italy 3302011666
 Lithuania 3212181965
 Serbia and Montenegro 3122132154
 Georgia 3031852403

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Turkey 3302241636
 France 3211941755
 Croatia 3121771964
 Latvia 3031782393

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Spain 3302451406
 Greece 3211951975
 Belgium 3121792194
 Germany 3031762393

Classification Round

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

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Croatia 3302271836
 Israel 3212411965
 Georgia 3121852254
 Germany 3032082583

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Serbia and Montenegro 3212471995
 Belgium 3212242235
 Poland 3122192634
 Latvia 3121931984

Quarterfinals Round

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

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Turkey 3302171816
 Lithuania 3212162105
 Slovenia 3121711984
 Greece 3031841993

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Russia 3302522316
 France 3122082034
 Spain 3122092124
 Italy 3122052284

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

Playoffs Thirteenth place
  Georgia  79  
  Latvia  84  
 
      Latvia  70
    Poland  63
Fifteenth place
  Germany  74   Georgia  80
  Poland  76     Germany  75

Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.

9th–12th playoffs

Playoffs Ninth place
  Belgium  57  
  Croatia  79  
 
      Croatia  63
    Serbia and Montenegro  80
Eleventh place
  Israel  60   Belgium  74
  Serbia and Montenegro  77     Israel  81

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs Fifth place
  Greece  76  
  Spain  64  
 
      Greece  70
    Italy  62
Seventh place
  Slovenia  54   Spain  67
  Italy  82     Slovenia  55

Championship

Semifinals Final
  Turkey  61  
  France  70  
 
      France  65
    Russia  60
Third place
  Lithuania  73   Turkey  75
  Russia  89     Lithuania  69
 2004 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 

France
First title

Final standings

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

References