2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
1st Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Bulgaria
Dates July 8–17
Teams 12 (from 48 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Bulgaria (1st title)
Tournament statistics
PlayersTeams
Points Belgium Tabu-Eboma (22.0)  Belgium (87.3)
Rebounds Hungary Lóránt (12.5)  Bulgaria (45.5)
Assists Portugal Pires (5.0)  Portugal (11.1)

The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the first edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second tier level of European basketball. The city of Varna, in Bulgaria, hosted the tournament. Bulgaria won their first title.

Bulgaria and Hungary were promoted to Division A.

Teams

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Quarter-FinalS
     Team competed in 9th-12th playoffs

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-breaker
 Poland 55043331910
 Georgia 5323773448+9
 Slovakia 53239236080
 Finland 5323923608–9
 Ireland 5143453876
 Iceland 5052824515
8 July 2005
Finland  80–58  Ireland Varna
Poland  77–68  Slovakia Varna
Iceland  58–85  Georgia Varna
9 July 2005
Slovakia  86–59  Iceland Varna
Georgia  73–58  Finland Varna
Ireland  71–82  Poland Varna
10 July 2005
Finland  86–80  Slovakia Varna
Georgia  88–64  Ireland Varna
Iceland  50–97  Poland Varna
12 July 2005
Slovakia  71–65  Georgia Varna
Ireland  79–50  Iceland Varna
Poland  84–64  Finland Varna
13 July 2005
Slovakia  87–73  Ireland Varna
Georgia  66–93  Poland Varna
Finland  104–65  Iceland Varna

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Hungary 5414183469
 Bulgaria 5414393909
 Belgium 5324273478
 Sweden 5233493577
 Portugal 5233383477
 Albania 5053114955
8 July 2005
Hungary  106–58  Albania Varna
Sweden  62–76  Bulgaria Varna
Portugal  60–82  Belgium Varna
9 July 2005
Albania  65–83  Sweden Varna
Belgium  69–80  Hungary Varna
Bulgaria  82–80  Portugal Varna
10 July 2005
Belgium  114–60  Albania Varna
Portugal  55–70  Sweden Varna
Hungary  106–98  Bulgaria Varna
12 July 2005
Sweden  60–70  Hungary Varna
Albania  57–82  Portugal Varna
Bulgaria  73–71  Belgium Varna
13 July 2005
Hungary  56–61  Portugal Varna
Bulgaria  110–71  Albania Varna
Belgium  91–74  Sweden Varna

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

Playoffs Ninth place
July 15, Varna
  Iceland  62  
  Portugal  114  
 
July 16, Varna
      Portugal  82
    Ireland  73
Eleventh place
July 15, Varna July 16, Varna
  Ireland  104   Iceland  92
  Albania  83     Albania  95

Championship

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
July 15, Varna        
  Finland  73
July 16, Varna
  Hungary  81  
  Hungary  71
July 15, Varna
    Georgia  69  
  Georgia  89
July 17, Varna
  Belgium  78  
  Hungary  80
July 15, Varna
    Bulgaria  86
  Sweden  70
July 16, Varna
  Poland  85  
  Poland  82 Third place
July 15, Varna
    Bulgaria  95

 
  Bulgaria  76   Georgia  76
  Slovakia  65     Poland  96
July 17, Varna

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs Fifth place
July 16, Varna
  Finland  83  
  Belgium  100  
 
July 17, Varna
      Belgium  93
    Slovakia  72
Seventh place
July 16, Varna July 17, Varna
  Sweden  66   Finland  76
  Slovakia  73     Sweden  79
 2005 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B 

Bulgaria
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
 Bulgaria
 Hungary
 Poland
4th  Georgia
5th  Belgium
6th  Slovakia
7th  Sweden
8th  Finland
9th  Portugal
10th  Ireland
11th  Albania
12th  Iceland

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Points Games PPG
1.Belgium Beye Tabu-Eboma110522.0
2.Republic of Ireland John Behan128718.3
2.Republic of Ireland Aaron Westbrooks124717.7
4.Poland Kamil Chanas141817.6
5.Bulgaria Kaloyan Ivanov140817.5

Rebounds

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Hungary Péter Lóránt100812.5
2.Bulgaria Kaloyan Ivanov94811.8
3.Poland Pawel Leonczyk86810.8
4.Belgium Francois Lhoest7789.6
5.Belgium Stéphane Moris7689.5

Assists

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Portugal Antonio Pires2874.0
2.Georgia (country) Giorgi Tsintsadze2583.1
3.Sweden Thomas Massamba2483.0
4.Belgium Beye Tabu-Eboma1452.8
5.Belgium Domien Loubry2282.8

References