2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
3rd Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Poland
Dates July 6-15
Teams 18 (from 48 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Montenegro (1st title)
Tournament statistics
PlayersTeams
Points Romania Nicoară (20.9)  Ukraine (87.0)
Rebounds Romania Nicoară (12.4)  Poland (43.5)
Assists Austria Schreiner (5.6)  Montenegro (18.0)

The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the third edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second tier level of European basketball. The city of Warsaw, in Poland, hosted the tournament. Montenegro won their first title.

Montenegro and Ukraine were promoted to Division A.

Teams

Preliminary round

The eighteen teams were allocated in four groups (two groups of five teams and two groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last three teams of each group advanced to the Classification round.

     Team advanced to Qualifying round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Montenegro 4313392947
 Germany 4312892737
 Austria 4222902996
 Sweden 4132672805
 Czech Republic 4132542935
6 July 2007
Germany  74–76  Montenegro Warsaw
Sweden  62–45  Czech Republic Warsaw
7 July 2007
Austria  78–75  Sweden Warsaw
Czech Republic  73–79  Germany Warsaw
8 July 2007
Montenegro  88–66  Czech Republic Warsaw
Germany  71–63  Austria Warsaw
9 July 2007
Sweden  61–65  Germany Warsaw
Austria  85–83  Montenegro Warsaw
10 July 2007
Czech Republic  70–64  Austria Warsaw
Montenegro  92–69  Sweden Warsaw

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Poland 4403162138
 Estonia 4222462466
 Netherlands 4223022936
 Ireland 4132413045
  Switzerland 4132523015
6 July 2007
Estonia  71–47  Ireland Warsaw
Poland  86–48   Switzerland Warsaw
7 July 2007
Netherlands  63–70  Estonia Warsaw
Ireland  44–78  Poland Warsaw
8 July 2007
Switzerland   73–74  Ireland Warsaw
Poland  85–73  Netherlands Warsaw
9 July 2007
Estonia  48–67  Poland Warsaw
Netherlands  84–62   Switzerland Warsaw
10 July 2007
Ireland  76–82  Netherlands Warsaw
Switzerland   69–57  Estonia Warsaw

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Ukraine 3302891946
 Slovakia 3211881965
 Portugal 3122112144
 Belarus 3031792633
6 July 2007
Portugal  54–55  Slovakia Warsaw
Ukraine  107–60  Belarus Warsaw
8 July 2007
Belarus  72–77  Portugal Warsaw
Slovakia  54–95  Ukraine Warsaw
10 July 2007
Portugal  80–87  Ukraine Warsaw
Belarus  47–79  Slovakia Warsaw

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Finland 3212572195
 Great Britain 3212142145
 Belgium 3122072194
 Romania 3122042304
6 July 2007
Finland  84–58  Great Britain Warsaw
Belgium  65–55  Romania Warsaw
8 July 2007
Romania  87–86  Finland Warsaw
Great Britain  77–68  Belgium Warsaw
10 July 2007
Finland  87–74  Belgium Warsaw
Romania  62–79  Great Britain Warsaw

Qualifying round

The eight top teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.

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

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Montenegro 3302282066
 Germany 3212502065
 Poland 3121962054
 Estonia 3031812383
11 July 2007
Montenegro  80–71  Estonia Warsaw
Germany  85–68  Poland Warsaw
12 July 2007
Poland  61–72  Montenegro Warsaw
Estonia  62–91  Germany Warsaw

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Ukraine 3302671946
 Finland 3212202185
 Slovakia 3122052334
 Great Britain 3032002473
11 July 2007
Ukraine  79–73  Great Britain Warsaw
Slovakia  67–69  Finland Warsaw
12 July 2007
Finland  67–93  Ukraine Warsaw
Great Britain  69–84  Slovakia Warsaw

Classification round

The ten bottom teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.

     Team advanced to 9th-10th game
     Team advanced to 11th-12th game
     Team advanced to 13th-14th game
     Team advanced to 15th-16th game
     Team competed in 17th-18th game

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-breaker
 Sweden 43129126771-1 (+17)
 Austria 43132628971-1 (-3)
 Czech Republic 43125525771-1 (-14)
 Portugal 4132833105
 Belarus 4042853174
11 July 2007
Belarus  68–72  Sweden Warsaw
Portugal  63–65  Czech Republic Warsaw
12 July 2007
Austria  93–77  Belarus Warsaw
Sweden  82–76  Portugal Warsaw
13 July 2007
Belarus  68–75  Czech Republic Warsaw
Portugal  67–91  Austria Warsaw

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-breaker
 Belgium 43131128371-1 (+10)
 Ireland 43129227571-1 (+1)
 Netherlands 43130228071-1 (-11)
  Switzerland 4133023265
 Romania 4042392824
11 July 2007
Romania  45–60  Ireland Warsaw
Belgium  94–86   Switzerland Warsaw
12 July 2007
Netherlands  76–65  Romania Warsaw
Ireland  82–75  Belgium Warsaw
13 July 2007
Romania  74–81   Switzerland Warsaw
Belgium  77–60  Netherlands Warsaw

Knockout stage

17th-18th game

July 15
9:15
Belarus  74–93  Romania
Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 24-27, 12-34, 15–18
Pts: Shylovich 24
Rebs: Shylovich 8
Asts: Skrypko 4		 Pts: Jiscanu 17
Rebs: Nicoara 15
Asts: Mandache 6
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Majid Shahab (WAL), Omer Esteron (ISR)

15th-16th game

July 15
11:15
Portugal  90–81   Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 21-28, 27-15, 22-25, 20-13
Pts: Graça, Silva 17
Rebs: Sico 11
Asts: Pinto 9		 Pts: Molteni 32
Rebs: Molteni, Ramseier 15
Asts: four players 3
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Doru Vinasi (ROU), Benjamin Barth (GER), Atso Matsalu (EST)

13th-14th game

July 15
13:15
Czech Republic  73–60  Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 24-9, 17-16, 16-21
Pts: Hubálek 15
Rebs: Jelinek 7
Asts: Hemmy 5		 Pts: Oudendag 24
Rebs: Oudendag 13
Asts: Sloote 3
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Sérgio Silva (POR), Henrykh Bekish (BLR), Francis Santos (GIB)

11th-12th game

July 15
15:15
Austria  66–67  Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 23-20, 13-14, 17-9, 13-24
Pts: Poiger 21
Rebs: Poiger 9
Asts: Schreiner 4		 Pts: Cuff 15
Rebs: McDermott 18
Asts: Kinevane 4
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Marcello Reatto (ITA), Karel Kraaijeveld (NED), Luca Carlini (SUI)

9th-10th game

July 15
17:15
Sweden  84–82  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 16-24, 25-18, 23-21
Pts: Jerebko 28
Rebs: Jerebko 15
Asts: Koutras 7		 Pts: Guillemyn 19
Rebs: Mestdagh 4
Asts: Guillemyn 7
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Sigmundur Herbertsson (ISL), Sergey Krug (RUS), Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU)

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs Fifth place
July 14, Warsaw
  Estonia  59  
  Slovakia  47  
 
July 15, Warsaw
      Estonia  58
    Poland  74
Seventh place
July 14, Warsaw July 15, Warsaw
  Great Britain  64   Slovakia  75
  Poland  71     Great Britain  68

Championship

Playoffs Third place
July 14, Warsaw
  Finland  53  
  Montenegro  83  
 
July 15, Warsaw
      Montenegro  89
    Ukraine  68
Final
July 14, Warsaw July 15, Warsaw
  Ukraine  80   Finland  76
  Germany  56     Germany  73


 2007 FIBA Europe U-20
Championship Division B 

Montenegro
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
 Montenegro
 Ukraine
 Finland
4th  Germany
5th  Poland
6th  Estonia
7th  Slovakia
8th  Great Britain
9th  Sweden
10th  Belgium
11th  Ireland
12th  Austria
13th  Czech Republic
14th  Netherlands
15th  Portugal
16th   Switzerland
17th  Romania
18th  Belarus

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Points Games PPG
1.Romania Titus Nicoara146720.9
2.Austria Richard Poiger138719.7
2.Sweden Jonas Jerebko136719.4
4.Ukraine Oleksandr Kolchenko136719.4
5.Poland Kamil Pietras144818.0

Rebounds

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Romania Titus Nicoara87712.4
2.Switzerland Westher Molteni81711.6
3.Sweden Jonas Jerebko75710.7
4.United Kingdom Daniel Clark74710.6
5.Poland Kamil Pietras82810.3

Assists

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Austria Thomas Schreiner3975.6
2.Belgium Niels Marnegrave2755.4
3.Estonia Sten-Timmu Sokk3884.8
4.Republic of Ireland Scott Kinevane3274.6
5.Montenegro Goran Martinic3584.4

References