2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
5th Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Macedonia
Dates July 16-26
Teams 17
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Netherlands (1st title)
MVP Austria Rasid Mahalbasić[1]
Tournament statistics
PlayersTeams
Points Austria Mahalbasić (19.4)  Czech Republic (81.9)
Rebounds Romania Török (11.3)  Slovakia (38.4)
Assists Georgia (country) Tsivtsivadze (5.5)  Bulgaria (15.7)

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the 5th edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second tier level of European basketball. The city of Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Netherlands won their first title.

The Netherlands and the Czech Republic were promoted to Division A.

Teams

Preliminary round

The seventeen teams were allocated in four groups (one groups of five teams and three 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
 Georgia 4313102517
 Sweden 4312872557
 Portugal 4222972886
 Slovakia 4133013235
 Luxembourg 4132643425
16 July 2009
Portugal  78–75  Georgia Skopje
Sweden  91–59  Luxembourg Skopje
17 July 2009
Slovakia  74–80  Sweden Skopje
Luxembourg  86–67  Portugal Skopje
18 July 2009
Georgia  88–53  Luxembourg Skopje
Portugal  92–64  Slovakia Skopje
19 July 2009
Sweden  63–60  Portugal Skopje
Slovakia  67–85  Georgia Skopje
20 July 2009
Georgia  62–53  Sweden Skopje
Luxembourg  66–96  Slovakia Skopje

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Poland 3302321846
 Finland 3212342225
 Norway 3122042274
 Great Britain 3032002373
16 July 2009
Finland  65–67  Poland Skopje
Norway  71–59  Great Britain Skopje
18 July 2009
Poland  81–52  Norway Skopje
Great Britain  74–82  Finland Skopje
20 July 2009
Finland  87–81  Norway Skopje
Great Britain  67–84  Poland Skopje

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Netherlands 3302421736
 Czech Republic 3212431965
  Switzerland 3121822544
 Romania 3031902343
16 July 2009
Czech Republic  79–74  Romania Skopje
Netherlands  91–56   Switzerland Skopje
18 July 2009
Switzerland   42–92  Czech Republic Skopje
Romania  45–71  Netherlands Skopje
20 July 2009
Czech Republic  72–80  Netherlands Skopje
Switzerland   84–71  Romania Skopje

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Macedonia 3212082285
 Austria 3211991795
 Hungary 3121952174
 Bulgaria 3122201984
16 July 2009
Hungary  81–75  Bulgaria Skopje
Austria  70–78  Macedonia Skopje
18 July 2009
Bulgaria  53–55  Austria Skopje
Macedonia  68–66  Hungary Skopje
20 July 2009
Hungary  48–74  Austria Skopje
Macedonia  62–92  Bulgaria Skopje

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 Tie-break
 Poland 3302111906
 Sweden 31218618241–1 (+14)
 Georgia 31218319241–1 (0)
 Finland 31218019641–1 (−14)
22 July 2009
Georgia  59–68  Finland Skopje
Sweden  63–73  Poland Skopje
23 July 2009
Finland  47–70  Sweden Skopje
Poland  71–62  Georgia Skopje

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Netherlands 3302382016
 Czech Republic 3212462205
 Macedonia 3122142524
 Austria 3032032283
22 July 2009
Czech Republic  91–69  Macedonia Skopje
Netherlands  67–62  Austria Skopje
23 July 2009
Austria  71–83  Czech Republic Skopje
Macedonia  67–91  Netherlands Skopje

Classification round

The last three teams of each of the preliminary round groups were allocated in three groups of three teams each.

     Team advanced to Group J
     Team competed in Group K
     Team competed in Group L

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Norway 2201561284
  Switzerland 2111501443
 Luxembourg 2021201542
21 July 2009
Norway  78–74   Switzerland Skopje
22 July 2009
Switzerland   76–66  Luxembourg Skopje
23 July 2009
Luxembourg  54–78  Norway Skopje

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 2201741334
 Great Britain 2111311413
 Portugal 2021201512
21 July 2009
Portugal  56–62  Great Britain Skopje
22 July 2009
Great Britain  69–85  Bulgaria Skopje
23 July 2009
Bulgaria  89–64  Portugal Skopje

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Slovakia 2201771474
 Hungary 2111751423
 Romania 2021151782
21 July 2009
Hungary  80–94  Slovakia Skopje
22 July 2009
Slovakia  83–67  Romania Skopje
23 July 2009
Romania  48–95  Hungary Skopje

Final classification round

The nine teams of the Classification Round were allocated in another three groups of three teams, depending on their position in the previous round. Group J determined positions 9th to 11th, Group K determined positions 12th to 14th and Group L determined positions 15th to 17th (last).

Group J

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Bulgaria 2201761694
 Slovakia 2111691613
 Norway 2021491642
24 July 2009
Norway  80–84  Bulgaria Skopje
25 July 2009
Bulgaria  92–89  Slovakia Skopje
26 July 2009
Slovakia  80–69  Norway Skopje

Group K

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Switzerland 2201671574
 Great Britain 2111521443
 Hungary 2021501682
24 July 2009
Switzerland   79–72  Great Britain Skopje
25 July 2009
Great Britain  80–65  Hungary Skopje
26 July 2009
Hungary  85–88   Switzerland Skopje

Group L

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Portugal 2201721294
 Luxembourg 2111581553
 Romania 2021421882
24 July 2009
Luxembourg  66–76  Portugal Skopje
25 July 2009
Portugal  96–63  Romania Skopje
26 July 2009
Romania  79–92  Luxembourg Skopje

Knockout stage

5th–8th playoffs

Playoffs Fifth place
July 25, Skopje
  Austria  88  
  Georgia  80  
 
July 26, Skopje
      Austria  87
    Macedonia  67
Seventh place
July 25, Skopje July 26, Skopje
  Finland  55   Georgia  75
  Macedonia  77     Finland  97

Championship

Playoffs Third place
July 25, Skopje
  Poland  66  
  Czech Republic  79  
 
July 26, Skopje
      Czech Republic  77
    Netherlands  88
Final
July 25, Skopje July 26, Skopje
  Netherlands  71   Poland  96
  Sweden  69     Sweden  66
 2009 FIBA Europe U-20
Championship Division B 

Netherlands
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
 Netherlands
 Czech Republic
 Poland
4th  Sweden
5th  Austria
6th  Macedonia
7th  Finland
8th  Georgia
9th  Bulgaria
10th  Slovakia
11th  Norway
12th   Switzerland
13th  Great Britain
14th  Hungary
15th  Portugal
16th  Luxembourg
17th  Romania

Stats Leaders

Points

Rank Name Points Games PPG
1.Austria Rasid Mahalbasić136719.4
2.Switzerland Christophe Varidel135719.3
2.Czech Republic David Jelinek128718.3
4.Slovakia Richard Grznár89517.8
5.Luxembourg Christopher Jones141817.6

Rebounds

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Romania Rolland Török79711.3
2.Austria Rasid Mahalbasić70710.0
3.Netherlands Thomas Koenis6879.7
4.Slovakia Peter Dorazil6988.6
5.Poland Jakub Wojciechowski5168.5

Assists

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Georgia (country) Beka Tsivtsivadze4485.5
2.Austria Moritz Lanegger3274.6
3.United Kingdom Nigel Van Oostrum2974.1
4.Poland Tomasz Śnieg2874.0
5.Republic of Macedonia Ivica Dimcevski2673.7

References