2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

2014 EuroBasket Under-18
31st FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Turkey
Dates 24 July – 3 August 2014
Teams 16
Venues 2 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Turkey (2nd title)
MVP Turkey Egemen Güven
Official website
http://u18men.fibaeurope.com/en/
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The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 31st edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Konya, Turkey, from 24 July to 3 August 2014. The tournament served as the qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Turkey also successfully defended their last year's title.

Participating teams

First Round

The first-round groups draw took place on 1 December 2013 in Freising, Germany.[1] In the first round, the sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three teams of each group qualified for the Second Round. The last team of each group will play in the Classification Group G first, then in the 9th–16th place playoffs.[2]

Team advances to the Second Round
Team will compete in the Classification Group G

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 225 202+23 5
 Latvia 3 2 1 190 1922 5
 Poland 3 1 2 203 21310 4
 Belgium 3 1 2 194 20511 4
24 July 2014
14:00
Italy  7255  Latvia
24 July 2014
18:30
Poland  6763  Belgium

25 July 2014
14:00
Belgium  7975  Italy
25 July 2014
20:45
Latvia  7268  Poland

26 July 2014
16:15
Italy  7868  Poland
26 July 2014
18:30
Belgium  5263  Latvia

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 3 3 0 256 175+81 6
 Lithuania 3 2 1 218 2224 5
 France 3 1 2 207 199+8 4
 England 3 0 3 153 23885 3
24 July 2014
16:15
France  7275  Lithuania
24 July 2014
20:45
Croatia  8847  England

25 July 2014
16:15
England  4573  France
25 July 2014
18:30
Lithuania  6689  Croatia

26 July 2014
14:00
France  6279  Croatia
26 July 2014
20:45
England  6177  Lithuania

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 3 2 1 217 194+23 5
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 1 214 209+5 5
 Turkey 3 2 1 235 188+47 5
 Czech Republic 3 0 3 173 24875 3
24 July 2014
14:00
Greece  7869  Bosnia and Herzegovina
24 July 2014
20:45
Turkey  10151  Czech Republic

25 July 2014
16:15
Czech Republic  5775  Greece
25 July 2014
20:45
Bosnia and Herzegovina  7366  Turkey

26 July 2014
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  7265  Czech Republic
26 July 2014
20:45
Turkey  6864  Greece

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Montenegro 3 2 1 219 209+10 5
 Serbia 3 2 1 223 194+29 5
 Spain 3 2 1 203 2030 5
 Russia 3 0 3 176 21539 3
24 July 2014
16:15
Serbia  7953  Russia
24 July 2014
18:30
Spain  7372  Montenegro

25 July 2014
14:00
Montenegro  7873  Serbia
25 July 2014
18:30
Russia  6067  Spain

26 July 2014
14:00
Serbia  7163  Spain
26 July 2014
16:15
Montenegro  6963  Russia

Second Round

Twelve advancing teams from the First Round will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play in the 9th–16th place playoffs against the teams from the Group G.[2]

Team advances to the Quarterfinals
Team will compete in the 9th – 16th place playoffs

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Croatia 5 5 0 442 346+96 10
 Italy 5 4 1 347 330+17 9
 Latvia 5 3 2 340 36727 8
 Lithuania 5 2 3 360 37414 7
 France 5 1 4 331 322+9 6
 Poland 5 0 5 325 40681 5
28 July 2014
16:15
France  6568  Italy
28 July 2014
18:30
Lithuania  7678  Latvia
28 July 2014
20:45
Poland  81101  Croatia

29 July 2014
16:15
Italy  6461  Lithuania
29 July 2014
18:30
France  7337  Poland
29 July 2014
20:45
Latvia  7292  Croatia

30 July 2014
16:15
Croatia  8165  Italy
30 July 2014
18:30
Latvia  6359  France
30 July 2014
20:45
Lithuania  8271  Poland

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Serbia 5 4 1 377 343+34 9
 Turkey 5 3 2 358 353+5 8
 Greece 5 3 2 372 353+19 8
 Spain 5 2 3 376 3837 7
 Montenegro 5 2 3 343 36017 7
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 1 4 344 37834 6
28 July 2014
16:15
Spain  8589  Greece
28 July 2014
18:30
Serbia  7771  Bosnia and Herzegovina
28 July 2014
20:45
Turkey  7863  Montenegro

29 July 2014
16:15
Bosnia and Herzegovina  6473  Montenegro
29 July 2014
18:30
Greece  6974  Serbia
29 July 2014
20:45
Spain  7184  Turkey

30 July 2014
16:15
Montenegro  5772  Greece
30 July 2014
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  6784  Spain
30 July 2014
20:45
Serbia  8262  Turkey

Classification Group G

The last team of each group of the First Round will compete in this classification round.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 211 168+43 6
 Czech Republic 3 2 1 194 186+8 5
 Belgium 3 1 2 206 23428 4
 England 3 0 3 164 18723 3
28 July 2014
14:00
Belgium  6584  Russia
28 July 2014
14:00
England  5055  Czech Republic

29 July 2014
14:00
Czech Republic  8674  Belgium
29 July 2014
14:00
Russia  6550  England

30 July 2014
14:00
Belgium  6764  England
30 July 2014
14:00
Czech Republic  5362  Russia

9th – 16th place playoffs

1 August 2014
14:00
Montenegro  8567  England
Scoring by quarter: 20-17, 21-15, 21-14, 23-21
Pts: A. Dozic 21
Rebs: V. Bacovic 8
Asts: A. Dozic, M. Krivokapic 4
Pts: J. D. Akodo 18
Rebs: D. Williams 6
Asts: J. D. Akodo 6
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Carlos Cortes (ESP), Arturas Sukys (LTU), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR)
1 August 2014
16:15
Poland  7485  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 16-25, 12-19, 19-16, 27-25
Pts: G. Kulka 20
Rebs: G. Kulka 8
Asts: A. Wlodarczyk 8
Pts: D. Sinegubov 21
Rebs: I. Karpenkov 7
Asts: N. Shantaley 5
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Gianluca Mattioli (ITA), Ersan Kartal (TUR), Irakli Berishvili (GEO)
1 August 2014
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  8777  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 23-12, 19-25, 20-20
Pts: E. Atic 20
Rebs: M. Predic 8
Asts: M. Predic 3
Pts: S. Pursl 19
Rebs: S. Pursl 8
Asts: V. Pulpán 6
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Georgios Tanatzis (GRE), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Pavel Fuska (SVK)
1 August 2014
20:45
France  7560  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 19-21, 15-13, 16-16, 25-10
Pts: Y. Smock 17
Rebs: A. Kaba 10
Asts: L. Dussoulier 5
Pts: T. Akyazili 14
Rebs: J. Kohajda 14
Asts: T. Akyazili 7
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Nikola Perlic (CRO), Miodrag Licina (SRB), Alakbar Hasanov (AZE)

Classification games for 13th – 16th place

2 August 2014
14:00
England  8374  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 12-18, 27-15, 16-19
Pts: J. D. Akodo 18
Rebs: A. Menzies 15
Asts: J. D. Akodo 8
Pts: G. Kulka, M. Konopatzki 15
Rebs: G. Kulka 10
Asts: A. Wlodarczyk 8
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Alakbar Hasanov (AZE)
2 August 2014
16:15
Belgium  6169  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 10-19, 17-13, 15-20
Pts: T. Akyazili 15
Rebs: M. Houdart 11
Asts: T. Akyazili 3
Pts: M. Svoboda 16
Rebs: V. Pulpán 7
Asts: V. Pulpán 7
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Milos Koljensic (MNE), Arturas Sukys (LTU), Irakli Berishvili (GEO)

Classification games for 9th – 12th place

2 August 2014
18:30
Montenegro  6272  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 18-22, 12-17, 17-13
Pts: Z. Nikolic 12
Rebs: Z. Nikolic 16
Asts: M. Krivokapic 5
Pts: V. Staratelev 16
Rebs: I. Karpenkov 15
Asts: A. Zuev 4
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Amit Balak (ISR), Vanessa Ann Devlin (AUS), Nick Van den Broeck (BEL)
2 August 2014
20:45
France  6852  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 14-11, 13-9, 22-13, 19-19
Pts: Y. Smock 20
Rebs: A. Kaba 10
Asts: 3 players tied with 3
Pts: 3 players tied with 9
Rebs: E. Atic 5
Asts: E. Atic 3
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR)

1st – 8th place playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
1 August 2014 – 18:30        
  Croatia  80
2 August 2014 – 20:45
  Spain  55  
  Croatia  67
1 August 2014 – 20:45
    Turkey  74  
  Turkey  78
3 August 2014 – 20:45
  Latvia  53  
  Turkey  85
1 August 2014 – 16:15
    Serbia  68
  Serbia  83
2 August 2014 – 18:30
  Lithuania  67  
  Serbia  60 Third place
1 August 2014 – 14:00
    Greece  55  
  Italy  68   Croatia  75
  Greece  85     Greece  71
3 August 2014 – 18:30

Quarterfinals

1 August 2014
14:00
Italy  6885  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 22–19, 20–19, 15–27
Pts: F. Mussini 24
Rebs: F. Mussini, L. Severini 5
Asts: 3 players tied with 2
Pts: V. Charalampopoulos 20
Rebs: V. Charalampopoulos 13
Asts: V. Charalampopoulos 4
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Milos Koljensic (MNE), Amit Balak (ISR), Nick Van den Broeck (BEL)
1 August 2014
16:15
Serbia  8367  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 21–15, 15–22, 27–15
Pts: V. Vučetić 19
Rebs: V. Vučetić 8
Asts: S. Peno 5
Pts: M. Varnas 12
Rebs: D. Sabonis 19
Asts: D. Sabonis 7
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Janusz Calik (POL), Ciprian Stoica (ROU)
1 August 2014
18:30
Croatia  8055  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 24-12, 8-15, 23-12, 25-16
Pts: D. Bender 18
Rebs: 4 players tied with 10
Asts: L. Mazalin 7
Pts: M. Garcia 15
Rebs: Y. Sima 10
Asts: D. Gallardo 3
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Leandro Nicolas Lezcano (ARG), Mathieu Hosselet (FRA), Semen Ovinov (RUS)
1 August 2014
20:45
Turkey  7853  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 19-14, 20-15, 19-8
Pts: F. Korkmaz 22
Rebs: E. Arar 10
Asts: B. Ugurlu 6
Pts: D. Cima 14
Rebs: R. Malmanis 7
Asts: E. Meznieks 3
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Vanessa Ann Devlin (AUS)

Classification games for 5th – 8th place

2 August 2014
14:00
Lithuania  5780  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 10–20, 16–17, 21–22
Pts: D. Sabonis 23
Rebs: D. Sabonis 10
Asts: D. Sabonis, R. Miniotas 3
Pts: D. Flaccadori 27
Rebs: R. Cattapan 9
Asts: D. Flaccadori 6
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Ersan Kartal (TUR), Nikola Perlic (CRO), Mathieu Hosselet (FRA)
2 August 2014
16:15
Spain  8378  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 21-21, 18-23, 21-14, 23-20
Pts: M. Garcia 26
Rebs: Y. Sima 13
Asts: F. Alonso, J. Jimenez 5
Pts: E. Meznieks 26
Rebs: R. Malmanis, R. Lomazs 9
Asts: 3 players tied with 3
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Georgios Tanatzis (GRE), Miodrag Licina (SRB), Pavel Fuska (SVK)

Semifinals

2 August 2014
18:30
Serbia  6055  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 11-14, 17-14, 18-12, 14-15
Pts: R. Djokovic 21
Rebs: V. Vucetic 12
Asts: I. Dokovic 4
Pts: D. Stamatis 22
Rebs: K. Mitoglou 10
Asts: D. Stamatis, V. Charalampopoulos 3
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Carlos Cortes (ESP), Leandro Nicolas Lezcano (ARG), Semen Ovinov (RUS)
2 August 2014
20:45
Croatia  6774  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 18-16, 12-15, 18-21, 19-22
Pts: M. Arapovic 18
Rebs: M. Arapovic 9
Asts: M. Arapovic 5
Pts: E. Arar 14
Rebs: E. Arar 10
Asts: B. Ugurlu 7
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Gianluca Mattioli (ITA), Gentian Cici (ALB), Janusz Calik (POL)

Final classification games

Match for 15th place

3 August 2014
14:00
Poland  7983  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 16-25, 22-18, 25-18, 16-22
Pts: G. Kulka 18
Rebs: M. Fatz, M. Konopatzki 8
Asts: A. Wlodarczyk 6
Pts: M. Houdart 22
Rebs: 3 players tied with 5
Asts: T. Akyazili 4
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Arturas Sukys (LTU), Pavel Fuska (SVK), Alakbar Hasanov (AZE)

Match for 13th place

3 August 2014
16:15
England  5973  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 10-20, 11-17, 17-14
Pts: J. D. Akodo 19
Rebs: D. Williams 8
Asts: J. D. Akodo 4
Pts: M. Svoboda 24
Rebs: D. Skranc 14
Asts: V. Pulpán 13
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Gentian Cici (ALB), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR)

Match for 11th place

3 August 2014
18:30
Montenegro  8564  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 22-17, 20-13, 21-15
Pts: P. Popovic 19
Rebs: Z. Nikolic 15
Asts: P. Popovic 11
Pts: D. Hadzic 21
Rebs: E. Memic5
Asts: N. Dedovic 4
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Carlos Cortes (ESP), Janusz Calik (POL), Vanessa Ann Devlin (AUS)

Match for 9th place

3 August 2014
20:45
Russia  5277  France
Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 13-17, 7-25, 21-20
Pts: A. Zuev 11
Rebs: M. Maleyko, I. Karpenkov 4
Asts: K. Pisklov 4
Pts: Y. Smock 19
Rebs: A. Kaba 9
Asts: I. Cordinier 7
Konya Municipality Sports Complex II, Konya
Referees: Georgios Tanatzis (GRE), Nikola Perlic (CRO), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT)

Match for 7th place

3 August 2014
14:00
Latvia  5690  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 16-27, 10-15, 12-19, 18-29
Pts: R. Stradnieks 17
Rebs: R. Stradnieks 6
Asts: R. Birkans 4
Pts: R. Miniotas 20
Rebs: R. Miniotas 12
Asts: D. Sabonis, M. Normantas 5
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Gentian Cici (ALB), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR)

Match for 5th place

3 August 2014
16:15
Spain  6865  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 17-18, 15-16, 21-14, 15-17
Pts: M. Garcia 26
Rebs: Y. Sima 18
Asts: F. Alonso 6
Pts: F. Mussini 15
Rebs: D. Flaccadori 7
Asts: F. Mussini 6
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Milos Koljensic (MNE), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Irakli Berishvili (GEO)

Bronze medal match

3 August 2014
18:30
Croatia  7571  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 11-19, 19-9, 24-24, 21-19
Pts: L. Mazalin, M. Arapovic 24
Rebs: M. Arapovic 16
Asts: D. Bender 10
Pts: V. Charalampopoulos 20
Rebs: V. Charalampopoulos 7
Asts: D. Stamatis 4
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Ersan Kartal (TUR), Paulo Marques (POR), Mathieu Hosselet (FRA)

Final

3 August 2014
20:45
Turkey  8568  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 11–17, 32–18, 17–22
Pts: T. Geçim 18
Rebs: 4 players tied with 5
Asts: B. Uğurlu 7
Pts: S. Peno 13
Rebs: V. Vučetić, V. Marinković 6
Asts: I. Đoković 3
Konya Municipality Sports Complex, Konya
Referees: Leandro Nicolas Lezcano (ARG), Semen Ovinov (RUS), Amit Balak (ISR)

Final standings

Rank Team
1st  Turkey
2nd  Serbia
3rd  Croatia
4th  Greece
5th  Spain
6th  Italy
7th  Lithuania
8th  Latvia
9th  France
10th  Russia
11th  Montenegro
12th  Bosnia and Herzegovina
13th  Czech Republic
14th  England
15th  Belgium
16th  Poland

 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Winners 

Turkey
Second title

Team qualified for the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Team relegated to 2015 Division B

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Turkey Egemen Güven

All-Tournament Team

References

External links