2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eleventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their second title.

2008 EuroBasket Under-20
11th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLatvia
DatesAugust 1–10
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSerbia Miroslav Raduljica
Top scorerMontenegro Dašić (22.8)
Top reboundsSerbia Raduljica (10.9)
Top assistsSpain Colom (6.1)
PPG (Team) Lithuania (87.8)
RPG (Team) France (46.9)
APG (Team) Greece (19.0)
Official website
Official website (archive)
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Bulgaria and Georgia were relegated to Division B.

Teams

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Squads

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Preliminary round

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The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each.

     Team advanced to Qualifying round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Lithuania 3 3 0 271 237 6
  Ukraine 3 1 2 263 258 4 (1–1 +7)
  Croatia 3 1 2 234 256 4 (1–1 –3)
  Greece 3 1 2 218 235 4 (1–1 –4)
1 August 2008
Ukraine   91–93   Lithuania Riga
Croatia   74–67   Greece Riga
2 August 2008
Lithuania   88–69   Croatia Riga
Greece   74–71   Ukraine Riga
3 August 2008
Croatia   91–101   Ukraine Riga
Lithuania   90–77   Greece Riga

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Italy 3 2 1 198 200 5
  Turkey 3 2 1 207 182 5
  Israel 3 1 2 216 224 4
  Georgia 3 1 2 201 216 4
1 August 2008
Georgia   51–69   Turkey Riga
Israel   67–69   Italy Riga
2 August 2008
Turkey   75–65   Israel Riga
Italy   63–70   Georgia Riga
3 August 2008
Turkey   63–66   Italy Riga
Israel   84–80   Georgia Riga

Group C

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Montenegro 3 3 0 227 197 6
  Spain 3 2 1 222 204 5
  Latvia 3 1 2 205 204 4
  Bulgaria 3 0 3 219 268 3
1 August 2008
Montenegro   74–65   Spain Riga
Latvia   95–67   Bulgaria Riga
2 August 2008
Bulgaria   68–76   Montenegro Riga
Spain   60–46   Latvia Riga
3 August 2008
Spain   97–84   Bulgaria Riga
Latvia   64–77   Montenegro Riga

Group D

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  France 3 3 0 262 197 6
  Serbia 3 2 1 243 236 5
  Russia 3 1 2 234 241 4
  Slovenia 3 0 3 193 258 3
1 August 2008
Russia   75–84   Serbia Riga
Slovenia   46–91   France Riga
2 August 2008
Serbia   90–78   Slovenia Riga
France   88–82   Russia Riga
3 August 2008
Russia   77–69   Slovenia Riga
France   83–69   Serbia Riga

Qualifying round

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The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The results of the games between the teams from the same group in the preliminary round were taken into account for the ranking in this round.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in the 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in the 9th–12th playoffs

Group E

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Lithuania 5 4 1 427 393 9 (1–1 +6)
  Turkey 5 4 1 371 344 9 (1–1 +1)
  Italy 5 4 1 401 331 9 (1–1 –7)
  Ukraine 5 2 3 409 437 7
  Croatia 5 1 4 352 402 6
  Israel 5 0 5 332 385 5
5 August 2008
Turkey   86–73   Ukraine Riga
Israel   70–77   Lithuania Riga
Croatia   52–88   Italy Riga
6 August 2008
Lithuania   80–84   Turkey Riga
Ukraine   60–99   Italy Riga
Israel   62–80   Croatia Riga
7 August 2008
Turkey   63–60   Croatia Riga
Ukraine   84–68   Israel Riga
Italy   79–89   Lithuania Riga

Group F

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Serbia 5 4 1 405 371 9
  Spain 5 3 2 368 343 8 (1–1 +11)
  Montenegro 5 3 2 364 333 8 (1–1 +5)
  France 5 3 2 382 401 8 (1–1 –16)
  Latvia 5 2 3 344 362 7
  Russia 5 0 5 346 399 5
5 August 2008
Russia   63–81   Montenegro Riga
Serbia   80–73   Spain Riga
Latvia   96–73   France Riga
6 August 2008
Montenegro   70–75   Serbia Riga
Spain   92–72   France Riga
Russia   55–68   Latvia Riga
7 August 2008
Spain   78–71   Russia Riga
France   66–62   Montenegro Riga
Serbia   97–70   Latvia Riga

Classification round

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     Team relegated to Division B

Group G

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Greece 3 2 1 265 201 5 (1–1 +34)
  Slovenia 3 2 1 246 232 5 (1–1 +5)
  Bulgaria 3 2 1 227 251 5 (1–1 –39)
  Georgia 3 1 2 224 278 3
10 July 2007
Greece   70–77   Slovenia Riga
Georgia   75–90   Bulgaria Riga
12 July 2007
Bulgaria   57–98   Greece Riga
Slovenia   91–82   Georgia Riga
14 July 2007
Greece   97–67   Georgia Riga
Bulgaria   80–78   Slovenia Riga

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
August 9, Riga
 
 
  Russia79
 
August 10, Riga
 
  Croatia69
 
  Russia83
 
August 9, Riga
 
  Israel67
 
  Israel86
 
 
  Latvia83
 
Eleventh place
 
 
August 10, Riga
 
 
  Croatia70
 
 
  Latvia94

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
August 9, Riga
 
 
  Montenegro90
 
August 10, Riga
 
  Ukraine53
 
  Montenegro79
 
August 9, Riga
 
  Italy63
 
  Italy71
 
 
  France56
 
Seventh place
 
 
August 10, Riga
 
 
  Ukraine78
 
 
  France96

Championship

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9, Riga
 
 
  Serbia90
 
August 10, Riga
 
  Turkey69
 
  Serbia96
 
August 9, Riga
 
  Lithuania89
 
  Lithuania96
 
 
  Spain79
 
Third place
 
 
August 10, Riga
 
 
  Turkey72
 
 
  Spain91

Final standings

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Stats leaders

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All-Tournament Team

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See also

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References

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