2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Amaliada and Pyrgos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. France won the trophy for the first time. Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.

2004 EuroBasket Under-16
18th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates6–15 July 2004
Teams16
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPRussia Vitaly Kuznetsov
Top scorerItaly Gallinari (18.6)
Top reboundsRussia Pishchalnikov (14.5)
Top assistsCroatia Ugrinoski (7.1)
PPG (Team) Russia (82.0)
RPG (Team) Russia (45.4)
APG (Team) Spain (15.5)
Official website
Official website (archive)
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Teams

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System of competition

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The tournament format changed with the inclusion of the Division System. The sixteen teams from Division A entered the tournament. In the preliminary round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group qualify for the quarterfinals. The eight teams were allocated on two groups of four teams each, with the two top teams qualifying for the semifinals. The two teams qualified 15th and 16th were relegated to Division B.

Preliminary round

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     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–16th games

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Slovenia 3 3 0 223 200 6
  Russia 3 2 1 255 213 5
  Israel 3 1 2 235 218 4
  Poland 3 0 3 201 283 3

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Italy 3 3 0 201 166 6
  Lithuania 3 2 1 218 196 5
  Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 2 213 215 4
  Georgia 3 0 3 185 240 3

Group C

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Turkey 3 3 0 224 163 6
  France 3 2 1 194 175 5
  Croatia 3 1 2 177 196 4
  Latvia 3 0 3 178 239 3

Group D

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 245 140 6
  Greece 3 2 1 195 197 5
  Belgium 3 1 2 179 219 4
  Germany 3 0 3 176 239 3

Classification round

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     Team advanced to 9th–12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group G

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Croatia 3 3 0 227 183 6
  Israel 3 2 1 241 196 5
  Georgia 3 1 2 185 225 4
  Germany 3 0 3 208 258 3

Group H

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Serbia and Montenegro 3 2 1 247 199 5
  Belgium 3 2 1 224 223 5
  Poland 3 1 2 219 263 4
  Latvia 3 1 2 193 198 4

Quarterfinals round

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

Group E

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Turkey 3 3 0 217 181 6
  Lithuania 3 2 1 216 210 5
  Slovenia 3 1 2 171 198 4
  Greece 3 0 3 184 199 3

Group F

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 252 231 6
  France 3 1 2 208 203 4
  Spain 3 1 2 209 212 4
  Italy 3 1 2 205 228 4

Knockout stage

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13th–16th playoffs

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PlayoffsThirteenth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Georgia79
 
 
 
  Latvia84
 
  Latvia70
 
 
 
  Poland63
 
  Germany74
 
 
  Poland76
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
 
 
 
  Georgia80
 
 
  Germany75

Georgia and Germany were relegated to Division B.

9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Belgium57
 
 
 
  Croatia79
 
  Croatia63
 
 
 
  Serbia and Montenegro80
 
  Israel60
 
 
  Serbia and Montenegro77
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Belgium74
 
 
  Israel81

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Greece76
 
 
 
  Spain64
 
  Greece70
 
 
 
  Italy62
 
  Slovenia54
 
 
  Italy82
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Spain67
 
 
  Slovenia55

Championship

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Turkey61
 
 
 
  France70
 
  France65
 
 
 
  Russia60
 
  Lithuania73
 
 
  Russia89
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Turkey75
 
 
  Lithuania69


 2004 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 
 
France
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team
    France
    Russia
    Turkey
4th   Lithuania
5th   Greece
6th   Italy
7th   Spain
8th   Slovenia
9th   Serbia and Montenegro
10th   Croatia
11th   Israel
12th   Belgium
13th   Latvia
14th   Poland
15th   Georgia
16th   Germany
Relegated to the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B

References

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