1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their first title.

1973 EuroBasket Under-16
2nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationItaly
Dates19–29 July 1973
Teams16 
(from 1 federations)
Champions Soviet Union
(1st title)
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Teams

Preliminary round

The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Spain 77050838714
 Yugoslavia 75255836312
 Turkey 74345734511
 France 74346645911
 Czechoslovakia 73440745410
 Sweden 73445349010
 Portugal 7253414699
 England 7073105337

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Soviet Union 77058235114
 Italy 76149840513
 Greece 75251043812
 Israel 73446047810
 Poland 73447744310
 Belgium 73447450310
 Germany 7164315288
 Austria 7073266127

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs
 
PlayoffsThirteenth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 England50
 
 
 
 Germany83
 
 Germany85
 
 
 
 Portugal46
 
 Portugal81
 
 
 Austria52
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
 
 
 
 Austria75
 
 
 England73

9th–12th playoffs
 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sweden49
 
 
 
 Poland67
 
 Poland85
 
 
 
 Belgium82
 
 Belgium68
 
 
 Czechoslovakia58
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Czechoslovakia61
 
 
 Sweden59

5th–8th playoffs
 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Greece85
 
 
 
 France64
 
 Israel69
 
 
 
 Greece81
 
 Israel70
 
 
 Turkey68
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Turkey68
 
 
 France70

Championship
 
SemifinalsThird place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Soviet Union62
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia58
 
 Spain57
 
 
 
 Soviet Union68
 
 Italy58
 
 
 Spain62
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 Italy74
 
 
 Yugoslavia77
 1973 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 

Soviet Union
First title

Final standings
RankTeamRecord
 Soviet Union9–0
 Spain8–1
 Yugoslavia6–3
4th  Italy6–3
5th  Greece7–2
6th  Israel4–5
7th  France5–4
8th  Turkey4–5
9th  Poland5–4
10th  Belgium4–5
11th  Czechoslovakia4–5
12th  Sweden3–6
13th  Germany3–6
14th  Portugal3–6
15th  Austria1–8
16th  England0–9
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