2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the fourth edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Târgu Mureș, in Romania, hosted the tournament. Germany won their first title.

2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
4th Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nationRomania
DatesAugust 1–10
Teams19 
(from 48 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Germany
(1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Oglesby (24.4)  Germany (95.6)
Rebounds Nicoară (15.1)  Great Britain (44.4)
Assists Kostoski (6.4)  Finland (16.7)
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Germany and Belgium were promoted to Division A.

Teams
  •  Austria
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Belgium
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Estonia
  •  Finland
  •  Germany
  •  Great Britain
  •  Hungary
  •  Ireland
  •  Macedonia
  •  Netherlands
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Romania
  •  Slovakia
  •  Sweden
  •   Switzerland

Squads

Preliminary round

The nineteen teams were allocated in four groups (three groups of five teams and one groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The third and fourth of each group to the Classification round. The last three teams in the five-team groups advanced to another group to determine the positions 17th to 19th.

     Team advanced to Qualifying round
     Team competed in Classification round
     Team competed in Classification round for 17th to 19th place

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-break
 Portugal 4403092778
 Macedonia 4313212977
 Great Britain 41330231451–1 (+4)
 Norway 41333934951–1 (+1)
 Finland 41329833251–1 (−5)
1 August 2008
Portugal 76–71 MacedoniaTârgu Mureș
Finland 73–90 Great BritainTârgu Mureș
2 August 2008
Norway 87–99 FinlandTârgu Mureș
Great Britain 62–73 PortugalTârgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Portugal 84–81 NorwayTârgu Mureș
Macedonia 80–75 Great BritainTârgu Mureș
4 August 2008
Finland 63–76 PortugalTârgu Mureș
Norway 83–91 MacedoniaTârgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Macedonia 79–63 FinlandTârgu Mureș
Great Britain 75–88 NorwayTârgu Mureș

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Germany 4404261998
 Sweden 4313622847
 Czech Republic 4223473046
 Ireland 4132243665
 Azerbaijan 4042024084
1 August 2008
Germany 124–38 AzerbaijanTârgu Mureș
Czech Republic 88–93 SwedenTârgu Mureș
2 August 2008
Ireland 42–98 Czech RepublicTârgu Mureș
Sweden 64–90 GermanyTârgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Azerbaijan 44–100 SwedenTârgu Mureș
Germany 112–40 IrelandTârgu Mureș
4 August 2008
Ireland 80–51 AzerbaijanTârgu Mureș
Czech Republic 57–100 GermanyTârgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Sweden 105–62 IrelandTârgu Mureș
Azerbaijan 69–104 Czech RepublicTârgu Mureș

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Belgium 4403412488
 Estonia 4313403007
 Austria 4222983826
 Slovakia 4132432875
  Switzerland 4042393244
1 August 2008
Estonia 87–61  SwitzerlandTârgu Mureș
Belgium 91–60 AustriaTârgu Mureș
2 August 2008
Slovakia 47–75 BelgiumTârgu Mureș
Austria 86–93 EstoniaTârgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Switzerland  60–77 AustriaTârgu Mureș
Estonia 79–67 SlovakiaTârgu Mureș
4 August 2008
Slovakia 71–58  SwitzerlandTârgu Mureș
Belgium 86–81 EstoniaTârgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Switzerland  60–89 BelgiumTârgu Mureș
Austria 75–58 SlovakiaTârgu Mureș

Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Netherlands 3212112005
 Romania 3212021995
 Hungary 3121862024
 Poland 3122102084
1 August 2008
Netherlands 82–66 HungaryTârgu Mureș
Romania 82–76 PolandTârgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Poland 76–64 NetherlandsTârgu Mureș
Hungary 58–62 RomaniaTârgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Poland 58–62 HungaryTârgu Mureș
Netherlands 65–58 RomaniaTârgu Mureș

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
 Germany 3302422016
 Sweden 31221123141–1 (+6)
 Macedonia 31222122441–1 (+3)
 Portugal 31220422241–1 (−9)
6 August 2008
Portugal 66–80 SwedenTârgu Mureș
Macedonia 75–81 GermanyTârgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Germany 71–62 PortugalTârgu Mureș
Sweden 67–75 MacedoniaTârgu Mureș

Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Belgium 3302552326
 Estonia 3212392375
 Netherlands 3122022114
 Romania 3032232393
6 August 2008
Estonia 69–65 NetherlandsTârgu Mureș
Belgium 85–79 RomaniaTârgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Netherlands 72–84 BelgiumTârgu Mureș
Romania 86–89 EstoniaTârgu Mureș

Classification round

The third and fourth team of each of the preliminary round groups 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 9th–12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Czech Republic 3302932156
 Norway 3212622235
 Great Britain 3122522584
 Ireland 3031652763
6 August 2008
Great Britain 84–66 IrelandTârgu Mureș
Norway 80–91 Czech RepublicTârgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Czech Republic 104–93 Great BritainTârgu Mureș
Ireland 57–94 NorwayTârgu Mureș

Group H
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Austria 3212282045
 Hungary 3212062025
 Slovakia 3121852134
 Poland 3121981984
6 August 2008
Austria 68–74 PolandTârgu Mureș
Slovakia 59–72 HungaryTârgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Hungary 72–85 AustriaTârgu Mureș
Poland 66–68 SlovakiaTârgu Mureș

Classification round for 17th to 19th place

The last three teams of the five-team groups of the preliminary round were allocated in one group.

Group I
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Switzerland 2201651304
 Finland 2111981383
 Azerbaijan 2021062012
6 August 2008
Finland 118–56 AzerbaijanTârgu Mureș
8 August 2008
Azerbaijan 50–83  SwitzerlandTârgu Mureș
9 August 2008
Switzerland  82–80 FinlandTârgu Mureș

Knockout stage



 2008 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship
Division B 

Germany
First title

Final standings
RankTeam
 Germany
 Belgium
 Sweden
4th  Estonia
5th  Romania
6th  Portugal
7th  Netherlands
8th  Macedonia
9th  Czech Republic
10th  Austria
11th  Norway
12th  Hungary
13th  Poland
14th  Slovakia
15th  Great Britain
16th  Ireland
17th   Switzerland
18th  Finland
19th  Azerbaijan

Stats leaders
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