2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

The 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 10 to 19 August 2017.[1] 24 teams participated in the competition. Greece won the competition without losing a single game and won the promotion to Division A. Netherlands and Georgia also gained promotion.

2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
City	Sofia
Dates	10–19 August
Teams	24
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Greece (1st title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Georgia
Fourth place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
MVP	Nikos Rogkavopoulos
Top scorer	Erhan Sholla (21.5 ppg)

Participating teams

•  Belarus
•  Belgium
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (14th place, 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division A)
•  Bulgaria
•  Cyprus
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  Georgia
•  Great Britain
•  Greece (16th place, 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division A)
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Kosovo
•  Luxembourg
•  Macedonia
•  Netherlands
•  Norway
•  Poland (15th place, 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division A)
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Slovakia
•   Switzerland
•  Ukraine

First round

In this round, twenty four teams are allocated in four groups of six teams each. First two teams advance to the Final round and other teams advance to Classification 9–24th place.[2]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Greece	5	5	0	485	295	+190	10	Quarterfinals
2	Belgium	5	4	1	422	300	+122	9
3	Belarus	5	3	2	357	379	−22	8	9th – 16th place classification
4	Iceland	5	2	3	363	357	+6	7
5	Switzerland	5	1	4	295	437	−142	6	17th – 24th place classification
6	Romania	5	0	5	270	424	−154	5

Source: FIBA Europe

Switzerland   v  Iceland

10 August 2017	Switzerland	60–80	Iceland	Universiada Hall, Sofia
13:45	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–29, 16–22, 10–8
	Pts: M. Mouron Barba 16 Rebs: N. Hullinger 11 Asts: M. Mouron Barba 4	Boxscore	Pts: D. Jonsson 17 Rebs: J. Agustsson 7 Asts: D. Jonsson 5	Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Michel Gold (LUX), Graham Shaw (SCO)

Romania  v  Belgium

10 August 2017	Romania	48–85	Belgium	Universiada Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 17–22, 6–15, 15–26
	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 15 Rebs: M. Duica 8 Asts: L. Vasile 2	Boxscore	Pts: H. Bratanovic 23 Rebs: H. Bratanovic 15 Asts: N. De Ridder 5	Referees: Janusz Calik (POL), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Greece  v  Belarus

10 August 2017	Greece	101–60	Belarus	Universiada Hall, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 38–9, 19–13, 25–18, 19–20
	Pts: D. Klonaras 22 Rebs: A. Sotiriou 9 Asts: G. Tazopoulos 5	Boxscore	Pts: N. Lagun 9 Rebs: A. Tsynkevich 6 Asts: N. Matsal 2	Referees: Ivor Matejek (CZE), Martynas Gudas (LTU), Graham Shaw (SCO)

Iceland  v  Romania

11 August 2017	Iceland	67–45	Romania	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 22–13, 24–4, 7–17
	Pts: D. Jonsson 20 Rebs: V. Hlynsson 13 Asts: J. Agustsson 5	Boxscore	Pts: T. Lungu 13 Rebs: R. Radulescu 6 Asts: T. Lungu 3	Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Armando Ramos Partida (MEX)

Belarus  v   Switzerland

11 August 2017	Belarus	74–68	Switzerland	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 9–10, 17–18, 28–30
	Pts: R. Hests 19 Rebs: K. Tsetserukou 16 Asts: N. Matsal 3	Boxscore	Pts: K. Martina 20 Rebs: N. Hullinger 7 Asts: K. Martina 4	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Michel Glod (LUX), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Belgium  v  Greece

11 August 2017	Belgium	60–77	Greece	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
18:15	Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 19–14, 22–19, 11–18
	Pts: A. Verstraete 14 Rebs: H. Bratanovic 9 Asts: I. Anwoir 3	Boxscore	Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 16 Rebs: N. Rogkavopoulos 11 Asts: K. Vlasios 4	Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Ivor Matejek (CZE), Milen Tsvetkov (BUL)

Greece  v  Romania

12 August 2017	Greece	111–60	Romania	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
13:45	Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 34–12, 32–17, 17–16
	Pts: A. Tsoumanis 20 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 12 Asts: R. Lanaras 5	Boxscore	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 14 Rebs: M. Duica 7 Asts: T. Valeanu 2	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Martynas Gudas (LTU), Milen Tsvetkov (BUL)

Switzerland   v  Belgium

12 August 2017	Switzerland	52–98	Belgium	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 13–22, 16–21, 14–31
	Pts: M. Mouron Barba 13 Rebs: N. Hullinger 4 Asts: N. Lugt 4	Boxscore	Pts: N. De Ridde 35 Rebs: N. De Ridde 12 Asts: N. De Ridde 5	Referees: Zdenko Tomasovic (SVK), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Michel Glod (LUX)

Belarus  v  Iceland

12 August 2017	Belarus	78–77	Iceland	Triaditza Hall, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 17–24, 19–12, 25–14
	Pts: N. Matsal 16 Rebs: D. Barysevich 9 Asts: D. Barysevich 4	Boxscore	Pts: V. Hlynsson 26 Rebs: A. Kristjansson 6 Asts: D. Jonsson 7	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Vladyslav Isachenko (UKR), Jayson Anthony Stiell (CAN)

Iceland  v  Greece

14 August 2017	Iceland	76–85	Greece	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 22–22, 13–22, 20–26
	Pts: V. Hlynsson 20 Rebs: J. Agustsson 6 Asts: V. Hlynsson 5	Boxscore	Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 17 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 16 Asts: D. Klonaras 7	Referees: Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK), Marc Mouton (LUX), Jayson Anthony Stiell (CAN)

Belgium  v  Belarus

14 August 2017	Belgium	90–60	Belarus	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
18:15	Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 20–13, 24–12, 24–19
	Pts: H. Bratanovic 17 Rebs: N. De Ridder 14 Asts: I. Anwoir 8	Boxscore	Pts: A. Navoichyk 14 Rebs: K. Tsetserukou 8 Asts: R. Hests 5	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Martin Horozov (BUL), Armando Ramos Partida (MEX)

Romania  v   Switzerland

14 August 2017	Romania	74–760(OT)	Switzerland	Arena Armeec II, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 23–18, 19–7, 17–21, Overtime: 9–11
	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 24 Rebs: M. Duica 11 Asts: C. Gavriloaia 7	Boxscore	Pts: N. Hullinger 31 Rebs: N. Hullinger 12 Asts: K. Martina 3	Referees: Ivor Matejek (CZE), Irakli Berishvili (GEO), Igor Demenkov (RUS)

Belgium  v  Iceland

15 August 2017	Belgium	89–63	Iceland	Universiada Hall, Sofia
13:45	Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 20–20, 21–14, 24–16
	Pts: N. De Ridder 25 Rebs: N. De Ridder 17 Asts: N. De Ridder 5	Boxscore	Pts: D. Jonsson 16 Rebs: V. Hlynsson 5 Asts: J. Agustsson 3	Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Vladyslav Isachenko (UKR), Rune Ressel Larsen (DEN)

Switzerland   v  Greece

15 August 2017	Switzerland	39–111	Greece	Universiada Hall, Sofia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 10–24, 8–32, 5–22
	Pts: N. Lugt 12 Rebs: H. Jusovic 5 Asts: L. Langura 2	Boxscore	Pts: D. Karaiskos 19 Rebs: D. Karaiskos 8 Asts: N. Rogkavopoulos 6	Referees: Marek Kukelcik (SVK), Irakli Berishvili (GEO), Graham Shaw (SCO)

Belarus  v  Romania

15 August 2017	Belarus	85–43	Romania	Universiada Hall, Sofia
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 26–8, 15–16, 21–5
	Pts: A. Navoichyk 22 Rebs: A. Tsynkevich 10 Asts: N. Matsal 7	Boxscore	Pts: C. Gavriloaia 16 Rebs: M. Duica 7 Asts: L. Vasile 2	Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Marc Mouton (LUX)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	391	231	+160	10	Quarterfinals
2	Ukraine	5	3	2	346	280	+66	8
3	Poland	5	3	2	353	300	+53	8	9th – 16th place classification
4	Bulgaria	5	3	2	336	335	+1	8
5	Denmark	5	1	4	292	422	−130	6	17th – 24th place classification
6	Cyprus	5	0	5	262	412	−150	5

Source: FIBA Europe

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Czech Republic	5	5	0	343	274	+69	10	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	5	4	1	323	284	+39	9
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	3	2	390	350	+40	8	9th – 16th place classification
4	Ireland	5	2	3	336	326	+10	7
5	Slovakia	5	1	4	295	303	−8	6	17th – 24th place classification
6	Norway	5	0	5	254	404	−150	5

Source: FIBA Europe

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Team advances to
1	Great Britain	5	5	0	377	242	+135	10	Quarterfinals
2	Georgia	5	4	1	380	283	+97	9
3	Portugal	5	3	2	318	309	+9	8	9th – 16th place classification
4	Macedonia	5	2	3	290	369	−79	7
5	Kosovo	5	1	4	269	314	−45	6	17th – 24th place classification
6	Luxembourg	5	0	5	258	374	−116	5

Source: FIBA Europe

Final round

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	17 August
	Greece	78
					18 August
	Ukraine	63
					Greece	75
	17 August
					Great Britain	72
	Great Britain	85
									19 August
	Hungary	54
									Greece	74
	17 August
									Netherlands	60
	Netherlands	65
					18 August
	Belgium	51
					Netherlands	67
	17 August
					Georgia	62			Third place
	Czech Republic	51
									19 August
	Georgia	65
									Great Britain	63
									Georgia	64

5–8th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				5th place game
	18 August
	Ukraine	73
					19 August
	Hungary	59
					Ukraine	76
	18 August
					Belgium	71
	Belgium	88
	Czech Republic	70
					7th place game
					19 August
					Hungary	63
					Czech Republic	60

Quarterfinals

17 August 2017 13:45

Boxscore

Greece	78–63	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–29, 17–12, 21–10
Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 28 Rebs: N. Rogkavopoulos 8 Asts: D. Klonaras 5		Pts: O. Kovliar 17 Rebs: I. Serheiev 10 Asts: I. Zaiets 3

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Janusz Calik (POL), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

17 August 2017 16:00

Boxscore

Great Britain	85–54	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 21–14, 18–14, 23–10
Pts: C. Feeney 17 Rebs: M. Okros 9 Asts: M. Okros 4		Pts: T. Pallai 10 Rebs: A. Balsay 5 Asts: P. Veraszto 3

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Jayson Anthony Steill (CAN), Miroslav Tomov (BUL)

17 August 2017 18:15

Boxscore

Netherlands	65–51	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 14–7, 18–8, 22–20
Pts: K. van der Vuurst de Vries 18 Rebs: R. Mast 13 Asts: J. Bergens 4		Pts: N. De Ridder 14 Rebs: H. Bratanovic 15 Asts: S. Dibongue Swenson 2

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK), Sebastien Clivaz (SUI), Petar Denkovski (MKD)

17 August 2017 20:30

Boxscore

Czech Republic	51–65	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 18–19, 9–17, 17–13
Pts: N. Noumeros 14 Rebs: M. Houser 6 Asts: M. Houser 2		Pts: R. Andronikashvili 16 Rebs: V. Tavakarashvili 16 Asts: V. Tavakarashvili 5

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Simon Unsworth (GBR)

Semifinals

18 August 2017 18:15

Boxscore

Greece	75–52	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 16–15, 14–19, 21–12
Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 16 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 14 Asts: K. Vlasios 4		Pts: M. Okros 14 Rebs: T. Hughes 9 Asts: C. Feeney 6

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK)

18 August 2017 20:30

Boxscore

Netherlands	67–62	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 10–13, 12–17, 25–17
Pts: K. van der Vuurst de Vries 18 Rebs: R. Mast 17 Asts: J. Bergens 6		Pts: R. Andronikashvili 19 Rebs: I. Sulkhanishvili 8 Asts: L. Mikeladze 3

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Janusz Calik (POL), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Bronze medal game

19 August 2017 18:15

Boxscore

Great Britain	63–64	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 20–4, 20–21, 5–27, 18–12
Pts: M. Okros 25 Rebs: M. Okros 9 Asts: M. Okros 4		Pts: B. Peikrishvili 21 Rebs: L. Mikeladze 8 Asts: R. Andronikashvili 7

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Janusz Calik (POL), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)

Final

19 August 2017 20:30

Boxscore

Greece	74–60	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 19–16, 14–3, 21–22
Pts: N. Rogkavopoulos 21 Rebs: A. Tsoumanis 10 Asts: K. Vlasios 5		Pts: R. Mast 16 Rebs: J. Visser 10 Asts: K. van der Vuurst de Vries 6

Universiada Hall, Sofia Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Petar Denkovski (MKD), Zdenko Tomasevic (SVK)

Classification 9–24th place

9–16th place bracket

	9th–16th place quarterfinals				9-12 place semifinals				9th place game
	17 August
	Belarus	71
					18 August
	Bulgaria	65
					Belarus	87
	17 August
					Ireland	58
	Portugal	63
									19 August
	Ireland	77
									Belarus	82
	17 August
									Poland	73
	Poland	62
					18 August
	Iceland	58
					Poland	82
	17 August
					Bosnia and Herzegovina	54			11th place game
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	82
									19 August
	Macedonia	67
									Ireland	83
									Bosnia and Herzegovina	78

13–16th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	18 August
	Bulgaria	60
					19 August
	Portugal	55
					Bulgaria	64
	18 August
					Iceland	71
	Iceland	70
	Macedonia	66
					15th place game
					19 August
					Portugal	50
					Macedonia	56

17–24th place bracket

	17th–24th place quarterfinals				17-20 place semifinals				17th place game
	17 August
	Switzerland	61
					18 August
	Cyprus	51
					Switzerland	71
	17 August
					Kosovo	65
	Kosovo	66
									19 August
	Norway	49
									Switzerland	98
	17 August
									Denmark	74
	Denmark	78
					18 August
	Romania	74
					Denmark	75
	17 August
					Luxembourg	68			19th place game
	Slovakia	54
									19 August
	Luxembourg	59
									Kosovo	64
									Luxembourg	55

21–24th place bracket

	21st–24th place semifinals				21st place game
	18 August
	Cyprus	60
					19 August
	Norway	51
					Cyprus	53
	18 August
					Romania	72
	Romania	69
	Slovakia	64
					23rd place game
					19 August
					Norway	65
					Slovakia	72

Final ranking

	Promoted to 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division A.
	Team relegated to 2018 Division C

Rank	Team	Record
	Greece	7–0
	Netherlands	5–2
	Georgia	5–2
4	Great Britain	2–5
5	Ukraine	4–3
6	Belgium	4–3
7	Hungary	4–3
8	Czech Republic	3–4
9	Belarus	5–2
10	Poland	5–2
11	Ireland	4–3
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–6
13	Iceland	4–3
14	Bulgaria	1–6
15	Macedonia	1–6
16	Portugal	1–6
17	Switzerland	3–4
18	Denmark	5–2
19	Kosovo	5–2
20	Luxembourg	4–3
21	Romania	1–6
22	Cyprus	4–3
23	Slovakia	1–6
24	Norway	1–6

Awards

FIBA U16 European Championship Division B MVP
Nikos Rogkavopoulos

References

1. "FIBA U16 European Championship Division B 2017". FIBA.basketball.
2. "24 -Team FE Competition System" (PDF). FIBA.basketball.