2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

2009 EuroBasket Under-18
26th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	23 July-2 August 2009
Teams	16
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Serbia (8th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Enes Kanter
Top scorer	Toni Prostran (20.9)
Top rebounds	Enes Kanter (16.4)
Top assists	Toni Prostran (7.9)
PPG (Team)	Lithuania (81.7)
RPG (Team)	Lithuania (46.9)
APG (Team)	Spain (18.0)
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The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship^[1] was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after beating France in the final.

Participating teams

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Czech Republic France Slovenia Serbia	Croatia Germany Spain Ukraine	Bulgaria Greece Latvia Turkey	Israel Italy Lithuania Russia

Venues

Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500)

Metz Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800)

Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500)

Preliminary round

In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification games.

	Team advances to qualifying round
	Team will compete in 13–16th playoffs

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Serbia	3	2	1	207	174	+33	5	1–1, +14
France	3	2	1	227	213	+24	5	1–1, +3
Slovenia	3	2	1	207	221	−14	5	1–1; −17
Czech Republic	3	0	3	194	227	−33	3

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	228	198	+30	6
Spain	3	2	1	258	212	+46	5
Germany	3	1	2	207	233	−26	4
Ukraine	3	0	3	220	270	−50	3

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Turkey	3	3	0	237	182	+55	6
Latvia	3	1	2	181	203	−22	4	1–1, +13
Bulgaria	3	1	2	170	192	−22	4	1–1, −6
Greece	3	1	2	200	211	−11	4	1–1, −7

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	3	3	0	254	207	+47	6
Italy	3	1	2	205	198	+7	4	1–1, +8
Russia	3	1	2	186	193	−7	4	1–1, −0
Israel	3	1	2	173	220	−47	4	1–1, −8

Qualifying round

The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place.

	Team advances to quarterfinals
	Team will compete in 9th–12th playoffs

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Spain	5	4	1	375	334	+41	9
France	5	3	2	356	341	+15	8	2–0
Serbia	5	3	2	358	321	+37	8	1–1
Croatia	5	3	2	376	357	+19	8	0–2
Germany	5	1	4	310	387	−77	6	1–0
Slovenia	5	1	4	355	390	−35	6	0–1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	5	5	0	432	335	+97	10
Italy	5	3	2	351	316	+35	8	1–1, +8
Russia	5	3	2	361	317	+44	8	1–1, −1
Turkey	5	3	2	373	338	+35	8	1–1, −7
Latvia	5	1	4	289	359	−70	6	1–0
Bulgaria	5	0	5	258	399	−141	5	0–1

Championship

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

July 31 – Metz

Turkey	76
		August 1 – Metz
Spain	62
		Serbia	66
July 31 – Metz
		Turkey	61
Serbia	82
				August 2 – Metz
Italy	74
				Serbia	78
July 31 – Metz
				France	72
Lithuania	74
		August 1 – Metz
Croatia	55
		France	68
July 31 – Metz
		Lithuania	63	Third place
France	74
				August 2 – Metz
Russia	61
				Turkey	95

				Lithuania	74

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Serbia
	France
	Turkey
4th	Lithuania
5th	Spain
6th	Russia
7th	Italy
8th	Croatia
9th	Latvia
10th	Bulgaria
11th	Germany
12th	Slovenia
13th	Greece
14th	Ukraine
15th	Israel
16th	Czech Republic