2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Romania |
| City | Pitești |
| Dates | 4–13 August 2023 |
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bulgaria |
| Third place |  Georgia |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 18th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. The tournament was played from 4 to 13 August 2023 in Pitești, Romania.[1]
Participating teams[edit]
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia 
(14th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
Czech Republic
Denmark (16th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
Estonia
Georgia
Great Britain
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Netherlands (15th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
Norway
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
First round[edit]
The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.[2][3]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals; the third and fourth teams advance to the 9th–16th place playoffs; the other teams will play in the 17th–21st place classification groups.
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania
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4 | 4 | 0 | 297 | 268 | +29 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Georgia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 329 | 263 | +66 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Iceland
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4 | 2 | 2 | 322 | 332 | −10 | 6 | 9th–16th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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4 | 1 | 3 | 279 | 304 | −25 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Austria
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4 | 0 | 4 | 271 | 331 | −60 | 4 | 17th–21st place classification |
Source: FIBA
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estonia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 324 | 228 | +96 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Hungary
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4 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 223 | +100 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine
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4 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 246 | −23 | 6 | 9th–16th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Great Britain
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4 | 1 | 3 | 272 | 276 | −4 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Norway
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4 | 0 | 4 | 213 | 382 | −169 | 4 | 17th–21st place classification |
Source: FIBA
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
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5 | 5 | 0 | 441 | 280 | +161 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Czech Republic
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5 | 4 | 1 | 369 | 340 | +29 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Denmark
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5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 333 | +76 | 8 | 9th–16th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Luxembourg
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5 | 2 | 3 | 385 | 472 | −87 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland
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5 | 1 | 4 | 292 | 381 | −89 | 6 | 17th–21st place classification |
| 6 |  Ireland
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5 | 0 | 5 | 209 | 299 | −90 | 5 |
Source: FIBA
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria
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4 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 250 | +48 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Slovakia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 321 | 270 | +51 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Sweden
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4 | 2 | 2 | 259 | 289 | −30 | 6 | 9th–16th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Portugal
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4 | 1 | 3 | 255 | 266 | −11 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Netherlands
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4 | 0 | 4 | 201 | 259 | −58 | 4 | 17th–21st place classification |
Source: FIBA
17th–21st place classification[edit]
Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
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2 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 116 | +41 | 4 | 17th place match |
| 2 | Switzerland
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2 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 127 | −7 | 3 | 19th place match |
| 3 | Ireland
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2 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 141 | −34 | 2 | 21st place |
Source: FIBA
Group F[edit]
Austria advance to the 17th place match; Norway advance to the 19th place match.
19th place match[edit]
17th place match[edit]
9th–16th place playoffs[edit]
| 13th place match | 13th–16th place semifinals | 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place match | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Iceland | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Great Britain | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 71 | Great Britain | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 88 | Sweden | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 | Sweden | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Luxembourg | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 63 | Great Britain | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 69 | Denmark | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Ukraine | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th place match | Ukraine | 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82 | 11th place match | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 73 | Denmark | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 83 | C3 | Denmark | 72 | Sweden | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 72 | D4 | Portugal | 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
9th–16th place quarterfinals[edit]
13th–16th place semifinals[edit]
9th–12th place semifinals[edit]
15th place match[edit]
13th place match[edit]
11th place match[edit]
9th place match[edit]
Championship playoffs[edit]
| 5th place match | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Romania (OT) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Hungary | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 79 | Romania | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 55 | Bulgaria | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Bulgaria | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Czech Republic | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 73 | Bulgaria | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | 68 | Croatia | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Estonia | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Georgia | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place match | Estonia | 71 | Georgia | 65 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 66 | Croatia | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 53 | C1 | Croatia | 85 | Romania | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 65 | D2 | Slovakia | 35 | Georgia | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
5th–8th place semifinals[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
7th place match[edit]
5th place match[edit]
3rd place match[edit]
Final[edit]
13 August 2023
20:30 |
| Bulgaria |
67–85 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 16–21, 24–20, 13–18 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
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Final standings[edit]
| Rank | Team |
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Croatia
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Bulgaria
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Georgia
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| 4 | Romania
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| 5 | Hungary
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| 6 | Estonia
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| 7 | Slovakia
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| 8 | Czech Republic
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| 9 | Denmark
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| 10 | Great Britain
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| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 12 | Sweden
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| 13 | Portugal
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| 14 | Luxembourg
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| 15 | Iceland
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| 16 | Ukraine
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| 17 | Netherlands
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| 18 | Austria
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| 19 | Switzerland
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| 20 | Norway
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| 21 | Ireland
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| Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A |
