2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship

2018 EuroBasket Under-16 for Women

30th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host country	Lithuania
Dates	17–25 August[1]
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Caterina Gilli
Top scorer	Rimdal (18.1)
Top rebounds	Visockaité (18.1)
Top assists	Farcy (5.6)
PPG (Team)	Spain (74.4)
RPG (Team)	Germany (56.9)
APG (Team)	Spain (22.9)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

The 2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship was the 30th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 17 to 25 August 2018.^[2] Italy won their first title in this age level after beating the Czech Republic in the final 60-52. It was Italy's first ever gold medal after six silver medals and seven bronze medals.^[3]

Venues

Kaunas		Kaunas
Kaunas Sports Hall	Aisciai Sport Hall
Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 750

Participating teams

•  Belgium (Runners-up, 2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B)
•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark (Winners, 2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B)
•  France
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Lithuania (Hosts)
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Russia
•  Serbia
•  Spain
•  Turkey

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	173	152	+21	6
2	France	3	2	1	192	146	+46	5
3	Turkey	3	1	2	173	163	+10	4
4	Belgium	3	0	3	116	193	−77	3

Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Spain	3	3	0	253	160	+93	6
2	Latvia	3	2	1	209	201	+8	5
3	Serbia	3	1	2	148	202	−54	4
4	Netherlands	3	0	3	153	200	−47	3

Source: FIBA

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Italy	3	3	0	227	116	+111	6
2	Hungary	3	2	1	191	188	+3	5
3	Poland	3	1	2	188	202	−14	4
4	Croatia	3	0	3	144	244	−100	3

Source: FIBA

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Russia	3	3	0	189	150	+39	6
2	Germany	3	2	1	156	141	+15	5
3	Lithuania	3	1	2	171	182	−11	4
4	Denmark	3	0	3	155	198	−43	3

Source: FIBA

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

21 August

Czech Republic

64

22 August

Netherlands

54

Czech Republic

51

21 August

Hungary

48

Hungary

51

24 August

Lithuania

37

Czech Republic

48

21 August

Turkey

37

Latvia

59

22 August

Turkey

74

Turkey

58

21 August

Russia

47

Russia

76

25 August

Croatia

52

Czech Republic

52

21 August

Italy

60

France

77

22 August

Serbia

33

France

59

21 August

Italy

61

Italy

74

24 August

Denmark

39

Italy

62

21 August

Spain

60

3rd place game

Spain

72

22 August

25 August

Belgium

36

Spain

72

Turkey

47

21 August

Poland

32

Spain

64

Germany

56

Poland

73

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				5th place game
	24 August
	Hungary	52
					25 August
	Russia	76
					Russia	50
	24 August
					France	73
	France	70
	Poland	46
					7th place game
					25 August
					Hungary	78
					Poland	59

9th place bracket

	9th–16th place quarterfinals				9th–12th place semifinals				9th place game
	22 August
	Netherlands	59
					24 August
	Lithuania	63
					Lithuania	41
	22 August
					Latvia	56
	Latvia	63
									25 August
	Croatia	50
									Latvia	49
	22 August
									Germany	45
	Serbia	49
					24 August
	Denmark	70
					Denmark	45
	22 August
					Germany	63			11th place game
	Belgium	51
									25 August
	Germany	57
									Lithuania	60
									Denmark	59

13th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place game
	24 August
	Netherlands	54
					25 August
	Croatia	58
					Croatia	46
	24 August
					Belgium	64
	Serbia	55
	Belgium	61
					15th place game
					25 August
					Netherlands	65
					Serbia	79

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Italy	7–0
	Czech Republic	6–1
	Spain	6–1
4	Turkey	3–4
5	France	5–2
6	Russia	5–2
7	Hungary	4–3
8	Poland	2–5
9	Latvia	5–2
10	Germany	4–3
11	Lithuania	3–4
12	Denmark	1–6
13	Belgium	2–5
14	Croatia	1–6
15	Serbia	2–5
16	Netherlands	0–7

Relegated to the 2019 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B

All-Tournament Team

• Caterina Gilli (MVP)
• Katerina Zeithammerova
• Marta García
• Mama Dembele
• Sude Yilmaz

^[4]

References

1. "FIBA Europe Board confirms hosts for 2018 national team events". FIBA.basketball.
2. 2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division A official website
3. "Italy make history with gold; Spain take bronze, Croatia suffer relegation". FIBA.basketball.
4. "MVP Gilli headlines #FIBAU16Europe All-Star Five". FIBA.basketball.

External links

• FIBA official website