2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B

2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
Tournament details
Host countryBulgaria
CitySofia
Dates13–22 July
Teams22
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runners-up Slovenia
Third place Latvia
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
MVPPoland Łukasz Kolenda
Top scorerAzerbaijan Endar Poladkhanli (24.9 ppg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2017
2019

The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 22 July 2018.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Group phase

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In the Group phase, the 22 participating teams are divided into two groups of six and two groups of five. Teams play five or four games within their group.[3]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Latvia Belgium North Macedonia Belarus Azerbaijan
1  Latvia 4 4 0 315 201 +114 8 Quarterfinals 63–60 79–39 81–56 92–46
2  Belgium 4 3 1 277 230 +47 7 60–63 76–65 60–51 81–51
3  Macedonia 4 2 2 262 299 −37 6 9th−16th place playoffs 39–79 65–76 84–77 74–67
4  Belarus 4 1 3 273 287 −14 5 56–81 51–60 77–84 89–62
5  Azerbaijan 4 0 4 226 336 −110 4 17th−22nd place classification 46–92 51–81 67–74 62–89
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Slovenia Bulgaria Estonia Albania Slovakia Moldova
1  Slovenia 5 5 0 420 247 +173 10 Quarterfinals 73–52 55–50 86–52 71–49 135–44
2  Bulgaria (H) 5 4 1 355 298 +57 9 52–73 58–56 84–54 69–56 92–59
3  Estonia 5 3 2 355 282 +73 8 9th−16th place playoffs 50–55 56–58 85–58 73–71 91–40
4  Albania 5 2 3 380 392 −12 7 52–86 54–84 58–85 77–71 139–66
5  Slovakia 5 1 4 347 348 −1 6 17th−22nd place classification 49–71 56–69 71–73 71–77 100–58
6  Moldova 5 0 5 267 557 −290 5 44–135 59–92 40–91 66–139 58–100
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 5 5 0 389 323 +66 10 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 5 4 1 365 283 +82 9
3  Netherlands 5 3 2 313 262 +51 8 9th−16th place playoffs
4  Hungary 5 2 3 339 294 +45 7
5  Luxembourg 5 1 4 299 329 −30 6 17th−22nd place classification
6  Armenia 5 0 5 248 462 −214 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 July 2018
13:45
Armenia  62–75  Luxembourg
13 July 2018
16:00
Hungary  50–63  Czech Republic
St. George School Gym, Sofia
13 July 2016
18:15
Netherlands  63–73  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 14−12, 11−20, 17−21, 21−20
Pts: Van Eyck 11
Rebs: Enaruna 8
Asts: Van Oostrum 5
Pts: Motovilov 24
Rebs: Khomenko 7
Asts: Tonoyan 7
Triaditza Hall, Sofia
Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT)

14 July 2018
13:45
Russia  69–68  Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 21−15, 16−11, 18−23, 14−19
Pts: Motovilov 26
Rebs: Tikhonenko 5
Asts: Motovilov 5
Pts: Németh, Pápai 12
Rebs: Völgyi 6
Asts: Kerpel-Fronius, Völgyi 2
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Luis Lopes (POR), Ivan Miličević (BIH), Nikolay Tsintsarski (BUL)
14 July 2018
18:15
Luxembourg  47–66  Netherlands
St. George School Gym, Sofia
14 July 2016
20:30
Czech Republic  99–46  Armenia
St. George School Gym, Sofia

15 July 2018
16:00
Armenia  54–97  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 12−18, 2−17, 24−30, 16−32
Pts: Zohrabian 10
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: Koyumjan 4
Pts: Tonoyan, Toure 16
Rebs: Mikheev 9
Asts: Akhmedov 10
St. George School Gym, Sofia
Referees: Siniša Prpa (SRB), Erion Hoxhaj (ALB), Ivan Mijalkovski (MKD)
15 July 2018
16:00
Czech Republic  63–53  Luxembourg
Triaditza Hall, Sofia
15 July 2018
20:30
Hungary  42–50  Netherlands

17 July 2018
16:00
Russia  85–76  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 14−15, 20−17, 25−21, 26−23
Pts: Andrianov 15
Rebs: Klyuev 6
Asts: Andrianov, Tonoyan 4
Pts: Nábělek 21
Rebs: Kozák 9
Asts: Kozák 5
Triaditza Hall, Sofia
Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Chess van Looy (BEL)
17 July 2018
18:15
Luxembourg  62–73  Hungary
Triaditza Hall, Sofia
17 July 2018
20:30
Netherlands  85–36  Armenia
Triaditza Hall, Sofia

18 July 2018
13:45
Russia  65–62  Luxembourg
Scoring by quarter: 17−16, 25−8, 11−23, 12−15
Pts: Motovilov 13
Rebs: Khomenko, Toure 7
Asts: Akhmedov 6
Pts: Andjelkovic 23
Rebs: Andjelkovic 7
Asts: Lessel 3
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Nikolay Tsintsarski (BUL), Aleksandar Davidov (MKD)
18 July 2018
18:15
Armenia  50–106  Hungary
18 July 2018
20:30
Czech Republic  64–49  Netherlands

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Poland Finland Georgia (country) Portugal Kosovo
1  Poland 4 4 0 304 240 +64 8 Quarterfinals 81–66 59–58 93–63 71–53
2  Finland 4 3 1 304 241 +63 7 66–81 71–56 83–59 84–45
3  Georgia 4 2 2 261 269 −8 6 9th−16th place playoffs 58–59 56–71 66–62 81–77
4  Portugal 4 1 3 260 309 −49 5 63–93 59–83 62–66 76–67
5  Kosovo 4 0 4 242 312 −70 4 17th−22nd place classification 53–71 45–84 77–81 67–76
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

17th−22nd place classification

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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Slovakia Azerbaijan Moldova
1  Slovakia 2 2 0 209 127 +82 4 17th place game 109–69 100–58
2  Azerbaijan 2 1 1 190 165 +25 3 19th place game 69–109 121–56
3  Moldova 2 0 2 114 221 −107 2 21st place game 58–100 56–121
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Kosovo Luxembourg Armenia
1  Kosovo 2 2 0 160 130 +30 4 17th place game 73–67 87–63
2  Luxembourg 2 1 1 142 135 +7 3 19th place game 67–73 75–62
3  Armenia 2 0 2 125 162 −37 2 21st place game 63–87 62–75
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

21st place game

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22 July 2018
13:45
Moldova  66–75  Armenia
St. George School Gym, Sofia

19th place game

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22 July 2018
16:00
Azerbaijan  73–92  Luxembourg
St. George School Gym, Sofia

17th place game

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22 July 2018
18:15
Slovakia  82–73  Kosovo
St. George School Gym, Sofia

9th−16th place playoffs

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13th place game13th−16th place semifinals9th−16th place quarterfinals9th−12th place semifinals9th place game
A3 Macedonia77
B4 Albania69
B4 Albania44A3 Macedonia34
D3 Georgia104C4 Hungary57
D3 Georgia54
C4 Hungary65
D3 Georgia88C4 Hungary60
B3 Estonia64D4 Portugal67
B3 Estonia53
A4 Belarus66
15th place gameB3 Estonia56A4 Belarus6411th place game
C3 Netherlands54D4 Portugal71
B4 Albania48C3 Netherlands51A3 Macedonia73
C3 Netherlands78D4 Portugal65A4 Belarus83

Championship playoffs

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Quarterfinals

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20 July 2018
13:45
Slovenia  64–52  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 20−3, 10−13, 15−17, 19−19
Pts: Škedelj 20
Rebs: Macura 8
Asts: Macura, Strmčnik 3
Pts: Snyers 13
Rebs: Lambrecht 10
Asts: Peeters, Snyers 2
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Petr Hrůša (CZE)
20 July 2018
16:00
Russia  78–71  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 16−24, 17−16, 25−9, 20−22
Pts: Motovilov 23
Rebs: Popov 10
Asts: Andrianov, Motovilov 3
Pts: Gustavson, Maxhuni 17
Rebs: Nyman 6
Asts: Maxhuni 11
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Luis Lopes (POR), Luka Kardum (CRO), Valentin Oliot (FRA)
20 July 2018
18:15
 Latvia 77–57  Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 18−15, 22−13, 24−14, 13−15
Pts: Strautiņš 23
Rebs: Strautiņš 11
Asts: Zoriks 6
Pts: Minchev 10
Rebs: Alipiev 8
Asts: L. Dimitrov 4
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Gentian Cici (ALB), Sebastián Negrón (CHI)
20 July 2018
20:30
Poland  91–70  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 23−17, 27−18, 16−25, 25−10
Pts: Rutkowski 17
Rebs: Bogucki 13
Asts: Kolenda 6
Pts: Tůma 16
Rebs: Kolář, Kozák 7
Asts: Tůma 5
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Johannes Sarekoski (FIN), Siniša Prpa (SRB)

5th–8th place semifinals

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21 July 2018
13:45
Belgium  58–69  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 20−19, 21−20, 3−16, 14−14
Pts: Lambrecht 15
Rebs: Lambrecht 14
Asts: Snyers 5
Pts: Maxhuni 16
Rebs: Nyman 6
Asts: Valtonen 3
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Ivan Miličević (BIH), Sebastián Negrón (CHI)
21 July 2018
16:00
Bulgaria  53–60  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 12−17, 10−15, 18−13, 13−15
Pts: Minchev 18
Rebs: Alipiev, Minchev 7
Asts: L. Dimitrov 5
Pts: Kolář 16
Rebs: Kotásek, Štafl 7
Asts: Kolář 3
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Anton Makhlin (RUS), Marek Maliszewski (POL), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT)

Semifinals

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21 July 2018
18:15
Latvia  62–66 (OT)  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 7−14, 11−15, 14−17, 22−8, Overtime: 8−12
Pts: Strautiņš 17
Rebs: Blumbergs 14
Asts: Zoriks, Zotovs 4
Pts: Kolenda 20
Rebs: Bogucki 18
Asts: Kobel 7
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Gentian Cici (ALB), Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE)
21 July 2018
20:30
Slovenia  60–50  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 18−12, 7−12, 16−16, 19−10
Pts: Macura 19
Rebs: Macura 19
Asts: Bratec 6
Pts: Motovilov 26
Rebs: Andrianov, Lopatin 7
Asts: Khomenko 3
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Luka Kardum (CRO), Luis Lopes (POR), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU)

Seventh place game

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22 July 2018
13:45
Bulgaria  64–52  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–10, 13–15, 13–15
Pts: Minchev 25
Rebs: Minchev, Vasov 7
Asts: L. Dimitrov 5
Pts: Buysschaert 15
Rebs: Buysschaert 8
Asts: Mortant 4
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Luis Lopes (POR), Johannes Sarekoski (FIN), Ivan Mijalkovski (MKD)

Fifth place game

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22 July 2018
16:00
Czech Republic  72–87  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 24–17, 15–25, 19–22
Pts: Kozák 13
Rebs: Kolář 6
Asts: Tůma 5
Pts: Valtonen 16
Rebs: Kaukiainen, Nyman 7
Asts: Kaukiainen 10
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Chess van Looy (BEL), Aleksandar Davidov (MKD)

Third place game

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22 July 2018
18:15
Latvia  76–62  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 24–18, 20–10, 16–14
Pts: Strautiņš 24
Rebs: Blumbergs 13
Asts: Zoriks 8
Pts: Khomenko 13
Rebs: Klyuev 8
Asts: Klyuev, Motovilov 2
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Siniša Prpa (SRB)

Final

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22 July 2018
20:30
Poland  71–60  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 14–13, 22–15, 16–13
Pts: Kolenda 19
Rebs: Gołębiowski 10
Asts: Kobel 5
Pts: Bratec 20
Rebs: Macura 9
Asts: Strmčnik 6
Universiada Hall, Sofia
Attendance: 400
Referees: Luka Kardum (CRO), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Nikolay Tsintsarski (BUL)

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Poland 7–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Slovenia 7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Latvia 6–1
4  Russia 6–2
5  Finland 5–2
6  Czech Republic 5–3
7  Bulgaria 5–3
8  Belgium 3–4
9  Portugal 4–3
10  Hungary 4–4
11  Belarus 3–4
12  Macedonia 3–4
13  Georgia 4–3
14  Estonia 4–4
15  Netherlands 4–4
16  Albania 2–6
17  Slovakia 3–4
18  Kosovo 2–5
19  Luxembourg 2–5
20  Azerbaijan 1–6
21  Armenia 1–6
22  Moldova 0–7
Promoted to the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A

References

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  1. ^ "2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B official website". FIBA.basketball.
  2. ^ "FIBA Europe Board confirms hosts for 2018 national team events". FIBA.basketball. 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ "22 teams FE competition system" (PDF). FIBA.basketball.
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