2017 FIBA U20 European Championship

2017 FIBA U20 European Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Dates	15–23 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Greece (3rd title)
Runners-up	Israel
Third place	France
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played	56
MVP	Vassilis Charalampopoulos
Top scorer	Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (20.4 points per game)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in three Greek cities, Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion, on the island of Crete, from 15 to 23 July 2017.

Venues

Heraklion Chania Rethymno	Heraklion		Chania	Rethymno
	Heraklion Arena	Heraklion University Hall	Kladissos Hall	Melina Merkouri Hall
	Capacity: 5,222	Capacity: 1,080	Capacity: 2,400	Capacity: 1,600

Participating teams

• Czech Republic
• France
• Germany
• Greece (3rd place, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
• Israel
• Italy
• Iceland (Runners-up, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Montenegro (Winners, 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Turkey
• Ukraine

First round

In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams will advance to the Second Round of 16.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Greece	3	3	0	253	168	+85	6
2	Sweden	3	2	1	186	201	−15	5
3	Germany	3	1	2	233	209	+24	4
4	Czech Republic	3	0	3	154	248	−94	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

15 July 2017 13:45

Boxscore

Sweden	72–66	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 14–17, 18–18, 23–18
Pts: S. Birgander 19 Rebs: S. Birgander 16 Asts: H. Sjolin 3		Pts: L. Kratzer 14 Rebs: M. Wagner 8 Asts: G. Beyschlag 5

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 200 Referees: Tolga Sahin Ilias Kounelles Boris Krejić

15 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Czech Republic	47–88	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 14–26, 6–17, 9–17
Pts: T. Dlugos 11 Rebs: O. Sehnal 5 Asts: J. Tuma 3		Pts: D. Skoulidas 12 Rebs: I. Agravanis 7 Asts: A. Koniaris 8

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 300 Referees: Vicente Bultó Artūras Šukys Tanel Suslov

16 July 2017 19:00

Boxscore

Germany	90–51	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 25–28, 29–9, 18–9
Pts: L. Kratzer 15 Rebs: L. Kratzer 6 Asts: H. Hujic 4		Pts: F. Vana 15 Rebs: F. Vana 3 Asts: O. Sehnal 6

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 200 Referees: Saša Maričić Haris Bijedić Sigmundur Herbertsson

16 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Greece	79–44	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 18–14, 24–13, 21–8
Pts: V. Christidis 15 Rebs: A. Koniaris 4 Asts: V. Charalampopoulos 4		Pts: S. Birgander 13 Rebs: S. Birgander 12 Asts: J. Brandmark 2

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 500 Referees: Petar Obradović Sergei Beliakov Zdravko Rutešić

17 July 2017 16:45

Boxscore

Czech Republic	56–70	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 17–13, 12–18, 8–18
Pts: M. Roub 13 Rebs: M. Roub 5 Asts: O. Sehnal 4		Pts: S. Birgander 22 Rebs: S. Birgander 15 Asts: S. Berkelund 3

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 50 Referees: Borys Shulga Ilias Kounelles Zdravko Rutešić

17 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Germany	77–86	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 13–19, 17–13, 22–36
Pts: G. Beyschlag 16 Rebs: L. Kratzer 9 Asts: G. Beyschlag 10		Pts: V. Charalampopoulos 18 Rebs: T. Karras 6 Asts: V. Charalampopoulos 6

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 600 Referees: Tolga Sahin Omer Esteron Tanel Suslov

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	205	177	+28	6
2	Turkey	3	1	2	205	210	−5	4
3	Iceland	3	1	2	176	190	−14	4
4	Montenegro	3	1	2	196	205	−9	4

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

15 July 2017 16:00

Boxscore

Iceland	50–58	France
Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 8–8, 19–16, 14–20
Pts: T. Hlinason 16 Rebs: T. Hlinason 15 Asts: K. Jónsson 4		Pts: A. Noua 12 Rebs: D. Poirier 11 Asts: L. Hergot 4

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 300 Referees: Sasa Maričić Sergei Beliakov Omer Esteron

15 July 2017 18:15

Boxscore

Montenegro	73–69 (OT)	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 18–11, 19–19, 13–15, Overtime: 12–8
Pts: M. Popović 19 Rebs: M. Popović 15 Asts: F. Bakić 3		Pts: B. Durmaz 20 Rebs: Ö. Yurtseven 18 Asts: E. Taskiran 3

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 150 Referees: Borys Shulga Alessandro Martolini Ilya Putenko

16 July 2017 14:30

Boxscore

France	76–73 (OT)	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 17–15, 18–18, 13–20, Overtime: 13–10
Pts: E. Okobo 16 Rebs: A. Noua 10 Asts: R. Ona Embo 4		Pts: M. Starovlah 25 Rebs: M. Popović 15 Asts: F. Bakić 5

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 100 Referees: Ademir Zurapović Ilias Kounelles Andrei Sharapa

16 July 2017 16:45

Boxscore

Turkey	82–66	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 26–15, 20–14, 23–23
Pts: E. Arna 27 Rebs: E. Arna 12 Asts: C. Havsa 10		Pts: T. Hlinason 12 Rebs: T. Hlinason 10 Asts: Þ. Þorbjarnarson 3

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 150 Referees: Andris Aunkrogers Petr Hrůša Tomislav Vovk

17 July 2017 14:30

Boxscore

Montenegro	50–60	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 21–7, 6–22, 17–16, 6–15
Pts: M. Popovic 15 Rebs: M. Popovic 13 Asts: J. Vojinovic 4		Pts: T. Hlinason 19 Rebs: T. Hlinason 13 Asts: H. Hermannsson 6

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 100 Referees: Anastasios Piloidis Rickard Eriksson Alessandro Martolini

17 July 2017 19:00

Boxscore

France	71–54	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 22–11, 13–24, 16–9
Pts: E. Diawara 14 Rebs: E. Diawara 13 Asts: E. Okobo 8		Pts: E. Arna 16 Rebs: Ö. Yurtseven 11 Asts: O. Al 6

Kladisos Hall, Chania Attendance: 150 Referees: Vicente Bultó Boris Krejic Ilya Putenko

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Israel	3	3	0	275	225	+50	6
2	Lithuania	3	2	1	269	234	+35	5
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	237	245	−8	4
4	Latvia	3	0	3	177	254	−77	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

15 July 2017 14:30

Boxscore

Ukraine	79–92	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 20–36, 20–21, 18–11, 21–24
Pts: S. Mykhailiuk 25 Rebs: D. Skapintsev 9 Asts: V. Zotov 5		Pts: L. Birutis 27 Rebs: M. Echodas 12 Asts: L. Beliauskas 8

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 100 Referees: Ademir Zurapović Sigmundur Herbertsson Zdravko Rutešić

15 July 2017 19:00

Boxscore

Israel	90–54	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 22–16, 30–9, 15–13
Pts: Y. Zoosman 23 Rebs: N. Artzi 6 Asts: T. Blatt 10		Pts: R. Blumbergs 11 Rebs: R. Birkans 6 Asts: R. Birkans 5

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 110 Referees: Petar Obradović Rickard Eriksson Tomislav Vovk

16 July 2017 14:30

Boxscore

Latvia	62–75	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 17–16, 15–9, 9–19
Pts: R. Birkans 15 Rebs: R. Blumbergs 9 Asts: R. Birkans 8		Pts: S. Mykhailiuk 26 Rebs: I. Tkachenko 10 Asts: I. Tyrtyshnyk 5

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 120 Referees: Tolga Şahin Alessandro Martolini Zafer Yılmaz

16 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Lithuania	88–94	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 22–22, 18–19, 26–19
Pts: M. Varnas 22 Rebs: M. Varnas 8 Asts: L. Beliauskas 10		Pts: T. Blatt 27 Rebs: T. Blatt 8 Asts: T. Blatt 13

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 300 Referees: Vicente Bultó Boris Krejić Ilya Putenko

17 July 2017 16:45

Boxscore

Ukraine	83–91	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–24, 20–24, 30–27
Pts: S. Pavlov 13 Rebs: S. Pavlov 10 Asts: S. Mykhailiuk 4		Pts: T. Blatt 23 Rebs: N. Artzi 7 Asts: T. Blatt 5

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 110 Referees: Sasa Maricic Haris Bijedic Petr Hrusa

17 July 2017 19:00

Boxscore

Latvia	61–89	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 12–25, 14–25, 9–21
Pts: V. Kohs 17 Rebs: K. Viksne 6 Asts: N. Zotovs 4		Pts: M. Echodas 17 Rebs: L. Birutis 11 Asts: L. Beliauskas 5

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 150 Referees: Ademir Zurapović Sigmundur Herbertsson Tomislav Vovk

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Spain	3	3	0	262	218	+44	6
2	Serbia	3	2	1	246	214	+32	5
3	Slovenia	3	1	2	198	236	−38	4
4	Italy	3	0	3	204	242	−38	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

15 July 2017 16:45

Boxscore

Slovenia	59–91	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–30, 15–17, 14–25, 15–19
Pts: Ž. Šiško 15 Rebs: M. Vešl 5 Asts: N. Martincić 2		Pts: S. Yusta 17 Rebs: S. García 5 Asts: S. García 7

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 150 Referees: Andris Aunkrogers Haris Bijedić Petr Hrůša

15 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Italy	69–77	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 19–26, 21–21, 17–11
Pts: D. Okeke 20 Rebs: D. Okeke 7 Asts: L. Caroti 4		Pts: V. Marinković 30 Rebs: B. Simanić 13 Asts: A. Stepanović 3

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 300 Referees: Anastasios Piloidis Andrei Sharapa Zafer Yılmaz

16 July 2017 16:45

Boxscore

Serbia	82–57	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 10–13, 15–15, 32–16
Pts: V. Marinković 18 Rebs: S. Peno 6 Asts: S. Peno 5		Pts: U. Durnik 10 Rebs: M. Vešl 5 Asts: Ž. Šiško 4

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 120 Referees: Anastasios Piloidis Rickard Eriksson Arturas Sukys

16 July 2017 19:00

Boxscore

Spain	83–72	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 18–15, 17–15, 21–16
Pts: M. Martí 20 Rebs: S. Yusta 6 Asts: S. García 7		Pts: D. Okeke 16 Rebs: D. Okeke 13 Asts: L. Caroti 8

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 250 Referees: Borys Shulga Omer Esteron Tanel Suslov

17 July 2017 14:30

Boxscore

Italy	63–82	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 16–26, 19–16, 15–23
Pts: L. Tote 15 Rebs: D. Okeke 5 Asts: D. Moretti 3		Pts: N. Martincic 20 Rebs: U. Durnik 7 Asts: Ž. Šiško 11

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 50 Referees: Petar Obradovic Sergei Beliakov Andrei Sharapa

17 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Spain	88–87	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 19–24, 25–15, 20–28
Pts: S. Yusta 26 Rebs: J. Barreiro 9 Asts: S. Garcia 8		Pts: V. Marinković 16 Rebs: N. Rakocevic 8 Asts: S. Jovanovic 4

Melina Merkouri Hall, Rethymno Attendance: 450 Referees: Andris Aunkrogers Arturas Sukys Zafer Yılmaz

Playoff round

Round of 16

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

19 July

Greece

56

20 July

Montenegro

49

Greece

76

19 July

Lithuania

72

Slovenia

61

22 July

Lithuania

76

Greece

77

19 July

Spain

56

Germany

80

20 July

Turkey

77

Germany

61

19 July

Spain

69

Latvia

52

23 July

Spain

96

Greece

65

19 July

Israel

56

Israel

79

20 July

Italy

71

Israel

74

19 July

Iceland

54

Sweden

39

22 July

Iceland

73

Israel

74

19 July

France

52

3rd place match

Serbia

98

20 July

23 July

Ukraine

63

Serbia

67

Spain

58

19 July

France

86

France

72

Czech Republic

61

France

88

19 July 2017 14:30

Boxscore

Sweden	39–73	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 5–22, 12–21, 6–12
Pts: D. Hansson 12 Rebs: S. Birgander 21 Asts: D. Hansson 2		Pts: K. Jónsson 15 Rebs: T. Hlinason 12 Asts: B. Gylfason 4

Heraklion Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 100 Referees: Petar Obradovic Petr Hrusa Boris Krejic

19 July 2017 14:30

Boxscore

Turkey	77–80	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 14–13, 20–25, 26–24
Pts: E. Arna 21 Rebs: F. Korkmaz 6 Asts: F. Korkmaz 3		Pts: M. Wagner 23 Rebs: T. Schneider 9 Asts: G. Beyschlag 8

Heraklion University Hall, Heraklion Attendance: 80 Referees: Andris Aunkrogers Zdravko Rutesic Tomislav Vovk

19 July 2017 16:45

Boxscore

Israel	79–71	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 15–18, 17–14, 24–24
Pts: N. Artzi 22 Rebs: D. Koperberg 8 Asts: T. Blatt 16		Pts: L. Tote 27 Rebs: D. Okeke 10 Asts: D. Moretti 9

Heraklion Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 80 Referees: Vicente Bultó Tanel Suslov Ademir Zurapovic

19 July 2017 16:45

Boxscore

Spain	96–52	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 33–11, 23–15, 16–15
Pts: S. Yusta 18 Rebs: G. Jou 5 Asts: S. Garcia 6		Pts: R. Blumbergs 12 Rebs: E. Hazners 6 Asts: R. Birkans 4

Heraklion University Hall, Heraklion Attendance: 150 Referees: Anastasios Piloidis Haris Bijedic Ilias Kounelles

19 July 2017 19:00

Boxscore

France	88–61	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 23–15, 29–16, 13–13
Pts: Okobo 16 Rebs: Gombauld 10 Asts: Bengaber 6		Pts: Roub 11 Rebs: Novak 6 Asts: Sehnal 5

Heraklion University Hall, Heraklion Attendance: 150 Referees: Saša Maricic Sigmundur Herbertsson Arturas Sukys

19 July 2017 19:00

Boxscore

Lithuania	76–61	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 22–19, 14–15, 18–13
Pts: Echodas 22 Rebs: Echodas 9 Asts: Varnas 7		Pts: Baric 13 Rebs: Baric 6 Asts: Baric 4

Heraklion Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 100 Referees: Tolga Sahin Ilya Putenko Zafer Yilmaz

19 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Greece	56–49	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 12–18, 19–13, 8–9
Pts: Charalampopoulos 14 Rebs: Charalampopoulos 8 Asts: Charalampopoulos 4		Pts: Grkovic 11 Rebs: Popovic 8 Asts: Bakic 4

Heraklion Arena, Heraklion Attendance: 500 Referees: Borys Shulga Sergei Beliakov Andrei Sharapa

19 July 2017 21:15

Boxscore

Serbia	98–63	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 27–17, 25–14, 22–21
Pts: Marinkovic 17 Rebs: Glisic 10 Asts: Music 4		Pts: Mykhailiuk 18 Rebs: Mykhailiuk 9 Asts: Tkachenko 4

Heraklion University Hall, Heraklion Attendance: 100 Referees: Alessandro Martolini Rickard Eriksson Omer Esteron

5th–8th place playoffs

	5th–8th place semifinals				5th place match
	22 July
	Germany	81
					23 July
	Lithuania	85
					Lithuania	86
	22 July
					Serbia	102
	Iceland	71
	Serbia	89
					7th place match
					23 July
					Germany	79
					Iceland	73

9th–16th place playoffs

	9th–16th place quarterfinals				9th–12th place semifinals				9th place match
	20 July
	Montenegro	83
					22 July
	Slovenia	78
					Montenegro	72
	20 July
					Turkey	80
	Latvia	57
									23 July
	Turkey	75
									Turkey	85
	20 July
									Ukraine	82
	Sweden	76
					22 July
	Italy	66
					Sweden	74
	20 July
					Ukraine	77			11th place match
	Czech Republic	68
									23 July
	Ukraine	75
									Montenegro	65
									Sweden	61

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place match
	22 July
	Slovenia	78
					23 July
	Latvia	50
					Slovenia	52
	22 July
					Italy	69
	Italy	55
	Czech Republic	53
					15th place match
					23 July
					Latvia	77
					Czech Republic	80

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Greece	7–0
	Israel	6–1
	France	6–1
4th	Spain	5–2
5th	Serbia	5–2
6th	Lithuania	4–3
7th	Germany	3–4
8th	Iceland	2–5
9th	Turkey	4–3
10th	Ukraine	3–4
11th	Montenegro	3–4
12th	Sweden	3–4
13th	Italy	2–5
14th	Slovenia	2–5
15th	Czech Republic	1–6
16th	Latvia	0–7

Relegated to the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player
Vassilis Charalampopoulos

All-Tournament Team

• Tamir Blatt
• Vassilis Charalampopoulos
• Tryggvi Hlinason
• Antonis Koniaris
• Amine Noua

Statistical leaders

• In order for players to qualify as statistical leaders for the tournament, they had to play in at least 4 games during the competition.

Points

Name	PPG
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	20.4
Martynas Echodas	17.1
Laurynas Birutis	17.0
Ömer Yurtseven	17.0
Yovel Zoosman	16.3

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Simon Birgander	13.8
Miloš Popović
Tryggvi Hlinason	12.2
Ömer Yurtseven	10.8
Laurynas Birutis	8.7

Assists

Name	APG
Tamir Blatt	9.3
Laurynas Beliauskas	7.7
Sergi García	7.3
Georg Beyschlag	5.7
Žan Mark Šiško

Blocks

Name	BPG
Tryggvi Hlinason	3.3
Berkan Durmaz	2.3
Boriša Simanić
Ömer Yurtseven
2 players	2.0

Steals

Name	SPG
Antonios Koniaris	3.3
Vitaliy Zotov
Moritz Wagner	2.7
Nikos Diplaros	2.3
Dimitris Flionis

Efficiency

Name	EPG
Tryggvi Hlinason	28.3
Tamir Blatt	27.3
Simon Birgander	26.7
Laurynas Birutis	24.7
Martynas Echodas	21.7

External links

• FIBA official website