1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1977 European Championship for Cadets) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Le Touquet and Berck, in France, hosted the tournament. Turkey won their first title.

1977 EuroBasket Under-16

4th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	22–30 July 1977
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Turkey (1st title)

Teams

• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• France
• Greece
• Israel
• Italy
• Poland
• Soviet Union
• Spain
• Turkey
• West Germany
• Yugoslavia

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

	Team advanced to Semifinals
	Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
	Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Soviet Union	5	5	0	451	259	10
Italy	5	4	1	337	329	9
France	5	3	2	305	304	8
Belgium	5	2	3	318	373	7
Bulgaria	5	1	4	342	387	6
Poland	5	0	5	332	433	5

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Turkey	5	5	0	421	309	10
Yugoslavia	5	4	1	464	373	9
Spain	5	3	2	364	360	8
Greece	5	2	3	339	375	7
Israel	5	1	4	332	405	6
West Germany	5	0	5	285	383	5

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	Bulgaria	76
	West Germany	80
					West Germany	65
					Poland	78
	Israel	91
	Poland	104
					Eleventh place
					Bulgaria	78
					Israel	89

5th–8th playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	Spain	89
	Belgium	77
					Spain	76
					France	65
	France	66
	Greece	56
					Seventh place
					Belgium	74
					Greece	62

Championship

	Semifinals				Final
	Turkey	76
	Italy	56
					Turkey	68
					Yugoslavia	66
	Yugoslavia	81
	Soviet Union	72
					Third place
					Italy	74
					Soviet Union	95

1977 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship
Turkey First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Turkey
	Yugoslavia
	Soviet Union
4th	Italy
5th	Spain
6th	France
7th	Belgium
8th	Greece
9th	Poland
10th	West Germany
11th	Israel
12th	Bulgaria

References

• FIBA Archive
• FIBA Europe Archive