2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won the 1998 Championship) as Yugoslavia.

2006 EuroBasket Under-20
9th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
DatesJuly 14–23
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Serbia and Montenegro (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPTurkey Ersan İlyasova
Top scorerLatvia Kalve (20.5)
Top reboundsSpain Suárez (10.4)
Top assistsLatvia Jeromanovs (6.3)
PPG (Team) Bulgaria (81.4)
RPG (Team) Spain (41.6)
APG (Team) Russia (15.8)
Official website
Official website (archive)
2005
2007

Germany and Belarus were relegated to Division B.

Teams

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Squads

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Preliminary round

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The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. Note that while Serbia and Montenegro dissolved into Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006, they still competed as one team.

     Team advanced to Quarter-Final round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Serbia and Montenegro 3 3 0 231 176 6
  Croatia 3 2 1 231 215 5
  Belarus 3 1 2 199 222 4
  Latvia 3 0 3 217 251 3
14 July 2006
Serbia and Montenegro   72–61   Latvia İzmir
Croatia   64–58   Belarus İzmir
15 July 2006
Belarus   57–81   Serbia and Montenegro İzmir
Latvia   79–95   Croatia İzmir
16 July 2006
Latvia   77–84   Belarus İzmir
Croatia   72–78   Serbia and Montenegro İzmir

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Italy 3 2 1 212 177 5 (1–1 +2)
  Slovenia 3 2 1 235 202 5 (1–1 +1)
  Israel 3 2 1 206 205 5 (1–1 –3)
  Hungary 3 0 3 169 238 3
14 July 2006
Israel   66–64   Italy İzmir
Slovenia   92–60   Hungary İzmir
15 July 2006
Hungary   68–72   Israel İzmir
Italy   74–70   Slovenia İzmir
16 July 2006
Slovenia   73–68   Israel İzmir
Italy   74–41   Hungary İzmir

Group C

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  France 3 2 1 251 195 5 (1–1 +23)
  Turkey 3 2 1 209 168 5 (1–1 +3)
  Russia 3 2 1 207 203 5 (1–1 –26)
  Germany 3 0 3 162 263 3
14 July 2006
Russia   63–92   France İzmir
Turkey   83–45   Germany İzmir
15 July 2006
Germany   51–81   Russia İzmir
France   60–66   Turkey İzmir
16 July 2006
France   99–66   Germany İzmir
Turkey   60–63   Russia İzmir

Group D

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Greece 3 2 1 228 222 5
  Lithuania 3 2 1 261 255 5
  Bulgaria 3 1 2 238 249 4
  Spain 3 1 2 235 236 4
14 July 2006
Spain   73–75   Bulgaria İzmir
Lithuania   71–81   Greece İzmir
15 July 2006
Bulgaria   86–98   Lithuania İzmir
Greece   69–74   Spain İzmir
16 July 2006
Greece   78–77   Bulgaria İzmir
Spain   88–92   Lithuania İzmir

Quarter-Final round

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The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

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

Group E

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Serbia and Montenegro 3 3 0 246 204 6
  Slovenia 3 2 1 245 244 5
  France 3 1 2 202 204 4
  Lithuania 3 0 3 239 280 3
18 July 2006
Serbia and Montenegro   101–68   Lithuania İzmir
Slovenia   67–65   France İzmir
19 July 2006
Lithuania   94–100   Slovenia İzmir
France   58–60   Serbia and Montenegro İzmir
20 July 2006
France   79–77   Lithuania İzmir
Serbia and Montenegro   85–78   Slovenia İzmir

Group F

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Turkey 3 2 1 244 205 5
  Italy 3 2 1 215 219 5
  Croatia 3 1 2 233 249 4
  Greece 3 1 2 222 241 4
18 July 2006
Croatia   87–72   Greece İzmir
Italy   53–75   Turkey İzmir
19 July 2006
Greece   70–76   Italy İzmir
Turkey   91–72   Croatia İzmir
20 July 2006
Croatia   74–86   Italy İzmir
Turkey   78–80   Greece İzmir

Classification round

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The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.

     Team competed to 9th–12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group G

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 245 149 6
  Spain 3 2 1 228 183 5
  Belarus 3 1 2 173 219 4
  Hungary 3 0 3 147 242 3
18 July 2006
Belarus   50–78   Spain İzmir
Hungary   36–82   Russia İzmir
19 July 2006
Russia   86–52   Belarus İzmir
Spain   89–56   Hungary İzmir
20 July 2006
Belarus   71–55   Hungary İzmir
Russia   77–61   Spain İzmir

Group H

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Bulgaria 3 2 1 245 220 5
  Israel 3 2 1 226 214 5
  Germany 3 1 2 216 222 4
  Latvia 3 1 2 239 270 4
18 July 2006
Israel   67–64   Germany İzmir
Latvia   90–89   Bulgaria İzmir
19 July 2006
Germany   86–76   Latvia İzmir
Bulgaria   77–64   Israel İzmir
20 July 2006
Germany   66–79   Bulgaria İzmir
Latvia   73–95   Israel İzmir

Knockout stage

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13th–16th playoffs

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PlayoffsThirteenth place
 
      
 
July 22, İzmir
 
 
  Belarus59
 
July 23, İzmir
 
  Latvia63
 
  Latvia101
 
July 22, İzmir
 
  Hungary69
 
  Hungary70
 
 
  Germany63
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
July 23, İzmir
 
 
  Belarus59
 
 
  Germany81

Belarus and Germany were relegated to Division B.

9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
July 22, İzmir
 
 
  Israel61
 
July 23, İzmir
 
  Russia66
 
  Russia84
 
July 22, İzmir
 
  Bulgaria88
 
  Bulgaria80
 
 
  Spain72
 
Eleventh place
 
 
July 23, İzmir
 
 
  Israel74
 
 
  Spain82

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 22, İzmir
 
 
  Greece50
 
July 23, İzmir
 
  France76
 
  France58
 
July 22, İzmir
 
  Croatia63
 
  Croatia81
 
 
  Lithuania62
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 23, İzmir
 
 
  Greece78
 
 
  Lithuania82

Championship

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July 22, İzmir
 
 
  Italy83
 
July 23, İzmir
 
  Serbia and Montenegro89
 
  Serbia and Montenegro64
 
July 22, İzmir
 
  Turkey58
 
  Turkey96
 
 
  Slovenia62
 
Third place
 
 
July 23, İzmir
 
 
  Italy75
 
 
  Slovenia83

Final standings

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Stats leaders

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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