2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the tenth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Nova Gorica, in Slovenia, and Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their first title with that name[1] (they won the 1998 Championship as Yugoslavia and the 2006 Championship as Serbia and Montenegro).

2007 EuroBasket Under-20
10th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySlovenia, Italy
DatesJuly 6–15
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSerbia Miloš Teodosić
Top scorerLatvia Zaķis (24.7)
Top reboundsLithuania Butkevicius (11.7)
Top assistsSerbia Teodosić (5.4)
PPG (Team) Spain (86.0)
RPG (Team) Latvia (37.2)
APG (Team) Serbia (13.8)
Official website
www.fibaeurope.com
2006
2008

Macedonia and Hungary 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.

     Team advanced to Qualifying round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Slovenia 3 3 0 233 212 6
  Serbia 3 2 1 258 201 5
  France 3 1 2 251 246 4
  Hungary 3 0 3 162 245 3
6 July 2007
Serbia   78–80   Slovenia Nova Gorica
France   92–66   Hungary Nova Gorica
7 July 2007
Slovenia   84–78   France Nova Gorica
Hungary   40–84   Serbia Nova Gorica
8 July 2007
Serbia   96–81   France Gorizia
Hungary   56–69   Slovenia Gorizia

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 235 205 6
  Turkey 3 1 2 226 236 4 (1–1 +4)
  Lithuania 3 1 2 230 234 4 (1–1 +4)
  Greece 3 1 2 208 224 4 (1–1 –8)
6 July 2007
Russia   78–70   Greece Gorizia
Turkey   90–85   Lithuania Gorizia
7 July 2007
Lithuania   61–69   Russia Nova Gorica
Greece   63–62   Turkey Nova Gorica
8 July 2007
Turkey   74–88   Russia Nova Gorica
Greece   75–84   Lithuania Nova Gorica

Group C

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 251 195 6
  Israel 3 2 1 209 168 5
  Croatia 3 1 2 207 203 4
  Macedonia 3 0 3 162 263 3
6 July 2007
Spain   88–69   Croatia Nova Gorica
Israel   95–65   Macedonia Nova Gorica
7 July 2007
Macedonia   60–93   Spain Gorizia
Croatia   64–77   Israel Gorizia
8 July 2007
Macedonia   70–88   Croatia Gorizia
Spain   77–73   Israel Gorizia

Group D

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Italy 3 3 0 252 172 6
  Georgia 3 2 1 233 240 5
  Bulgaria 3 1 2 221 250 4
  Latvia 3 0 3 226 270 3
6 July 2007
Latvia   72–102   Georgia Gorizia
Italy   86–51   Bulgaria Gorizia
7 July 2007
Bulgaria   96–89   Latvia Gorizia
Georgia   56–94   Italy Gorizia
8 July 2007
Georgia   75–74   Bulgaria Nova Gorica
Italy   72–65   Latvia Nova Gorica

Qualifying round

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The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The results of the games between the teams from the same group in the preliminary round were taken into account for the ranking in this round.

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

Group E

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Serbia 5 4 1 427 385 9 (1–1 +4)
  Russia 5 4 1 369 340 9 (1–1 +2)
  Slovenia 5 4 1 397 377 9 (1–1 –6)
  Turkey 5 2 3 401 422 7
  France 5 1 4 393 415 6
  Lithuania 5 0 5 377 425 5
10 July 2007
Turkey   83–88   Serbia Gorizia
Lithuania   84–96   Slovenia Nova Gorica
Russia   84–79   France Gorizia
11 July 2007
Serbia   71–65   Russia Nova Gorica
France   76–71   Lithuania Gorizia
Slovenia   82–74   Turkey Nova Gorica
12 July 2007
Turkey   80–79   France Nova Gorica
Lithuania   76–94   Serbia Nova Gorica
Russia   63–55   Slovenia Nova Gorica

Group F

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Spain 5 5 0 441 355 10
  Italy 5 4 1 403 327 9
  Israel 5 3 2 378 350 8
  Bulgaria 5 1 4 352 407 6 (1–1 +17)
  Croatia 5 1 4 371 413 6 (1–1 +3)
  Georgia 5 1 4 351 444 6 (1–1 –20)
10 July 2007
Georgia   74–81   Israel Nova Gorica
Bulgaria   70–91   Spain Nova Gorica
Italy   82–69   Croatia Gorizia
11 July 2007
Spain   96–68   Georgia Gorizia
Croatia   70–88   Bulgaria Nova Gorica
Israel   62–66   Italy Gorizia
12 July 2007
Georgia   78–99   Croatia Nova Gorica
Bulgaria   69–85   Israel Gorizia
Italy   75–89   Spain Gorizia

Classification round

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     Team relegated to Division B

Group G

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Greece 3 3 0 224 179 6
  Latvia 3 2 1 247 225 5
  Macedonia 3 1 2 226 230 4
  Hungary 3 0 3 166 229 3
10 July 2007
Greece   84–58   Macedonia Nova Gorica
Hungary   65–81   Latvia Gorizia
12 July 2007
Macedonia   86–56   Hungary Gorizia
Latvia   76–78   Greece Gorizia
14 July 2007
Hungary   45–62   Greece Nova Gorica
Macedonia   82–90   Latvia Nova Gorica

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
July 14, Nova Gorica
 
 
  Croatia96
 
July 15, Nova Gorica
 
  Lithuania82
 
  Croatia82
 
July 14, Nova Gorica
 
  France91
 
  France96
 
 
  Georgia69
 
Eleventh place
 
 
July 15, Nova Gorica
 
 
  Lithuania81
 
 
  Georgia70

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 14, Gorizia
 
 
  Israel74
 
July 15, Gorizia
 
  Turkey64
 
  Israel81
 
July 14, Gorizia
 
  Slovenia90
 
  Slovenia79
 
 
  Bulgaria59
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 15, Nova Gorica
 
 
  Turkey97
 
 
  Bulgaria88

Championship

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July 14, Gorizia
 
 
  Spain76
 
July 15, Gorizia
 
  Russia69
 
  Spain78
 
July 14, Gorizia
 
  Serbia87
 
  Serbia77
 
 
  Italy62
 
Third place
 
 
July 15, Gorizia
 
 
  Russia63
 
 
  Italy74

Final standings

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Stats leaders

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All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ Serbia achievements in FIBA Eeurope competitions fibaeurope.com Retrieved 18 July 2018