International basketball competition
| 9th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Hungary |
| Dates | 8–15 August 1987 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (5th title) |
| ← 1985 1989 → | |
The 1987 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1987 European Championship for Cadets) was the 9th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Székesfehérvár and Kaposvár, in Hungary, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the fifth time. It was its third title in a row and fourth in the last five tournaments.
Teams
Belgium
West Germany
France
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Romania
Soviet Union
Spain
Turkey- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 318 | 10 |
| Italy
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 373 | 9 |
| Greece
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 367 | 347 | 8 |
| France
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 332 | 390 | 7 |
| Israel
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 388 | 399 | 6 |
| Turkey
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 349 | 429 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 429 | 316 | 10 |
| Spain
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 365 | 350 | 9 |
| Romania
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 356 | 342 | 8 |
| West Germany
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 335 | 374 | 7 |
| Belgium
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 327 | 369 | 6 |
| Hungary
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 301 | 362 | 5 |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Hungary | 91 | |||||
| Israel | 106 | |||||
| Israel | 96 | |||||
| Turkey | 78 | |||||
| Belgium | 79 | |||||
| Turkey | 93 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Hungary | 58 | |||||
| Belgium | 82 | |||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| West Germany | 65 | |||||
| Greece | 63 | |||||
| West Germany | 57 | |||||
| France | 67 | |||||
| France | 78 | |||||
| Romania | 73 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Greece | 79 | |||||
| Romania | 75 | |||||
Championship
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 94 | |||||
| Spain | 67 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 83 | |||||
| Italy | 77 | |||||
| Italy | 104 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 90 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Spain | 76 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 84 | |||||
Final standings
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Živko Badžim, Oliver Popović, Rastko Cvetković, Žan Tabak, Ante Perica, Nenad Grmuša, Boris Orcev, Marijan Kraljević, Obrad Ignjatović, Arijan Komazec, Mirko Pavlović, and Bojan Popović. Head coach: Janez Drvarič. |
References
| International men's youth basketball | ||
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| Americas | ||
| Asia | ||
| Europe | ||
| Oceania | ||
| Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held. | ||