2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

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2008 EuroBasket Under-18
25th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Dates	July 25 – August 3
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Greece (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Donatas Motiejūnas
Top scorer	Zahariev (19.2)
Top rebounds	Kanter (14.6)
Top assists	Prostran (5.0)
PPG (Team)	Spain (85.0)
RPG (Team)	Lithuania (43.1)
APG (Team)	Bulgaria (14.5)
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The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece from July 25, 2008 until August 3. The hosts, Greeks, emerged as the champions after beating the Lithuanians in the final, 57–50 to clinch their first European Under-18 championship. The tournament served as the European Qualifiers for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Participating teams

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Belgium Greece Israel Spain	Estonia Italy Lithuania Serbia	France Germany Russia Ukraine	Bulgaria Croatia Latvia Turkey

Squads

Main article: U18 European Championship Men 2008 squads

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster.

Venues

City	Arena	Capacity
Amaliada	Municipal Indoor Arena of Amaliada	2,000
Pyrgos	Municipal Indoor Arena of Pyrgos	3,000

Format

PRELIMINARY ROUND: 4 groups of 4 teams each, playing in a single round-robin elimination. The top 3 teams advance to the second round while the last placed team being eliminated.
SECOND ROUND: 12 teams left will be divided into 2 groups of six teams. All of the results earned from the second round shall be carried over to this round. The top two teams in both groups qualify for the semifinals and to the 2009 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. The remaining teams then proceed to their respective classification playoffs.
FINAL ROUND:
- 4-team knockout stage for the CHAMPIONSHIP;
- 4-team knockout stage for 5th–8th place classification playoffs;
- 4-team knockout stage for 9th–12th place classification playoffs.

Preliminary round

Teams are divided equally in 4 groups of four teams each and they will play in a single round-robin format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the second round while the last teams in each group were eliminated.

All times are local, UTC+3.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece (H)	3	3	0	232	195	+37	6	Advanced to the second round
2	Spain	3	2	1	248	211	+37	5
3	Israel	3	1	2	196	234	−38	4
4	Belgium	3	0	3	182	218	−36	3	Eliminated

Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(H) Hosts

July 25
14:00

Belgium	58–64	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 7–15, 13–14, 14–17

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 25
19:00

Greece	77–73	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–15, 16–19, 23–27

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 26
14:30

Spain	88–69	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 21–17, 20–11, 23–22

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 26
19:00

Israel	67–89	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 18–20, 24–20, 11–28

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 27
14:30

Israel	65–87	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 23–19, 10–29, 11–27

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 27
19:00

Greece	66–55	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 19–18, 11–14, 16–9

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	3	3	0	231	205	+26	6	Advanced to the second round
2	Serbia	3	2	1	227	178	+49	5
3	Italy	3	1	2	192	219	−27	4
4	Estonia	3	0	3	165	213	−48	3	Eliminated

Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

July 25
14:00

Estonia	60–65	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 16–15, 15–20, 15–13

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 25
21:15

Lithuania	83–68	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 21–18, 24–14, 16–16

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 26
16:45

Serbia	76–41	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 20–15, 19–8, 14–11

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 26
21:15

Italy	73–76	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 26–17, 17–21, 19–18

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 27
16:45

Lithuania	72–64	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 21–12, 8–16, 18–15

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 27
21:15

Italy	54–83	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 15–30, 17–16, 15–13

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	213	192	+21	5	Advanced to the second round
2	Russia	3	2	1	230	207	+23	5
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	190	209	−19	4
4	Germany	3	1	2	207	232	−25	4	Eliminated

Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:

^ France wins tiebreaker over Russia via head-to-head record.
^ Ukraine wins tiebreaker over Germany via head-to-head record.

July 25
16:15

Germany	81–73	France
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 21–29, 20–19, 27–16

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 25
19:00

Ukraine	64–86	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 17–14, 14–21, 24–25

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 26
14:30

Russia	83–73	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 37–20, 14–19, 16–11, 16–23

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 26
21:15

France	70–50	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–14, 19–12, 18–12

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 27
14:30

Ukraine	76–53	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 20–15, 20–8, 22–11

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 27
21:15

France	70–61	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 17–18, 19–20, 19–13

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	249	218	+31	6	Advanced to the second round
2	Turkey	3	2	1	238	241	−3	5
3	Latvia	3	1	2	218	233	−15	4
4	Bulgaria	3	0	3	224	237	−13	3	Eliminated

Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

July 25
14:00

Latvia	70–87	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 17–22, 17–21, 17–23

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 25
21:15

Bulgaria	82–86	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 8–24, 29–22, 19–23, 26–17

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 26
16:45

Turkey	71–68	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 19–21, 9–14, 17–11

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 26
19:00

Croatia	71–67	Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 14–11, 18–23, 25–16

Pyrgos Municipal Indoor Arena, Pyrgos

July 27
14:30

Latvia	80–75	Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–26, 17–13, 20–18

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

July 27
19:00

Turkey	81–91	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 15–16, 22–20, 25–30

Amaliada Municipal Indoor Arena, Amaliada

Second round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	5	5	0	378	316	+62	10	Qualified to the semi-finals and to the World Cup
2	Lithuania	5	3	2	356	351	+5	8	Qualified to the semi-finals and to the World Cup
3	Spain	5	2	3	396	397	−1	7	Qualified for the 5–8th place classification playoffs
4	Serbia	5	2	3	364	361	+3	7	Qualified for the 5–8th place classification playoffs
5	Israel	5	2	3	326	391	−65	7	Relegated for the 9–12th place classification playoffs
6	Italy	5	1	4	363	367	−4	6	Relegated for the 9–12th place classification playoffs

Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
Notes:

1–1 win–loss record against each other, 1.0083 in head-to-head quotient system to win third place
1–1 win–loss record against each other, 0.9975 in head-to-head quotient system to win fourth place
1–1 win–loss record against each other, 0.8337 in head-to-head quotient system to win fifth place

Israel v

Lithuania

29 July 2008 (2008-07-29)	Israel	72–61	Lithuania	Pyrgos
16:45	Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 17–12, 19–20, 23–10
	Pts: Tamir Ariely 20 Rebs: Ben Reis 13 Asts: Ron Sabag 7	Boxscore	Pts: Motiejūnas 18 Rebs: Motiejūnas 14 Asts: Kristijonas Gaska 3	Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS), Nicolas Maestre (FRA)

Italy

v Greece

29 July 2008 (2008-07-29)	Italy	63–68	Greece	Pyrgos
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 16–16, 12–26, 22–17
	Pts: Andrea Muner 13 Rebs: Andrea Muner 6 Asts: Cournooh 3	Boxscore	Pts: Sarikopoulos 17 Rebs: Sarikopoulos 11 Asts: Mantzaris 9	Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Dubravko Muhvic (CRO), Vladimir Tsekov (BUL), Petros Christophides (CYP)

Serbia v

Spain

29 July 2008 (2008-07-29)	Serbia	93–87	Spain	Pyrgos
21:15	Scoring by quarter: 42–19, 10–26, 24–20, 17–22
		Boxscore		Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena

Italy

Israel

30 July 2008 (2008-07-30)	Italy	vs.	Israel	Pyrgos
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena

Greece

Serbia

30 July 2008 (2008-07-30)	Greece	vs.	Serbia	Pyrgos
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena

Spain

Lithuania

30 July 2008 (2008-07-30)	Spain	vs.	Lithuania	Pyrgos
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena

Serbia

Israel

31 July 2008 (2008-07-31)	Serbia	vs.	Israel	Pyrgos
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena

Lithuania

Greece

31 July 2008 (2008-07-31)	Lithuania	vs.	Greece	Pyrgos
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena

Spain

Italy

31 July 2008 (2008-07-31)	Spain	vs.	Italy	Pyrgos
	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Pyrgos Indoor Municipal Arena

July 30
16:30

Italy	93–57	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 18–17, 22–17, 30–12

Greece	72–59	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 18–10, 20–12, 15–26

Spain	66–82	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 16–18, 21–18, 16–21

Serbia	61–65	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 12–10, 19–16, 12–14

Spain	83–80	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 15–25, 27–19, 19–15

Latvia	83–62	France
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 22–16, 25–14, 18–22

Turkey	72–82	Russia
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 15–20, 27–28, 14–16

Ukraine	76–88	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 13–14, 18–26, 25–21

France	83–64	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 24–17, 26–14, 15–14

Latvia	86–54	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 24–12, 24–16, 24–18

Russia	85–76	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 27–20, 23–15, 19–20

Turkey	85–69	Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 15–16, 10–18, 34–19

Croatia	73–74	France
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 12–23, 25–20, 14–7

Russia	75–79	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 21–13, 18–24, 14–22

Classification Semifinals		Ninth place match

August 2

Turkey	80
		August 3
Italy	73
		Turkey	95
August 2
		Israel	72
Israel	76

Ukraine	75
		Eleventh place match

		August 3

		Italy	84

		Ukraine	68

Classification Semifinals		Fifth place match

August 2

Russia	63
		August 3
Serbia	85
		Serbia	85
August 2
		Spain	89
Spain	107

Latvia	91
		Seventh place match

		August 3

		Russia	69

		Latvia	71

Semifinals		Final

August 2

Greece	82
		August 3
Croatia	62
		Greece	57
August 2
		Lithuania	50
France	55

Lithuania	79
		Bronze medal match

		August 3

		Croatia	73

		France	68

Croatia	73–68	France
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 17–24, 24–16, 14–13
Pts: Delas 18 Rebs: Delas 14 Asts: Prostran 7		Pts: Lang 15 Rebs: Tanghe 6 Asts: Albicy 5

Greece	57–50	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 6–11, 21–14, 16–13, 14–12
Pts: Sloukas 16 Rebs: Sarikopoulos 10 Asts: Sloukas 3		Pts: Motiejūnas 17 Rebs: Slezas 10 Asts: Peicukevicius 2

v t e FIBA U18 EuroBasket
Division A	Italy 1964 Italy 1966 Spain 1968 Greece 1970 Yugoslavia 1972 France 1974 Spain 1976 Italy 1978 Yugoslavia 1980 Bulgaria 1982 Sweden 1984 Austria 1986 Yugoslavia 1988 Netherlands 1990 Hungary 1992 Israel 1994 France 1996 Bulgaria 1998 Croatia 2000 Germany 2002 Spain 2004 Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Greece 2006 Spain 2007 Greece 2008 France 2009 Lithuania 2010 Poland 2011 Lithuania/Latvia 2012 Latvia 2013 Turkey 2014 Greece 2015 Turkey 2016 Slovakia 2017 Latvia 2018 Greece 2019 ~~Turkey 2020~~ ~~Turkey 2021~~ 2021 Challengers Turkey 2022 Serbia 2023 Finland 2024
Qualification	1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 since 2005: not held
Division B	Slovakia 2005 Romania 2006 Bulgaria 2007 Hungary 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2009 Israel 2010 Bulgaria 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012 Macedonia 2013 Bulgaria 2014 Austria 2015 Macedonia 2016 Estonia 2017 Macedonia 2018 Romania 2019 ~~Romania 2020~~ ~~Romania 2021~~ 2021 Challengers Romania 2022 Portugal 2023 North Macedonia 2024
Division C	Andorra 1997 Luxembourg 1999 Malta 2001 Malta 2003 Malta 2005 Israel 2007 Malta 2009 San Marino 2011 Andorra 2013 Andorra 2014 Gibraltar 2015 San Marino 2016 Cyprus 2017 Kosovo 2018 Andorra 2019 ~~San Marino 2020~~ ~~San Marino 2021~~ 2021 Challengers San Marino 2022 Azerbaijan 2023 Albania 2024

v t e International men's youth basketball
FIBA Youth Olympics World Ranking U-17 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-21 World Cup (defunct) U-16 TBF International U-18 DBB International
Africa	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Americas	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Asia	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Europe	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Oceania	U-15 U-17 U-20 (defunct)
Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.

Participating teams

Squads

Venues

Format

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Classification playoffs

9th–12th place classification playoffs

Classification Semifinals

Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

5th–8th place classification playoffs

Classification Semifinals

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Final round

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standings

Awards

External links