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2023 FIBA U20 European Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
City	Heraklion
Dates	8–16 July 2023
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	France (2nd title)
Runners-up	Israel
Third place	Greece
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
MVP	Ilias Kamardine
Top scorer	Orri Gunnarsson (18.3 ppg)
Top rebounds	Danny Wolf (12.0 rpg)
Top assists	Noam Yaacov (7.6 apg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
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The 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 24th edition of the European basketball championship for men's national under-20 teams. It was played from 8 to 16 July 2023 in Heraklion, Greece.

Participating teams

•  Belgium
•  Croatia
•  Estonia (Third place, 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
•  France
•  Germany
•  Greece
•  Iceland (Runners-up, 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Lithuania
•  Montenegro
•  Poland
•  Serbia (Winners, 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B)
•  Slovenia
•  Spain
•  Turkey

First round

The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advance to the playoffs.

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Turkey	3	2	1	195	205	−10	5
2	Belgium	3	2	1	209	188	+21	5
3	Italy	3	1	2	182	177	+5	4
4	Israel	3	1	2	190	206	−16	4

Belgium	72–64	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–15, 21–17, 18–10
Pts: De Ridder 20 Rebs: De Ridder 11 Asts: Pouedet 3		Pts: Casarin 14 Rebs: Vincini 7 Asts: Berdini 5

Israel	86–70	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 21–14, 19–19, 22–19
Pts: Zipper 20 Rebs: Aizik, Wolf 6 Asts: Yaacov 14		Pts: Yiğitoğlu 18 Rebs: Yiğitoğlu 12 Asts: Kuntker 3

Italy	66–50	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 21–17, 15–8, 16–10
Pts: Maretto 10 Rebs: Onojaife 7 Asts: Boglio 8		Pts: Yaacov 18 Rebs: Wolf 11 Asts: three players 3

Turkey	70–67	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 20–19, 22–23, 16–14
Pts: Yiğitoğlu 14 Rebs: Yiğitoğlu 12 Asts: Yıldızoğlu 4		Pts: De Ridder 26 Rebs: De Ridder 15 Asts: De Ridder 6

Turkey	55–52	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 14–13, 14–16, 19–15
Pts: Büyüktuncel 26 Rebs: Büyüktuncel 8 Asts: Yıldızoğlu 7		Pts: Vincini 15 Rebs: Loro 8 Asts: four players 3

Belgium	70–54	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 19–18, 13–11, 18–6
Pts: Di Maria 19 Rebs: Pintelon 15 Asts: De Ridder 4		Pts: Wolf 24 Rebs: Wolf 9 Asts: Yaacov 8

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Spain	3	3	0	257	178	+79	6
2	Serbia	3	2	1	211	206	+5	5
3	Estonia	3	1	2	198	234	−36	4
4	Montenegro	3	0	3	211	259	−48	3

Estonia	61–82	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–19, 14–17, 12–22
Pts: Veesaar 13 Rebs: Veesaar 7 Asts: Malm 5		Pts: Šaranović 17 Rebs: Petrović 8 Asts: Šaranović 6

Spain	103–68	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 30–12, 25–21, 27–18
Pts: Domínguez 23 Rebs: López 7 Asts: Núñez 6		Pts: Jovanović 20 Rebs: Jovanović 5 Asts: four players 2

Montenegro	74–81	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 20–24, 16–19, 19–15
Pts: Bogavac 25 Rebs: Bogavac 7 Asts: Bogavac 4		Pts: Poom 20 Rebs: Kuuba 18 Asts: Välb 9

Serbia	54–76	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 11–18, 16–24, 10–17
Pts: Petrović 14 Rebs: Šaranović 7 Asts: Šaranović 5		Pts: Caicedo, López 15 Rebs: López 7 Asts: Núñez 8

Montenegro	69–75	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 13–20, 17–20, 17–17
Pts: Vukčević 17 Rebs: Vučeljić 12 Asts: Ivanović 4		Pts: Petrović 17 Rebs: Belić 9 Asts: Stefanović 8

Estonia	56–78	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 9–32, 6–23, 20–8
Pts: Poom 11 Rebs: Andre, Poom 5 Asts: Sepp 4		Pts: Núñez 17 Rebs: Caicedo 6 Asts: Rodríguez 5

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Lithuania	3	3	0	239	197	+42	6
2	Greece (H)	3	2	1	212	211	+1	5
3	Croatia	3	1	2	195	217	−22	4
4	Poland	3	0	3	188	209	−21	3

Poland	67–72	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 17–14, 12–18, 19–19
Pts: Piśla, Wińkowski 15 Rebs: Urbaniak 15 Asts: Wiśniewski 6		Pts: Zougris 24 Rebs: Zougris 17 Asts: Oikonomopoulos 6

Lithuania	86–67	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 23–9, 26–24, 17–17
Pts: Krivas, Lelevičius 15 Rebs: Krivas 8 Asts: Sargiūnas 5		Pts: Brala, Z. Ivišić 12 Rebs: Brala 5 Asts: Brala 4

Croatia	64–53	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–13, 20–16, 13–8
Pts: Z. Ivišić 17 Rebs: T. Ivišić 11 Asts: Rajaofera 5		Pts: Wilczek 12 Rebs: Andrzejewski, Urbaniak 5 Asts: Wiśniewski 4

Greece	62–80	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 20–16, 9–19, 17–18
Pts: Mantzoukas 14 Rebs: Mermigkis, Zougris 6 Asts: Mantzoukas 3		Pts: Lelevičius 19 Rebs: Krivas 12 Asts: Kublickas 4

Poland	68–73	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 21–14, 15–26, 18–13
Pts: Wińkowski 17 Rebs: Wińkowski 10 Asts: Wiśniewski 5		Pts: Lelevičius 20 Rebs: Bartninkas 8 Asts: Kublickas 5

Croatia	64–78	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 15–13, 16–27, 15–19
Pts: Brala 18 Rebs: Rajaofera 8 Asts: Brala 7		Pts: Mantzoukas 24 Rebs: Zougris 11 Asts: Bazinas 6

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	271	169	+102	6
2	Germany	3	2	1	210	219	−9	5
3	Iceland	3	1	2	196	261	−65	4
4	Slovenia	3	0	3	187	215	−28	3

Iceland	70–68	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 19–14, 18–22, 16–11
Pts: Atlason 27 Rebs: Atlason 9 Asts: Atlason, Kjartansson 3		Pts: Klavžar 18 Rebs: Ciani, Urbiha 7 Asts: Klavžar 7

France	80–63	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 24–14, 24–12, 10–20
Pts: Raynaud 15 Rebs: Traoré 9 Asts: Bal, Doumbia 4		Pts: Rataj 17 Rebs: Onyejiaka 7 Asts: Rataj 4

Germany	83–81	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 23–21, 24–24, 16–16
Pts: Schröder 21 Rebs: Fru 7 Asts: Ensminger 6		Pts: Kjartansson, Þrastarson 21 Rebs: Atlason 7 Asts: Kjartansson 7

Slovenia	61–81	France
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 8–26, 21–21, 10–16
Pts: Ciani 14 Rebs: Ciani 8 Asts: Dolničar 4		Pts: Kamardine 20 Rebs: Mienandi 5 Asts: De Sousa, Leray 3

Germany	64–58	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 19–11, 14–12, 12–18
Pts: Rataj 14 Rebs: Fru 9 Asts: Lademacher, Onyejiaka 3		Pts: Klavžar 12 Rebs: Urbiha 8 Asts: Klavžar 2

Iceland	45–110	France
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 6–35, 13–23, 15–32
Pts: Ingólfsson 11 Rebs: three players 3 Asts: Bárðarson 4		Pts: Bal 19 Rebs: Mienandi 8 Asts: De Sousa 6

Playoff brackets

Main bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

12 July

Turkey

73

13 July

Montenegro

68

Turkey

61

12 July

Greece

87

Greece

83

15 July

Iceland

75

Greece

51

12 July

France

98

Serbia

75

13 July

Italy

72

Serbia

73

12 July

France

82

France

89

16 July

Poland

55

France (OT)

89

12 July

Israel

79

Belgium

80

13 July

Estonia

65

Belgium

77

12 July

Lithuania

71

Lithuania

70

15 July

Slovenia

51

Belgium

46

12 July

Israel

67

3rd place match

Spain

52

13 July

16 July

Israel

59

Israel

75

Greece (OT)

68

12 July

Germany

64

Belgium

64

Germany

87

Croatia

67

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				5th place match
	15 July
	Turkey	55
					16 July
	Serbia	76
					Serbia	82
	15 July
					Germany	78
	Lithuania	58
	Germany	60
					7th place match
					16 July
					Turkey	70
					Lithuania	66

9th place bracket

	9th–16th place quarterfinals				9th–12th place semifinals				9th place match
	13 July
	Montenegro	73
					15 July
	Iceland	99
					Iceland	86
	13 July
					Italy	98
	Italy	72
									16 July
	Poland	60
									Italy	75
	13 July
									Spain	69
	Estonia	62
					15 July
	Slovenia	83
					Slovenia	72
	13 July
					Spain	75			11th place match
	Spain	84
									16 July
	Croatia	60
									Iceland	75
									Slovenia	90

13th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				13th place match
	15 July
	Montenegro	64
					16 July
	Poland	61
					Montenegro	81
	15 July
					Croatia	78
	Estonia	70
	Croatia	98
					15th place match
					16 July
					Poland	71
					Estonia	62

Playoff results

Round of 16

Lithuania	70–51	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–12, 17–16, 14–7
Pts: Lelevičius, Krivas 14 Rebs: Krivas 15 Asts: Krivas 4		Pts: Ciani 14 Rebs: Ciani 8 Asts: Klavžar 4

Germany	87–67	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 27–21, 23–13, 23–18
Pts: Fru 20 Rebs: Schröder 8 Asts: Ensminger 8		Pts: Z. Ivišić 14 Rebs: Kalajžić 6 Asts: Rajaofera 4

Belgium	80–65	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–22, 25–16, 17–12
Pts: De Ridder 30 Rebs: De Ridder 12 Asts: Mennes 5		Pts: Poom 14 Rebs: Poom 5 Asts: Kuusmaa 3

Spain	52–59	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 16–17, 13–8, 7–17
Pts: Domínguez 10 Rebs: Tamba 7 Asts: Núñez 4		Pts: Wolf 21 Rebs: Wolf 13 Asts: Yaacov 7

Serbia	75–72	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 21–14, 22–25, 16–18
Pts: Šaranović 20 Rebs: Šaranović 7 Asts: Petrović 7		Pts: Vincini 18 Rebs: Virginio 6 Asts: Casarin 7

Greece	83–75	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 17–21, 24–11, 18–19
Pts: Oikonomopoulos 18 Rebs: Zougris 12 Asts: Bazinas 5		Pts: Gunnarsson 21 Rebs: Þrastarson 6 Asts: Þrastarson 4

Turkey	73–68	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 22–11, 9–16, 24–24
Pts: Büyüktuncel 16 Rebs: Yiğitoğlu 12 Asts: Özçelik 7		Pts: Žugić 24 Rebs: Jovanović 7 Asts: Žugić 4

France	89–55	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 30–11, 16–8, 18–21, 25–15
Pts: Bolanga 13 Rebs: Raynaud 6 Asts: Leray 7		Pts: Piśla 11 Rebs: Wińkowski 4 Asts: Wiśniewski 5

9th–16th place quarterfinals

Estonia	62–83	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 9–18, 21–26, 13–17
Pts: Tassa 17 Rebs: Poom 8 Asts: Poom 4		Pts: Klavžar 21 Rebs: Ciani 8 Asts: Mirtič 7

Spain	84–60	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 17–15, 23–4, 23–24
Pts: Caicedo 18 Rebs: Paz 8 Asts: Naspler 5		Pts: Matić 13 Rebs: T. Ivišić, Škorić 6 Asts: Rajaofera 5

Montenegro	73–99	Iceland
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 23-24, 16-37, 18–20
Pts: Jovanović 26 Rebs: Vukčević 7 Asts: Bogavac 5		Pts: Gunnarsson 30 Rebs: Gunnarsson 10 Asts: Gunnarsson, Þrastarson 5

Italy	72–60	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 27–5, 12–18, 18–15
Pts: Giordano 11 Rebs: Casarin 11 Asts: Casarin, Loro 3		Pts: Wilczek 14 Rebs: Urbaniak 12 Asts: Wiśniewski 5

13th–16th place semifinals

Montenegro	64–61	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 14–19, 17–17, 22–18
Pts: Mirković 15 Rebs: Vukčević 6 Asts: Ivanović 4		Pts: Urbaniak 17 Rebs: Wińkowski 14 Asts: Wiśniewski 4

Estonia	70–98	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 11–28, 16–24, 16–23, 27–23
Pts: Allik, Poom 14 Rebs: Kuuba, Poom 7 Asts: Malm, Välb 5		Pts: Brala 25 Rebs: T. Ivišić 8 Asts: Kos 5

15th place match

Poland	71–62	Estonia
Scoring by quarter: 11-19, 15-18, 27-14, 18-11
Pts: Urbaniak 19 Rebs: Urbaniak 15 Asts: Wiśniewski 6		Pts: Poom 21 Rebs: Poom 7 Asts: Välb 4

13th place match

Montenegro	81–78	Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–18, 21–19, 21–19
Pts: Jovanović 20 Rebs: Mirković 11 Asts: Ivanović 5		Pts: Brala 23 Rebs: Brala 10 Asts: Rajaofera 5

9th–12th place semifinals

Iceland	86–98	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 28-25, 15-33, 21-15
Pts: Atlason, Gunnarsson 27 Rebs: Atlason 7 Asts: Atlason 7		Pts: Fantoma 22 Rebs: Casarin 10 Asts: Casarin 6

Slovenia	72–75 (OT)	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 12–13, 17–22, 15–14, Overtime: 9–12
Pts: Klavžar 18 Rebs: Ciani 14 Asts: Klavžar 6		Pts: Tamba 17 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: Núñez 5

11th place match

Iceland	75–90	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 22–23, 17–19, 19–21
Pts: Þrastarson 25 Rebs: Þrastarson 6 Asts: Atlason 4		Pts: Samar 18 Rebs: Ciani 8 Asts: Urbiha 6

9th place match

Italy	75–69	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 24–6, 21–29, 17–24
Pts: Casarin 15 Rebs: Casarin 6 Asts: Berdini, Faggian 4		Pts: Núñez 19 Rebs: Aquino 5 Asts: Núñez 8

Championship quarterfinals

Israel	75–64	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–9, 25–16, 19–23

Belgium	77–71	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 12–26, 20–9, 24–12

Serbia	73–82	France
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 22–18, 14–21, 18–24

Turkey	61–87	Greece
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 15–29, 10–20, 14–24

5th–8th place semifinals

Turkey	55–76	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 17–20, 14–7, 12–26

Lithuania	58–60	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 9–17, 15–11, 20–16

7th place match

Turkey	70–66	Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 8–21, 19–9, 19–18

5th place match

Serbia	82–78	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 13–27, 29–20, 19–17

Championship semifinals

Belgium	46–67	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 11–12, 8–23, 13–13

Greece	51–98	France
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 9–26, 16–15, 12–32

3rd place match

Greece	68–64 (OT)	Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 15–26, 7–9, 16–4, Overtime: 12–8

Final

France	89–79 (OT)	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 30–18, 14–13, 11–15, Overtime: 17–7

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	France	7–0
	Israel	4–3
	Greece	5–2
4	Belgium	4–3
5	Serbia	5–2
6	Germany	4–3
7	Turkey	4–3
8	Lithuania	4–3
9	Italy	4–3
10	Spain	5–2
11	Slovenia	2–5
12	Iceland	2–5
13	Montenegro	2–5
14	Croatia	2–5
15	Poland	1–6
16	Estonia	1–6

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Ilias Kamardine

All-Tournament Team

• Noam Yaacov
• Ilias Kamardine
• Vangelis Zougris
• Thijs De Ridder
• Daniel Wolf

See also

• 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B

References

1. 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A official website
2. Draws concluded for FIBA European Youth Championships 2023
3. Draw results

External links

• Official website of FIBA

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