# 1993 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes

The 1993 FIBA European Championship for Cadettes was the 10th edition of the European basketball championship for U16 women's teams, today known as FIBA U16 Women's European Championship. 12 teams featured in the competition, held in Poprad, Slovakia, from 17 to 25 July 1993.
Russia won their first title in their first appearance after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

## Participating teams

* Belgium
* Croatia
* Finland
* France
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Spain

## Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semifinals. The third and fourth place of each group qualified for the 5th-8th playoffs. The last two teams of each group qualified for the 9th-12th playoffs.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 347 | 294 | +53 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 75–64 | 66–70 | 71–44 | 69–61 | 66–55 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 384 | 294 | +90 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 66–58 | 81–52 | 91–49 | 82–60 |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 4 | 1 | 307 | 283 | +24 | 9 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 60–52 | 55–42 | 64–57 |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 254 | 315 | −61 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 51–50 | 55–53 |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 251 | 310 | −59 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 49–44 |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 316 | −47 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: 1) SVK 1–1 (+7), ITA 1–1 (–3), GRE 1–1 (–4).

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 364 | 275 | +89 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals | — | 72–58 | 66–50 | 65–54 | 82–56 | 79–57 |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 374 | 289 | +85 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals | | — | 67–60 | 79–62 | 91–49 | 79–46 |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 315 | 309 | +6 | 8 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | — | 66–56 | 70–59 | 69–61 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 319 | 327 | −8 | 7 | Transfer to 5th–8th playoff | | | | — | 66–60 | 81–57 |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 292 | 367 | −75 | 6 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | — | 68–58 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 279 | 376 | −97 | 5 | Transfer to 9th–12th playoff | | | | | | — |

## Playoffs
### 9th-12th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place game | 9th place game |
| July 24 | July 24 |
| Finland | 68 |
| Finland | 68 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Latvia | 48 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Latvia | 48 | Finland | 56 |
| July 24 | July 24 | | Finland | 56 |
| July 24 | July 24 | Lithuania | 62 |
| Croatia | 79 | Lithuania | 62 |
| Lithuania | 98 | | |
| Lithuania | 98 | 11th place game | 11th place game |
| | | July 25 | July 25 |
| | | Latvia | 83 |
| | | Croatia | 51 |

### 5th-8th playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| July 24 | July 24 |
| Hungary | 71 |
| Hungary | 71 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Belgium | 57 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Belgium | 57 | Hungary | 92 |
| July 24 | July 24 | | Hungary | 92 |
| July 24 | July 24 | France | 72 |
| Greece | 58 | France | 72 |
| France | 66 | | |
| France | 66 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | July 25 | July 25 |
| | | Belgium | 39 |
| | | Greece | 84 |

### Championship playoff

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| July 24 | July 24 |
| Russia | 113 |
| Russia | 113 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Italy | 72 | July 25 | July 25 |
| Italy | 72 | Russia | 66 |
| July 24 | July 24 | | Russia | 66 |
| July 24 | July 24 | Spain | 65 |
| Slovakia | 49 | Spain | 65 |
| Spain | 71 | | |
| Spain | 71 | Bronze game | Bronze game |
| | | July 25 | July 25 |
| | | Italy | 65 |
| | | Slovakia | 60 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Spain |
| | Italy |
| 4th | Slovakia |
| 5th | Hungary |
| 6th | France |
| 7th | Greece |
| 8th | Belgium |
| 9th | Lithuania |
| 10th | Finland |
| 11th | Latvia |
| 12th | Croatia |
* 1993 FIBA Europe Women's Under-16 Championship winners
* Russia 1st title