# 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B

The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, from 27 July to 5 August 2018.

## Participating teams

* Albania
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Netherlands
* Norway (Winners, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C)
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia (15th place, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division A)
* Slovenia (14th place, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division A)
* Sweden
* Switzerland

## Group phase

In this round, the 24 teams are allocated in four groups of six teams each.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 346 | 307 | +39 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 70–64 | 79–80 | 76–62 | 66–59 | 55–42 |
| 2 | Belarus | 5 | 4 | 1 | 417 | 355 | +62 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 64–70 | — | 85–79 | 82–74 | 97–69 | 89–63 |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 404 | 391 | +13 | 8 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 80–79 | 79–85 | — | 92–87 | 71–76 | 82–46 |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 411 | 389 | +22 | 7 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 62–76 | 74–82 | 87–92 | — | 84–71 | 104–68 |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 357 | 394 | −37 | 7 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 59–66 | 69–97 | 76–71 | 71–84 | — | 82–76 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 313 | 412 | −99 | 5 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 42–55 | 63–89 | 64–82 | 68–104 | 76–82 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Estonia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 416 | 335 | +81 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 71–70 | 85–64 | 88–69 | 87–72 | 85–60 |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 450 | 301 | +149 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 70–71 | — | 108–61 | 81–58 | 83–65 | 108–46 |
| 3 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 338 | 390 | −52 | 8 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 64–85 | 61–108 | — | 63–61 | 88–76 | 62–60 |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 361 | −22 | 7 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 69–88 | 58–81 | 61–63 | — | 87–74 | 64–55 |
| 5 | Georgia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 362 | 395 | −33 | 6 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 72–87 | 65–83 | 76–88 | 74–87 | — | 75–50 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 271 | 394 | −123 | 5 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 60–85 | 46–108 | 60–62 | 55–64 | 50–75 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 326 | +101 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 74–58 | 75–80 | 90–68 | 104–58 | 84–62 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 333 | +60 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 58–74 | — | 85–74 | 95–73 | 85–49 | 70–63 |
| 3 | Israel | 5 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 347 | +84 | 9 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 80–75 | 74–85 | — | 92–60 | 104–70 | 81–57 |
| 4 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 343 | 404 | −61 | 6 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 68–90 | 73–95 | 60–92 | — | 82–65 | 60–62 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 438 | −123 | 6 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 58–104 | 49–85 | 70–104 | 65–82 | — | 73–63 |
| 6 | Macedonia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 307 | 368 | −61 | 6 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 62–84 | 63–70 | 57–81 | 62–60 | 63–73 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 381 | 290 | +91 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 70–67 | 66–69 | 73–66 | 93–53 | 79–35 |
| 2 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 313 | +103 | 9 | Quarterfinals | 67–70 | — | 62–58 | 81–73 | 84–70 | 122–42 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 364 | 314 | +50 | 8 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 69–66 | 58–62 | — | 75–60 | 69–77 | 93–49 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 368 | 326 | +42 | 7 | 9th−16th place playoffs | 66–73 | 73–81 | 60–75 | — | 88–50 | 81–47 |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 374 | −37 | 7 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 53–93 | 70–84 | 77–69 | 50–88 | — | 87–40 |
| 6 | Albania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 213 | 462 | −249 | 5 | 17th−24th place playoffs | 35–79 | 42–122 | 49–93 | 47–81 | 40–87 | — |

## Final round
### 17th−24th place playoffs

| 21st place match | 21st place match | 21st place match | 21st–24th place semifinals | 21st–24th place semifinals | 21st–24th place semifinals | 17th−24th place quarterfinals | 17th−24th place quarterfinals | 17th−24th place quarterfinals | 17th−20th place semifinals | 17th−20th place semifinals | 17th−20th place semifinals | 17th place match | 17th place match | 17th place match |
| | | | | | | A5 | Romania | 61 | | | | |
| | | | | | | B6 | Azerbaijan | 62 | | | | | | |
| | | | A5 | Romania | 64 | | | | B6 | Azerbaijan | 50 | |
| | | | D5 | Denmark | 76 | | | | C6 | Macedonia | 65 | |
| | | | | | | D5 | Denmark | 54 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C6 | Macedonia | 85 | | | | | |
| D5 | Denmark | 64 | | | | | | | | | C6 | Macedonia | 64 |
| B5 | Georgia | 80 | | | | | | | | | C6 | A6 | Switzerland | 65 |
| | | | | | | B5 | Georgia | 61 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A6 | Switzerland | 63 | | | | | | |
| 23rd place match | 23rd place match | 23rd place match | B5 | Georgia | 93 | | | | A6 | Switzerland | 90 | 19th place match | 19th place match | 19th place match |
| | | | D6 | Albania | 47 | | | | C5 | Luxembourg | 47 | | | |
| A5 | Romania | 102 | | | | C5 | | | Luxembourg | 84 | | B6 | Azerbaijan | 53 |
| D6 | Albania | 55 | | | | D6 | Albania | 61 | | | | C5 | Luxembourg | 57 |

### 9th−16th place playoffs

| 13th place match | 13th place match | 13th place match | 13st–16th place semifinals | 13st–16th place semifinals | 13st–16th place semifinals | 9th−16th place quarterfinals | 9th−16th place quarterfinals | 9th−16th place quarterfinals | 9th−12th place semifinals | 9th−12th place semifinals | 9th−12th place semifinals | 9th place match | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| | | | | | | A3 | Norway | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | | B4 | Hungary | 99 | | | | | | |
| | | | A3 | Norway | 88 | | | | B4 | Hungary | 78 | |
| | | | C4 | Iceland | 80 | | | | D3 | Bulgaria | 72 | |
| | | | | | | D3 | Bulgaria | 81 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C4 | Iceland | 61 | | | | | |
| A3 | Norway | 79 | | | | | | | | | B4 | Hungary | 63 |
| D4 | Slovakia | 71 | | | | | | | | | B4 | C3 | Israel | 81 |
| | | | | | | B3 | Austria | 71 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A4 | Poland | 80 | | | | | | |
| 15th place match | 15th place match | 15th place match | B3 | Austria | 65 | | | | A4 | Poland | 87 | 11th place match | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | | D4 | Slovakia | 80 | | | | C3 | Israel | 95 | | | |
| C4 | Iceland | 86 | | | | C3 | | | Israel | 93 | | D3 | Bulgaria | 85 |
| B3 | Austria | 55 | | | | D4 | Slovakia | 81 | | | | A4 | Poland | 83 |

### Championship playoffs

| 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | A1 | Portugal | 54 | | | | |
| | | | | | | B2 | Belgium | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | A1 | Portugal | 66 | | | | B2 | Belgium | 70 | |
| | | | C2 | Czech Republic | 82 | | | | D1 | Slovenia | 73 | |
| | | | | | | D1 | Slovenia | 68 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C2 | Czech Republic | 65 | | | | | |
| C2 | Czech Republic | 80 | | | | | | | | | D1 | Slovenia | 57 |
| A2 | Belarus | 78 | | | | | | | | | D1 | C1 | Netherlands | 86 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Estonia | 78 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A2 | Belarus | 60 | | | | | | |
| 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match | A2 | Belarus | 79 | | | | B1 | Estonia | 68 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | D2 | Sweden | 66 | | | | C1 | Netherlands | 79 | | | |
| A1 | Portugal | 66 | | | | C1 | | | Netherlands | 93 | | B2 | Belgium | 73 |
| D2 | Sweden | 69 | | | | D2 | Sweden | 71 | | | | B1 | Estonia | 67 |

### Final

* August 5, 2018 21:00
* Boxscore
| Slovenia | 57–86 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 11–19, 12–25, 19–19 |||
| Pts: Vujačić 20 Rebs: Vujačić 5 Asts: Samar 5 | | Pts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 35 Rebs: Mast 11 Asts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 8 |
* SRC Kale, Skopje Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Alessandro Martolini (ITA), Mihkel Männiste (EST)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Netherlands | 7–1 |
| | Slovenia | 6–2 |
| | Belgium | 6–2 |
| 4th | Estonia | 6–2 |
| 5th | Czech Republic | 6–2 |
| 6th | Belarus | 5–3 |
| 7th | Sweden | 5–3 |
| 8th | Portugal | 4–4 |
| 9th | Israel | 7–1 |
| 10th | Hungary | 4–4 |
| 11th | Bulgaria | 5–3 |
| 12th | Poland | 3–5 |
| 13th | Norway | 5–3 |
| 14th | Slovakia | 3–5 |
| 15th | Iceland | 2–6 |
| 16th | Austria | 3–5 |
| 17th | Switzerland | 3–5 |
| 18th | Macedonia | 3–5 |
| 19th | Luxembourg | 3–5 |
| 20th | Azerbaijan | 1–7 |
| 21st | Georgia | 3–5 |
| 22nd | Denmark | 3–5 |
| 23rd | Romania | 3–5 |
| 24th | Albania | 0–8 |
* Promoted to the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship Division A
* Relegated to the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C

## Awards

* 2018 Under-17 European Championship B winner
* Netherlands First title
* Most Valuable Player
* Nathan Kuta

### All-Tournament Team

* Vrenz Bleijenbergh
* Henri Drell
* Gregor Glas
* Nathan Kuta
* Dzmitry Ryuny