# 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship

The 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 30th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. Sixteen teams participated in the competition, held in Radom, Poland, from 12 to 20 August 2016. Bosnia and Herzegovina, the defending champions, were relegated to the 2017 Division B.

## Participating teams

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Estonia (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B)
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Poland (Runners-up, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B)
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden (3rd place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B)
* Turkey

## First round

In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the Playoffs.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 241 | 184 | +57 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 199 | +24 | 4 |
| 3 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 230 | −14 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 235 | −67 | 4 |
* 12 August 2016
| Italy | 71–79 | Latvia |
* 12 August 2016
| Spain | 80–50 | Sweden |
* 13 August 2016
| Sweden | 50–89 | Italy |
* 13 August 2016
| Latvia | 71–91 | Spain |
* 15 August 2016
| Italy | 63–70 | Spain |
* 15 August 2016
| Sweden | 68–66 | Latvia |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 174 | 148 | +26 | 5 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 173 | +24 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 177 | +10 | 5 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 215 | −60 | 3 |
* 12 August 2016
* Report
| Turkey | 73–49 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 25–11, 17–6, 17–18 |||
| Pts: Akyuz 19 Rebs: Konuk 7 Asts: Akyuz 8 | | Pts: Pluta 10 Rebs: Drozdowski 10 Asts: Rajewicz 3 |
* 12 August 2016
* Report
| Germany | 41–54 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 9–9, 13–10, 12–19 |||
| Pts: Drescher 15 Rebs: Drescher 7 Asts: Kopple 2 | | Pts: Šamanić 16 Rebs: Planinić 8 Asts: Macner 4 |
* 13 August 2016
* Report
| Croatia | 53–59 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–9, 11–15, 13–16, 18–19 |||
| Pts: Šamanić Rebs: Planinić Asts: Macner | | Pts: Akyuz Rebs: Demir Asts: Atbas |
* 13 August 2016
* Report
| Poland | 58–75 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 22–18, 12–16, 10–18 |||
| Pts: Pluta 17 Rebs: Drozdowski 10 Asts: Rajewicz 4 | | Pts: Mattisseck 15 Rebs: Drescher 11 Asts: Mattisseck 3 |
* 15 August 2016
* Report
| Germany | 71–65 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 13–9, 18–17, 18–25 |||
| Pts: Mattisseck 12 Rebs: Drescher 10 Asts: Drescher 3 | | Pts: Guletkin 15 Rebs: Akyuz 4 Asts: Akyuz 5 |
* 15 August 2016
* Report
| Poland | 48–67 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 15–19, 9–11, 13–13 |||
| Pts: Janczak 17 Rebs: Drozdowski 8 Asts: Strzepek 2 | | Pts: Janković 19 Rebs: Šamanić 14 Asts: Macner 7 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Lithuania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 182 | +85 | 6 |
| 2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 210 | −15 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 180 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 215 | −65 | 3 |
* 12 August 2016
| Lithuania | 96–46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* 12 August 2016
| France | 56–59 | Montenegro |
* 13 August 2016
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46–55 | France |
* 13 August 2016
| Montenegro | 72–96 | Lithuania |
* 15 August 2016
| Montenegro | 64–58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* 15 August 2016
| Lithuania | 75–64 | France |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 189 | +34 | 6 |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 172 | +14 | 5 |
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 191 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Estonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 216 | −50 | 3 |
* 12 August 2016
| Greece | 67–74 | Finland |
* 12 August 2016
| Serbia | 77–62 | Estonia |
* 13 August 2016
| Estonia | 43–60 | Greece |
* 13 August 2016
| Finland | 70–61 | Serbia |
* 15 August 2016
| Greece | 59–55 | Serbia |
* 15 August 2016
| Estonia | 61–79 | Finland |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 96 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 96 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | | |
| Poland | 67 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | |
| Poland | 67 | Spain | 75 | | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | Spain | 75 | | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | Montenegro | 55 | | | | |
| Montenegro | 75 | Montenegro | 55 | | | | |
| Montenegro | 75 | | | | Aug 19 | Aug 19 | | |
| Serbia | 60 | | | | Aug 19 | Aug 19 | |
| Serbia | 60 | | | | Spain | 75 | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | | | | Spain | 75 | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | | | Turkey | 70 | |
| Turkey | 74 | | | | Turkey | 70 | |
| Turkey | 74 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | | |
| Latvia | 66 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | |
| Latvia | 66 | Turkey | 80 | | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | Turkey | 80 | | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | Finland | 78 | | | | |
| Finland | 55 | Finland | 78 | | | | |
| Finland | 55 | | | | | | | Aug 20 | Aug 20 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38 | | | | | | | Aug 20 | Aug 20 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38 | | | | | | | Spain | 74 |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | | | | | | | Spain | 74 |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | | | | | | Lithuania | 72 |
| Italy | 86 | | | | | | | Lithuania | 72 |
| Italy | 86 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | | | |
| Germany | 57 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | | | |
| Germany | 57 | Italy | 67 | | | | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | Italy | 67 | | | | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | Lithuania | 84 | | | | | | |
| Lithuania | 94 | Lithuania | 84 | | | | | | |
| Lithuania | 94 | | | | Aug 19 | Aug 19 | | | | |
| Estonia | 74 | | | | Aug 19 | Aug 19 | | | |
| Estonia | 74 | | | | Lithuania | 67 | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | | | | Lithuania | 67 | | | |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | | | Croatia | 59 | | Third place | Third place |
| Croatia | 74 | | | | Croatia | 59 | | Third place | Third place |
| Croatia | 74 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | | Aug 20 | Aug 20 |
| Sweden | 67 | Aug 18 | Aug 18 | | | | | Aug 20 | Aug 20 |
| Sweden | 67 | Croatia | 69 | | | | | Turkey | 77 |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | | Croatia | 69 | | | | | Turkey | 77 |
| Aug 16 | Aug 16 | France | 52 | | | | | Croatia | 70 |
| Greece | 43 | France | 52 | | | | | Croatia | 70 |
| France | 59 | | | | | | | | |

### 5th–8th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place game | 5th place game |
| Aug 19 | Aug 19 |
| Montenegro | 73 |
| Montenegro | 73 | Aug 20 | Aug 20 |
| Finland | 85 | Aug 20 | Aug 20 |
| Finland | 85 | Finland | 79 |
| Aug 19 | Aug 19 | | Finland | 79 |
| Aug 19 | Aug 19 | France | 71 |
| Italy | 68 | France | 71 |
| France | 77 | | |
| France | 77 | 7th place game | 7th place game |
| | | Aug 20 | Aug 20 |
| | | Montenegro | 75 |
| | | Italy | 81 |

### 9th–16th place bracket

| 13th place game (20 Aug) | 13th place game (20 Aug) | 13th place game (20 Aug) | 13th–16th place semifinals (19 Aug) | 13th–16th place semifinals (19 Aug) | 13th–16th place semifinals (19 Aug) | 9th–16th place quarterfinals (18 Aug) | 9th–16th place quarterfinals (18 Aug) | 9th–16th place quarterfinals (18 Aug) | | 9th–12th place semifinals (19 Aug) | 9th–12th place semifinals (19 Aug) | 9th–12th place semifinals (19 Aug) | | | 9th place game (20 Aug) | 9th place game (20 Aug) | 9th place game (20 Aug) |
| | | | | | | Poland | Poland | 73 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Serbia | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Poland | Poland | 71 | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 82 | | | | |
| | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75 | | | | | Latvia | Latvia | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | | Latvia | 87 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | | | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59 | | | | | | | | Serbia | Serbia | | | | 63 |
| Estonia | Estonia | 85 | | | | | | | | Serbia | | | | | Germany | Germany | 65 |
| | | | | | | Germany | Germany | 66 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Estonia | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15th place game (20 Aug) | 15th place game (20 Aug) | 15th place game (20 Aug) | Estonia | Estonia | 65 | | | | Germany | Germany | 71 | 11th place game (20 Aug) | 11th place game (20 Aug) | 11th place game (20 Aug) | | |
| | | | Greece | Greece | 59 | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 64 | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 85 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | | | 59 | | | | Latvia | Latvia | 65 |
| Greece | Greece | 74 | | | | Greece | Greece | 57 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 51 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Spain | 7–0 |
| | Lithuania | 6–1 |
| | Turkey | 5–2 |
| 4th | Croatia | 4–3 |
| 5th | Finland | 6–1 |
| 6th | France | 3–4 |
| 7th | Italy | 3–4 |
| 8th | Montenegro | 3–4 |
| 9th | Germany | 5–2 |
| 10th | Serbia | 3–4 |
| 11th | Latvia | 3–4 |
| 12th | Sweden | 2–5 |
| 13th | Estonia | 2–5 |
| 14th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–6 |
| 15th | Poland | 1–6 |
| 16th | Greece | 2–5 |
* Team relegated to the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Usman Garuba
All-Tournament Team
* Marko Pecarski
* Eray Akyuz
* Dovydas Giedraitis
* Luka Šamanić
* Usman Garuba