# 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won the 1998 Championship) as Yugoslavia.
Germany and Belarus were relegated to Division B.

## Teams

* Belarus
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Russia
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Turkey

## Preliminary round

The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. Note that while Serbia and Montenegro dissolved into Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006, they still competed as one team.
* Team advanced to Quarter-Final round
* Team competed in Classification round

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 176 | 6 |
| Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 215 | 5 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 222 | 4 |
| Latvia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 251 | 3 |
| 14 July 2006 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 72–61 | Latvia | İzmir |
| Croatia | 64–58 | Belarus | İzmir |
| 15 July 2006 |
| Belarus | 57–81 | Serbia and Montenegro | İzmir |
| Latvia | 79–95 | Croatia | İzmir |
| 16 July 2006 |
| Latvia | 77–84 | Belarus | İzmir |
| Croatia | 72–78 | Serbia and Montenegro | İzmir |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 212 | 177 | 5 (1–1 +2) |
| Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 202 | 5 (1–1 +1) |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 205 | 5 (1–1 –3) |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 238 | 3 |
| 14 July 2006 |
| Israel | 66–64 | Italy | İzmir |
| Slovenia | 92–60 | Hungary | İzmir |
| 15 July 2006 |
| Hungary | 68–72 | Israel | İzmir |
| Italy | 74–70 | Slovenia | İzmir |
| 16 July 2006 |
| Slovenia | 73–68 | Israel | İzmir |
| Italy | 74–41 | Hungary | İzmir |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 195 | 5 (1–1 +23) |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 168 | 5 (1–1 +3) |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 203 | 5 (1–1 –26) |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 263 | 3 |
| 14 July 2006 |
| Russia | 63–92 | France | İzmir |
| Turkey | 83–45 | Germany | İzmir |
| 15 July 2006 |
| Germany | 51–81 | Russia | İzmir |
| France | 60–66 | Turkey | İzmir |
| 16 July 2006 |
| France | 99–66 | Germany | İzmir |
| Turkey | 60–63 | Russia | İzmir |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 222 | 5 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 255 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 249 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 236 | 4 |
| 14 July 2006 |
| Spain | 73–75 | Bulgaria | İzmir |
| Lithuania | 71–81 | Greece | İzmir |
| 15 July 2006 |
| Bulgaria | 86–98 | Lithuania | İzmir |
| Greece | 69–74 | Spain | İzmir |
| 16 July 2006 |
| Greece | 78–77 | Bulgaria | İzmir |
| Spain | 88–92 | Lithuania | İzmir |

## Quarter-Final round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.
* Team advanced to Semifinals
* Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 204 | 6 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 244 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 204 | 4 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 239 | 280 | 3 |
| 18 July 2006 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 101–68 | Lithuania | İzmir |
| Slovenia | 67–65 | France | İzmir |
| 19 July 2006 |
| Lithuania | 94–100 | Slovenia | İzmir |
| France | 58–60 | Serbia and Montenegro | İzmir |
| 20 July 2006 |
| France | 79–77 | Lithuania | İzmir |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 85–78 | Slovenia | İzmir |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 205 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 219 | 5 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 249 | 4 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 241 | 4 |
| 18 July 2006 |
| Croatia | 87–72 | Greece | İzmir |
| Italy | 53–75 | Turkey | İzmir |
| 19 July 2006 |
| Greece | 70–76 | Italy | İzmir |
| Turkey | 91–72 | Croatia | İzmir |
| 20 July 2006 |
| Croatia | 74–86 | Italy | İzmir |
| Turkey | 78–80 | Greece | İzmir |

## Classification round

The eight teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each.
* Team competed to 9th–12th playoffs
* Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 245 | 149 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 183 | 5 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 219 | 4 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 242 | 3 |
| 18 July 2006 |
| Belarus | 50–78 | Spain | İzmir |
| Hungary | 36–82 | Russia | İzmir |
| 19 July 2006 |
| Russia | 86–52 | Belarus | İzmir |
| Spain | 89–56 | Hungary | İzmir |
| 20 July 2006 |
| Belarus | 71–55 | Hungary | İzmir |
| Russia | 77–61 | Spain | İzmir |

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 220 | 5 |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 214 | 5 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 222 | 4 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 270 | 4 |
| 18 July 2006 |
| Israel | 67–64 | Germany | İzmir |
| Latvia | 90–89 | Bulgaria | İzmir |
| 19 July 2006 |
| Germany | 86–76 | Latvia | İzmir |
| Bulgaria | 77–64 | Israel | İzmir |
| 20 July 2006 |
| Germany | 66–79 | Bulgaria | İzmir |
| Latvia | 73–95 | Israel | İzmir |

## Knockout stage
### 13th–16th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir |
| Belarus | 59 |
| Belarus | 59 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| Latvia | 63 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| Latvia | 63 | Latvia | 101 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | | Latvia | 101 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | Hungary | 69 |
| Hungary | 70 | Hungary | 69 |
| Germany | 63 | | |
| Germany | 63 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| | | Belarus | 59 |
| | | Germany | 81 |
Belarus and Germany were relegated to Division B.

### 9th–12th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir |
| Israel | 61 |
| Israel | 61 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| Russia | 66 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| Russia | 66 | Russia | 84 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | | Russia | 84 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | Bulgaria | 88 |
| Bulgaria | 80 | Bulgaria | 88 |
| Spain | 72 | | |
| Spain | 72 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| | | Israel | 74 |
| | | Spain | 82 |

### 5th–8th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir |
| Greece | 50 |
| Greece | 50 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| France | 76 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| France | 76 | France | 58 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | | France | 58 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | Croatia | 63 |
| Croatia | 81 | Croatia | 63 |
| Lithuania | 62 | | |
| Lithuania | 62 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| | | Greece | 78 |
| | | Lithuania | 82 |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir |
| Italy | 83 |
| Italy | 83 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 89 | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 64 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | | Serbia and Montenegro | 64 |
| July 22, İzmir | July 22, İzmir | Turkey | 58 |
| Turkey | 96 | Turkey | 58 |
| Slovenia | 62 | | |
| Slovenia | 62 | Third place | Third place |
| | | July 23, İzmir | July 23, İzmir |
| | | Italy | 75 |
| | | Slovenia | 83 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia and Montenegro |
| | Turkey |
| | Slovenia |
| 4th | Italy |
| 5th | Croatia |
| 6th | France |
| 7th | Lithuania |
| 8th | Greece |
| 9th | Bulgaria |
| 10th | Russia |
| 11th | Spain |
| 12th | Israel |
| 13th | Latvia |
| 14th | Hungary |
| 15th | Germany |
| 16th | Belarus |
* 2006 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship
* Serbia and Montenegro Second title
* Team Roster
* Tadija Dragićević, Milenko Tepić, Boris Bakić, Novica Veličković, Dragan Labović, Nenad Mijatović, Branko Jereminov, Miljan Rakić, Nikola Peković, Ivan Paunić, Nikola Dragović, and Ivan Maraš.
* Head coach: Miroslav Nikolić.

## All-Tournament Team

* Ersan İlyasova
* Cenk Akyol
* Emir Preldžić
* Nikola Peković
* Luca Vitali