# 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 17th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition was played in Crete, Greece, from 8 to 20 July 2014. The winners were Turkey. To win the title they beat Spain with a score of 65–57. It was their first ever title win. The runners-up were Spain and third place were Serbia. Defending champions from 2013, Italy, came in at tenth place, their worst result since 2010.

## Participating teams

* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain (Runners-up, 2013 FIBA Europe U20 DivB (Romania))
* Greece
* Hungary (3rd place, 2013 FIBA Europe U20 DivB (Romania))
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Montenegro
* Poland (Winners, 2013 FIBA Europe U20 DivB (Romania))
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey

## Venues

| HeraklionRethymno | Heraklion | Heraklion | Rethymno |
| HeraklionRethymno | Heraklion Arena | Heraklion University Hall | Melina Merkouri Hall |
| HeraklionRethymno | Capacity: 5,222 | Capacity: 1,080 | Capacity: 1,600 |

## First round

The first-round groups draw took place on 1 December 2013 in Freising, Germany. In this round, the twenty teams were allocated in four groups of five teams each. The top three teams advanced to the Second Round. The last two teams of each group played in the Classification Games.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 304 | 243 | +61 | 8 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 250 | 262 | −12 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 284 | −7 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 4 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 266 | 284 | −18 | 5 | Classification Group G |
| 5 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 3 | 247 | 271 | −24 | 5 | Classification Group H |
* 1 2 Great Britain-Greece 69–66
* 1 2 Latvia-Hungary 84–67

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 294 | 239 | +55 | 8 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 262 | 257 | +5 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 257 | 253 | +4 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 6 | Classification Group H |
| 5 | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 213 | 295 | −82 | 4 | Classification Group G |
* ↑ Slovenia 3pts/131:126 (+5) :: Spain-Slovenia 63–71, Germany-Slovenia 63–60
* ↑ Spain 3pts/128:124 (+4) :: Germany-Spain 53–65, Spain-Slovenia 63–71
* ↑ Germany 3pts/116:125 (-9) :: Germany-Spain 53–65, Germany-Slovenia 63–60

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 327 | 279 | +48 | 8 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Croatia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 290 | 245 | +45 | 7 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 305 | 314 | −9 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 4 | Montenegro | 4 | 1 | 3 | 313 | 316 | −3 | 5 | Classification Group G |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 321 | −81 | 4 | Classification Group H |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 284 | 265 | +19 | 7 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Israel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 277 | 248 | +29 | 7 | Advance to second round |
| 3 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 269 | 290 | −21 | 6 | Advance to second round |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 270 | 262 | +8 | 6 | Classification Group H |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 286 | 321 | −35 | 4 | Classification Group G |
* 1 2 France-Israel 75–63
* 1 2 Russia-Poland 71–75

## Second round
### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 359 | 303 | +56 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 325 | 320 | +5 | 8 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 333 | 338 | −5 | 8 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 343 | 338 | +5 | 8 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 336 | 335 | +1 | 7 | 9th – 12th place playoffs |
| 6 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 4 | 310 | 372 | −62 | 6 | 9th – 12th place playoffs |
* ↑ Spain 4pts/125:120 (+5) :: Spain-Lithuania 65–62, Spain-Greece 60–58
* ↑ Lithuania 3pts/135:130 (+5) :: Greece-Lithuania 65–73, Spain-Lithuania 65–62
* ↑ Greece 2pts/123:133 (-10) :: Greece-Lithuania 65–73, Spain-Greece 60–58

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 364 | 324 | +40 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 362 | 317 | +45 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 331 | 315 | +16 | 9 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Israel | 5 | 2 | 3 | 358 | 350 | +8 | 7 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 326 | 367 | −41 | 6 | 9th – 12th place playoffs |
| 6 | Poland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 268 | 336 | −68 | 5 | 9th – 12th place playoffs |
* ↑ Croatia 3pts/129:125 (+4) :: Turkey-Croatia 70–66, Croatia-France 63–55
* ↑ Turkey 3pts/134:134 (0) :: Turkey-Croatia 70–66, France-Turkey 68–64
* ↑ France 3pts/123:127 (-4) :: Croatia-France 63–55, France-Turkey 68–64

## Classification groups for 13th – 20th places
### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 187 | +16 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 207 | +16 | 5 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 200 | −14 | 4 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 206 | −18 | 4 |

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 174 | +30 | 5 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 165 | +34 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 185 | 0 | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 227 | −64 | 3 |

## Classification playoffs for 9th – 20th place
### Classification games for 17th – 20th place

* 18 July 2014 12:30
* Report
| Sweden | 58–81 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 14–23, 9–23, 8–17 |||
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion (GRE) Referees: Doru Vinasi (ROU), Moritz Reiter (GER), Boris Gabara (SVK)
* 18 July 2014 12:30
* Report
| Hungary | 59–70 | Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 18–12, 13–16, 14–19 |||
* Heraklion University Sports Hall, Heraklion (GRE) Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Sergiy Zashchuk (UKR), Doru Vinasi (ROU)

### Classification games for 13th – 16th place

* 18 July 2014 14:45
* Report
| Latvia | 62–67 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 14–15, 8–17, 23–20 |||
| Pts: Rolands Šmits 14 Rebs: Ilja Gromovs 12 Asts: 3 players tied with 3 | | Pts: Ismet Akpinar 15 Rebs: Johannes Thiemann 12 Asts: Malik Müller 3, Ismet Akpinar 3 |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall, Heraklion (GRE) Referees: Igor Dragojević (MNE), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Torkild Rodsand (NOR)
* 18 July 2014 17:00
* Report
| Russia | 67–63 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 20–21, 15–17, 18–12 |||
| Pts: Stanislav Ilnitskiy 17 Rebs: Stanislav Ilnitskiy 9 Asts: Serdar Annaev 6 | | Pts: Nikolay Stoyanov 17 Rebs: Sasha Vezenkov 11 Asts: Nikolay Marinov 4 |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall, Heraklion (GRE) Referees: Paolo Taurino (ITA), Boris Gabara (SVK), Omar Bermudez Mariscal (MEX)

### Classification games for 9th – 12th place

* 18 July 2014 19:15
| Slovenia | 60–79 | Poland |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall, Heraklion (GRE)
* 18 July 2014 21:30
| Italy | 76–67 | Great Britain |
* Heraklion University Sports Hall, Heraklion (GRE)

## Championship playoffs

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | E1 | Serbia | 90 | | | | |
| | | | | | | F4 | Israel | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | F4 | Israel | 75 | | | | E1 | Serbia | 53 | |
| | | | E3 | Lithuania | 81 | | | | F2 | Turkey | 66 | |
| | | | | | | F2 | Turkey | 79 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Lithuania | 65 | | | | | |
| E3 | Lithuania | 77 | | | | | | | | | F2 | Turkey | 65 |
| E4 | Greece | 73 | | | | | | | | | F2 | E2 | Spain | 57 |
| | | | | | | F1 | Croatia | 82 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E4 | Greece | 68 | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | E4 | Greece | 81 | | | | F1 | Croatia | 61 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | F3 | France | 72 | | | | E2 | Spain | 63 | | | |
| F4 | Israel | 68 | | | | E2 | | | Spain | 50 | | E1 | Serbia | 79 |
| F3 | France | 55 | | | | F3 | France | 46 | | | | F1 | Croatia | 66 |

### Quarterfinals

* 18 July 2014 14:45
| Turkey | 79–65 | Lithuania |
* 18 July 2014 17:00
| Serbia | 90–86 | Israel |
* 18 July 2014 19:15
| Spain | 50–46 | France |
* 18 July 2014 21:30
| Croatia | 82–68 | Greece |

### 5th – 8th place playoffs

* 19 July 2014 14:45
| Israel | 75–81 | Lithuania |
* 19 July 2014 17:00
| Greece | 81–72 | France |

### Semifinals

* 19 July 2014 19:15
* Report
| Serbia | 53–66 | Turkey |
* 19 July 2014 21:30
* Report
| Croatia | 61–63 | Spain |

## Final classification games
### Match for 19th place

* 19 July 2014 14:45
* Report
| Sweden | 58–54 | Hungary |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 12–13, 15–11, 23–14 |||

### Match for 17th place

* 20 July 2014 17:00
* Report
| Czech Republic | 83–55 | Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 17–16, 22–13, 24–15 |||

### Match for 15th place

* 19 July 2014 19:15
* Report
| Latvia | 72–74 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 24–14, 16–22, 20–24 |||

### Match for 13th place

* 19 July 2014 17:00
* Report
| Germany | 47–52 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 12–12, 11–11, 13–8 |||

### Match for 11th place

* 20 July 2014 12:30
* Report
| Slovenia | 82–85 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–32, 20–18, 18–15, 26–20 |||

### Match for 9th place

* 20 July 2014 14:45
* Report
| Poland | 79–75 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–18, 15–20, 20–20 |||

### Match for 7th place

* 20 July 2014 14:45
* Report
| Israel | 68–55 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 17–15, 23–13, 15–15 |||

### Match for 5th place

* 20 July 2014 17:00
* Report
| Lithuania | 77–73 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 18–14, 15–24, 16–17 |||

### Bronze medal match

* 20 July 2014 19:15
* Report
| Serbia | 79–66 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 22–18, 22–12, 18–18 |||

### Final

* 20 July 2014 21:30
* Report
| Turkey | 65–57 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 21–10, 13–18, 17–11 |||
| Pts: Osman (20) Rebs: Özmızrak (8) Asts: Birsen (4) | | Pts: Paulí (17) Rebs: Hernangómez (8), Saiz (8) Asts: Díaz (5) |
* Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena, Heraklion (GRE) Attendance: 3 500 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Fernando Rocha (POR), Doru Vinasi (ROU)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Turkey | 9–1 |
| | Spain | 7–3 |
| | Serbia | 8–2 |
| 4th | Croatia | 7–3 |
| 5th | Lithuania | 7–3 |
| 6th | Greece | 6–4 |
| 7th | Israel | 5–5 |
| 8th | France | 5–5 |
| 9th | Poland | 4–5 |
| 10th | Italy | 4–5 |
| 11th | Great Britain | 3–6 |
| 12th | Slovenia | 3–6 |
| 13th | Russia | 6–3 |
| 14th | Germany | 5–4 |
| 15th | Bulgaria | 3–6 |
| 16th | Latvia | 3–6 |
| 17th | Czech Republic | 2–7 |
| 18th | Montenegro | 3–6 |
| 19th | Sweden | 2–7 |
| 20th | Hungary | 3–6 |
* 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Winners
* Turkey First title
* Team relegated to 2015 Euro U-20 Division B

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Cedi Osman

### All-Tournament Team

* Cedi Osman
* Nikola Janković
* Willy Hernangómez
* Sasha Vezenkov
* Matic Rebec