2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the fourth edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Târgu Mureș, in Romania, hosted the tournament. Germany won their first title.

2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

4th Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Dates	August 1–10
Teams	19
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Oglesby (24.4)
Top rebounds	Nicoară (15.1)
Top assists	Kostoski (6.4)
Official website
www.fibaeurope.com

Germany and Belgium were promoted to Division A.

Teams

• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Finland
• Germany
• Great Britain
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Macedonia
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Squads

Main article: 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B squads

Preliminary round

The nineteen teams were allocated in four groups (three groups of five teams and one groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The third and fourth of each group to the Classification round. The last three teams in the five-team groups advanced to another group to determine the positions 17th to 19th.

	Team advanced to Qualifying round
	Team competed in Classification round
	Team competed in Classification round for 17th to 19th place

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts	Tie-break
Portugal	4	4	0	309	277	8
Macedonia	4	3	1	321	297	7
Great Britain	4	1	3	302	314	5	1–1 (+4)
Norway	4	1	3	339	349	5	1–1 (+1)
Finland	4	1	3	298	332	5	1–1 (−5)

1 August 2008
Portugal		76–71		Macedonia	Târgu Mureș
Finland		73–90		Great Britain	Târgu Mureș
2 August 2008
Norway		87–99		Finland	Târgu Mureș
Great Britain		62–73		Portugal	Târgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Portugal		84–81		Norway	Târgu Mureș
Macedonia		80–75		Great Britain	Târgu Mureș
4 August 2008
Finland		63–76		Portugal	Târgu Mureș
Norway		83–91		Macedonia	Târgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Macedonia		79–63		Finland	Târgu Mureș
Great Britain		75–88		Norway	Târgu Mureș

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Germany	4	4	0	426	199	8
Sweden	4	3	1	362	284	7
Czech Republic	4	2	2	347	304	6
Ireland	4	1	3	224	366	5
Azerbaijan	4	0	4	202	408	4

1 August 2008
Germany		124–38		Azerbaijan	Târgu Mureș
Czech Republic		88–93		Sweden	Târgu Mureș
2 August 2008
Ireland		42–98		Czech Republic	Târgu Mureș
Sweden		64–90		Germany	Târgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Azerbaijan		44–100		Sweden	Târgu Mureș
Germany		112–40		Ireland	Târgu Mureș
4 August 2008
Ireland		80–51		Azerbaijan	Târgu Mureș
Czech Republic		57–100		Germany	Târgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Sweden		105–62		Ireland	Târgu Mureș
Azerbaijan		69–104		Czech Republic	Târgu Mureș

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Belgium	4	4	0	341	248	8
Estonia	4	3	1	340	300	7
Austria	4	2	2	298	382	6
Slovakia	4	1	3	243	287	5
Switzerland	4	0	4	239	324	4

1 August 2008
Estonia		87–61		Switzerland	Târgu Mureș
Belgium		91–60		Austria	Târgu Mureș
2 August 2008
Slovakia		47–75		Belgium	Târgu Mureș
Austria		86–93		Estonia	Târgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Switzerland		60–77		Austria	Târgu Mureș
Estonia		79–67		Slovakia	Târgu Mureș
4 August 2008
Slovakia		71–58		Switzerland	Târgu Mureș
Belgium		86–81		Estonia	Târgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Switzerland		60–89		Belgium	Târgu Mureș
Austria		75–58		Slovakia	Târgu Mureș

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	211	200	5
Romania	3	2	1	202	199	5
Hungary	3	1	2	186	202	4
Poland	3	1	2	210	208	4

1 August 2008
Netherlands		82–66		Hungary	Târgu Mureș
Romania		82–76		Poland	Târgu Mureș
3 August 2008
Poland		76–64		Netherlands	Târgu Mureș
Hungary		58–62		Romania	Târgu Mureș
5 August 2008
Poland		58–62		Hungary	Târgu Mureș
Netherlands		65–58		Romania	Târgu Mureș

Qualifying round

The eight top teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.

	Team advanced to Semifinals
	Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts	Tie-break
Germany	3	3	0	242	201	6
Sweden	3	1	2	211	231	4	1–1 (+6)
Macedonia	3	1	2	221	224	4	1–1 (+3)
Portugal	3	1	2	204	222	4	1–1 (−9)

6 August 2008
Portugal		66–80		Sweden	Târgu Mureș
Macedonia		75–81		Germany	Târgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Germany		71–62		Portugal	Târgu Mureș
Sweden		67–75		Macedonia	Târgu Mureș

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Belgium	3	3	0	255	232	6
Estonia	3	2	1	239	237	5
Netherlands	3	1	2	202	211	4
Romania	3	0	3	223	239	3

6 August 2008
Estonia		69–65		Netherlands	Târgu Mureș
Belgium		85–79		Romania	Târgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Netherlands		72–84		Belgium	Târgu Mureș
Romania		86–89		Estonia	Târgu Mureș

Classification round

The third and fourth team of each of the preliminary round groups were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.

	Team advanced to 9th–12th playoffs
	Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group G

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Czech Republic	3	3	0	293	215	6
Norway	3	2	1	262	223	5
Great Britain	3	1	2	252	258	4
Ireland	3	0	3	165	276	3

6 August 2008
Great Britain		84–66		Ireland	Târgu Mureș
Norway		80–91		Czech Republic	Târgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Czech Republic		104–93		Great Britain	Târgu Mureș
Ireland		57–94		Norway	Târgu Mureș

Group H

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Austria	3	2	1	228	204	5
Hungary	3	2	1	206	202	5
Slovakia	3	1	2	185	213	4
Poland	3	1	2	198	198	4

6 August 2008
Austria		68–74		Poland	Târgu Mureș
Slovakia		59–72		Hungary	Târgu Mureș
7 August 2008
Hungary		72–85		Austria	Târgu Mureș
Poland		66–68		Slovakia	Târgu Mureș

Classification round for 17th to 19th place

The last three teams of the five-team groups of the preliminary round were allocated in one group.

Group I

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Switzerland	2	2	0	165	130	4
Finland	2	1	1	198	138	3
Azerbaijan	2	0	2	106	201	2

6 August 2008
Finland		118–56		Azerbaijan	Târgu Mureș
8 August 2008
Azerbaijan		50–83		Switzerland	Târgu Mureș
9 August 2008
Switzerland		82–80		Finland	Târgu Mureș

Knockout stage

13th–16th playoffs

	13–16th place Semifinals				13th place final
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
	Poland	79
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
	Great Britain	58
					Poland	82
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
					Slovakia	58
	Ireland	65
	Slovakia	95
					15th place final
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
					Great Britain	88
					Ireland	55

9th–12th playoffs

	9–12th place Semifinals				9th place final
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
	Czech Republic	71
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
	Hungary	57
					Czech Republic	82
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
					Austria	57
	Norway	83
	Austria	95
					11th place final
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
					Hungary	77
					Norway	96

5th–8th playoffs

	5–8th place Semifinals				5th place final
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
	Portugal	70
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
	Netherlands	67
					Portugal	83
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
					Romania	86
	Macedonia	59
	Romania	72
					7th place final
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
					Netherlands	69
					Macedonia	52

Championship

	Semifinals				Final
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
	Estonia	65
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
	Germany	77
					Germany	110
	August 9, Târgu Mureș
					Belgium	102
	Belgium	70
	Sweden	67
					3rd place final
					August 10, Târgu Mureș
					Estonia	71
					Sweden	80

2008 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B
Germany First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Belgium
	Sweden
4th	Estonia
5th	Romania
6th	Portugal
7th	Netherlands
8th	Macedonia
9th	Czech Republic
10th	Austria
11th	Norway
12th	Hungary
13th	Poland
14th	Slovakia
15th	Great Britain
16th	Ireland
17th	Switzerland
18th	Finland
19th	Azerbaijan

Stats leaders

Points

Rank	Name	Points	Games	PPG
1.	Terrence Oglesby	195	8	24.4
2.	Titus Nicoara	159	7	22.7
2.	Tanel Kurbas	152	7	21.7
4.	Antti Kanervo	128	6	21.3
5.	Hockins Munda Mawejanangila	156	8	19.5

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Points	Games	RPG
1.	Titus Nicoara	106	7	15.1
2.	Roeland Schaftenaar	70	7	10.0
3.	Vlad Moldoveanu	70	7	10.0
4.	Amil Hamzayev	56	6	9.3
5.	Jeffery Taylor	74	8	9.3

Assists

Rank	Name	Points	Games	RPG
1.	Aleksandar Kostoski	32	5	6.4
2.	Sten-Timmu Sokk	37	6	6.2
3.	Tomás Macela	37	8	4.6
4.	Christian Koutras	36	8	4.5
5.	Dardan Berisha	22	6	3.7

References

• FIBA.com
• FIBA Europe Archive