2001 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men

The 2001 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men was the third edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for Junior Men, today known as the FIBA U18 European Championship Division C. It was played in Valletta, Malta, from 11 to 15 July 2001.[1][2] Cyprus men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.

2001 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
CityValletta
Dates11–15 July 2001
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Cyprus (1st title)
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Luxembourg
Official website
www.fibaeurope.com
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Participating teams

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First round

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In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–7th place classification.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Cyprus 3 3 0 280 156 +124 6 Semifinals
2   Luxembourg 3 2 1 227 214 +13 5
3   Malta 3 1 2 166 222 −56 4 5th–7th place classification
4   Andorra 3 0 3 213 294 −81 3
Source: FIBA Archive
11 July 2001
Luxembourg   96–69   Andorra
11 July 2001
Cyprus   68–35   Malta
12 July 2001
Andorra   68–111   Cyprus
12 July 2001
Malta   44–78   Luxembourg
13 July 2001
Luxembourg   53–101   Cyprus
13 July 2001
Malta   87–76   Andorra

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Scotland 2 2 0 201 94 +107 4 Semifinals
2   Albania 2 1 1 161 114 +47 3
3   Gibraltar 2 0 2 63 217 −154 2 5th–7th place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
11 July 2001
Scotland   117–33   Gibraltar
12 July 2001
Gibraltar   30–100   Albania
13 July 2001
Scotland   84–61   Albania

5th–7th place classification

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
5   Malta 2 2 0 154 132 +22 4
6   Andorra 2 1 1 174 120 +54 3
7   Gibraltar 2 0 2 89 165 −76 2
Source: FIBA Archive
14 July 2001
Gibraltar   33–98   Andorra
15 July 2001
Gibraltar   56–67   Malta

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
A2   Luxembourg 74
B1   Scotland 78
B1   Scotland 74
A1   Cyprus 76
B2   Albania 48
A1   Cyprus 80 3rd place match
A2   Luxembourg 74
B2   Albania 69

Semifinals

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14 July 2001
Luxembourg   74–78   Scotland
14 July 2001
Albania   48–80   Cyprus

3rd place match

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15 July 2001
Luxembourg   74–69   Albania

Final

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15 July 2001
Scotland   74–76   Cyprus

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Cyprus
    Scotland
    Luxembourg
4   Albania
5   Malta
6   Andorra
7   Gibraltar

References

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