2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
4th Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Romania
Dates August 1–10
Teams 19 (from 48 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Germany (1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Norway Oglesby (24.4)  Germany (95.6)
Rebounds Romania Nicoară (15.1)  Great Britain (44.4)
Assists Republic of Macedonia Kostoski (6.4)  Finland (16.7)
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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.

Germany and Belgium were promoted to Division A.

Teams

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 4403092778
 Macedonia 4313212977
 Great Britain 41330231451–1 (+4)
 Norway 41333934951–1 (+1)
 Finland 41329833251–1 (−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 4404261998
 Sweden 4313622847
 Czech Republic 4223473046
 Ireland 4132243665
 Azerbaijan 4042024084
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 4403412488
 Estonia 4313403007
 Austria 4222983826
 Slovakia 4132432875
  Switzerland 4042393244
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 3212112005
 Romania 3212021995
 Hungary 3121862024
 Poland 3122102084
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 3302422016
 Sweden 31221123141–1 (+6)
 Macedonia 31222122441–1 (+3)
 Portugal 31220422241–1 (−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 3302552326
 Estonia 3212392375
 Netherlands 3122022114
 Romania 3032232393
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 3302932156
 Norway 3212622235
 Great Britain 3122522584
 Ireland 3031652763
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 3212282045
 Hungary 3212062025
 Slovakia 3121852134
 Poland 3121981984
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 2201651304
 Finland 2111981383
 Azerbaijan 2021062012
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  
  Great Britain  58  
 
August 10, Târgu Mureș
      Poland  82
    Slovakia  58
15th place final
August 9, Târgu Mureș August 10, Târgu Mureș
  Ireland  65   Great Britain  88
  Slovakia  95     Ireland  55

9th–12th playoffs

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



5th–8th playoffs

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

Championship

Semifinals Final
August 9, Târgu Mureș
  Estonia  65  
  Germany  77  
 
August 10, Târgu Mureș
      Germany  110
    Belgium  102
3rd place final
August 9, Târgu Mureș August 10, Târgu Mureș
  Belgium  70   Estonia  71
  Sweden  67     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.Norway Terrence Oglesby195824.4
2.Romania Titus Nicoara159722.7
2.Estonia Tanel Kurbas152721.7
4.Finland Antti Kanervo128621.3
5.Belgium Hockins Munda Mawejanangila156819.5

Rebounds

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Romania Titus Nicoara106715.1
2.Netherlands Roeland Schaftenaar70710.0
3.Romania Vlad Moldoveanu70710.0
4.Azerbaijan Amil Hamzayev5669.3
5.Sweden Jeffery Taylor7489.3

Assists

Rank Name Points Games RPG
1.Republic of Macedonia Aleksandar Kostoski3256.4
2.Estonia Sten-Timmu Sokk3766.2
3.Czech Republic Tomás Macela3784.6
4.Sweden Christian Koutras3684.5
5.Poland Dardan Berisha2263.7

References

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