2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
City	Pitești
Dates	4–13 August 2023
Teams	21 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Croatia (1st title)
Runners-up	Bulgaria
Third place	Georgia
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 18th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for men's national under-16 teams. The tournament was played from 4 to 13 August 2023 in Pitești, Romania.^[1]

Participating teams

•  Austria
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia (14th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark (16th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
•  Estonia
•  Georgia
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Luxembourg
•  Netherlands (15th place, 2022 FIBA U16 European Championship Division A)
•  Norway
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Slovakia
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland
•  Ukraine

First round

The draw of the first round was held on 14 February 2023 in Freising, Germany.^[2][3]

In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals; the third and fourth teams advance to the 9th–16th place playoffs; the other teams will play in the 17th–21st place classification groups.

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	4	4	0	297	268	+29	8	Quarterfinals
2	Georgia	4	3	1	329	263	+66	7
3	Iceland	4	2	2	322	332	−10	6	9th–16th place playoffs
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	1	3	279	304	−25	5
5	Austria	4	0	4	271	331	−60	4	17th–21st place classification

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Estonia	4	4	0	324	228	+96	8	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	4	3	1	323	223	+100	7
3	Ukraine	4	2	2	223	246	−23	6	9th–16th place playoffs
4	Great Britain	4	1	3	272	276	−4	5
5	Norway	4	0	4	213	382	−169	4	17th–21st place classification

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	5	0	441	280	+161	10	Quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	5	4	1	369	340	+29	9
3	Denmark	5	3	2	409	333	+76	8	9th–16th place playoffs
4	Luxembourg	5	2	3	385	472	−87	7
5	Switzerland	5	1	4	292	381	−89	6	17th–21st place classification
6	Ireland	5	0	5	209	299	−90	5

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	4	4	0	298	250	+48	8	Quarterfinals
2	Slovakia	4	3	1	321	270	+51	7
3	Sweden	4	2	2	259	289	−30	6	9th–16th place playoffs
4	Portugal	4	1	3	255	266	−11	5
5	Netherlands	4	0	4	201	259	−58	4	17th–21st place classification

17th–21st place classification

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	2	2	0	157	116	+41	4	17th place match
2	Switzerland	2	1	1	120	127	−7	3	19th place match
3	Ireland	2	0	2	107	141	−34	2	21st place

Group F

Austria advance to the 17th place match; Norway advance to the 19th place match.

19th place match

17th place match

9th–16th place playoffs

9th–16th place quarterfinals

13th–16th place semifinals

9th–12th place semifinals

15th place match

13th place match

11th place match

9th place match

Championship playoffs

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Croatia
	Bulgaria
	Georgia
4	Romania
5	Hungary
6	Estonia
7	Slovakia
8	Czech Republic
9	Denmark
10	Great Britain
11	Bosnia and Herzegovina
12	Sweden
13	Portugal
14	Luxembourg
15	Iceland
16	Ukraine
17	Netherlands
18	Austria
19	Switzerland
20	Norway
21	Ireland

Promoted to the 2024 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division A

References

External links

• Official website of FIBA