1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadets) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Polzela, Celje and Laško, in Slovenia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second time in a row.

1999 EuroBasket Under-16
15th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationSlovenia
Dates15–24 July 1999
Teams12 
(from 1 federations)
Champions FR Yugoslavia
(2nd title)
MVP Aleksandar Gajić
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Zisis (23.9)  Macedonia (83.5)
Rebounds Lončar (15.3)  Croatia (35.0)
Assists Mirakovski (3.3)  FR Yugoslavia (8.3)
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Teams

Qualification

There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Greece, Israel and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Yugoslavia (title holder), Russia (runner-up) and Slovenia (host) in the final tournament.

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Macedonia 5324303858
 France 5323513218
 Spain 5323593748
 Latvia 5233443387
 Croatia 5233463857
 Poland 5233323597

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 FR Yugoslavia 55037332610
 Greece 5413753269
 Georgia 5323993908
 Turkey 5143213546
 Slovenia 5143283476
 Russia 5143283816

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs
 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Russia81
 
 
 
 Croatia74
 
 Croatia82
 
 
 
 Poland64
 
 Slovenia76
 
 
 Poland79
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Russia82
 
 
 Slovenia66

Championship
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Spain73
 
 
 
 Greece78
 
 Greece71
 
 
 
 Turkey64
 
 Turkey65
 
 
 
 Macedonia64
 
 Greece48
 
 
 
 FR Yugoslavia59
 
 Georgia91
 
 
 
 France94
 
 France49
 
 
 
 FR Yugoslavia67 Third place
 
 FR Yugoslavia77
 
 
 
 Latvia62
 
 Turkey81
 
 
 France63
 

5th–8th playoffs
 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Spain77
 
 
 
 Macedonia91
 
 Macedonia83
 
 
 
 Latvia90
 
 Georgia62
 
 
 Latvia72
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Spain75
 
 
 Georgia109

Final standings

References
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