2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the third edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Warsaw, in Poland, hosted the tournament. Montenegro won their first title.

2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B
3rd Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host nationPoland
DatesJuly 6–15
Teams18 
(from 48 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Montenegro
(1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Nicoară (20.9)  Ukraine (87.0)
Rebounds Nicoară (12.4)  Poland (43.5)
Assists Schreiner (5.6)  Montenegro (18.0)
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Montenegro and Ukraine were promoted to Division A.

Teams
  •  Austria
  •  Belarus
  •  Belgium
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Estonia
  •  Finland
  •  Germany
  •  Great Britain
  •  Ireland
  •  Montenegro
  •  Netherlands
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Romania
  •  Slovakia
  •  Sweden
  •   Switzerland
  •  Ukraine

Preliminary round

The eighteen teams were allocated in four groups (two groups of five teams and two groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the Qualifying Round. The last three teams of each group advanced to the Classification round.

     Team advanced to Qualifying round
     Team competed in Classification round

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Montenegro 4313392947
 Germany 4312892737
 Austria 4222902996
 Sweden 4132672805
 Czech Republic 4132542935
6 July 2007
Germany 74–76 MontenegroWarsaw
Sweden 62–45 Czech RepublicWarsaw
7 July 2007
Austria 78–75 SwedenWarsaw
Czech Republic 73–79 GermanyWarsaw
8 July 2007
Montenegro 88–66 Czech RepublicWarsaw
Germany 71–63 AustriaWarsaw
9 July 2007
Sweden 61–65 GermanyWarsaw
Austria 85–83 MontenegroWarsaw
10 July 2007
Czech Republic 70–64 AustriaWarsaw
Montenegro 92–69 SwedenWarsaw

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Poland 4403162138
 Estonia 4222462466
 Netherlands 4223022936
 Ireland 4132413045
  Switzerland 4132523015
6 July 2007
Estonia 71–47 IrelandWarsaw
Poland 86–48  SwitzerlandWarsaw
7 July 2007
Netherlands 63–70 EstoniaWarsaw
Ireland 44–78 PolandWarsaw
8 July 2007
Switzerland  73–74 IrelandWarsaw
Poland 85–73 NetherlandsWarsaw
9 July 2007
Estonia 48–67 PolandWarsaw
Netherlands 84–62  SwitzerlandWarsaw
10 July 2007
Ireland 76–82 NetherlandsWarsaw
Switzerland  69–57 EstoniaWarsaw

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Ukraine 3302891946
 Slovakia 3211881965
 Portugal 3122112144
 Belarus 3031792633
6 July 2007
Portugal 54–55 SlovakiaWarsaw
Ukraine 107–60 BelarusWarsaw
8 July 2007
Belarus 72–77 PortugalWarsaw
Slovakia 54–95 UkraineWarsaw
10 July 2007
Portugal 80–87 UkraineWarsaw
Belarus 47–79 SlovakiaWarsaw

Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Finland 3212572195
 Great Britain 3212142145
 Belgium 3122072194
 Romania 3122042304
6 July 2007
Finland 84–58 Great BritainWarsaw
Belgium 65–55 RomaniaWarsaw
8 July 2007
Romania 87–86 FinlandWarsaw
Great Britain 77–68 BelgiumWarsaw
10 July 2007
Finland 87–74 BelgiumWarsaw
Romania 62–79 Great BritainWarsaw

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
 Montenegro 3302282066
 Germany 3212502065
 Poland 3121962054
 Estonia 3031812383
11 July 2007
Montenegro 80–71 EstoniaWarsaw
Germany 85–68 PolandWarsaw
12 July 2007
Poland 61–72 MontenegroWarsaw
Estonia 62–91 GermanyWarsaw

Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Ukraine 3302671946
 Finland 3212202185
 Slovakia 3122052334
 Great Britain 3032002473
11 July 2007
Ukraine 79–73 Great BritainWarsaw
Slovakia 67–69 FinlandWarsaw
12 July 2007
Finland 67–93 UkraineWarsaw
Great Britain 69–84 SlovakiaWarsaw

Classification round

The ten bottom 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 9th–10th game
     Team advanced to 11th–12th game
     Team advanced to 13th–14th game
     Team advanced to 15th–16th game
     Team competed in 17th–18th game

Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-breaker
 Sweden 43129126771–1 (+17)
 Austria 43132628971–1 (−3)
 Czech Republic 43125525771–1 (−14)
 Portugal 4132833105
 Belarus 4042853174
11 July 2007
Belarus 68–72 SwedenWarsaw
Portugal 63–65 Czech RepublicWarsaw
12 July 2007
Austria 93–77 BelarusWarsaw
Sweden 82–76 PortugalWarsaw
13 July 2007
Belarus 68–75 Czech RepublicWarsaw
Portugal 67–91 AustriaWarsaw

Group H
Team Pld W L PF PA Pts Tie-breaker
 Belgium 43131128371–1 (+10)
 Ireland 43129227571–1 (+1)
 Netherlands 43130228071–1 (−11)
  Switzerland 4133023265
 Romania 4042392824
11 July 2007
Romania 45–60 IrelandWarsaw
Belgium 94–86  SwitzerlandWarsaw
12 July 2007
Netherlands 76–65 RomaniaWarsaw
Ireland 82–75 BelgiumWarsaw
13 July 2007
Romania 74–81  SwitzerlandWarsaw
Belgium 77–60 NetherlandsWarsaw

Knockout stage

17th–18th game
July 15
9:15
Belarus  74–93  Romania
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 24–27, 12–34, 15–18
Pts: Shylovich 24
Rebs: Shylovich 8
Asts: Skrypko 4		 Pts: Jiscanu 17
Rebs: Nicoara 15
Asts: Mandache 6
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Majid Shahab (WAL), Omer Esteron (ISR)

15th–16th game
July 15
11:15
Portugal  90–81   Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 27–15, 22–25, 20–13
Pts: Graça, Silva 17
Rebs: Sico 11
Asts: Pinto 9		 Pts: Molteni 32
Rebs: Molteni, Ramseier 15
Asts: four players 3
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Doru Vinasi (ROU), Benjamin Barth (GER), Atso Matsalu (EST)

13th–14th game
July 15
13:15
Czech Republic  73–60  Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 24–9, 17–16, 16–21
Pts: Hubálek 15
Rebs: Jelinek 7
Asts: Hemmy 5		 Pts: Oudendag 24
Rebs: Oudendag 13
Asts: Sloote 3
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Sérgio Silva (POR), Henrykh Bekish (BLR), Francis Santos (GIB)

11th–12th game
July 15
15:15
Austria  66–67  Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 13–14, 17–9, 13–24
Pts: Poiger 21
Rebs: Poiger 9
Asts: Schreiner 4		 Pts: Cuff 15
Rebs: McDermott 18
Asts: Kinevane 4
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Marcello Reatto (ITA), Karel Kraaijeveld (NED), Luca Carlini (SUI)

9th–10th game
July 15
17:15
Sweden  84–82  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 16–24, 25–18, 23–21
Pts: Jerebko 28
Rebs: Jerebko 15
Asts: Koutras 7		 Pts: Guillemyn 19
Rebs: Mestdagh 4
Asts: Guillemyn 7
Warsaw
Attendance: 50
Referees: Sigmundur Herbertsson (ISL), Sergey Krug (RUS), Jurgis Laurinavicius (LTU)

5th–8th playoffs
 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
July 14, Warsaw
 
 
 Estonia59
 
July 15, Warsaw
 
 Slovakia47
 
 Estonia58
 
July 14, Warsaw
 
 Poland74
 
 Great Britain64
 
 
 Poland71
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 15, Warsaw
 
 
 Slovakia75
 
 
 Great Britain68

Championship
 
PlayoffsThird place
 
      
 
July 14, Warsaw
 
 
 Finland53
 
July 15, Warsaw
 
 Montenegro83
 
 Montenegro89
 
July 14, Warsaw
 
 Ukraine68
 
 Ukraine80
 
 
 Germany56
 
Final
 
 
July 15, Warsaw
 
 
 Finland76
 
 
 Germany73


 2007 FIBA Europe U-20
Championship Division B 

Montenegro
First title

Final standings
RankTeam
 Montenegro
 Ukraine
 Finland
4th  Germany
5th  Poland
6th  Estonia
7th  Slovakia
8th  Great Britain
9th  Sweden
10th  Belgium
11th  Ireland
12th  Austria
13th  Czech Republic
14th  Netherlands
15th  Portugal
16th   Switzerland
17th  Romania
18th  Belarus

Stats leaders

References
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