2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship

The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after beating France in the final.

2009 EuroBasket Under-18
26th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationFrance
Dates23 July-2 August 2009
Teams16 
(from 1 federations)
Venues3 
(in 2 host cities)
Champions Serbia
(2nd title)
MVP Enes Kanter
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Toni Prostran (20.9)  Lithuania (81.7)
Rebounds Enes Kanter (16.4)  Lithuania (46.9)
Assists Toni Prostran (7.9)  Spain (18.0)
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Participating teams

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 Czech Republic
 France
 Slovenia
 Serbia

 Croatia
 Germany
 Spain
 Ukraine

 Bulgaria
 Greece
 Latvia
 Turkey

 Israel
 Italy
 Lithuania
 Russia

Venues

Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500)

Metz Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800)

Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500)

Preliminary round

In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification games.

     Team advances to qualifying round
     Team will compete in 13–16th playoffs

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Serbia 321207174+3351–1, +14
 France 321227213+2451–1, +3
 Slovenia 321207221−1451–1; -17
 Czech Republic 303194227−333

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Croatia 330228198+306
 Spain 321258212+465
 Germany 312207233−264
 Ukraine 303220270−503

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Turkey 330237182+556
 Latvia 312181203−2241–1, +13
 Bulgaria 312170192−2241–1, −6
 Greece 312200211−1141–1, −7

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Lithuania 330254207+476
 Italy 312205198+741–1, +8
 Russia 312186193−741–1, −0
 Israel 312173220−4741–1, −8

Qualifying round

The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place.

     Team advances to quarterfinals
     Team will compete in 9th–12th playoffs

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Spain 541375334+419
 France 532356341+1582–0
 Serbia 532358321+3781–1
 Croatia 532376357+1980–2
 Germany 514310387−7761–0
 Slovenia 514355390−3560–1

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Lithuania 550432335+9710
 Italy 532351316+3581–1, +8
 Russia 532361317+4481–1, −1
 Turkey 532373338+3581–1, −7
 Latvia 514289359−7061–0
 Bulgaria 505258399−14150–1

Championship

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 31 – Metz
 
 
 Turkey76
 
August 1 – Metz
 
 Spain62
 
 Serbia66
 
July 31 – Metz
 
 Turkey61
 
 Serbia82
 
August 2 – Metz
 
 Italy74
 
 Serbia78
 
July 31 – Metz
 
 France72
 
 Lithuania74
 
August 1 – Metz
 
 Croatia55
 
 France68
 
July 31 – Metz
 
 Lithuania63 Third place
 
 France74
 
August 2 – Metz
 
 Russia61
 
 Turkey95
 
 
 Lithuania74
 

Final standings

     Team is relegated to Division B.

All Tournament Team

PlayerPositionTeam
Enes KanterF/C Turkey
Jonas ValančiūnasF/C Lithuania
Dejan MusliC Serbia
Evan FournierG France
Toni ProstranPG Croatia
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