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| 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 | |
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 |
Source:
FIBA
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 |
Source:
FIBA
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 |
Source:
FIBA
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 |
Source:
FIBA
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 |
Source:
FIBA
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
| 13th place match | 13th–16th place semifinals | 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place match | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 |
Iceland | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 |
Great Britain | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Iceland | 71 |
Great Britain | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Luxembourg | 88 |
Sweden | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D3 |
Sweden | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 |
Luxembourg | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Luxembourg | 63 |
Great Britain | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Portugal | 69 |
Denmark | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B3 |
Ukraine | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A4 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th place match |
Ukraine | 66 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82 | 11th place match | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Portugal | 73 |
Denmark | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Iceland | 83 | C3 |
Denmark | 72 |
Sweden | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Ukraine | 72 | D4 |
Portugal | 66 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
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
| 5th place match | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 |
Romania (OT) | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B2 |
Hungary | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Hungary | 79 |
Romania | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Czech Republic | 55 |
Bulgaria | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D1 |
Bulgaria | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 |
Czech Republic | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Hungary | 73 |
Bulgaria | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Estonia | 68 |
Croatia | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B1 |
Estonia | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A2 |
Georgia | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place match |
Estonia | 71 |
Georgia | 65 | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Slovakia | 66 |
Croatia | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Czech Republic | 53 | C1 |
Croatia | 85 |
Romania | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
|
Slovakia | 65 | D2 |
Slovakia | 35 |
Georgia | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
13 August 2023
20:30 |
|
Bulgaria |
67–85 |
Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 16–21, 24–20, 13–18 | ||
Pitești Arena, Pitești
|
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 |
