1989 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1989 EuroBasket Under-16
10th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates19–26 August 1989
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Greece (1st title)
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The 1989 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1989 European Championship for Cadets) was the 10th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Guadalajara, Tarancón and Cuenca, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Greece won the trophy for the first time.

Teams

Preliminary round

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

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Greece 5 5 0 425 380 10
 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 417 343 9
 Spain 5 3 2 409 349 8
 France 5 2 3 366 364 7
 Belgium 5 1 4 348 422 6
 Bulgaria 5 0 5 344 451 5

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Italy 5 5 0 441 344 10
 Turkey 5 3 2 379 354 8
 Soviet Union 5 3 2 413 369 8
 Israel 5 2 3 382 385 7
 Poland 5 1 4 335 429 6
 West Germany 5 1 4 310 379 6

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Belgium71
 
 
 
 West Germany81
 
 West Germany101
 
 
 
 Bulgaria80
 
 Poland76
 
 
 Bulgaria99
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Belgium63
 
 
 Poland84

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Soviet Union89
 
 
 
 France73
 
 Soviet Union90
 
 
 
 Spain84
 
 Spain95
 
 
 Israel80
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 France91
 
 
 Israel95

Championship

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Greece64
 
 
 
 Turkey61
 
 Greece81
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia79
 
 Yugoslavia82
 
 
 Italy69
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Turkey59
 
 
 Italy63


 1989 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 

Greece
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
 Greece
 Yugoslavia
 Italy
4th  Turkey
5th  Soviet Union
6th  Spain
7th  Israel
8th  France
9th  West Germany
10th  Bulgaria
11th  Poland
12th  Belgium

References