1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1991 EuroBasket Under-16
11th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates18–25 August 1991
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy (1st title)
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The 1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1991 European Championship for Cadets) was the 11th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Kastoria, Komotini and Thessaloniki, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Italy 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 0 501 328 10
 Turkey 5 4 1 468 416 9
 Soviet Union 5 3 2 446 379 8
 Israel 5 2 3 424 431 7
 Bulgaria 5 1 4 415 521 6
 Czechoslovakia 5 0 5 353 532 5

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Italy 5 5 0 402 336 10
 Spain 5 4 1 393 319 9
 Yugoslavia 5 3 2 402 337 8
 Germany 5 2 3 295 281 7
 Belgium 5 1 4 283 313 6
  Switzerland 5 0 5 252 441 5

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Belgium75
 
 
 
 Czechoslovakia84
 
 Czechoslovakia85
 
 
 
 Bulgaria97
 
  Switzerland67
 
 
 Bulgaria95
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Belgium82
 
 
  Switzerland49

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Israel83
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia63
 
 Israel60
 
 
 
 Soviet Union79
 
 Soviet Union96
 
 
 Germany76
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia66
 
 
 Germany72

Championship

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Italy85
 
 
 
 Turkey63
 
 Italy106
 
 
 
 Greece91
 
 Greece94
 
 
 Spain82
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Turkey67
 
 
 Spain87


 1991 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 

Italy
First title

Final standings

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

References