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2009 EuroBasket Under-18

26th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	23 July-2 August 2009
Teams	16
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Serbia (8th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Enes Kanter
Top scorer	Toni Prostran (20.9)
Top rebounds	Enes Kanter (16.4)
Top assists	Toni Prostran (7.9)
Official website
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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.

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	3	2	1	207	174	+33	5	1–1, +14
France	3	2	1	227	213	+24	5	1–1, +3
Slovenia	3	2	1	207	221	−14	5	1–1; −17
Czech Republic	3	0	3	194	227	−33	3

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Croatia	3	3	0	228	198	+30	6
Spain	3	2	1	258	212	+46	5
Germany	3	1	2	207	233	−26	4
Ukraine	3	0	3	220	270	−50	3

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Turkey	3	3	0	237	182	+55	6
Latvia	3	1	2	181	203	−22	4	1–1, +13
Bulgaria	3	1	2	170	192	−22	4	1–1, −6
Greece	3	1	2	200	211	−11	4	1–1, −7

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	3	3	0	254	207	+47	6
Italy	3	1	2	205	198	+7	4	1–1, +8
Russia	3	1	2	186	193	−7	4	1–1, −0
Israel	3	1	2	173	220	−47	4	1–1, −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	5	4	1	375	334	+41	9
France	5	3	2	356	341	+15	8	2–0
Serbia	5	3	2	358	321	+37	8	1–1
Croatia	5	3	2	376	357	+19	8	0–2
Germany	5	1	4	310	387	−77	6	1–0
Slovenia	5	1	4	355	390	−35	6	0–1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tiebreaker
Lithuania	5	5	0	432	335	+97	10
Italy	5	3	2	351	316	+35	8	1–1, +8
Russia	5	3	2	361	317	+44	8	1–1, −1
Turkey	5	3	2	373	338	+35	8	1–1, −7
Latvia	5	1	4	289	359	−70	6	1–0
Bulgaria	5	0	5	258	399	−141	5	0–1

Championship

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	July 31 – Metz
	Turkey	76
					August 1 – Metz
	Spain	62
					Serbia	66
	July 31 – Metz
					Turkey	61
	Serbia	82
									August 2 – Metz
	Italy	74
									Serbia	78
	July 31 – Metz
									France	72
	Lithuania	74
					August 1 – Metz
	Croatia	55
					France	68
	July 31 – Metz
					Lithuania	63			Third place
	France	74
									August 2 – Metz
	Russia	61
									Turkey	95
									Lithuania	74

Final standings

Team is relegated to Division B.

All Tournament Team

Player	Position	Team
Enes Kanter	F/C	Turkey
Jonas Valančiūnas	F/C	Lithuania
Dejan Musli	C	Serbia
Evan Fournier	G	France
Toni Prostran	PG	Croatia

See also

• European Under-18 All-Star Game 2009

References