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FIBA European Championship
for Small Countries
Tournament details
Host country  Ireland
Dates10–15 August 2021
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Ireland (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Andorra Guillem Colom [1]
Official website
2021 European Championship for Small Countries
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The 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 17th edition of this tournament, hosted in Dublin, Ireland. [2] Initially, the championship was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4] It was rescheduled to 10‍–‍15 August 2021. [5]

Ireland won the title for the second time. [6] [7]

Teams

Moldova and Norway did not join this edition. They were replaced by Armenia, who were winners in 2016 about to come back to competition after their withdrawal from the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifiers, and Azerbaijan, winners in 2006 and 2008—Azerbaijan was set for a comeback to competition since its participation in the EuroBasket 2013 qualification.

Due to the postponement of the tournament to 2021, Armenia and Azerbaijan withdrew from participating in the tournament.

Team App Last Best placement in tournament Rank
  Andorra 14th 2018 Champion ( 1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014) 77
  Armenia 2nd 2016 Champion ( 2016) 80
  Azerbaijan 4th 2008 Champion ( 2006, 2008) 103
  Gibraltar 17th 2018 Fourth place ( 1998, 2018) 147
  Ireland 7th 2018 Champion ( 1994) 101
  Malta 17th 2018 Champion ( 2018) 81
  San Marino 16th 2018 Champion ( 2002) 114

Results

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Ireland (H) 4 4 0 413 269 +144 8 Champion
2   Andorra 4 3 1 356 300 +56 7 Silver medal
3   Malta 4 2 2 325 318 +7 6 Bronze medal
4   San Marino 4 1 3 272 376 −104 5
5   Gibraltar 4 0 4 282 385 −103 4
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

All times are local ( UTC+1).

10 August 2021
16:00
Malta  96–65   San Marino
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 21–28, 33–16, 11–7
Pts: A. Falzon 32
Rebs: T. Falzon 10
Asts: Bugeja, Pace 3		 Pts: Macina 17
Rebs: Felici 7
Asts: Macina 5
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Antonio Zamora (AND), Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL)
10 August 2021
19:00
Andorra  81–96   Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 22–28, 15–21, 21–18
Pts: Colom 25
Rebs: Colom, Guzmán 8
Asts: Colom 6		 Pts: Carroll 24
Rebs: Blount 12
Asts: Blount 5
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Paul Unsworth (GBR), James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Edon Morina (DEN)
11 August 2021
16:00
Gibraltar  63–89   Malta
Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 17–14, 15–24, 14–22
Pts: Ortega 16
Rebs: Pérez 9
Asts: Pérez 4		 Pts: A. Falzon 38
Rebs: Cassar 20
Asts: Zammit 5
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Antonio Zamora (AND), Edon Morina (DEN), Paul Unsworth (GBR)
11 August 2021
19:00
San Marino  56–91   Andorra
Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 20–22, 16–14, 8–24
Pts: Felici 17
Rebs: Felici 10
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Bartolomé, Colom 20
Rebs: Bartolomé 9
Asts: Obiols 5
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Maciej Nazimek (IRL), James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Tijmen Last (NED)
12 August 2021
16:00
Andorra  91–74   Gibraltar
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 15–27, 19–18, 33–15
Pts: Colom 27
Rebs: A. Bartolomé 12
Asts: three players 4		 Pts: Ortega 22
Rebs: García 7
Asts: Ortega 3
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL), Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Paul Unsworth (GBR)
12 August 2021
19:00
Ireland  107–59   San Marino
Scoring by quarter: 34–9, 25–13, 21–23, 27–14
Pts: Flood, Hanley 15
Rebs: Blount, Killeen 7
Asts: Fulton, Hosford 4		 Pts: Biordi 15
Rebs: Felici 13
Asts: Macina 7
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Tijmen Last (NED), Antonio Zamora (AND)
14 August 2021
16:00
Malta  74–93   Andorra
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 13–25, 15–25, 21–24
Pts: Cassar, T. Falzon 23
Rebs: Cassar 11
Asts: Pace 4		 Pts: B. Bartolomé 16
Rebs: A. Bartolomé 10
Asts: Fernández 5
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Edon Morina (DEN), Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL)
14 August 2021
19:00
Gibraltar  63–113   Ireland
Scoring by quarter: 14–31, 14–26, 18–26, 17–30
Pts: Buxton, Ortega 15
Rebs: Buxton 8
Asts: Ortega 5		 Pts: Flood 19
Rebs: Blount 8
Asts: Blount 6
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Tijmen Last (NED), Antonio Zamora (AND), Paul Unsworth (GBR)
15 August 2021
16:00
San Marino  92–82   Gibraltar
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 16–25, 32–15, 18–17
Pts: Moretti 23
Rebs: Biordi 9
Asts: Macina 9		 Pts: Buxton 25
Rebs: García 13
Asts: Ortega 6
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: Tijmen Last (NED), Maciej Nazimek (IRL), Edon Morina (DEN)
15 August 2021
19:00
Ireland  97–66   Malta
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 28–15, 22–22, 24–12
Pts: Carroll 20
Rebs: Blount 15
Asts: Blount 9		 Pts: T. Falzon 17
Rebs: T. Falzon 11
Asts: T. Falzon 5
National Basketball Arena, Dublin
Referees: James Kerry Dominique (GIB), Paul Unsworth (GBR), Davíð Tómas Tómasson (ISL)

References

  1. ^ "Guillem Colom lands the MVP award, two Ireland players amongst All-Star Five". FIBA. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Ireland to host 2020 FIBA Men's European Championships". Basketball Ireland. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Basketball European Championship in Limerick postponed". RTÉ.ie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "FIBA Europe Board cancels summer 2020 events, continues to support Youth Development Fund and agrees to prepare post-COVID-19 roadmap". Munich, Germany: FIBA. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "FIBA Europe 2019-20 club competitions will not resume, Board sets plan for 2020-21". FIBA. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Mark Keenan guides Ireland to second European basketball title". Irish Independent. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Ireland win European Championship for Small Countries after victory over Malta". The 42. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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