Tournament tracker: Slovenia climb the podium after 17 years, Croatia survive in Division A

VOLOS (Greece) - For the entire duration of the FIBA U18 European Championship 2019, our Tournament Tracker will make sure you don't miss all they key moments.

We will highlight the special performers, key numbers and news stories from Game Day 1 until the medals are handed out. 

Final and Relegation Games

Headlines	Spain are back on top after eight years, Turkey finish second; Slovenia defeat Greece in the Third-Place Game, stand on the podium for the first time since 2002; Croatia defeat Finland to finish in 13th spot, the last which guaranteed Division A basketball next summer; Finland join the Netherlands and Latvia in Division B; Israel, Poland and Czech Republic move to Division A
Features	Sergio Scariolo was in town to his his son Alessandro pick up a gold medal; Santi Aldama won the MVP award and was selected to the All-Star Five; Read all about the Final and the Third-Place Game and the Relegation Game
Star Performers	Tristan Enaruna (NED) - 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (NED) - 7 points, 15 assists, 9 rebounds Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 20 points, 7 rebounds Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 18 points, 12 rebounds Aleksandar Langovic (SRB) - 18 points, 8 rebounds Lorenzo Donadio (ITA) - 27 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals Matej Bosnjak (CRO) - 17 points, 10 rebounds Matej Rudan (CRO) - 13 points, 8 rebounds Moussa Diabate (FRA) - 25 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks Malcolm Cazalon (FRA) - 13 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals Maj Dusanic (SLO) - 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks Gregor Glas (SLO) - 20 points Rok Nemanic (SLO) - 17 points, 4 steals Ziga Samar (SLO) - 8 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos (GRE) - 14 points, 13 rebounds Santi Aldama (ESP) - 23 points, 4 rebounds Usman Garuba (ESP) - 11 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks Mustafa Kurtuldum (TUR) - 19 points, 8-of-15 shooting
Daily  Highs	Lorenzo Donadio (ITA) - 27 points Usman Garuba (ESP) - 14 rebounds Bine Prepelic (SLO) - 14 rebounds Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (NED) - 15 assists (tied the all-time high) Rok Nemanic (SLO) - 4 steals Luc Van Slooten (GER) - 4 steals Lorenzo Donadio (ITA) - 4 steals Mustapha Amzil (FIN) - 4 steals Matthieu Gauzin (FRA) - 4 steals Usman Garuba (ESP) - 4 blocks Lorenzo Donadio (ITA) - 40 efficiency

 

Semi-Finals and Classification Games

Headlines	Spain and Turkey reach the Final, Greece and Slovenia to fight for podium; Croatia defeat the Netherlands; Finland survive a thriller against Latvia to set up the fight for the last Division A ticket for 2020; Latvia and the Netherlands drop to Division B
Features	Alperen Sengun and Usman Garuba dominated the Semi-Finals, here are their highlight videos for your viewing pleasure; Vote for your favorite player in our usual poll; Meet Ziga Samar, Real Madrid's triple-double Slovenian, and no, he doesn't want to be compared to Luka Doncic
Star Performers	Augustas Marciulionis (LTU) - 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 18 points, 16 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 assists Samson Ruzhentsev (RUS) - 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks Aleksandr Chadov (RUS) - 17 points, 8 rebounds Malte Delow (GER) - 12 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals Gabriele Procida (ITA) - 23 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 24 points, 8 rebounds Matthieu Gauzin (FRA) - 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 asists, 4 steals, 0 turnovers Jekabs Beks (LAT) - 20 points, 7-of-7 from the field Perttu Blomgren (FIN) - 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals Gregor Glas (SLO) - 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 asists Alperen Sengun (TUR) - 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks Santiago Aldama (ESP) - 19 points, 11 rebounds Usman Garuba (ESP) - 18 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks Sandro Rasic (CRO) - 24 points Matej Rudan (CRO) - 21 points, 4 steals
Daily  Highs	Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 24 points Sandro Rasic (CRO) - 24 points Usman Garuba (ESP) - 19 rebounds Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (NED) - 13 assists Perttu Blomgren (FIN) - 5 steals Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 5 blocks Ismael Kamagate (FRA) - 5 blocks Usman Garuba (ESP) - 38 efficiency

 

Quarter-Finals

Headlines	Spain, Turkey, Greece and Slovenia reach the Semi-Finals; France suffer their first defeat of the competition and move to Classification Games 5-8; Serbia, Italy, Montenegro and Germany are safe in the relegation zone; Finland, Croatia, Netherlands and Latvia are fighting for one spot to avoid relegation to Division B
Features	We handpicked the highlights for four players who excelled during the Quarter-Finals and collected wins with their respective teams: Gorener, Samar, Rogkavopoulos and Aldama; Here is everything you need to know about the Semi-Finals' pairings
Star Performers	Santi Aldama (ESP) - 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks Usman Garuba (ESP) - 14 points, 14 rebounds Javier Garcia (ESP) - 16 points, 9 in the crucial stretch Franz Wagner (GER) - 24 points, 11-of-18 shooting Tiber Gorener (TUR) - 16 points, 4-of-5 three-pointers Malcolm Cazalon (FRA) - 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals Sasha Grant (ITA) - 19 points, 8 rebounds Mate Okros (GBR) - 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals Ziga Samar (SLO) - 14 points, 14 assists, 10 rebounds Aleksa Markovic (SRB) - 10 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 23 points, 20 rebounds, 7 blocks Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos (GRE) - 25 points, 15 rebounds Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 36 points, 14-of-20 shooting, 10 rebounds
Daily  Highs	Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 36 points Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 20 rebounds Ziga Samar (SLO) - 14 assists Juhann Begarin (FRA) - 5 steals Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 7 blocks Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 42 efficiency

 

Round of 16

Headlines	Finland had 13-point lead against the hosts, but Greece respond with a 29-4 last quarter to advance to the Quarter-Finals; Spain, France power through against Latvia, Croatia, respectively; Great Britain with another upset of the summer, climbing over Montenegro; Lithuania join GB as the other fourth seed to take down first seed, Serbia; Turkey, Russia rise above Italy, Germany, respectively; Slovenia with a big chance to reach the podium for the first time since 2002 after defeating the Netherlands and setting up a date with GB in QF
Feature	Aleksej Pokusevski had a huge Reggie Miller moment with a triple-steal-triple sequence at the end of the game v Lithuania, you will hear a lot more about him in the future so give this one a read; Santi Aldama is moving to the USA next season, he's an interesting character, too; Find out how the Quarter-Finals pairings look
Star Performers	Mustafa Kurtuldum (TUR) - 15 points, 8 rebounds Alperen Sengun (TUR) - 4 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks Santiago Aldama (ESP) - 19 points, all in the first half Usman Garuba (ESP) - 13 points, 10 rebounds Samson Ruzhentsev (RUS) - 15 points, +26 Filipp Gafurov (RUS) - 15 points, 8 rebounds Viktor Lakhin (RUS) - 9 points, 10 rebounds Moussa Diabate (FRA) - 19 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 16 points, 7 blocks, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 8 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks Mate Okros (GBR) - 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) - 20 points, +19 Nikoloas Rogkavopoulos (GRE) - 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals Mustapha Amzil (FIN) - 26 points, 9 rebounds Tristan Enaruna (NED) - 21 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks Bine Prepelic (SLO) - 15 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals Gregor Glas (SLO) - 15 points, 5 assists Ziga Samar (SLO) - 8 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 0 turnovers
Daily  Highs	Mustapha Amzil (FIN) - 26 points Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 14 rebounds Anton Kardanakhishvili (RUS) - 8 assists Ziga Samar (SLO) - 8 assists Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (NED) - 8 assists Augustas Marciulionis (LTU) - 5 steals Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 7 blocks Bine Prepelic (SLO) - 25 efficiency

 

Game Day 3

Headlines	France and Spain advance to the Round of 16 as the only two teams with perfect records, Montenegro and Serbia win the remaining two groups with 2-1 records; Serbia trailed Turkey by one heading into the final minute...and went on to win by 9!; Greece use the crowd's energy to claim second spot in group and set up a Round of 16 duel with Finland
Feature	Find out all the Round of 16 pairings
Star Performers	Jordan Samare (GER) - 21 points, 9 rebounds Touku Tainamo (FIN) - 19 points, 11 rebounds Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 10 points, 13 rebounds Malcolm Cazalon (FRA) - 20 points, 5 steals Moussa Diabate (FRA) - 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals Kristaps Kilps (LAT) - 15 points, 9 assists Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks Samson Ruzhentsev (RUS) - 17 points, 5 rebounds Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) - 18 points, 5 steals, 3 assists, 2 blocks Sandro Rasic (CRO) - 34 points, 6-of-9 three-pointers, 7 rebounds Santiago Aldama (ESP) - 16 points, 14 rebounds, 7 blocks, 6 assists, 3 steals Usman Garuba (ESP) - 17 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals
Daily  Highs	Sandro Rasic (CRO) - 34 points Santiago Aldama (ESP) - 14 rebounds Kristaps Kilps (LAT) - 9 assists Alexandros Nikolaidis (GRE) - 5 steals Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 5 steals Malcolm Cazalon (FRA) - 5 steals Perttu Blomgren (FIN) - 5 steals Radii Caisin (GER) - 5 steals Santiago Aldama (ESP) - 7 blocks Santiago Aldama (ESP) - 37 efficiency

 

Game Day 2

Headlines	For the second time this summer, Great Britain defeat Serbia - after the Round of 16 at the FIBA U20 European Championship, they've done the damage in Group Phase now; Netherlands defeating Croatia is no big news, but Netherlands defeating Croatia by 35 is definitely a surprise; France, Spain, Turkey rise to 2-0 with powerful games against Greece, Finland, Germany, respectively; Montenegro are also 2-0, proving that this generation has a lot to say, led by their guard Jovan Kljajic who scored 22 against Russia; Tough day for Baltic nations, Lithuania lose to Italy, Latvia fall to Slovenia
Feature	Dig deep to find out the important numbers of the FIBA U18 European Championship history - who had 55 points, 26 rebounds, 15 assists, 10 steals and 10 blocks in a single game
Star Performers	Alperen Sengun (TUR) - 28 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals Tristan Enaruna (NED) - 29 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (NED) - 22 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds Joshua Uduje (GBR) - 22 points Tosan Evbuomwan (GBR) - 18 points, 10 rebounds Tomiwa Sulaiman (GBR) - 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals Kristaps Kilps (LAT) - 18 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals Ziga Samar (SLO) - 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals Usman Garuba (ESP) - 18 points, 12 rebounds Ivan Belousov (RUS) - 26 points, 5 assists Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 22 points Jovan Kljajic (MNE) - 22 points, 7 assists Moussa Diabate (FRA) - 14 points, 20 rebounds, 2 blocks
Daily  Highs	Tristan Enaruna (NED) - 29 points Moussa Diabate (FRA) - 20 rebounds Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (NED) - 12 assists Jose Dimitri Maconada (NED) - 5 steals Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 5 blocks Alperen Sengun (TUR) - 38 efficiency

 

Game Day 1

Headlines	Aleksej Pokusevski and Djordje Pazin form a Serbian one-two punch strong enough to knock down Franz Wagner, Luc Van Slooten, Ariel Hukporti and the rest of Germany; Montenegro upset Italy by holding them to 4-of-33 (12 percent) shooting from beyond the arc; France dunk all over Slovenia to avoid drama in what was a 4-point game with 5 minutes to play, but ended up being a comfy 14-point win; Turkey reach triple digits against Great Britain; Usman Garuba leads Spain against the Netherlands; Croatia hold off Finland with a dagger three by Sandro Rasic; Greece turn a 73-69 deficit with five minutes to play into an 82-74 win v Latvia; Russia give us the play of the tournament in their win over Lithuania
Star Performers	Bojan Tomasevic (MNE) - 15 points, 9 rebounds Juhann Begarin (FRA) - 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block Moussa Diabate (FRA) - 13 points, 8 rebounds Mustafa Kurtuldum (TUR) - 19 points, 9 assists, 2 steals Usman Garuba (ESP) - 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks in 20 minutes Javier Garcia (ESP) - 12 points, 11 assists, 1 turnover Jaime Pradilla (ESP) - 14 points, 9 rebounds in 13 minutes Golden Dike (ESP) - 11 points, 10 rebounds in 18 minutes Djordje Pazin (SRB) - 27 points, 6 assists, 1 turnover Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 16 points, 13 rebounds, 7 blocks, 5 assists, 3 steals Lovro Gnjidic (CRO) - 14 points, 5 assists, 5 steals Aristotelis Sotiriou (GRE) - 12 points, 14 rebounds Kristaps Kilps (LAT) - 18 points, 10 assists Viktor Lakhin (RUS) - 18 points, 9 rebounds Azuolas Tubelis (LTU) - 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks
Daily  Highs	Djordje Pazin (SRB) - 27 points Aristotelis Sotiriou (GRE) - 14 rebounds Javier Garcia (ESP) - 11 assists Erik Sajantila (FIN) - 7 steals Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 7 blocks Aleksej Pokusevski (SRB) - 31 efficiency

Pre-tournament

Features

Read all about the mighty French team and their leader Malcolm Cazalon, who is without his FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup friends, but forms a new dynamic duo with Begarin; Find out who are the players to watch in Greece; Learn all about the Serbian scorer Djordje Pazin as he eyes a three-peat for the double defending champions.

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