All you need to know: FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2024, Division C
TIRANA (Albania) - The FIBA U16 EuroBasket, Division C is one of 16 youth events that will take place across the summer of 2024.
TIRANA (Albania) - The FIBA U16 EuroBasket, Division C is one of 16 youth events that will take place across the summer of 2024.
The tournament will take place in Tirana, Albania from July 9-14.
Who is participating?
A total of eight teams will compete for Division C supremacy. They have been split into two groups of four teams. The Group Phase is as follows.
Group A: Moldova, Albania, Azerbaijan, Malta
Group B: San Marino, Kosovo, Gibraltar, Armenia
What is the schedule?
The Group Phase will take place across three days with a rest day on July 12 before the competition moves onto the Semi-Finals on July 13. The Final will take place on July 14, with the final Classification games also determining each of the eight positions.
Check out the full schedule here.
Who were the winners in 2023?
Cyprus captured last summer's Division C title and first since 2016 in dramatic fashion as Alexandros Papadopoulos knocked down the game-winning three-pointer in the corner for a 78-75 win over Azerbaijan.
As a result, Cyprus also gained promotion to Division B.
Former MVPs
Demir Oztoprak led Cyprus in the Final with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks to land last year's tournament MVP honors and snap a spell of individual dominance between Armenia and Andorra on the list
The previous five winners are as follows:
2023: Demir Oztoprak (CYP)
2022: Gregory Moghoyan (ARM)
2019: Miguel Marti Chamorro (AND)
2018: Sergi Serrato Balletbo (AND)
2017: Georgii Shakhnazarov (ARM)
Roll of honor
Cyprus landed their fourth title to edge closer to Division C powerhouse Andorra, who still lead the table with nine medals in total. Luxembourg and Scotland each have two titles to their name.
Position | Team | 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total |
1. | Andorra | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
2. | Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
3. | Scotland | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
How to watch?
All the action will be available to watch live on the FIBA YouTube channel - and can also be accessed via the respective game pages on the website.
Want more action?
The best way to keep up to date for all of the action is via the official tournament website as well as following NextGenHoops across social media - on X, Instagram and Facebook.
Don't forget to check out the action from the FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2024 and FIBA U16 EuroBasket, Division B tournaments.
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