PRISTINA (Kosovo) - The FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket, Division C is one of 16 youth events that will take place across a busy summer of international basketball.
The tournament will take place in Pristina, Kosovo from July 23-28.
Who is participating?
A total of seven teams will compete for the title in Division C. They have been split into two groups with one group of four and one group of three. The Group Phase is as follows.
Group A: Malta, Cyprus, Kosovo Group B: Albania, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
What is the schedule?
The Group Phase will take place across the first three days of the tournament with a rest day on July 26 before the Classification games and Semi-Finals begin on July 27. The Final will take place on July 28 , with the final Classification games also determining each of the seven positions.
You can see the full schedule here.
Who were the winners in 2023?
Malta ended their run of three consecutive runners-up medals by capping off an unbeaten run in the Final against hosts Albania 56-47 for their first title since 2007. Danika Galea shot 8-for-11 from the floor as she amassed an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double for the winners. Brikena Mucenji led Albania with 17 points.
Former MVPs
Galea deservedly won the MVP award to lead Malta to glory as she recorded double-doubles in every game of the tournament and finished with averages of 28.0 points and 19.0 rebounds per game.
Recent MVP winners include:
2023: Danika Galea (MLT) 2022: Salome Svani (GEO) 2019: Kayla Keshmeshian (ARM) 2018: Kristy Galea (MLT) 2017: Sophie Abela (MLT)
Roll of honor
Malta won their second trophy at Division C level and they own the most overall medals with 11. Scotland and Cyprus have the most gold medals in the history of the competition with three apiece.
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 U18 Women's EuroBasket and the FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket, Division B.
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