13–21 Jul
    2024

    Romania claim Division B crown in Pitesti; Finland earn promotion

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    Romania celebrated the title in front of a home crowd in Pitesti

    Romania claimed their second FIBA U20 EuroBasket, Division B title by knocking off Ukraine and Finland earned the third promotion spot.

    PITESTI (Romania) - Romania added another chapter of basketball history as they won the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2024, Division B, beating Ukraine 80-58 for the second title in this age group in their history.

    Romania, who also claimed the trophy in 2017 as hosts, will be playing in Division A next summer for just the third time following 1992 and 2018.

    Romania will play in Division A next summer

    Romania started pulling away in the second quarter, leading 43-30 at halftime and then took the third frame 21-13 to finish off Ukraine.

    Denis Badalau led the way with 22 points and 6 rebounds; Andrei Oinaru scored 14 points and Dragos Lungu chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Pavlo Karasov had 11 points in a losing effort.

    Finland secured the last ticket to Division A after beating Netherlands

    Finland will return to Division A for the first time since 2016 after knocking off Netherlands 73-56 in the Third Place Game. The northern Europeans took control of the game in the second quarter by out-scoring Netherlands 20-8 in the frame.

    Oliver Kanden paced four Finnish players in double figures with 17 points while Juuso Salmi flirted with a triple-double as he collected 12 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

    Stef Van Bussel had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Netherlands, who were hoping to get back to Division A. They have only played one summer in Division A in 2010.

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