Tournament tracker: Germany climb the podium, Italy dodge the bullet to stay in Division A

TEL AVIV (Israel) - For the entire duration of the FIBA U20 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.

Finals

Headlines	Israel win their second straight U20 title, becoming only the second team to defend the title (Serbia 2007, 2008) by defeating Spain in the Final; Germany take down France to claim third spot; Italy dodge a bullet, defeat Poland 86-63 to win the last spot which secures safety in Division A
Feature	Read all about the Final, and Israel's success in front of the packed Shlomo Group Arena; Find out who finished in the All-Star Five of the tournament
Star Performers	Armands Berkis (LAT) - 21 points Darko Bajo (CRO) - 28 points, 10 rebounds Gabriele Stefanini (ITA) - 20 points, 6 assists Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 29 points, 18 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks Miha Skedelj (SLO) - 21 points, 8 rebounds Andrii Voinalovych (UKR) - 22 points, 14 rebounds Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 25 points, 8 assists, 7 steals Issuf Sanon (UKR) - 21 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 steals Yohan Choupas (FRA) - 22 points, 5 assists Philipp Herkenhoff (GER) - 20 points, 8 rebounds Deni Avdija (ISR) - 23 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks Yam Madar (ISR) - 17 points, 8 assists Carlos Alocen (ESP) - 10 points, 11 assists, 5 steals
Daily  Highs	Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 29 points Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 18 rebounds Carlos Alocen (ESP) - 11 assists Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 7 steals Deni Avdija (ISR) - 3 blocks Samuel Reynolds-Keita (GBR) - 3 blocks Adrian Bogucki (POL) - 3 blocks Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 38 efficiency

 

Semi-Finals and Classification Games 9-16

Headlines	Spain back in the Final after three years; Israel back in the Final for the third straight year; Italy deliver an 86-63 blow to Serbia, sending the Balkan nation to Division B for the first time in all youth competitions; Latvia also out; Italy v Poland in the battle for 13th and safety; Georgios Kalaitzakis makes it back-to-back triple-doubles for Greece
Feature	Deni Avdija is different, read all about it here; Watch the highlights from the two Semi-Finals here
Star Performers	Darko Bajo (CRO) - 24 points, 10 rebounds Arnas Velicka (LTU) - 15 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds Lukasz Kolenda (POL) - 20 points, 6 assists Muhaymin Mustafa (TUR) - 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals Jacob Round (GBR) - 30 points, 8-of-11 three-pointers Gabriele Stefanini (ITA) - 27 points, 5 assists Alessandro Pajola (ITA) - 19 points, 4 steals Carlos Alocen (ESP) - 18 points, 3 steals Sergi Martinez (ESP) - 18 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks Issuf Sanon (UKR) - 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks Georgios Kalaitzakis (GRE) - 23 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 12 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, 4 steals Deni Avdija (ISR) - 26 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 blocks Eidan Alber (ISR) - 20 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Daily  Highs	Jacob Round (GBR) - 30 points Sergi Martinez (ESP) - 13 rebounds Georgios Kalaitzakis (GRE) - 11 assists Deni Avdija (ISR) - 5 steals Deni Avdija (ISR) - 3 blocks Francis Lacis (LAT) - 3 blocks Georgios Kalaitzakis (GRE) - 36 efficiency

 

Quarter-Finals and Classification Games 9-16

Headlines	Israel v France; Spain v Germany in the Semi-Finals; Dimitris Moraitis pulls off a triple-double to save Greece, sends Serbia to the relegation zone; Serbia to play Italy - loser drops to Division B!; Marko Simonovic explodes to save Montenegro, sends Latvia to the relegation zone; Latvia to play Poland - loser drops to Division B!
Feature	Best highlight video you'll see: Avdija, Martinez, Herkenhoff and Affo Mama with dunks, blocks, assists, three-pointers, steals and everything else!
Star Performers	Dylan Affo Mama (FRA) - 17 points, 4 steals Ludovic Beyhurst (FRA) - 14 points, 4 assists Issuf Sanon (UKR) - 25 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals Andrii Voinalovych (UKR) - 24 points, 7 rebounds Lukasz Kolenda (POL) - 24 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block Adrian Bogucki (POL) - 21 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks Philipp Herkenhoff (GER) - 22 points, 8 rebounds Marko Pecarski (SRB) - 26 points, 15 rebounds Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 23 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 steals Josep Busquets (ESP) - 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals Sergi Martinez (ESP) - 21 points, 9 rebounds Alessandro Pajola (ITA) - 12 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals David Kralj (SLO) - 21 points, 12 rebounds Deni Avdija (ISR) - 16 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, 3 steals Lukas Uleckas (LTU) - 23 points, 7 rebounds Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 34 points, 15 rebounds, 2 blocks
Daily  Highs	Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 34 points Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 15 rebounds Armands Berkis (LAT) - 15 rebounds Andriy Grytsak (UKR) - 15 rebounds Marko Pecarski (SRB) - 15 rebounds Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 11 assists Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 6 steals Deni Avdija (ISR) - 4 blocks Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 48 efficiency

 

Round of 16

Headlines	Serbia, Greece drop to relegation battles after defeats to Great Britain, Germany, respectively; Israel and Lithuania set up a massive game in the Quarter-Finals; Onuralp Bitim hits the biggest shot of the day to defeat Italy; Spain on cruise control against Slovenia; France and Croatia with ease against Ukraine, Poland
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Star Performers	Yam Madar (ISR) - 18 points, 7 assists, 0 turnovers Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 15 points, 16 rebounds Antonio Jordano (CRO) - 21 points Toni Nakic (CRO) - 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists Lukasz Kolenda (POL) - 24 points, 4 steals Nils Hassfurther (GER) - 21 points, 6-of-8 three-pointers Philipp Herkenhoff (GER) -15 points, 11 rebounds Marko Pecarski (SRB) - 23 points, 11 rebounds Onuralp Bitim (TUR) - 25 points, 7 rebounds Sehmus Hazer (TUR) - 19 points, 3 steals Arnas Velicka (LTU) - 21 points, 5 assists
Daily  Highs	Onuralp Bitim (TUR) - 25 points Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 16 rebounds Jacob Round (GB) - 7 assists Yam Madar (ISR) - 7 assists Yair Kravits (ISR) - 7 assists Lukasz Kolenda (POL) - 4 steals Joshua Obiesie (GER) - 4 steals Andrii Voinalovych (UKR) - 4 blocks Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 26 efficiency

 

 

Game Day 3

Headlines	France, Serbia, Lithuania and Spain win groups; Lithuania rise to first, send Greece to second, Poland to third and Slovenia to fourth ON ONE SINGLE SHOT; Point guards Velicka, Mader, Beyhurst star in their teams' wins; Pecarski destorys Italy with 25 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, day-high efficiency 34
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Star Performers	Igor Drobnjak (MNE) - 22 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 16 points, 16 rebounds Toni Nakic (CRO) - 21 points, 3-of-6 from three-point land Vitalijus Kozys (LTU) - 18 points, 13 rebounds Arnas Velicka (LTU) - 14 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds Two Kalaitzakises (GRE) - 44 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks Lukasz Kolenda (POL) - 24 points Marko Pecarski (SRB) - 25 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals Gabriele Stefanini (ITA) - 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists Sehmus Hazer (TUR) - 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
Daily  Highs	Gabriele Stefanini (ITA) - 27 points Marko Simonovic (MNE) - 16 rebounds Arnas Velicka (LTU) - 9 assists Yam Mader (ISR) - 9 assists Ludovic Beyhurst (FRA) - 9 assists Mert Akay (TUR) - 5 steals Andriy Grytsak (UKR) - 5 blocks Marko Pecarski (SRB) - 34 efficiency

 

Game Day 2 

Headlines	Hosts enjoy big games from Avdija, Mader to take down Italy in front of sell out crowd; Sanon shines for Ukraine against Serbia, Klavzar and Slovenia stun Lithuania; Turkey, France, Spain and Greece remain the only unbeaten teams
Feature	Read the unreal story of Issuf Sanon's travel from the NBA Summer League to Tel Aviv
Star Performers	Onuralp Bitim (TUR) - 29 points, 12-of-16 shooting, 4-of-6 from deep Nejc Klavzar (SLO) - 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals Arnas Velicka (LTU) - 26 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals Issuf Sanon (UKR) - 30 points, 11-of-19 shooting, 6 rebounds, 5 steals Dylan Affo Mama (FRA) - 22 points, 10-of-11 shooting in 20 minutes Carlos Alocen (ESP) - 13 points, 5-of-7 shooting, 7 assists, 0 turnovers in 19 minutes Yam Madar (ISR) - 20 points, 8-of-12 shooting, 8 assists, 2 blocks Deni Avdija (ISR) - 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block Guglielmo Caruso (ITA) - 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals, 3 assists Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 19 points, 5-of-7 shooting, 8 rebounds Georgios Kalaitzakis (GRE) - 19 points, 5-of-9 shooting, +33
Daily  Highs	Issuf Sanon (UKR) - 30 points Stefan Momirov (SRB) - 11 rebounds Guglielmo Caruso (ITA) - 11 rebounds Yam Madar (ISR) - 8 assists Issuf Sanon (UKR) - 5 steals Rodrigo Bumeisters (LAT) - 5 steals Ioannis Nikolaidis (GRE) - 5 steals Andriy Grytsak (UKR) - 3 blocks Guglielmo Caruso (ITA) - 3 blocks Michele Ebeling (ITA) - 3 blocks Miguel Gonzalez (ESP) - 3 blocks Guglielmo Caruso (ITA) - 32 efficiency

 

Game Day 1

Headlines	France pull of a 27-point swing against Montenegro, erasing a 17-point deficit to win by 10; Serbian sharp-shooters quiet down the packed Shlomo Group Arena; Dominant displays all around Tel Aviv - no single-digit games!
Star Performers	Philipp Herkenhoff (GER) - 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists in W over Latvia Georgios Kalaitzakis (GRE) - 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists in W over Slovenia Dimitris Moraitis (GRE) - 17 points, 9 assists, 2 steals in W over Slovenia Ragip Atar (TUR) - 20 points, 9 rebounds, +15 in W over Great Britain Mert Akay (TUR) - 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists, eff. 23 in W over GB Carlos Alocen (ESP) - 12 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds in W over Croatia Ivan Fevrier (FRA) - 31 points, 10-of-16 shooting, 9 rebounds, eff. 32 in W over MNE Lukas Uleckas (LTU) - 25 points, 7-of-11 three-pointers, +33 in W over Poland Arnas Velicka (LTU) - 17 points, 11 assists in W over Poland Stefan Momirov (SRB) - 7 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals in W over Israel Ranko Simovic (SRB) - 18 points, 9 rebounds, +25 in W over Israel Yam Madar (ISR) - 24 points, 9 assists in L to Serbia Guglielmo Caruso (ITA) - 17 points, 11 rebounds in W over Ukraine
Daily  Highs	Ivan Fevrier (FRA) - 31 points Stefan Momirov (SRB) - 13 rebounds Arnas Velicka (LTU) - 11 assists Mert Akay (TUR) - 6 steals Andriy Grytsak (UKR) - 3 blocks Ivan Fevrier (FRA) - 32 efficiency

Pre-tournament

Features

Go through all the rosters to see who is in for the FIBA U20 European Championship 2019 in Tel Aviv; Learn who are the five players to watch and a handful of others who should be in your notebook by now; Explore the all-time records of Tamir Blatt, Vlado Ilievski and others in the FIBA U20 European Championship, and the FIBA European Championship for Young Men, as it was called in 2000, 2002 and 2004.

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