1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1999 EuroBasket Under-16

15th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
Dates	15–24 July 1999
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Zisis (23.9)
Top rebounds	Lončar (15.3)
Top assists	Mirakovski (3.3)
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The 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadets) was the 15th edition of the

won the trophy for the second time in a row.

Teams

•  
  Croatia
•  
  France
•  Georgia
•  Greece
•  
  Latvia
•  
  Macedonia
•  
  Poland
•  
  Russia
•  
  Yugoslavia
•  
  Slovenia
•  Spain
•  
  Turkey

Qualification

There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined

(host) in the final tournament.

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

	Team advanced to Quarterfinals
	Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Macedonia	5	3	2	430	385	8
France	5	3	2	351	321	8
Spain	5	3	2	359	374	8
Latvia	5	2	3	344	338	7
Croatia	5	2	3	346	385	7
Poland	5	2	3	332	359	7

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Yugoslavia	5	5	0	373	326	10
Greece	5	4	1	375	326	9
Georgia	5	3	2	399	390	8
Turkey	5	1	4	321	354	6
Slovenia	5	1	4	328	347	6
Russia	5	1	4	328	381	6

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	Croatia	74
						Poland	64
	Poland	79
						Eleventh place
					Slovenia	66

Championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Spain	73
	Greece	78
					Turkey	64
	Macedonia	64
				Yugoslavia	59
	France	94
				Yugoslavia	67						Third place
	Latvia	62
				France	63

5th–8th playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	Macedonia	91
						Latvia	90
	Latvia	72
						Seventh place
					Spain	75
					Georgia	109

Final standings

References

• FIBA Archive
• FIBA Europe Archive