2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
| 17th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 18–27 July 2003 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Serbia and Montenegro (4th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Nemanja Aleksandrov |
| Top scorer |  Luigi Da Tome (21.1) |
| Top rebounds |  José Ángel Antelo (13.8) |
| Top assists |  Cenk Akyol (3.0) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
The 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2003 European Championship for Cadets) was the 17th edition of the
Serbia and Montenegro
won the trophy for the fourth time in a row.
Teams
Bulgaria
France
Macedonia
Greece
Israel
Italy
Lithuania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
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
Russia (runner-up) and Spain
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 417 | 321 | 10 |
 Russia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 366 | 9 |
 France
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 420 | 378 | 8 |
 Macedonia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 369 | 345 | 7 |
 Lithuania
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 335 | 426 | 6 |
 Bulgaria
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 418 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 459 | 329 | 10 |
| Spain
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 349 | 365 | 8 |
 Slovenia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 329 | 334 | 7 |
 Greece
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 315 | 363 | 7 |
| Italy
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 334 | 7 |
 Israel
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 321 | 375 | 6 |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Lithuania | 63 | |||||
| Israel | 68 | |||||
| Italy | 69 | |||||
| Italy | 97 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Lithuania | 101 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 54 | |||||
Championship
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| France | 66 | |||||||||
| Spain | 71 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 76 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 79 | |||||||||
| Greece | 71 | |||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 83 | |||||||||
| Russia | 104 | |||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 89 | Third place | ||||||||
| Macedonia | 58 | |||||||||
| Russia | 92 | |||||||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| France | 80 | |||||
| Greece | 60 | |||||
| Slovenia | 54 | |||||
| Macedonia | 55 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Macedonia | 70 | |||||
Final standings
|
Miloš Teodosić, Milenko Tepić, Stefan Nikolić, Marko Durković, Dragan Labović, Nenad Mijatović, Dušan Trajković, Nenad Živčević, Nemanja Aleksandrov, Branko Jereminov, Nikola Dragović, and Boban Medenica. Head coach: Mijo Kadija. |
