NEWS

02.08.2009
Serbia Hold Off France To Win Title

Serbia held off France 78-72 to be crowned champions of the U18 European Championship Men 2009 in Metz, France.

Serbia last won this tournament two years ago in Madrid, Spain and head coach Vladimir Jovanovic was elated - although at the same time at a loss for words - afterwards.

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02.08.2009
Kanter Named MVP

Turkey's Enes Kanter was named Most Valuable Player of the U18 European Championship Men 2009 in Metz, France.

The centre averaged 18.6 points and a tournament-best 16.4 rebounds in leading his team to a bronze medal performance.

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02.08.2009
Turkey Run Away With Bronze Medal Game

Turkey used several scoring spurts in the middle quarters to pull away and eventually crush Lithuania 95-74 and take the bronze medal at the U18 European Championship Men 2009 in Metz, France.

The result went some way towards getting the Turks to forget their defeat against Serbia in the semi-final on Saturday.

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SCOREBOARD

Preliminary Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Serbia32/1207/1745
2. France32/1227/2135
3. Slovenia32/1207/2215
4. Czech Republic30/3194/2273
Serbia   Slovenia
6950
13-14   16-6   25-15   15-15  
Czech Republic   France
6778
11-17   16-24   15-16   25-21  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Croatia33/0228/1986
2. Spain32/1258/2125
3. Germany31/2207/2334
4. Ukraine30/3220/2703
Spain   Germany
8356
21-21   24-5   19-18   19-12  
Ukraine   Croatia
6973
22-17   19-22   18-15   10-19  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Turkey33/0237/1826
2. Latvia31/2181/2034
3. Bulgaria31/2170/1924
4. Greece31/2200/2114
Turkey   Bulgaria
7458
28-14   19-18   13-14   14-12  
Latvia   Greece
6871
25-25   19-20   7-15   17-11  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Lithuania33/0254/2076
2. Italy31/2205/1984
3. Russia31/2186/1934
4. Israel31/2173/2204
Israel   Italy
5766
12-13   10-12   19-18   16-23  
Lithuania   Russia
7669
24-19   25-19   14-16   13-15  

Qualifying Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Spain54/1375/3349
2. France53/2356/3418
3. Serbia53/2358/3218
4. Croatia53/2376/3578
5. Germany51/4310/3876
6. Slovenia51/4355/3906
Spain   Slovenia
7467
26-12   15-23   19-14   14-18  
Croatia   Serbia
7077
13-18   15-10   19-20   17-16   6-13  
France   Germany
7159
13-14   22-13   16-19   20-13  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Lithuania55/0432/33510
2. Italy53/2351/3168
3. Russia53/2361/3178
4. Turkey53/2373/3388
5. Latvia51/4289/3596
6. Bulgaria50/5258/3995
Italy   Bulgaria
7656
19-16   19-19   22-13   16-8  
Lithuania   Turkey
9081
23-24   23-15   21-14   23-28  
Latvia   Russia
5872
25-23   6-6   8-25   19-18  

Classification Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Greece33/0218/1556
2. Ukraine32/1198/2125
3. Israel31/2201/2144
4. Czech Republic30/3186/2223
Greece   Israel
8054
18-9   21-10   16-22   25-13  
Czech Republic   Ukraine
7079
12-21   24-21   12-16   22-21  

Quarter Final Round

Spain   Turkey
6276
14-12   14-18   16-22   18-24  
Italy   Serbia
7482
13-15   20-20   21-25   20-22  
Lithuania   Croatia
7455
16-16   20-16   13-15   25-8  
France   Russia
7461
19-20   24-9   11-18   20-14  

Classification Round for 9th to 12th Place

Germany   Bulgaria
4755
12-10   5-13   16-20   14-12  
Latvia   Slovenia
9371
28-13   28-17   12-19   25-22  

Classification Game for 11th to 12th Place

Germany   Slovenia
9775
25-20   26-16   17-15   29-24  

Classification Game for 9th to 10th Place

Bulgaria   Latvia
5565
10-17   7-19   11-19   27-10  

Classification Round for 5th to 8th Place

Spain   Italy
8472
28-19   21-14   15-21   20-18  
Croatia   Russia
7476
23-18   17-24   15-27   19-7  

Semi-Finals

Turkey   Serbia
6166
15-12   20-20   11-14   15-20  
Lithuania   France
6368
21-19   10-16   14-17   18-16  

Classification Game for 7th to 8th Place

Italy   Croatia
9988
24-20   23-22   28-20   24-26  

Classification Game for 5th to 6th Place

Spain   Russia
9283
19-14   35-24   17-18   21-27  

Classification Game for 3rd to 4th Place

Turkey   Lithuania
9574
20-21   24-12   25-18   26-23  

Final

Serbia   France
7872
17-12   23-23   17-16   21-21  

HEADLINES

Turkey Run Away With Bronze Medal Game02.08.2009
Classification Round-Up: Spain Grab 5th, Italy 7th02.08.2009
Ahead Of Final France, Serbia Praise Team Effort02.08.2009
France Overcome Valanciunas, Lithuania, Reach Final01.08.2009
Kanter Awesome But Serbia Tactics Prove The Winner01.08.2009
Classification Round-Up: Spain, Russia To Battle For 5th01.08.2009
Semi-Finals: What Can Statistics Tell Us01.08.2009
Lithuania Find Range Late To See Off Croatia31.07.2009
France Hang On To Beat Russia, Clinch Semis Spot31.07.2009
Greece, Ukraine Survive Relegation Battle31.07.2009

U18 European Championship Men 2009


FINAL STANDINGS

 Team
1.flagSerbia
2.flagFrance
3.flagTurkey
4.flagLithuania
5.flagSpain
6.flagRussia
7.flagItaly
8.flagCroatia
9.flagLatvia
10.flagBulgaria
11.flagGermany
12.flagSlovenia
13.flagGreece
14.flagUkraine
15.flagIsrael
16.flagCzech Republic

PHOTO GALLERY

STATISTICS

PointsReboundsAssists

Points

Toni Prostran

CRO
Born : 09.04.1991
Height: 1.83

Avg: 20.9

NameAvg.
1.Prostran, T. 20.9
2.Valanciunas, J. 19.3
3.Kanter, E. 18.6
4.Tishman, N. 18.3
5.Neumann, P. 16.1

Rebounds

Enes Kanter

TUR
Born : 20.05.1992
Height: 2.08

Avg: 16.4

NameAvg.
1.Kanter, E. 16.4
2.Musli, D. 11.2
3.Neumann, P. 10.6
4.Valanciunas, J. 10.6
5.Meiers, M. 9.4

Assists

Toni Prostran

CRO
Born : 09.04.1991
Height: 1.83

Avg: 7.9

NameAvg.
1.Prostran, T. 7.9
2.Peciukevicius, A. 4.9
3.Franch, J. 4.2
4.Angelopoulos, I. 4.2
5.Westermann, L. 3.9