NEWS

29.07.2009
Dutch Aim To Build On Unprecedented Success

The Dutch Basketball Federation is scrambling for a new trophy cabinet this week.

Both the men's and the women's Under-20 teams brought the silverware home from the Division B European Championships in the last fortnight.

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16.07.2009
Pop Named MVP

Romania forward Claudia Pop was voted the MVP of the U20 European Championship Women 2009 Division B, in Ohrid.

Pop helped Romania win promotion to Division A by guiding them to the final game of the tournament in F.Y.R. of Macedonia.

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16.07.2009
Oranje Win Gold, Beat Romania In Tough Final

The Netherlands claimed the gold medal in the Division B U20 Women European Championship 2009 by winning an seesaw battle over Romania 59-53.

After a second quarter which saw four ties and three lead changes, the Netherlands went into halftime up by just one at 29-28.

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SCOREBOARD

Preliminary Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Belgium55/0359/29810
2. Hungary54/1334/2729
3. Greece52/3282/3007
4. Portugal52/3280/2867
5. Great Britain52/3289/2947
6. Austria50/5233/3275
Great Britain   Austria
6446
18-14   18-7   18-14   10-11  
Belgium   Greece
7460
24-13   22-15   23-15   5-17  
Portugal   Hungary
4669
9-24   12-18   9-15   16-12  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Slovak Republic44/0346/2888
2. Romania43/1324/2817
3. Netherlands42/2324/2716
4. Israel41/3296/3335
5. F.Y.R. of Macedonia40/4227/3444
Romania   Israel
8069
27-17   17-11   16-23   20-18  
Slovak Republic   F.Y.R. of Macedonia
9155
23-20   15-16   25-10   28-9  

Quarter-Final Round

Romania   Greece
6456
18-17   18-12   11-15   17-12  
Slovak Republic   Portugal
5848
9-20   14-4   18-13   17-11  
Hungary   Netherlands
6374
16-26   15-16   18-13   14-19  
Belgium   Israel
8573
18-17   20-13   24-22   23-21  

Classification Round for 9th to 11th Place

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Great Britain22/0149/1034
2. Austria21/1114/1263
3. F.Y.R. of Macedonia20/2119/1532
F.Y.R. of Macedonia   Great Britain
5785
16-17   10-25   12-20   19-23  

Semi-Final Round for 5th to 8th Place

Portugal   Hungary
5756
16-17   20-16   8-12   13-11  
Israel   Greece
7173
16-14   19-26   13-17   23-16  

Semi-Finals

Slovak Republic   Netherlands
6675
11-21   17-19   18-18   20-17  
Belgium   Romania
6781
14-19   16-26   17-14   20-22  

7th to 8th Place

Israel   Hungary
6483
10-27   17-20   24-15   13-21  

5th to 6th Place

Greece   Portugal
4742
10-16   12-5   9-5   16-16  

3rd to 4th Place

Belgium   Slovak Republic
9481
25-15   28-21   18-30   23-15  

Final

Romania   Netherlands
5359
15-13   14-15   8-13   16-18  

HEADLINES

Oranje Win Gold, Beat Romania In Tough Final16.07.2009
Romania, Netherlands Win Promotion To Division A15.07.2009
Dutch Upset Hungary, Move To Semis14.07.2009
Slovakia, Belgium Storm Into Quarters12.07.2009
Strubbe Late Show Denies Britain11.07.2009
Slovakia Only Unbeaten Side In U20 Women Division B09.07.2009
Greece Blow Big Lead But Defeat Austria08.07.2009
Belgium Win Opening Day Thriller Over Hungary07.07.2009
2009 Youth Draw Complete31.01.2009
2009 FIBA Europe Youth Draw On The Horizon27.01.2009

FINAL STANDINGS

 Team
1.flagNetherlands
2.flagRomania
3.flagBelgium
4.flagSlovak Republic
5.flagGreece
6.flagPortugal
7.flagHungary
8.flagIsrael
9.flagGreat Britain
10.flagAustria
11.flagF.Y.R. of Macedonia

PHOTO GALLERY

STATISTICS

PointsReboundsAssists

Points

Claudia Pop

ROU
Born : 05.08.1989
Height: 1.82

Avg: 20.1

NameAvg.
1.Pop, C. 20.1
2.Antic, J. 17.8
3.Mestdagh, K. 17.1
4.Tarta, R. 16.6
5.Krivacevic, T. 16.0

Rebounds

Jelena Antic

MKD
Born : 17.06.1991
Height: 1.87

Avg: 10.7

NameAvg.
1.Antic, J. 10.7
2.Lentacker, L. 9.9
3.De Roos, R. 9.6
4.Lukacovicová, K. 8.6
5.Durojaye, M. 8.5

Assists

Naama Shafir

ISR
Born : 28.02.1990
Height: 1.70

Avg: 5.3

NameAvg.
1.Shafir, N. 5.3
2.Donders, F. 5.0
3.Pop, C. 4.4
4.Bernardeco, J. 3.5
5.Antic, J. 2.8