NEWS

17.07.2005
Russia Champions!

Russia are the 2005 ACI Trading Ltd U20 European Champions after a 61-53 defeat against Lithuania in Sunday’s final.

In a mistake-filled, tension-packed contest, it was Russia who were able to just do enough to edge their counterparts after an enthralling 40 minutes.

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17.07.2005
Kurbanov Heads All Tournament Team

Russia forward Nikita Kurbanov has been elected MVP of the ACI Trading Ltd U20 European Championship Men in Chekov.

The 200 cm Kurbanov was a key performer in Russia's gold medal winning side, averaging 11.3 ppg and 7.9 rpg during the competition.

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17.07.2005
Serbia & Montnegro Win Bronze

Serbia & Montenegro completed the ACI Trading Ltd U20 European Championship Men on Sunday with a bronze medal following their victory over Israel on Sunday.

The game proved to be something of an anti-climax as an emotionally drained Israel, 24 hours after a heart-breaking final second loss to Lithuania, fell quickly behind.

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SCOREBOARD

Preliminary Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Greece33/0239/1766
2. Latvia32/1218/2025
3. Ukraine31/2203/2234
4. Germany30/3190/2493
Germany   Ukraine
6371
13-16   15-18   15-12   20-25  
Latvia   Greece
5663
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Lithuania33/0303/1836
2. Italy32/1214/2145
3. Belarus31/2174/2094
4. Czech Republic30/3161/2463
Czech Republic   Lithuania
57101
12-23   17-24   11-23   17-31  
Italy   Belarus
6453
19-13   22-13   18-11   5-16  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Russia32/1223/1935
2. France32/1202/1905
3. Croatia31/2206/2214
4. Slovenia31/2184/2114
France   Croatia
7657
23-20   18-11   21-7   14-19  
Russia   Slovenia
6465
14-21   14-12   19-22   17-10  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Serbia & Montenegro33/0226/1806
2. Israel32/1199/1985
3. Spain31/2216/2044
4. Turkey30/3170/2293
Israel   Serbia & Montenegro
5568
15-11   12-26   10-14   18-17  
Spain   Turkey
7853
21-10   13-15   24-17   20-11  

Quarter-Final Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Russia33/0233/1856
2. Israel31/2183/2014
3. Greece31/2180/2024
4. Italy31/2207/2154
Greece   Italy
7971
15-22   16-12   22-14   26-23  
Russia   Israel
8663
25-11   20-26   21-14   20-12  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Lithuania32/1228/2045
2. Serbia & Montenegro32/1207/1875
3. France31/2188/2134
4. Latvia31/2184/2034
Latvia   Lithuania
7774
21-15   20-26   19-13   17-20  
France   Serbia & Montenegro
6772
18-16   11-18   8-19   30-19  

Classification Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Croatia33/0244/1876
2. Turkey32/1211/2065
3. Ukraine31/2199/2294
4. Czech Republic30/3192/2243
Ukraine   Czech Republic
7971
24-18   23-15   19-14   13-24  
Croatia   Turkey
8270
19-24   19-14   26-16   18-16  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Spain33/0227/1636
2. Slovenia32/1205/1855
3. Belarus31/2186/2204
4. Germany30/3173/2233
Germany   Belarus
6074
10-17   18-12   10-21   22-24  
Slovenia   Spain
5568
13-23   16-15   9-16   17-14  

Classification Games for 9th to 16th place

Ukraine   Germany
6581
20-21   13-23   19-14   13-23  
Croatia   Slovenia
8795
23-18   18-17   12-18   23-23   11-19  
Turkey   Spain
6177
18-19   20-23   9-12   14-23  
Czech Republic   Belarus
5976
9-22   8-15   16-17   26-22  

Classification Games for 5th to 8th place

Greece   Latvia
8469
22-10   20-18   22-18   20-23  
Italy   France
5793
15-30   11-18   16-16   15-29  

Semi-Finals

Russia   Serbia & Montenegro
6456
17-10   19-13   16-19   12-14  
Israel   Lithuania
6667
20-17   10-16   18-8   18-26  

Placings 15th and 16th

Ukraine   Czech Republic
7650
25-16   19-10   19-3   13-21  

Placings 13th and 14th

Germany   Belarus
5954
17-10   13-17   13-15   16-12  

Placings 11th and 12th

Croatia   Turkey
8365
25-15   16-15   25-17   17-18  

Placings 9th and 10th

Slovenia   Spain
6980
22-20   17-12   13-23   17-25  

Placings 7th and 8th

Latvia   Italy
8569
20-16   17-17   26-17   22-19  

Placings 5th and 6th

Greece   France
7877
13-18   15-9   20-19   18-20   12-11  

Placings 3rd and 4th

Serbia & Montenegro   Israel
6345
19-10   22-11   12-14   10-10  

Final

Russia   Lithuania
6153
19-10   11-15   13-12   18-16  

HEADLINES

Serbia & Montnegro Win Bronze17.07.2005
Lithuania Defeat Israel In Final Seconds16.07.2005
Russia In Final16.07.2005
Frates Bemoans Lack Of Experience15.07.2005
Serbia & Montenegro Advance To Semi-Finals14.07.2005
Italy Crash Out Of Tournament14.07.2005
Lithuania Withstand Serbia & Montenegro Challenge13.07.2005
France Survive At End Against Latvia13.07.2005
Italy Beat Israel13.07.2005
Lithuania On Track12.07.2005

FINAL STANDINGS

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

PHOTO GALLERY

STATISTICS

PointsReboundsAssists

Points

Damir Markota

CRO
Born : 26.12.1985
Height: 2.09

Avg: 18.3

NameAvg.
1.Markota, D. 18.3
2.Eliyahu, L. 18.0
3.Seibutis, R. 17.4
4.Gasol, M. 16.8
5.Belinelli, M. 16.6

Rebounds

Damir Markota

CRO
Born : 26.12.1985
Height: 2.09

Avg: 10.8

NameAvg.
1.Markota, D. 10.8
2.Berzins, K. 10.1
3.Pecherov, O. 9.4
4.Gasol, M. 9.3
5.Pekovic, N. 9.1

Assists

Jure Mocnik

SLO
Born : 23.08.1985
Height: 1.80

Avg: 5.0

NameAvg.
1.Mocnik, J. 5.0
2.Rodriguez, S. 4.1
3.Ermis, B. 3.7
4.Akulich, D. 3.6
5.Bokolo, Y. 3.3