A record 223 teams from 50 national federations have entered the FIBA Europe Youth competitions for 2008.

The dates of the FIBA Europe Youth Championships for the coming year were decided during the Central Board meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, November 10-11.

Poland won the U16 European Championships Division B with an 80-73 victory over Hungary.

After storming to a 28-17 first-quarter lead, Poland were never behind in the contest and had Sebastian Szymanski's 24 points as the backbone of their challenge.