NEWS

11.08.2009
Nilsen: Passion For Basketball Alive In Naples

When I headed for Naples I never anticipated experiencing the kind of emotion I felt standing courtside last Friday.

The sensation of a slight lump in the throat and feeling more than a little choked after being completely immersed in the raw passion and almost unbearable tension of two extraordinary basketball games.

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09.08.2009
Golden Girls From Spain Beat Belgium In Final Thriller

In a fitting finale to a superb tournament, reigning champions Spain edged out Belgium 57-53 to secure back to back gold medals as Naples was treated to another incredible overtime thriller.

Andrea Vilaro showed why she made the All Tournament Team with another stellar display as she claimed a superb double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.

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09.08.2009
Emma Meesseman Gets MVP Trophy

Belgium star Emma Meesseman was crowned MVP after lighting it up in Naples with a string of double-doubles on her way to helping her team reach the Final of the tournament.

The center impressed the voting coaches not just with her stunning numbers and sparkling displays, but also her level headed approach and hard work in the paint for her team at both ends of the floor.

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SCOREBOARD

Preliminary Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Italy33/0190/1546
2. Turkey32/1165/1555
3. Serbia31/2171/1664
4. Sweden30/3127/1783
Sweden   Turkey
4048
9-5   9-15   15-15   7-13  
Serbia   Italy
5264
19-21   17-13   5-14   11-16  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Spain33/0238/1306
2. Belgium32/1209/1895
3. Finland31/2169/2084
4. Belarus30/3143/2323
Belarus   Belgium
5381
10-20   20-14   11-27   12-20  
Spain   Finland
8337
20-14   27-6   23-14   13-3  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Russia33/0202/1486
2. Greece31/2166/1704
3. Czech Republic31/2161/1864
4. Hungary31/2171/1964
Czech Republic   Greece
5754
13-9   15-11   14-12   15-22  
Russia   Hungary
7454
11-15   16-19   23-9   24-11  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. France33/0245/1336
2. Poland32/1176/2165
3. Lithuania31/2175/2004
4. Germany30/3172/2193
Poland   Lithuania
6355
17-19   21-9   14-11   11-16  
France   Germany
7742
27-12   23-9   18-15   9-6  

Qualifying Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Belgium54/1330/2849
2. Spain53/2351/2898
3. Turkey53/2293/3028
4. Italy53/2305/3058
5. Finland51/4269/3346
6. Serbia51/4273/3076
Belgium   Serbia
6350
15-8   14-14   19-5   15-23  
Turkey   Finland
6145
20-16   16-10   18-17   7-2  
Spain   Italy
7671
27-16   21-22   14-25   14-8  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Russia54/1336/2529
2. France54/1323/2339
3. Czech Republic53/2274/2988
4. Greece52/3277/2537
5. Poland52/3267/3467
6. Lithuania50/5257/3525
Poland   Czech Republic
6384
6-25   16-27   26-23   15-9  
Greece   Lithuania
6537
20-11   10-12   19-8   16-6  
France   Russia
4157
11-11   4-16   10-10   16-20  

Classification Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Sweden32/1196/1835
2. Belarus32/1181/1805
3. Hungary32/1206/1935
4. Germany30/3180/2073
Sweden   Belarus
6643
18-14   16-4   16-19   16-6  
Hungary   Germany
7557
21-12   17-21   21-18   16-6  

Semi-Final Round for 9th to 12th Place

Finland   Lithuania
5951
17-21   22-7   10-13   10-10  
Poland   Serbia
5342
16-7   9-8   17-11   11-16  

Quarter-Final Round

Belgium   Greece
7460
20-14   11-8   20-15   23-23  
Spain   Czech Republic
8733
13-14   27-7   25-4   22-8  
Russia   Italy
6564
17-18   20-12   10-16   13-14   5-4  
France   Turkey
9996
12-18   22-20   15-15   19-15   10-10   8-8   6-6   7-4  

Semi-Final Round for 5th to 8th Place

Greece   Turkey
5260
12-14   17-12   11-17   12-17  
Italy   Czech Republic
6447
12-11   17-8   17-18   18-10  

Semi-Finals

Belgium   France
7358
17-13   21-16   17-13   18-16  
Russia   Spain
4666
10-25   6-16   14-14   16-11  

11th to 12th Place

Lithuania   Serbia
4750
14-18   16-16   8-6   9-10  

9th to 10th Place

Finland   Poland
7663
24-13   17-14   15-20   20-16  

7th to 8th Place

Greece   Czech Republic
5954
15-9   13-14   8-16   23-15  

5th to 6th Place

Turkey   Italy
7150
19-18   16-8   16-11   20-13  

3rd to 4th Place

France   Russia
7546
25-13   19-16   14-7   17-10  

Final

Belgium   Spain
5357
12-12   10-12   9-12   15-10   7-11  

HEADLINES

Emma Meesseman Gets MVP Trophy09.08.2009
France Outhustle Russia For Bronze09.08.2009
Greece Bring Home Seventh Place09.08.2009
Turkey Secure Spot In U17 World Championship09.08.2009
24 Seconds With Tereza Vyoralova08.08.2009
Spain Train Rolls To Final08.08.2009
Belgium Destroy French Title Dreams08.08.2009
Turkey And Italy Play Out U17 World Championship Spot08.08.2009
24 Seconds With Lena Bradaric and Sophie Eder07.08.2009
24 Seconds With Spain's Andrea Vilaro07.08.2009

FINAL STANDINGS

 Team
1.flagSpain
2.flagBelgium
3.flagFrance
4.flagRussia
5.flagTurkey
6.flagItaly
7.flagGreece
8.flagCzech Republic
9.flagFinland
10.flagPoland
11.flagSerbia
12.flagLithuania
13.flagSweden
14.flagBelarus
15.flagHungary
16.flagGermany

PHOTO GALLERY

STATISTICS

PointsReboundsAssists

Points

Brigitta Barta

HUN
Born : 04.03.1993
Height: 1.80

Avg: 22.2

NameAvg.
1.Barta, B. 22.2
2.Vanloo, J. 18.8
3.Ivashchanka, M. 15.5
4.Meesseman, E. 14.6
5.Tikhonenko, K. 14.4

Rebounds

Emma Meesseman

BEL
Born : 13.05.1993
Height: 1.92

Avg: 12.8

NameAvg.
1.Meesseman, E. 12.8
2.Spanou, A. 12.1
3.Barta, B. 12.0
4.Brajkovic, I. 11.4
5.Kavurmacioglu, Ö. 10.4

Assists

Olcay Cakir

TUR
Born : 13.07.1993
Height: 1.82

Avg: 4.0

NameAvg.
1.Cakir, O. 4.0
2.Gustavsson, E. 3.5
3.Jackevic, I. 2.6
4.Slouka, A. 2.3
5.Spanou, A. 2.0