European Championship for Men U18 (2004) | FIBA Europe

European Youth Championships Attract Record Viewers

04.08.2004 - 750,000 Tune in For U 18 and U20 Events

Israel returned home from the Eural Trans Gas European Championship for U20 Men this week to a hero’s welcome. 250,000 fans in Israel had tuned in to watch their country’s remarkable run to the Final live on Israel’s Sports Channel. The Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final were broadcast live, and the final gained a 8.3% audience share.

Statistical Leaders

Points Per Game

Marco Belinelli

Marco Belinelli

26.2

Position: SG - Height: 1.96

1.

26.2

2.

23.8

3.

21.8

4.

19.6

5.

M. Markoishvili

18.8

Total Rebounds

Andris Biedrins

Andris Biedrins

14.4

Position: C - Height: 2.11

1.

14.4

2.

14.2

3.

11.4

4.

10.8

5.

10.6

Assists

Hrvoje Kovacevic

Hrvoje Kovacevic

5.0

Position: SG - Height: 1.90

1.

5.0

2.

4.4

3.

4.3

4.

4.2

5.

4.0

HEADLINES

Spain Wins European Championship For U18 Men

18.07.2004

Bronze Medal Game: France 74 Italy 68

18.07.2004

5th - 8th Place Classification Games

18.07.2004

Semi-Final: Spain 95 Italy 78

17.07.2004

Semi-Final: Turkey 57 France 55

17.07.2004

Player Profile: Viktor Sanikidze, Georgia

17.07.2004

Classification Games: Serbia & Montenegro 88 Israel 62

17.07.2004

Classification Games: Russia 80 Greece 74

17.07.2004

Classification Games: Lithuania 96 – Bulgaria 88

17.07.2004

SCOREBOARD

Challenge Round

Challenge Round

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP A

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

1.

Serbia & Montenegro

5/0

/

10

2.

4/1

/

9

3.

2/3

/

7

4.

2/3

/

7

5.

1/4

/

6

6.

1/4

/

6

Serbia & Montenegro ()

80 - 66

Final score

Turkey ()

Lithuania ()

57 - 62

Final score

Belarus ()

Slovenia ()

99 - 93

Final score

Poland ()

FINAL STANDINGS

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Serbia & Montenegro

Serbia & Montenegro

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

PHOTO GALLERY

European Championship for Men U18

Picture Gallery

European Champion U18 Men 2004: Spain

Open gallery

220 PHOTOS

European Champion U18 Men 2004: Spain

European Champion U18 Men 2004: Spain

European Champion U18 Men 2004: Spain

Ntousan Sakota (Greece)

MVP of the 2004 European Championship for U18 Men: Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)

The All-Tournament team of the European Championship U18 Men 2004 (from left to right): Nikita Kourbanov (RUS), Hakan Demirel (TUR), Sergio Rodriguez (ESP), Carlo Suarez (ESP), Johan Petro (FRA)

Sergio Rodriguez receives the trophy from FIBA Europe President George Vassilakopoulos

Jose Antelo (Spain)

Oguz Savas (Turkey)

Engin Bayav (Tureky)

France beats Italy 74-68 and wins the bronze medal

Aldo Curti (France)

Michele Antonutti (Italy)

Marco Belinelli (Italy)

Fotis Vasilapaulos (Greece) goes by Notzan Hanochi (Israel)

Yogev Ohayon (Israel)

Antonios Mantzarias (Greece) looks to stop Ofir Parchi (Israel)

Nikita Kourbanov (Russia)

Nikito Shabalkin (Russia)

Fight for a rebound

Nemanja Aleksandrov (Serbia & Montenegro)

Nenad Mijatovic (SCG)

Luca Vitali (left, ITA) and Albert Fontet (ESP)

Marco Belinelli (ITA) was held to only 4 points in the Semi-Final against Spain

Spanish celebration after the win in the Semi-Final against Italy

Jose Antelo (Spain)

Oguz Savas (TUR) and Johan Petro (FRA)

Hakan Demirel (Turkey) guarded by Michael Mokongo

Hakan Demirel (Turkey)

Marc-Antoine Pellin (FRA) and Polat Kaya (TUR)

Engin Bayav after Tureky's 57-55 win over France in the Semi-Final

Aldo Curti (FRA) and Cenk Akyol (TUR)

Yaroslav Korolev

Evgeny Voronov (Russia)

Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)

Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)

Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Srdjan Zivkovic (SCG) and Oguz Savas (TUR)

Nemanja Aleksandrov (Serbia &Montenegro)

Hakan Demirel (Turkey)

Luca Vitali (ITA) and Ntousan Sakota (GRE)

Petros Noeas (Greece)

Brian Sacchetti (Italy)

Stavros Toutziarakis (left, GRE) and Luca Lechthaler (ITA)

Jonathan Aka (France)

Nitzan Hanochi (Israel)

Jonatan Nir (Israel)

Iddo Cohen (left, ISR) and Thibaut Blanque (RUS)

Jonatan Nir (Israel)

Marc-Antoine Pellin (France)

Jose Antelo (Spain)

Hakan Demirel scored the first 14 points for Turkey against Spain

Oguz Savas (TUR) and Jose Antelo (ESP)

Fight for a rebound

Marc Serra (ESP) and Oguz Savas (TUR)

Marco Belinelli (ITA) guarded by Raimonds Elbakjans (LAT)

Marco Belinelli (Italy)

Niv Berkowitz (Israel) had 22 points and 5 steals against Bulgaria

Niv Berkowitz (left, ISR) and Asen Velikov (BUL)

Asher Elmoznini (Israel)

Russia's 2.00m forward Nikita Kourbanov had another outstanding game against France with 26 points and 21 rebounds

Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Marc-Antoine Pellin sent France to overtime against Russia with 3 free-throws in the last second

Marc-Antoine Pellin (France)

Dramir Zibirov (Russia)

Valery Likhodey (Russia)

Martynas Andriuskevicius (LTU) had 23 points and 18 rebounds against Greece

Martynas Andriuskevicius (left, LTU) and Fotios Vasilopoulos (GRE) fighting for a rebound

35 points, 7 3-pointers in the double overtime thriller against Lithuania: Ntousan Sakota (GRE)

Igor Milosevits (Greece)

Andrius Aleksandrovas (Lthuania)

Deyan Ivanov (Bulgaria) blocking a shot

Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)

Sergio Rodriguez had 20 points and 12 assists against Bulgaria

Marco Belinelli (left) had 22 points and 8 rebounds against France

Thibaut Blanque (France)

Italian players celebrating the win against France

Charles Kahudi (left, FRA) and Luca Vitali (ITA)

Srdjan Zivkovic (Serbia & Montenegro)

Edgars Jeromanovs (Latvia)

Nikita Kourbanov (RUS) had 27 points and 20 rebounds against Georgia

Evgeny Voronov (RUS) and Revaz Atanelishvili (GEO)

Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Evgeny Voronov (Russia)

Evgeny Voronov (Russia)

Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Vytautas Valiulis (Lithuania)

Vytautas Valiulis (Lithuania)

Martynas Andriuskevicius (LTU) and Oguz Savas (TUR)

Andrius Aleksandrovas (LTU, left) and Cenk Akyol (TUR)

Semih Erden (TUR) and Martynas Andriuskevicius (LTU)

Martynas Andriuskevicius (Lithuania)

Ivan Garcia Casado (Spain)

Marc Fernandez (Spain)

Ntousan Sakota (Greece)

Aldo Curti (France)

Aldo Curti (France)

Kaloyan Ivanov (Bulgaria)

Engin Bayav (Turkey)

Hakan Demirel (Turkey)

Martynas Andriuskevicius (LTU) with one of his 10(!) blocks against Israel

Niv Berkovitz (Israel)

Nitzan Yehuda Hanochi (Israel)

Vytautas Valiulis (Lithuania)

Martynas Andriuskevicius (LTU) had a triple double against Israel with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks

Raimonds Elbakjans (Latvia)

Raimonds Elbakjans (Latvia)

Reinis Strupovics (Latvia)

Viktor Sanikidze (GEO, left) and Raimonds Elbakjans (LAT)

Raimonds Elbakjans (Latvia)

George Tsintsadze (Georgia)

Viktor Sanikidze (Georgia)

Manuchar Markoishvili (Georgia)

Manuchar Markoishvili (Georgia)

Jonatan Nir (Israel)

Jonatan Nir (Israel)

Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)

Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)

Iddo Cohen (Israel)

Petros Noeas (Greece) and Murat Göktas (Turkey)

Cenk Akyol (Turkey)

Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Nemanja Aleksandrov (SCG) trying to block a shot of Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Vasily Zavoruev (Russia)

Evgeny Voronov (Russia)

Irakli Sakvarelidze (Georgia)

Luca Vitali (Italy)

Luca Vitali (Italy) guarded by Rezo Didia (Georgia)

Martynas Andriuskevicius (Lithuania)

Carlo Suarez (Spain) and Martynas Pocius (Lithuania)

Martynas Pocius (Lithuania)

23 points, 10 assists against Lithuania: Sergio Rodriguez (Spain)

Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony of the European Championship for U18 Men in Zaragoza, Spain

Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Raimonds Elbakjans (Latvia)

Raimonds Elbakjans (Latvia)

Ivan Karavaev (Russia) guarded by Latvia's Ugis Bers

Nikita Shabalkin (Russia)

Dramir Zibirov (Russia) and Oskars Strupovics (Latvia)

Aurelien Salmon (France) and Giorgi Gamqrelidze (Georgia)

George Tsintsadze (Georgia)

Manuchar Markoishvili (Georgia) and Aldo Curti (France)

Guillaume Sene (France) and Revaz Atanelishvili (Georgia)

Tommaso Marino (Italy)

Tommaso Marino (Italy)

Miljan Rakic (SCG) guarded by Italy's Marco Belinelli

Nemanja Aleksandrov (Serbia & Montenegro)

Oguz Savas (Turkey)

Hakan Demirel (Turkey)

Nitzan Hanochi (Israel) and Mehmet Yagmur (Turkey)

Lithuania getting ready for the first game in Zaragoza

Venue of the European Championship U18 Men 2004: Pabellon Principe Felipe in Zaragoza

Practice of Serbia & Montenegro

Draw for the U18 European Championships for Men and Women 2004

the Finnish coaches

Marco Stefano Belinelli (#9 ITA)

France vs Georgia

Manuchar Markoishvili (GEO)

the Croatian team

Yogev Ohayon (ISR) and Eleftherios Neofytidis (GRE)

Valery Likhodey (RUS)

Andri Väljaots (EST) and Asher Elmoznini (ISR)

Nikita Shabalkin (RUS) and Eleftherios Neofytidis (GRE)

Antonios Mantzaris (GRE) and Iddo Cohen (ISR)

Kaloyan Ivanov (BUL)

Ntousan Sakota (GRE)

Rostislav Dikov (BUL)

Georgios Brozos (GRE)

Igkor Milosevits and Ntousan Sakota celebrate Greece's qualification to the 2004 European Championship for U18 Men

George Tsintsadze (GEO)
Jason Luc Bach (FRA)

the Latvian team celebrating their victory

Jari Antero Vanttaja (FIN)

Andris Biedrins (LAT)

Andris Biedrins (LAT)

Marco Stefano Belinelli (ITA)
Manuchar Markoishvili (GEO)

Aleksandar Ugrinoski (CRO)

Belarus

BLR

Bulgaria

BUL

Croatia

CRO

Estonia

EST

Finland

FIN

France

FRA

Georgia

GEO

Greece

GRE

Israel

ISR

Italy

ITA

Latvia

LAT

Lithuania

LTU

Poland

POL

Portugal

POR

Russia

RUS

Serbia & Montenegro

SCG

Slovenia

SLO

Turkey

TUR