2001 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men

The 2001 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men was the third edition of the basketball European Promotion Cup for U18 men's teams, today known as FIBA U18 European Championship Division C. It was played in Valletta, Malta, from 11 to 15 July 2001.[1] Cyprus men's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.

2001 European Promotion Cup for Junior Men
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
CityValletta
Dates11–15 July 2001
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cyprus (1st title)
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Luxembourg

Participating teams

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups. The first two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–7th place classification.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Cyprus 3 3 0 280 156 +124 6 Semifinals
2  Luxembourg 3 2 1 227 214 +13 5
3  Malta 3 1 2 166 222 −56 4 5th–7th place classification
4  Andorra 3 0 3 213 294 −81 3
Source: FIBA Archive
11 July 2001
Luxembourg  96–69  Andorra
11 July 2001
Cyprus  68–35  Malta
12 July 2001
Andorra  68–111  Cyprus
12 July 2001
Malta  44–78  Luxembourg
13 July 2001
Luxembourg  53–101  Cyprus
13 July 2001
Malta  87–76  Andorra

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 2 2 0 201 94 +107 4 Semifinals
2  Albania 2 1 1 161 114 +47 3
3  Gibraltar 2 0 2 63 217 −154 2 5th–7th place classification
Source: FIBA Archive
11 July 2001
Scotland  117–33  Gibraltar
12 July 2001
Gibraltar  30–100  Albania
13 July 2001
Scotland  84–61  Albania

5th–7th place classification
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
5  Malta 2 2 0 154 132 +22 4
6  Andorra 2 1 1 174 120 +54 3
7  Gibraltar 2 0 2 89 165 −76 2
Source: FIBA Archive
14 July 2001
Gibraltar  33–98  Andorra
15 July 2001
Gibraltar  56–67  Malta

Championship playoffs
  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A2  Luxembourg 74  
  B1  Scotland 78    
      B1  Scotland 74
      A1  Cyprus 76
  B2  Albania 48    
  A1  Cyprus 80   Third place
 
A2  Luxembourg 74
  B2  Albania 69

Semifinals
14 July 2001
Luxembourg  74–78  Scotland
14 July 2001
Albania  48–80  Cyprus

Third place match
15 July 2001
Luxembourg  74–69  Albania

Final
15 July 2001
Scotland  74–76  Cyprus

Final standings
Rank Team
 Cyprus
 Scotland
 Luxembourg
4 Albania
5 Malta
6 Andorra
7 Gibraltar

References
  1. FIBA Archive
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