2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Chieti, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won the trophy for the first time. Hungary and Georgia were relegated to Division B.
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| 22nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Italy | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15–24 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 1 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |  Lithuania (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Jonas Valančiūnas | ||||||||||||
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Teams
Preliminary round
| Team advanced to Qualifying Round | |
| Team competed in 13th–16th games |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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 Czech Republic |
3 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 176 | 6 |
 Serbia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 192 | 5 |
 Greece |
3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 216 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 202 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
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| Lithuania |
3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 166 | 6 |
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 169 | 5 |
 Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 209 | 4 |
 Hungary |
3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 253 | 3 |
Classification round
| Team relegated to Division B. |
Qualifying round
| Team advanced to Semifinals | |
| Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
 Latvia | 82 | |||||
| Greece | 80 | |||||
| Latvia | 68 | |||||
| Ukraine | 73 | |||||
 Israel | 63 | |||||
| Ukraine | 78 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Greece | 65 | |||||
| Israel | 67 | |||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||
 Croatia | 56 | |||||
| Spain | 56 | |||||
| Serbia | 60 | |||||
 Russia | 54 | |||||
| Serbia | 63 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Croatia | 83 | |||||
| Russia | 77 | |||||
Championship
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
 France | 47 | |||||
| Lithuania | 73 | |||||
| Lithuania | 75 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 33 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 69 | |||||
 Turkey | 64 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| France | 65 | |||||
| Turkey | 77 | |||||
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Lithuania First title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
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Lithuania |
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Czech Republic |
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Turkey |
| 4th | France |
| 5th | Serbia |
| 6th | Spain |
| 7th | Croatia |
| 8th | Russia |
| 9th | Ukraine |
| 10th | Latvia |
| 11th | Israel |
| 12th | Greece |
| 13th | Italy |
| 14th |  Poland |
| 15th | Hungary |
| 16th |  Georgia |
References
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Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held. | ||
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