1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1983 European Championship for Cadets) was the 7th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Tübingen and Ludwigsburg, in West Germany, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the third time and tied with the Soviet Union as the most winning countries in the tournament.

1983 EuroBasket Under-16
7th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationWest Germany
Dates16–24 July 1983
Teams12 (from 1 federations)
Champions Yugoslavia (3rd title)
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Teams

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Yugoslavia 5414504029
 Spain 5414483769
 Italy 5414123509
 France 5234044607
 Turkey 5143664126
 Hungary 5054034835

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 West Germany 5413473069
 Greece 5414103489
 Soviet Union 5323503578
 Netherlands 5233693947
 Sweden 5143323876
 Finland 5143353516

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Hungary97
 
 
 
 Sweden100
 
 Sweden76
 
 
 
 Turkey85
 
 Finland74
 
 
 Turkey86
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Hungary85
 
 
 Finland63

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Soviet Union84
 
 
 
 France48
 
 Soviet Union60
 
 
 
 Italy100
 
 Italy85
 
 
 Netherlands68
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 France76
 
 
 Netherlands64

Championship

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia72
 
 
 
 Greece67
 
 Yugoslavia89
 
 
 
 Spain86
 
 Spain81
 
 
 West Germany57
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Greece69
 
 
 West Germany72

Final standings

RankTeam
 Yugoslavia
 Spain
 West Germany
4th  Greece
5th  Italy
6th  Soviet Union
7th  France
8th  Netherlands
9th  Turkey
10th  Sweden
11th  Hungary
12th  Finland
 1983 European Championship for Cadets 

Yugoslavia
Third title
Team roster

Zoran Livljanić, Bane Prelević, Zoran Jevtić, Jure Zdovc, Miroslav Pecarski, Ivo Nakić, Samir Mujanović, Igor Lukačić, Ivica Mavrenski, Žarko Paspalj, Denis Perić, and Luka Pavićević. Head coach: Rusmir Halilović.

References

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