The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after beating France in the final.
Participating teams Group A Group BGroup CGroup D
Venues Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500)
Metz Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800)
Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500)
Preliminary round In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the qualifying round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification games.
Team advances to qualifying round Team will compete in 13–16th playoffs
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker321207174+335 1–1, +14321227213+245 1–1, +3321207221−145 1–1; −17303194227−333
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker330228198+306321258212+465312207233−264303220270−503
Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker330237182+556312181203−224 1–1, +13312170192−224 1–1, −6312200211−114 1–1, −7
Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker330254207+476312205198+74 1–1, +8312186193−74 1–1, −0312173220−474 1–1, −8
Qualifying round The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place.
Team advances to quarterfinals Team will compete in 9th–12th playoffs
Group E TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker541375334+419532356341+1582–0532358321+3781–1532376357+1980–2514310387−7761–0514355390−3560–1
Group F TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker550432335+9710532351316+3581–1, +8532361317+4481–1, −1532373338+3581–1, −7514289359−7061–0505258399−14150–1
Championship
Final standings
Rank Team 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
Team roster Nemanja Jaramaz, Aleksandar Ponjavić, Petar Torlak, Miloš Tripković, Nikola Vukasović, Milić Blagojević, Danilo Anđušić, Lazar Radosavljević, Nemanja Bešović, Nikola Rondović, Branislav Đekić, and Dejan Musli. Head coach: Vlada Jovanović.
Team is relegated to Division B.
All Tournament Team
PlayerPosition Team Enes Kanter F/C Jonas Valančiūnas F/C Dejan Musli C Evan Fournier G Toni Prostran PG
See also European Under-18 All-Star Game 2009
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