The 2026 FIBA U16 EuroBasket was the 38th edition of the European basketball championship for men's under-16 national teams. The tournament was played in Oradea, Romania, from 7 to 15 August 2026.
Latvia men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament and became the U16 European champion for the first time, with a finals win 75–69 over . Latvia's forward Benjamin Berrouet was recognized as the MVP. And the All-Star Five players selected for the tournament were Benjamin Berrouet and Markuss Jahovics from Latvia, Messie-Guethan Iwani from France, Danielius Jasikevičius from Lithuania, Rhys Robinson from Spain.
Participating teams Team Best placementin the tournament Teams maintained from the 2025 edition 14th 2023 1 8th 2012 1 36th 2025 27 10th 3 29th 4 36th 30 30th 8 37th 23 23rd 21 24th 23 20th 2024 1 3rd 2025 2 18th 18 16th 8 38th 38 36th 24
Venues Oradea was the host city and selected for the tournament these two venues: Arena Antonio Alexe and Oradea Arena.
First round The draw of the first round was held on 5 February 2026 in Freising, Germany.
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time; UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round Main bracket
Round of 16
9th–16th place classification playoffs
9th–16th place quarterfinals
13th–16th place semifinals
Fifteenth place match
Thirteenth place match
9th–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place match
Ninth place match
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place classification playoffs
5th–8th place semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Final standings RankTeamRecord 7–0 6–1 6–1 4 5–2 5 4–3 6 3–4 7 4–3 8 2–5 9 3–4 10 4–3 11 3–4 12 1–6 13 4–3 14 1–6 15 3–4 16 0–7 Relegated to the 2027 FIBA U16 EuroBasket Division B
References
External links Official website of FIBA