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1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

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1973 EuroBasket Under-16
2nd FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates19–29 July 1973
Teams16
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
1971
1975

The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their first title.

Teams

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Preliminary round

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The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs
     Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Spain 7 7 0 508 387 14
 Yugoslavia 7 5 2 558 363 12
 Turkey 7 4 3 457 345 11
 France 7 4 3 466 459 11
 Czechoslovakia 7 3 4 407 454 10
 Sweden 7 3 4 453 490 10
 Portugal 7 2 5 341 469 9
 England 7 0 7 310 533 7

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Soviet Union 7 7 0 582 351 14
 Italy 7 6 1 498 405 13
 Greece 7 5 2 510 438 12
 Israel 7 3 4 460 478 10
 Poland 7 3 4 477 443 10
 Belgium 7 3 4 474 503 10
 Germany 7 1 6 431 528 8
 Austria 7 0 7 326 612 7

Knockout stage

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13th–16th playoffs

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PlayoffsThirteenth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 England50
 
 
 
 Germany83
 
 Germany85
 
 
 
 Portugal46
 
 Portugal81
 
 
 Austria52
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
 
 
 
 Austria75
 
 
 England73

9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sweden49
 
 
 
 Poland67
 
 Poland85
 
 
 
 Belgium82
 
 Belgium68
 
 
 Czechoslovakia58
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Czechoslovakia61
 
 
 Sweden59

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Greece85
 
 
 
 France64
 
 Israel69
 
 
 
 Greece81
 
 Israel70
 
 
 Turkey68
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Turkey68
 
 
 France70

Championship

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SemifinalsThird place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Soviet Union62
 
 
 
 Yugoslavia58
 
 Spain57
 
 
 
 Soviet Union68
 
 Italy58
 
 
 Spain62
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
 Italy74
 
 
 Yugoslavia77


 1973 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 

Soviet Union
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
 Soviet Union 9–0
 Spain 8–1
 Yugoslavia 6–3
4th  Italy 6–3
5th  Greece 7–2
6th  Israel 4–5
7th  France 5–4
8th  Turkey 4–5
9th  Poland 5–4
10th  Belgium 4–5
11th  Czechoslovakia 4–5
12th  Sweden 3–6
13th  Germany 3–6
14th  Portugal 3–6
15th  Austria 1–8
16th  England 0–9

References

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