1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
| 4th FIBA Under-16 European Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 22–30 July 1977 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 federation) |
| Venue | (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Turkey (1st title) |
The 1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1977 FIBA European Championship for Cadets) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Le Touquet and Berck, in France, hosted the tournament. Turkey won their first title.
Teams
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]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
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 451 | 259 | 10 |
 Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 337 | 329 | 9 |
 France |
5 | 3 | 2 | 305 | 304 | 8 |
 Belgium |
5 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 373 | 7 |
 Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 387 | 6 |
 Poland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 332 | 433 | 5 |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
5 | 5 | 0 | 421 | 309 | 10 |
 Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 464 | 373 | 9 |
 Spain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 364 | 360 | 8 |
 Greece |
5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 375 | 7 |
 Israel |
5 | 1 | 4 | 332 | 405 | 6 |
 West Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 | 285 | 383 | 5 |
Knockout stage
[edit]9th–12th playoffs
[edit]| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Bulgaria | 76 | |||||
| West Germany | 80 | |||||
| West Germany | 65 | |||||
| Poland | 78 | |||||
| Israel | 91 | |||||
| Poland | 104 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 78 | |||||
| Israel | 89 | |||||
5th–8th playoffs
[edit]| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| Spain | 89 | |||||
| Belgium | 77 | |||||
| Spain | 76 | |||||
| France | 65 | |||||
| France | 66 | |||||
| Greece | 56 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Belgium | 74 | |||||
| Greece | 62 | |||||
Championship
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Turkey | 76 | |||||
| Italy | 56 | |||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 66 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 81 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 72 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Italy | 74 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 95 | |||||
| 1977 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship |
|---|
 Turkey First title |
Final standings
[edit]| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Turkey |
 |
Yugoslavia |
 |
Soviet Union |
| 4th | Italy |
| 5th | Spain |
| 6th | France |
| 7th | Belgium |
| 8th | Greece |
| 9th | Poland |
| 10th | West Germany |
| 11th | Israel |
| 12th | Bulgaria |
