USA, Lithuania head U17 Men's groups, event logo unveiled - Jan 15, 2012 (by Eurobasket News)
The draw for the second edition of FIBA's U17 World Championship took place in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Tuesday with the ceremony also serving as a platform to officially launch the event's logo.
The 12 qualified teams were divided into two groups of six [read more]
The draw for the second edition of FIBA's U17 World Championship took place in Kaunas, Lithuania, on Tuesday with the ceremony also serving as a platform to officially launch the event's logo.
The 12 qualified teams were divided into two groups of six.
Here are the results of the draw: Group A: Australia, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, USA Group B: Argentina, Canada, Croatia, Korea, Lithuania, Spain
The 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship will be played in Kaunas from 29 June-8 July.
In the First Round, each team will play the other five in their respective groups.
The top four teams from each group will advance to the Quarter-Finals, at which point the competition continues through to the Final on 8 July in a standard knock-out format.
The draw was conducted by FIBA in collaboration with the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LBBF), with FIBA Hall of Fame inductee and LBBF President Arvydas Sabonis in attendance as well as Senior Men's National Team player Jonas Maciulis.
The FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women were created by FIBA in order to boost the development of the sport among the younger age categories.
The first editions of these tournaments were held in 2010 in Hamburg, Germany (Men) and Toulouse/Rodez, France (Women).
The USA are the reigning champions having beaten surprise package Poland in the Final two years ago. Courtesy of: http://www.musukrepsinis.lt
Kaunas to host 2012 World Championship - Dec 26, 2011 (by Eurobasket News)
The 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship for Men will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania, from June 29 to July 8.
In 2010 USA became the winner of the U17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany. The favorites overcame European best team Poland U17 111:80. Pre-tournament favorites USA has looked unstoppable all tournament long and rightfully reached the trophy. James Michael McAdoo (205-F-93) led all the winners with 20 points for the trophy. Beal Bradley nailed 19, while Gilchrist Michael netted 16 [read more]
The 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship for Men will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania, from June 29 to July 8. In 2010 USA became the winner of the U17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany. The favorites overcame European best team Poland U17 111:80. Pre-tournament favorites USA has looked unstoppable all tournament long and rightfully reached the trophy. James Michael McAdoo (205-F-93) led all the winners with 20 points for the trophy. Beal Bradley nailed 19, while Gilchrist Michael netted 16. Gielo Tomasz delivered 21 points in the losing case. Ponitka Mateusz and Filip Matczak (184-PG-93) produced 14 points for the 'Silver' team. Representing Europe will be FIBA Europe U16 champions Spain, runners-up Belgium, bronze winners Italy, as well as Turkey and U17 Worlds hosts Netherlands. The draws will take later.
Best Player: Bradley Beal (192-F/G-93)
Best Guard: Bradley Beal (192-F/G-93) * here his typical position is shooting guard, definitely not a small forward according to some media
Best Forward: James McAdoo (206-F-93)
Best Center: Przemyslaw Karnowski (213-C-93)
Best Coach: Jerzy Szambelan
1st Team
G: Kevin Pangos (186-93)
F/G: Bradley Beal (192-93)
G: Mateusz Ponitka (196-93) [read more]
All-Tournament 1st Team
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Beal
Pangos
Ponitka
McAdoo
Karnowski
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Best Player:Bradley Beal (192-F/G-93) Best Guard:Bradley Beal (192-F/G-93) * here his typical position is shooting guard, definitely not a small forward according to some media Best Forward:James McAdoo (206-F-93) Best Center:Przemyslaw Karnowski (213-C-93) Best Coach:Jerzy Szambelan
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* probably the smallest center at the tournament
