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*** EURPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS U18 2007 MEN ***
Division A: Madrid Region (ESP), August 3-12; Division B: Sofia (BUL), August 3-12
Check also Eurpean Championships U18 2007 for Women
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Serbia won European Championships U18 Men 2007 (Photo: Fiba) |
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 Eurobasket.com
All-European Championships U18 2007 Awards
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1st Team |
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Koufos |
Macvan |
Bertans |
Rubio |
Jackson |
Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18 MVP::
Kosta Koufos (213-F/C-89) of Greece
Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18 1st Team
Kosta Koufos of Greece
Milan Macvan (206-F/C-89) of Serbia
Dairis Bertans (192-G/F-89) of Latvia
Ricard Rubio (192-G-90) of Spain
Edwin Jackson (191-G-89) of France
Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18 2nd Team
Nikolaos Pappas (194-G-90) of Greece
Stefan Stojacic (192-G-89) of Serbia
Donatas Motiejunas (213-C-90) of Lithuania
Karlo Vragovic (191-G-89) of Croatia
Hristo Zahariev (197-G-90) of Bulgaria
Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U18 3rd Team
Dogus Balbay (185-G-89) of Turkey
Dusan Katnic (193-G-89) of Serbia
Lauris Mizis (195-G/F-89) of Latvia
Raviv Pitshon (202-C-89) of Israel
Marios Matalon (188-G-89) of Greece
Division A: Serbia comes back to the
throne - Aug. 13, 2007
Serbia U18 - Greece U18 92:89
Serbian U18 team repeated 2005 and became the new European champions.
In a dramatic Final they managed to overcome a 16-point deficit in the second
frame to celebrate a narrow 92:89 victory over Greece. This summer became really
unbelievable for Serbian youngsters as U16, U18 and U20 teams all triumphed in
respective European championships.
Greece entered the title clash as the only undefeated team at the tournament.
And they started to prove their status straight away. Nikoloas Theodorakos'
three pointer marked an early 15:9 lead for Greek side. They dominated the first
frame and established a 29:22 lead at the end of it.
Konstantinos Koufos (216-C-89) nailed 6 points early in the second frame to
lift Greece to a 35:24 distance. Another bunch of misses from Serbian players
allowed Greece to extend the gap to 45:31 on
Charalampos Giannopoulos (201-F-89, agency:
FCM)
trey with less than 3 minutes remaining.
Konstantinos Sloukas (187-G-90) added four straight points for Greece at the
end of the first half and they enjoyed a 51:39 advantage at halftime.
Stefan
Stojacic (197-G-89) nailed 8 points in the first part of the third term to
inspire Serbian comeback. They cut the deficit to 6 points 51:57 midway through
the quarter. However Greece withstood the attempt and responded with consecutive
three pointers from
Konstantinos Koufos and
Konstantinos Sloukas to cap the frame. Serbia entered the fourth quarter
trailing by as many as 10 points 58:68. But
Dusan
Katnic (193-G-89) reignited Serbia with a trey at the start of the final
term.
Milan Macvan (206-F/C-89) added a free throw and another three point attempt
from
Stefan Stojacic put Serbia back into contest. They narrowed the lead and
finally surged ahead as
Milan
Macvan chipped in 4 consecutive points with less than 4 minutes left. Katnic
later added three points and Stojacic was perfect from free throw line to give
Serbian squad a 87:78 lead with 48 seconds remaining. Greece used free throws to
stay in race as they cut Serbian lead to 4 points with 14 seconds on the clock
87:91. Then
Konstantinos Koufos dunked one home to put Greece as close as 2 points with
13 seconds in the game.
Filip
Covic (178-G-89) answered with one made free throw and Greece had 11 seconds
to force overtime. However first
Nikolaos Pappas (194-G-90, agency:
FCM) and then
Charalampos Giannopoulos missed their shots to lose the Final.
Milan
Macvan became Serbian Player of the Game with 32 points and 14 boards.
Stefan
Stojacic nailed 21 points, while
Dusan
Katnic provided 20 points.
Konstantinos Koufos, who was named tournament's MVP, paced Greece with 33
points and 13 boards.
Konstantinos Sloukas poured in 18 points and
Charalampos Giannopoulos produced 14 points in defeat.
Serbia U18:
Milan
Macvan 32+14 boards,
Stefan
Stojacic 21,
Dusan
Katnic 20
Greece U18:
Konstantinos Koufos 33+13 boards,
Konstantinos Sloukas 20,
Charalampos Giannopoulos 14
Division B: Belgium wins the
tournament - Aug. 12, 2007
Final
Belgium U18 - Ukraine U18 86:58
Belgium U18 National team triumphed at the European championship in
Bulgaria. They stun Ukraine 86:58 to claim the top spot in Division B of the
European basketball. Both Ukraine and Belgium will join Division A next year.
Both teams entered the Final game with a 7-1 record and looked forward to
improving it.
The game started closely enough but
Olivier
Troisfontaines (194-G/F-89) nailed a three pointer midway through the first
frame to give Belgium a 18:10 lead. They later drove to a 22:14 advantage at the
end of the quarter.
Lorenzo
Giancaterino (190-F-90) opened the second quarter with a long jumper and put
Belgium up by 11 points 25:14.
Olexiy
Chygrynov (190-G-89) hit a trey with under three minutes left in the first
half to cut the deficit to 6 points 27:33. However Belgium held on to the lead
and finished the first half ahead 37:30.
Ukraine tried to stay in the contest throughout the third frame but 12:0 run in
the last three minutes allowed Belgium to run away to a 62:39 distance.
Lorenzo
Giancaterino connected from beyond the arc early in the fourth term to spoil
Ukrainian hopes for a positive result. Ukraine struggled from all ranges and
just watched their opponents to pile up the lead. Belgium coach let the bench
log some minutes at the end of the encounter but the gap never kept on growing
and reached 28-point mark at the end.
Jean
Mwema (195-F-89) topscored for Belgium with 16 points and 6 rebounds in the
Final.
Lorenzo Giancaterino added 15 points for the winners.
Ruslan
Otverchenko (192-F-90) scored 16 points for Ukraine.
Olexiy
Shchepkin (194-G-89) had 11 points in defeat.
Belgium U18:
Jean
Mwema 16,
Lorenzo
Giancaterino 15
Ukraine U18:
Ruslan
Otverchenko 16,
Olexiy
Shchepkin 11
3rd-4th spots
Poland U18 - Montengro U18 80:68
Poland U18 team celebrated a narrow win over Montenegro to clinhc the
3rd spot in the European championship Division B. Polish team led by 12 points
at halftime 44:32. Jaroslaw Mokros opened the second half with a three pointer
to set the tone for the rest of the encounter. Poland secured a 64:47 advantage
entering the fourth term. Nikola Lalic jumper cut the deficit to 10 points for
Montenegro 56:66. But they never managed to come closer and had to surrender at
the end.
Adam
Waczynski (197-F-89) topscored for Poland with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Jakub
Wojciechowski (209-C-90) provided 14 points and 11 boards for the winners.
Igor
Lutersek (203-C-89) scored 23 points for Montenegro.
Sead
Sehovic (200-G-89, agency:
Ultimate
Sports Agency) netted 16 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists
in a losing case.
Poland U18:
Adam
Waczynski 22+10 boards,
Jakub
Wojciechowski 14+11 boards
Montenegro U18:
Igor
Lutersek 23,
Sead
Sehovic 16
5th-6th spots
Sweden U18 - Czech Republic U18 91:56
Sweden U18 national team demolished Czech team to finish the European
championship in Sofia at the 5th place. Sweden controlled the game right from
the start and drove to a 18:14 lead after the opening quarter.
Jeffery
Taylor (198-G/F-89) poured in 6 points in the last 3 minutes of the first
half to ensure a 44:33 advantage for Sweden at halftime. Swedish guard scored
first 5 points for his team in the third term to keep them ahead 49:41. Czech
Republic managed only 6 points in the final 7 minutes of the third stanza and
were trailing 47:68 at the start of the fourth quarter.
Christopher Ryan (194-G-90) knocked down a three pointer and
Jeffery
Taylor added another 5 points to lift Sweden to a massive 76:50 advantage
midway through the final term. Czech Republic had no chances for a positive
outcome and Sweden eased to an overall victory at the end.
Jeffery
Taylor produced 22 points and 10 boards for Sweden.
Christopher Ryan contributed 16 points for the winners.
Jan
Vesely (204-F-90) had 16 points and 9 boards for Czech Republic.
Jan
Spacek (195-F-89) added 14 points in a loss.
Sweden U18:
Jeffery
Taylor 22+10 boards,
Christopher Ryan 16
Czech Republic U18:
Jan
Vesely 16+9 boards,
Jan
Spacek 14
7th-8th spots
Hungary U18 - Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 78:79
Hungary U18:
David
Vojvoda (191-G/F-90) 26, B1lint Horti 13
Bosnia and Herzegovina U18:
Danko
Sestic (197-F-89) 20+14 boards,
Dejan
Jeftic (200-F-89) 19+11 boards
9th-10th spots
Finland U18 - Slovak Republic U18 80:76
Finland U18:
Juho-Matti Lehtoranta (191-G-89) 23,
Antti
Kanervo (191-G/F-89) 21
Slovakia U18:
Maros
Repasky (182-G-89) 39,
Boris
Kovalik (-89) 11
11th-12th spots
Norway U18 - Portugal U18 62:58
Norway U18:
Torgrim
Sommerfeldt (196-G-89) 15+10 boards,
Stian
Mjoes (185-G-89) 15
Portugal U18:
Andre
Silva (180-G-88) 16,
Claudio
Fonseca (206-C-89) 14+11 boards
Division A: Everything is set for the
Final - Aug. 12, 2007
3rd-4th spots
Latvia U18 - Lithuania U18 74:72
Latvian U18 team clinched the third spot at the European championship in Spain.
They outscored Lithuania in the dramatic Bronze medals game today. Lithuania
failed to repeat their last season's success when they finished the tournament
at the third place.
Lithuania got to a slightly better start of the game and they enjoyed an early
6:2 advantage. The lead then changed hands seven times before the teams drew the
scoreline at 34 at hafltime. Sarunas Vasiliauskas nailed three straight points
to lift Lithuania to a 41:36 lead early in the third quarter. They maintained
the gap throughout the third term and completed it in front 57:53.
Donatas
Motiejunas (213-C-90) chipped in 8 points at the start of the final quarter
to put Lithuania ahead 65:56. However first
Dairis
Bertans (192-G/F-89) connected from afar and then Lauris Blaus converted a
layup to close the gap with just over 3 minutes left.
Vaidas
Cepukaitis (207-C-89) ensured a 2-point lead for Lithuania 70:68 with under
2 minutes on the clock. But
Janis
Kaufmanis (184-G-89) was perfect from free throw line to make it a 70:70
game with 49 seconds to play. Vasiliauskas missed his shot, while Kaufmanis
responded with a two-point play to put Latvia up 72:70.
Zygimantas Janavicius (192-G-89) once again tied the scoreline at 72 with 9
seconds left in regulation but it was not the end. Janis Strelnieks hit a jumper
to seal the victory for Latvian team.
Dairis
Bertans and
Lauris
Mizis (195-G/F-89) produced 14 points apiece for Latvia.
Janis
Kaufmanis contributed 11 points in a winning clause.
Donatas
Motiejunas paced Lithuania with 22 points and 10 boards.
Vaidas
Cepukaitis had 17 points and 13 boards in defeat.
Latvia U18:
Dairis
Bertans 14,
Lauris
Mizis 14,
Janis
Kaufmanis 11
Lithuania U18:
Donatas
Motiejunas 22+10 boards,
Vaidas
Cepukaitis 17+13 boards
5th-6th spots
Spain U18 - France U18 92:85
Spanish U18 team rebounded after a sour loss from Lithuania in the
qualifying round and finished the home European championship in style. They
recorded two consecutive victories that lifted them to the 5th place in the
final ladder. Today Spain overcame France in the battle for the 5th spot. Spain
dominated the game from early on and rolled to a 22:19 lead after the first
quarter. Sergio De La Fuente ensured 8 points in the second frame to leave Spain
in front 46:38 at halftime.
French players outplayed 3 points in the third quarter and entered the fourth
term trailing by 5 points 59:64.
Raphael
Wilson (196-F-89) nailed a three pointer and
Edwin
Jackson (190-G-89) added another one to draw teams midway through the frame.
But Spain immediatelly reacted with consecutive treys from
Pablo
Aguilar (203-F-89) and
Luis
Parejo (196-G-89) to restore a 81:76 lead. France climbed as close as 3
points with 22 seconds left 85:88. But a perfect free throw shooting at the
dying stage helped Spain survive and celebrate victory.
Pablo
Aguilar led Spain with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Ricard
Rubio (192-G-90) secured 21 points and 8 assists for the winners.
Edwin
Jackson netted 27 points for France.
Antoine
Diot (191-G-89) produced 24 points in a loss.
Spainiards shot 50% from close range and solid 48.1% from three point range.
France at the same time dominated the boards 41:32.
Spain U18:
Pablo
Aguilar 22+11 boards,
Ricard
Rubio 21+8 assists
France U18:
Edwin
Jackson 27,
Antoine
Diot 24
7th-8th spots
Croatia U18 - Turkey U18 90:81
Croatia ended the U18 European championship in Spain with a win over
Turkey. This lifted them to an overall 7th spot. Turkey had a perfect start to
the game as they enjoyed an early 26:13 advantage. But Croatian players
completed the first frame with a 10:0 run and cut the gap to 3 points 23:26.
Turkey though did not allow Croatia to spur ahead in the second quarter and
maintained advantage throughout the frame. They led by as many as 2 points at
halftime 44:42. Croatia stayed at a striking distance before
Mario
Delas (204-F/C-90) connected from afar to finally put them in front with 57
seconds left in the third quarter.
Can
Ozcan (200-F-89) however responded with a jumper to tie the scoreline at the
end of the quarter. The game remained close enough in the first part of the
fourth term before Croatia paved their way to a safe 10+ lead with less than two
minutes to go in the game. Turkey scored 6 consecutive points in the dying stage
but it never helped them to escape loss.
Karlo
Vragovic (191-G-89) scored team-high 21 points for Croatia.
Marino
Sarlija (205-F/C-89) and
Miro
Bilan (210-C/F-89) netted 16 points apiece for the winners. Turkey answered
with 27 points and 6 boards from
Can
Ozcan.
Birkan
Batuk (198-F-90) delivered 20 points in a losing effort.
Croatia U18:
Karlo
Vragovic 21,
Marino
Sarlija 16,
Miro
Bilan 16
Turkey U18:
Can
Ozcan 27,
Birkan
Batuk 20
9th-10th spots
Russia U18 - Germany U18 53:70
Russian U18 team was not able to succeed on the last day of the European
championship in Madrid. They were badly beaten by German team 53:70 to complete
their campaign at the 10th place.
Russia enjoyed an early lead as
Semen
Antonov (203-F-89) opened the score with a layup. Later Valentin Novikov hit
a three pointer to put Russia ahead 7:4. However Germany pulled back late in the
frame and secured a narrow 15:12 advantage at the end. The lead changed hands
couple of times throughout the second quarter but Germany finally enjoyed a
33:30 gap at halftime.
The second half opened with a 13:2 run from Germany as they cleared off to a
safe 46:32 distance. They capped the third term with 6 unanswered points and led
by as many as 19 points entering the final frame 54:36.
Russian players struggled to cut the deficit and came back into the contest and
Germany easily cruised past their opponents to an overall victory.
Elias
Harris (200-F-89) led all scorers with 16 points.
Philipp
Schwethelm (200-F-89) added 13 points, while
Tibor
Pleiss (213-F/C-89) had 12 points and 15 boards for the winners.
Ivan
Pavlov (202-C-89) paced Ru |
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