Lithuania - Spain
70-64
Spain earned the U16 European Championship crown. They outscored hosting
Lithuania to dethrone those as the best team on the continent.
Jaime Fernandez (184-G-93) knocked down 20 points to lift Spain to the
success. Alejandro Suarez nailed 11 points for Spain. Daniel Diez contributed 9
points in the winning effort. Mantas Mockevicius responded with 14 points for
Lithuania. Tauras Jogela had 12 points and 6 boards in the loss.
3-4 spot
Serbia - Poland
75-69
Serbia celebrated the bronze medals at the U16 European Championship in Kaunas.
They overcame Polish counterpart at the consolation final tonight. The result is
quite an improvement on the fifth overall position in 2008. Poland finished in
the 14th spot last year.
Aleksandar Cvetkovic (185-G-93) came up with 20 points and 10 boards for
Serbia. Nenad Miljenovic added 18 points, 8 boards and 4 assists in the win.
Piotr Niedzwiedzki had 18 points and 11 boards for Poland. Przemyslaw Karnowski
tallied 14 points, 6 boards and 4 assists in the loss.
5-6 spot
Russia - Croatia
83-79
Russia earned the fifth overall spot at the U16 European Championship. They
topped Croatia to secure the position as well as the ticket to the U17 World
Championship next year.
Ivan Vadeev (196-F-93) exploded with 24 points to lead the charge. Vladislav
Trushkin knocked down 13 points for Russia. Denis Zakharov and Andrey Loginov
dropped 11 points each in the win. Matej Buovac nailed 21 points for Croatia.
Marko Ramljak added 14 points and 11 boards in the loss.
7-8 spot
Turkey - France
66-79
French U16 team celebrated the victory in their final game at the European
Championship in Lithuania. They held off Turkey to clinch the 7th overall spot.
William Howard (198-F-93) finished with 16 points to pace France.
Jean-Charles Livio added 13 points and 8 boards, while Benjamin John had 12
points, 7 assists and 5 boards in the win. Ozgur Sahin replied with 17 points
for Turkey. Berkay Candan netted 11 points in the losing effort.
9-10 spot
Montenegro - Latvia
69-76
Latvian U16 team clinched the ninth position at the European Championship in
Lithuania. They toppled Montenegro in the final game tonight.
Klavs Strazdins (187-F-93) paced balanced effort with 14 points for the
Baltic team. Janis Berzins knocked down 12 points for Latvia. Ceslavs
Mateikovics added 11 points in the winning effort. Nikola Ivanovic responded
with 27 points for Montenegro. Mihailo Kasalica had 10 points in defeat.
11-12 spot
Germany - Italy
55-53
German U16 team celebrated a tough narrow win over Italy on the last day of the
European Championship in Kaunas. The victory means the 11th overall position for
Frank Menzs team. Italy occupied the 12th place.
Paul Albrecht (205-F-93) delivered 18 points for Germany. Jakob Krumbeck
contributed 15 points in the win. Francesco Veccia replied with 15 points for
Italy. Diego Monaldi dropped 13 points in the loss.
Day: 8 (Semi-Finals) - Aug.
15, 2009
5-8 places
Russia - Turkey
77-61
Russia claimed a confident win over Turkey at the U16 European Championship in
Lithuania today.
Sergey Karasev (200-F-93) knocked down 20 points as Russia recovered from
upsetting loss to Serbia in the quarterfinal yesterday. Russia stayed in the
quest for one available spot at the U17 World Championship in Germany next year.
Vladislav Trushkin finished with 17 points for Russia. Andrey Loginov added 12
points and 8 boards in the win. Erbil Eroglu responded with 20 points, 6 assists
and 4 boards for Turkey. Burak Yildizli had 19 points in defeat.
France - Croatia
49-79
French U16 National team suffered the second straight loss at the European
Championship in Lithuania. After winning five in a row at the start of the
tournament France lost the quarterfinal battle yesterday and could not match
Croatia in the classification game tonight. Croatia will now fight for the fifth
spot against Russia.
Matej Buovac (197-G-93) exploded with game-high 23 points for Croatia. Stipe
Cubric added 14 points in the win. Jean-Charles Livio responded with 12 points
and 6 boards for France. William Howard had 11 points in defeat.
SEMIFINALS
Lithuania - Poland
70-63
Lithuania reached the championship game at home U16 European Championship. The
defending champions held off ambitious Poland in the first semifinal of the day.
The hosts overcame a slow start to the game to claim a confident victory at the
end.
Mantas Mockevicius (186-G-93) nailed 17 points, while Martynas Paliukenas
knocked down 16 for Lithuania. Paulius Semaska added 13 points. Michal Michalak
replied with 16 points for Poland. Piotr Niedzwiedzki had 14 points and 8 boards
in the loss.
Serbia - Spain
75-88
Spanish U16 team marched into the Final of the European Championship in
Lithuania. They held off Serbia to set up the decisive clash versus Lithuania
tomorrow. Serbia will face Poland in the consolation final.
Jaime Fernandez (184-G-93) was instrumental in the Spanish win as he knocked
down 20 points. Alejandro Suarez produced 18 points for Spain. Mikel Motos had
13 points in the winning effort. Aleksandar Cvetkovic responded with 24 points
and 7 rebounds. Nikola Pavlovic had 13 points in the loss.
Day: 7 (Quarter-Finals) - Aug.
14, 2009
Quarterfinals
France - Lithuania
60-68
Lithuania advanced to the semifinal stage of the home U16 European Championship.
They defeated France in the quarterfinal today to book the spot at the U17 World
Championship to be held next year. France entered the game undefeated but could
not tame ambitious hosts.
Tauras Jogela (199-F-93) came up with 19 points and 11 boards to pace
Lithuania to the victory. Tomas Lekunas nailed 11 points for Lithuania. Rokas
Narkevicius and Martynas Paliukenas added 9 points each in the win. Hugo
Invernizzi responded with 17 points for France. Charly Maraux had 14 points and
9 rebounds in the loss.
Spain - Turkey
57-41
Spain reached the semifinal stage at the U16 European Championship. They shot
down Turkish counterparts in quarterfinal tonight. The victory means Spain will
take part at the U17 World Championship next year.
Daniel Diez (200-F-93) scored 16 points to pace Spain. Jorge Sanz added 11
points, while Jaime Fernandez dropped 10 in the victory. Berkay Candan replied
with 14 points and 6 boards for Turkey. Erbil Eroglu nailed 13 points in the
loss.
Russia - Serbia
90-95
Serbian team advanced into the semifinal stage of the U16 European Championship
in Lithuania. They held off Russia counterparts in overtime to stay in the title
race.
Nenad Miljenovic (194-G-93) came up with 21 points, 11 boards, 7 assists and
2 steals to pace the 2007 champions. Aleksandar Cvetkovic had 17 points, 7
boards and 6 assists for Serbia. Luka Mitrovic finished with 11 points in the
win. Sergey Karasev knocked down 26 points for Russia. Vladislav Trushkin
tallied 18 points, 15 boards and 6 assists in the loss.
Poland - Croatia
51-46
Poland took another scalp at the U16 European championship. They held off
Croatia in the quarterfinal today. The win also meant Poland had booked the spot
at the U17 World Championship.
Michal Michalak (194-G-93) tallied 19 points and 10 boards for the Polish
team. Mateusz Ponitka added 12 points and 8 boards in the win. Marko Ramljak
responded with 16 points and 8 boards for Croatia. Matej Buovac had 9 points and
8 boards in defeat.
9-12 spot
Latvia - Italy
73-72
Latvia U16 won the first game of the Classification Round for 9th to 12th
Places. The Baltic side overcame Italy 73:72 at the U16 European Championship.
Ojars Silins (198-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 21 points. Berzins
collected 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Strazdins added 10. Veccia ended up
with 19 points and Mabilia nailed 13 in defeat.
Montenegro - Germany
54-48
Montenegro will fight for the 9th spot at the U16 European Championship. They
held off Germany in a low-scoring affair today.
Nikola Ivanovic (187-G-94) produced 11 points and 5 assists to lead
Montenegro. Marko Mugosa and Mirko Pejatovic added 10 points each in the win.
Paul Albrecht responded with 12 points for Germany. Julius Wolf finished with 10
points in defeat.
Group G
Israel - Greece
85-76
Israeli U16 National Team completed their European Championship campaign with
win. They defeated Greece to clinch the top spot in Group G of the tournament
and occupied the 13th spot. Greece finished at 2-1 record in the pool to grab
the 14th overall position.
Ram
Elias-Pour (202-C-93) produced 17 points and 11 boards for Israel. Or
Solomon added 14 points and 11 boards in the victory. Apollon Deligeorgis
knocked down 22 points for Greece. Theodoros Tsiloulis added 11 points in the
losing case.
Czech Republic - Ukraine
54-74
Ukraine U16 enjoyed the only victory in Kaunas at the European Championship
campaign in Division B. The team remained Czech Republic winless after 74:54
victory.
Klym Artamonov (175-G-93) paced all the winners with 18 points for 1-2
record. Korniyets netted 16, while Zhukovskyy scored 14. Kyzlink ended up with
13 points in defeat, while Bejcek posted 12.
Day: 6 (Qualifying Round) - Aug.
12, 2009
Group E
Poland - Montenegro
72-75
Montenegro won over Poland 75:72 in their last game of the Qualifying Round in
Group E. The latter finished the group with 2-3 record, while Polish side
advanced to the Quarterfinals with 3-2 record. Montenegro won over Poland 75:72
in their last game of the Qualifying Round in Group E. The latter finished the
group with 2-3 record, while Polish side advanced to the Quarterfinals with 3-2
record.
Marko Mugosa (184-G-93) led the way with 26 points for the winners. Nikola
Ivanovic nailed 19, while Mihailo Kasalica added 12. Michal Michalak ended up
with 17 points and Mateusz Ponitka scored 12.
Italy - Lithuania
71-69
Italy wrapped up their Qualifying Round action with win over Lithuania at the
U16 European Championship today. The victory did not help Italy to stay in the
title race as they remained at the bottom of the ladder in Group E. The hosts of
the tournament meanwhile slipped at 2-3 record in the group.
Francesco Veccia (190-G-93) scored 22 points to pace Italy. Diego Monaldi
knocked down 19 points, while Alberto Mabilia added 13 points in the win. Vaidas
Kariniauskas responded with 20 points for Italy. Tauras Jogela and Mantas
Mockevicius nailed 11 points each in defeat.
Russia - Turkey
67-78
Turkey clinched the third spot in Group E of the U16 European Championship. They
defeated Russia to advance to the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. Russia
on the other hand suffered the initial defeat in Kaunas but it did not prevent
Sergey Skorochkin team from claiming the top position in the pool. Russia will
face Serbia, while Turkey will take on Spain in the quarterfinal games on
Friday.
Ozgur Sahin (190-G-93) nailed 21 points for Turkey. Tayfun Erulku and Burak
Yildizli added 14 points each in the winning effort. Gudunak responded with 14
points for Russia. Karim Bushenaki accounted for 13 points in the loss.
Group F
Croatia - Serbia
66-75
Serbia celebrated a vital win over Croatia at the U16 European Championship.
After Latvia lost their encounter in Group F of the tournament Serbia needed to
defeat Croatia to advance to the quarterfinal stage in Lithuania. And so they
did as
Nemanja Bezbradica (204-F/C-93) stepped up with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Croatia also clinched the spot in the next round despite the loss. Luka Pavlovic
knocked down 19 points for Serbia. Nenad Miljenovic added 15 points and 8 boards
in the winning effort. Dario Saric responded with 18 points, 11 boards and 5
assists for Croatia. Matej Buovac had 15 points in defeat.
France - Spain
68-64
French U16 team remained undefeated at the European Championship in Lithuania.
They topped Spain today to clinch the top spot in Group F. France would now face
Serbia, while Spain is scheduled to take on Turkey at the quarterfinal stage of
the competition.
Jean-Charles Livio (202-F/C-93), Hugo Invernizzi and Yannis Morin paced
France with 11 points each. Daniel Diez responded with game-high 19 points for
Spain. Ricardo Pampano and Julen Olaizola had 9 points apiece in defeat.
Latvia - Germany
63-69
Latvian U16 team were unable to keep up the winning tempo at the European
Championship. After a surprisingly easy rout of Spain they came up short against
Germany tonight. Germany celebrated the first win at the Qualifying Round of the
tournament improving at 1-4 record in Group F. Latvia slipped at 2-3 record
after the loss.
Jakob Krumbeck (188-G-93) and Julius Wolf scored 13 points each for Germany.
Alexander Blessig added 12 points, 5 boards and 5 assists in the win. Janis
Berzins knocked down 16 points for Latvia. Kaspars Vecvagars had 14 points and 7
boards in the losing effort.
Group G
Czech Republic - Israel
57-82
Israel U16 sent Czech Republic U16 to Division B in the second game of the
Classification Round. Israel produced 82:57 victory to take 2-0 surviving record
at the U16 European Championship.
Noam Laish (183-G-93) top-scored for the winners with 19 points to remain
with the team in Division A. Cohen O. nailed 13, while Or Solomon 10, Cohen R.
10 and Sergey Zelikman posted 10 apiece. Jan Svandrlik ended up with 14 points
and Lubos Lachman scored 12.
Greece - Ukraine
82-67
Greek U16 team remained in Division A of the European Championship. They caught
the last train with the win over Ukraine. Greece improved at 2-0 record in Group
G and ensured their Division A spot for the next year. Ukraine in the meantime
suffered the second consecutive defeat and got relegated into Division B.
Apollon Deligeorgis (192-G-93) and Kyprianos Maragkos scored 17 points each
to pace Greece. Emmanouil-Antonios Tselentakis added 12 points for the winners.
Klym Artamonov responded with 17 points for Ukraine. Danylo Zuikov had 11 points
in defeat.
Day: 5 (Qualifying Round) - Aug.
11, 2009
Group E
Turkey - Poland
61-70
Poland improved at 3-1 record in Group E of the U16 European Championship in
Lithuania. They toppled Turkey to climb on top of the pool for now. Turkey in
the meantime suffered the second straight defeat and fell at 2-2 record.
Mateusz Ponitka (190-G-93) and Tomasz Gielo had 13 points each for the
winners. Erbil Eroglu and Berkay Candan responded with 15 points each for
Turkey. Ugur Dokuyan added 10 points in the losing case.
Lithuania - Montenegro
75-65
Lithuanian U16 National team celebrated the second consecutive win at the
European Championship. The hosts improved at 2-2 record in Group E. Montenegro
on the other hand suffered the second loss in a row and slipped at 1-3 record in
the fifth position in the pool.
Mantas Mockevicius (186-G-93) and Tauras Jogela provided 18 points each for
Lithuania. Rokas Narkevicius had 16 points in the winning case. Nikola Ivanovic
nailed 24 points for Montenegro. Marko Mugosa knocked down 18 points in the
losing effort.
Italy - Russia
64-91
Russia clinched the top spot in Group E at the U16 European Championship in
Lithuania. They overcame Italy to stay perfect at the tournament. Italy in the
meantime slipped at 0-4 record in the pool and got eliminated from the title
race.
Gleb Goldyrev (200-F-93) knocked down 20 points for Russia. Andrey Loginov
contributed 16 points, while Vladislav Trushkin had 15 in the winning charge.
Marco Lagana responded with 20 points for Italy. Francesco Veccia chipped in 18
points in the loss.
Group F
Serbia - Germany
94-65
Serbian U16 team topped Germany in the second round of action in Group F. Serbia
thus improved at 1-3 record, while Germany fell at 0-4 in the pool.
Nemanja Bezbradica (204-F/C-93) tallied 19 points and 12 boards to lead the
way. Nenad Miljenovic knocked down 18 points for Serbia. Nikola Pavlovic added
14 points and 6 boards for the winning team. Paul Albrecht responded with 15
points for Germany. Jakob Krumbeck and Julius Wolf had 11 points in the loss.
Spain - Latvia
58-85
Latvia came up with a surprisingly easy win over Spain at the U16 European
Championship today. The Baltic team thumped one of the favorites to climb at 2-2
record in Group F. Spain suffered the first loss at the tournament and slipped
at 3-1 record.
Kaspars Vecvagars (190-G-93) tallied 18 points, 7 assists and 6 boards to
lead Latvia. Ojars Silins knocked down 15 points, while Janis Berzins added 14
points in the victory. Jaime Fernandez and Ricardo Pampano responded with 9
points for Spain. Cerqueira had 8 points in defeat.
Croatia - France
59-70
French U16 team posted the fifth straight victory at the European Championship
in Lithuania. They held off Croatia to improve at 4-0 record in Group F. Croatia
had to slip at 2-2 record in the third spot in the pool.
Jean-Charles Livio (202-F/C-93) knocked down 14 points to pace balanced
effort. Benjamin John added 13 points, while Hugo Invernizzi had 11 in the
victory. Marko Ramljak responded with 17 points and 8 boards for Croatia. Dario
Saric delivered 15 points in defeat.
Day: 4 (Qualifying Round) - Aug.
10, 2009
Group E
Poland - Italy
59-53
Poland U16 started the Qualifying Round of the European Championship with win.
They held off Italy to climb at 2-1 record in Group E. Italy slipped at 0-3
record in the table. Tomasz Gielo knocked down 17 points and collected 7 boards
for Poland.
Piotr Niedzwiedzki (206-F-93) and Przemyslaw Karnowski scored 11 points each
for the winners. Francesco Veccia answered with game-high 23 points for Italy.
Stefano Stassi delivered 6 points in the losing effort.
Lithuania - Turkey
66-47
Lithuania handed Turkey the first loss in Group E of the U16 European
Championships. The Baltic side overcame the guests 66:47 for the first victory
in the Qualifying Round.
Tauras Jogela (199-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 18 points and 11
rebounds for 1-2 record. Mockevicius Mantas nailed 15, while Semaska Paulius
added 9. Ozen Mertcan and Yildizli Burak delivered 8 points each in the losing
effort.
Montenegro - Russia
56-92
Russia became the only undefeated team in Group F of the Omnitel U16 European
Championship Men. The favorites outscored Montenegro 92:56 for 3-0 record.
Gleb Goldyrev (200-F-93) was unstoppable with 28 points and 10 rebounds for
the winners. Afanasyev Roman netted 15 and Karpenko Yury scored 14. Ivanovic
Nikola poured in 16 points in the losing case. Montenegro dropped at 1-2 in the
group.
Group F
Latvia - Croatia
56-84
Croatia celebrated a comfortable win over Latvia at the start of the Qualifying
Round at the U16 European Championship.
Marko Ramljak (200-F-93) scored 18 points to lift Croatia to the win and 2-1
record in Group F. Latvia meanwhile slipped at 1-2 record in the pool. Dario
Saric nailed 15 points, grabbed 9 boards and issued 6 assists for Croatia. Matej
Buovac had 14 points in the winning charge. Visvaldis Bikse dropped 12 points
for Latvia. Kaspars Vecvagars, Strazdins and Berzins added 7 points each in
defeat.
Serbia - Spain
90-92
Spain U16 survived a thriller over Serbia U16 on the opening day of the
Qualifying Round in Group F. The team produced 92:90 at the Omnitel U16 European
Championship. Sanz Jorge paced all the winners with 25 points.
Jaime Fernandez (184-G-93) nailed 14 and Diez Daniel scored 13. Pavlovic
Nikola finished the night with 23 points in the losing case. This win lifts
Spain to a perfect 3-0 record in the group, while Serbia is still at the bottom
with a 0-3 record.
Germany - France
42-56
France won the defensive game over Germany in Group F of the Omnitel U16
European Championship Men. The French outfit deserved 56:42 record to remain
undefeated.
Benjamin John (186-G-93) top-scored for the winners with 12 points and
Bangura Soria added 10. Albrecht Paul brought 11 points for the German side.
Both teams share a 3-0 record, and while Germany is down to 0-3.
Group G
Israel - Ukraine
82-74
Israeli U16 team recorded a vital win at the Classification round of the
European Championship in Lithuania. They held off Ukraine to climb at 1-0 record
in Group G. Ukraine on the other hand fell at 0-1 and stepped closer to
relegation. Ram Elias-Pour tallied 19 points and 17 rebounds to lead Israel.
Cohen added 15 points and 7 assists for the winners.
Klym Artamonov (175-G-93) replied with 19 points for Ukraine. Olexiy Len
top-scored with 20 points in defeat.
Greece - Czech Republic
82-46
Greece gained the first win at the U16 European Championship in Kaunas. They
thumped Czech Republic to improve at 1-0 record in Group G. Czech Republic in
the meantime moved closer to the verge of being relegated into Division B.
Apollon Deligeorgis (188-G-93) scored 17 points for Greece. Kyprianos
Maragkos added 14 points, while Theodoros Tsiloulis had 13 points and 10
rebounds in the winning case. Jan Svandrlik replied with 10 points and 9 boards
for Czech Republic. Lukas Festr had 8 points in the loss.
Day: 3 (Preliminary Round) - Aug.
8, 2009
Group A
Israel - Turkey
71-93
Turkey rolled past Israel in the third round of action at the U16 European
Championship.
Berkay Candan (200-F-93) knocked down 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to
lead the charge. Burak Yildizli and Tayfun Erulku had 19 points apiece as Turkey
claimed the top spot in Group A keeping their record spotless. Israel occupied
the fourth position and got eliminated from the title race. Or Solomon knocked
down 17 points for Israel in the loss.
Italy - Montenegro
74-80
Montenegro made it to the Qualifying Round after an 80:74 victory over Italy in
Group A of the Omnitel U16 European Championship Men. The winners tried really
hard to avoid the relegation games, and led throughout most of the game with the
needed margin.
Marko Mugosa (184-G-93) led the way with 19 points for 1-2 record. Kasalica
netted 18, while Gavranic posted 17. Monaldi ended up with 18 points and Veccia
scored 15.
Group B
Greece - Lithuania
71-78
Lithuania clinched the spot in the Qualifying Round of the U16 European
Championship. They overcame Greece in the third game of the preliminary round to
post the first victory at the home tournament. Lithuania thus claimed the third
spot in the pool and advanced into the next round. Greece finished winless at
the fourth place in the group.
Mantas Mockevicius (186-G-93) scored 25 points to lead Lithuania. Tauras
Jogela tallied 17 points, 13 boards and 4 assists for the winners. Apollon
Deligeorgis knocked down 27 points for Greece. Georgios Papadeas added 12 points
in defeat.
Russia - Poland
93-71
Karasev exploded with 33 points for the third straight win with his team at the
end of the Preliminary Round. Russia beat Poland 93:71 in the top game of Group
B in the Omnitel U16 European Championship Men. Poland is in the Qualifying
Round in second place holding a 2-1 record.
Gleb Goldyrev (200-F-93) nailed 24 points for the winners, while Trushkin
and Loginov added 11 points each. Michalak chipped in 15 points in defeat and
Grochowski poured in 10.
Group C
Croatia - Germany
77-40
Matej Buovac (197-G-93) exploded with 31 points and 8 boards to lead Croatia
past Germany in Group C. The victory allowed Croats to clinch the second spot in
the pool, while Germany finished in the third position. Dario Saric and Mihael
Maric added 11 point apiece in the win. Tim Unterluggauer responded with 15
points and 9 rebounds for the German team.
Czech Republic - Spain
60-88
Spanish U16 team recorded the third straight win at the European Championship in
Lithuania. They held off Czech Republic today to win preliminary Group C. Czech
Republic slipped at 0-3 record and got eliminated from the title race.
Daniel Diez (200-F-93) notched 21 points and 6 boards for Spain. Julen
Olaizola had 12 points, while Jorge Sanz netted 11 points for the winning team.
Michal Bernath and Lubos Lachman replied with 13 points each for Czech Republic.
Kyzlink netted 9 points in defeat.
Group D
Latvia - Serbia
85-75
Latvia finished the Preliminary Round of Group D with 2-1 record after the win
over Serbia. The Baltic team overcame the oppoenents 85:75 at the Omnitel U16
European Championship Men.
Ojars Silins (198-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 21 points. Vecvagars
notched 14, while Bikse added 12. Miljenovic finished the game with 25 points in
the losing effort as Serbia finished with 1-2 record. Cvetkovic posted 11 and
Vujovic scored 10.
France - Ukraine
81-40
France won Group D of the U16 European Championship in Kaunas to open Day 3 with
an easy win. The favorites smashed Ukraine 81:40 and sent them to the
Classification Round.
Hugo Invernizzi (194-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 18 points as
France is 3-0. Jean-Charles nailed 12, while Howard and Morin added 10 each.
Volchanov ended up with 15 points in the losing effort, while Artamonov scored
9.
Day: 2 (Preliminary Round) - Aug.
7, 2009
Group A
Italy - Israel
90-64
Italy erased the bitter memories of the starting loss to Turkey to stun Israel
at the U16 European Championship today.
Francesco Veccia (190-G-93) knocked down 26 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to
lead Italy to the comfortable win in Group A. Israel suffered the first defeat
at the competition and stayed tied with Italy at 1-1 record in the table. Eric
Lombardi notched 19 points for Italy. Diego Monaldi added 15 points in the
winning effort. Or Solomon replied with 15 points and 8 boards for Israel. Noam
Laish netted 13 points in the loss.
Montenegro - Turkey
64-74
Turkey posted the second consecutive win at the U16 European Championship in
Lithuania. They held off Montenegro to climb at 2-0 record on top of Group A.
Montenegro slipped at 0-2 record in the ladder.
Berkay Candan (200-F-93) knocked down 21 points and collected 7 rebounds for
the winners. Burak Yildizli tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds for Turkey. Tayfun
Erulku had 10 points in defeat. Marko Mugosa responded with 21 points and 11
rebounds for Montenegro. Mihailo Kasalica and Nikola Ivanovic nailed 10 points
each in defeat.
Group B
Poland - Lithuania
67-64
Poland crowned the game with 4 points in a row stealing a narrow win from
Lithuania in the second round of action at the U16 European Championship. Piotr
Niedzwiedzki, Grochowski and
Przemyslaw Karnowski (211-C-93) scored 4 consecutive points in the final 32
seconds of the game to escape with a narrow victory over hosing Lithuania.
Poland thus climbed at 2-0 record in Group B. The defending champions shocked
the home fans losing the second consecutive game at the start of the tournament.
Przemyslaw Karnowski knocked down 15 points and collected 9 boards for
Poland. Piotr Niedzwiedzki added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the winners.
Tauras Jogela had 17 points for Lithuania. Rokas Narkevicius answered with 13
points in the loss.
Russia - Greece
76-52
Russia remained undefeated at the U16 European championship in Lithuania. They
topped Greece today to improve at 2-0 record in Group B.
Sergey Karasev (200-F-93) knocked down 17 points and grabbed 9 boards to
lead the charge. Greece could not overcome 23 turnovers and suffered the second
straight defeat. Denis Zakharov and Vladislav Trushkin produced 10 points apiece
for Russia. Apollon Deligeorgis responded with 12 points for Greece. Georgios
Papadeas knocked down 6 points in the loss.
Group C
Croatia - Czech Republic
70-68
Croatia got the taste of victory at the U16 European Championship today. They
narrowly defeated Czech Republic in Group C to improve at 1-1 record. Czech
Republic dropped the second straight game and remained at the bottom of the
standings at 0-2.
Antonio Boban (198-F-93) finished with 16 points for Croatia. Dario Saric
added 14 points and 7 boards in the win. Martin Kriz accounted for 17 points and
9 boards in defeat. Lubos Lachman netted 16 points for Czech Republic.
Germany - Spain
40-79
Spanish U16 team posted a comfortable win over German counterparts in the second
round of preliminary action at the European Championship. The victory propelled
Spaniards to 2-0 record on top of Group C. Germany on the other hand suffered
the first defeat in Kaunas.
Alejandro Suarez (204-F-93) produced 16 points to pace Spain. Jaime
Fernandez added 14 points, while Jorge Sanz had 11 points in the victory. Julius
Wolf responded with 10 points for Germany. Paul Albrecht knocked down 7 points
and grabbed 6 boards in defeat.
Group D
France - Latvia
90-76
Jean-Charles Livio (202-F/C-93) scored 18 points as France posted the second
win at the U16 European Championship in Lithuania. They toppled Latvia in Group
D to improve at 2-0 record on top of the pool. Latvia fell at 1-1 record after
the defeat. Les Bleus used a strong second frame to clear off to a decisive
distance. Benjamin John and Hugo Invernizzi notched 16 points each for the
winners. Yannis Morin produced 15 points and 11 rebounds for France. Kaspars
Vecvagars answered with 25 points and 9 rebounds for Latvia. Janis Berzins and
Ojars Silins nailed 15 points each in the loss.
Ukraine - Serbia
61-82
Serbia claimed the opening win at the U16 European championship in Lithuania.
They upset Ukraine tonight to improve at 1-1 in Group D. Ukraine in the meantime
suffered the second straight loss at the tournament.
Nenad Miljenovic (194-G-93) came up with 16 points, 12 boards, 7 assists and
4 steals to pace the 2007 champions. Aleksandar Cvetkovic nailed 14 points for
Serbia. Vukasin Vujovic added 12 points in the winning effort. Klym Artamonov
answered with game-high 26 points and 9 rebounds for Ukraine. Danylo Zuikov and
Mykhaylo Volchanov had 11 points each in defeat.
Day: 1 (Preliminary Round) - Aug.
6, 2009
Group A
Israel - Montenegro
81-66
Israel and Montenegro opened U16 European Championship for Men in Kaunas,
Lithuania. Israel U16 lost two first periods, however won the last two and the
game as well, 81:66.
Sergey Zelikman (192-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 16 points for 1-0
record. Laish nailed 14, while Elias-Pour posted 13. Knezevic collected 19
points and 10 rebounds in defeat, while Kasalica added 15.
Turkey - Italy
69-59
Turkey got off to a big start on opening day of the Omnitel U16 European
Championship Men after an 69:59 triumph over Italy in Group A.Berkay
Candan (200-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 19 points and 13 rebounds
for 1-0 record. Eroglu netted 13, while Yildizli added 12. Monaldi finished the
game with 17 points in the losing effort. Lombardi and Veccia notched with 13
points each in defeat.
Group B
Greece - Poland
69-76
Poland opened their Omnitel U16 European Championship Men with a victory over
Greece on Thursday. The Polish side produced 76:69 for the first victory.
Piotr Niedzwiedzki (206-F-93) paced all the winners with 16 points for the
initial victory. Ponitka nailed 15, whilst Karnowski had 13 points and 12
rebounds. Tselentakis ended up with 14 points in the losing case and Deligeorgis
added 13.
Lithuania - Russia
70-80
Russia upset the hosts of the Omnitel U16 European Championship Men due to the
fabulous trio in the team. Russia beat Lithuania 80:70 with a great second half.
Sergey Karasev (200-F-93) and Goldyrev top-scored for the winners with 18
points and 12 rebounds each. Loginov collected 17 points and 15 rebounds for the
guests. Jogela finished the game with 24 points for the hosts. Lekunas posted
20, while Narkevicius notched 10.
Group C
Czech Republic - Germany
64-75
Germany won the opener of the U16 European Championship for Men in Kaunas. The
German young machine overcame Czech Republic U16 74:64 mostly due to the second
period.
Tim
Unterluggauer (206-C-93) led the way with 16 points for the winners,
Krumbeck notched 15 and Tolksdorf scored 13. Bajar and Kriz ended up with 13
points in the losing effort.
Spain - Croatia
66-64
Spain tipped off the 2009 Omnitel U16 European Championship with an overtime win
over the Croatia in Group C. Spain celebrated 66:64 after 9-7 in overtime.
Daniel Diez (200-F-93) paced all the winners with 11 points and Cerqueira
added 10. Ramljak ended up with 25, points in the losing effort while Boban
notched 14.
Group D
Latvia - Ukraine
80-60
Kaspars Vecvagars (190-G-93) was too good for Ukraine U16 in Omnitel U16
European Championship Men. The Latvian player was unstoppable with 33 points, 14
rebounds and 6 assists as his team overcame the opponents 80:60. Strazdins
nailed 19 points for the winners and Krumins collected 9 points and 11 boards.
Artamonov finished the game with 13 points in the losing case. Korniyets chipped
in 12 and Volchanov added 10.
Serbia - France
74-87
Serbia expected a better start in their Omnitel U16 European Championship Men
opener against France, however the team did not expect a perfect game from
Hugo Invernizzi (194-F-93) . He exploded with 34 points and 9 rebounds and
became the top-scorer of Day 1 in the tournament. France grabbed 87:74 victory
in Group D in Kaunas. Adjagba nailed 14 points for the winners and Howard scored
13. Miljenovic delivered 20 points in defeat, Pavlovic added 13 and Cvetkovic
chipped in 12.
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