Division A
Division B
Division A 2023
Champion: France
Tournament MVP: Ilias Kamardine
Top Scorer: Orri Gunnarsson (18.3)
Standings 2023
Group A
1
2-1
2
2-1
3
1-2
4
1-2
Group B
1
3-0
2
2-1
3
1-2
4
0-3
Group C
1
3-0
2
2-1
3
1-2
4
0-3
Group D
1
3-0
2
2-1
3
1-2
4
0-3
Stats Leaders 2023
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Gunnarsson_Orri

Haukar
197 SF 20y
Avg: 18.3 ppg

2
17.7
3
17.6
4
17.6
7
16.4
8
16.1
Division A Final
France clinch Gold in Division A (Photo: FIBA)
Starting five
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Ilias Kamardine
Kamardine
Adama-Alpha Bal
Bal
Matheo Leray
Leray
Armel Traore
Traore
Maxime Raynaud
Raynaud
#e#5
0Lucas Dufeal 204-F-2003 Vichy Clermont France
3Nathan De Sousa 191-PG-2003 ASA France
6Ilias Kamardine 193-SG-2003 Evreux France
7Adama-Alpha Bal 196-G-2003 Arizona USA
10Ugo Doumbia 190-G-2003 Chalons-Reims France
20Matheo Leray 190-PG-2003 Cholet France
23Hugo Mienandi 200-PF-2003 Angers France
34Armel Traore 203-F-2003 Blois France
42Maxime Raynaud 216-C-2003 Stanford USA
43Maxime Sconard 195-SG-2003 Blois France
66Noah Bolanga 199-SG-2003 Orleans France
93Kenny Kasiama 206-F-2003 Evreux France

Guillaume Vizade Head Coach Vichy Clermont France
Mickael Hay Assistant Blois France
Thomas Andrieux Assistant Chalons-Reims France


Tournament MVP
Top Scorer
France clinch Gold in Division A-Jul 16, 2023
11-12 Place
Iceland - Slovenia 75-90
In the 11th-12th place match, Slovenia defeated Iceland with a score of 90-75. Matija Samar (194-F/G-2004) led Slovenia's scoring with 18 points, while Urban Klavzar (184-PG-2004) contributed 17 points and Lovro Urbiha (204-F/C-2003, agency: PEPI SPORT) added 13 points and 7 rebounds. For Iceland, Tomas Thrastarson (197-G-2005) recorded an impressive 25 points and 6 rebounds, while Orri Gunnarsson (197-SF-2003) contributed 17 points.

13-14 Place
Montenegro - Croatia 81-78
Montenegro secured a narrow 81-78 victory over Croatia in the 13th-14th place match. Luka Bogavac (195-G-2003) led Montenegro's scoring with 25 points, followed by Djordjije Jovanovic (199-SG-2003) with 20 points and David Mirkovic (200-PF-2006) with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds. Zvonimir Ivisic (219-PF-2003) scored 16 points for Croatia, while Duje Brala (196-F-2003, agency: AltusBasket) recorded 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

15-16 Place
Poland - Estonia 71-62
Poland emerged victorious over Estonia in the 15th-16th place match, winning by a score of 71-62. Jakub Urbaniak (205-F-2003) stood out with 19 points and an impressive 15 rebounds, while Kuba Pisla (197-F-2004) contributed 16 points and Aleksander Wisniewski (187-G-2003) added 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Karl Poom (198-F-2004) scored 21 points for Estonia, supported by Aleksander Tassa (195-SG-2004) with 13 points and 8 rebounds.

3rd Place
Greece - Belgium 68-64 OT
In the battle for 3rd place, Greece secured a thrilling overtime victory over Belgium, winning 68-64. Vangelis Zougris (202-C/F-2004) led Greece's scoring with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Athanasios Bazinas (194-PG-2003) contributed 13 points and 5 rebounds. Lefteris Mantzoukas (207-PF-2003) recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. For Belgium, Thijs De Ridder (203-F/C-2003) had a strong performance with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Joppe Mennes (196-PF-2003) added 11 points and 7 rebounds.

5-6 Place
Serbia - Germany 82-78
In the 5th-6th place match, Serbia defeated Germany with a score of 82-78. Nikola Saranovic (200-F-2003, agency: Octagon Europe) led Serbia's scoring with 26 points, followed by Mihailo Petrovic (190-G-2003) with 18 points and Matija Belic (201-G-2003) with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Benjamin Schroeder (201-G/F-2003) scored 24 points for Germany, while Justin Onyejiaka (195-SG-2004) contributed 12 points.

7-8 Place
Turkey - Lithuania 70-66
Turkey secured a narrow 70-66 victory over Lithuania in the 7th-8th place match. Samet Yigitoglu (216-C-2004) had an outstanding performance with 33 points and 13 rebounds, while Tan Yildizoglu (192-PG-2004) added 7 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. For Lithuania, Liutauras Lelevicius (201-SG-2003) and Motiejus Krivas (214-C-2004) both scored 15 points, with Lelevicius also contributing 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal, and Krivas recording 11 rebounds.

9-10 Place
Italy - Spain 75-69
In the 9th-10th place match, Italy emerged victorious over Spain with a score of 75-69. Davide Casarin (196-G-2003) led Italy's scoring with 15 points, followed by Nicola Berdini (184-PG-2003) with 12 points and Luca Vincini (203-C-2003, agency: Players Group) with 10 points. Juan Nunez (192-PG-2004) scored 19 points for Spain, while Michael Caicedo (197-F-2003) added 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals.

FINAL
France - Israel 89-79 OT
In the final match, France defeated Israel in overtime with a score of 89-79. Maxime Raynaud (216-C-2003) led France's scoring with 26 points, while Ilias Kamardine (193-SG-2003) contributed 23 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals. For Israel, Noam Yaacov (186-PG-2004, agency: 2Talent Sports Management) had an impressive performance with 31 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Daniel Wolf (213-F-2004) recorded 17 points and an impressive 16 rebounds. France securing Gold while Israel after impressive tournament got Silver medal, well deserved.



Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U20 European Championship Awards 2023-Jul 18, 2023
MVP: France Ilias Kamardine (193-SG-2003) of Evreux
Best Guard: France Ilias Kamardine (193-SG-2003) of Evreux
Best Forward: Belgium Thijs De Ridder (203-F/C-2003) of Bilbao
Best Center: Israel Daniel Wolf (7'0''-F/C-2004) of Yale

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U20 European Championship First Team 2023
Kamardine
Kamardine
Wolf
Wolf
Yaacov
Yaacov
Zougris
Zougris
De Ridder
De Ridder

First Team

France Ilias Kamardine (193-SG-2003) of Evreux
Israel Daniel Wolf (7'0''-F/C-2004) of Yale
Denmark Noam Yaacov (186-PG-2004) of ASVEL
Greece Vangelis Zougris (202-C/F-2004) of Peristeri
Belgium Thijs De Ridder (203-F/C-2003) of Bilbao

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U20 European Championship Second Team 2023
Nunez
Nunez
Lelevicius
Lelevicius
Schroeder
Schroeder
Gunnarsson
Gunnarsson
Raynaud
Raynaud

Second Team

Spain Juan Nunez (192-PG-2004) of Ulm
Lithuania Liutauras Lelevicius (201-SG-2003) of Zalgiris
Germany Benjamin Schroeder (6'7''-G/F-2003) of GWU
Iceland Orri Gunnarsson (197-SF-2003) of Haukar
France Maxime Raynaud (7'1''-C-2003) of Stanford

Eurobasket.com All-FIBA U20 European Championship Honorable Mention 2023
Krivas
Krivas
Petrovic
Petrovic
Saranovic
Saranovic
Yigitoglu
Yigitoglu
Ivisic
Ivisic
Poom
Poom

Honorable Mention

Lithuania Motiejus Krivas (214-C-2004) of Zalgiris
Serbia Mihailo Petrovic (190-G-2003) of Borac CA
Serbia Nikola Saranovic (200-F-2003) of FMP BG
Turkey Samet Yigitoglu (216-C-2004) of Besiktas
Bosnia Zvonimir Ivisic (219-PF-2003) of SC Derby
Estonia Karl Poom (198-F-2004) of Monferrato
Spain Michael Caicedo (197-F-2003) of Granada
Iceland Tomas Thrastarson (197-G-2005) of Thor Thorl
Slovenia Sasa Ciani (205-PF-2003) of Cedevita Jr.
Poland Piotr Winkowski (208-C-2003) of Astoria
Montenegro Djordjije Jovanovic (6'7''-SG-2003) of Ontario C.