1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

1983 EuroBasket Under-16
7th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates16–24 July 1983
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (3rd title)

The 1983 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1983 European Championship for Cadets) was the 7th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Tübingen and Ludwigsburg, in West Germany, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the third time and tied with the Soviet Union as the most winning countries in the tournament.

Teams

Preliminary round

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

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 450 402 9
 Spain 5 4 1 448 376 9
 Italy 5 4 1 412 350 9
 France 5 2 3 404 460 7
 Turkey 5 1 4 366 412 6
 Hungary 5 0 5 403 483 5

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 West Germany 5 4 1 347 306 9
 Greece 5 4 1 410 348 9
 Soviet Union 5 3 2 350 357 8
 Netherlands 5 2 3 369 394 7
 Sweden 5 1 4 332 387 6
 Finland 5 1 4 335 351 6

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 PlayoffsNinth place
       
  
 
  Hungary97
  
  Sweden100
  Sweden76
  
  Turkey85
  Finland74
 
  Turkey86
 Eleventh place
 
  
 
  Hungary85
 
  Finland63

5th–8th playoffs

 PlayoffsFifth place
       
  
 
  Soviet Union84
  
  France48
  Soviet Union60
  
  Italy100
  Italy85
 
  Netherlands68
 Seventh place
 
  
 
  France76
 
  Netherlands64

Championship

 SemifinalsFinal
       
  
 
  Yugoslavia72
  
  Greece67
  Yugoslavia89
  
  Spain86
  Spain81
 
  West Germany57
 Third place
 
  
 
  Greece69
 
  West Germany72

Final standings

Rank Team
 Yugoslavia
 Spain
 West Germany
4th  Greece
5th  Italy
6th  Soviet Union
7th  France
8th  Netherlands
9th  Turkey
10th  Sweden
11th  Hungary
12th  Finland
 1983 European Championship for Cadets 

Yugoslavia
Third title
Team roster

Zoran Livljanić, Bane Prelević, Zoran Jevtić, Jure Zdovc, Miroslav Pecarski, Ivo Nakić, Samir Mujanović, Igor Lukačić, Ivica Mavrenski, Žarko Paspalj, Denis Perić, and Luka Pavićević. Head coach: Rusmir Halilović.

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