The 1971 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1971 European Championship for Cadets) was the first edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won their first title.
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 TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts550371199+17210541295200+959532265242+238523244264−207514229389−1606505204314−1105
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts550363265+12810541361257+1049532369312+578523328318+107514294351−576505210452−2425
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
5th–8th playoffs
Championship
Final standings
Rank Team Record7–06–16–14th4–35th5–26th4–37th3–48th2–59th3–410th2–511th1–612th0–7
Team Roster Dragan Todorić, Predrag Tripković, Ante Zaloker, Dragan Kićanović, Marko Martinović, Milan Milićević, Zoran Biorac, Rajko Žižić, Mirza Delibašić, Željko Morelj, Radmilo Lukovac, and Mirko Grgin. Head coach: Mirko Novosel.
References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive