The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their first title.
Teams
Preliminary round The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each.
Team advanced to Semifinals Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPts77050838714752558363127434573451174346645911734407454107344534901072534146997073105337
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts77058235114761498405137525104381273446047810734477443107344745031071643152887073266127
Knockout stage
13th–16th playoffs
9th–12th playoffs
5th–8th playoffs
Championship
Final standings Rank Team Record9–08–16–34th6–35th7–26th4–57th5–48th4–59th5–410th4–511th4–512th3–613th3–614th3–615th1–816th0–9
References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive