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 TeamPldWLPFPAPts541450402954144837695414123509523404460751436641265054034835
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts541347306954141034895323503578523369394751433238765143353516
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
5th–8th playoffs
Championship
Final standings Rank Team4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
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.
References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive