The 1985 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1985 European Championship for Cadets) was the 8th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Ruse, in Bulgaria, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the fourth time and became the most winning country in the tournament. It was its second title in a row and third in the last four tournaments.
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 TeamPldWLPFPAPts541505354953235737385323423548532438389851434440365143064196
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts541392376954142939095233113517523380391752338738175143443546
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
5th–8th playoffs
Championship
Final standings Rank Team4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
Team roster Emilio Kovačić, Nenad Trunić, Zoran Kalpić, Toni Kukoč, Slaviša Koprivica, Nebojša Ilić, Nebojša Razić, Rade Milutinović, Vlade Divac, Dževad Alihodžić, Nenad Videka, and Radenko Dobraš. Head coach: Svetislav Pešić.
References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive