The 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadets) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Polzela, Celje and Laško, in Slovenia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second time in a row.
Teams
Qualification There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Greece, Israel and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Yugoslavia (title holder), Russia (runner-up) and Slovenia (host) in the final tournament.
Preliminary round The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
Team advanced to Quarterfinals Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPts532430385853235132185323593748523344338752334638575233323597
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts5503733261054137532695323993908514321354651432834765143283816
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
Championship
5th–8th playoffs
Final standings
Rank Team4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
Team roster Jovan Stefanov, Bojan Bakić, Aleksandar Gajić, Strahinja Zgonjanin, Nemanja Matović, Miloš Pavlović, Dušan Đorđević, Mirko Kovač, Miloš Nišavić, Srđan Bulatović, Ivan Andonov, and Tomislav Tomović. Head coach: Petar Rodić.
References FIBA Archive FIBA Europe Archive