The 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 14th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and the African zone thereof. The tournament was held from October 8–17 in Rwanda and won by Egypt.
The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2011 Under-19 World Cup.
Format The 11 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round. Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals. From there on a knockout system was used until the final.
Draw Group AGroup B
Preliminary round
Group A Qualified for the Quarter-finals Points forfeited due to age fraud TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 5 5 0 278 177 +101 10 5 3 2 233 218 +15 8 5 2 3 283 275 +8 6 5 2 3 305 315 -10 7 5 2 3 283 375 -92 4 5 0 5 0 80 -80 5
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 4 4 0 366 213 +153 8 4 3 1 287 243 +44 7 4 2 2 255 241 +14 6 4 1 3 210 261 -51 5 4 0 4 174 334 -170 4
Knockout stage Championship bracket
5-8th bracket
9th place
Quarterfinals
Classification 5–8
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings Qualified for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship Rank Team Record6–16–15–14.3–35.2–56.2–57.2–58.1–59.0–410.0–411.0–4
Awards
Most Valuable Player Aly Mohamed Ahmed
Statistical leaders
See also 2009 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
External links Official Website
References