The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the 5th edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia, hosted the tournament. Netherlands won their first title.
The Netherlands and the Czech Republic were promoted to Division A.
Teams
Preliminary round The seventeen teams were allocated in four groups (one groups of five teams and three groups of four). The two top teams of each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last three teams of each group advanced to the classification round.
Team advanced to Qualifying round Team competed in Classification round
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPts43131025174312872557422297288641330132354132643425 16 July 2009 78–75 Skopje 91–59 Skopje17 July 2009 74–80 Skopje 86–67 Skopje18 July 2009 88–53 Skopje 92–64 Skopje19 July 2009 63–60 Skopje 67–85 Skopje20 July 2009 62–53 Skopje 66–96 Skopje
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPts3302321846321234222531220422743032002373 16 July 2009 65–67 Skopje 71–59 Skopje18 July 2009 81–52 Skopje 74–82 Skopje20 July 2009 87–81 Skopje 67–84 Skopje
Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPts3302421736321243196531218225443031902343 16 July 2009 79–74 Skopje 91–56 Skopje18 July 2009 42–92 Skopje 45–71 Skopje20 July 2009 72–80 Skopje 84–71 Skopje
Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPts3212082285321199179531219521743122201984 16 July 2009 81–75 Skopje 70–78 Skopje18 July 2009 53–55 Skopje 68–66 Skopje20 July 2009 48–74 Skopje 62–92 Skopje
Qualifying round The eight top teams were allocated in two groups of four teams each. Teams coming from the same initial group didn't play again vs. each other, but "carried" the results of the matches played between them for the first round.
Team advanced to Semifinals Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
Group E TeamPldWLPFPAPtsTie-break330211190631218618241–1 (+14)31218319241–1 (0)31218019641–1 (−14) 22 July 2009 59–68 Skopje 63–73 Skopje23 July 2009 47–70 Skopje 71–62 Skopje
Group F TeamPldWLPFPAPts3302382016321246220531221425243032032283 22 July 2009 91–69 Skopje 67–62 Skopje23 July 2009 71–83 Skopje 67–91 Skopje
Classification round The last three teams of each of the preliminary round groups were allocated in three groups of three teams each.
Team advanced to Group J Team competed in Group K Team competed in Group L
Group G TeamPldWLPFPAPts220156128421115014432021201542 21 July 2009 78–74 Skopje22 July 2009 76–66 Skopje23 July 2009 54–78 Skopje
Group H TeamPldWLPFPAPts220174133421113114132021201512 21 July 2009 56–62 Skopje22 July 2009 69–85 Skopje23 July 2009 89–64 Skopje
Group I TeamPldWLPFPAPts220177147421117514232021151782 21 July 2009 80–94 Skopje22 July 2009 83–67 Skopje23 July 2009 48–95 Skopje
Final classification round The nine teams of the classification round were allocated in another three groups of three teams, depending on their position in the previous round. Group J determined positions 9th to 11th, Group K determined positions 12th to 14th and Group L determined positions 15th to 17th (last).
Group J TeamPldWLPFPAPts220176169421116916132021491642 24 July 2009 80–84 Skopje25 July 2009 92–89 Skopje26 July 2009 80–69 Skopje
Group K TeamPldWLPFPAPts220167157421115214432021501682 24 July 2009 79–72 Skopje25 July 2009 80–65 Skopje26 July 2009 85–88 Skopje
Group L TeamPldWLPFPAPts220172129421115815532021421882 24 July 2009 66–76 Skopje25 July 2009 96–63 Skopje26 July 2009 79–92 Skopje
Knockout stage 5th–8th playoffs
Championship
Final standings Rank Team4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th
Stats leaders
Points RankNamePointsGamesPPG1. Rašid Mahalbašić136719.42. Christophe Varidel135719.32. David Jelinek128718.34. Richard Grznár89517.8 5. Christopher Jones141817.6
Rebounds RankNamePointsGamesRPG1. Rolland Török79711.32. Rašid Mahalbašić70710.03. Thomas Koenis6879.74. Peter Dorazil6988.6 5. Jakub Wojciechowski5168.5
Assists RankNamePointsGamesRPG1. Beka Tsivtsivadze4485.52. Moritz Lanegger3274.63. Nigel Van Oostrum2974.14. Tomasz Śnieg2874.0 5. Ivica Dimčevski2673.7
References
FIBA.com FIBA Europe Archive