2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women

2002 EuroBasket Under-20 for Women
2nd FIBA European Under-20 Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Croatia
Dates	26 July – 4 August 2002
Teams	12 (from 1 federations)
Champions	Czech Republic (1st title)
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Číkošova (19.0)  Czech Republic (82.5) Rebounds Dacic (12.6)  Russia (38.6) Assists Uhrová (4.1)  Czech Republic (14.2)
Official website
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The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured the competition, held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 26 July to 4 August 2002. The Czech Republic won their first title.

Qualification

Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams of each group qualified for the tournament, where they joined Russia (qualified as title holders) and Croatia (qualified as hosts).^[1]

Group A Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Turkey 3 2 1 241 211 +30 5  Greece 3 2 1 235 205 +30 5  Bulgaria 3 2 1 219 223 −4 5  Finland 3 0 3 198 254 −56 3 Group B Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  France 5 5 0 419 225 +194 10  Italy 5 3 2 286 284 +2 8  England 5 2 3 296 321 −25 7  Belgium 5 2 3 293 357 −64 7  Portugal 5 2 3 276 325 −49 7  Denmark 5 1 4 271 329 −58 6 Group C Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Slovakia 4 3 1 274 264 +10 7  Hungary 4 2 2 232 223 +9 6  Belarus 4 2 2 265 279 −14 6  Lithuania 4 2 2 295 251 +44 6  Romania 4 1 3 268 317 −49 5

Group D Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Czech Republic 4 4 0 383 183 +200 8  Latvia 4 3 1 338 282 +56 7  Slovenia 4 2 2 256 257 −1 6  Sweden 4 1 3 268 320 −52 5   Switzerland 4 0 4 184 387 −203 4 Group E Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts  Spain 4 4 0 274 182 +92 8  Germany 4 3 1 279 232 +47 7  Norway 4 2 2 265 283 −18 6  Ireland 4 1 3 231 270 −39 5  Israel 4 0 4 201 283 −82 4

Qualified teams

•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  France
•  Germany
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Russia
•  Slovakia
•  Spain
•  Turkey

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Czech Republic	5	5	0	428	299	10
Latvia	5	4	1	332	319	9
France	5	3	2	319	281	8
Turkey	5	2	3	323	365	7
Germany	5	1	4	258	321	6
Italy	5	0	5	279	354	5

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Russia	5	5	0	365	310	10
Croatia	5	4	1	303	295	9
Spain	5	2	3	347	371	8
Greece	5	2	3	323	323	7
Hungary	5	1	4	355	372	6
Slovakia	5	1	4	327	349	5

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	Germany	77
	Slovakia	83
					Slovakia	60
					Hungary	53
					Eleventh place
	Hungary	64		Germany	54
	Italy	59			Italy	68

Championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Croatia	59
	France	67
					France	57
					Czech Republic	73
	Czech Republic	79
	Greece	72
									Czech Republic	77
									Russia	74
	Spain	63
	Latvia	75
					Latvia	50			Third place
					Russia	56
	Russia	76							France	77
	Turkey	49							Latvia	62

5th–8th playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	Croatia	62
	Greece	53
					Croatia	59
					Spain	63
					Seventh place
	Spain	60		Greece	54
	Turkey	41			Turkey	52

2002 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship for Women
Czech Republic First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Czech Republic
	Russia
	France
4th	Latvia
5th	Spain
6th	Croatia
7th	Greece
8th	Turkey
9th	Slovakia
10th	Hungary
11th	Italy
12th	Germany

References

1. ↑ Qualifying round results

• FIBA Europe Archive

International women's youth basketball
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Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.