MATOSINHOS (Portugal) - The FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket will be one of 16 summer events showcasing the sport's future stars.
The tournament will be staged in Matosinhos, Portugal, from August 2-10.
Who is participating?
A total of 16 teams will compete for U20 Women's EuroBasket glory. They have been split into four groups of four for the Group Phase:
Group A: Lithuania, Israel, Spain, Belgium Group B: Slovenia, Portugal, France, Germany Group C: Sweden, Türkiye, Latvia, Iceland Group D: Czechia, Poland, Italy, Netherlands
What is the schedule?
The Group Phase will take place across the first three days before a rest day on August 5. The final Group games will determine the seedings for the Round of 16 stage based on their position.
The competition will continue in the form of a bracket until the Final on August 10, with Classification Games also determining each of the 16 positions.
Check out the full schedule here.
Who were the winners in 2024?
France successfully defended its FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket crown with an 83-75 win over Spain in the Final in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Spain raced ahead by 14 points in the first quarter but trailed in the second period and at the half. The second half belonged to France's Manoe Cisse, who hit one big shot after the next to push the lead to 76-63 with under three minutes to play.
Spain scared the French by reducing the gap to six points with under a minute left, but it was not enough.
Cisse, whose biggest output coming into the game was 12 points, finished with 21 points, and Marine Dursus added 17 points in the victory. Awa Fam led Spain with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Elsewhere, Italy ended last summer's tournament with a medal around its neck after beating Germany 70-48 in the Third-Place Game.
The three bottom-ranked teams – Hungary, Serbia, and Finland – were relegated and will be replaced in this year's event by Division B winners Netherlands, runners-up Belgium, and Czechia.
Former MVPs
Despite losing to France in the Final, Spain center Awa Fam was named Most Valuable Player of the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket 2024.
Fam collected 20 points and 14 rebounds in the title showdown. She was excellent all tournament with 11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.6 steals, shooting an efficient 55.9 percent from the floor and even going 50 percent from three-point land in the Knockout Phase.
Fam is the third Spanish player to receive MVP in the last five years. The previous five winners of the tournament's MVP are as follows:
2024: Awa Fam (ESP) 2023: Carla Leite (FRA) 2022: Claudia Contell (ESP) 2019: Sara Madera (ITA) 2018: Iris Mbulito (ESP)
Roll of honor
France's second consecutive title last year lifted them above Russia and into second place in the charts, equal to the Russians' title haul, but it pushed them to second place with more medals overall. Spain remains at the summit with nine title triumphs and 14 medals in total.
Position | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
2 | France | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
3 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
How to watch?
All the action is available live on the FIBA YouTube channel - and can also be accessed via the respective game pages on the website.
Want more action?
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Don't forget to check out the action from the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket, Division B tournament.
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