ORADEA (Romania) - The stars of tomorrow will be heading to Oradea, Romania, this summer for the FIBA U16 EuroBasket showpiece.
The tournament takes place from August 7-15.
Who is participating?
A total of 16 teams will compete for the U20 EuroBasket title. They have been split into four groups of four.
The Group Phase is as follows:
Group A: Poland, Serbia, Lithuania, Romania Group B: Türkiye, Italy, Latvia, Czechia Group C: Israel, Spain, Greece, Georgia Group D: Germany, France, Slovenia, Belgium
What is the schedule?
The Group Phase will take place over the first three days of the tournament, followed by a rest day on August 10. Teams are seeded for the Round of 16 stage based on their group position.
The competition will continue in a bracket format until the Final on August 15, with the Classification Games also determining each of the 16 positions.
The full schedule can be found here.
Who were the winners in 2025?
Serbia came from behind to beat Lithuania 99-86 in a thrilling Final, winning the FIBA U16 EuroBasket title.
After trailing by as many as 12 points, a 32-15 third quarter in favor of Serbia turned the game on its head, and despite a brief fightback from the Lithuanians in the early stages of the final period, the Serbs fought back to pull clear for good.
Petar Bjelica led the champions with 25 points and 9 rebounds, with Ognjen Simjanovski - Serbia's unsung hero in the knockout rounds - added 22. Nikola Kusturica grabbed a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Slovenia secured its first-ever podium finish at the tournament with a 79-71 victory over Italy in the Third-Place Game.
Meanwhile, Estonia, Finland and Switzerland were relegated from Division A after finishing in the bottom three places. They are replaced by Belgium, Poland and Czechia after they secured promotion at the FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2025, Division B.
Former MVPs
Nikola Kusturica led Serbia to success and captured MVP honours in Georgia. He capped off a dominant tournament by averaging 20 points per game - the third-highest mark overall - along with 7.7 rebounds.
He punctuated his campaign with an 18-point, 14-rebound double-double and 8 assists in the Final against Lithuania in a performance that cemented his lasting influence on a tournament he truly made his own.
The previous five winners of the tournament's MVP are as follows:
2025: Nikola Kusturica (SRB) 2024: Cameron Houindo (FRA) 2023: Guillermo Del Pino (ESP) 2022: Mario Saint-Supery (ESP) 2019: Ruben Dominguez (ESP)
Roll of honor
Despite an eighth-place showing last summer, Spain remain the most successful team at the U16 level with 21 medals overall.
Position | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yugoslavia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
2 | Spain | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
3 | Croatia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How to watch?
All the action will be available to watch live on the FIBA YouTube channel, and can also be accessed via the respective game pages on the website.
Want more action?
The best way to stay updated on all the action is to visit the official tournament website and follow NextGenHoops on social media, including X, Instagram, and Facebook.
Remember to check out the action from the FIBA U16 EuroBasket, Division B, and Division C tournaments.
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