MISKOLC (Hungary) - The FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket 2024, Division B, is set to unfold this summer.
This tournament is a crucial stepping stone for all teams striving to qualify for the prestigious showpiece next year.
The action takes place in Miskolc, Hungary, from August 2-10.
Who is participating?
There will be 14 teams all aiming for glory and a spot in next summer's FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket, and they are as follows:
Group A: Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Denmark Group B: Great Britain, Ukraine, Ireland Group C: Croatia, Switzerland, Greece, Malta Group D: Slovakia, Hungary, Romania
What is the schedule?
The Group Phase will occur across the opening three days of the tournament. From there, the Classification Games will occur based on their group positions, with the Final tipping off on August 10.
Check out the full schedule, here.
Who were the winners in 2024?
Netherlands triumphed over Belgium 80-65 in the Final of last year's FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket, Division B event in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Jasmijn Olsem led the Netherlands by amassing 29 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Nastja Claessens paced Belgium with 16 points and 6 rebounds, and the previously unbeaten Belgium will still head to this summer's FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket after reaching the Final.
Czechia claimed the final promotion ticket, and Valentyna Kadlecova's 16 points and 6 assists were key in the bronze medal-winning 75-66 victory over Iceland.
Former MVPs
Claessens was named MVP at the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket 2024, Division B, after leading Belgium to the Final in Bulgaria.
Claessens was second in scoring and in the top 10 for both rebounds and assists. She led her team to the Final and promotion while averaging 17.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 3.6 assists.
Previous MVPs are as follows: 2024: Nastja Claessens (BEL) 2023: Frieda Buhner (GER) 2022: Marija Lekovic (MNE) 2019: Lotta Vehka-Aho (FIN) 2018: Veronika Vorackova (CZE)
Roll of honor
Slovenia, Germany, and Sweden are the only nations to have lifted the Division B crown more than once. Greece and Czechia have each won the complete set of medals to maintain their place at the top of the overall medal haul.
Position | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How to watch?
All the action will be available to watch live on the FIBA YouTube channel and the website's respective game pages.
Want more action?
The best way to stay updated about the action is to visit the official tournament website and follow NextGenHoops on X, Instagram, and Facebook. Remember also to check out the FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket tournament action.
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