SAMOKOV (Bulgaria) - The FIBA U20 Women's EuroBasket 2024, Division B, is a crucial stepping stone for all teams striving to qualify for the prestigious showpiece next year.
The tournament takes place in Samokov, Bulgaria, from July 4-12.
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: Ireland, Albania, Greece, Azerbaijan Group B: Czechia, Ukraine, Slovakia Group C: Netherlands, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina Group D: Portugal, Montenegro, Switzerland
What is the schedule?
The Group Phase will take place over the first three days of the tournament. From there, the Classification Games will occur based on their group positions, with the Final tipping off on July 12.
Check out the full schedule here.
Who were the winners in 2025?
Hungary deservedly beat Serbia 71-44 on home soil in the Final of last year's FIBA U20 Women’s EuroBasket, Division B.
Petra Toman led the hosts with 15 points and 7 rebounds, as they seized the advantage with a 17-11 third quarter and a dominant 33-13 fourth period to settle the tie.
In the Third Place Game, Croatia edged Bulgaria 82-78 to punch their promotion ticket. Olivia Vukosa was unstoppable for the winners, pouring in an absurd double-double with 35 points, 22 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
Former MVPs
Despite defeat in the Final, Serbia's Jovana Jevtovic was named the Most Valuable Player of the FIBA U20 Women’s EuroBasket, Division B 2025 tournament on Sunday evening after guiding her team to Division A.
Jevtovic averaged a double-double for the tournament, with 16.3 points and 10 rebounds per game while shooting 59.5 percent from the field.
Previous MVPs are as follows:
2025: Jovana Jevtovic (SRB) 2024: Nastja Claessens (BEL) 2023: Frieda Buhner (GER) 2022: Marija Lekovic (MNE) 2019: Lotta Vehka-Aho (FIN)
Roll of honor
Slovenia, Germany, and Sweden remain the only nations to have lifted the Division B crown more than once. Meanwhile, Greece and Czechia have each won the complete set of medals in this prestigious event.
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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