MUNICH (Germany) - The summer of Youth EuroBasket action is over, and there were plenty of impressive performances across the age categories.
But who did it best in Division A of the U20, U18 and U16 events? We've put together the single-game highs for the main stat categories for the 2026 editions.
Efficiency
Mantas Juzenas produced the performance of the summer with an incredible efficiency valuation of 55 - the first 50+ rating in U20 EuroBasket history. The Lithuanian enjoyed a record-breaking night with 46 points - on 18 of 26 shooting - along with 12 rebounds and 5 assists.
Romania's Sebastian-Petru Lapuste came close to hitting the 50-mark himself at the U16 event in Oradea after posting 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals and 8 assists for an efficiency valuation of 47. There were four other performances hitting the 40 rating - including two from eventual MVP Benjamin Berrouet.
Player | Efficiency | Opponent | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
Mantas Juzenas (LTU) | 55 | Poland | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Sebastian-Petru Lapuste (ROU) | 47 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Maor Sela | 40 | Belgium | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Youssef Zagdoud (BEL) | 40 | Slovenia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 40 | Czechia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 40 | Greece | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Maor Sela | 39 | Georgia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Messie-Guethan Iwani (FRA) | 38 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Dino Subasic (CRO) | 37 | Czechia | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 37 | Italy | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Points
Top of the list with a record-setting 46 points is Lithuania's Mantas Juzenas. He broke the all-time U20 EuroBasket high marks in both points and efficiency, and no other male player scored 40+ points in Division A this summer.
Next up was Belgium's Youssef Zagdoud with a 37-point outing at the U16 tournament, whilst being the only player with multiple 35-point games. Slovakia's Bruno Randuska had 36 in Trentino at the U18 event, and Matej Snobl also scored 35 points for Czechia's Under-16s.
Player | Points | Opponent | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
Mantas Juzenas (LTU) | 46 | Poland | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Youssef Zagdoud (BEL) | 37 | Slovenia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Bruno Randuska (SVK) | 36 | Denmark | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Matej Snobl (CZE) | 35 | Italy | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Youssef Zagdoud (BEL) | 35 | Czechia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Seppe Voet (BEL) | 34 | Lithuania | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Roman Kolka (SLO) | 34 | Serbia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Sebastian-Petru Lapuste (ROU) | 33 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Andrea Barlos (GRE) | 33 | Poland | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 33 | Czechia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Rebounds
Standing tall at the top of the list is U16 MVP, Berrouet after hauling in 22 boards during a mammoth performance in Oradea. The Latvian center joined an exclusive 30-20 club at the event having also added 33 points in the same game.
One other player recorded at least 20 rebounds in a game, as Mantas Juzenas continued to put his name all over the record books at the U20 event. Israel's David Musis was next best with his efforts of 19 and 17, respectively, during the U18 tournament in Trentino.
Player | Rebounds | Opponent | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 22 | Czechia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Mantas Juzenas (LTU) | 20 | Israel | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
David Musis (ISR) | 19 | Greece | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
David Musis (ISR) | 17 | Denmark | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Kristiyan Zanov (BUL) | 17 | Slovenia | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Arturs Ozols (LAT) | 16 | Israel | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Darius Karutasu (TUR) | 16 | Serbia | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Messie-Guethan Iwani (FRA) | 16 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Multiple players | 15 | - | - |
Assists
Kuzey Baysal and Marko Volf both dished out 13 assists during the U16 tournament in Oradea, in which Baysal actually set the all-time tournament record for average assists.
Meanwhile, two of the entrants featured in triple-doubles: Israel's Rany Belaga dished out 12 assists - along with 16 points and 10 rebounds - at the U20 event, while compatriot Maor Sela had 10 assists to go with 27 points and 10 rebounds to help his nation retain its Division A status at U16 level.
Player | Assists | Opponent | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
Kuzey Baysal (TUR) | 13 | Serbia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Marko Volf (GER) | 13 | Greece | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Rany Belaga (ISR) | 12 | Latvia | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Raul Villar (ESP) | 12 | Germany | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Danielius Jasikevicius (LTU) | 12 | Romania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Dusan Ilic (GER) | 11 | Greece | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Martin Popov (BUL) | 11 | Latvia | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Roman Kolka (SLO) | 11 | Belgium | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Omri Orland (ISR) | 10 | Türkiye | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Kuzey Baysal (TUR) | 10 | Georgia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Luka Panic (SRB) | 10 | Slovenia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Maor Sela (ISR) | 10 | Belgium | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Steals
Home hero Sebastian-Petru Lapuste put on a show in Oradea at FIBA U16 EuroBasket with 10 steals in an incredible triple-double effort in Romania's win over Lithuania.
Lapuste features three times on the list after averaging 5.0 steals per game, and in fact, all entries come from the same tournament with Belgium's Youssef Zagdoud also earning multiple spots.
Player | Steals | Opponent | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
Sebastian-Petru Lapuste (ROU) | 10 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Youssef Zagdoud (BEL) | 8 | Slovenia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Sebastian-Petru Lapuste (ROU) | 8 | Türkiye | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Youssef Zagdoud (BEL) | 7 | Slovenia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Liam Kabeya (FRA) | 6 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Yanai Lachmanovich (ISR) | 6 | Germany | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Izan Perez (ESP) | 6 | Israel | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Alex Pietrzak (POL) | 6 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Nathan Furnemont (BEL) | 6 | France | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Sebastian-Petru Lapuste (ROU) | 6 | Poland | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Blocks
Another category led by Benjamin Berrouet, with the U16 EuroBasket blocks leader swatting away 7 in a single game against Serbia. Germany's Johan Meinberg was close behind with six his six-blocks effort against the hosts Romania in the same tournament.
Player | Blocks | Opponent | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 7 | Serbia | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Johan Meinberg (GER) | 6 | Romania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Nikola Dzepina (SRB) | 5 | Spain | FIBA U20 EuroBasket |
Kristiyan Zanov (BUL) | 5 | Latvia | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Gustav Drejer (DEN) | 5 | Israel | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Ignas Stombergas (LTU) | 5 | Bulgaria | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Luka Zivojinovic (SRB) | 5 | Slovakia | FIBA U18 EuroBasket |
Maor Sela (ISR) | 5 | Italy | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 5 | Greece | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Roman Koka (SLO) | 5 | Belgium | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Viktor-Jozsef Balogh (ROU) | 5 | Lithuania | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Benjamin Berrouet (LAT) | 5 | Türkiye | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
Ryan Vincent (ESP) | 5 | Greece | FIBA U16 EuroBasket |
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