1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
International basketball competition
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The 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1973 European Championship for Cadets) was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Summonte and Angri, in Italy, hosted the tournament. The Soviet Union won their first title.
Host countryItaly
Dates19–29 July 1973
Teams16 (from 1 federation)
Venue (in 2 host cities)
| 2nd FIBA Under-16 European Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 19–29 July 1973 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 federation) |
| Venue | (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
Teams
Preliminary round
The sixteen teams were allocated in two groups of eight teams each.
| Team advanced to Semifinals | |
| Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs | |
| Team competed in 13th–16th playoffs |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
7 | 7 | 0 | 508 | 387 | 14 |
 Yugoslavia |
7 | 5 | 2 | 558 | 363 | 12 |
 Turkey |
7 | 4 | 3 | 457 | 345 | 11 |
 France |
7 | 4 | 3 | 466 | 459 | 11 |
 Czechoslovakia |
7 | 3 | 4 | 407 | 454 | 10 |
 Sweden |
7 | 3 | 4 | 453 | 490 | 10 |
 Portugal |
7 | 2 | 5 | 341 | 469 | 9 |
 England |
7 | 0 | 7 | 310 | 533 | 7 |
Group B
Knockout stage
13th–16th playoffs
| Playoffs | Thirteenth place | |||||
| England | 50 | |||||
 Germany | 83 | |||||
| Germany | 85 | |||||
| Portugal | 46 | |||||
| Portugal | 81 | |||||
 Austria | 52 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| Austria | 75 | |||||
| England | 73 | |||||
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Sweden | 49 | |||||
 Poland | 67 | |||||
| Poland | 85 | |||||
 Belgium | 82 | |||||
| Belgium | 68 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia | 58 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 61 | |||||
| Sweden | 59 | |||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
 Greece | 85 | |||||
| France | 64 | |||||
 Israel | 69 | |||||
| Greece | 81 | |||||
| Israel | 70 | |||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||
| France | 70 | |||||
Championship
| Semifinals | Third place | |||||
| Soviet Union | 62 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 58 | |||||
| Spain | 57 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 68 | |||||
 Italy | 58 | |||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||
| Final | ||||||
| Italy | 74 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 77 | |||||
| 1973 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship |
|---|
 Soviet Union First title |
