The 2008

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was an international

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competition held in

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from July 25,

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until August 3. The hosts, Greeks, emerged as the champions after beating the Lithuanians in the final, 57–50 to clinch their first European Under-18 championship. The tournament served as the European Qualifiers for the

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Participating teams

Squads

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries will have 12 players on their roster.

Venues

Format

* PRELIMINARY ROUND: 4 groups of 4 teams each, playing in a single round-robin elimination. The top 3 teams advance to the second round while the last placed team being eliminated. * SECOND ROUND: 12 teams left will be divided into 2 groups of six teams. All of the results earned from the second round shall be carried over to this round. The top two teams in both groups qualify for the semifinals and to the 2009 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. The remaining teams then proceed to their respective classification playoffs. * FINAL ROUND: ** 4-team

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for the CHAMPIONSHIP; ** 4-team

for 5th–8th place classification playoffs; ** 4-team

for 9th–12th place classification playoffs.

Preliminary round

Teams are divided equally in 4 groups of four teams each and they will play in a single round-robin format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the second round while the last teams in each group were eliminated.

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Classification playoffs

9th–12th place classification playoffs

Classification Semifinals

Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

5th–8th place classification playoffs

Classification Semifinals

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

''Winner qualified for the

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Final round

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Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standings

The top 5 teams qualified for the

Awards

All-Tournament Team *

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* Nikos Pappas *

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External links

Official website
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2008–09 in European basketball 2008–09 in Greek basketball International youth basketball competitions hosted by Greece