| Type: | Europe U-18 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Size: | 285 |
| Dates: | 16 – 22 December 2016 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | FRA |
| Title Number: | 4 |
| Mvp: |  Frank Ntilikina |
| Ppg P: |  Džanan Musa(20.2) |
| Ppg T: | (82.8) |
| Rpg P: | Artūrs Strautiņš (10.3) |
| Rpg T: | (46.7) |
| Apg P: |  Arnas Velička(5.7) |
| Apg T: | (18.5) |
| Website: | www.fiba.basketball |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 33rd edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship.[1] The competition was originally scheduled to take place in Samsun, Turkey, from 30 July to 7 August 2016, but was postponed indefinitely due to the political unrest in the country at the time.[2] On 30 September 2016, FIBA decided that the tournament would take place from 16 to 22 December 2016.[3] [4] The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
France won their fourth title in this event by beating Lithuania in the final, 75–68.[5]
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group will play classification games for 9th to 16th spot.
| Rank | width=190 | Team ! | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–0 | |||
| 4–2 | |||
| 5–1 | |||
| 4th | 4–2 | ||
| 5th | 4–2 | ||
| 6th | 3–3 | ||
| 7th | 3–3 | ||
| 8th | 1–5 | ||
| 9th | 4–2 | ||
| 10th | 3–3 | ||
| 11th | 2–4 | ||
| 12th | 2–4 | ||
| 13th | 4–2 | ||
| 14th | 2–4 | ||
| 15th | 1–5 | ||
| 16th | 0–6 |
| width=20px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | ||
| width=20px bgcolor="#ffcccc" | Relegated to the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B |
Davide Moretti Frank Ntilikina (MVP)