2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries explained

Size:270px
City:Chișinău
Dates:28 June – 3 July 2016
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:ARM
Count:1
Second:AND
Third:SMR
Mvp: Andre Spight
Top Scorer: Spight
Ppg:21.2
Top Rebounds: Falzon
Rpg:15.0
Top Assists: Fernández
Apg:5.2
Website:www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2018

The 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by Moldova.[1]

Armenia won its first ever gold in this championship by beating Andorra in the final, 79–71.[2]

Teams

After the withdrawal of Monaco, which was initially drawn in the Group B,[3] eight countries joined the tournament:[4]

The national team of Armenia made their official debut in a FIBA competition.

Draw

The draw took place on 22 January 2016.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group B

Classification round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Fifth place game

Final round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Final

Final ranking

width=50Rankwidth=175Teamwidth=50Record
4–1
4–1
3–2
43–2
53–2
62–3
71–4
80–5

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moldova to host the European basketball championship among small countries. RMT.md. 16 December 2015. 23 December 2015.
  2. Web site: MVP Spight leads Armenia to maiden gold. https://web.archive.org/web/20160708201732/http://www.fiba.com/europe/smallcountries/2016/news/mvp-spight-leads-armenia-to-maiden-gold. live. July 8, 2016. FIBA. 4 July 2016. 4 July 2016.
  3. Web site: FIBA European Championship for Small Countries draws completed. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126090953/http://www.fiba.com/europe/smallcountries/2016/news/fiba-european-championship-for-small-countries-draws-completed. live. January 26, 2016. FIBA. 22 January 2016 . 15 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Ireland's men's basketball team to re-enter European competition in 2016. Inside the games. 22 December 2015. 25 December 2015.