TBF International Under-16 Tournament explained

TBF International Under-16 Tournament
Current Season:2020
Sport:Basketball
Founded:1994
Champion:
(7th title)
Most Champs:
(7 titles)
Website:TBF Under-16 Tournament (in Turkish)

The TBF International Under-16 Tournament, or TBF Under-16 Basketball World Cup, is an international boys' youth age basketball tournament that is contested between the best Under-16 age national teams in the world. The tournament takes place every year in Turkey, and is organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF). Since FIBA does not currently organize an under-16 age boys' world championship, this tournament serves as the de facto boys' official Under-16 World Cup. It is considered by followers of European basketball to be one of the most prestigious international tournaments in the boys' youth categories.

History

The first TBF International Under-16 Tournament took place in Sakarya, Turkey, in 1994. In the first tournament, which was won by Italy, it was an Under-18 competition. Since then, the tournament has been an Under-16 competition. The list of some of the players that have played at the tournament, and have then gone on to have successful pro careers, includes players like: Hedo Türkoğlu, Kerem Tunçeri, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Ömer Aşık, Ersan İlyasova, and Peja Stojaković.[1]

TBF International Under-16 Tournament results

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Year Host Category Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal
1994
1995 Turkey B
1997
1998 (2×)
1999
2001
2002
2005 (2×)
2006 (3×)
2007 (3×)
2008
2009 (4×)
2010
2011
2012
2013 (2×)
2014
2015 (5×)
2016
2017 Konya (6×)
2018 Sakarya
2019 Sakarya (2×)
2020 Konya (7×)

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Annual International U16 Tournament Begins Tomorrow . tbf.org.tr . Turkish Basketball Federation . 1 February 2014 . 25 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070744/http://www.tbf.org.tr/en/detail/2014/02/01/annual-international-u16-tournament-begins-tomorrow . 6 October 2014 . dead.
  2. Web site: History . tbf.org.tr . Turkish Basketball Federation. 20 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929141408/http://www.tbf.org.tr:80/EN/events/tbf-international-u16-tournament/history . 29 September 2018 . dead.