2016 FIBA U18 European Championship

The 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 33rd edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. 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. On 30 September 2016, FIBA decided that the tournament would take place from 16 to 22 December 2016. 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.

Participating teams

 * (Runners-up, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Third place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Runners-up, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Third place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Runners-up, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Third place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Third place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Third place, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)
 * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B)

First round
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.

Awards

 * All-Tournament Team
 * PG – 🇮🇹 Davide Moretti
 * SG – 🇫🇷 Frank Ntilikina (MVP)
 * SF – 🇫🇷 Sekou Doumbouya
 * PF – 🇱🇹 Tadas Sedekerskis
 * C – 🇩🇪 Isaiah Hartenstein