25th FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Greece |
Dates | July 25 – August 3 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Greece (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Donatas Motiejūnas |
Top scorer | Zahariev (19.2) |
Top rebounds | Kanter (14.6) |
Top assists | Prostran (5.0) |
PPG (Team) | Spain (85.0) |
RPG (Team) | Lithuania (43.1) |
APG (Team) | Bulgaria (14.5) |
Official website | |
Official website (archive) | |
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece from July 25, 2008 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 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.