2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women
# 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women

The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women was the second edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women. 12 teams featured the competition, held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 26 July to 4 August 2002. The Czech Republic won their first title.

## Qualification

Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams of each group qualified for the tournament, where they joined Russia (qualified as title holders) and Croatia (qualified as hosts).

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 211 | +30 | 5 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 205 | +30 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 223 | −4 | 5 |
| Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 254 | −56 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 419 | 225 | +194 | 10 |
| Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 286 | 284 | +2 | 8 |
| England | 5 | 2 | 3 | 296 | 321 | −25 | 7 |
| Belgium | 5 | 2 | 3 | 293 | 357 | −64 | 7 |
| Portugal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 276 | 325 | −49 | 7 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 4 | 271 | 329 | −58 | 6 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 274 | 264 | +10 | 7 |
| Hungary | 4 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 223 | +9 | 6 |
| Belarus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 265 | 279 | −14 | 6 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 295 | 251 | +44 | 6 |
| Romania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 268 | 317 | −49 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Czech Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 383 | 183 | +200 | 8 |
| Latvia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 338 | 282 | +56 | 7 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 256 | 257 | −1 | 6 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 268 | 320 | −52 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 184 | 387 | −203 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 274 | 182 | +92 | 8 |
| Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 279 | 232 | +47 | 7 |
| Norway | 4 | 2 | 2 | 265 | 283 | −18 | 6 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 231 | 270 | −39 | 5 |
| Israel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 201 | 283 | −82 | 4 |

### Qualified teams

* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Latvia
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Turkey

## Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

* Team advanced to Quarterfinals
* Team competed in 9th-12th playoffs

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 428 | 299 | 10 |
| Latvia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 332 | 319 | 9 |
| France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 319 | 281 | 8 |
| Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 323 | 365 | 7 |
| Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 258 | 321 | 6 |
| Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 279 | 354 | 5 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 365 | 310 | 10 |
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 303 | 295 | 9 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 371 | 8 |
| Greece | 5 | 2 | 3 | 323 | 323 | 7 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1 | 4 | 355 | 372 | 6 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 327 | 349 | 5 |

## Knockout stage

### 9th–12th playoffs

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Germany | 77 |
| Slovakia | 83 | | |
| Slovakia | 83 | Slovakia | 60 |
| | | Hungary | 53 |
| Hungary | 64 | Hungary | 53 |
| Italy | 59 | | |
| Italy | 59 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | Germany | 54 |
| | | Italy | 68 |

### Championship

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 59 | | |
| France | 67 | | |
| France | 67 | France | 57 |
| | | Czech Republic | 73 |
| Czech Republic | 79 | Czech Republic | 73 |
| Greece | 72 | | | | |
| Greece | 72 | | | Czech Republic | 77 |
| | | | | Russia | 74 |
| Spain | 63 | | | Russia | 74 |
| Latvia | 75 | | | | |
| Latvia | 75 | Latvia | 50 | | |
| | | Russia | 56 | Third place | Third place |
| Russia | 76 | Russia | 56 | Third place | Third place |
| Turkey | 49 | | | | |
| Turkey | 49 | | | France | 77 |
| | | | | Latvia | 62 |

**5th–8th playoffs**

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Croatia | 62 |
| Greece | 53 | | |
| Greece | 53 | Croatia | 59 |
| | | Spain | 63 |
| Spain | 60 | Spain | 63 |
| Turkey | 41 | | |
| Turkey | 41 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Greece | 54 |
| | | Turkey | 52 |

* 2002 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship for Women
* Czech Republic First title

## Final standings

* Team qualified for the 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women

| Rank | Team | Record |
| - | - | - |
| | Czech Republic | 8-0 |
| | Russia | 7-1 |
| | France | 5-3 |
| 4th | Latvia | 5-3 |
| 5th | Spain | 4-4 |
| 6th | Croatia | 4-4 |
| 7th | Greece | 3-5 |
| 8th | Turkey | 2-6 |
| 9th | Slovakia | 3-4 |
| 10th | Hungary | 3-4 |
| 11th | Italy | 1-6 |
| 12th | Germany | 1-6 |
