International basketball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|
| continent | Europe U-20 |
| year | 2008 |
| logo | 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.gif |
| host | Latvia |
| dates | August 1–10 |
| teams | 16 |
| federations | 48 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champions | Serbia |
| champions-flagvar | 2004 |
| title_number | 2 |
| mvp | SRB Miroslav Raduljica |
| ppg_p | MNE Dašić (22.8) |
| ppg_t | (87.8) |
| rpg_p | SRB Raduljica (10.9) |
| rpg_t | (46.9) |
| apg_p | ESP Colom (6.1) |
| apg_t | (19.0) |
| website | Official website (archive) |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
| champions-flagvar = 2004
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eleventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their second title.
Bulgaria and Georgia were relegated to Division B.
Preliminary round
The sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each.
| Team competed in Classification round |
|---|
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 237 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 263 | 258 | 4 (1–1 +7) |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 256 | 4 (1–1 –3) |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 235 | 4 (1–1 –4) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 198 | 200 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 182 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 224 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 216 | 4 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 197 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 204 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 204 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 268 | 3 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 262 | 197 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 236 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 241 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 258 | 3 |
Qualifying round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The results of the games between the teams from the same group in the preliminary round were taken into account for the ranking in this round.
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 393 | 9 (1–1 +6) |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 371 | 344 | 9 (1–1 +1) |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 401 | 331 | 9 (1–1 –7) |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 409 | 437 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 402 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 332 | 385 | 5 |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 405 | 371 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 368 | 343 | 8 (1–1 +11) |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 364 | 333 | 8 (1–1 +5) |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 382 | 401 | 8 (1–1 –16) |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 362 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 346 | 399 | 5 |
Classification round
| Team relegated to Division B |
|---|
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 201 | 5 (1–1 +34) |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 232 | 5 (1–1 +5) |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 251 | 5 (1–1 –39) |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 278 | 3 |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
|August 9, Riga||79||69
|August 9, Riga||86||83
|August 10, Riga||83||67
|August 10, Riga||70||94
5th–8th playoffs
|August 9, Riga||90||53
|August 9, Riga||71||56
|August 10, Riga||79||63
|August 10, Riga||78||96
Championship
|August 9, Riga||90||69
|August 9, Riga||96||79
|August 10, Riga||96||89
|August 10, Riga||72||91
Final standings
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Stats leaders
Points
| Rank | Name | Points | Games | PPG |
|---|
| 1. | MNE Vladimir Dašić | 182 | 8 | 22.8 |
| 2. | GEO Giorgi Shermadini | | 129 | 6 | 21.5 |
| 3. | LIT Martynas Gecevičius | 164 | 8 | 20.5 |
| 3. | RUS Alexey Shved | 151 | 8 | 18.9 |
| 5. | BUL Ivan Lilov | 113 | 6 | 18.8 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Points | Games | RPG |
|---|
| 1. | SRB Miroslav Raduljica | 87 | 8 | 10.9 |
| 2. | GEO Giorgi Shermadini | | 63 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 3. | MNE Vladimir Dašić | 71 | 8 | 8.9 |
| 4. | CRO Miro Bilan | 69 | 8 | 8.6 |
| 5. | GEO Levan Shengelia | 51 | 6 | 8.5 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Points | Games | APG |
|---|
| 1. | ESP Joaquin Colom | 49 | 8 | 6.1 |
| 2. | GEO Giorgi Gaprindashvili | | 27 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 3. | TUR Doğuş Balbay | 39 | 8 | 4.9 |
| 4. | LIT Žygimantas Janavičius | 38 | 8 | 4.8 |
| 5. | UKR Vladyslav Tonchenko | 37 | 8 | 4.6 |
All-Tournament Team
- SRB Miroslav Raduljica
- ESP Joaquin Colom
- LIT Martynas Gecevičius
- ESP Víctor Claver
- MNE Vladimir Dašić