| 17th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 18–27 July 2003 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro (4th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Nemanja Aleksandrov |
| Top scorer |  Luigi Da Tome (21.1) |
| Top rebounds |  José Ángel Antelo (13.8) |
| Top assists |  Cenk Akyol (3.0) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
The 2003 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 2003 European Championship for Cadets) was the 17th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Madrid, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won the trophy for the fourth time in a row.
Teams
Qualification
There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-four national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Lithuania, Greece and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Serbia and Montenegro (title holder), Russia (runner-up) and Spain (host) in the final tournament.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
5 | 5 | 0 | 417 | 321 | 10 |
 Russia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 366 | 9 |
 France |
5 | 3 | 2 | 420 | 378 | 8 |
 Macedonia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 369 | 345 | 7 |
 Lithuania |
5 | 1 | 4 | 335 | 426 | 6 |
 Bulgaria |
5 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 418 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 5 | 0 | 459 | 329 | 10 |
| Spain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 349 | 365 | 8 |
 Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 329 | 334 | 7 |
 Greece |
5 | 2 | 3 | 315 | 363 | 7 |
| Italy |
5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 334 | 7 |
 Israel |
5 | 1 | 4 | 321 | 375 | 6 |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Lithuania | 63 | |||||
| Israel | 68 | |||||
| Israel | 52 | |||||
| Italy | 69 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 88 | |||||
| Italy | 97 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Lithuania | 101 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 54 | |||||
Championship
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| France | 66 | |||||||||
| Spain | 71 | |||||||||
| Spain | 74 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 76 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 79 | |||||||||
| Greece | 71 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 83 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 68 | |||||||||
| Russia | 104 | |||||||||
| Russia | 63 | |||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 89 | Third place | ||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 86 | |||||||||
| Macedonia | 58 | |||||||||
| Spain | 70 | |||||||||
| Russia | 92 | |||||||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| France | 80 | |||||
| Greece | 60 | |||||
| France | 60 | |||||
| Slovenia | 54 | |||||
| Slovenia | 58 | |||||
| Macedonia | 55 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Greece | 59 | |||||
| Macedonia | 70 | |||||
Final standings
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Miloš Teodosić, Milenko Tepić, Stefan Nikolić, Marko Durković, Dragan Labović, Nenad Mijatović, Dušan Trajković, Nenad Živčević, Nemanja Aleksandrov, Branko Jereminov, Nikola Dragović, and Boban Medenica. Head coach: Mijo Kadija. |
