2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B

1st Division B Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Dates	July 8–17
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Bulgaria (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Tabu-Eboma (22.0)
Top rebounds	Lóránt (12.5)
Top assists	Pires (5.0)

The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B was the first edition of the Division B of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the second-tier level of European Under-20 basketball. The city of Varna, in Bulgaria, hosted the tournament. Bulgaria won their first title.

Bulgaria and Hungary were promoted to Division A.

Teams

•  Albania
•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Finland
•  Georgia
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Slovakia
•  Sweden

Squads

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts	Tie-breaker
Poland	5	5	0	433	319	10
Georgia	5	3	2	377	344	8	+9
Slovakia	5	3	2	392	360	8	0
Finland	5	3	2	392	360	8	−9
Ireland	5	1	4	345	387	6
Iceland	5	0	5	282	451	5

8 July 2005
Finland		80–58		Ireland	Varna
Poland		77–68		Slovakia	Varna
Iceland		58–85		Georgia	Varna
9 July 2005
Slovakia		86–59		Iceland	Varna
Georgia		73–58		Finland	Varna
Ireland		71–82		Poland	Varna
10 July 2005
Finland		86–80		Slovakia	Varna
Georgia		88–64		Ireland	Varna
Iceland		50–97		Poland	Varna
12 July 2005
Slovakia		71–65		Georgia	Varna
Ireland		79–50		Iceland	Varna
Poland		84–64		Finland	Varna
13 July 2005
Slovakia		87–73		Ireland	Varna
Georgia		66–93		Poland	Varna
Finland		104–65		Iceland	Varna

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Hungary	5	4	1	418	346	9
Bulgaria	5	4	1	439	390	9
Belgium	5	3	2	427	347	8
Sweden	5	2	3	349	357	7
Portugal	5	2	3	338	347	7
Albania	5	0	5	311	495	5

8 July 2005
Hungary		106–58		Albania	Varna
Sweden		62–76		Bulgaria	Varna
Portugal		60–82		Belgium	Varna
9 July 2005
Albania		65–83		Sweden	Varna
Belgium		69–80		Hungary	Varna
Bulgaria		82–80		Portugal	Varna
10 July 2005
Belgium		114–60		Albania	Varna
Portugal		55–70		Sweden	Varna
Hungary		106–98		Bulgaria	Varna
12 July 2005
Sweden		60–70		Hungary	Varna
Albania		57–82		Portugal	Varna
Bulgaria		73–71		Belgium	Varna
13 July 2005
Hungary		56–61		Portugal	Varna
Bulgaria		110–71		Albania	Varna
Belgium		91–74		Sweden	Varna

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

	Playoffs				Ninth place
	July 15, Varna
	Iceland	62
					July 16, Varna
	Portugal	114
					Portugal	82
	July 15, Varna
					Ireland	73
	Ireland	104
	Albania	83
					Eleventh place
					July 16, Varna
					Iceland	92
					Albania	95

Championship

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	July 15, Varna
	Finland	73
					July 16, Varna
	Hungary	81
					Hungary	71
	July 15, Varna
					Georgia	69
	Georgia	89
									July 17, Varna
	Belgium	78
									Hungary	80
	July 15, Varna
									Bulgaria	86
	Sweden	70
					July 16, Varna
	Poland	85
					Poland	82
	July 15, Varna
					Bulgaria	95			Third place
	Bulgaria	76
									July 17, Varna
	Slovakia	65
									Georgia	76
									Poland	96

5th–8th playoffs

	Playoffs				Fifth place
	July 16, Varna
	Finland	83
					July 17, Varna
	Belgium	100
					Belgium	93
	July 16, Varna
					Slovakia	72
	Sweden	66
	Slovakia	73
					Seventh place
					July 17, Varna
					Finland	76
					Sweden	79

2005 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B
Bulgaria First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Bulgaria
	Hungary
	Poland
4th	Georgia
5th	Belgium
6th	Slovakia
7th	Sweden
8th	Finland
9th	Portugal
10th	Ireland
11th	Albania
12th	Iceland

Stats leaders

Points Rank Name Points Games PPG 1. Beye Tabu-Eboma 110 5 22.0 2. John Behan 128 7 18.3 2. Aaron Westbrooks 124 7 17.7 4. Kamil Chanas 141 8 17.6 5. Kaloyan Ivanov 140 8 17.5

Rebounds Rank Name Points Games RPG 1. Péter Lóránt 100 8 12.5 2. Kaloyan Ivanov 94 8 11.8 3. Pawel Leonczyk 86 8 10.8 4. Francois Lhoest 77 8 9.6 5. Stéphane Moris 76 8 9.5

Assists Rank Name Points Games RPG 1. Antonio Pires 28 7 4.0 2. Giorgi Tsintsadze 25 8 3.1 3. Thomas Massamba 24 8 3.0 4. Beye Tabu-Eboma 14 5 2.8 5. Domien Loubry 22 8 2.8

References

• FIBA Archive
• FIBA Europe Archive