| 15th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Slovenia |
| Dates | 15–24 July 1999 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Aleksandar Gajić |
| Top scorer |  Zisis (23.9) |
| Top rebounds |  Lončar (15.3) |
| Top assists |  Mirakovski (3.3) |
| Official website | |
| Official website (archive) | |
The 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1999 European Championship for Cadets) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Polzela, Celje and Laško, in Slovenia, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won the trophy for the second 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 Greece, Israel and France. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Yugoslavia (title holder), Russia (runner-up) and Slovenia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 430 | 385 | 8 |
 France |
5 | 3 | 2 | 351 | 321 | 8 |
 Spain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 359 | 374 | 8 |
 Latvia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 338 | 7 |
| Croatia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 385 | 7 |
 Poland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 332 | 359 | 7 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 373 | 326 | 10 |
| Greece |
5 | 4 | 1 | 375 | 326 | 9 |
 Georgia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 390 | 8 |
 Turkey |
5 | 1 | 4 | 321 | 354 | 6 |
 Slovenia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 328 | 347 | 6 |
 Russia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 328 | 381 | 6 |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Russia | 81 | |||||
| Croatia | 74 | |||||
| Croatia | 82 | |||||
| Poland | 64 | |||||
| Slovenia | 76 | |||||
| Poland | 79 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Russia | 82 | |||||
| Slovenia | 66 | |||||
Championship
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Spain | 73 | |||||||||
| Greece | 78 | |||||||||
| Greece | 71 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 64 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 65 | |||||||||
| Macedonia | 64 | |||||||||
| Greece | 48 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 59 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 91 | |||||||||
| France | 94 | |||||||||
| France | 49 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 67 | Third place | ||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 77 | |||||||||
| Latvia | 62 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 81 | |||||||||
| France | 63 | |||||||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| Spain | 77 | |||||
| Macedonia | 91 | |||||
| Macedonia | 83 | |||||
| Latvia | 90 | |||||
| Georgia | 62 | |||||
| Latvia | 72 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Spain | 75 | |||||
| Georgia | 109 | |||||
Final standings
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Jovan Stefanov, Bojan Bakić, Aleksandar Gajić, Strahinja Zgonjanin, Nemanja Matović, Miloš Pavlović, Dušan Đorđević, Mirko Kovač, Miloš Nišavić, Srđan Bulatović, Ivan Andonov, and Tomislav Tomović. Head coach: Petar Rodić. |
