1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
| 4th FIBA Under-16 European Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 22–30 July 1977 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 federation) |
| Venue | (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Turkey (1st title) |
The 1977 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1977 FIBA European Championship for Cadets) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Le Touquet and Berck, in France, hosted the tournament. Turkey won their first title.
Teams
Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
| Team advanced to Semifinals | |
| Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 451 | 259 | 10 |
 Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 337 | 329 | 9 |
 France |
5 | 3 | 2 | 305 | 304 | 8 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
5 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 373 | 7 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 387 | 6 |
 Poland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 332 | 433 | 5 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey |
5 | 5 | 0 | 421 | 309 | 10 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 464 | 373 | 9 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 364 | 360 | 8 |
 Greece |
5 | 2 | 3 | 339 | 375 | 7 |
 Israel |
5 | 1 | 4 | 332 | 405 | 6 |
 West Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 | 285 | 383 | 5 |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| Bulgaria | 76 | |||||
| West Germany | 80 | |||||
| West Germany | 65 | |||||
| Poland | 78 | |||||
| Israel | 91 | |||||
| Poland | 104 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 78 | |||||
| Israel | 89 | |||||
5th–8th playoffs
| Playoffs | Fifth place | |||||
| Spain | 89 | |||||
| Belgium | 77 | |||||
| Spain | 76 | |||||
| France | 65 | |||||
| France | 66 | |||||
| Greece | 56 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Belgium | 74 | |||||
| Greece | 62 | |||||
Championship
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Turkey | 76 | |||||
| Italy | 56 | |||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 66 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 81 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 72 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Italy | 74 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 95 | |||||
| 1977 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship |
|---|
Turkey First title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Turkey |
 |
Yugoslavia |
 |
Soviet Union |
| 4th | Italy |
| 5th | Spain |
| 6th | France |
| 7th | Belgium |
| 8th | Greece |
| 9th | Poland |
| 10th | West Germany |
| 11th | Israel |
| 12th | Bulgaria |
