2016 U16 European Championship

[serbianhoops]

US tactician Joey Tate, head coach of the Taft High School boys’ basketball team, will be the head coach of the Fomer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia U16 National Team this summer for the European Championship.

[serbianhoops]

Tragic news

On the evening of 13 June, the result of an accident killed two talented Latvian basketball player Kristian Stefanovskis and Kristians Puris, confirmed the portal Delfi Director of BC "Ventspils" Ralf Planets.
Both of the dead — born in 2000 and were one of the most talented players in the system of basketball club "Ventspils". Both played in the second division of the Latvian basketball League (LBL) for the team of Ventspils University College, were candidates in the national team U-16.
"Tragic. Both guys were real leaders. Very talented and with great potential for the future," said Planets.
Athletes returned to Ventspils from Riga, and was involved in a tragic accident on the road Talsi — Stand — Kuldiga. In addition to guys, in the accident killed and driving a car a girl born in 1997, which was also a pupil of University College school basketball and a team player.

[Srle]

Balsa Koprivica will play for Montenegro in the future, his parents wish.

[serbianhoops]

Time will tell.

Given that almost half of Belgrade citizens have at least a grandparent born in Montenegro, it's highly probable that it is also the case of Balsa which makes him potentially eligible to play for them.

[Srle]

He should chose Serbia, he's still presented as Serbian player in USA, if his parents influence his decision to play for Montenegro, their citizenship should be revoked.

[Dreamcatcher]

All serbian kids can choose to play for Montenegro and the opposite?

[serbianhoops]

Only those whose at least one grandparent was born in Montenegro (FIBA regulation).

The opposite is not true because Montenegro doesn't allow multiple citizenship unless special cases such as economic citizenship (former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra received Montenegrin passport due to his investments in tourism in the country which were reported to be in the range of millions of Euros, despite pending charges of corruption that had been laid against him in his home country) and citizenship in the interest of the state (US point guards Omar Cook, Taylor Rochestie and Tyreese Rice).

[serbianhoops]

Serbia U16 20-player training camp roster.

Marko Pecarski (Mega Leks)
Bogdan Nedeljkovic (Mega Leks)
Dejan Marjanac Dejan (Vizura Shark Belgrade)
Alen Smajlagic (Beko Belgrade)
Mihajlo Stojanov (Beko Belgrade)
Matija Jovanovic (Partizan)
Uros Isailovic (Partizan)
Veljko Radakovic (Vojvodina Novi Sad)
Toma Vasiljevic (Sport's vorld Novi Sad)
Stevan Karapandzic (Plej Kraljevo)
Zoran Paunovic (Crvena zvezda)
Lazar Vasic (Crvena zvezda)
Luka Cerovina (Polet Ratina)
Dalibor Ilic (Igokea Aleksandrovac)
Mario Nakic (Real Madrid, Spain)
Lazar Zivanovic (Real Madrid, Spain)
Filip PetruSev (Laboral Kutxa Vitora, Spain)
Andrej Pokusevski (Olympiacos Piraeus, Greece)
Nikola Ivovic (Paris-Levallois, France)
Balsa Koprivica (University School, USA)

Koprivica is on the list, but let's see if he will show up.

[Srle]

Some names are missing from that list. Milenko Fragnja kid from Visegrad , Djordje Pazin great young talent from Stella Azzaura and Lazar Scekic, he is literally huge ,over 210 cm with very long arms, he's movement right now is awkward and his coordination in general, but I think he should have been on this list.

[carlo]

Italy training camp (13-20 July) preliminary roster:

Battistuzzi Leonardo (2000, F/C)
Berra Gabriele (2000, Fw)
Borsello Alessio (2000, F/C)
Cavallo Matteo (2000, Fw)
Chessari Roberto (2000, G)
Chinellato Riccardo (2000, Fw)
Cipolla Alessandro (2000, PG)
Conti Luca (2000, Fw)
Cremaschi Lorenzo (2000, F/C)
Dellosto Nicolo’ (2000, G)
Dieng Omar (2000, F/C)
Egwoh C. Christopher (2000, Fw)
Graziani Matteo (2000, G)
Lagana’ Matteo (2000, PG)
Miaschi Federico (2000, G)
Nasini Pietro (2000, PG)
Palumbo Mattia (2000, G)
Sarto Alvise (2000, PG)

[BiHBasket]

It seems that FIBA changed tournament system(check at FIBA U -16 2016 page), so U - 16 European Championship and possible other European under tournaments will be played on the same way as U - 17 and U - 19 World Championships: All four teams progress from group stage, and then elimination phase starts.

While i personally more like elimination games after the group phase than second group phase system, I have seriously problem with one part of this system:

All the teams from the group phase progress in the next round. So what's the point of the group phase anyway?

And even being first in the group will not guarante you anything. There will always be stronger and weaker groups, so first team from one group could get stronger opponent in the round of 16 than let's say third team from other group.

Also, there is a room for a lot of calculations here. You can predict who will be your opponent in the quarterfinals or the semifinals, and you can try to avoid him if you don't like your opponent. Of course, there's no USA in the European Championship, but still.

There are serious flaws with this system. Elimination games after group stage is fine, but even last team from the groups will go into the next round...dear God.

[BiHBasket]

Croatia - Montenegro 61 : 76

Guard Jovan Kljajić (01', 6'3'') 26 points for Montenegro.

[serbianhoops]

Results of the U16 warm-up tourney held in Skopje from 8 to 10 July 2016.

Bulgaria - Turkey (58-82)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Russia (67-89)

Russia - Bulgaria (97-83)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Turkey (47-77)

Turkey - Russia (68-60)

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Bulgaria (68-72)

MVP : Mert Akay (Turkey)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 NT initial 20-player list.

Luka Vukovic (Basket 2000 Banja Luka)
Milan Manojlovic (Buducnost Bijeljina)
Djordje Visnjic (Buducnost Bjeljina)
Nedim Dzuvo (Gen Sarajevo)
Danilo Cvijetic (Igokea Aleksandrovac)
Danilo Slijepcevic (Kos Sarajevo)
Kenan Kamenjas (Kos Sarajevo)
Amar Mehic (Mega Leks Belgrade)
Josip Ramljak (Posusje)
Stefan Milosevic (Rookie Banja Luka)
Djordje Topolovic (Rookie Banja Luka)
Milenko Frganja (Varda Visegrad)
Mihajlo Neskovic (Varda Visegrad)
Nedim Omerovic (Sloboda Tuzla)
Armin Subasic (Sloboda Tuzla)
Vojin Ilic (Spars Sarajevo)
Ervin Gutic (Spars Sarajevo)
Tarik Biberovic (Spars Sarajevo)
Semir Karic (Spars Sarajevo)
Amar Tiganj (Spars Sarajevo)

Nedim Dzuvo is the half-brother of Eastern Michigan 6'10" commit Baylee Steele.

Last year Milenko Frganja was the starting point guard of Serbia U15 national team.
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Last year's youngest player 6'7" Nikola Djakovic is missing.

[Utopija]

Denis Milinovic was born on 13th August 1999, so he is unavailable to play for this generation of BiH... Djakovic is in Sarajevo, came earlier today with his coach Cojic, but he should not play this year... there is small possibility that he will recover and be able for play... but that possibility should not turn-off... maybe he will recover...