Cyprus became the champion of the U-16 Division "C" European Championship held in Andorra, after crashing Scotland in the final (30-74). Giorgos Stylianou ('94) led the win with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals in a game that was clearly decided in the first quarter (7-28). The best scottish player was Michael Secker ('94) with 8 points and 2 rebounds in 16 minutes. Let's check what happened during all the championship, without forgetting the big name of the tournament looking the stats. Youngster Aaron Falzon ('96), from Malta, averaged 19.6 points and 19.2 rebounds.
Preliminary Round:
Group A
-Scotland 81 Monaco 33: Jack Nicholson ('94) 19 points with 9/18 FG and 7 rebounds; Jules Ba ('94) 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.
-Andorra 72 Wales 52: Marc Manyoses ('94) 16 points, 13 rebounds and 5 steals; Jacob Lloyd ('94) 15 points, 12 rebounds and 8 steals.
-Wales 46 Scotland 79: Sumiullah Khan ('94) 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals; Michael Secker ('94) 15 points with 3/4 threes and 4 rebounds.
-Monaco 33 Andorra 81: Jules Ba ('94) 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals; Pau Auge ('94) 16 points with 6/9 twos and 9 rebounds.
-Monaco 29 Wales 69: Manuel Robinaud ('94) 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal; Jacob Lloyd('94) 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals.
-Andorra 71 Scotland 76: Alex Punjabi ('94) 17 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds; Jack Nicholson('94) 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
Standings: Scotland (3-0), Andorra (2-1), Wales (1-2) and Monaco (0-3).
Group B
-Cyprus 114 San Marino 43: Constantinos Papacostas ('95) 23 points with 10/13 FG and 7 rebounds; Julian Gualtieri ('95) 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals.
-Malta 63 Gibraltar 35: Aaron Falzon ('96) 16 points, 15 rebounds and 2 steals; Adrian Bado ('94) 7 points, 7 rebounds and 1 steal.
-San Marino 68 Malta 51: Julian Gualtieri ('95) 28 points, 11 rebounds and 7 steals; Aaron Falzon ('96) 19 points, 21 rebounds and 2 assists.
-Gibraltar 34 Cyprus 123: James Quigley ('94) 11 points with 5/12 FG and 2 rebounds; Dimitris Aristotelous ('94) 24 points with 4/6 threes and 7 rebounds.
-San Marino 87 Gibraltar 41: Julian Gualtieri ('95) 28 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals; Thomas Yome ('96) 11 points, 7 rebounds and 1 steal.
-Malta 48 Cyprus 94: Aaron Falzon ('96) 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks; Antreas Christodoulou ('95) 20 points with 4/9 threes and 4 rebounds.
Standings: Cyprus (3-0), San Marino (2-1), Malta (1-2) and Gibraltar (0-3).
Qualifying Round:
-Malta 62 Monaco 37: Aaron Falzon ('96) 32 points with 12/22 FG and 24 rebounds; Jules Ba ('94) 10 points, 17 rebounds and 7 steals.
-Wales 89 Gibraltar 43: Sumiullah Khan ('94) 21 points, 13 rebounds and 11 steals; Adrian Bado ('94) 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.
Fight for 7th to 8th position:
-Gibraltar 36 Monaco 49: Adrian Bado ('94) 11 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals; Daniel Pieper ('96) 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
Semifinals:
-Scotland 71 San Marino 52: Matthew Wilcox ('94) 18 points with 6/13 FG and 8 rebounds; Julian Gualtieri ('95) 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
-Cyprus 87 Andorra 45: Dimitris Aristotelous ('94) 16 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals; Marc Manyoses ('94) 8 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block.
Fight for 3rd to 4th position:
-San Marino 54 Andorra 86: Lorenzo Guerra ('94) 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; Pau Auge ('94) 14 points and 7 rebounds in 16 minutes.
Fight for 5th to 6th position:
-Wales 53 Malta 37: Jacob Lloyd ('94) 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists; Aaron Falzon ('96) 14 points, 28 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Final:
-Scotland 30 Cyprus 74: Michael Secker ('94) 8 points and 2 rebounds in 16 minutes; Giorgos Stylianou ('94) 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.
Photo: FIBA Europe
