Only two games were played yesterday in the U-16 Division "B" European Championship held in Tallinn (Estonia), both of the Classification Round, basiclly the bottom of the standings. The four teams are trying to avoid the last position. But the best stats player of the tournament is there, shining with Romania (4-0). 2.00 power-forward Vlad Popovici ('94) killed Austria with 17 points and 17 rebounds. He is actually the second best scorer of the championship (20.0), the best rebounder (13.2) and the tenth best in 2 pointers percentage (57%). Simply the best. Let's check both results.

 

Classification Round:

-Romania 71 Austria 64: Vlad Popovici ('94) 17 points with 7/10 FG and 17 rebounds; Timur Bas ('94) 13 points, 4 boards and 2 steals.

-Norway 45 Belarus 43: Espen Fjaerestad ('94) 16 points with 4/9 threes and 3 steals; Yauheni Drobau ('94) 12 points, 4 boards and 3 assists.

 

Standings: Romania (2-0), Norway (1-1), Austria (1-1) and Belarus (0-2).

 

Photo: FIBA Europe (Popovici is number 10)