FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Division B

The FIBA EuroBasket Division B was the second-ranked tier of the bi-annual FIBA EuroBasket competition. The two winners of this tournament qualified for the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 Division A qualification.

2008–09 Qualifying Tournament

The qualifying tournament was played from 6 September 2008 to 5 September 2009. The winner of each group and the best second-placed team played one knock-out series, with the winners qualifying for the FIBA EuroBasket 2011 Division A qualification.

Group A

Team PCT. W L PF PA Diff  Montenegro 1.000 8 0 705 516 +189  Netherlands .625 5 3 592 550 +42  Austria .500 4 4 572 587 −15  Iceland .375 3 5 561 623 −62  Denmark .000 0 8 493 647 −154

AUT  DEN  ISL  MNE  NED  Austria – 92-61 81-74 68–86 54–58  Denmark 64–73 – 54–66 65–82 64–79  Iceland 65–76 77-71 – 66–80 87-75  Montenegro 96-73 96-60 102-58 – 93-68  Netherlands 83-60 82-54 84-68 63–70 -

Group B

Team PCT. W L PF PA Diff  Belarus .875 7 1 621 547 +74   Switzerland .625 5 3 561 567 −6  Cyprus .375 3 5 566 538 +28  Romania .375 3 5 600 566 +34  Albania .250 2 6 536 666 −130

ALB  BLR  CYP  ROM   SUI  Albania – 75–76 69-63 66–80 76-73  Belarus 92-46 – 77-70 70-59 66–70  Cyprus 91-56 80–81 – 78-69 59–61  Romania 100-69 70–78 70–71 – 83-53   Switzerland 91-79 77–81 55-54 81-69 -

Group C

Team PCT. W L PF PA Diff  Georgia .875 7 1 738 549 +189  Sweden .875 7 1 627 491 +136  Slovakia .500 4 4 630 631 −1  Ireland .250 2 6 616 663 −47  Luxembourg .000 0 8 512 789 −277

GEO  IRE  LUX  SVK  SWE  Georgia – 98-73 115-73 91-50 82-72  Ireland 77–94 – 100-83 88–95 50–66  Luxembourg 65–98 70–97 – 63–76 51–96  Slovakia 78–101 75-68 110-67 – 88–89  Sweden 61-59 82-63 97-40 64-58 -

Best Runners-up

Team	PCT.	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Group
Sweden	.875	7	1	627	491	+136	C
Netherlands	.625	5	3	592	550	+42	A
Switzerland	.625	5	3	561	567	−6	B

Promotional Phase

5 September 2009 20:30

Game 1

Sweden	50–70	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 12–19, 12–25, 11-11
Pts: Akesson 13 Rebs: Lindqvist 5 Asts: Massamba 3		Pts: Peković 24 Rebs: Drobnjak and Cook 7 each Asts: Cook 4

5 September 2009 20:30

Game 1

Belarus	75–89	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 15–22, 22–19, 21–25
Pts: Ulyanko 18 Rebs: Meshcharakou 8 Asts: Charykau 4		Pts: Pachulia and Sanikidze 19 each Rebs: Sanikidze 11 Asts: Tsintsadze 5

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9 September 2009 20:30

Game 2

Montenegro	88–71	Sweden
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 23–26, 24–10, 21-21
Pts: Pekovic 17 Rebs: Golubovic 6 Asts: Cook 4		Pts: Ringstrm 17 Rebs: Kjellbom 6 Asts: Levin 4

Montenegro wins series 2-0 and advances to Eurobasket 2011 Division A

9 September 2009 20:30

Game 2

Georgia	86–84	Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 25–27, 19–22, 15–16
Pts: Sanikidze 18 Rebs: Sanikidze 10 Asts: Tsintsadze 6		Pts: Kudrautsau 27 Rebs: Aliakseyeu 8 Asts: Kudrautsau 3

Georgia wins series 2-0 and advances to FIBA EuroBasket 2011 Division A

Statistical Leaders

Points Rank Name G Pts PPG 1 Viktor Sanikidze 10 186 18.6 2 Nikola Peković 10 181 18.1 3 Zaza Pachulia 10 179 17.9 4 Anton Gavel 6 107 17.8 5 Tom Schumacher 6 103 17.2

Rebounds Rank Name G Rbs RPG 1 Viktor Sanikidze 10 110 11.0 2 Francisco Elson 7 75 10.7 3 Endrit Hysenagolli 8 84 10.5 4 Zaza Pachulia 10 85 8.5 5 Panagiotis Trisokkas 8 68 8.5

Assists Rank Name G Asts APG 1 Giorgi Tsintsadze 10 58 5.8 2 Omar Cook 10 49 4.9 3 Anton Gavel 6 24 4.0 4 Arvin Slagter 8 30 3.8 5 Kenny Grant 9 33 3.7

External links

• Full results from EuroBasket2009.org