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

Also, Denmark relegated to FIBA EuroBasket 2010 Division C and replaced with Azerbaijan, champions of FIBA EuroBasket 2008 Division C.

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