Italy Overcome Lithuania to Claim FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025 Title

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Italy were crowned FIBA U20 EuroBasket champions for the first time since 2013 after defeating Lithuania in Sunday's Final. Their title triumph ended a 12-year wait for the return of the prestigious trophy.

Dominant Performance in Final

The Italians led for the majority of the contest, including by 16 points at half-time, on their way to confirming an 83-66 triumph. The team from the Apennine Peninsula thus ended a long wait to recapture the trophy after twelve years.

Francesco Ferrari starred in the Final for Italy with a game-high 26 points and also earned the top honor of tournament MVP.

Joining Ferrari in the All-Star Five lineup were Lithuania's Mantas Juzenas, Roman Domon of France, Pavle Nikolic of Serbia, and Greece's Alexandros Samodurov.

Semi-final Matches and Third-Place Battle

The French quest for a three-peat ended at the Semi-Finals stage, but they responded on the final day to take the last step on the podium with a 73-62 success over Serbia.

Meanwhile, Neoklis Avdalas recorded the first triple-double at the event since 2019 with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in Greece's victory over Israel.

Division B and Promotions

In Yerevan, Armenia, the FIBA U20 EuroBasket Division B tournament saw Latvia defeat Croatia in the Final with Turkey claiming the third promotion spot alongside the finalists.

The trio will replace Finland, Ukraine and Iceland in Division A next summer after they finished in the bottom three.

Final Standings

  1. Italy 🥇
  2. Lithuania 🥈
  3. France 🥉
  4. Serbia
  5. Greece
  6. Israel
  7. Slovenia
  8. Spain
  9. Czech Republic
  10. Poland
  11. Romania
  12. Belgium
  13. Germany
  14. Iceland
  15. Finland
  16. Ukraine

Significance of the Title

For Italian basketball, this title represents a significant achievement that confirms the quality of their youth program. Francesco Ferrari with his MVP performance showed himself as one of the biggest hopes of European basketball.

The tournament also revealed the strength of several other young talents from across Europe, who will be watched names in senior basketball in the coming years.

Thank you to FIBA for providing the data and tournament information.

More information:24live.com

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