TBF International Under-16 Tournament


The TBF International Under-16 Tournament, or TBF Under-16 Basketball World Cup, is an international boys' youth age basketball tournament that is contested between the best Under-16 age national teams in the world. The tournament takes place every year in Turkey, and is organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Since FIBA does not currently organize an under-16 age boys' world championship, this tournament serves as the de facto boys' official Under-16 World Cup. It is considered by followers of European basketball to be one of the most prestigious international tournaments in the boys' youth categories.

History

The first TBF International Under-16 Tournament took place in Sakarya, Turkey, in 1994. In the first tournament, which was won by Italy, it was an Under-18 competition. Since then, the tournament has been an Under-16 competition. The list of some of the players that have played at the tournament, and have then gone on to have successful pro careers, includes players like: Hedo Türkoğlu, Kerem Tunçeri, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Ömer Aşık, Ersan İlyasova, and Peja Stojaković.

TBF International Under-16 Tournament results

YearHostCategoryGold MedalSilver MedalBronze Medal
1994Sakarya
Under-18
1995Edirne
Under-16
Turkey B
1997Sakarya
Under-16
1998Antalya
Under-16
1999Antalya
Under-16
2001Bursa
Under-16
2002Istanbul
B
2005Sakarya
Under-16
2006Sakarya
Under-16
2007Sakarya
Under-16
2008Sakarya
Under-16
2009Ankara
Under-16
2010Konya
Under-16
2011Gaziantep
Under-16
2012Sakarya
Under-16
2013Sakarya
Under-16
2014Sakarya
Under-16
2015Konya
Under-16
2016Samsun
Under-16
2017Konya
Under-16
2018Sakarya
Under-16
2019Sakarya
Under-16
2020Konya
Under-16