2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
International basketball competition
The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 29th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship . 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Kaunas , Lithuania in two venues (Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre and the legendary Kaunas Sports Hall ), from 8 to 16 August 2015.[ 1] [ 2] France was the defending champions.[ 3] The logo was created by Kaunas-based designer Aleksejus Kudinovas. It symbolizes Kaunas – a city rich in greenery and where basketball reigns.[1]
Venues
Participating teams
First round
In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three teams of each group will advance to the Qualifying Round. The last teams will play in the Classification Group G first, then in the 9th–16th place playoffs.[ 4]
Group A
^ Russian Basketball Federation has been suspended from FIBA [ 5]
6 August 2015
14:30 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 150
Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Ernad Karovic (BIH)
7 August 2015
14:30 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Kaunas Sports Hall –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 200
Referees: Milos Koljensic (MNE), Josip Radojkovic (CRO), Michele Rossi (ITA)
Kaunas Sports Hall –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Milos Koljensic (MNE), Michele Rossi (ITA)
8 August 2015
14:30 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Group B
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Milos Koljensic (MNE), Yener Yilmaz (TUR)
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Haydn Jones (WAL), Josip Radojkovic (CRO)
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 1,100
Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Paulo Marques (POR), Miroslav Tomov (BUL)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 110Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 800
Referees: Haydn Jones (WAL), Miroslav Tomov (BUL), Josip Radojkovic (CRO)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 120Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Ernad Karovic (BIH)
Group C
^ a b Finland–Bosnia and Herzegovina 82–78
^ a b Serbia–Italy 79–77
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 300
Referees: Keith Williams (ENG), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Miroslav Tomov (BUL)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 114Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Amit Balak (ISR), Yohan Rosso (FRA)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 150Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Keith Williams (ENG), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 100Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Marius Ciulin (ROU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 140Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Group D
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 120Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Paulo Marques (POR), Amit Balak (ISR)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 80Referees: Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre, Kaunas (LTU)Attendance: 120Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Yener Yilmaz (TUR)
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Haydn Jones (WAL)
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Amit Balak (ISR)
Kaunas Sports Hall , Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS)
Second round
Twelve advancing teams from the First Round will be allocated in two groups of six teams each. The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group will play in the 9th – 16th place playoffs against the teams from the Group G.
Group E
^ a b Turkey–Spain 64–75
^ a b Germany–Lithuania 77–70
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 110
Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Milos Koljensic (MNE), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 1000
Referees: Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS), Michele Rossi (ITA)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 150
Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Ernad Karovic (BIH)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 200
Referees: Milos Koljensic (MNE), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 1100
Referees: Keith Williams (ENG), Haydn Jones (WAL), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 200
Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Josip Radojkovic (CRO)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 150
Referees: Keith Williams (ENG), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Michele Rossi (ITA)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 1000
Referees: Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Milos Koljensic (MNE)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 150
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Miroslav Tomov (BUL), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Group F
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Petros Papapetrou (GRE)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 200
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 90
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Miroslav Tomov (BUL)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 70
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Yener Yilmaz (TUR)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 90
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Haydn Jones (WAL), Amit Balak (ISR)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Josip Radojkovic (CRO), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 60
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU)
Classification Group G
The last team of each group of the First Round will compete in this Classification Round.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
1
Italy
3
3
0
162
122
+40
6
2
Israel
3
2
1
170
152
+18
5
3
Latvia
3
1
2
137
135
+2
4
4
Russia
3
0
3
0
60
−60
0[ a]
^ Russian Basketball Federation has been suspended from FIBA [ 5]
10 August 2015
14:30 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 140
Referees: Keith Williams (ENG), Haydn Jones (WAL), Josip Radojkovic (CRO)
11 August 2015
14:30 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Ernad Karovic (BIH)
12 August 2015
14:30 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 70
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Ernad Karovic (BIH), Yener Yilmaz (TUR)
Classification playoffs for 9th – 16th place
Classification games for 9th – 16th place
14 August 2015
21:15 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 120
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Ernad Karovic (BIH), Miroslav Tomov (BUL)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 60
Referees: Keith Williams (ENG), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Classification games for 13th – 16th place
15 August 2015
21:15 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 110
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Ernad Karovic (BIH)
Classification games for 9th – 12th place
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 60
Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Miroslav Tomov (BUL), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS)
Championship playoffs
Quarterfinals
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 300
Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Amit Balak (ISR)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 400
Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Paulo Marques (POR), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Milos Koljensic (MNE), Josip Radojkovic (CRO)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 150
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Haydn Jones (WAL), Petros Papapetrou (GRE)
Classification games for 5th to 8th place
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Keith Williams (ENG), Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Milos Koljensic (MNE)
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 400
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Michele Rossi (ITA)
Semifinals
Kaunas Sports Hall ,
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Dragan Neškovic (SRB), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA)
Final classification games
Match for 15th place
16 August 2015
21:15 (NOT PLAYED)[ 5]
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Match for 13th place
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 70
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Yohan Rosso (FRA)
Match for 11th place
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 60
Referees: Haydn Jones (WAL), Keith Williams (ENG), Jonathon Ross Chapman (AUS)
Match for 9th place
Arvydas Sabonis Basketball Centre –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 60
Referees: Tomas Jasevicius (LTU), Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Miroslav Tomov (BUL)
Match for 7th place
Kaunas Sports Hall –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 100
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Michele Rossi (ITA)
Match for 5th place
Kaunas Sports Hall –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 150
Referees: Dragan Neskovic (SRB), Ernad Karovic (BIH), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT)
Bronze medal match
Kaunas Sports Hall –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Aleksandar Milojevic (MKD), Paulo Marques (POR), Josip Radojkovic (CRO)
Final
Kaunas Sports Hall –
Kaunas (LTU)
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Miloš Koljenšić (MNE)
Final standings
Awards
All-Tournament Team
References
External links
Division A Qualification Division B Division C