2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship explained

2015 FIBA Under-19
World Championship
Continent:World U-19
Year:2015
Size:270px
Host:Greece
City:Heraklion
Dates:27 June – 5 July
Teams:16
Confederations:5
Venues:2
Cities:1
Champions:USA
Title Number:6
Mvp: Jalen Brunson[1]
Ppg P: Feliz (18.9)
Ppg T: (88.3)
Rpg P: Yousefvand (13.9)
Rpg T: (51.1)
Apg P: Yoo (6.4)
Apg T: (21.7)
Website:www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19 2015) was the 12th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. It was hosted by Heraklion, Greece, from 27 June to 5 July 2015.[2] It was the third time that Greece hosted the tournament since 1995.

As a result of FIBA rules changes, made effective as of 1 October 2014, this tournament marked the first time that the FIBA Under-19 World Championship used instant replay to review controversial plays and where players were allowed to wear any jersey with numbers from "00" to "99".

The United States won their sixth title by defeating Croatia 79–71 in the final.[3]

Venues

Heraklion
Heraklion Indoor Sports ArenaHeraklion University Sports Hall
Capacity: 5,222Capacity: 1,080

Qualified teams

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation 4 February 2014 1
24 July – 3 August 2014 5



20–24 June 2014 4


19–28 August 2014 3

2–10 August 2014 2
1–6 December 2014 1
Total 16

Preliminary round

The draw for the tournament was held on 12 March 2015.[4] [5]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

5–8th place bracket
9–12th place bracket
13–16th place bracket

All times are local (UTC+3).

Final

Final standings

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Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Points[6]
Name PPG
align=center 18.9
align=center 18.8
align=center rowspan=2 17.6
Ivica Zubac
align=center 16.5
Rebounds
Name RPG
align=center 13.9
align=center 10.6
align=center 10.3
align=center 9.3
align=center 8.4
Assists
Name APG
align=center 6.4
align=center 6.3
align=center 5.6
align=center 5.1
align=center rowspan=2 4.9
Borna Kapusta
Blocks
Name BPG
align=center 2.9
align=center 2.6
align=center rowspan=2 2.0
Yankuba Sima
align=center 1.7
Steals
Name SPG
align=center 3.3
align=center 2.7
align=center 2.4
align=center rowspan=5 2.1
Diego Flaccadori
Ivan Gramajo
Furkan Korkmaz
William McDowell-White

Awards

All-Tournament Team

See also: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player.

See also: FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brunson named MVP of 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, headlines All-Star Five. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007225441/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/brunson-named-mvp-of-2015-fiba-u19-world-championship-headlines-all-star-five. live. October 7, 2017. 5 July 2015. fiba.com.
  2. Web site: FIBA – Key decisions made at the FIBA Central Board meeting in Barcelona. fibaamericas.com. 20 August 2014.
  3. Web site: PR N°23 – USA hold off Croatia to complete historic U19 title defence. https://web.archive.org/web/20191117061947/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/usa-hold-off-croatia-to-complete-historic-u19-title-defence. live. November 17, 2019. 5 July 2015. fiba.com.
  4. Web site: House of Basketball to host draws for 2015 FIBA U19 World Championships on 12 March. https://web.archive.org/web/20150326060641/http://www.fiba.com/news/house-of-basketball-to-host-draws-for-2015-fiba-u19-world-championships-on-12-march1. live. March 26, 2015. 6 March 2015. fiba.com.
  5. Web site: PR N°2 – Draw results for 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315073245/http://www.fiba.com/news/pr-n2--draw-results-for-2015-fiba-u19-world-championship. live. March 15, 2015. 12 March 2015. fiba.com.
  6. https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2015/playerstats Statistics