1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship

The 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as the 1995 European Championship for Cadets) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Setúbal, Seixal, and Almada, in Portugal, hosted the tournament. Croatia won the trophy for the first time.

1995 EuroBasket Under-16
13th FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates23–30 July 1995
Teams12
Venue(s) (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerIsrael Ilan Kadosh (29.8)
Top reboundsFrance Pawel Storozynski (11.9)
Top assistsSpain Javier Rodríguez (3.1)
Official website
Official website (archive)
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Teams edit

Qualification edit

There were two qualifying rounds for this tournament. Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. Fifteen teams advanced to the Challenge Round, where they joined Russia, Lithuania, and Turkey. The remaining eighteen teams were allocated in three groups of six teams each. The three top teams of each group joined Greece (title holder), Spain (runner-up), and Portugal (host) in the final tournament.

Preliminary round edit

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th–8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Spain 5 5 0 429 285 10
  Macedonia 5 3 2 339 372 8
  Italy 5 3 2 363 319 8
  Israel 5 2 3 375 386 7
  England 5 1 4 305 419 6
  Czech Republic 5 0 5 328 358 6

Group B edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Croatia 5 5 0 377 284 10
  Greece 5 4 1 344 307 9
  France 5 2 3 354 351 7
  Turkey 5 2 3 296 282 7
  Portugal 5 2 3 328 369 7
  Finland 5 0 5 319 425 5

Knockout stage edit

9th–12th playoffs edit

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Czech Republic74
 
 
 
  Portugal88
 
  Portugal75
 
 
 
  Finland47
 
  England61
 
 
  Finland67
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Czech Republic65
 
 
  England57

5th–8th playoffs edit

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  France71
 
 
 
  Israel54
 
  France70
 
 
 
  Italy98
 
  Italy66
 
 
  Turkey60
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Israel77
 
 
  Turkey80

Championship edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Croatia66
 
 
 
  Macedonia45
 
  Croatia75
 
 
 
  Spain62
 
  Spain74
 
 
  Greece64
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Macedonia72
 
 
  Greece73


 1995 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 
 
Croatia
First title

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Croatia
    Spain
    Greece
4th   Macedonia
5th   Italy
6th   France
7th   Turkey
8th   Israel
9th   Portugal
10th   Finland
11th   Czech Republic
12th   England

References edit