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EuroBasket 2015
Tournament details
Host countriesFrance
Croatia
Germany
Latvia
Dates5–20 September
Teams24
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain(3rd title)
Runners-upLithuania
Third placeFrance
Fourth placeSerbia
Tournament statistics
Games played79
Attendance711,131 (9,002 per game)
MVPSpainPau Gasol
Top scorerSpainPau Gasol
(25.6points per game)
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Qualified teams for the EuroBasket 2015
Former EuroBasket 2015 logo

EuroBasket 2015was the 39th edition of theEuroBasketchampionship that was organized byFIBA Europe.It was co-hosted byCroatia,France, Germany, andLatvia,making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 September and ended on 20 September 2015.

The top two teams (SpainandLithuania) qualified for the2016 Summer Olympics.The next five teams (France,Serbia,Greece,Italyand theCzech Republic) advanced to theWorld Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.LatviaandCroatialater qualified due toSerbiaand Italy hosting two of the Olympic qualifying tournaments whileTurkeyalso qualified as an invitee.

Spain won their third title by defeating Lithuania 80–63 in the final.[1]France won bronze on home soil defeating Serbia (81–68).[2]The final game was held in theStade Pierre-Mauroyand set a new record for the highest attendance in a EuroBasket game, with 26,922.[3]Pau Gasolwas namedthe tournament's MVP.

Host selection

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On 18 December 2011,FIBA Europedecided to letUkrainehost EuroBasket 2015, after France,Croatia,Germany and Italy withdrew their joint bid.[4]On 19 March 2014, tournament director Markiyan Lubkivsky announced that EuroBasket 2015 would not take place in Ukraine because of theRusso-Ukrainian Warand the championship would be relocated.[5][6]But later, FIBA Europe was forced to deny reports that Ukraine had given up the hosting rights for EuroBasket 2015 due to the continuouspolitical situation and security issuesin Ukraine.[7]On 13 June 2014, FIBA Europe officially announced that Ukraine would not be hosting the championships.[8]

Sixteen countries expressed an initial interest to bid for the relocated event. National Federations were called by FIBA Europe to officially bid for hosting the tournament or parts of the tournament until 31 July 2014. The next dayFIBA Europeannounced eight official bids from potential organizers:[9]

All interested federations were provided the option to bid to stage either one of the four groups in the Group Phase of the tournament, one of the groups and the Final Phase, only the finals, or the entire tournament.FIBA Europewas scheduled to officially announce the details of the bids after 27 August 2014.[9]

Croatia, France, Poland and Turkey bid to host one of the four groups in the Group Phase and the Final Phase in the knock-out round. Additionally, Turkey also bid to host the Final Phase only.

All other countries bid to host only one of the four groups in the Group Phase. Prior to the Board Meeting, Turkey withdrew their candidature from hosting any part of the tournament while Poland and Croatia withdrew their candidature to host the Final Phase of the tournament, leaving France as the only candidate to host the Final Phase.[10]

On 8 September 2014, it was announced that the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 tournament would be hosted in Germany (Berlin),Croatia(Zagreb),Latvia(Riga) and France (Montpellier), with each of the countries hosting one respective group during the group stage of the tournament. France would be the hosts of the finals in the knock-out phase in the city ofLilleat the multi-functionalStade Pierre-Mauroy,which has a 27,000 capacity forbasketball.[10]

Venues

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Frenkie was the official mascot
Lille
EuroBasket 2015 is located in Europe
Berlin
Berlin
Zagreb
Zagreb
Riga
Riga
Montpellier
Montpellier
Lille
Lille
EuroBasket 2015 (Europe)
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 27,500 (indoor configuration)
Montpellier
Park&Suites Arena
Capacity: 10,700
Zagreb Berlin Riga
Arena Zagreb Mercedes-Benz Arena Arena Riga
Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 14,500 Capacity: 11,200

Qualification

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 qualification

Qualification for the tournament took place in two phases; the first featured 13 teams who failed to qualify forFIBA EuroBasket 2013,the winner of which qualifying directly for the finals. The remaining teams then went into qualification with the remaining FIBA Europe sides.

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification Date of qualification Tournament appearance Last appearance
Spain Host nation of2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup& 3rd place ofFIBA EuroBasket 2013 23 May 2009 30 2013
Ukraine 6th place atFIBA EuroBasket 2013 18 December 2011 (as initial host) 7 2013
Estonia Winners of 1st round ofFIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification 1 September 2013[11] 5 2001
France Winners ofFIBA EuroBasket 2013 18 September 2013 37 2013
Slovenia 5th place atFIBA EuroBasket 2013 19 September 2013 12 2013
Croatia 4th place atFIBA EuroBasket 2013 19 September 2013 12 2013
Lithuania Runner-up atFIBA EuroBasket 2013 19 September 2013 13 2013
Serbia 7th place atFIBA EuroBasket 2013 21 September 2013 5 2013
Finland Wild cardat2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 1 February 2014 13 2013
Greece Wild cardat2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 1 February 2014 25 2013
Turkey Wild cardat2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 1 February 2014 22 2013
Latvia 1st inSecond roundGroup F 24 August 2014 13 2013
Israel 1st inSecond roundGroup B 24 August 2014 28 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1st inSecond roundGroup A 24 August 2014 9 2013
Belgium 1st inSecond roundGroup D 24 August 2014 16 2013
Georgia 1st inSecond roundGroup E 27 August 2014 3 2013
Czech Republic 2nd inSecond roundGroup E 27 August 2014 4 2013
Germany 2nd inSecond roundGroup C 27 August 2014 23 2013
Netherlands 2nd inSecond roundGroup B 27 August 2014 15 1989
Poland 1st inSecond roundGroup C 27 August 2014 27 2013
Macedonia 2nd inSecond roundGroup D 27 August 2014 5 2013
Italy 1st inSecond roundGroup G 27 August 2014 36 2013
Russia 2nd inSecond roundGroup G 27 August 2014 12 2013
Iceland 2nd inSecond roundGroup A 27 August 2014 1 –

Draw

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Seedings

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FIBA Europe released the seedings for the EuroBasket 2015 draw on 27 November 2014.[12]According to theFIBA Europeregulations the participating nations, the 10 participants of the2014 World Cupwould be seeded first, based on their respective records inFIBA EuroBasket 2013,with the remaining teams seeded based on theirqualificationrecords.[12]

Final draw

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Publicity onto the North Regional Council inLille.

The draw took place on 8 December 2014 at 16:00 atDisneylandin Paris, France.[13][14]Criteria for the draw was as follows:

  • The four hosts were drawn together, but as Latvia were amongst the third seeded teams and Germany the fifth, only three teams would be in fourth and sixth pot containing the remaining seeds and these teams could not be drawn into groups with Latvia and Germany respectively.
  • France and Croatia, as hosts, were drawn first and the two remaining first seeds, Spain and Lithuania, were drawn separately into the remaining two groups not already with a top-seeded team.
  • In addition to this, following on from the exceptional circumstances leading to the relocation of EuroBasket 2015, each of the four hosts was granted the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams would automatically be placed into the same group as their chosen partner country. The selections were;
    • France and Finland
    • Germany and Turkey
    • Croatia and Slovenia
    • Latvia and Estonia[15][16]
Pot 1
(Hosts) 		Pot 2
(Remaining First Seeds) 		Pot 3
(Second Seeds) 		Pot 4
(Remaining Third Seeds) 		Pot 5
(Fourth Seeds) 		Pot 6
(Remaining Fifth Seeds) 		Pot 7
(Sixth Seeds)

Croatia
France
Germany
Latvia

Lithuania
Spain

Sloveniac
Ukraine
Serbia
Finlanda

Greece
Turkeyb
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Poland
Belgium
Macedonia
Italy

Israel
Czech Republic
Georgia

Netherlands
Russia
Iceland
Estoniad

^aAssigned to Group A, for its partnership with France.
^bAssigned to Group B, for its partnership with Germany.
^cAssigned to Group C, for its partnership withCroatia.
^dAssigned to Group D, for its partnership withLatvia.

Squads

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 squads

Preliminary round

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The best four teams of each group advance to the knockout stage.[17]

Group A

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 Group A

Venue:Montpellier,France

Tram painted to promote the EuroBasket 2015 in Montpellier
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 France 5 5 0 407 335 +72 10 Advanced toKnockout stage
2 Israel 5 3 2 375 384 −9 8[a]
3 Poland 5 3 2 367 352 +15 8[a]
4 Finland 5 2 3 387 392 −5 7
5 Russia 5 1 4 379 374 +5 6[b]
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 1 4 324 402 −78 6[b]
Source:eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^abPoland–Israel 73–75
  2. ^abBosnia and Herzegovina–Russia 61–81
5 September 2015
Poland 68–64 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Israel 76–73 Russia
France 97–87 (OT) Finland
6 September 2015
Russia 79–82 Poland
Finland 66–79 Israel
Bosnia and Herzegovina 54–81 France
7 September 2015
Finland 81–79 Russia
Israel 84–86 (OT) Bosnia and Herzegovina
France 69–66 Poland
9 September 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina 59–88 Finland
Poland 73–75 Israel
Russia 67–74 France
10 September 2015
Finland 65–78 Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina 61–81 Russia
Israel 61–86 France

Group B

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 Group B

Venue:Berlin, Germany

Italy and Germany during the national anthems.
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia 5 5 0 433 354 +79 10 Advanced toKnockout stage
2 Spain 5 3 2 448 411 +37 8[a]
3 Italy 5 3 2 434 434 0 8[a]
4 Turkey 5 3 2 429 459 −30 8[a]
5 Germany 5 1 4 370 379 −9 6
6 Iceland 5 0 5 368 445 −77 5
Source:eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^abcSpain 1–1, +20; Italy 1–1, +5; Turkey 1–1 −25
5 September 2015
Germany 71–65 Iceland
Spain 70–80 Serbia
Italy 87–89 Turkey
6 September 2015
Serbia 68–66 Germany
Iceland 64–71 Italy
Turkey 77–104 Spain
8 September 2015
Serbia 93–64 Iceland
Germany 75–80 Turkey
Spain 98–105 Italy
9 September 2015
Turkey 72–91 Serbia
Italy 89–82 (OT) Germany
Iceland 73–99 Spain
10 September 2015
Serbia 101–82 Italy
Germany 76–77 Spain
Turkey 111–102 (OT) Iceland

Group C

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 Group C

Venue:Zagreb,Croatia

Arena Zagreb ahead of EuroBasket 2015
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Greece 5 5 0 387 340 +47 10 Advanced toKnockout stage
2 Croatia 5 3 2 359 343 +16 8[a]
3 Slovenia 5 3 2 367 356 +11 8[a]
4 Georgia 5 2 3 369 364 +5 7
5 Macedonia 5 1 4 324 381 −57 6[b]
6 Netherlands 5 1 4 355 377 −22 6[b]
Source:eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^abCroatia–Slovenia 80–73
  2. ^abNetherlands–Macedonia 71–78
5 September 2015
Georgia 72–73 Netherlands
Macedonia 65–85 Greece
Croatia 80–73 Slovenia
6 September 2015
Netherlands 71–78 Macedonia
Slovenia 79–68 Georgia
Greece 72–70 Croatia
8 September 2015
Slovenia 81–74 Netherlands
Georgia 68–79 Greece
Croatia 73–55 Macedonia
9 September 2015
Greece 83–72 Slovenia
Macedonia 75–90 Georgia
Netherlands 72–78 Croatia
10 September 2015
Slovenia 62–51 Macedonia
Georgia 71–58 Croatia
Greece 68–65 Netherlands

Group D

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 Group D

Venue:Riga,Latvia

EuroBasket 2015 fanzone inRiga
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Lithuania 5 4 1 360 336 +24 9 Advanced toKnockout stage
2 Latvia 5 3 2 348 339 +9 8[a]
3 Czech Republic 5 3 2 370 342 +28 8[a]
4 Belgium 5 3 2 370 344 +26 8[a]
5 Estonia 5 1 4 316 374 −58 6[b]
6 Ukraine 5 1 4 349 378 −29 6[b]
Source:eurobasket2015.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^abcLatvia 2–0; Czech Republic 1–1; Belgium 0–2
  2. ^abUkraine–Estonia 71–78
5 September 2015
Czech Republic 80–57 Estonia
Belgium 67–78 Latvia
Lithuania 69–68 Ukraine
6 September 2015
Estonia 55–84 Belgium
Latvia 49–68 Lithuania
Ukraine 64–78 Czech Republic
7 September 2015
Lithuania 74–76 Belgium
Czech Republic 65–72 Latvia
Ukraine 71–78 Estonia
9 September 2015
Belgium 64–66 Czech Republic
Latvia 74–75 Ukraine
Estonia 62–64 Lithuania
10 September 2015
Ukraine 71–79 Belgium
Latvia 75–64 Estonia
Czech Republic 81–85 (OT) Lithuania

Knockout stage

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 knockout stage

Venue:Lille,France

Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
12 September
France76
15 September
Turkey53
France84
12 September
Latvia70
Latvia73
17 September
Slovenia66
France75
12 September
Spain(OT)80
Spain80
15 September
Poland66
Spain73
12 September
Greece71
Greece75
20 September
Belgium54
Spain80
13 September
Lithuania63
Serbia94
16 September
Finland81
Serbia89
13 September
Czech Republic75
Croatia59
18 September
Czech Republic80
Serbia64
13 September
Lithuania67 Third place game
Israel52
16 September20 September
Italy82
Italy85France81
13 September
Lithuania(OT)95 Serbia68
Lithuania85
Georgia81
Olympic qualifying bracket

The winners of the 5–8th place semifinals advanced to thequalification tournament.The 5–8th place semifinals losers played in the seventh place game to determine the last participant.

5–8th place semifinalsSeventh place game
17 September
Greece97
18 September
Latvia90
Latvia70
17 September
Czech Republic97
Czech Republic70
Italy85

Final

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Main article:EuroBasket 2015 Final
20 September 2015
19:00
Spain 80–63 Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:19–8, 22–25,19–10, 20–20
Pts:Gasol25
Rebs:Gasol12
Asts:Rodríguez6		 Pts:Kalnietis,Seibutis13
Rebs:Valančiūnas9
Asts:Kalnietis5
Stade Pierre-Mauroy,Lille
Attendance:27,372
Referees:Luigi Lamonica (Italy), Ilija Belošević (Serbia), Borys Ryzhyk (Ukraine)


EuroBasket 2015 champions

Spain
Third title
Most Valuable Player
SpainPau Gasol

Final standings

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Official final ranking byFIBA Europe.[18]

Results
Qualified for the2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified toFinal Olympic Qualifying Tournamentas hosts[note 1]
Qualified toFinal Olympic Qualifying Tournament(Turkeyqualified as a replacement invitee)
Rank Team Record FIBA World Rankings
Before After Change
1st place, gold medalist(s) Spain 7–2 2 2 =0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lithuania 7–2 4 3 +1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) France 8–1 5 5 =0
4 Serbia 7–2 7 6 +1
5 Greece 7–1 10 10 =0
6 Italy 5–3 36 T-35 +1
7 Czech Republic 5–4 T-49 42 +7
8 Latvia 4–5 T-38 T-35 +3
9 Croatia 3–3 12 12 =0
10 Israel 3–3 T-38 37 +1
11 Poland 3–3 42 T-38 +4
12 Slovenia 3–3 13 13 =0
13 Belgium 3–3 T-51 44 +7
14 Turkey 3–3 8 8 =0
15 Georgia 2–4 54 47 +7
16 Finland 2–4 35 32 +3
17 Russia 1–4 6 7 –1
18 Germany 1–4 18 20 –2
19 Macedonia 1–4 32 34 –2
20 Estonia 1–4 NR T-84 +4
21 Netherlands 1–4 NR T-84 +4
22 Ukraine 1–4 40 T-38 +2
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 T-58 T-53 +5
24 Iceland 0–5 NR T-84 +4

All-Tournament Team

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Statistical leaders

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FIBA broadcasting rights

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References

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  1. ^If the tournament is hosted by a team that has already qualified, the next-best team from the host country's federation will also qualify.
  1. ^ab"Spain Claim Gold In Front Of Record Audience".eurobasket2015.org.20 September 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2015.Retrieved20 September2015.
  2. ^"France Reward Home Support With Bronze".eurobasket2015.org.20 September 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2015.Retrieved20 September2015.
  3. ^"Attendance Record Falls Again - EuroBasket (2015) - FIBA Europe".fibaeurope.Retrieved23 July2018.
  4. ^Ukraine to host Eurobasket 2015,Eurosport(18 December 2011)
  5. ^"Ukraine gives up hosting rights to EuroBasket 2015".19 March 2014.
  6. ^Clarification on 'Hosts withdrawal' claims;FIBA Europe, 19 March 2014
  7. ^FIBA Europe removes U-18 event from Ukraine but EuroBasket remains, for now
  8. ^FIBA Europe Relocate EuroBasket 2015
  9. ^abFIBA Europe - Eight bid to host EuroBasket 2015
  10. ^ab"EuroBasket 2015 Hosts Announced".FIBA Europe. 8 September 2014.Retrieved21 September2014.
  11. ^FIBA Europe (1 September 2013)."Estonia book flight to Ukraine".Retrieved2 September2013.
  12. ^ab"EuroBasket Draw Seedings Announced".fibaeurope.27 November 2014.
  13. ^"Disneyland Paris To Host EuroBasket Draw".fibaeurope.29 October 2014.
  14. ^"EuroBasket 2015 Draw Completed".fibaeurope.8 December 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 5 September 2015.Retrieved8 December2014.
  15. ^"Eurobasket 2015 Draw: How will it work".fibaeurope.7 December 2014.
  16. ^"2015 EuroBasket Official Draw".
  17. ^"Schedule".Archived fromthe originalon 25 December 2014.Retrieved12 December2014.
  18. ^"EuroBasket 2015 final standings".Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2016.Retrieved21 September2015.
  19. ^"Statistical leader – Players".Archived fromthe originalon 14 September 2015.Retrieved21 September2015.
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