EuroBasket 2015































































EuroBasket 2015
EuroBasket 2015 logo.png
Tournament details
Host countries France
Germany
Croatia
Latvia
Dates 5–20 September
Teams 24
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
 Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up
 Lithuania
Third place
 France
Fourth place
 Serbia
Tournament statistics
Games played 79
Attendance 711,131 (9,002 per match)
MVP
Spain Pau Gasol
Top scorer
Spain Pau Gasol
(25.6 points per game)

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Qualified teams for the EuroBasket 2015




Former EuroBasket 2015 logo


EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th annual edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organised by FIBA Europe. It took place in four different countries (Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia), making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 September and ended on 20 September.


The top two teams (Spain and Lithuania) qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The next five teams (France, Serbia, Greece, Italy and the Czech Republic) advanced to the World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. Latvia and Croatia later qualified due to Serbia and Italy hosting two of the Olympic qualifying tournaments while Turkey also 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 the Stade Pierre-Mauroy and set a new record for the highest attendance in a EuroBasket game, with 26,922.[3]Pau Gasol was named the tournament's MVP.




Contents






  • 1 Host selection


  • 2 Venues


  • 3 Qualification


    • 3.1 Qualified teams




  • 4 Draw


    • 4.1 Seedings


    • 4.2 Final draw




  • 5 Squads


  • 6 Preliminary round


    • 6.1 Group A


    • 6.2 Group B


    • 6.3 Group C


    • 6.4 Group D




  • 7 Knockout stage


    • 7.1 Final




  • 8 Final ranking


  • 9 All-Tournament Team


  • 10 Statistical leaders


  • 11 FIBA broadcasting rights


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





Host selection


On 18 December 2011, FIBA Europe decided to let Ukraine host 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 the political and financial crisis and 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 continuous political situation and security issues in 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 day FIBA Europe announced eight official bids from potential organizers:[9]





  •  Croatia


  •  Finland


  •  France


  •  Germany


  •  Israel


  •  Latvia


  •  Poland


  •  Turkey



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 Europe was 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 of Lille at the multi-functional Stade Pierre-Mauroy, which has a 27,000 capacity for basketball. [10]



Venues




































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)

Mauroy Stadium Eurobasket 2015.JPG


Montpellier

Park&Suites Arena
Capacity: 10,700

Arena montpellier.jpg

Zagreb Berlin
Riga
Arena Zagreb Mercedes-Benz Arena
Arena Riga
Capacity: 16,500 Capacity: 14,500 Capacity: 11,200

Arena Zagreb - panoramio.jpg


Berlin-O2-night2.jpg


2013 Arena Riga - panoramio.jpg




Qualification



Qualification for the tournament took place in two phases; the first featured 13 teams who failed to qualify for FIBA 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


















































































































































































Team Qualification Date of qualification Tournament appearance Last appearance

 Spain
Host nation of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup & 3rd place of FIBA EuroBasket 2013
23 May 2009 30
2013

 Ukraine
6th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013
18 December 2011 (as initial host) 7
2013

 Estonia
Winners of 1st round of FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification

1 September 2013[11]
5
2001

 France
Winners of FIBA EuroBasket 2013
18 September 2013 37
2013

 Slovenia
5th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013
19 September 2013 12
2013

 Croatia
4th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013
19 September 2013 12
2013

 Lithuania
Runner-up at FIBA EuroBasket 2013
19 September 2013 13
2013

 Serbia
7th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013
21 September 2013 5
2013

 Finland

Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
1 February 2014 13
2013

 Greece

Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
1 February 2014 25
2013

 Turkey

Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
1 February 2014 22
2013

 Latvia
1st in Second Round Group F 24 August 2014 13
2013

 Israel
1st in Second Round Group B 24 August 2014 28
2013

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1st in Second Round Group A 24 August 2014 9
2013

 Belgium
1st in Second Round Group D 24 August 2014 16
2013

 Georgia
1st in Second Round Group E 27 August 2014 3
2013

 Czech Republic
2nd in Second Round Group E 27 August 2014 4
2013

 Germany
2nd in Second Round Group C 27 August 2014 23
2013

 Netherlands
2nd in Second Round Group B 27 August 2014 15
1989

 Poland
1st in Second Round Group C 27 August 2014 27
2013

 Macedonia
2nd in Second Round Group D 27 August 2014 5
2013

 Italy
1st in Second Round Group G 27 August 2014 36
2013

 Russia
2nd in Second Round Group G 27 August 2014 12
2013

 Iceland
2nd in Second Round Group A 27 August 2014 1


Draw



Seedings


FIBA Europe released the seedings for the EuroBasket 2015 draw on 27 November 2014.[12] According to the FIBA Europe regulations the participating nations, the 10 participants of the 2014 World Cup would be seeded first, based on their respective records in FIBA EuroBasket 2013, with the remaining teams seeded based on their qualification records.[12]



























































































































































Final draw




Publicity onto the North Regional Council in Lille.


The draw took place on 8 December 2014 at 16:00 at Disneyland in 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



 Slovenia c
 Ukraine
 Serbia
 Finland a



 Greece
 Turkey b
 Bosnia and Herzegovina



 Poland
 Belgium
 Macedonia
 Italy



 Israel
 Czech Republic
 Georgia



 Netherlands
 Russia
 Iceland
 Estonia d



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^a Assigned to Group A, for its partnership with France.


^b Assigned to Group B, for its partnership with Germany.


^c Assigned to Group C, for its partnership with Croatia.


^d Assigned to Group D, for its partnership with Latvia.




Squads




Preliminary round


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



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 to Knockout 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. ^ ab Poland–Israel 73–75


  2. ^ ab Bosnia 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



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 to Knockout 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. ^ abc Spain 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



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 to Knockout 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. ^ ab Croatia–Slovenia 80–73


  2. ^ ab Netherlands–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



Venue: Riga, Latvia




EuroBasket 2015 fanzone in Riga




















































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

PF

PA

PD

Pts
Qualification
1

 Lithuania
5
4
1
360
336
+24
9
Advanced to Knockout 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. ^ abc Latvia 2–0; Czech Republic 1–1; Belgium 0–2


  2. ^ ab Ukraine–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



Venue: Lille, France
































































































































































































































































































 
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Automatic qualifiers for the Olympics
 
                           
 
12 September
 
 
 France 76
 
15 September
 

 Turkey
53
 
 France 84
 
12 September
 

 Latvia
70
 
 Latvia 73
 
17 September
 

 Slovenia
66
 

 France
75
 
12 September
 
 Spain (OT) 80
 
 Spain 80
 
15 September
 

 Poland
66
 
 Spain 73
 
12 September
 

 Greece
71
 
 Greece 75
 
20 September
 

 Belgium
54
 
 Spain 80
 
13 September
 

 Lithuania
63
 
 Serbia 94
 
16 September
 

 Finland
81
 
 Serbia 89
 
13 September
 

 Czech Republic
75
 

 Croatia
59
 
18 September
 
 Czech Republic 80
 

 Serbia
64
 
13 September
 
 Lithuania 67
Third place
 

 Israel
52
 
16 September 20 September
 
 Italy 82
 

 Italy
85  France 81
 
13 September
 
 Lithuania (OT) 95

 Serbia
68
 
 Lithuania 85
 
 

 Georgia
81
 

Olympic qualifying bracket

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







































































 
5–8th place semifinals Seventh place game
 
           
 
17 September
 
 
 Greece 97
 
18 September
 

 Latvia
90
 

 Latvia
70
 
17 September
 
 Czech Republic 97
 

 Czech Republic
70
 
 
 Italy 85
 


Final





20 September 2015
19:00



Boxscore














Spain 
80–63

 Lithuania

Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 22–25, 19–10, 20–20

Pts: Gasol 25
Rebs: Gasol 12
Asts: Rodríguez 6

Pts: Kalnietis, Seibutis 13
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Kalnietis 5



Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,372
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)









 EuroBasket 2015 Champions 


Spain
Third title



Final ranking


Official final ranking by FIBA Europe.[18]




Results















Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as hosts[note 1]
Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Turkey qualified as a replacement invitee)













































































































































































































Rank
Team
Record

FIBA World Rankings
Before
After
Change
1st, gold medalist(s)
 Spain
7–2 2 2 =0
2nd, silver medalist(s)
 Lithuania
7–2 4 3 +1
3rd, 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




  • PG – Spain Sergio Rodríguez[1]


  • SG – France Nando de Colo


  • SF – Lithuania Jonas Maciulis


  • PF – Spain Pau Gasol (MVP)


  • C – Lithuania Jonas Valanciunas



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