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International basketball competition
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)
PPG (Team) Spain (80.7)
RPG (Team) Spain (36.7)
APG (Team) Spain (7.9)
Official website
Official website (archive)
1993 1997

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.

Teams

Qualification

Main article: 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship qualification

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

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

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

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

9th–12th playoffs

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

5th–8th playoffs

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

Championship

 SemifinalsFinal
       
  
 
  Croatia66
  
  Macedonia45
  Croatia75
  
  Spain62
  Spain74
 
  Greece64
 Third place
 
  
 
  Macedonia72
 
  Greece73


 1995 FIBA Europe U-16 Championship 

Croatia
First title

Final standings

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

FIBA U16 EuroBasket
Division A
Qualification
Division B
Division C
International men's youth basketball
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.
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