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
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championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of
FIBA
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. It was hosted by
Heraklion
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,
Greece
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, from 27 June to 5 July 2015.
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.
Venues
Qualified teams
Preliminary round
The draw for the tournament was held on 12 March 2015.
''All times are local (
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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 (
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UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Round of 16
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
Statistics and awards
Statistical leaders
;Points
Statistics
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;Rebounds
;Assists
;Blocks
;Steals
Awards
;All-Tournament Team
* Jalen Brunson
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* Tyler Dorsey
* Furkan Korkmaz
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* Harry Giles
* Marko Arapović
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Professional career
Arapović played in the 2015–16 EuroL ...
References
External links
Official website
{{FIBA Under-19 World Championship
2015
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FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation ( FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ...
FIBA Under-19 World Championship
The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation ( FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ...
Sport in Heraklion
International youth basketball competitions hosted by Greece