1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

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1995 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Greece
DatesJuly 12 – 22
Teams16 
(from 5 federations)
Venues
(in 5 host cities)
Champions Greece
(1st title)
MVPGreece Efthimios Rentzias
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Greece Efthimios Rentzias (22.8)  Greece (99.4)
Rebounds Greece Efthimios Rentzias (12.2)  Greece (46.0)
Assists Venezuela (4.5)  Australia (18.6)
Official website
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The 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 1995 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the fifth edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup. It was held in multiple cities in Greece, from July 12 to 22, 1995. Host country Greece, won their first (and only, as of 2021), championship in the tournament, after going undefeated and beating Australia, 77–64 in the Gold Medal Game. Spain notched their first-ever podium finish, after defeating Croatia 91–73, in the Bronze Medal Game.[1] Efthimios Rentzias of Greece, was named the tournament MVP.[2]

Venues[]

Location City Round
Athens Second and knockout stages
Thessaloniki Preliminary stage
Lamia Preliminary stage
Larissa Preliminary stage
Patras Preliminary stage

Qualified teams[]

Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  Greece
Defending Champions 26 July – 4 August 1991 Canada Edmonton 1  United States
1994 FIBA Under-18 African Championship 18–25 July 1994 Cameroon Yaoundé 2  Nigeria
 Angola
17 August – 3 September 1994 Argentina Santa Rosa 3  Argentina
 Puerto Rico
 Venezuela
1995 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship 3–11 March 1995 Philippines Manila 3  South Korea
 China
 
1994 FIBA Under-18 European Championship 18–25 July 1994 Israel Tel Aviv 5  Lithuania
 Croatia
 Spain
 Italy
 France
N/A N/A 1  Australia
Total 16

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 3 3 0 241 224 +17 6
 Croatia 3 2 1 238 213 +25 5
 Venezuela 3 1 2 252 251 +1 4
 China 3 0 3 229 276 –46 3
12 July 1995
19:30
China  71–90  Croatia
Scoring by half: 36–45, 35–45
Pts: Wang 21
Rebs: Wang 12
Asts: 6
Pts: Giriček 22
Rebs: 11
Asts: 5
12 July 1995
21:30
Venezuela  84–85 (OT)  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 35–35, 41–41 Overtime: 8–9
Pts: 26
Rebs: 8
Asts: 5
Pts: Jasikevičius 23
Rebs: Jurkūnas 12
Asts: Marčiulionis 3

13 July 1995
19:30
Croatia  78–71  Venezuela
Scoring by half: 39–29, 38–42
Pts: 22
Rebs: 11
Asts: Giriček 6
Pts: 23
Rebs: 17
Asts: 6
13 July 1995
21:30
Lithuania  85–70  China
Scoring by half: 38–35, 47–35
Pts: Šeštokas 27
Rebs: Šeštokas 20
Asts: Marčiulionis 4
Pts: Wang 19
Rebs: Wang 8
Asts: 4

14 July 1995
19:30
China  88–97  Venezuela
Scoring by half: 42–41, 46–56
Pts: Wang 23
Rebs: Wang 12
Asts: Jin 6
Pts: , 25
Rebs: 7
Asts: 9
14 July 1995
21:30
Lithuania  71–70  Croatia
Scoring by half: 31–34, 40–36
Pts: Jasikevičius 19
Rebs: Jurkūnas 11
Asts: 4 players 3
Pts: 20
Rebs: , Nicević 7
Asts: Giriček 3

Group B[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 France 3 3 0 214 179 +35 6
 Argentina 3 2 1 261 223 +38 5
 South Korea 3 1 2 212 230 –18 4
 Nigeria 3 0 3 194 249 –55 3
12 July 1995
19:30
Nigeria  55–76  France
Scoring by half: 27–37, 28–39
Pts: 12
Rebs: 7
Asts: 5
Pts: 19
Rebs: Weis 11
Asts: 4
12 July 1995
21:30
South Korea  83–93  Argentina
Scoring by half: 34–46, 49–47
Pts: 26
Rebs: 5
Asts: Cho S. 4
Pts: 28
Rebs: 9
Asts: , Victoriano 3

13 July 1995
19:30
Argentina  102–70  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 58–35, 44–35
Pts: , Palladino, 15
Rebs: 10
Asts: Sánchez 9
Pts: 25
Rebs: 19
Asts: 2
13 July 1995
21:30
France  68–58  South Korea
Scoring by half: 30–27, 38–31
Pts: 17
Rebs: Weis 12
Asts: 6
Pts: Cho S. 26
Rebs: , 3
Asts: Cho S. 3

14 July 1995
19:30
Nigeria  69–71  South Korea
Scoring by half: 23–27, 46–44
Pts: 19
Rebs: , , 9
Asts: 3
Pts: Cho S. 36
Rebs: Lee 7
Asts: Cho S., 3
14 July 1995
21:30
Argentina  66–70  France
Scoring by half: 31–36, 35–34
Pts: 17
Rebs: 10
Asts: Sánchez 3
Pts: 20
Rebs: 11
Asts: 3

Group C[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 223 170 +53 6
 United States 3 2 1 205 183 +22 5
 Italy 3 1 2 214 213 +1 4
  3 0 3 150 226 –76 3
12 July 1995
19:30
  64–87  Italy
Scoring by half: 28–36, 36–51
Pts: 15
Rebs: Al-Khas 11
Asts: 4
Pts: Righetti 21
Rebs: , 7
Asts: Rombaldoni, Bulleri 6
12 July 1995
21:30
Australia  71–69  United States
Scoring by half: 35–29, 36–40
Pts: Trahair 23
Rebs: Mackinnon 10
Asts: Mackinnon, Shanahan, Trahair 3
Pts: Walker 26
Rebs: Walker 10
Asts: Langdon 5

13 July 1995
19:30
United States  61–51  
Scoring by half: 32–29, 29–22
Pts: Marbury 17
Rebs: Fowlkes 12
Asts: Marbury 4
Pts: Al-Khas 20
Rebs: Al-Khas 12
Asts: 4 players 1
13 July 1995
21:30
Italy  66–74  Australia
Scoring by half: 35–45, 31–29
Pts: Righetti, 13
Rebs: 8
Asts: Bulleri 5
Pts: Trahair 20
Rebs: Mackinnon, 7
Asts: Trahair 8

14 July 1995
19:30
  35–78  Australia
Scoring by half: 18–40, 17–38
Pts: Al-Khas 12
Rebs: Al-Khas, 9
Asts: 2
Pts: Shanahan 11
Rebs: 11
Asts: Shanahan, Drmic 4
14 July 1995
21:30
United States  75–61  Italy
Scoring by half: 35–37, 40–24
Pts: Marbury 29
Rebs: Walker 17
Asts: Langdon 6
Pts: 17
Rebs: 11
Asts: Bulleri, 4

Group D[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 346 197 +149 6
 Spain 3 2 1 251 222 +29 5
 Puerto Rico 3 1 2 224 270 –46 4
 Angola 3 0 3 173 305 –132 3
12 July 1995
19:30
Angola  49–91  Spain
Scoring by half: 25–50, 24–41
Pts: Almeida 14
Rebs: , Almeida, 6
Asts: 3
Pts: Guillén 13
Rebs: Jiménez, 11
Asts: 5
12 July 1995
21:30
Puerto Rico  74–109  Greece
Scoring by half: 32–61, 42–48
Pts: 12
Rebs: Fajardo 7
Asts: 7
Pts: Kakiouzis 23
Rebs: Rentzias 19
Asts: Chatzis 4

13 July 1995
19:30
Spain  90–69  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 49–34, 41–35
Pts: 21
Rebs: de la Fuente 9
Asts: de la Fuente 6
Pts: 19
Rebs: 11
Asts: 4
13 July 1995
21:30
Greece  133–53  Angola
Scoring by half: 69–31, 64–22
Pts: Kakiouzis 21
Rebs: Rentzias 11
Asts: 7
Pts: Almeida, 10
Rebs: 8
Asts: , , Almeida 2

14 July 1995
19:30
Angola  71–81  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 44–48, 27–33
Pts: , 17
Rebs: 14
Asts: 2
Pts: Latimer 18
Rebs: Latimer 8
Asts: 4
14 July 1995
21:30
Greece  104–70  Spain
Scoring by half: 54–36, 50–34
Pts: Kakiouzis 26
Rebs: Rentzias 9
Asts: Papanikolaou, Karagkoutis 5
Pts: 12
Rebs: , 8
Asts: , de la Fuente 2

Quarterfinal round[]

Group E[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 249 198 +51 6
 Spain 3 2 1 235 228 +7 5
 Lithuania 3 1 2 208 251 –43 4
 Argentina 3 0 3 209 224 –15 3
17 July 1995
16:00
Lithuania  79–91  Spain
Scoring by half: 48–43, 31–48
Pts: Šeštokas 24
Rebs: Šeštokas 12
Asts: Jasikevičius 6
Pts: de la Fuente 21
Rebs: de la Fuente 12
Asts: , 5
17 July 1995
18:00
Australia  78–71 (OT)  Argentina
Scoring by half: 29–42, 33–20 Overtime: 16–9
Pts: Mackinnon 17
Rebs: Mackinnon 12
Asts: 7
Pts: 21
Rebs: 10
Asts: Victoriano, 3

18 July 1995
16:00
Argentina  66–71  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 32–32, 34–39
Pts: 20
Rebs: 10
Asts: Victoriano 2
Pts: Šeštokas 22
Rebs: Šeštokas, Jurkūnas 13
Asts: Jasikevičius 8
18 July 1995
18:00
Spain  69–77 (OT)  Australia
Scoring by half: 38–49, 28–17 Overtime: 3–11
Pts: de la Fuente 16
Rebs: , de la Fuente 12
Asts: 3
Pts: 20
Rebs: Mackinnon 10
Asts: Mackinnon 4

19 July 1995
16:00
Argentina  72–75  Spain
Scoring by half: 39–31, 33–44
Pts: Sánchez 20
Rebs: Palladino 8
Asts: Sánchez, Victoriano 3
Pts: Iturbe 15
Rebs: de la Fuente 9
Asts: 4
19 July 1995
18:00
Lithuania  58–94  Australia
Scoring by half: 31–48, 27–46
Pts: Šeštokas 9
Rebs: Jasikevičius 6
Asts: Jasikevičius 4
Pts: Mackinnon 18
Rebs: 6
Asts: Trahair 8

Group F[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 278 208 +70 6
 Croatia 3 2 1 230 227 +3 5
 United States 3 1 2 208 242 –38 4
 France 3 0 3 165 204 –39 3
17 July 1995
20:00
United States  65–62  France
Scoring by half: 38–28, 27–34
Pts: Marbury 20
Rebs: Fowlkes 7
Asts: Marbury 4
Pts: 16
Rebs: , 8
Asts: Gomis 3
17 July 1995
22:00
Croatia  80–109  Greece
Scoring by half: 37–68, 43–41
Pts: 17
Rebs: Nicević 6
Asts: Giriček, Perinčić, 2
Pts: Rentzias 30
Rebs: Rentzias 11
Asts: Karagkoutis 6

18 July 1995
20:00
France  53–68  Croatia
Scoring by half: 21–40, 32–28
Pts: Weis 14
Rebs: Moïso 9
Asts: 3
Pts: 15
Rebs: 10
Asts: Giriček, 3
18 July 1995
22:00
Greece  98–78  United States
Scoring by half: 43–37, 55–41
Pts: Kakiouzis 29
Rebs: Rentzias 16
Asts: Kalaitzis 11
Pts: Marbury 23
Rebs: Walker 10
Asts: Marbury 6

19 July 1995
20:00
Croatia  82–65  United States
Scoring by half: 35–30, 47–35
Pts: 28
Rebs: Nicević 11
Asts: Sesar 3
Pts: Marbury 16
Rebs: Domzalski 8
Asts: Marbury, Young 2
19 July 1995
22:00
France  50–71  Greece
Scoring by half: 31–27, 19–44
Pts: 16
Rebs: Moïso 9
Asts: , 2
Pts: Papanikolaou 27
Rebs: Papanikolaou 12
Asts: Kalaitzis 4

Group G[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts First Tiebreaker
Classification for Tied Teams
Second Tiebreaker
Basket Average for Tied Teams
 Nigeria 3 2 1 222 217 +5 5 1W−1L (144/143, 1.0070)
 Venezuela 3 2 1 262 253 +9 5 1W−1L (167/167, 1.0000)
 Italy 3 2 1 232 187 +45 5 1W−1L (139/140, 0.9929)
 Angola 3 0 3 207 266 –59 3
17 July 1995
10:00
Venezuela  95–86  Angola
Scoring by half: 42–49, 53–37
Pts: 26
Rebs: 12
Asts: 6
Pts: , 18
Rebs: 8
Asts: , Almeida 3
17 July 1995
12:00
Italy  57–59  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 28–30, 29–29
Pts: 16
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4
Pts: 19
Rebs: 13
Asts: , 2

18 July 1995
10:00
Nigeria  85–86  Venezuela
Scoring by half: 36–38, 49–48
Pts: , 15
Rebs: 11
Asts: 4
Pts: 38
Rebs: , , 7
Asts: , 5
18 July 1995
12:00
Angola  47–93  Italy
Scoring by half: 23–49, 24–44
Pts: Almeida 10
Rebs: Almeida 5
Asts: , Almeida 2
Pts: Righetti 16
Rebs: 7
Asts: Bulleri 5

19 July 1995
10:00
Nigeria  78–74  Angola
Scoring by half: 41–34, 37–40
Pts: 23
Rebs: 11
Asts: 4
Pts: Almeida 21
Rebs: 9
Asts: Almeida 3
19 July 1995
12:00
Venezuela  81–82  Italy
Scoring by half: 41–40, 40–42
Pts: 23
Rebs: 12
Asts: 5
Pts: 15
Rebs: 10
Asts: 5

Group H[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Puerto Rico 3 3 0 281 258 +23 6
 China 3 2 1 274 247 +27 5
 South Korea 3 1 2 209 204 +5 4
  3 0 3 181 236 –55 3
17 July 1995
17:00
China  120–123 (OT)  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 46–49, 46–43 Overtime: 16–16, 12–15
Pts: Wang 34
Rebs: Wang 15
Asts: 3
Pts: , 27
Rebs: 13
Asts: , 5
17 July 1995
19:00
  60–68  South Korea
Scoring by half: 32–36, 28–32
Pts: 21
Rebs: Al-Khas 16
Asts: Al-Khas 2
Pts: Cho S. 25
Rebs: , 6
Asts: , Cho S. 4

18 July 1995
17:00
South Korea  71–73  China
Scoring by half: 30–40, 41–33
Pts: Cho S. 18
Rebs: 7
Asts: 3
Pts: 21
Rebs: 11
Asts: , Wang 4
18 July 1995
19:00
Puerto Rico  87–68  
Scoring by half: 43–25, 44–43
Pts: 15
Rebs: Latimer 7
Asts: , Hatton, 1
Pts: Al-Khas 22
Rebs: Al-Khas 10
Asts: 5

19 July 1995
17:00
China  81–53  
Scoring by half: 43–30, 38–23
Pts: 27
Rebs: Wang 14
Asts: Li N. 4
Pts: 11
Rebs: Al-Khas 9
Asts: 4
19 July 1995
19:00
South Korea  70–71  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 43–36, 27–35
Pts: 14
Rebs: 8
Asts: 5
Pts: 21
Rebs: , Latimer 9
Asts: , Latimer 3

Classification 13th–16th[]

 
SemifinalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
July 21
 
 
 Italy65
 
July 22
 
 45
 
 Italy78
 
July 21
 
 Angola68
 
 Angola77
 
 
 South Korea58
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
July 22
 
 
 61
 
 
 South Korea69

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals[]

21 July 1995
10:00
Italy  65–45  
Scoring by half: 30–19, 35–26
Pts: 17
Rebs: 9
Asts: Righetti 6
Pts: 11
Rebs: Al-Khas 5
Asts: 2
21 July 1995
12:00
Angola  77–58  South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–32, 41–26
Pts: Almeida 21
Rebs: Almeida 7
Asts: 4
Pts: Cho S. 19
Rebs: 6
Asts: 3

15th place[]

22 July 1995
08:00
  61–69  South Korea
Scoring by half: 26–37, 35–32
Pts: 18
Rebs: 16
Asts: 3
Pts: Cho S. 19
Rebs: 6
Asts: 5

13th place[]

22 July 1995
10:00
Italy  78–68  Angola
Scoring by half: 32–27, 46–41
Pts: Righetti 18
Rebs: 9
Asts: Bulleri, 2
Pts: Almeida 16
Rebs: , , Almeida 6
Asts: Almeida 4

Classification 9th–12th[]

 
SemifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
July 21
 
 
 Nigeria72
 
July 22
 
 China91
 
 China124
 
July 21
 
 Puerto Rico101
 
 Puerto Rico85
 
 
 Venezuela83
 
Eleventh place
 
 
July 22
 
 
 Nigeria84
 
 
 Venezuela78

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals[]

21 July 1995
16:00
Nigeria  72–91  China
Scoring by half: 35–36, 37–55
Pts: 19
Rebs: 12
Asts: 2
Pts: Wang 31
Rebs: Wang 10
Asts: 6
21 July 1995
18:00
Venezuela  83–85  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 35–50, 48–35
Pts: 22
Rebs: 10
Asts: 4
Pts: Fajardo 19
Rebs: Fajardo 16
Asts: Hatton 4

11th place[]

22 July 1995
12:00
Nigeria  84–78  Venezuela
Scoring by half: 43–37, 41–41
Pts: , 21
Rebs: 14
Asts: , 2
Pts: 23
Rebs: 12
Asts: 6

9th place[]

22 July 1995
14:00
China  124–101  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 48–31, 76–70
Pts: 31
Rebs: Wang 14
Asts: 6
Pts: Hatton 20
Rebs: Fajardo 8
Asts: 4

Classification 5th–8th[]

 
SemifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
July 21
 
 
 Lithuania85
 
July 22
 
 France81
 
 Lithuania89
 
July 21
 
 Argentina73
 
 United States58
 
 
 Argentina67
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 22
 
 
 France55
 
 
 United States92

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals[]

21 July 1995
16:00
Lithuania  85–81  France
Scoring by half: 36–42, 49–39
Pts: Jasikevičius 26
Rebs: Jurkūnas 7
Asts: Marčiulionis 7
Pts: 20
Rebs: Moïso, Weis, 8
Asts: 4
21 July 1995
18:00
Argentina  67–58  United States
Scoring by half: 29–33, 38–25
Pts: 14
Rebs: 9
Asts: 5
Pts: Fowlkes 13
Rebs: Carter 9
Asts: Marbury 5

7th place[]

22 July 1995
16:00
France  55–92  United States
Scoring by half: 27–39, 28–53
Pts: 13
Rebs: Weis 11
Asts: Gomis, Weis, 1
Pts: Fowlkes 22
Rebs: Carter 9
Asts: Wojciechowski 5

5th place[]

22 July 1995
18:00
Lithuania  89–73  Argentina
Scoring by half: 37–34, 52–39
Pts: Jurkūnas 26
Rebs: Jurkūnas 12
Asts: Jasikevičius 7
Pts: Palladino 20
Rebs: Fernández 11
Asts: Sánchez, 3

Final round[]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July 21
 
 
 Australia76
 
July 22
 
 Croatia53
 
 Australia73
 
July 21
 
 Greece91
 
 Greece80
 
 
 Spain57
 
Third place
 
 
July 22
 
 
 Croatia64
 
 
 Spain77

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals[]

21 July 1995
20:00
Australia  76–53  Croatia
Scoring by half: 31–22, 45–31
Pts: Trahair 23
Rebs: , McGregor 8
Asts: , Trahair, 4
Pts: 12
Rebs: Nicević 13
Asts: Sesar, 2
21 July 1995
22:00
Spain  57–80  Greece
Scoring by half: 31–37, 26–43
Pts: 14
Rebs: 9
Asts: 6 players 1
Pts: Papanikolaou 20
Rebs: Papanikolaou 8
Asts: Karagkoutis 5

3rd place[]

22 July 1995
20:00
Croatia  64–77  Spain
Scoring by half: 36–35, 28–42
Pts: 19
Rebs: , Nicević 5
Asts: 5
Pts: 20
Rebs: 10
Asts: 3

Final[]

22 July 1995
22:00
Australia  73–91  Greece
Scoring by half: 48–47, 25–44
Pts: Trahair 27
Rebs: McGregor 8
Asts: , Trahair 5
Pts: Rentzias 33
Rebs: Rentzias 21
Asts: 4 players 2

Final standings[]

Rank Team Record
Gold medal icon.svg  Greece 8–0
Silver medal icon.svg  Australia 7–1
Bronze medal icon.svg  Spain 5–3
4th  Croatia 4–4
5th  Lithuania 6–2
6th  Argentina 3–5
7th  United States 4–4
8th  France 3–5
9th  China 4–4
10th  Puerto Rico 5–3
11th  Nigeria 3–5
12th  Venezuela 3–5
13th  Italy 5–3
14th  Angola 1–7
15th  South Korea 3–5
16th   0–8

Source: FIBA Archive

Awards[]

 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship 

Greece
First title
Most Valuable Player
Greece Efthimios Rentzias

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFTH FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1991". usab.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ "History, All time Medalists - FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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