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The 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 1995 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 5th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in multiple cities in Greece, from 12 to 22 July 1995. Host country Greece, won their first (and only, as of 2021), championship in the tournament, after going undefeated and beating Australia, 91-73 in the Gold Medal Game. Spain notched their first-ever podium finish, after defeating Croatia 77-64 in the Bronze Medal Game.[1] Efthimios Rentzias of Greece, was named the tournament MVP.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | 12–22 July |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Greece (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Efthimios Rentzias |
| Top scorer | Efthimios Rentzias (22.8) |
| Top rebounds | Efthimios Rentzias (12.2) |
| Top assists |  Yumerving Mijares (4.5) |
| PPG (Team) | Greece (99.4) |
| RPG (Team) | Greece (46.0) |
| APG (Team) |  Australia (18.6) |
| Official website | |
| 1995 FIBA U19 World Championship | |
| Location | City | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Athens | Second and knockout stages | |
| Thessaloniki | Preliminary stage | |
| Lamia | Preliminary stage | |
| Larissa | Preliminary stage | |
| Patras | Preliminary stage |
| Means of Qualification | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Greece |
| Defending Champions | 26 July – 4 August 1991 |  Edmonton | 1 |  United States |
| 1994 FIBA Under-18 African Championship | 18–25 July 1994 |  Yaoundé | 2 |  Nigeria Angola |
| 1994 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship | 17 August – 3 September 1994 |  Santa Rosa | 3 | Argentina Puerto Rico Venezuela |
| 1995 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship | 3–11 March 1995 |  Manila | 3 |  South Korea China Jordan |
| 1994 FIBA Under-18 European Championship | 18–25 July 1994 |  Tel Aviv | 5 |  Lithuania Croatia Spain Italy France |
| 1994 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship | — | — | 1 | Australia |
| Total | 16 | |||
Group A
12 July 1995 19:30 |
| China |
71–90 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 36–45, 35–45 | ||
| Pts: Wang 21 Rebs: Wang 12 Asts: Tao 6 |
Pts: Giriček 22 Rebs: Milisa 11 Asts: Novosel 5 | |
12 July 1995 21:30 |
| Venezuela |
84–85 (OT) | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 35–35, 41–41 Overtime: 8–9 | ||
| Pts: Arteaga 26 Rebs: Osorio 8 Asts: Mijares 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: Milisa 22 Rebs: Milisa 11 Asts: Giriček 6 |
Pts: Guevara 23 Rebs: Osorio 17 Asts: Guevara 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: Tao 4 | |
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: Abdulsalam 12 Rebs: Udezue 7 Asts: Suobo 5 |
Pts: Laure 19 Rebs: Weis 11 Asts: Zadro 4 | |
12 July 1995 21:30 |
| South Korea |
83–93 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 34–46, 49–47 | ||
| Pts: Cho W. 26 Rebs: Kim 5 Asts: Cho S. 4 |
Pts: Olivares 28 Rebs: Olivares 9 Asts: Olivares, Victoriano 3 | |
13 July 1995 19:30 |
| Argentina |
102–70 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 58–35, 44–35 | ||
| Pts: Budding, Palladino, Riofrío 15 Rebs: Olivares 10 Asts: Sánchez 9 |
Pts: Abdulsalam 25 Rebs: Abdulsalam 19 Asts: Luga 2 | |
13 July 1995 21:30 |
| France |
68–58 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 30–27, 38–31 | ||
| Pts: Laure 17 Rebs: Weis 12 Asts: Zadro 6 |
Pts: Cho S. 26 Rebs: Cho W., Kim 3 Asts: Cho S. 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 |
| Jordan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 226 | –76 | 3 |
12 July 1995 19:30 |
| Jordan |
64–87 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 28–36, 36–51 | ||
| Pts: Odeh 15 Rebs: Al-Khas 11 Asts: Shaban 4 |
Pts: Righetti 21 Rebs: Gironi, Barbieri 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 | Jordan |
| 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, Barbieri 13 Rebs: Gironi 8 Asts: Bulleri 5 |
Pts: Trahair 20 Rebs: Mackinnon, Dwight 7 Asts: Trahair 8 | |
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: Celestino, Almeida, Kialunda 6 Asts: Calei 3 |
Pts: Guillén 13 Rebs: Jiménez, Quesada 11 Asts: Larragán 5 | |
12 July 1995 21:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
74–109 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 32–61, 42–48 | ||
| Pts: Ortiz 12 Rebs: Fajardo 7 Asts: Burgos 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: Vidaurreta 21 Rebs: de la Fuente 9 Asts: de la Fuente 6 |
Pts: Nieves 19 Rebs: Llanos 11 Asts: Quiñones 4 | |
13 July 1995 21:30 |
| Greece |
133–53 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 69–31, 64–22 | ||
| Pts: Kakiouzis 21 Rebs: Rentzias 11 Asts: Barlas 7 |
Pts: Almeida, Kialunda 10 Rebs: Kialunda 8 Asts: Calei, Guimarães, Almeida 2 | |
14 July 1995 19:30 |
| Angola |
71–81 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 44–48, 27–33 | ||
| Pts: Mendes, Guimarães 17 Rebs: Kialunda 14 Asts: Guimarães 2 |
Pts: Latimer 18 Rebs: Latimer 8 Asts: Quiñones 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: Ayuso 12 Rebs: Ayuso, Junyent 8 Asts: Cazorla, de la Fuente 2 | |
Group E
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: Larragán, Cazorla 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: McKinnon 7 |
Pts: Olivares 21 Rebs: Olivares 10 Asts: Victoriano, Riofrío 3 | |
18 July 1995 16:00 |
| Argentina |
66–71 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by half: 32–32, 34–39 | ||
| Pts: Riofrío 20 Rebs: Olivares 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: Vidaurreta, de la Fuente 12 Asts: Larragán 3 |
Pts: Doherty 20 Rebs: Mackinnon 10 Asts: Mackinnon 4 | |
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: Dubos 16 Rebs: Kraidy, Laure 8 Asts: Gomis 3 | |
17 July 1995 22:00 |
| Croatia |
80–109 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 37–68, 43–41 | ||
| Pts: Zemljić 17 Rebs: Nicević 6 Asts: Giriček, Perinčić, Novosel 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: Pons 3 |
Pts: Zemljić 15 Rebs: Milisa 10 Asts: Giriček, Novosel 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 | |
Group G
17 July 1995 10:00 |
| Venezuela |
95–86 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 42–49, 53–37 | ||
| Pts: Arteaga 26 Rebs: Arteaga 12 Asts: Guevara 6 |
Pts: Guimarães, Kialunda 18 Rebs: Mendes 8 Asts: Guimarães, Almeida 3 | |
17 July 1995 12:00 |
| Italy |
57–59 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 28–30, 29–29 | ||
| Pts: Gironi 16 Rebs: Gironi 8 Asts: Lamma 4 |
Pts: Abdulsalam 19 Rebs: Abdulsalam 13 Asts: Samuel, Mohammed 2 | |
18 July 1995 10:00 |
| Nigeria |
85–86 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by half: 36–38, 49–48 | ||
| Pts: Mohammed, Usman 15 Rebs: Paul 11 Asts: Samuel 4 |
Pts: Guevara 38 Rebs: Arteaga, Grant, Osorio 7 Asts: Mijares, Guevara 5 | |
18 July 1995 12:00 |
| Angola |
47–93 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 23–49, 24–44 | ||
| Pts: Almeida 10 Rebs: Almeida 5 Asts: Calei, Almeida 2 |
Pts: Righetti 16 Rebs: Maggioli 7 Asts: Bulleri 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 |
| Jordan |
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: Yu 3 |
Pts: Ortiz, Nieves 27 Rebs: Llanos 13 Asts: Ortiz, Quiñones 5 | |
17 July 1995 19:00 |
| Jordan |
60–68 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 32–36, 28–32 | ||
| Pts: Odeh 21 Rebs: Al-Khas 16 Asts: Al-Khas 2 |
Pts: Cho S. 25 Rebs: Lim, Kim 6 Asts: Lim, 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: Kim 7 Asts: Hwang 3 |
Pts: Li Q. 21 Rebs: Zhu 11 Asts: Li Q., Wang 4 | |
18 July 1995 19:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
87–68 | Jordan |
| Scoring by half: 43–25, 44–43 | ||
| Pts: Ortiz 15 Rebs: Latimer 7 Asts: Llanos, Hatton, Nieves 1 |
Pts: Al-Khas 22 Rebs: Al-Khas 10 Asts: Shaban 5 | |
19 July 1995 17:00 |
| China |
81–53 | Jordan |
| Scoring by half: 43–30, 38–23 | ||
| Pts: Zhu 27 Rebs: Wang 14 Asts: Li N. 4 |
Pts: Odeh 11 Rebs: Al-Khas 9 Asts: Shaban 4 | |
19 July 1995 19:00 |
| South Korea |
70–71 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 43–36, 27–35 | ||
| Pts: Kim 14 Rebs: Cho W. 8 Asts: Kim 5 |
Pts: Ortiz 21 Rebs: Llanos, Latimer 9 Asts: Burgos, Latimer 3 | |
| Semifinals | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Italy | 65 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Jordan | 45 | |||||
| Italy | 78 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Angola | 68 | |||||
| Angola | 77 | |||||
| South Korea | 58 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Jordan | 61 | |||||
| South Korea | 69 | |||||
Source: FIBA Archive
Semifinals
15th place
13th place
| Semifinals | Ninth place | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Nigeria | 72 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| China | 91 | |||||
| China | 124 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 101 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 85 | |||||
| Venezuela | 83 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Nigeria | 84 | |||||
| Venezuela | 78 | |||||
Source: FIBA Archive
Semifinals
11th place
9th place
| Semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Lithuania | 85 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| France | 81 | |||||
| Lithuania | 89 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Argentina | 73 | |||||
| United States | 58 | |||||
| Argentina | 67 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| France | 55 | |||||
| United States | 92 | |||||
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: Laure 20 Rebs: Moïso, Weis, Laure 8 Asts: Pons 4 | |
7th place
5th place
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Australia | 76 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Croatia | 53 | |||||
| Australia | 73 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Greece | 91 | |||||
| Greece | 80 | |||||
| Spain | 57 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Croatia | 64 | |||||
| Spain | 77 | |||||
Source: FIBA Archive
Semifinals
21 July 1995 20:00 |
| Australia |
76–53 | Croatia |
| Scoring by half: 31–22, 45–31 | ||
| Pts: Trahair 23 Rebs: Dwight, McGregor 8 Asts: McKinnon, Trahair, Doherty 4 |
Pts: Milisa 12 Rebs: Nicević 13 Asts: Sesar, Milisa 2 | |
21 July 1995 22:00 |
| Spain |
57–80 | Greece |
| Scoring by half: 31–37, 26–43 | ||
| Pts: Junyent 14 Rebs: Junyent 9 Asts: 6 players 1 |
Pts: Papanikolaou 20 Rebs: Papanikolaou 8 Asts: Karagkoutis 5 | |
3rd place
Final
Source: FIBA Archive
| 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |
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 Greece First title |
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