1995 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates12–22 July
Teams16
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Greece (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPGreece Efthimios Rentzias
Top scorerGreece Efthimios Rentzias (22.8)
Top reboundsGreece Efthimios Rentzias (12.2)
Top assistsVenezuela Yumerving Mijares (4.5)
Official website
1995 FIBA U19 World Championship

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]

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 QualificationDatesVenueBerthsQualifiers
Host Nation1 Greece
Defending Champions26 July – 4 August 1991Canada Edmonton1 United States
1994 FIBA Under-18 African Championship18–25 July 1994Cameroon Yaoundé2 Nigeria
 Angola
1994 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship17 August – 3 September 1994Argentina Santa Rosa3 Argentina
 Puerto Rico
 Venezuela
1995 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship3–11 March 1995Philippines Manila3 South Korea
 China
 Jordan
1994 FIBA Under-18 European Championship18–25 July 1994Israel Tel Aviv5 Lithuania
 Croatia
 Spain
 Italy
 France
1994 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship1 Australia
Total16

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lithuania 330241224+176
 Croatia 321238213+255
 Venezuela 312252251+14
 China 303229276–463
12 July 1995
19:30
China  7190  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  8485 (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  7871  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  8570  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

14 July 1995
19:30
China  8897  Venezuela
Scoring by half: 42–41, 46–56
Pts: Wang 23
Rebs: Wang 12
Asts: Jin 6
Pts: Arteaga, Guevara 25
Rebs: Arteaga 7
Asts: Mijares 9
14 July 1995
21:30
Lithuania  7170  Croatia
Scoring by half: 31–34, 40–36
Pts: Jasikevičius 19
Rebs: Jurkūnas 11
Asts: 4 players 3
Pts: Zemljić 20
Rebs: Zemljić, Nicević 7
Asts: Giriček 3

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 France 330214179+356
 Argentina 321261223+385
 South Korea 312212230–184
 Nigeria 303194249–553
12 July 1995
19:30
Nigeria  5576  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  8393  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  10270  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  6858  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

14 July 1995
19:30
Nigeria  6971  South Korea
Scoring by half: 23–27, 46–44
Pts: Madagwa 19
Rebs: Usman, Udezue, Abdulsalam 9
Asts: Mohammed 3
Pts: Cho S. 36
Rebs: Lee 7
Asts: Cho S., Kim 3
14 July 1995
21:30
Argentina  6670  France
Scoring by half: 31–36, 35–34
Pts: Budding 17
Rebs: Olivares 10
Asts: Sánchez 3
Pts: Kraidy 20
Rebs: Kraidy 11
Asts: Kraidy 3

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 330223170+536
 United States 321205183+225
 Italy 312214213+14
 Jordan 303150226–763
12 July 1995
19:30
Jordan  6487  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  7169  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  6151  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  6674  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

14 July 1995
19:30
Jordan  3578  Australia
Scoring by half: 18–40, 17–38
Pts: Al-Khas 12
Rebs: Al-Khas, Odeh 9
Asts: Odeh 2
Pts: Shanahan 11
Rebs: Doherty 11
Asts: Shanahan, Drmic 4
14 July 1995
21:30
United States  7561  Italy
Scoring by half: 35–37, 40–24
Pts: Marbury 29
Rebs: Walker 17
Asts: Langdon 6
Pts: Causin 17
Rebs: Gironi 11
Asts: Bulleri, Lamma 4

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 330346197+1496
 Spain 321251222+295
 Puerto Rico 312224270–464
 Angola 303173305–1323
12 July 1995
19:30
Angola  4991  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  74109  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  9069  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  13353  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  7181  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  10470  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

Quarterfinal round

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 330249198+516
 Spain 321235228+75
 Lithuania 312208251–434
 Argentina 303209224–153
17 July 1995
16:00
Lithuania  7991  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  7871 (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  6671  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  6977 (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

19 July 1995
16:00
Argentina  7275  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: Larragán 4
19 July 1995
18:00
Lithuania  5894  Australia
Scoring by half: 31–48, 27–46
Pts: Šeštokas 9
Rebs: Jasikevičius 6
Asts: Jasikevičius 4
Pts: Mackinnon 18
Rebs: Dwight 6
Asts: Trahair 8

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 330278208+706
 Croatia 321230227+35
 United States 312208242–384
 France 303165204–393
17 July 1995
20:00
United States  6562  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  80109  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  5368  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  9878  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  8265  United States
Scoring by half: 35–30, 47–35
Pts: Zemljić 28
Rebs: Nicević 11
Asts: Sesar 3
Pts: Marbury 16
Rebs: Domzalski 8
Asts: Marbury, Young 2
19 July 1995
22:00
France  5071  Greece
Scoring by half: 31–27, 19–44
Pts: Pons 16
Rebs: Moïso 9
Asts: Pons, Zadro 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 321222217+551W−1L(144/143, 1.0070)
 Venezuela 321262253+951W−1L(167/167, 1.0000)
 Italy 321232187+4551W−1L(139/140, 0.9929)
 Angola 303207266–593
17 July 1995
10:00
Venezuela  9586  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  5759  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  8586  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  4793  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

19 July 1995
10:00
Nigeria  7874  Angola
Scoring by half: 41–34, 37–40
Pts: Abdulsalam 23
Rebs: Abdulsalam 11
Asts: Mohammed 4
Pts: Almeida 21
Rebs: Binge 9
Asts: Almeida 3
19 July 1995
12:00
Venezuela  8182  Italy
Scoring by half: 41–40, 40–42
Pts: Arteaga 23
Rebs: Arteaga 12
Asts: Mijares 5
Pts: Causin 15
Rebs: Gironi 10
Asts: Lamma 5

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Puerto Rico 330281258+236
 China 321274247+275
 South Korea 312209204+54
 Jordan 303181236–553
17 July 1995
17:00
China  120123 (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  6068  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  7173  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  8768  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  8153  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  7071  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

Classification 13th–16th

 
SemifinalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
 Italy65
 
22 July
 
 Jordan45
 
 Italy78
 
21 July
 
 Angola68
 
 Angola77
 
 
 South Korea58
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
22 July
 
 
 Jordan61
 
 
 South Korea69

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

21 July 1995
10:00
Italy  6545  Jordan
Scoring by half: 30–19, 35–26
Pts: Benini 17
Rebs: Benini 9
Asts: Righetti 6
Pts: Odeh 11
Rebs: Al-Khas 5
Asts: Shaban 2
21 July 1995
12:00
Angola  7758  South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–32, 41–26
Pts: Almeida 21
Rebs: Almeida 7
Asts: Kialunda 4
Pts: Cho S. 19
Rebs: Cho W. 6
Asts: Hwang 3

15th place

22 July 1995
08:00
Jordan  6169  South Korea
Scoring by half: 26–37, 35–32
Pts: Odeh 18
Rebs: Odeh 16
Asts: Shaban 3
Pts: Cho S. 19
Rebs: Cho W. 6
Asts: Hwang 5

13th place

22 July 1995
10:00
Italy  7868  Angola
Scoring by half: 32–27, 46–41
Pts: Righetti 18
Rebs: Maggioli 9
Asts: Bulleri, Lamma 2
Pts: Almeida 16
Rebs: Cunga, Celestino, Almeida 6
Asts: Almeida 4

Classification 9th–12th

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

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

21 July 1995
16:00
Nigeria  7291  China
Scoring by half: 35–36, 37–55
Pts: Abdulsalam 19
Rebs: Abdulsalam 12
Asts: Mohammed 2
Pts: Wang 31
Rebs: Wang 10
Asts: Li Q. 6
21 July 1995
18:00
Venezuela  8385  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 35–50, 48–35
Pts: Mata 22
Rebs: Mata 10
Asts: Guevara 4
Pts: Fajardo 19
Rebs: Fajardo 16
Asts: Hatton 4

11th place

22 July 1995
12:00
Nigeria  8478  Venezuela
Scoring by half: 43–37, 41–41
Pts: Suobo, Abdulsalam 21
Rebs: Abdulsalam 14
Asts: Mohammed, Abdulsalam 2
Pts: Arteaga 23
Rebs: Osorio 12
Asts: Mijares 6

9th place

22 July 1995
14:00
China  124101  Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 48–31, 76–70
Pts: Zhu 31
Rebs: Wang 14
Asts: Li Q. 6
Pts: Hatton 20
Rebs: Fajardo 8
Asts: Burgos 4

Classification 5th–8th

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

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

21 July 1995
16:00
Lithuania  8581  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
21 July 1995
18:00
Argentina  6758  United States
Scoring by half: 29–33, 38–25
Pts: Budding 14
Rebs: Riofrío 9
Asts: Riofrío 5
Pts: Fowlkes 13
Rebs: Carter 9
Asts: Marbury 5

7th place

22 July 1995
16:00
France  5592  United States
Scoring by half: 27–39, 28–53
Pts: Dubos 13
Rebs: Weis 11
Asts: Gomis, Weis, Laure 1
Pts: Fowlkes 22
Rebs: Carter 9
Asts: Wojciechowski 5

5th place

22 July 1995
18:00
Lithuania  8973  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, Budding 3

Final round

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

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

21 July 1995
20:00
Australia  7653  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  5780  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

22 July 1995
20:00
Croatia  6477  Spain
Scoring by half: 36–35, 28–42
Pts: Zemljić 19
Rebs: Zemljić, Nicević 5
Asts: Novosel 5
Pts: Vidaurreta 20
Rebs: Junyent 10
Asts: Larragán 3

Final

22 July 1995
22:00
Australia  7391  Greece
Scoring by half: 48–47, 25–44
Pts: Trahair 27
Rebs: McGregor 8
Asts: McKinnon, Trahair 5
Pts: Rentzias 33
Rebs: Rentzias 21
Asts: 4 players 2

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Greece8–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain5–3
4th  Croatia4–4
5th  Lithuania6–2
6th  Argentina3–5
7th  United States4–4
8th  France3–5
9th  China4–4
10th  Puerto Rico5–3
11th  Nigeria3–5
12th  Venezuela3–5
13th  Italy5–3
14th  Angola1–7
15th  South Korea3–5
16th  Jordan0–8

Source: FIBA Archive

Awards

 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Championship 

Greece
First title
Most Valuable Player
Greece Efthimios Rentzias

References

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  2. "History, All time Medalists - FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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