EuroBasket 2015

{{Short description|International basketball event}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox international basketball competition | tourney_name = EuroBasket 2015 | other_titles = Championnat d'Europe masculin de basket-ball 2015 {{nobold|''{{in lang|fr}}''}} Europsko prvenstvo u košarci 2015. {{nobold|''{{in lang|hr}}''}} Basketball-Europameisterschaft 2015 {{nobold|''{{in lang|de}}''}} 2015. gada Eiropas čempionāts basketbolā {{nobold|''{{in lang|lv}}''}} | image = EuroBasket 2015 logo.png | size = | caption = | city = | country = France | country2 = Croatia | country3 = Germany | country4 = Latvia | dates = 5–20 September | num_teams = 24 | venues = 5 | cities = 5 | champion = Spain | count = 3 | second = Lithuania | third = France | third-flagvar = 1974 | fourth = Serbia | games = 79 | attendance = 711131 | mvp = {{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol | top_scorer = {{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol (25.6 points per game) | prevseason = 2013 | nextseason = 2017 }} thumb|right|290px|Qualified teams for the EuroBasket 2015 thumb|right|290px|Former EuroBasket 2015 logo

'''EuroBasket 2015''' was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 September and ended on 20 September 2015.

The top two teams ({{bk-l|Spain}} and {{bk-l|Lithuania}}) qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The next five teams ({{bk-l|France}}, {{bk-l|Serbia}}, {{bk-l|Greece}}, {{bk-l|Italy}} and the {{bk-l|Czech Republic}}) advanced to the World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. {{bk-l|Latvia}} and {{bk-l|Croatia}} later qualified due to Serbia and Italy hosting two of the Olympic qualifying tournaments while {{bk-l|Turkey}} also qualified as an invitee.

Spain won their third title by defeating Lithuania 80–63 in the final.<ref name="Final">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_1G5HHn4IJKElOrQ5ytLr01.articleMode_on.html|title=Spain Claim Gold In Front Of Record Audience|date=20 September 2015|work=eurobasket2015.org|access-date=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922234345/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_1G5HHn4IJKElOrQ5ytLr01.articleMode_on.html|archive-date=22 September 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref> France won bronze on home soil defeating Serbia (81–68).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_XCBBt0,vHwcDLI3DN0sTU1.articleMode_on.html|title=France Reward Home Support With Bronze|date=20 September 2015|work=eurobasket2015.org|access-date=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922234352/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_XCBBt0,vHwcDLI3DN0sTU1.articleMode_on.html|archive-date=22 September 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The final game was held in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy and set a new record for the highest attendance in a EuroBasket game, with 26,922.<ref name=attendance>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_-1.coid_Ea5qQZRhJug6k2gEKv9Ck1.articleMode_on.html|title=Attendance Record Falls Again - EuroBasket (2015) - FIBA Europe|work=www.fibaeurope.com|access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> Pau Gasol was named the tournament's MVP.

==Host selection== On 18 December 2011, FIBA Europe decided to let Ukraine host EuroBasket 2015, after France, Croatia, Germany and Italy withdrew their joint bid.<ref name=EB2015rd>[http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18122011/58/ukraine-host-eurobasket-2015.html Ukraine to host Eurobasket 2015], Eurosport (18 December 2011)</ref> On 19 March 2014, tournament director Markiyan Lubkivsky announced that EuroBasket 2015 would not take place in Ukraine because of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the championship would be relocated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportbusiness.com/sportbusiness-international/ukraine-gives-hosting-rights-eurobasket-2015|title = Ukraine gives up hosting rights to EuroBasket 2015|date = 19 March 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_8DlKdhrHIfcuOC5T38SJp0.articleMode_on.html Clarification on 'Hosts withdrawal' claims]; FIBA Europe, 19 March 2014</ref> But later, FIBA Europe was forced to deny reports that Ukraine had given up the hosting rights for EuroBasket 2015 due to the continuous political situation and security issues in Ukraine.<ref>[http://www.sportbusiness.com/sportbusiness-international/fiba-europe-removes-u-18-event-ukraine-eurobasket-remains-now FIBA Europe removes U-18 event from Ukraine but EuroBasket remains, for now]</ref> On 13 June 2014, FIBA Europe officially announced that Ukraine would not be hosting the championships.<ref name=FIBA2015notU>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_IMEmQhzcJPwu540NZeUoR2.articleMode_on.html FIBA Europe Relocate EuroBasket 2015]</ref>

Sixteen countries expressed an initial interest to bid for the relocated event. National Federations were called by FIBA Europe to officially bid for hosting the tournament or parts of the tournament until 31 July 2014. The next day FIBA Europe announced eight official bids from potential organizers:<ref name=FIBA2015newbid>[https://www.fiba.basketball/news/FIBA-Europe-Eight-bid-to-host-EuroBasket-2015 FIBA Europe - Eight bid to host EuroBasket 2015]</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=18em}} * {{CRO}} * {{FIN}} * {{flagu|France|1974}} * {{flagu|Germany}} * {{ISR}} * {{LAT}} * {{flagu|Poland}} * {{TUR}} {{div col end}}

All interested federations were provided the option to bid to stage either one of the four groups in the Group Phase of the tournament, one of the groups and the Final Phase, only the finals, or the entire tournament. FIBA Europe was scheduled to officially announce the details of the bids after 27 August 2014.<ref name=FIBA2015newbid/>

Croatia, France, Poland and Turkey bid to host one of the four groups in the Group Phase and the Final Phase in the knock-out round. Additionally, Turkey also bid to host the Final Phase only.

All other countries bid to host only one of the four groups in the Group Phase. Prior to the Board Meeting, Turkey withdrew their candidature from hosting any part of the tournament while Poland and Croatia withdrew their candidature to host the Final Phase of the tournament, leaving France as the only candidate to host the Final Phase.<ref name=announce/>

On 8 September 2014, it was announced that the FIBA EuroBasket 2015 tournament would be hosted in Germany (Berlin), Croatia (Zagreb), Latvia (Riga) and France (Montpellier), with each of the countries hosting one respective group during the group stage of the tournament. France would be the hosts of the finals in the knock-out phase in the city of Lille at the multi-functional Stade Pierre-Mauroy, which has a 27,000 capacity for basketball.<ref name=announce>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.roundID_9322.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.coid_hXEMBL2UIJACgyayS2lyh3.articleMode_on.html |date=8 September 2014 |access-date=21 September 2014 |title=EuroBasket 2015 Hosts Announced |publisher=FIBA Europe}}</ref>

==Venues== thumb|Frenkie was the official mascot {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;" |- !width=200px| Lille |colspan=2 rowspan=8|{{location map+ |Europe |float=center|width=400 |places= {{location map~ |Europe |marksize=10 |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=52.505556|long=13.443333|label=Berlin|position=right}} {{location map~ |Europe |marksize=10 |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=45.771667|long=15.942833|label=Zagreb|position=right}} {{location map~ |Europe |marksize=10 |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=56.967958|long=24.121344|label=Riga|position=right}} {{location map~ |Europe |marksize=10 |mark=Blue pog.svg |lat=43.57342|long=3.95162|label=Montpellier|position=left}} {{location map~ |Europe |marksize=10 |mark=Red pog.svg |lat=50.611883|long=3.130428|label=Lille|position=left}} }} |- | Stade Pierre-Mauroy |- |Capacity: 27,500{{efn|Indoor configuration}} |- | 200px|center |- ! Montpellier |- | Park&Suites Arena |- |Capacity: 10,700 |- |200px|center |- !width=200px|Zagreb !!width=200px|Berlin !!width=200px|Riga |- | Arena Zagreb || Mercedes-Benz Arena || Arena Riga |- | Capacity: 16,500 ||Capacity: 14,500 ||Capacity: 11,200 |- |center|200px |200px|center |200px|center |}

==Qualification== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 qualification}} Qualification for the tournament took place in two phases; the first featured 13 teams who failed to qualify for FIBA EuroBasket 2013, the winner of which qualifying directly for the finals. The remaining teams then went into qualification with the remaining FIBA Europe sides.

===Qualified teams=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team !! Qualification !! Date of qualification !! Tournament appearance !! Last appearance |- | {{Bk|ESP}} || Host nation of 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup & 3rd place of FIBA EuroBasket 2013 || {{sort|20090523|23 May 2009}} || 30 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|UKR}} || 6th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 || {{sort|20111218|18 December 2011 (as initial host)}} || 7 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|EST}} || Winners of 1st round of FIBA EuroBasket 2015 qualification || {{sort|20130901|1 September 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2015.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_k20mlUsXGVAAwr,46uK8b1.articleMode_on.html|title=Estonia book flight to Ukraine|author=FIBA Europe.com|date=1 September 2013|access-date=2013-09-02}}</ref> || 5 || 2001 |- | {{Bk|FRA|1974}} || Winners of FIBA EuroBasket 2013 || {{sort|20130918|18 September 2013}} || 37 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|SVN}} || 5th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 || {{sort|20130919|19 September 2013}} || 12 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|CRO}} || 4th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 || {{sort|20130919|19 September 2013}} || 12 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|LTU}} || Runner-up at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 ||{{sort|20130919|19 September 2013}} || 13 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|SRB}} || 7th place at FIBA EuroBasket 2013 || {{sort|20130921|21 September 2013}} || 5 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|FIN}} || Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup || {{sort|20140201|1 February 2014}} || 13 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|GRE}} || Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup || {{sort|20140201|1 February 2014}} || 25 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|TUR}} || Wild card at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup || {{sort|20140201|1 February 2014}} || 22 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|LAT}} || 1st in Second round Group F || {{sort|20140824|24 August 2014}} || 13 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|ISR}} || 1st in Second round Group B || {{sort|20140824|24 August 2014}} || 28 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|BIH}} || 1st in Second round Group A || {{sort|20140824|24 August 2014}} || 9 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|BEL}} || 1st in Second round Group D || {{sort|20140824|24 August 2014}} || 16 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|GEO}} || 1st in Second round Group E || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 3 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|CZE}} || 2nd in Second round Group E || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 4 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|GER}} || 2nd in Second round Group C || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 23 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|NED}} || 2nd in Second round Group B || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 15 || 1989 |- | {{Bk|POL}} || 1st in Second round Group C || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 27 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}} || 2nd in Second round Group D || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 5 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|ITA}} || 1st in Second round Group G || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 36 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|RUS}} || 2nd in Second round Group G || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 12 || 2013 |- | {{Bk|ISL}} || 2nd in Second round Group A || {{sort|20140827|27 August 2014}} || 1 || – |}

==Draw== ===Seedings=== FIBA Europe released the seedings for the EuroBasket 2015 draw on 27 November 2014.<ref name=seeding>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.roundID_9322.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_Khl7Yu9HICUutmqAHNidQ1.articleMode_on.html|title=EuroBasket Draw Seedings Announced|date=27 November 2014|work=fibaeurope.com}}</ref> According to the FIBA Europe regulations the participating nations, the 10 participants of the 2014 World Cup would be seeded first, based on their respective records in FIBA EuroBasket 2013, with the remaining teams seeded based on their qualification records.<ref name=seeding/>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+Seeding |- ! Team  !! Qualification  !! Position  !! Record  |- | {{bk|FRA|1974}} || EuroBasket 2013 || 1 || |- | {{bk|LTU}} || EuroBasket 2013 || 2 || |- | {{bk|ESP}} || 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Host || 3 (EuroBasket 2013) || |- | {{bk|CRO}} || EuroBasket 2013 || 4 || |- | {{bk|SVN}} || EuroBasket 2013 || 5 || |- | {{bk|UKR}} || EuroBasket 2013 || 6 || |- | {{bk|SRB}} || EuroBasket 2013 || 7 || |- | {{bk|FIN}} || 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Wildcard || 8 (EuroBasket 2013) || |- | {{bk|GRE}} || 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Wildcard || 11 (EuroBasket 2013) || |- | {{bk|TUR}} || 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Wildcard || 17 (EuroBasket 2013) || |- | {{bk|LAT}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q1 || 6–0, 1.2398 |- | {{bk|BIH}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q2 || 4–0, 1.1386 |- | {{bk|POL}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q3 || 5–1, 1.2385 |- | {{bk|BEL}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q4 || 5–1, 1.1979 |- | {{bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q5 || 5–1, 1.1450 |- | {{bk|ITA}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q6 || 3–1, 1.1654 |- | {{bk|GER}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q7 || 4–2, 1.3243 |- | {{bk|ISR}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q8 || 4–2, 1.1195 |- | {{bk|CZE}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q9 || 4–2, 1.1150 |- | {{bk|GEO}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q10 || 4–2, 1.0558 |- | {{bk|NED}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q11 || 4–2, 1.0107 |- | {{bk|RUS}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q12 || 2–2, 1.1679 |- | {{bk|ISL}} || 2015 Round 2 || Q13 || 2–2, 0.9896 |- | {{bk|EST}} || 2015 Round 1 || Q1st || 5–3, 1.1286 |}

===Final draw=== [[File:Eurobasket 2015 à Lille.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Publicity onto the North Regional Council in Lille.]] The draw took place on 8 December 2014 at 16:00 at Disneyland in Paris, France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.roundID_9322.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.coid_c9mPKOKnHf2Hb4iltiZm92.articleMode_on.html|title=Disneyland Paris To Host EuroBasket Draw|date=29 October 2014|work=fibaeurope.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/coid_BwtutDNiHHcHToZt,UXZ60.articleMode_on.html|title=EuroBasket 2015 Draw Completed|date=8 December 2014|work=fibaeurope.com|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905212111/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/coid_BwtutDNiHHcHToZt,UXZ60.articleMode_on.html|archive-date=5 September 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Criteria for the draw was as follows: *The four hosts were drawn together, but as Latvia were amongst the third seeded teams and Germany the fifth, only three teams would be in fourth and sixth pot containing the remaining seeds and these teams could not be drawn into groups with Latvia and Germany respectively. *France and Croatia, as hosts, were drawn first and the two remaining first seeds, Spain and Lithuania, were drawn separately into the remaining two groups not already with a top-seeded team. *In addition to this, following on from the exceptional circumstances leading to the relocation of EuroBasket 2015, each of the four hosts was granted the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams would automatically be placed into the same group as their chosen partner country. The selections were; ** France and Finland ** Germany and Turkey ** Croatia and Slovenia ** Latvia and Estonia <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_GVwgIjAFIBQ5AhWYngOq30.articleMode_on.html|title=Eurobasket 2015 Draw: How will it work|date=7 December 2014|work=fibaeurope.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnFfgOLlXH8|title=2015 EuroBasket Official Draw}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- !width=14%| '''Pot 1''' (Hosts) !width=14%| '''Pot 2''' (Remaining First Seeds) !width=14%| '''Pot 3''' (Second Seeds) !width=14%| '''Pot 4''' (Remaining Third Seeds) !width=14%| '''Pot 5''' (Fourth Seeds) !width=14%| '''Pot 6''' (Remaining Fifth Seeds) !width=14%| '''Pot 7''' (Sixth Seeds) |- | {{Bk|CRO}} {{Bk|FRA|1974}} {{Bk|GER}} {{Bk|LAT}} | {{Bk|LTU}} {{Bk|ESP}} | {{Bk|SVN}} {{ref|3|c}} {{Bk|UKR}} {{Bk|SRB}} {{Bk|FIN}} {{ref|1|a}} | {{Bk|GRE}} {{Bk|TUR}} {{ref|2|b}} {{Bk|BIH}} | {{Bk|POL}} {{Bk|BEL}} {{Bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}} {{Bk|ITA}} | {{Bk|ISR}} {{Bk|CZE}} {{Bk|GEO}} | {{Bk|NED}} {{Bk|RUS}} {{Bk|ISL}} {{Bk|EST}} {{ref|4|d}} |} {{Refbegin}} :{{note|1|a}} Assigned to Group A, for its partnership with France. :{{note|2|b}} Assigned to Group B, for its partnership with Germany. :{{note|3|c}} Assigned to Group C, for its partnership with Croatia. :{{note|4|d}} Assigned to Group D, for its partnership with Latvia. {{Refend}}

==Squads== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 squads}}

==Preliminary round== The best four teams of each group advance to the knockout stage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/cid_FaTi64YyIbQDnvc3JDbil1.pageID_xZ6ztVqFHAo5RJO9BiPul1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.html |title=Schedule |access-date=12 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225112811/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/cid_FaTi64YyIbQDnvc3JDbil1.pageID_xZ6ztVqFHAo5RJO9BiPul1.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.html |archive-date=25 December 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

===Group A=== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 Group A}} '''Venue:''' Montpellier, France thumb|right|Tram painted to promote the EuroBasket 2015 in Montpellier {{:EuroBasket 2015 Group A}}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1" |- !width=25%| !width=2%| !width=6%| !width=2%| !width=25%| |- |5 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|POL}}''' || ||align=center|'''68–64'''|| ||'''{{bk|BIH}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ISR}}''' || ||align=center|'''76–73'''|| ||'''{{bk|RUS}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|FRA|1974}}''' || ||align=center|'''97–87'''||'''(OT)'''||'''{{bk|FIN}}'''|| |- |6 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|RUS}}''' || ||align=center|'''79–82'''|| ||'''{{bk|POL}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|FIN}}''' || ||align=center|'''66–79'''|| ||'''{{bk|ISR}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|BIH}}''' || ||align=center|'''54–81'''|| ||'''{{bk|FRA|1974}}'''|| |- |7 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|FIN}}''' || ||align=center|'''81–79'''|| ||'''{{bk|RUS}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ISR}}''' || ||align=center|'''84–86'''||'''(OT)'''||'''{{bk|BIH}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|FRA|1974}}''' || ||align=center|'''69–66'''|| ||'''{{bk|POL}}'''|| |- |9 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|BIH}}''' || ||align=center|'''59–88'''|| ||'''{{bk|FIN}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|POL}}''' || ||align=center|'''73–75'''|| ||'''{{bk|ISR}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|RUS}}''' || ||align=center|'''67–74'''|| ||'''{{bk|FRA|1974}}'''|| |- |10 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|FIN}}''' || ||align=center|'''65–78'''|| ||'''{{bk|POL}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|BIH}}''' || ||align=center|'''61–81'''|| ||'''{{bk|RUS}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ISR}}''' || ||align=center|'''61–86'''|| ||'''{{bk|FRA|1974}}'''|| |}

===Group B=== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 Group B}} '''Venue:''' Berlin, Germany thumb|right|Italy and Germany during the national anthems. {{:EuroBasket 2015 Group B}}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1" |- !width=25%| !width=2%| !width=6%| !width=2%| !width=25%| |- |5 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GER}}''' || ||align=center|'''71–65'''|| ||'''{{bk|ISL}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ESP}}''' || ||align=center|'''70–80'''|| ||'''{{bk|SRB}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ITA}}''' || ||align=center|'''87–89'''|| ||'''{{bk|TUR}}'''|| |- |6 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|SRB}}''' || ||align=center|'''68–66'''|| ||'''{{bk|GER}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ISL}}''' || ||align=center|'''64–71'''|| ||'''{{bk|ITA}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|TUR}}''' || ||align=center|'''77–104'''|| ||'''{{bk|ESP}}'''|| |- |8 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|SRB}}''' || ||align=center|'''93–64'''|| ||'''{{bk|ISL}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GER}}''' || ||align=center|'''75–80'''|| ||'''{{bk|TUR}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ESP}}''' || ||align=center|'''98–105'''|| ||'''{{bk|ITA}}'''|| |- |9 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|TUR}}''' || ||align=center|'''72–91'''|| ||'''{{bk|SRB}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ITA}}''' || ||align=center|'''89–82'''||'''(OT)''' ||'''{{bk|GER}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|ISL}}''' || ||align=center|'''73–99'''|| ||'''{{bk|ESP}}'''|| |- |10 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|SRB}}''' || ||align=center|'''101–82'''|| ||'''{{bk|ITA}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GER}}''' || ||align=center|'''76–77'''|| ||'''{{bk|ESP}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|TUR}}''' || ||align=center|'''111–102'''||'''(OT)''' ||'''{{bk|ISL}}'''|| |}

===Group C=== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 Group C}} '''Venue:''' Zagreb, Croatia thumb|right|Arena Zagreb ahead of EuroBasket 2015 {{:EuroBasket 2015 Group C}}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1" |- !width=25%| !width=2%| !width=6%| !width=2%| !width=25%| |- |5 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GEO}}''' || ||align=center|'''72–73'''|| ||'''{{bk|NED}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}''' || ||align=center|'''65–85'''|| ||'''{{bk|GRE}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|CRO}}''' || ||align=center|'''80–73'''|| ||'''{{bk|SVN}}'''|| |- |6 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|NED}}''' || ||align=center|'''71–78'''|| ||'''{{bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|SVN}}''' || ||align=center|'''79–68'''|| ||'''{{bk|GEO}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GRE}}''' || ||align=center|'''72–70'''|| ||'''{{bk|CRO}}'''|| |- |8 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|SVN}}''' || ||align=center|'''81–74'''|| ||'''{{bk|NED}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GEO}}''' || ||align=center|'''68–79'''|| ||'''{{bk|GRE}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|CRO}}''' || ||align=center|'''73–55'''|| ||'''{{bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}}'''|| |- |9 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GRE}}''' || ||align=center|'''83–72'''|| ||'''{{bk|SVN}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}''' || ||align=center|'''75–90'''|| ||'''{{bk|GEO}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|NED}}''' || ||align=center|'''72–78'''|| ||'''{{bk|CRO}}'''|| |- |10 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|SVN}}''' || ||align=center|'''62–51'''|| ||'''{{bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GEO}}''' || ||align=center|'''71–58'''|| ||'''{{bk|CRO}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|GRE}}''' || ||align=center|'''68–65'''|| ||'''{{bk|NED}}'''|| |}

===Group D=== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 Group D}} '''Venue:''' Riga, Latvia [[File:Eurobasket 2015 fanzone Riga 01.JPG|thumb|right|EuroBasket 2015 fanzone in Riga]] {{:EuroBasket 2015 Group D}}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1" |- !width=25%| !width=2%| !width=6%| !width=2%| !width=25%| |- |5 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|CZE}}''' || ||align=center|'''80–57'''|| ||'''{{bk|EST}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|BEL}}''' || ||align=center|'''67–78'''|| ||'''{{bk|LAT}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|LTU}}''' || ||align=center|'''69–68'''|| ||'''{{bk|UKR}}'''|| |- |6 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|EST}}''' || ||align=center|'''55–84'''|| ||'''{{bk|BEL}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|LAT}}''' || ||align=center|'''49–68'''|| ||'''{{bk|LTU}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|UKR}}''' || ||align=center|'''64–78'''|| ||'''{{bk|CZE}}'''|| |- |7 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|LTU}}''' || ||align=center|'''74–76'''|| ||'''{{bk|BEL}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|CZE}}''' || ||align=center|'''65–72'''|| ||'''{{bk|LAT}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|UKR}}''' || ||align=center|'''71–78'''|| ||'''{{bk|EST}}'''|| |- |9 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|BEL}}''' || ||align=center|'''64–66'''|| ||'''{{bk|CZE}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|LAT}}''' || ||align=center|'''74–75'''|| ||'''{{bk|UKR}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|EST}}''' || ||align=center|'''62–64'''|| ||'''{{bk|LTU}}'''|| |- |10 September 2015 |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|UKR}}''' || ||align=center|'''71–79'''|| ||'''{{bk|BEL}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|LAT}}''' || ||align=center|'''75–64'''|| ||'''{{bk|EST}}'''|| |- style=font-size:90% |align=right| '''{{bk-rt|CZE}}''' || ||align=center|'''81–85'''||'''(OT)''' ||'''{{bk|LTU}}'''|| |}

==Knockout stage== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 knockout stage}}

'''Venue:''' Lille, France {{:EuroBasket 2015 knockout stage}}

===Final=== {{Main|EuroBasket 2015 Final}} {{:EuroBasket 2015 Final}}

{{winners|bk|EuroBasket 2015 champions|ESP|Third}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto" |- !Most Valuable Player |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol |}

==Final standings== Official final ranking by FIBA Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_-1.coid_1G5HHn4IJKElOrQ5ytLr01.articleMode_on.html |title=EuroBasket 2015 final standings |access-date=21 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128081748/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_-1.coid_1G5HHn4IJKElOrQ5ytLr01.articleMode_on.html |archive-date=28 January 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> thumb|400px|right|Results

{| class="wikitable" |- |width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics |- |width=10px bgcolor="skyblue"| ||Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as hosts<ref name="oqthost" group="note">If the tournament is hosted by a team that has already qualified, the next-best team from the host country's federation will also qualify.</ref> |- |width=10px bgcolor="#ffffcc"| ||Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament (Turkey qualified as a replacement invitee) |} {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2 width=40|Rank !rowspan=2 width=200|Team !rowspan=2 width=60|Record !colspan=3|FIBA World Rankings |- !width=60|Before !width=60|After !width=60|Change |-bgcolor=ccffcc |{{gold1}} ||align=left|{{Bk|ESP}} ||7–2||2||2||=0 |-bgcolor=ccffcc |{{silver2}} ||align=left|{{Bk|LTU}} ||7–2||4||3||+1 |-bgcolor=ffffcc |{{bronze3}} ||align=left|{{Bk|FRA|1974}}||8–1||5||5||=0 |-bgcolor=skyblue | 4 ||align=left|{{Bk|SRB}} ||7–2||7||6||+1 |-bgcolor=ffffcc | 5 ||align=left|{{Bk|GRE}}||7–1||10||10||=0 |-bgcolor=skyblue | 6 || align=left|{{Bk|ITA}}||5–3||36||T-35||+1 |-bgcolor=ffffcc | 7 ||align=left|{{Bk|CZE}}||5–4||T-49||42||+7 |-bgcolor=ffffcc | 8 ||align=left|{{Bk|LAT}} ||4–5||T-38||T-35||+3 |-bgcolor=ffffcc | 9 ||align=left|{{Bk|CRO}}||3–3||12||12||=0 |- | 10 || align=left|{{Bk|ISR}}||3–3||T-38||37||+1 |- | 11 || align=left|{{Bk|POL}}||3–3||42||T-38||+4 |- | 12 || align=left|{{Bk|SLO}}||3–3||13||13||=0 |- | 13 || align=left|{{Bk|BEL}}||3–3||T-51||44||+7 |-bgcolor=ffffcc | 14 || align=left|{{Bk|TUR}}||3–3||8||8||=0 |- | 15 || align=left|{{Bk|GEO}} ||2–4||54||47||+7 |- | 16 || align=left|{{Bk|FIN}} ||2–4||35||32||+3 |- | 17 || align=left|{{Bk|RUS}}||1–4||6||7||–1 |- | 18 || align=left|{{Bk|GER}}||1–4||18||20||–2 |- | 19 || align=left|{{Bk|MKD|name=Macedonia}}||1–4||32||34||–2 |- | 20 || align=left|{{Bk|EST}} ||1–4||NR||T-84||+4 |- | 21 || align=left|{{Bk|NED}} ||1–4||NR||T-84||+4 |- | 22 || align=left|{{Bk|UKR}} ||1–4||40||T-38||+2 |- | 23 || align=left|{{Bk|BIH}} ||1–4||T-58||T-53||+5 |- | 24 || align=left|{{Bk|ISL}} ||0–5||NR||T-84||+4 |}

==All-Tournament Team== *PG – {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Rodríguez<ref name="Final" /> *SG – {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Nando de Colo *SF – {{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Mačiulis *PF – {{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol ('''MVP''') *C – {{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Valančiūnas

==Statistical leaders== {{col-begin}} {{Col-3}} ;Points<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/pageID_pRK-RJ6tI8o0CY-VsrxCA0.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.html |title=Statistical leader – Players |access-date=21 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914041844/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/pageID_pRK-RJ6tI8o0CY-VsrxCA0.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.html |archive-date=14 September 2015 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! style="width:80%;"|Name !! style="width:20%;"|PPG |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol ||align=center|25.6 |- |{{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Schröder ||align=center|21.0 |- |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Veselý ||align=center|19.3 |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Gallinari ||align=center|17.9 |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Gentile ||align=center|16.8 |} {{col-3}} ;Rebounds {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! style="width:80%;"|Name !! style="width:20%;"|RPG |- |{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Vorontsevich ||align=center|9.2 |- |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Veselý ||align=center|9.1 |- |{{flagicon|UKR}} Kyrylo Fesenko ||align=center|8.8 |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol ||align=center|8.8 |- |{{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Valančiūnas ||align=center|8.4 |} {{col-3}} ;Assists {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! style="width:80%;"|Name !! style="width:20%;"|APG |- |{{flagicon|LTU}} Mantas Kalnietis ||align=center|7.8 |- |{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Satoranský ||align=center|7.3 |- |{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Teodosić ||align=center|7.1 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} Petteri Koponen ||align=center rowspan=3|6.0 |- |{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Khvostov |- |{{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Schröder |} {{col-end}}

{{col-begin}} {{Col-3}} ;Blocks {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! style="width:80%;"|Name !! style="width:20%;"|BPG |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Pau Gasol ||align=center|2.3 |- |{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Rudy Gobert ||align=center|2.0 |- |{{flagicon|ISR}} D'or Fischer ||align=center|1.8 |- |{{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Valančiūnas ||align=center|1.4 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} Erik Murphy ||align=center|1.3 |} {{col-3}} ;Steals {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! style="width:80%;"|Name !! style="width:20%;"|SPG |- |{{flagicon|LTU}} Jonas Mačiulis ||align=center|1.9 |- |{{flagicon|ISR}} Yogev Ohayon ||align=center rowspan=2|1.7 |- |{{flagicon|GEO}} Tornike Shengelia |- |{{flagicon|BIH}} Alex Renfroe ||align=center|1.6 |- |{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Nicolas Batum ||align=center|1.4 |} {{col-3}} {{col-end}}

==FIBA broadcasting rights== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! align=center | Country ! align=center | Broadcaster |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Albania}} || TVSH |- | Digit-Alb |- | align=left | {{flag|Argentina}} || DirecTV |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flagu|Belgium}} || Be TV |- | TELENET |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina|BiH}} || FTV |- | RTRS |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Brazil}} || SporTV |- | ESPN Brasil |- | align:left | {{flag|Bulgaria}} || Diema Sport |- | align=left | {{flagu|China}} || CCTV-5 |- | align=left | {{flag|Colombia}} || DirecTV |- | align=left | {{flag|Croatia}} || HRT |- | align=left | {{flag|Cyprus}} || CYTA |- | align=left | {{flag|Czech Republic}} || Czech Television |- | align=left | {{flag|Denmark}} || Viasat Sport |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Estonia}} || Viasat Sport Baltic |- | TV6 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Finland}} || Viasat Sport |- | Yle |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flagu|France|1974}} || Canal+ Sport |- | France Télévisions |- | align=left | {{flag|Georgia}} || GPB |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| {{flagu|Germany}} || Das Erste |- | ZDF |- | Deutsche Telekom |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Greece}} || ANT1 |- | Cosmote Sport |- | align=left | {{flag|Hong Kong}} || i-Cable |- | align=left | {{flag|Iceland}} || RÚV |- | align=left | {{flagu|India}} || NEO Sports |- | align=left | {{flag|Iran}} || IRIB Varzesh |- | align=left | {{flag|Israel}} || Sport 5 |- | align=left | {{flagu|Italy}} || Sky Italia |- | align=left | {{flagu|Japan}} || Fuji TV |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Latvia}} || LNT |- | Viasat Sport Baltic |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| {{flag|Lithuania}} || TV3 |- | Viasat Sport Baltic |- | LRT Radijas |- | align=left | {{flag|Macedonia}} || Sitel |- | align=left | {{flag|Malaysia}} || Astro |- | align=left | {{flag|Montenegro}} || TV Vijesti |- | align=left | {{flagu|Netherlands}} || Sport1 |- | align=left | {{flag|Norway}} || Viasat Sport |- |style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | {{flag|Philippines}} || Solar |- | Basketball TV |- |style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | {{flag|Poland}} || TVP |- | Eleven Sports Network |- | align=left | {{flag|Portugal}} || Sport TV |- | align=left | {{flag|Qatar}} || beIN Sports Arabia |- | align=left | {{flag|Romania}} || Digi Sport |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flagu|Russia}} || Russia 2 |- | NTV Plus |- | align=left | {{flag|Serbia}} || RTS |- | align=left | {{flag|Singapore}} || StarHub |- | align=left | {{flag|Slovakia}} || RTVS |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Slovenia}} || RTV Slovenija |- | Šport TV |- | align=left | {{flag|South Africa}} || SuperSport |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| {{flagu|Spain}} || Cuatro |- | Telecinco |- | Energy |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Sweden}} || TV10 |- | Viasat Sport |- | align=left | {{flag|Turkey}} || NTV Spor |- | align=left | {{flag|Ukraine}} || 2+2 |- | align=left | {{flagu|USA}} || ESPN3 |} {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist|group=note}} {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category|EuroBasket 2015}} *[https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/208-fiba-eurobasket/7259 Official website]

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