A total of 16 teams participated in the competition, which took place in Matosinhos, Portugal, from 13 to 23 August 2015.

[2][3] The champions were Czech Republic, who defeated Portugal 79–55 to secure their first title in this competition, after being losing finalists in the previous two editions.

[4] Portugal achieved their best-ever result in an international basketball competition, having never reached the quarterfinals at this age level.

[1] The first-round groups draw took place on 30 November 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.

The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinals.