The team qualified for the 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Bamako, Mali.

[4] As a debutant, Ethiopia, managed by coach Kasa, beat Morocco in their opening game 58-52.

Ethiopia's Leul Brhane Tafere finished with 16 points,[6] slightly below his tournament average.

Overall, Ethiopia's player Leul Brhane Tafere finished as the tournament's top scorer as he achieved 18.5 points per game, ahead of Morocco's Sami Al Wariachi, who had 16.0 points per game.

[7] Tafere was later selected by the NBA and the world governing body FIBA as one of Africa's top basketball players aged 17 and under.