1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

The 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (French: Championnat du monde des moins de 19 ans 1991 de la FIBA) was the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup and was held in Edmonton, Canada from July 26 to August 4, 1991. United States won their third championship in the tournament after beating Italy, 90–85 in the final that went into overtime.[1] Dejan Bodiroga of Yugoslavia was named the tournament MVP, despite their team losing the Bronze Medal game against Argentina.[2]

1991 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Canada
DatesJuly 26 – August 4
Teams16 
(from 5 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions United States
(3rd title)
MVP Dejan Bodiroga
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Anwor Abdoul Houy (26.0)  Soviet Union (105.6)
Official website
< 1987
1995 >

Venue

EdmontonAlberta
n/a
1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Alberta)
Capacity: n/a

Qualified teams

Means of QualificationDatesVenueBerthsQualifiers
Host NationN/AN/A1 Canada
Defending Champions28 July – 5 August 1987 Bormio1 Yugoslavia
1990 FIBA Under-18 African ChampionshipN/A Luanda2 Nigeria
 Angola
1990 FIBA Under-18 Americas ChampionshipN/A Montevideo4 United States
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Uruguay
1990 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship25 August – 2 September 1990 Nagoya3 Japan
 Syria
 China
1990 FIBA Under-18 European Championship18–25 August 1990 Groningen / Emmen4 Italy
 Soviet Union
 Spain
 Romania
1990 FIBA Under-18 Oceania ChampionshipN/AN/A1 Australia
Total16

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts First Tiebreaker
Classification for Tied Teams
Second Tiebreaker
Basket Average for Tied Teams
 Romania 321230216+1451W−1L(138/134, 1.0299)
 Argentina 321221214+751W−1L(151/152, 0.9934)
 Australia 321237227+1051W−1L(147/150, 0.9800)
 China 303221252–313
27 July 1991
13:00
China  8292  Romania
Scoring by half: 36–41, 46–51
Pts: Wu 24 Pts: Mureșan 31
27 July 1991
13:00
Australia  8975  Argentina
Scoring by half: 48–35, 41–40
Pts: Reidy 18 Pts: Racca 18

28 July 1991
13:00
Romania  7558  Australia
Scoring by half: 35–33, 40–25
Pts: Mureșan 33 Pts: Armfield 12
28 July 1991
18:30
Argentina  7062  China
Scoring by half: 33–33, 37–29
Pts: Diaz 23 Pts: Zhang 17

29 July 1991
13:00
Argentina  7663  Romania
Scoring by half: 43–35, 33–28
Pts: Racca 31 Pts: Mureșan 24
29 July 1991
18:30
China  7790  Australia
Scoring by half: 33–33, 37–29
Pts: Diaz 23 Pts: Liang 22

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 330316225+916
 Spain 321330232+985
 Nigeria 312221234–134
 Japan 303163339–1763
27 July 1991
18:30
United States  12451  Japan
Scoring by half: 63–28, 61–23
Pts: Miller 18 Pts: Kazama 16
27 July 1991
20:30
Spain  9666  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 55–35, 41–31
Pts: Paraiso 20 Pts: Nikoro 14

28 July 1991
20:30
United States  8673  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 45–47, 41–26
Pts: Miller 24 Pts: Awojobi 28

29 July 1991
13:00
Nigeria  8252  Japan
Scoring by half: 19–37, 63–15
Pts: Awojobi 30 Pts: Kazama 11
29 July 1991
20:30
Spain  101106 (OT)  United States
Scoring by half: 42–46, 52–48 Overtime: 7–12
Pts: Reyes 28 Pts: Caver 26

2 August 1991
15:00
Japan  60133  Spain
Scoring by half: 23–66, 37–67
Pts: Iwasa 15 Pts: Reyes 22

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Italy 330306199+1076
 Canada 321251242+95
 Uruguay 312221270–494
 Angola 303198265–673
27 July 1991
13:00
Italy  9678  Canada
Scoring by half: 52–40, 44–38
Pts: Fučka 21 Pts: George 16
27 July 1991
15:00
Uruguay  7874  Angola
Scoring by half: 46–36, 32–38
Pts: Apud 23 Pts: Morais, Domingos 16

28 July 1991
13:00
Angola  5996  Italy
Scoring by half: 34–56, 25–40
Pts: Domingos 22 Pts: Portaluppi 17
28 July 1991
18:30
Canada  8281  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 46–37, 36–44
Pts: Njoku 20 Pts: Apud 17

29 July 1991
13:00
Italy  11462  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 43–32, 71–30
Pts: Ruggeri 24 Pts: Castro 15
29 July 1991
18:30
Angola  6591  Canada
Scoring by half: 27–51, 38–40
Pts: Lutonda 25 Pts: Van Koughnett 15

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts First Tiebreaker
Classification for Tied Teams
Second Tiebreaker
Basket Average for Tied Teams
 Brazil 321295254+4151W−1L(182/174, 1.0460)
 Yugoslavia 321248237+1151W−1L(168/170, 0.9882)
 Soviet Union 321278273+551W−1L(179/185, 0.9676)
 Syria 303235292–573
27 July 1991
18:30
Brazil  11380  Syria
Scoring by half: 62–31, 51–49
Pts: Klafke 26 Pts: Abou Saada 35
27 July 1991
20:30
Soviet Union  8390  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 46–43, 37–47
Pts: Mikhailov 17 Pts: Čizmić 22

28 July 1991
15:00
Yugoslavia  7887  Brazil
Scoring by half: 27–42, 51–45
Pts: Bodiroga, Radović 18 Pts: Klafke 19
28 July 1991
20:30
Syria  8899  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 40–50, 48–49
Pts: Abou Saada, Abdoul Houy 30 Pts: Mikhailov 20

29 July 1991
15:00
Syria  6780  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 37–43, 30–37
Pts: Abou Saada 16 Pts: Rebrača 16
29 July 1991
20:30
Soviet Union  9695  Brazil
Scoring by half: 59–53, 37–42
Pts: Yudin 18 Pts: Da Silva 27

Quarterfinal round

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts First Tiebreaker
Classification for Tied Teams
Second Tiebreaker
Basket Average for Tied Teams
 Italy 330257240+176
 Yugoslavia 312239230+941W−1L(176/158, 1.1139)
 Spain 312262268–641W−1L(174/179, 0.9721)
 Romania 312232252–2041W−1L(143/156, 0.9167)
30 July 1991
13:00
Yugoslavia  6372  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–36, 30–36
Pts: Tarlać 14 Pts: Fučka 18
30 July 1991
15:00
Romania  8475  Spain
Scoring by half: 43–23, 41–52
Pts: Mureșan 26 Pts: Esteller 20

31 July 1991
13:00
Romania  5981  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–44, 24–37
Pts: Roschnafsky 23 Pts: Radović 23
31 July 1991
18:30
Italy  8988  Spain
Scoring by half: 47–51, 42–37
Pts: Fučka 19 Pts: Galilea, Esteller 16

1 August 1991
13:00
Romania  8996  Italy
Scoring by half: 58–43, 31–53
Pts: Mureșan 28 Pts: Calbini 20
1 August 1991
15:00
Spain  9995  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 47–47, 52–48
Pts: Álvarez 21 Pts: Bodiroga 20

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 330260212+486
 Argentina 321218208+105
 Brazil 312238250–124
 Canada 303206252–463
30 July 1991
18:00
Argentina  6269  United States
Scoring by half: 38–30, 24–39
Pts: Racca 21 Pts: Caver 13
30 July 1991
20:30
Brazil  8669  Canada
Scoring by half: 48–37, 38–32
Pts: Joerke 32 Pts: Vassell 14

31 July 1991
15:00
Argentina  8774  Brazil
Scoring by half: 42–42, 45–32
Pts: Montecchia 24 Pts: Mazzuchini, Da Silva 15
31 July 1991
20:30
Canada  7297  United States
Scoring by half: 30–45, 42–52
Pts: Ryan 14 Pts: Faulkner, Person 12

1 August 1991
18:30
United States  9478  Brazil
Scoring by half: 54–38, 40–40
Pts: Faulkner 16 Pts: Klafke 20
1 August 1991
20:30
Argentina  6965  Canada
Scoring by half: 32–24, 37–41
Pts: Racca 20 Pts: Vassell 18

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Syria 330248229+196
 Australia 321279191+885
 Uruguay 312240249–94
 Japan 303202300–983
30 July 1991
13:00
Australia  11347  Japan
Scoring by half: 54–20, 59–27
Pts: Goodwin, Ronaldson 18 Pts: Yaoita 11
30 July 1991
18:30
Syria  7978  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 39–43, 40–35
Pts: Abou Saada, Abdoul Houy 27 Pts: Niquichenco 25

31 July 1991
13:00
Uruguay  9476  Japan
Scoring by half: 50–34, 44–42
Pts: Apud 21 Pts: Minamiyama 19
31 July 1991
18:30
Australia  7276  Syria
Scoring by half: 37–40, 35–36
Pts: Ronaldson 26 Pts: Issa Abdullah 19

1 August 1991
13:00
Australia  9468  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 49–45, 45–23
Pts: Ronaldson 24 Pts: Apud 15
1 August 1991
18:30
Japan  7993  Syria
Scoring by half: 33–52, 46–41
Pts: Kawamoto 22 Pts: Abdoul Houy 27

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 330351222+1296
 China 321254248+65
 Angola 312203259–564
 Nigeria 303222301–793
30 July 1991
15:00
China  9677  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 50–38, 46–39
Pts: Wu 30 Pts: Nikoro 25
30 July 1991
20:30
Soviet Union  10969  Angola
Scoring by half: 39–43, 40–35
Pts: Yudin 21 Pts: Neto 19

31 July 1991
15:00
Angola  7066  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 40–30, 30–36
Pts: Martins 27 Pts: Awojobi 28
31 July 1991
18:30
China  74107  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 41–63, 33–44
Pts: Hu 24 Pts: Grachev 24

1 August 1991
15:00
China  8464  Angola
Scoring by half: 50–30, 34–34
Pts: Liang 29 Pts: Martins, Domingos, Tchiengo 14
1 August 1991
20:30
Nigeria  79135  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 31–53, 48–82
Pts: Okunrinyo 21 Pts: Kudelin 20

Classification 13th–16th

 
SemifinalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
August 3
 
 
 Uruguay69
 
August 4
 
 Nigeria66
 
 Uruguay77
 
August 3
 
 Angola78
 
 Japan58
 
 
 Angola69
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
August 4
 
 
 Japan95
 
 
 Nigeria120

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
15:00
Nigeria  6669  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 37–26, 29–43
Pts: Okunrinyo 16 Pts: Apud 20
3 August 1991
20:30
Japan  5869  Angola
Scoring by half: 18–26, 40–43
Pts: Minamiyama 17 Pts: Victoriano 18

15th place

4 August 1991
09:00
Nigeria  12095  Japan
Scoring by half: 60–44, 60–51
Pts: Okeke 34 Pts: Mori 25

13th place

4 August 1991
09:00
Uruguay  7778  Angola
Scoring by half: 46–38, 31–40
Pts: Niquichenco 21 Pts: Domingos 25

Classification 9th–12th

 
SemifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
August 3
 
 
 Syria82
 
August 4
 
 China93
 
 China77
 
August 3
 
 Soviet Union134
 
 Soviet Union82
 
 
 Australia81
 
Eleventh place
 
 
August 4
 
 
 Syria80
 
 
 Australia104

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
13:00
Soviet Union  8281  Australia
Scoring by half: 42–41, 40–40
Pts: 4 players 13 Pts: Ronaldson 20
3 August 1991
15:30
Syria  8293  China
Scoring by half: 35–39, 47–54
Pts: Abdoul Houy 31 Pts: Hu 27

11th place

4 August 1991
09:00
Australia  10480  Syria
Scoring by half: 57–36, 47–44
Pts: Armfield, Close, Reidy 17 Pts: Abdoul Houy 34

9th place

4 August 1991
09:00
Soviet Union  13477  China
Scoring by half: 82–44, 52–33
Pts: Mikhailov 25 Pts: Liang 17

Classification 5th–8th

 
SemifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
August 3
 
 
 Spain92
 
August 4
 
 Canada77
 
 Spain96
 
August 3
 
 Romania110
 
 Brazil77
 
 
 Romania104
 
Seventh place
 
 
August 4
 
 
 Canada89
 
 
 Brazil93

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
13:00
Canada  7792  Spain
Scoring by half: 47–39, 30–53
Pts: Vassell, Van Koughnett 13 Pts: Fabon 28
3 August 1991
20:30
Romania  10477  Brazil
Scoring by half: 47–39, 57–38
Pts: Alexe 33 Pts: Cambraia 17

7th place

4 August 1991
11:00
Canada  8993  Brazil
Scoring by half: 41–47, 48–46
Pts: Hamilton 21 Pts: Klafke 23

5th place

4 August 1991
11:00
Spain  96110  Romania
Scoring by half: 51–59, 45–51
Pts: Fabon 20 Pts: Mureșan 24

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
August 3
 
 
 Italy79
 
August 4
 
 Argentina63
 
 Italy85
 
August 3
 
 United States (OT)90
 
 United States76
 
 
 Yugoslavia74
 
Third place
 
 
August 4
 
 
 Argentina74
 
 
 Yugoslavia71

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
15:00
Italy  7963  Argentina
Scoring by half: 36–29, 43–34
Pts: Fučka 16 Pts: Racca 27
3 August 1991
18:30
United States  7674  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 34–34, 42–40
Pts: Person 14 Pts: Tarlać 27

3rd place

4 August 1991
11:00
Argentina  7471  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 38–41, 36–30
Pts: Racca 27 Pts: Radović 23

Final

4 August 1991
13:00
Italy  8590 (OT)  United States
Scoring by half: 44–30, 33–47 Overtime: 8–13
Pts: Fučka 20 Pts: Reeves 20

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
 United States8–0
 Italy7–1
 Argentina5–3
4th  Yugoslavia3–5
5th  Romania5–3
6th  Spain4–4
7th  Brazil4–4
8th  Canada2–6
9th  Soviet Union7–1
10th  China3–5
11th  Australia5–3
12th  Syria3–5
13th  Angola3–5
14th  Uruguay3–5
15th  Nigeria2–6
16th  Japan0–8

Source: FIBA Archive

Awards

 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship 

United States
Third title
Most Valuable Player
Dejan Bodiroga

References

  1. "FOURTH FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1991". usab.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "History, All time Medalists - FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.