FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is a men's under-19 only world basketball competition organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was held every four years. Since 2007, it has been held biennially. The current champions are the United States, who defeated Mali in 2019.

FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
Upcoming season or competition:
2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
SportBasketball
Founded1979
FounderFIBA
Inaugural season1979
CEOBob Elphinston
No. of teams16
ContinentFIBA (International)
Most recent
champion(s)
 United States
(7th title)
Most titles United States
(7 titles)
Related
competitions
FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

Summaries

Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
1979
Salvador1

United States
Round-robin group
Brazil

Argentina
Round-robin group
Yugoslavia
1983
Palma de Mallorca

United States
82–78
Soviet Union

Brazil
71–66
Spain
1987
Bormio

Yugoslavia
86–76
United States

Italy
77–66
West Germany
1991
Edmonton

United States
90–85
Italy

Argentina
74–71
Yugoslavia
1995
Athens

Greece
91–73
Australia

Spain
77–64
Croatia
1999
Lisbon

Spain
94–87
United States

Croatia
66–59
Argentina
2003
Thessaloniki

Australia
126–92
Lithuania

Greece
73–64
Croatia
2007
Novi Sad

Serbia
74–69
United States

France
75–67
Brazil
2009
Auckland

United States
88–80
Greece

Croatia
87–81
Australia
2011
Riga

Lithuania
85–67
Serbia

Russia
77–72
Argentina
2013
Prague

United States
82–68
Serbia

Lithuania
106–100
Australia
2015
Heraklion

United States
79–71OT
Croatia

Turkey
80–71
Greece
2017
Cairo

Canada
79–60
Italy

United States
96–72
Spain
2019
Heraklion

United States
93–79
Mali

France
73–68
Lithuania
2021
Sofia
2023
Debrecen

^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States73111
2 Serbia1203
3 Greece1113
 Lithuania1113
5 Australia1102
6 Spain1012
7 Canada1001
 Yugoslavia1001
9 Italy0213
10 Croatia0123
11 Brazil0112
 Russia0112
13 Mali0101
14 Argentina0022
 France0022
16 Turkey0011
Totals (16 nations)14141442

Participation details

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, on 8 March 2020 FIBA Europe announced the cancellation of all summer 2020 Youth European Championships,[1] including the 2020 FIBA U18 European Championship, which would have decided the 5 European teams for this tournament. Hence, the top 5 European teams, apart from hosts Bulgaria, were chosen according to the Ranking Youth Men as of 4 March 2020:[2]

  1.  Spain 378 points
  2.  France 367 points
  3.  Lithuania 339 points
  4.  Turkey 311 points
  5.  Serbia 309 points
Team
1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023
Total
 Angola 13th 13th14th 13th 14th 13th 6
 Argentina3rd7th3rd6th4th10th6th5th4th12th10th8th11th13
 Australia9th10th5th11th2nd5th1st5th4th6th4th7th 9th13
 Brazil2nd3rd10th7th 8th 4th 9th10th 8
 Bulgaria Q 1
 Canada7th14th6th8th 10th7th11th6th5th1st8th11
 China 11th9th10th9th15th14th12th 13th7th15th 16th11
 Chinese Taipei 11th 14th 2
 CroatiaPart of Yugoslavia 4th3rd4th 3rd8th 2nd 7
 Czech RepublicPart of Czechoslovakia 14th 1
 Dominican Republic 9th 13th 2
 Egypt12th 13th 11th12th 11th12th 6
 France 8th 3rd8th 7th3rdQ6
 Germany 5th4th 5th 3
 Greece 1st7th3rd 2nd 4th 10th 6
 Hungary Q1
 Iran 16th 15th 11th14th15th 5
 Italy6th6th3rd2nd13th 6th2nd 7
 Ivory Coast 15th 1
 Japan 16th 14th 10th 3
 Jordan 16th 1
 KazakhstanPart of Soviet Union 12th 1
 LatviaPart of Soviet Union 9th 10th 12th–. 3
 Lebanon 14th 1
 LithuaniaPart of Soviet Union 5th2nd9th9th1st3rd 6th4thQ9
 Malaysia 15th 1
 Mali 15th 16th2nd3
 New Zealand 13th 11th13th3
 Nigeria 12th15th11th11th11th13th 6
 Panama11th 1
 Philippines10th 14th2
 Poland 7th 1
 Portugal 16th 1
 Puerto Rico 8th 10th 6th16th6th 9th6th7
 Qatar 10th 1
 Romania 5th 1
 RussiaPart of Soviet Union 6th 3rd9th 5th4
 Senegal 16th 15th2
 SerbiaPart of Yugoslavia 1st 2nd2nd9th 7thQ6
 SloveniaPart of Yugoslavia 7th 1
 South Korea 15th 12th11th 15th13th12th14th 7
 Soviet Union5th2nd7th9thdefunct 4
 Spain 4th 6th3rd1st 8th10th 5th8th4th Q10
 Syria 12th 16th 2
 Tunisia 16th 16th 2
 Turkey 8th7th 3rd Q4
 Uruguay8th12th 14th 3
 United States1st1st2nd1st7th2nd5th2nd1st5th1st1st3rd1st14
 Venezuela 12th12th9th 3
 Yugoslavia4th8th1st4thdefunct 4
Total (65)12141216161616161616161616161616

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2019)

Award Winner Position Team
Most Valuable Player Reggie Perry PF  United States
All-Tournament Team Siriman Kanouté PG  Mali
Joel Ayayi PG/SG  France
Tyrese Haliburton SG  United States
Reggie Perry PF  United States
Oumar Ballo C  Mali

See also

References

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