FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup
Upcoming season or competition: 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1979
Founder	FIBA
Inaugural season	1979
CEO	Bob Elphinston
No. of teams	16
Continent	FIBA (International)
Most recent champion(s)	Canada (1st title)
Most titles	United States (6 titles)
Related competitions	FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is a men's under-19 only 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 Canada, who beat Italy 79 to 60 in July 2017. This marked Canada's first ever medal in the event.^[1]

Summaries

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1979 Details	Salvador¹	United States	Round-robin group	Brazil	Argentina	Round-robin group	Yugoslavia
1983 Details	Palma de Mallorca	United States	82–78	Soviet Union	Brazil	71–66	Spain
1987 Details	Bormio	Yugoslavia	86–76	United States	Italy	77–66	West Germany
1991 Details	Edmonton	United States	90–85	Italy	Argentina	74–71	Yugoslavia
1995 Details	Athens	Greece	91–73	Australia	Spain	77–64	Croatia
1999 Details	Lisbon	Spain	94–87	United States	Croatia	66–59	Argentina
2003 Details	Thessaloniki	Australia	126–92	Lithuania	Greece	73–64	Croatia
2007 Details	Novi Sad	Serbia	74–69	United States	France	75–67	Brazil
2009 Details	Auckland	United States	88–80	Greece	Croatia	87–81	Australia
2011 Details	Riga	Lithuania	85–67	Serbia	Russia	77–72	Argentina
2013 Details	Prague	United States	82–68	Serbia	Lithuania	106–100	Australia
2015 Details	Heraklion	United States	79–71*	Croatia	Turkey	80–71	Greece
2017 Details	Cairo	Canada	79–60	Italy	United States	96–72	Spain

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

^*Overtime

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	3	1	10
2	Serbia	2	2	0	4
3	Greece	1	1	1	3
3	Lithuania	1	1	1	3
5	Australia	1	1	0	2
6	Spain	1	0	1	2
7	Canada	1	0	0	1
8	Italy	0	2	1	3
9	Croatia	0	1	2	3
10	Brazil	0	1	1	2
10	Russia	0	1	1	2
12	Argentina	0	0	2	2
13	France	0	0	1	1
13	Turkey	0	0	1	1
Total		13	13	13	39

Participation details

Team	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Total
Angola		13th		13th	14th		13th		14th				13th	6
Argentina	3rd	7th		3rd	6th	4th	10th	6th	5th	4th	12th	10th	8th	12
Australia	9th	10th	5th	11th	2nd	5th	1st	5th	4th	6th	4th	7th		12
Brazil	2nd	3rd	10th	7th		8th		4th		9th	10th			8
Canada	7th	14th	6th	8th				10th	7th	11th	6th	5th	1st	10
China		11th	9th	10th	9th	15th	14th	12th		13th	7th	15th		10
Chinese Taipei			11th							14th				2
Croatia					4th	3rd	4th		3rd	8th		2nd		7
Czech Republic											14th			1
Dominican Republic		9th										13th		2
Egypt	12th					13th			11th	12th		11th	12th	6
France					8th			3rd	8th				7th	4
Germany		5th	4th										5th	3
Greece					1st	7th	3rd		2nd			4th		5
Iran							16th		15th		11th	14th	15th	5
Italy	6th	6th	3rd	2nd	13th							6th	2nd	7
Ivory Coast											15th			1
Japan				16th		14th							10th	3
Jordan					16th									1
Kazakhstan									12th					1
Latvia						9th				10th				2
Lebanon								14th						1
Lithuania					5th		2nd	9th	9th	1st	3rd		6th	7
Malaysia							15th							1
Mali								15th					16th	2
New Zealand									13th				11th	2
Nigeria			12th	15th	11th	11th	11th	13th						6
Panama	11th													1
Philippines	10th													1
Poland										7th				1
Portugal						16th								1
Puerto Rico			8th		10th		6th	16th	6th				9th	6
Qatar						10th								1
Romania				5th										1
Russia						6th				3rd	9th			3
Senegal											16th			1
Serbia								1st		2nd	2nd	9th		4
Slovenia							7th							1
South Korea					15th		12th	11th		15th	13th	12th	14th	7
Soviet Union	5th	2nd	7th	9th										4
Spain		4th		6th	3rd	1st		8th	10th		5th	8th	4th	9
Syria				12th					16th					2
Tunisia										16th		16th		2
Turkey							8th	7th				3rd		3
Uruguay	8th	12th		14th										3
United States	1st	1st	2nd	1st	7th	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	5th	1st	1st	3rd	13
Venezuela					12th	12th	9th							3
Yugoslavia	4th	8th	1st	4th										4
Total(48)	12	14	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2017)

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player	R. J. Barrett	Guard	Canada
All-Tournament Team	Payton Pritchard	Guard	United States
	Tommaso Oxilia	Guard	Italy
	R. J. Barrett	Guard	Canada
	Lorenzo Bucarelli	Forward	Italy
	Abu Kigab	Forward	Canada

References

↑ Smith, Doug (9 July 2017). "Canada beats Italy at under-19s to win first world gold in basketball at any level". Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

External links

FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Brazil 1979 Spain 1983 Italy 1987 Canada 1991 Greece 1995 Portugal 1999 Greece 2003 Serbia 2007 New Zealand 2009 Latvia 2011 Czech Republic 2013 Greece 2015 Egypt 2017

FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP
Toni Kukoč (1987) Dejan Bodiroga (1991) Efthimios Rentzias (1995) Andrei Kirilenko (1999) Andrew Bogut (2003) Milan Mačvan (2007) Mario Delaš (2009) Jonas Valančiūnas (2011) Aaron Gordon (2013) Jalen Brunson (2015) R. J. Barrett (2017)

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-17 World Cup U-16 World Cup World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA AmeriCup U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge MVP Cup Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Belgrade Trophy FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Games of the Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	Arab Nations Basketball Championship Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

International men's youth basketball
FIBA Youth Olympics World Rankings U-21 World Cup (defunct) U-19 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-17 World Cup U-16 World Cup
Africa	FIBA Africa U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania U-20 (defunct) U-18 U-16
Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.

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