1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

The 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Spanish: 1983 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-19) was the 2nd edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from 14 to 28 August 1983.

1983 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates14–28 August
Teams14
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerUruguay Luis Pierri (33.0)
PPG (Team) Soviet Union (92.6)
Official website
1983 FIBA U19 World Championship
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1987

The United States successfully defended their championship by winning the Gold Medal against the Soviet Union in the final day of the tournament, 82-78.[1]

Qualification

Defending World Champions
Host country, advances outright to the semifinal round
FIBA Americas (6)FIBA Europe (5)FIBA Asia (1)FIBA Africa (1)FIBA Oceania (1)
 United States  Spain  China  Angola  Australia
 Brazil  Yugoslavia
 Argentina  Soviet Union
 Canada  Italy
 Uruguay  West Germany
 Dominican Republic

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsHead-to-Head
 Brazil321227203+2451−0
 West Germany321226188+3850−1
 Australia312209226–1741−0
 China312227272–4540−1
14 August 1983
19:00
Australia  59–69  West Germany
Scoring by half: 31–41, 28–28
Pts: Johnson 14Pts: Schrempf, Behnke 20
14 August 1983
20:45
Brazil  82–86  China
Scoring by half: 40–40, 42–46
Pts: Boas 25Pts: Wang F. 24

15 August 1983
19:00
West Germany  55–63  Brazil
Scoring by half: 32–34, 23–29
Pts: Schrempf 20Pts: Zanon, Cintas 17
15 August 1983
20:45
Australia  88–75  China
Scoring by half: 36–37, 52–38
Pts: Johnson 24Pts: Zhang 20

16 August 1983
19:00
China  66–102  West Germany
Scoring by half: 34–53, 32–49
Pts: Wang F. 20Pts: Schrempf 23
16 August 1983
20:45
Australia  62–82  Brazil
Scoring by half: 41–48, 21–34
Pts: Wain 23Pts: Boas 22

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Yugoslavia330292269+236
 Argentina321315290+255
 Canada312246258–124
 Dominican Republic303245281–363
14 August 1983
19:30
Yugoslavia  98–89  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 50–35, 48–54
Pts: Bukumirović 31Pts: Esteban 30
14 August 1983
21:30
Canada  94–104  Argentina
Scoring by half: 47–49, 47–55
Pts: Turcotte 21Pts: Campana 48

15 August 1983
19:30
Canada  67–62  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 28–33, 39–29
Pts: Tokarchuk 14Pts: Vargas 17
15 August 1983
21:30
Argentina  95–102  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 43–54, 52–48
Pts: Campana 27Pts: Cvjetićanin 35

16 August 1983
19:30
Dominican Republic  94–116  Argentina
Scoring by half: 45–55, 49–61
Pts: Esteban 27Pts: Campana 52
16 August 1983
19:30
Canada  85–92  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 40–56, 45–36
Pts: Turcotte 24Pts: Cvjetićanin 30

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Soviet Union330305202+1036
 Italy321247228+195
 Uruguay312227253–264
 Angola303179517–733
14 August 1983
19:00
Angola  53–114  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 31–55, 22–59
Pts: Guimarães 21Pts: Sabonis 22
14 August 1983
20:45
Italy  85–79  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 43–37, 42–42
Pts: Binelli 16Pts: Pierri 33

15 August 1983
19:00
Angola  72–77  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 34–33, 38–44
Pts: Guimarães 34Pts: Pierri 37
15 August 1983
20:45
Soviet Union  95–78  Italy
Scoring by half: 43–54, 52–48
Pts: Sabonis 27Pts: Montecchi [it] 18

16 August 1983
19:00
Angola  54–84  Italy
Scoring by half: 30–43, 24–41
Pts: Conceição 15Pts: Montecchi [it] 18
16 August 1983
20:45
Uruguay  71–96  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 27–43, 44–53
Pts: Pierri 35Pts: Kornichin 25

Final round

Classification 9th-14th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Dominican Republic440337297+408
 Australia431355306+497
 China431382330+527
 Uruguay413349368–195
 Angola413292318–265
 Canada404295391–964
18 August 1983
18:00
Australia  99–72  Angola
Scoring by half: 48–36, 51–36
Pts: Dalton 19Pts: Guimarães 28
18 August 1983
19:45
Dominican Republic  91–89  China
Scoring by half: 43–37, 42–42
Pts: Esteban 22Pts: Zhang 28
18 August 1983
21:30
Canada  92–100  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 43–56, 49–44
Pts: Turcotte 25Pts: Pierri 39

19 August 1983
18:00
Australia  72–82  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 45–42, 27–40
Pts: Dalton 20Pts: Esteban 26
19 August 1983
19:45
Canada  61–84  Angola
Scoring by half: 36–41, 25–43
Pts: Ogams 11Pts: Guimarães 28
19 August 1983
21:30
Uruguay  87–91  China
Scoring by half: 40–48, 47–43
Pts: Pierri 38Pts: Zhang 31

20 August 1983
18:45
Australia  98–68  Canada
Scoring by half: 57–33, 41–35
Pts: Dalton 31Pts: Kipfer 12
20 August 1983
19:45
Uruguay  78–99  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 28–46, 50–53
Pts: Pierri 20Pts: Harford 23
20 August 1983
21:30
China  93–78  Angola
Scoring by half: 51–36, 42–42
Pts: Zhang 28Pts: Guimarães 37

21 August 1983
18:00
Australia  86–84  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 57–49, 29–35
Pts: Cottrel 27Pts: Pierri 29
21 August 1983
19:45
Angola  58–65  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 33–37, 25–28
Pts: Guimarães 31Pts: Harford 19
21 August 1983
21:30
Canada  74–109  China
Scoring by half: 35–53, 39–56
Pts: Ohl 22Pts: Min 28

Semifinal round

Qualified for the gold medal game
Qualified for the bronze medal game
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsHead-to-Head
 United States752630557+7312
 Soviet Union651543469+7411
 Spain743630601+2911
 Brazil633528527+192−0
 West Germany633453474–2191−1
 Italy633466488–2290−2
 Argentina624513575–628
 Yugoslavia606408480–726
18 August 1983
19:30
Spain  89–71  West Germany
Scoring by half: 39–31, 50–40
Pts: Villacampa 27Pts: Schrempf 22
18 August 1983
21:30
United States  88–75  Italy
Scoring by half: 42–38, 46–37
Pts: Krystkowiak 20Pts: Montecchi [it] 15

19 August 1983
17:30
Yugoslavia  77–85  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–46, 44–39
Pts: Jovanović 20Pts: Bosa [it] 24
19 August 1983
19:30
Brazil  114–94  Argentina
Scoring by half: 66–37, 48–57
Pts: Boas 39Pts: Belli 24
19 August 1983
21:15
Soviet Union  91–74  West Germany
Scoring by half: 48–43, 43–31
Pts: Sabonis 19Pts: Schrempf 18

20 August 1983
17:30
Soviet Union  77–52  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 29–25, 48–27
Pts: Sabonis 11Pts: Sobin 12
20 August 1983
19:30
Spain  80–84  Italy
Scoring by half: 37–43, 43–41
Pts: Villacampa 23Pts: Ragazzi [it] 22
20 August 1983
21:15
United States  100–84  Brazil
Scoring by half: 49–32, 51–52
Pts: Johnson, Walker 18Pts: Boas 26

21 August 1983
17:30
Yugoslavia  65–69  West Germany
Scoring by half: 37–41, 28–28
Pts: Cvjetićanin 23Pts: Schrempf 18
21 August 1983
19:30
Spain  115–86  Argentina
Scoring by half: 58–40, 57–46
Pts: Villacampa 30Pts: Montenegro 22
21 August 1983
21:15
United States  83–87 (OT)  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 44–35, 33–42 Overtime: 6–10
Pts: Johnson 18Pts: Zarkov 25

22 August 1983
19:30
Spain  98–92  Brazil
Scoring by half: 49–49, 49–43
Pts: Villacampa 42Pts: Boas 28
22 August 1983
21:15
United States  92–74  Argentina
Scoring by half: 45–45, 47–29
Pts: Walker 27Pts: Uranga 31

23 August 1983
19:30
Italy  63–75  West Germany
Scoring by half: 22–37, 41–38
Pts: Nobile 17Pts: Behnke 25
23 August 1983
19:30
Brazil  80–67  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 38–36, 42–31
Pts: Boas 25Pts: Jovanović 25
23 August 1983
21:15
Soviet Union  87–91  Argentina
Scoring by half: 48–44, 39–47
Pts: Tikhonenko 21Pts: Uranga 39

24 August 1983
17:13
Brazil  79–68  Italy
Scoring by half: 41–33, 38–35
Pts: Boas 28Pts: Morandotti [it] 16
24 August 1983
19:30
Spain  90–101  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 44–54, 46–47
Pts: Llorente [es] 25Pts: Sabonis 25
24 August 1983
21:15
United States  81–79  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 45–42, 36–37
Pts: Johnson 27Pts: Cvjetićanin 19

25 August 1983
19:30
Italy  91–89 (OT)  Argentina
Scoring by half: 46–46, 32–32 Overtime: 13–11
Pts: Paci 22Pts: Uranga 31
25 August 1983
19:30
Spain  88–68  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 42–38, 46–30
Pts: Villacampa 33Pts: Petović 14
25 August 1983
21:15
United States  87–88 (OT)  West Germany
Scoring by half: 41–38, 31–34 Overtime: 15–16
Pts: Johnson 23Pts: Behnke 29

26 August 1983
17:30
West Germany  76–79  Argentina
Scoring by half: 42–39, 34–40
Pts: Schrempf 23Pts: Uranga 24
26 August 1983
19:30
Spain  70–99  United States
Scoring by half: 37–44, 33–55
Pts: Villacampa 19Pts: Walker 33
26 August 1983
21:15
Brazil  79–100  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 43–55, 36–45
Pts: Boas 40Pts: Kornichin 24

Bronze medal match

27 August 1983
19:30
Brazil  71–66  Spain
Scoring by half: 42–37, 29–29
Pts: Boas 19Pts: Llorente [es] 25

Final

28 August 1983
17:30
Soviet Union  78–82  United States
Scoring by half: 51–48, 27–34
Pts: Sabonis 29Pts: Walker 22

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
 United States6–2
 Soviet Union8–2
 Brazil6–4
4th  Spain4–4
5th  West Germany5–4
6th  Italy5–4
7th  Argentina4–5
8th  Yugoslavia3–6
9th  Dominican Republic4–3
10th  Australia4–3
11th  China4–3
12th  Uruguay2–5
13th  Angola1–6
14th  Canada1–6

Awards

 1983 Under-19 World champions 

United States
Second title

References