1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

The 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship was the second edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup and was held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from August 14 to August 28, 1983.

1983 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Spain
DatesAugust 14–28
Teams14 
(from 5 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions United States
(2nd title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Luis Pierri (33.0)  Soviet Union (92.6)
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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
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Head-to-Head
 Brazil 321227203+2451−0
 West Germany 321226188+3850−1
 Australia 312209226–1741−0
 China 312227272–4540−1
14 August 1983
19:00
Australia  59–69  West Germany
Scoring by half: 31–41, 28–28
Pts: Johnson 14 Pts: Schrempf, Behnke 20
14 August 1983
20:45
Brazil  82–86  China
Scoring by half: 40–40, 42–46
Pts: Boas 25 Pts: Wang F. 24
15 August 1983
19:00
West Germany  55–63  Brazil
Scoring by half: 32–34, 23–29
Pts: Schrempf 20 Pts: Zanon, Cintas 17
15 August 1983
20:45
Australia  88–75  China
Scoring by half: 36–37, 52–38
Pts: Johnson 24 Pts: Zhang 20
16 August 1983
19:00
China  66–102  West Germany
Scoring by half: 34–53, 32–49
Pts: Wang F. 20 Pts: Schrempf 23
16 August 1983
20:45
Australia  62–82  Brazil
Scoring by half: 41–48, 21–34
Pts: Wain 23 Pts: Boas 22

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Yugoslavia 330292269+236
 Argentina 321315290+255
 Canada 312246258–124
 Dominican Republic 303245281–363
14 August 1983
19:30
Yugoslavia  69–89  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 50–35, 48–54
Pts: Bukumirović 31 Pts: Esteban 30
14 August 1983
21:30
Canada  94–104  Argentina
Scoring by half: 47–49, 47–55
Pts: Turcotte 21 Pts: Campana 48
15 August 1983
19:30
Canada  67–62  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 28–33, 39–29
Pts: Tokarchuk 14 Pts: Vargas 17
15 August 1983
21:30
Argentina  95–102  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 43–54, 52–48
Pts: Campana 27 Pts: Cvjetićanin 35
16 August 1983
19:30
Dominican Republic  94–116  Argentina
Scoring by half: 45–55, 49–61
Pts: Esteban 27 Pts: Campana 52
16 August 1983
19:30
Canada  85–92  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 40–56, 45–36
Pts: Turcotte 24 Pts: Cvjetićanin 30

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Soviet Union 330305202+1036
 Italy 321247228+195
 Uruguay 312227253–264
 Angola 303179517–733
14 August 1983
19:00
Angola  53–114  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 31–55, 22–59
Pts: Guimarães 21 Pts: Sabonis 22
14 August 1983
20:45
Italy  85–79  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 43–37, 42–42
Pts: Binelli 16 Pts: Pierri 33
15 August 1983
19:00
Angola  72–77  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 34–33, 38–44
Pts: Guimarães 34 Pts: Pierri 37
15 August 1983
20:45
Soviet Union  95–78  Italy
Scoring by half: 43–54, 52–48
Pts: Sabonis 27 Pts: Montecchi 18
16 August 1983
19:00
Angola  54–84  Italy
Scoring by half: 30–43, 24–41
Pts: Conceição 15 Pts: Montecchi 18
16 August 1983
20:45
Uruguay  71–96  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 27–43, 44–53
Pts: Pierri 35 Pts: Kornichin 25

Final round

Classification 9th-14th
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Dominican Republic 440337297+408
 Australia 431355306+497
 China 431382330+527
 Uruguay 413349368–195
 Angola 413292318–265
 Canada 404295391–964
18 August 1983
18:00
Australia  99–72  Angola
Scoring by half: 48–36, 51–36
Pts: Dalton 19 Pts: Guimarães 28
18 August 1983
19:45
Dominican Republic  91–89  China
Scoring by half: 43–37, 42–42
Pts: Esteban 22 Pts: Zhang 28
18 August 1983
21:30
Canada  92–100  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 43–56, 49–44
Pts: Turcotte 25 Pts: Pierri 39
19 August 1983
18:00
Australia  72–82  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 45–42, 27–40
Pts: Dalton 20 Pts: Esteban 26
19 August 1983
19:45
Canada  61–84  Angola
Scoring by half: 36–41, 25–43
Pts: Ogams 11 Pts: Guimarães 28
19 August 1983
21:30
Uruguay  87–91  China
Scoring by half: 40–48, 47–43
Pts: Pierri 38 Pts: Zhang 31
20 August 1983
18:45
Australia  98–68  Canada
Scoring by half: 57–33, 41–35
Pts: Dalton 31 Pts: Kipfer 12
20 August 1983
19:45
Uruguay  78–99  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 28–46, 50–53
Pts: Pierri 20 Pts: Harford 23
20 August 1983
21:30
China  93–78  Angola
Scoring by half: 51–36, 42–42
Pts: Zhang 28 Pts: Guimarães 37
21 August 1983
18:00
Australia  86–84  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 57–49, 29–35
Pts: Cottrel 27 Pts: Pierri 29
21 August 1983
19:45
Angola  58–65  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 33–37, 25–28
Pts: Guimarães 31 Pts: Harford 19
21 August 1983
21:30
Canada  74–109  China
Scoring by half: 35–53, 39–56
Pts: Ohl 22 Pts: Min 28

Semifinal round
Qualified for the gold medal game
Qualified for the bronze medal game
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Head-to-Head
 United States 752630557+7312
 Soviet Union 651543469+7411
 Spain 743630601+2911
 Brazil 633528527+192−0
 West Germany 633453474–2191−1
 Italy 633466488–2290−2
 Argentina 624513575–628
 Yugoslavia 606408480–726
18 August 1983
19:30
Spain  89–71  West Germany
Scoring by half: 39–31, 50–40
Pts: Villacampa 27 Pts: Schrempf 22
18 August 1983
21:30
United States  88–75  Italy
Scoring by half: 42–38, 46–37
Pts: Krystkowiak 20 Pts: Montecchi 15
19 August 1983
17:30
Yugoslavia  77–85  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–46, 44–39
Pts: Jovanović 20 Pts: Bosa 24
19 August 1983
19:30
Brazil  114–94  Argentina
Scoring by half: 66–37, 48–57
Pts: Boas 39 Pts: Belli 24
19 August 1983
21:15
Soviet Union  91–74  West Germany
Scoring by half: 48–43, 43–31
Pts: Sabonis 19 Pts: Schrempf 18
20 August 1983
17:30
Soviet Union  77–52  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 29–25, 48–27
Pts: Sabonis 11 Pts: Sobin 12
20 August 1983
19:30
Spain  80–84  Italy
Scoring by half: 37–43, 43–41
Pts: Villacampa 23 Pts: Ragazzi 22
20 August 1983
21:15
United States  100–84  Brazil
Scoring by half: 49–32, 51–52
Pts: Johnson, Walker 18 Pts: Boas 26
21 August 1983
17:30
Yugoslavia  65–69  West Germany
Scoring by half: 37–41, 28–28
Pts: Cvjetićanin 23 Pts: Schrempf 18
21 August 1983
19:30
Spain  115–86  Argentina
Scoring by half: 58–40, 57–46
Pts: Villacampa 30 Pts: 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 18 Pts: Zarkov 25
22 August 1983
19:30
Spain  98–92  Brazil
Scoring by half: 49–49, 49–43
Pts: Villacampa 42 Pts: Boas 28
22 August 1983
21:15
United States  92–74  Argentina
Scoring by half: 45–45, 47–29
Pts: Walker 27 Pts: Uranga 31
23 August 1983
19:30
Italy  63–75  West Germany
Scoring by half: 22–37, 41–38
Pts: Nobile 17 Pts: Behnke 25
23 August 1983
19:30
Brazil  80–67  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 38–36, 42–31
Pts: Boas 25 Pts: Jovanović 25
23 August 1983
21:15
Soviet Union  87–91  Argentina
Scoring by half: 48–44, 39–47
Pts: Tikhonenko 21 Pts: Uranga 39
24 August 1983
17:13
Brazil  79–68  Italy
Scoring by half: 41–33, 38–35
Pts: Boas 28 Pts: Morandotti 16
24 August 1983
19:30
Spain  90–101  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 44–54, 46–47
Pts: Llorente 25 Pts: Sabonis 25
24 August 1983
21:15
United States  81–79  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 45–42, 36–37
Pts: Johnson 27 Pts: Cvjetićanin 19
25 August 1983
19:30
Italy  91–89 (OT)  Argentina
Scoring by half: 46–46, 32–32 Overtime: 13–11
Pts: Paci 22 Pts: Uranga 31
25 August 1983
19:30
Spain  88–68  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 42–38, 46–30
Pts: Villacampa 33 Pts: 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 23 Pts: Behnke 29
26 August 1983
17:30
West Germany  76–79  Argentina
Scoring by half: 42–39, 34–40
Pts: Schrempf 23 Pts: Uranga 24
26 August 1983
19:30
Spain  70–99  United States
Scoring by half: 37–44, 33–55
Pts: Villacampa 19 Pts: Walker 33
26 August 1983
21:15
Brazil  79–100  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 43–55, 36–45
Pts: Boas 40 Pts: Kornichin 24

Bronze medal match
27 August 1983
19:30
Brazil  71–66  Spain
Scoring by half: 42–37, 29–29
Pts: Boas 19 Pts: Llorente 25

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

Final standings
RankTeamRecord
 United States 6–2
 Soviet Union 8–2
 Brazil 6–4
4th  Spain 4–4
5th  West Germany 5–4
6th  Italy 5–4
7th  Argentina 4–5
8th  Yugoslavia 3–6
9th  Dominican Republic 4–3
10th  Australia 4–3
11th  China 4–3
12th  Uruguay 2–5
13th  Angola 1–6
14th  Canada 1–6

Awards
 1983 Under-19 World Champions 

United States
Second title

References
  1. "SECOND FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1983". usab.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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