| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 14–28 August |
| Teams | 14 (from 5 federations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States(2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Topscorer |  Luis Pierri (33.0) |
| PPG (Team) |  Soviet Union (92.6) |
| Official website | |
| 1983 FIBA U19 World Championship | |
←1979 1987 → | |
The1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Spanish: 1983 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-19) was the 2nd edition of theFIBA U19 World Championship. It was held inPalma de Mallorca,Spain from 14 to 28 August 1983.
TheUnited States successfully defended their championship by winning the Gold Medal against theSoviet Union in the final day of the tournament, 82-78.[1]
| 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 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 203 | +24 | 5 | 1−0 |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 188 | +38 | 5 | 0−1 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 226 | –17 | 4 | 1−0 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 272 | –45 | 4 | 0−1 |
14 August 1983 19:00 |
| Australia | 59–69 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 31–41, 28–28 | ||
| Pts:Johnson 14 | Pts:Schrempf,Behnke 20 | |
15 August 1983 19:00 |
| West Germany | 55–63 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 23–29 | ||
| Pts:Schrempf 20 | Pts:Zanon,Cintas 17 | |
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:Villas Boas 22 | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 292 | 269 | +23 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 290 | +25 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 258 | –12 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 281 | –36 | 3 |
14 August 1983 19:30 |
| Yugoslavia | 98–89 | 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 | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 202 | +103 | 6 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 228 | +19 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 253 | –26 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 517 | –73 | 3 |
14 August 1983 19:00 |
| Angola | 53–114 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 31–55, 22–59 | ||
| Pts:Guimarães 21 | Pts:Sabonis 22 | |
15 August 1983 20:45 |
| Soviet Union | 95–78 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 43–54, 52–48 | ||
| Pts:Sabonis 27 | Pts:Montecchi [it] 18 | |
16 August 1983 19:00 |
| Angola | 54–84 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 30–43, 24–41 | ||
| Pts:Conceição 15 | Pts:Montecchi [it] 18 | |
16 August 1983 20:45 |
| Uruguay | 71–96 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 27–43, 44–53 | ||
| Pts:Pierri 35 | Pts:Kornichin 25 | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 337 | 297 | +40 | 8 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 355 | 306 | +49 | 7 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 330 | +52 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 349 | 368 | –19 | 5 |
| Angola | 4 | 1 | 3 | 292 | 318 | –26 | 5 |
| Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 391 | –96 | 4 |
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 | |
19 August 1983 18:00 |
| Australia | 72–82 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 45–42, 27–40 | ||
| Pts:Dalton 20 | Pts:Esteban 26 | |
20 August 1983 19:45 |
| Uruguay | 78–99 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 28–46, 50–53 | ||
| Pts:Pierri 20 | Pts:Harford 23 | |
21 August 1983 19:45 |
| Angola | 58–65 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 33–37, 25–28 | ||
| Pts:Guimarães 31 | Pts:Harford 19 | |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 630 | 557 | +73 | 12 | |
| Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 1 | 543 | 469 | +74 | 11 | |
| Spain | 7 | 4 | 3 | 630 | 601 | +29 | 11 | |
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 528 | 527 | +1 | 9 | 2−0 |
| West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 453 | 474 | –21 | 9 | 1−1 |
| Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 466 | 488 | –22 | 9 | 0−2 |
| Argentina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 513 | 575 | –62 | 8 | |
| Yugoslavia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 408 | 480 | –72 | 6 |
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 [it] 15 | |
19 August 1983 17:30 |
| Yugoslavia | 77–85 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 33–46, 44–39 | ||
| Pts:Jovanović 20 | Pts:Bosa [it] 24 | |
19 August 1983 19:30 |
| Brazil | 114–94 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 66–37, 48–57 | ||
| Pts:Villas 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 [it] 22 | |
20 August 1983 21:15 |
| United States | 100–84 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 49–32, 51–52 | ||
| Pts:Johnson,Walker 18 | Pts:Villas 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:Villas 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 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 [it] 16 | |
24 August 1983 19:30 |
| Spain | 90–101 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 44–54, 46–47 | ||
| Pts:Llorente [es] 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:Villas Boas 40 | Pts:Kornichin 24 | |
28 August 1983 17:30 |
| Soviet Union | 78–82 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 51–48, 27–34 | ||
| Pts:Sabonis 29 | Pts:Walker 22 | |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
| 1983 Under-19 World champions |
|---|
 United States Second title |