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1999 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Portugal
DatesJuly 15 – 25
Teams16
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPRussia Andrei Kirilenko
Top scorerQatar Yasseen Musa (25.0)
Top reboundsNigeria Olumide Oyedeji (13.0)
Top assistsVenezuela Manuel Berroteran (5.0)
PPG (Team) United States (91.6)
RPG (Team) Qatar (42.2)
APG (Team) Japan (11.3)
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1999 FIBA U19 World Championship
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The 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portugese: Campeonato Mundial Sub-19 da Fiba de 1999) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup. It was held in multiple cities in Portugal, with the later rounds held in the capital city of Lisbon, from July 15 to 25, 1999. Spain, won their first (and only, as of 2019), championship in the tournament, by defeating the United States, 94–87 in the Gold Medal Game. Croatia notched their first-ever podium finish, after defeating Argentina 66–59, in the Bronze Medal Game.[1] Andrei Kirilenko of Russia, was named the tournament MVP.[2]

Venues

Location City Round
Lisbon Second and knockout stages
Porto Preliminary stage
Aveiro Preliminary stage
Almada Preliminary stage
Faro Preliminary stage

Qualified teams

Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers
Host Nation — — 1  Portugal
Defending Champions 12–22 July 1995 Greece Athens 1  Greece
1998 FIBA Under-18 African Championship 27 August – 3 September 1998 Egypt Alexandria 2  Nigeria
 Egypt
1998 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship 5–11 July 1998 Dominican Republic Puerto Plata 4  United States
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Venezuela
1998 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship 5–13 November 1998 India Kolkata 3  China
 Qatar
 Japan
1998 FIBA Under-18 European Championship 3–12 July 1998 Bulgaria Varna 4  Spain
 Croatia
 Latvia
 Russia
1998 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship — — 1  Australia
Total 16

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 263 219 +44 6
 Brazil 3 2 1 240 231 +9 5
 Latvia 3 1 2 215 248 –33 4
 Nigeria 3 0 3 195 215 –20 3
15 July 1999
15:30
Nigeria  65–69  Latvia
Scoring by half: 40–28, 25–41
Pts: Oyedeji 15
Rebs: Eze 13
Asts: Oboh, Ideh, Oyedeji 1		 Pts: Ļaksa 16
Rebs: Cipruss 11
Asts: Jumikis 2
15 July 1999
17:30
Spain  91–83  Brazil
Scoring by half: 46–40, 45–43
Pts: Navarro 21
Rebs: Reyes 12
Asts: Navarro, López 2		 Pts: Moura 23
Rebs: Moura 10
Asts: Moura 2
16 July 1999
15:30
Brazil  72–67  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 34–29, 38–38
Pts: Faggeane, Brügger 16
Rebs: Valentin 6
Asts: Moura 3		 Pts: Oyedeji 21
Rebs: Oyedeji 15
Asts: Odaudu 4
16 July 1999
17:30
Latvia  73–98  Spain
Scoring by half: 31–44, 42–54
Pts: Vaikulis 17
Rebs: Grafs 13
Asts: Valters 2		 Pts: Navarro 14
Rebs: Gabriel, Gasol 6
Asts: Navarro, Gonzalez 2

Awards

 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship 

Spain
First title
Most Valuable Player
Russia Andrei Kirilenko

References

  1. ^ "SIXTH FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1999". usab.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "History, All time Medalists - FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

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