FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Upcoming season or competition: 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | FIBA |
| First season | 1979 |
| CEO | Bob Elphinston |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | FIBA (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States (7th title) |
| Most titles | United States (7 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 world 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 the United States, who defeated Mali in 2019.
Summaries
^1 A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Serbia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Participation details
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, on 8 March 2020 FIBA Europe announced the cancellation of all summer 2020 Youth European Championships,[1] including the 2020 FIBA U18 European Championship, which would have decided the 5 European teams for this tournament. Hence, the top 5 European teams, apart from hosts Bulgaria, were chosen according to the Ranking Youth Men as of 4 March 2020:[2]
| Team |  1979 |
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2019 |
 2021 |
 2023 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
– | 13th | – | 13th | 14th | – | 13th | – | 14th | – | – | – | 13th | – | 6 | ||
| Argentina |
3rd | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 13 | |||
| Australia |
9th | 10th | 5th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | – | 9th | 13 | ||
| Brazil |
2nd | 3rd | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 4th | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| Bulgaria |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 | |
| Canada |
7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 11 | ||
 China |
– | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 15th | 14th | 12th | – | 13th | 7th | 15th | – | 16th | 11 | ||
 Chinese Taipei |
– | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Croatia |
Part of Yugoslavia | 4th | 3rd | 4th | – | 3rd | 8th | – | 2nd | – | – | – | 7 | ||||
| Czech Republic |
Part of Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||
 Dominican Republic |
– | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Egypt |
12th | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 11th | 12th | – | 11th | 12th | – | 6 | ||
| France |
– | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | 7th | 3rd | Q | 6 | |
 Germany |
– | 5th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | 3 | |
| Greece |
– | – | – | – | 1st | 7th | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | – | 4th | – | 10th | – | 6 | |
| Hungary |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
 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 |
Part of Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||||
| Latvia |
Part of Soviet Union | – | 9th | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | 12th | –. | 3 | ||||
 Lebanon |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| Lithuania |
Part of Soviet Union | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 1st | 3rd | – | 6th | 4th | Q | 9 | |||||
 Malaysia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| Mali |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | 16th | 2nd | 3 | ||
| New Zealand |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | 11th | 13th | 3 | ||
 Nigeria |
– | – | 12th | 15th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
 Panama |
11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Philippines |
10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | 2 | ||
 Poland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Portugal |
– | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
– | – | 8th | – | 10th | – | 6th | 16th | 6th | – | – | – | 9th | 6th | 7 | ||
 Qatar |
– | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
 Romania |
– | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Russia |
Part of Soviet Union | – | 6th | – | – | – | 3rd | 9th | – | – | 5th | – | 4 | ||||
 Senegal |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | 15th | 2 | ||
| Serbia |
Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | – | 1st | – | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | – | 7th | Q | 6 | ||||
 Slovenia |
Part of Yugoslavia | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||
 South Korea |
– | – | – | – | 15th | – | 12th | 11th | – | 15th | 13th | 12th | 14th | – | 7 | ||
 Soviet Union |
5th | 2nd | 7th | 9th | defunct | 4 | |||||||||||
| Spain |
– | 4th | – | 6th | 3rd | 1st | – | 8th | 10th | – | 5th | 8th | 4th | – | Q | 10 | |
 Syria |
– | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
 Tunisia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 16th | – | – | 2 | ||
| Turkey |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | Q | 4 | |
 Uruguay |
8th | 12th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| United States |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 14 | ||
 Venezuela |
– | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
4th | 8th | 1st | 4th | defunct | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (65) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Tournament awards
Most recent award winners (2019)
| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Reggie Perry | PF | United States
|
| All-Tournament Team | Siriman Kanouté | PG | Mali
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| Joel Ayayi | PG/SG | France
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| Tyrese Haliburton | SG | United States
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| Reggie Perry | PF | United States
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| Oumar Ballo | C | Mali
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See also
- FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
References
- ^ "FIBA Europe Board cancels summer 2020 events, continues to support Youth Development Fund and agrees to prepare post-COVID-19 roadmap". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, boys". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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