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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 scorer Uruguay Luis Pierri (33.0)
Official website
1983 FIBA U19 World Championship
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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.

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 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
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 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

Group C

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
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 [ 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

Final round

Classification 9th-14th

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
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 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: 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: 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 [ 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: 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 [ es] 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

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)   United States 6–2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Soviet Union 8–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   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. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2019.