1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

The 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (French: Championnat du monde des moins de 19 ans 1991 de la FIBA) was the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup and was held in Edmonton, Canada from July 26 to August 4, 1991. United States won their third championship in the tournament after beating Italy, 90–85 in the final that went into overtime.[1] Dejan Bodiroga of Yugoslavia was named the tournament MVP, despite their team losing the Bronze Medal game against Argentina.[2]

1991 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

Tournament details

Host nation

Dates

July 26 – August 4

Teams

16

(from 5 federations)

Venues

1

(in 1 host city)

Champions

United States

(3rd title)

Tournament leaders

	Players	Teams
Points	Anwor Abdoul Houy (26.0)	Soviet Union (105.6)

Official website

1991 FIBA U19 World Championship

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Venue

Edmonton	Alberta
n/a	Edmonton 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Alberta)
Capacity: n/a

Qualified teams

Means of Qualification	Dates	Venue	Berths	Qualifiers
Host Nation	N/A	N/A	1	Canada
Defending Champions	28 July – 5 August 1987	Bormio	1	Yugoslavia
1990 FIBA Under-18 African Championship	N/A	Luanda	2	Nigeria Angola
1990 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship	N/A	Montevideo	4	United States Argentina Brazil Uruguay
1990 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship	25 August – 2 September 1990	Nagoya	3	Japan Syria China
1990 FIBA Under-18 European Championship	18–25 August 1990	Groningen / Emmen	4	Italy Soviet Union Spain Romania
1990 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship	N/A	N/A	1	Australia
Total			16

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams	Second Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams
Romania	3	2	1	230	216	+14	5	1W−1L	(138/134, 1.0299)
Argentina	3	2	1	221	214	+7	5	1W−1L	(151/152, 0.9934)
Australia	3	2	1	237	227	+10	5	1W−1L	(147/150, 0.9800)
China	3	0	3	221	252	–31	3

27 July 1991
13:00

China	82–92	Romania
Scoring by half: 36–41, 46–51
Pts: Wu 24		Pts: Mureșan 31

27 July 1991
13:00

Australia	89–75	Argentina
Scoring by half: 48–35, 41–40
Pts: Reidy 18		Pts: Racca 18

28 July 1991
13:00

Romania	75–58	Australia
Scoring by half: 35–33, 40–25
Pts: Mureșan 33		Pts: Armfield 12

28 July 1991
18:30

Argentina	70–62	China
Scoring by half: 33–33, 37–29
Pts: Diaz 23		Pts: Zhang 17

29 July 1991
13:00

Argentina	76–63	Romania
Scoring by half: 43–35, 33–28
Pts: Racca 31		Pts: Mureșan 24

29 July 1991
18:30

China	77–90	Australia
Scoring by half: 33–33, 37–29
Pts: Diaz 23		Pts: Liang 22

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	316	225	+91	6
Spain	3	2	1	330	232	+98	5
Nigeria	3	1	2	221	234	–13	4
Japan	3	0	3	163	339	–176	3

27 July 1991
18:30

United States	124–51	Japan
Scoring by half: 63–28, 61–23
Pts: Miller 18		Pts: Kazama 16

27 July 1991
20:30

Spain	96–66	Nigeria
Scoring by half: 55–35, 41–31
Pts: Paraiso 20		Pts: Nikoro 14

28 July 1991
20:30

United States	86–73	Nigeria
Scoring by half: 45–47, 41–26
Pts: Miller 24		Pts: Awojobi 28

29 July 1991
13:00

Nigeria	82–52	Japan
Scoring by half: 19–37, 63–15
Pts: Awojobi 30		Pts: Kazama 11

29 July 1991
20:30

Spain	101–106 (OT)	United States
Scoring by half: 42–46, 52–48 Overtime: 7–12
Pts: Reyes 28		Pts: Caver 26

2 August 1991
15:00

Japan	60–133	Spain
Scoring by half: 23–66, 37–67
Pts: Iwasa 15		Pts: Reyes 22

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	306	199	+107	6
Canada	3	2	1	251	242	+9	5
Uruguay	3	1	2	221	270	–49	4
Angola	3	0	3	198	265	–67	3

27 July 1991
13:00

Italy	96–78	Canada
Scoring by half: 52–40, 44–38
Pts: Fučka 21		Pts: George 16

27 July 1991
15:00

Uruguay	78–74	Angola
Scoring by half: 46–36, 32–38
Pts: Apud 23		Pts: Morais, Domingos 16

28 July 1991
13:00

Angola	59–96	Italy
Scoring by half: 34–56, 25–40
Pts: Domingos 22		Pts: Portaluppi 17

28 July 1991
18:30

Canada	82–81	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 46–37, 36–44
Pts: Njoku 20		Pts: Apud 17

29 July 1991
13:00

Italy	114–62	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 43–32, 71–30
Pts: Ruggeri 24		Pts: Castro 15

29 July 1991
18:30

Angola	65–91	Canada
Scoring by half: 27–51, 38–40
Pts: Lutonda 25		Pts: Van Koughnett 15

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams	Second Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams
Brazil	3	2	1	295	254	+41	5	1W−1L	(182/174, 1.0460)
Yugoslavia	3	2	1	248	237	+11	5	1W−1L	(168/170, 0.9882)
Soviet Union	3	2	1	278	273	+5	5	1W−1L	(179/185, 0.9676)
Syria	3	0	3	235	292	–57	3

27 July 1991
18:30

Brazil	113–80	Syria
Scoring by half: 62–31, 51–49
Pts: Klafke 26		Pts: Abou Saada 35

27 July 1991
20:30

Soviet Union	83–90	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 46–43, 37–47
Pts: Mikhailov 17		Pts: Čizmić 22

28 July 1991
15:00

Yugoslavia	78–87	Brazil
Scoring by half: 27–42, 51–45
Pts: Bodiroga, Radović 18		Pts: Klafke 19

28 July 1991
20:30

Syria	88–99	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 40–50, 48–49
Pts: Abou Saada, Abdoul Houy 30		Pts: Mikhailov 20

29 July 1991
15:00

Syria	67–80	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 37–43, 30–37
Pts: Abou Saada 16		Pts: Rebrača 16

29 July 1991
20:30

Soviet Union	96–95	Brazil
Scoring by half: 59–53, 37–42
Pts: Yudin 18		Pts: Da Silva 27

Quarterfinal round

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams	Second Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams
Italy	3	3	0	257	240	+17	6
Yugoslavia	3	1	2	239	230	+9	4	1W−1L	(176/158, 1.1139)
Spain	3	1	2	262	268	–6	4	1W−1L	(174/179, 0.9721)
Romania	3	1	2	232	252	–20	4	1W−1L	(143/156, 0.9167)

30 July 1991
13:00

Yugoslavia	63–72	Italy
Scoring by half: 33–36, 30–36
Pts: Tarlać 14		Pts: Fučka 18

30 July 1991
15:00

Romania	84–75	Spain
Scoring by half: 43–23, 41–52
Pts: Mureșan 26		Pts: Esteller 20

31 July 1991
13:00

Romania	59–81	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–44, 24–37
Pts: Roschnafsky 23		Pts: Radović 23

31 July 1991
18:30

Italy	89–88	Spain
Scoring by half: 47–51, 42–37
Pts: Fučka 19		Pts: Galilea, Esteller 16

1 August 1991
13:00

Romania	89–96	Italy
Scoring by half: 58–43, 31–53
Pts: Mureșan 28		Pts: Calbini 20

1 August 1991
15:00

Spain	99–95	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 47–47, 52–48
Pts: Álvarez 21		Pts: Bodiroga 20

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	260	212	+48	6
Argentina	3	2	1	218	208	+10	5
Brazil	3	1	2	238	250	–12	4
Canada	3	0	3	206	252	–46	3

30 July 1991
18:00

Argentina	62–69	United States
Scoring by half: 38–30, 24–39
Pts: Racca 21		Pts: Caver 13

30 July 1991
20:30

Brazil	86–69	Canada
Scoring by half: 48–37, 38–32
Pts: Joerke 32		Pts: Vassell 14

31 July 1991
15:00

Argentina	87–74	Brazil
Scoring by half: 42–42, 45–32
Pts: Montecchia 24		Pts: Mazzuchini, Da Silva 15

31 July 1991
20:30

Canada	72–97	United States
Scoring by half: 30–45, 42–52
Pts: Ryan 14		Pts: Faulkner, Person 12

1 August 1991
18:30

United States	94–78	Brazil
Scoring by half: 54–38, 40–40
Pts: Faulkner 16		Pts: Klafke 20

1 August 1991
20:30

Argentina	69–65	Canada
Scoring by half: 32–24, 37–41
Pts: Racca 20		Pts: Vassell 18

Group G

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Syria	3	3	0	248	229	+19	6
Australia	3	2	1	279	191	+88	5
Uruguay	3	1	2	240	249	–9	4
Japan	3	0	3	202	300	–98	3

30 July 1991
13:00

Australia	113–47	Japan
Scoring by half: 54–20, 59–27
Pts: Goodwin, Ronaldson 18		Pts: Yaoita 11

30 July 1991
18:30

Syria	79–78	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 39–43, 40–35
Pts: Abou Saada, Abdoul Houy 27		Pts: Niquichenco 25

31 July 1991
13:00

Uruguay	94–76	Japan
Scoring by half: 50–34, 44–42
Pts: Apud 21		Pts: Minamiyama 19

31 July 1991
18:30

Australia	72–76	Syria
Scoring by half: 37–40, 35–36
Pts: Ronaldson 26		Pts: Issa Abdullah 19

1 August 1991
13:00

Australia	94–68	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 49–45, 45–23
Pts: Ronaldson 24		Pts: Apud 15

1 August 1991
18:30

Japan	79–93	Syria
Scoring by half: 33–52, 46–41
Pts: Kawamoto 22		Pts: Abdoul Houy 27

Group H

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	3	0	351	222	+129	6
China	3	2	1	254	248	+6	5
Angola	3	1	2	203	259	–56	4
Nigeria	3	0	3	222	301	–79	3

30 July 1991
15:00

China	96–77	Nigeria
Scoring by half: 50–38, 46–39
Pts: Wu 30		Pts: Nikoro 25

30 July 1991
20:30

Soviet Union	109–69	Angola
Scoring by half: 39–43, 40–35
Pts: Yudin 21		Pts: Neto 19

31 July 1991
15:00

Angola	70–66	Nigeria
Scoring by half: 40–30, 30–36
Pts: Martins 27		Pts: Awojobi 28

31 July 1991
18:30

China	74–107	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 41–63, 33–44
Pts: Hu 24		Pts: Grachev 24

1 August 1991
15:00

China	84–64	Angola
Scoring by half: 50–30, 34–34
Pts: Liang 29		Pts: Martins, Domingos, Tchiengo 14

1 August 1991
20:30

Nigeria	79–135	Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 31–53, 48–82
Pts: Okunrinyo 21		Pts: Kudelin 20

Classification 13th–16th

	Semifinals				Thirteenth place

	August 3

	Uruguay	69
					August 4
	Nigeria	66
					Uruguay	77
	August 3
					Angola	78
	Japan	58

	Angola	69
					Fifteenth place

					August 4

					Japan	95

					Nigeria	120

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
15:00

Nigeria	66–69	Uruguay
Scoring by half: 37–26, 29–43
Pts: Okunrinyo 16		Pts: Apud 20

3 August 1991
20:30

Japan	58–69	Angola
Scoring by half: 18–26, 40–43
Pts: Minamiyama 17		Pts: Victoriano 18

15th place

4 August 1991
09:00

Nigeria	120–95	Japan
Scoring by half: 60–44, 60–51
Pts: Okeke 34		Pts: Mori 25

13th place

4 August 1991
09:00

Uruguay	77–78	Angola
Scoring by half: 46–38, 31–40
Pts: Niquichenco 21		Pts: Domingos 25

Classification 9th–12th

	Semifinals				Ninth place

	August 3

	Syria	82
					August 4
	China	93
					China	77
	August 3
					Soviet Union	134
	Soviet Union	82

	Australia	81
					Eleventh place

					August 4

					Syria	80

					Australia	104

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
13:00

Soviet Union	82–81	Australia
Scoring by half: 42–41, 40–40
Pts: 4 players 13		Pts: Ronaldson 20

3 August 1991
15:30

Syria	82–93	China
Scoring by half: 35–39, 47–54
Pts: Abdoul Houy 31		Pts: Hu 27

11th place

4 August 1991
09:00

Australia	104–80	Syria
Scoring by half: 57–36, 47–44
Pts: Armfield, Close, Reidy 17		Pts: Abdoul Houy 34

9th place

4 August 1991
09:00

Soviet Union	134–77	China
Scoring by half: 82–44, 52–33
Pts: Mikhailov 25		Pts: Liang 17

Classification 5th–8th

	Semifinals				Fifth place

	August 3

	Spain	92
					August 4
	Canada	77
					Spain	96
	August 3
					Romania	110
	Brazil	77

	Romania	104
					Seventh place

					August 4

					Canada	89

					Brazil	93

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
13:00

Canada	77–92	Spain
Scoring by half: 47–39, 30–53
Pts: Vassell, Van Koughnett 13		Pts: Fabon 28

3 August 1991
20:30

Romania	104–77	Brazil
Scoring by half: 47–39, 57–38
Pts: Alexe 33		Pts: Cambraia 17

7th place

4 August 1991
11:00

Canada	89–93	Brazil
Scoring by half: 41–47, 48–46
Pts: Hamilton 21		Pts: Klafke 23

5th place

4 August 1991
11:00

Spain	96–110	Romania
Scoring by half: 51–59, 45–51
Pts: Fabon 20		Pts: Mureșan 24

Final round

	Semifinals				Final

	August 3

	Italy	79
					August 4
	Argentina	63
					Italy	85
	August 3
					United States (OT)	90
	United States	76

	Yugoslavia	74
					Third place

					August 4

					Argentina	74

					Yugoslavia	71

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3 August 1991
15:00

Italy	79–63	Argentina
Scoring by half: 36–29, 43–34
Pts: Fučka 16		Pts: Racca 27

3 August 1991
18:30

United States	76–74	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 34–34, 42–40
Pts: Person 14		Pts: Tarlać 27

3rd place

4 August 1991
11:00

Argentina	74–71	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 38–41, 36–30
Pts: Racca 27		Pts: Radović 23

Final

4 August 1991
13:00

Italy	85–90 (OT)	United States
Scoring by half: 44–30, 33–47 Overtime: 8–13
Pts: Fučka 20		Pts: Reeves 20

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	United States	8–0
	Italy	7–1
	Argentina	5–3
4th	Yugoslavia	3–5
5th	Romania	5–3
6th	Spain	4–4
7th	Brazil	4–4
8th	Canada	2–6
9th	Soviet Union	7–1
10th	China	3–5
11th	Australia	5–3
12th	Syria	3–5
13th	Angola	3–5
14th	Uruguay	3–5
15th	Nigeria	2–6
16th	Japan	0–8

Source: FIBA Archive

Awards

1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
United States Third title

Most Valuable Player
Dejan Bodiroga

References

"FOURTH FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1991". usab.com. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
"History, All time Medalists - FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

External links

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