1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship explained
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
width=10px bgcolor="#aaffaa" | | Defending World Champions |
width=10px bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | Host country, advances outright to the semifinal round | |
Preliminary round
Group A
width=180 | Team | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | PF | width=30 | PA | width=30 | PD | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | Head-to-Head |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 203 | +24 | 5 | 1−0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 188 | +38 | 5 | 0−1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 226 | –17 | 4 | 1−0 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 272 | –45 | 4 | 0−1 | |
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Group B
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 292 | 269 | +23 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 290 | +25 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 258 | –12 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 281 | –36 | 3 | |
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Group C
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 202 | +103 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 228 | +19 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 253 | –26 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 517 | –73 | 3 | |
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Final round
Classification 9th-14th
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 337 | 297 | +40 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 355 | 306 | +49 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 330 | +52 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 349 | 368 | –19 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 292 | 318 | –26 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 391 | –96 | 4 | |
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Semifinal round
width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | Qualified for the gold medal game |
width=10px bgcolor="#ccccff" | | Qualified for the bronze medal game | |
width=180 | Team | width=30 | Pld | width=30 | W | width=30 | L | width=30 | PF | width=30 | PA | width=30 | PD | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | Head-to-Head |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 630 | 557 | +73 | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 543 | 469 | +74 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 630 | 601 | +29 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 528 | 527 | +1 | 9 | 2−0 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 453 | 474 | –21 | 9 | 1−1 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 466 | 488 | –22 | 9 | 0−2 |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 513 | 575 | –62 | 8 |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 408 | 480 | –72 | 6 | |
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Final
Final standings
Rank | width=170 | Team ! | Record |
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| | 6–2 |
| | 8–2 |
| | 6–4 |
4th | | 4–4 |
5th | | 5–4 |
6th | | 5–4 |
7th | | 4–5 |
8th | | 3–6 |
9th | | 4–3 |
10th | | 4–3 |
11th | | 4–3 |
12th | | 2–5 |
13th | | 1–6 |
14th | | 1–6 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: SECOND FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1983. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907032318/http://www.usab.com/history/u19-mens/second-fiba-mens-junior-world-championship-1983.aspx. dead. September 7, 2015. 10 June 2010. usab.com. 1 February 2019.