1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship explained

Continent:World U-19
Year:1983
Host:Spain
Dates:14–28 August
Teams:14
Federations:5
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:United States
Title Number:2
Ppg P: Luis Pierri (33.0)
Ppg T: (92.6)
Website:1983 FIBA U19 World Championship
Prevseason:1979
Nextseason:1987

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=180Teamwidth=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30PFwidth=30PAwidth=30PDwidth=30Ptswidth=30Head-to-Head
321227203+2451−0
321226188+3850−1
312209226–1741−0
312227272–4540−1

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Group B

width=180Teamwidth=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30PFwidth=30PAwidth=30PDwidth=30Pts
330292269+236
321315290+255
312246258–124
303245281–363

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Group C

width=180Teamwidth=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30PFwidth=30PAwidth=30PDwidth=30Pts
330305202+1036
321247228+195
312227253–264
303179517–733

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Final round

Classification 9th-14th

width=180Teamwidth=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30PFwidth=30PAwidth=30PDwidth=30Pts
440337297+408
431355306+497
431382330+527
413349368–195
413292318–265
404295391–964

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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=180Teamwidth=30Pldwidth=30Wwidth=30Lwidth=30PFwidth=30PAwidth=30PDwidth=30Ptswidth=30Head-to-Head
752630557+7312
651543469+7411
743630601+2911
633528527+192−0
633453474–2191−1
633466488–2290−2
624513575–628
606408480–726

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Final

Final standings

Rank width=170 Team !Record
6–2
8–2
6–4
4th4–4
5th5–4
6th5–4
7th4–5
8th3–6
9th4–3
10th4–3
11th4–3
12th2–5
13th1–6
14th1–6

Notes and References

  1. 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.