2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup explained

2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Continent:	World U-19
Year:	2019
Size:	270px
Host:	Greece
City:	Heraklion
Dates:	29 June – 7 July
Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Champions:	USA
Title Number:	7
Mvp:	Reggie Perry
Ppg P:	Pecarski (22.1)
Ppg T:	(100.9)
Rpg P:	Ballo (11.8)
Rpg T:	(53.7)
Apg P:	Haliburton (6.9)
Apg T:	(28.6)
Website:	www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2021

The 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Μπάσκετ FIBA Under-19 2019) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. It was hosted by Heraklion, Greece, from 29 June to 7 July 2019.^[1]

The United States won their seventh title after defeating Mali 93–79 in the final.^[2]

Venues

Heraklion
Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena	Heraklion University Sports Hall
Capacity: 5,222	Capacity: 1,080

Qualified teams

Means of Qualification	Dates	Berths
Host Nation	12 September 2018	1
	10–16 June 2018^[3]	4
	28 July–5 August 2018^[4]	5
	5–11 August 2018^[5]	4
	24 August–2 September 2018	2
Total		16

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 20 February 2019 in Heraklion, Greece.^[6] ^[7]

Teams from the same region could not be drawn against each other, with the exception of Europe teams where one group could contain a maximum of two European teams.^[8]

Seeding

Teams were distributed into four pots based on sporting quality and geographical principles.^[8]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

5–8th place bracket

9–16th place bracket

13–16th place bracket

Round of 16

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9–16th place quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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13–16th place semifinals

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9–12th place semifinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

Rank	width=170	Team !	Record
		7–0
		5–2
		5–2
4th		3–4
5th		5–2
6th		2–5
7th		5–2
8th		3–4
9th		5–2
10th		3–4
11th		5–2
12th		1–6
13th		4–3
14th		1–6
15th		1–6
16th		1–6

Statistical leaders

Points^[9]

Name	PPG
	align=center	22.1
	align=center	22.0
	align=center	20.9
	align=center	20.1
	align=center	19.4

Rebounds

Name	RPG
	align=center	11.8
	align=center	11.0
	align=center	10.1
	align=center	10.0
	align=center	9.3

Assists

Name	APG
	align=center	6.9
	align=center	5.8
	align=center rowspan=2	5.7

	align=center rowspan=3	5.6

Blocks

Name	BPG
	align=center	3.8
	align=center rowspan=2	3.1
Kai Sotto
	align=center rowspan=2	2.0

Steals

Name	SPG
	align=center rowspan=2	2.9
Jermaine Miranda
	align=center rowspan=2	2.7
Karlton Dimanche
	align=center	2.6

Awards

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player^[10]
All-Tournament Team
	Joël Ayayi

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: FIBA's Executive Committee announces U19 World Cups hosts, looks forward to action-packed weeks ahead. FIBA. 12 September 2018.
Web site: United States end Mali dream, claim seventh U19 World Cup crown. FIBA. 7 July 2019.
Web site: Argentina, Canada, Puerto Rico, and USA earn tickets to FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019. FIBA.basketball. 15 June 2018. 16 July 2018.
Web site: Serbia repeat title in thriller for the ages over Latvia, France third, Lithuania get U19 World Cup ticket. FIBA.basketball. 5 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
Web site: Australia, China, New Zealand and Philippines successfully secure trips to FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019. FIBA.basketball. 9 August 2018. 17 August 2018.
Web site: FIBA statement regarding seeding of Hosts in World Cups. FIBA.com. 18 February 2019.
Web site: FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019 draw results in, new trophy unveiled. FIBA.com. 20 February 2019.
Web site: Draw. FIBA.
https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2019/playerstats Statistics
Web site: USA leader Perry crowned TISSOT MVP of U19 World Cup 2019. 7 July 2019. FIBA.