1979_FIBA_Under-19_World_Championship
The 1979 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portuguese: 1979 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-19) was the maiden edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil from 15 to 25 August 1979.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Brazil |
Dates | 15–25 August |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | Horacio López (33.2) |
Official website | |
1979 FIBA U19 World Championship | |
1983 → |
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The United States notched their first-ever world juniors championship by sweeping both the preliminary round and the championship round, winning the Gold Medal against the hosts Brazil in the final day of the tournament, 75–55.[1]
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 409 | 388 | +21 | 9 |
Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 419 | 376 | +43 | 9 |
Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 440 | 378 | +62 | 8 |
Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 3 | 440 | 467 | −27 | 7 |
Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 398 | −26 | 7 |
Philippines | 5 | 0 | 5 | 444 | 517 | −73 | 5 |
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15 August 1979 19:00 |
Australia | 67–89 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 32–49, 35–40 | ||
Pts: Patterson 18 | Pts: Čutura 14 |
15 August 1979 21:10 |
Brazil | 123–80 | Philippines |
Scoring by half: 65–29, 58–51 | ||
Pts: dos Santos 25 | Pts: Banal 15 |
15 August 1979 23:00 |
Uruguay | 98–102 (OT) | Italy |
Scoring by half: 46–48, 42–40 Overtime: 10–14 | ||
Pts: López 38 | Pts: Fantin [it] 21 |
16 August 1979 20:00 |
Philippines | 71–88 | Italy |
Scoring by half: 37–51, 34–37 | ||
Pts: Saldaña 31 | Pts: Tonut 16 |
16 August 1979 21:50 |
Brazil | 71–73 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 33–34, 38–39 | ||
Pts: Vitoria 15 | Pts: Gaze 16 |
16 August 1979 23:40 |
Yugoslavia | 89–78 | Uruguay |
Scoring by half: 33–43, 56–35 | ||
Pts: Radović, Dogan 18 | Pts: López 33 |
17 August 1979 19:00 |
Uruguay | 79–72 | Australia |
Scoring by half: 46–37, 33–35 | ||
Pts: López 35 | Pts: Sengstock 21 |
17 August 1979 20:55 |
Brazil | 85–79 | Italy |
Scoring by half: 48–37, 37–42 | ||
Pts: dos Santos 18 | Pts: Fantin [it] 16 |
17 August 1979 22:40 |
Yugoslavia | 106–102 | Philippines |
Scoring by half: 48–53, 58–49 | ||
Pts: Grbović 24 | Pts: Saldaña 31 |
18 August 1979 19:00 |
Australia | 89–83 | Philippines |
Scoring by half: 49–33, 40–50 | ||
Pts: Pearce 22 | Pts: Cristobal 27 |
18 August 1979 20:45 |
Italy | 64–63 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 33–26, 31–37 | ||
Pts: Riva 22 | Pts: Čutura 26 |
18 August 1979 22:40 |
Brazil | 96–74 | Uruguay |
Scoring by half: 56–26, 40–48 | ||
Pts: Pedrosa 25 | Pts: López 21 |
19 August 1979 18:00 |
Uruguay | 111–108 | Philippines |
Scoring by half: 61–53, 50–55 | ||
Pts: López 39 | Pts: Cristobal 24 |
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 427 | 236 | +191 | 10 |
Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 472 | 357 | +115 | 9 |
Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 459 | 362 | +97 | 8 |
Panama | 5 | 2 | 3 | 293 | 332 | −39 | 6 |
Canada | 5 | 1 | 4 | 390 | 442 | −52 | 6 |
Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 278 | 590 | −312 | 5 |
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15 August 1979 19:00 |
Argentina | 150–44 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 75–12, 75–32 | ||
Pts: Politi 23 | Pts: Nazmi 10 |
15 August 1979 21:45 |
Soviet Union | 117–72 | Canada |
Scoring by half: 51–29, 66–43 | ||
Pts: Grdzelidze, Nagayama, Popov [ru] 26 | Pts: Lichti 15 |
16 August 1979 18:00 |
Soviet Union | 126–60 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 72–38, 54–22 | ||
Pts: Popov [ru] 28 | Pts: Kinoshita 22 |
16 August 1979 20:10 |
Canada | 80–81 | Panama |
Scoring by half: 48–48, 32–33 | ||
Pts: Pasquale 22 | Pts: Grenald, Macias 18 |
16 August 1979 21:45 |
United States | 98–61 | Argentina |
Scoring by half: 58–31, 40–30 | ||
Pts: Perkins 13 | Pts: Duffy 12 |
17 August 1979 19:00 |
United States | 105–59 | Canada |
Scoring by half: 49–17, 56–42 | ||
Pts: White 22 | Pts: Fitzgerald 11 |
17 August 1979 21:00 |
Egypt | 68–78 | Panama |
Scoring by half: 24–42, 44–36 | ||
Pts: Elhabash 21 | Pts: Macias 29 |
17 August 1979 22:45 |
Argentina | 74–72 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 36–41, 38–31 | ||
Pts: Aréjula 20 | Pts: Popov [ru] 20 |
18 August 1979 19:00 |
Soviet Union | 92–62 | Panama |
Scoring by half: 38–30, 54–32 | ||
Pts: Berezhniy 20 | Pts: Gálvez 17 |
18 August 1979 21:00 |
United States | 128–38 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 70–18, 58–20 | ||
Pts: Perkins 13 | Pts: Kinoshita 8 |
18 August 1979 22:45 |
Argentina | 97–71 | Canada |
Scoring by half: 36–41, 38–31 | ||
Pts: Aréjula 22 | Pts: Pasquale 17 |
19 August 1979 18:00 |
Canada | 108–68 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 56–20, 52–48 | ||
Pts: Lichti 33 | Pts: Kinoshita 21 |
19 August 1979 19:50 |
Argentina | 90–72 | Panama |
Scoring by half: 47–31, 43–41 | ||
Pts: Maretto 21 | Pts: Gálvez 24 |
19 August 1979 23:00 |
United States | 94–78 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 47–37, 47–41 | ||
Pts: Floyd 19 | Pts: Grdzelidze 25 |
Classification 7th–12th
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 212 | +18 | 6 |
Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 217 | +83 | 5 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 185 | +22 | 5 |
Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 235 | +51 | 5 |
Panama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 241 | −28 | 3 |
Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 340 | −146 | 3 |
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Championship round
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 206 | +102 | 6 |
Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 223 | −18 | 5 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 219 | +2 | 5 |
Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 257 | −20 | 4 |
Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 243 | −6 | 4 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 286 | −60 | 3 |
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20 August 1979 20:00 |
Italy | 77–134 | United States |
Scoring by half: 35–64, 42–70 | ||
Pts: Fantozzi 15 | Pts: Floyd 23 |
21 August 1979 20:00 |
Italy | 79–81 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 38–36, 41–45 | ||
Pts: Costa 16 | Pts: Grdzelidze 22 |
21 August 1979 23:00 |
Yugoslavia | 75–77 | Argentina |
Scoring by half: 39–42, 36–35 | ||
Pts: Čutura 18 | Pts: Aréjula 18 |
22 August 1979 19:00 |
Brazil | 74–73 | Argentina |
Scoring by half: 36–33, 38–40 | ||
Pts: da Silva 19 | Pts: Aréjula 21 |
23 August 1979 19:00 |
Yugoslavia | 88–81 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 45–53, 43–28 | ||
Pts: Čutura 17 | Pts: Grdzelidze 21 |
24 August 1979 19:30 |
Yugoslavia | 74–99 | United States |
Scoring by half: 37–44, 37–55 | ||
Pts: Čutura 24 | Pts: Worthy 27 |
24 August 1979 21:15 |
Brazil | 76–75 | Soviet Union |
Scoring by half: 45–39, 31–36 | ||
Pts: Malvesi 22 | Pts: Popov [ru] 27 |
25 August 1979 21:00 |
Italy | 70–71 | Argentina |
Scoring by half: 38–36, 32–35 | ||
Pts: Fantin 21 | Pts: Maretto 18 |
25 August 1979 22:45 |
Brazil | 55–75 | United States |
Scoring by half: 22–41, 33–34 | ||
Pts: da Silva 25 | Pts: Floyd 15 |
Ginásio de Esportes Antônio Balbino, Salvador Referees: Marcial Paredes Lopes (PER), Artenik Arabadjian (BUL) |
More information Rank, Team ...
Rank | Team | Record |
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United States | 8–0 | |
Brazil | 5–3 | |
Argentina | 6–2 | |
4th | Yugoslavia | 5–3 |
5th | Soviet Union | 4–4 |
6th | Italy | 4–4 |
7th | Canada | 4–4 |
8th | Uruguay | 4–4 |
9th | Australia | 4–4 |
10th | Philippines | 2–6 |
11th | Panama | 2–6 |
12th | Egypt | 0–8 |
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1979 Under-19 World champions |
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United States First title |
- "FIRST FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – 1979". usab.com. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2018.