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.
The United States won their seventh title, after defeating Mali 93–79 in the final.
Venues HeraklionHeraklion Indoor Sports ArenaHeraklion University Sports Hall Capacity: 5,222 Capacity: 1,080
Qualified teams Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers Host Nation 12 September 2018 1 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship 10–16 June 2018 St. Catharines 4 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship 28 July–5 August 2018 Liepāja / Riga / Ventspils 5 2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship 5–11 August 2018 Bangkok / Nonthaburi 4 2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship 24 August–2 September 2018 Bamako 2 Total 16
Squads
Draw The draw for the tournament was held on 20 February 2019 in Heraklion, Greece.
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.
Seeding Teams were distributed into four pots based on sporting quality and geographical principles. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3). Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
5–8th place bracket
9–16th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
Round of 16
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Rank Team Record 7–0 5–2 5–2 4th3–4 5th5–2 6th2–5 7th5–2 8th3–4 9th5–2 10th3–4 11th5–2 12th1–6 13th4–3 14th1–6 15th1–6 16th1–6
Statistical leaders
PointsStatistics Name PPG Marko Pecarski 22.1 Julian Strawther 22.0 Joël Ayayi 20.9 Guo Haowen 20.1 Biram Faye 19.4
Rebounds Name RPG Oumar Ballo 11.8 Dalibor Ilić 11.0 Filip Petrušev 10.1 Biram Faye 10.0 Max Darling 9.3
Assists Name APG Tyrese Haliburton 6.9 Rodrigo Bumeisters 5.8 Cade Cunningham 5.7 Guo Haowen Jean-Jacques Boissy 5.6 André Curbelo Rokas Jokubaitis
Blocks Name BPG Oumar Ballo 3.8 Ibou Badji 3.1 Kai Sotto Dmitrii Kadoshnikov 2.0 Filip Petrušev
Steals Name SPG Hassan Drame 2.9 Jermaine Miranda André Curbelo 2.7 Karlton Dimanche Jorge Torres 2.6
Awards AwardWinnerPositionTeam Most Valuable PlayerReggie Perry PF All-Tournament TeamSiriman Kanouté PG Joël AyayiPG/SG Tyrese Haliburton SG Reggie Perry PF Oumar Ballo C
References
External links Official website