The 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (French: Championnat du monde des moins de 19 ans 1991 de la FIBA) was the 4th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Edmonton, Canada from 26 July to 4 August 1991. The United States won their third championship in the tournament, after beating Italy in overtime 90–85 in the final. Dejan Bodiroga of Yugoslavia was named the tournament MVP, despite their team losing the bronze medal game against Argentina.

Venue

Edmonton Albertan/a Capacity: n/a

Qualified teams Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers Host Nation 1 Defending Champions 28 July – 5 August 1987 Bormio 1 1990 FIBA Under-18 African Championship Luanda 2 1990 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship Montevideo 4 1990 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship 25 August – 2 September 1990 Nagoya 3 1990 FIBA Under-18 European Championship 18–25 August 1990 Groningen / Emmen 4 1990 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship 1 Total 16

Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsFirst Tiebreaker Classification for Tied TeamsSecond Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams 321230216+1451W−1L(138/134, 1.0299) 321221214+751W−1L(151/152, 0.9934) 321237227+1051W−1L(147/150, 0.9800) 303221252–313

Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 330316225+916 321330232+985 312221234–134 303163339–1763

Group C TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 330306199+1076 321251242+95 312221270–494 303198265–673

Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsFirst Tiebreaker Classification for Tied TeamsSecond Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams 321295254+4151W−1L(182/174, 1.0460) 321248237+1151W−1L(168/170, 0.9882) 321278273+551W−1L(179/185, 0.9676) 303235292–573

Quarterfinal round Group E TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsFirst Tiebreaker Classification for Tied TeamsSecond Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams 330257240+176 312239230+941W−1L(176/158, 1.1139) 312262268–641W−1L(174/179, 0.9721) 312232252–2041W−1L(143/156, 0.9167)

Group F TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 330260212+486 321218208+105 312238250–124 303206252–463

Group G TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 330248229+196 321279191+885 312240249–94 303202300–983

Group H TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 330351222+1296 321254248+65 312203259–564 303222301–793

Classification 13th–16th

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

15th place

13th place

Classification 9th–12th

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

11th place

9th place

Classification 5th–8th

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

Final round

Source: FIBA Archive

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standings Rank Team Record 8–0 7–1 5–3 4th 3–5 5th 5–3 6th 4–4 7th 4–4 8th 2–6 9th 7–1 10th 3–5 11th 5–3 12th 3–5 13th 3–5 14th 3–5 15th 2–6 16th 0–8 Source: FIBA Archive

Awards

Most Valuable Player Dejan Bodiroga

References

External links FIBA Basketball Archive