1979 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

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1979  FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host nationBrazil
Dates15–25 August
Teams12 (from 5 federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Flag of Uruguay.svg Horacio López (33.2)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (104.7)
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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.

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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]

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541409388+219
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 541419376+439
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 532440378+628
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 523440467−277
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 523372398−267
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 505444517−735
15 August 1979
19:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6789Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32–49, 35–40
Pts: Patterson 18Pts: Čutura 14
15 August 1979
21:10
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg12380Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 65–29, 58–51
Pts: dos Santos 25Pts: Banal 15
15 August 1979
23:00
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg98102 (OT)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 46–48, 42–40  Overtime: 10–14
Pts: López 38Pts: Fantin  [ it ] 21

16 August 1979
20:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg7188Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 37–51, 34–37
Pts: Saldaña 31Pts: Tonut 16
16 August 1979
21:50
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg7173Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 33–34, 38–39
Pts: Vitoria 15Pts: Gaze 16
16 August 1979
23:40
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg8978Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 33–43, 56–35
Pts: Radović, Dogan 18Pts: López 33

17 August 1979
19:00
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg7972Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 46–37, 33–35
Pts: López 35Pts: Sengstock 21
17 August 1979
20:55
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg8579Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 48–37, 37–42
Pts: dos Santos 18Pts: Fantin  [ it ] 16
17 August 1979
22:40
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg106102Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 48–53, 58–49
Pts: Grbović 24Pts: Saldaña 31

18 August 1979
19:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8983Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 49–33, 40–50
Pts: Pearce 22Pts: Cristobal 27
18 August 1979
20:45
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6463Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–26, 31–37
Pts: Riva 22Pts: Čutura 26
18 August 1979
22:40
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg9674Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 56–26, 40–48
Pts: Pedrosa 25Pts: López 21

19 August 1979
18:00
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg111108Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 61–53, 50–55
Pts: López 39Pts: Cristobal 24
19 August 1979
19:45
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7176Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 37–51, 34–37
Pts: Gaze 18Pts: Riva 23
19 August 1979
21:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg6572Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 28–35, 37–37
Pts: da Silva 18Pts: Čutura 24

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 550427236+19110
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 541472357+1159
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 532459362+978
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 523293332−396
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 514390442−526
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 505278590−3125
15 August 1979
United States  Flag of the United States.svg20Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
USA won by forfeit after Panama failed to appear
15 August 1979
19:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg15044Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 75–12, 75–32
Pts: Politi 23Pts: Nazmi 10
15 August 1979
21:45
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg11772Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 51–29, 66–43
Pts: Grdzelidze, Nagayama, Popov  [ ru ] 26Pts: Lichti 15

16 August 1979
18:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg12660Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 72–38, 54–22
Pts: Popov  [ ru ] 28Pts: Kinoshita 22
16 August 1979
20:10
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8081Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by half: 48–48, 32–33
Pts: Pasquale 22Pts: Grenald, Macias 18
16 August 1979
21:45
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9861Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by half: 58–31, 40–30
Pts: Perkins 13Pts: Duffy 12

17 August 1979
19:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10559Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 49–17, 56–42
Pts: White 22Pts: Fitzgerald 11
17 August 1979
21:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg6878Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by half: 24–42, 44–36
Pts: Elhabash 21Pts: Macias 29
17 August 1979
22:45
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg7472Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 36–41, 38–31
Pts: Aréjula 20Pts: Popov  [ ru ] 20

18 August 1979
19:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg9262Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by half: 38–30, 54–32
Pts: Berezhniy 20Pts: Gálvez 17
18 August 1979
21:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg12838Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 70–18, 58–20
Pts: Perkins 13Pts: Kinoshita 8
18 August 1979
22:45
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg9771Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 36–41, 38–31
Pts: Aréjula 22Pts: Pasquale 17

19 August 1979
18:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10868Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 56–20, 52–48
Pts: Lichti 33Pts: Kinoshita 21
19 August 1979
19:50
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg9072Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by half: 47–31, 43–41
Pts: Maretto 21Pts: Gálvez 24
19 August 1979
23:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9478Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 47–37, 47–41
Pts: Floyd 19Pts: Grdzelidze 25

Final round

Classification 7th–12th

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 330230212+186
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 321300217+835
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321207185+225
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 321286235+515
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 303213241−283
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 303194340−1463
August 1979
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6463Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by half: 30–33, 35–40
August 1979
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg12667Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 67–39, 59–28
August 1979
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8981Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 42–38, 47–43

August 1979
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7876Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by half: 42–31, 36–45
August 1979
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8859Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 42–31, 36–45
August 1979
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7879Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 32–28, 46–41

August 1979
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg68126Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Scoring by half: 38–66, 30–60
August 1979
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5563Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 31–35, 24–28
August 1979
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg9872Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by half: 47–33, 51–39

Championship round

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330308206+1026
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 321205223−185
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 321221219+25
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 312237257−204
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 312237243−64
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 303226286−603
20 August 1979
20:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg77134Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 35–64, 42–70
Pts: Fantozzi 15Pts: Floyd 23

21 August 1979
20:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7981Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 38–36, 41–45
Pts: Costa 16Pts: Grdzelidze 22
21 August 1979
23:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg7577Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by half: 39–42, 36–35
Pts: Čutura 18Pts: Aréjula 18

22 August 1979
19:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg7473Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by half: 36–33, 38–40
Pts: da Silva 19Pts: Aréjula 21

23 August 1979
19:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg8881Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 45–53, 43–28
Pts: Čutura 17Pts: Grdzelidze 21

24 August 1979
19:30
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg7499Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 37–44, 37–55
Pts: Čutura 24Pts: Worthy 27
24 August 1979
21:15
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg7675Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 45–39, 31–36
Pts: Malvesi 22Pts: Popov  [ ru ] 27

25 August 1979
21:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7071Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by half: 38–36, 32–35
Pts: Fantin 21Pts: Maretto 18
25 August 1979
22:45
Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg5575Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 22–41, 33–34
Pts: da Silva 25Pts: Floyd 15
Ginásio de Esportes Antônio Balbino, Salvador
Referees: Marcial Paredes Lopes (PER), Artenik Arabadjian (BUL)

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 8–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 5–3
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6–2
4thFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 5–3
5thFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4–4
6thFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 4–4
7thFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4–4
8thFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4–4
9thFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4–4
10thFlag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 2–6
11thFlag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–6
12thFlag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 0–8

Awards

 1979 Under-19 World champions 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
First title

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