# 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

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

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| Edmonton | Alberta |
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## Qualified teams

| Means of Qualification | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada |
| Defending Champions | 28 July – 5 August 1987 | Bormio | 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 1990 FIBA Under-18 African Championship | — | Luanda | 2 | Nigeria Angola |
| 1990 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship | — | Montevideo | 4 | United States Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
| 1990 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship | 25 August – 2 September 1990 | Nagoya | 3 | Japan Syria China |
| 1990 FIBA Under-18 European Championship | 18–25 August 1990 | Groningen / Emmen | 4 | Italy Soviet Union Spain Romania |
| 1990 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship | — | — | 1 | Australia |
| Total | | | 16 | |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams | Second Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 216 | +14 | 5 | 1W−1L | (138/134, 1.0299) |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 214 | +7 | 5 | 1W−1L | (151/152, 0.9934) |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 227 | +10 | 5 | 1W−1L | (147/150, 0.9800) |
| China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 252 | –31 | 3 | | |
* 27 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| China | 82–92 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 36–41, 46–51 |||
| Pts: Wu 24 | | Pts: Mureșan 31 |
* Edmonton
* 27 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 89–75 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 48–35, 41–40 |||
| Pts: Reidy 18 | | Pts: Racca 18 |
* Edmonton
* 28 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Romania | 75–58 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 35–33, 40–25 |||
| Pts: Mureșan 33 | | Pts: Armfield 12 |
* Edmonton
* 28 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 70–62 | China |
| Scoring by half: 33–33, 37–29 |||
| Pts: Diaz 23 | | Pts: Zhang 17 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 76–63 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 43–35, 33–28 |||
| Pts: Racca 31 | | Pts: Mureșan 24 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| China | 77–90 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 33–33, 37–29 |||
| Pts: Diaz 23 | | Pts: Liang 22 |
* Edmonton

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 316 | 225 | +91 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 330 | 232 | +98 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 234 | –13 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 339 | –176 | 3 |
* 27 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 124–51 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 63–28, 61–23 |||
| Pts: Miller 18 | | Pts: Kazama 16 |
* Edmonton
* 27 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 96–66 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 55–35, 41–31 |||
| Pts: Paraiso [es] 20 | | Pts: Nikoro 14 |
* Edmonton
* 28 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 86–73 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 45–47, 41–26 |||
| Pts: Miller 24 | | Pts: Awojobi 28 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 82–52 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 19–37, 63–15 |||
| Pts: Awojobi 30 | | Pts: Kazama 11 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 101–106 (OT) | United States |
| Scoring by half: 42–46, 52–48 Overtime: 7–12 |||
| Pts: Reyes 28 | | Pts: Caver 26 |
* Edmonton
* 2 August 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Japan | 60–133 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 23–66, 37–67 |||
| Pts: Iwasa 15 | | Pts: Reyes 22 |
* Edmonton

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 306 | 199 | +107 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 270 | –49 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 265 | –67 | 3 |
* 27 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 96–78 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 52–40, 44–38 |||
| Pts: Fučka 21 | | Pts: George 16 |
* Edmonton
* 27 July 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 78–74 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 46–36, 32–38 |||
| Pts: Apud 23 | | Pts: Morais, Domingos 16 |
* Edmonton
* 28 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 59–96 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 34–56, 25–40 |||
| Pts: Domingos 22 | | Pts: Portaluppi 17 |
* Edmonton
* 28 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 82–81 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 46–37, 36–44 |||
| Pts: Njoku 20 | | Pts: Apud 17 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 114–62 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 43–32, 71–30 |||
| Pts: Ruggeri 24 | | Pts: Castro 15 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Angola | 65–91 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 27–51, 38–40 |||
| Pts: Lutonda 25 | | Pts: Van Koughnett 15 |
* Edmonton

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams | Second Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 295 | 254 | +41 | 5 | 1W−1L | (182/174, 1.0460) |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 237 | +11 | 5 | 1W−1L | (168/170, 0.9882) |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 273 | +5 | 5 | 1W−1L | (179/185, 0.9676) |
| Syria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 235 | 292 | –57 | 3 | | |
* 27 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 113–80 | Syria |
| Scoring by half: 62–31, 51–49 |||
| Pts: Klafke 26 | | Pts: Abou Saada 35 |
* Edmonton
* 27 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 83–90 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 46–43, 37–47 |||
| Pts: Mikhailov 17 | | Pts: Čizmić 22 |
* Edmonton
* 28 July 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 78–87 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 27–42, 51–45 |||
| Pts: Bodiroga, Radović 18 | | Pts: Klafke 19 |
* Edmonton
* 28 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Syria | 88–99 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 40–50, 48–49 |||
| Pts: Abou Saada, Abdoul Houy 30 | | Pts: Mikhailov 20 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Syria | 67–80 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 37–43, 30–37 |||
| Pts: Abou Saada 16 | | Pts: Rebrača 16 |
* Edmonton
* 29 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 96–95 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 59–53, 37–42 |||
| Pts: Yudin 18 | | Pts: Da Silva 27 |
* Edmonton

## Quarterfinal round
### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | First Tiebreaker Classification for Tied Teams | Second Tiebreaker Basket Average for Tied Teams |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 240 | +17 | 6 | | |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 230 | +9 | 4 | 1W−1L | (176/158, 1.1139) |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 262 | 268 | –6 | 4 | 1W−1L | (174/179, 0.9721) |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 232 | 252 | –20 | 4 | 1W−1L | (143/156, 0.9167) |
* 30 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 63–72 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 33–36, 30–36 |||
| Pts: Tarlać 14 | | Pts: Fučka 18 |
* Edmonton
* 30 July 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Romania | 84–75 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 43–23, 41–52 |||
| Pts: Mureșan 26 | | Pts: Esteller [es] 20 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Romania | 59–81 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 35–44, 24–37 |||
| Pts: Roschnafsky 23 | | Pts: Radović 23 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 89–88 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 47–51, 42–37 |||
| Pts: Fučka 19 | | Pts: Galilea [es], Esteller [es] 16 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Romania | 89–96 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 58–43, 31–53 |||
| Pts: Mureșan 28 | | Pts: Calbini 20 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 99–95 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 47–47, 52–48 |||
| Pts: Álvarez 21 | | Pts: Bodiroga 20 |
* Edmonton

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 212 | +48 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 208 | +10 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 250 | –12 | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 252 | –46 | 3 |
* 30 July 1991 18:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 62–69 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 38–30, 24–39 |||
| Pts: Racca 21 | | Pts: Caver 13 |
* Edmonton
* 30 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 86–69 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 48–37, 38–32 |||
| Pts: Joerke 32 | | Pts: Vassell 14 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 87–74 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 42–42, 45–32 |||
| Pts: Montecchia 24 | | Pts: Mazzuchini, Da Silva 15 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 72–97 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 30–45, 42–52 |||
| Pts: Ryan 14 | | Pts: Faulkner, Person 12 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 94–78 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 54–38, 40–40 |||
| Pts: Faulkner 16 | | Pts: Klafke 20 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 69–65 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 32–24, 37–41 |||
| Pts: Racca 20 | | Pts: Vassell 18 |
* Edmonton

### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Syria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 229 | +19 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 279 | 191 | +88 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 249 | –9 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 300 | –98 | 3 |
* 30 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 113–47 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 54–20, 59–27 |||
| Pts: Goodwin, Ronaldson 18 | | Pts: Yaoita 11 |
* Edmonton
* 30 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Syria | 79–78 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 39–43, 40–35 |||
| Pts: Abou Saada, Abdoul Houy 27 | | Pts: Niquichenco 25 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 94–76 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 50–34, 44–42 |||
| Pts: Apud 21 | | Pts: Minamiyama 19 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 72–76 | Syria |
| Scoring by half: 37–40, 35–36 |||
| Pts: Ronaldson 26 | | Pts: Issa Abdullah 19 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 94–68 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 49–45, 45–23 |||
| Pts: Ronaldson 24 | | Pts: Apud 15 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| Japan | 79–93 | Syria |
| Scoring by half: 33–52, 46–41 |||
| Pts: Kawamoto 22 | | Pts: Abdoul Houy 27 |
* Edmonton

### Group H

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 351 | 222 | +129 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 248 | +6 | 5 |
| Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 259 | –56 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 222 | 301 | –79 | 3 |
* 30 July 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| China | 96–77 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 50–38, 46–39 |||
| Pts: Wu 30 | | Pts: Nikoro 25 |
* Edmonton
* 30 July 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 109–69 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 39–43, 40–35 |||
| Pts: Yudin 21 | | Pts: Neto 19 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 70–66 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 40–30, 30–36 |||
| Pts: Martins 27 | | Pts: Awojobi 28 |
* Edmonton
* 31 July 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| China | 74–107 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 41–63, 33–44 |||
| Pts: Hu 24 | | Pts: Grachev 24 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| China | 84–64 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 50–30, 34–34 |||
| Pts: Liang 29 | | Pts: Martins, Domingos, Tchiengo 14 |
* Edmonton
* 1 August 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 79–135 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 31–53, 48–82 |||
| Pts: Okunrinyo 21 | | Pts: Kudelin 20 |
* Edmonton

## Classification 13th–16th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| 3 August | 3 August |
| Uruguay | 69 |
| Uruguay | 69 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Nigeria | 66 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Nigeria | 66 | Uruguay | 77 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Uruguay | 77 |
| 3 August | 3 August | Angola | 78 |
| Japan | 58 | Angola | 78 |
| Angola | 69 | | |
| Angola | 69 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | 4 August | 4 August |
| | | Japan | 95 |
| | | Nigeria | 120 |
Source: FIBA Archive

### Semifinals

* 3 August 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 66–69 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 37–26, 29–43 |||
| Pts: Okunrinyo 16 | | Pts: Apud 20 |
* Edmonton
* 3 August 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Japan | 58–69 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 18–26, 40–43 |||
| Pts: Minamiyama 17 | | Pts: Victoriano 18 |
* Edmonton

### 15th place

* 4 August 1991 09:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 120–95 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 60–44, 60–51 |||
| Pts: Okeke 34 | | Pts: Mori 25 |
* Edmonton

### 13th place

* 4 August 1991 09:00
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 77–78 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 46–38, 31–40 |||
| Pts: Niquichenco 21 | | Pts: Domingos 25 |
* Edmonton

## Classification 9th–12th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 3 August | 3 August |
| Syria | 82 |
| Syria | 82 | 4 August | 4 August |
| China | 93 | 4 August | 4 August |
| China | 93 | China | 77 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | China | 77 |
| 3 August | 3 August | Soviet Union | 134 |
| Soviet Union | 82 | Soviet Union | 134 |
| Australia | 81 | | |
| Australia | 81 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 4 August | 4 August |
| | | Syria | 80 |
| | | Australia | 104 |
Source: FIBA Archive

### Semifinals

* 3 August 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 82–81 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 42–41, 40–40 |||
| Pts: 4 players 13 | | Pts: Ronaldson 20 |
* Edmonton
* 3 August 1991 15:30
* Boxscore
| Syria | 82–93 | China |
| Scoring by half: 35–39, 47–54 |||
| Pts: Abdoul Houy 31 | | Pts: Hu 27 |
* Edmonton

### 11th place

* 4 August 1991 09:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 104–80 | Syria |
| Scoring by half: 57–36, 47–44 |||
| Pts: Armfield, Close, Reidy 17 | | Pts: Abdoul Houy 34 |
* Edmonton

### 9th place

* 4 August 1991 09:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 134–77 | China |
| Scoring by half: 82–44, 52–33 |||
| Pts: Mikhailov 25 | | Pts: Liang 17 |
* Edmonton

## Classification 5th–8th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 3 August | 3 August |
| Spain | 92 |
| Spain | 92 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Canada | 77 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Canada | 77 | Spain | 96 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Spain | 96 |
| 3 August | 3 August | Romania | 110 |
| Brazil | 77 | Romania | 110 |
| Romania | 104 | | |
| Romania | 104 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 4 August | 4 August |
| | | Canada | 89 |
| | | Brazil | 93 |
Source: FIBA Archive

### Semifinals

* 3 August 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 77–92 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 47–39, 30–53 |||
| Pts: Vassell, Van Koughnett 13 | | Pts: Fabon 28 |
* Edmonton
* 3 August 1991 20:30
* Boxscore
| Romania | 104–77 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 47–39, 57–38 |||
| Pts: Alexe 33 | | Pts: Cambraia 17 |
* Edmonton

### 7th place

* 4 August 1991 11:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 89–93 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 41–47, 48–46 |||
| Pts: Hamilton 21 | | Pts: Klafke 23 |
* Edmonton

### 5th place

* 4 August 1991 11:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 96–110 | Romania |
| Scoring by half: 51–59, 45–51 |||
| Pts: Fabon 20 | | Pts: Mureșan 24 |
* Edmonton

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 3 August | 3 August |
| Italy | 79 |
| Italy | 79 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Argentina | 63 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Argentina | 63 | Italy | 85 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Italy | 85 |
| 3 August | 3 August | United States (OT) | 90 |
| United States | 76 | United States (OT) | 90 |
| Yugoslavia | 74 | | |
| Yugoslavia | 74 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 August | 4 August |
| | | Argentina | 74 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 71 |
Source: FIBA Archive

### Semifinals

* 3 August 1991 15:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 79–63 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 36–29, 43–34 |||
| Pts: Fučka 16 | | Pts: Racca 27 |
* Edmonton
* 3 August 1991 18:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 76–74 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 34–34, 42–40 |||
| Pts: Person 14 | | Pts: Tarlać 27 |
* Edmonton

### 3rd place

* 4 August 1991 11:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 74–71 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 38–41, 36–30 |||
| Pts: Racca 27 | | Pts: Radović 23 |
* Edmonton

### Final

* 4 August 1991 13:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 85–90 (OT) | United States |
| Scoring by half: 44–30, 33–47 Overtime: 8–13 |||
| Pts: Fučka 20 | | Pts: Reeves 20 |
* Edmonton

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 8–0 |
| | Italy | 7–1 |
| | Argentina | 5–3 |
| 4th | Yugoslavia | 3–5 |
| 5th | Romania | 5–3 |
| 6th | Spain | 4–4 |
| 7th | Brazil | 4–4 |
| 8th | Canada | 2–6 |
| 9th | Soviet Union | 7–1 |
| 10th | China | 3–5 |
| 11th | Australia | 5–3 |
| 12th | Syria | 3–5 |
| 13th | Angola | 3–5 |
| 14th | Uruguay | 3–5 |
| 15th | Nigeria | 2–6 |
| 16th | Japan | 0–8 |
Source: FIBA Archive

## Awards

* 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
* United States Third title
* Most Valuable Player
* Dejan Bodiroga