# 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

The 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Spanish: 1983 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-19) was the 2nd edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from 14 to 28 August 1983.
The United States successfully defended their championship by winning the Gold Medal against the Soviet Union in the final day of the tournament, 82-78.

## Qualification

* Defending World Champions
* Host country, advances outright to the semifinal round
| FIBA Americas (6) | FIBA Europe (5) | FIBA Asia (1) | FIBA Africa (1) | FIBA Oceania (1) |
| United States | Spain | China | Angola | Australia |
| Brazil | Yugoslavia | | | |
| Argentina | Soviet Union | | | |
| Canada | Italy | | | |
| Uruguay | West Germany | | | |
| Dominican Republic | | | | |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Head-to-Head |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 203 | +24 | 5 | 1−0 |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 188 | +38 | 5 | 0−1 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 226 | –17 | 4 | 1−0 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 272 | –45 | 4 | 0−1 |
* 14 August 1983 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 59–69 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 31–41, 28–28 |||
| Pts: Johnson 14 | | Pts: Schrempf, Behnke 20 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 14 August 1983 20:45
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 82–86 | China |
| Scoring by half: 40–40, 42–46 |||
| Pts: Boas 25 | | Pts: Wang F. 24 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 15 August 1983 19:00
* Boxscore
| West Germany | 55–63 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Schrempf 20 | | Pts: Zanon, Cintas 17 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 15 August 1983 20:45
* Boxscore
| Australia | 88–75 | China |
| Scoring by half: 36–37, 52–38 |||
| Pts: Johnson 24 | | Pts: Zhang 20 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 16 August 1983 19:00
* Boxscore
| China | 66–102 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 34–53, 32–49 |||
| Pts: Wang F. 20 | | Pts: Schrempf 23 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 16 August 1983 20:45
* Boxscore
| Australia | 62–82 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 41–48, 21–34 |||
| Pts: Wain 23 | | Pts: Boas 22 |
* Palma de Mallorca

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 292 | 269 | +23 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 290 | +25 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 258 | –12 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 281 | –36 | 3 |
* 14 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 98–89 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 50–35, 48–54 |||
| Pts: Bukumirović 31 | | Pts: Esteban 30 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 14 August 1983 21:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 94–104 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 47–49, 47–55 |||
| Pts: Turcotte 21 | | Pts: Campana 48 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 15 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 67–62 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 28–33, 39–29 |||
| Pts: Tokarchuk 14 | | Pts: Vargas 17 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 15 August 1983 21:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 95–102 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 43–54, 52–48 |||
| Pts: Campana 27 | | Pts: Cvjetićanin 35 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 16 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 94–116 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 45–55, 49–61 |||
| Pts: Esteban 27 | | Pts: Campana 52 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 16 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 85–92 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 40–56, 45–36 |||
| Pts: Turcotte 24 | | Pts: Cvjetićanin 30 |
* Palma de Mallorca

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 202 | +103 | 6 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 228 | +19 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 253 | –26 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 517 | –73 | 3 |
* 14 August 1983 19:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 53–114 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 31–55, 22–59 |||
| Pts: Guimarães 21 | | Pts: Sabonis 22 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 14 August 1983 20:45
* Boxscore
| Italy | 85–79 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 43–37, 42–42 |||
| Pts: Binelli 16 | | Pts: Pierri 33 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 15 August 1983 19:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 72–77 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 34–33, 38–44 |||
| Pts: Guimarães 34 | | Pts: Pierri 37 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 15 August 1983 20:45
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 95–78 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 43–54, 52–48 |||
| Pts: Sabonis 27 | | Pts: Montecchi [it] 18 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 16 August 1983 19:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 54–84 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 30–43, 24–41 |||
| Pts: Conceição 15 | | Pts: Montecchi [it] 18 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 16 August 1983 20:45
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 71–96 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 27–43, 44–53 |||
| Pts: Pierri 35 | | Pts: Kornichin 25 |
* Palma de Mallorca

## Final round
### Classification 9th-14th

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 337 | 297 | +40 | 8 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 355 | 306 | +49 | 7 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 330 | +52 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 349 | 368 | –19 | 5 |
| Angola | 4 | 1 | 3 | 292 | 318 | –26 | 5 |
| Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 391 | –96 | 4 |
* 18 August 1983 18:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 99–72 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 48–36, 51–36 |||
| Pts: Dalton 19 | | Pts: Guimarães 28 |
* Llucmajor
* 18 August 1983 19:45
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 91–89 | China |
| Scoring by half: 43–37, 42–42 |||
| Pts: Esteban 22 | | Pts: Zhang 28 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 18 August 1983 21:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 92–100 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 43–56, 49–44 |||
| Pts: Turcotte 25 | | Pts: Pierri 39 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 19 August 1983 18:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 72–82 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 45–42, 27–40 |||
| Pts: Dalton 20 | | Pts: Esteban 26 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 19 August 1983 19:45
* Boxscore
| Canada | 61–84 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 36–41, 25–43 |||
| Pts: Ogams 11 | | Pts: Guimarães 28 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 19 August 1983 21:30
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 87–91 | China |
| Scoring by half: 40–48, 47–43 |||
| Pts: Pierri 38 | | Pts: Zhang 31 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 20 August 1983 18:45
* Boxscore
| Australia | 98–68 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 57–33, 41–35 |||
| Pts: Dalton 31 | | Pts: Kipfer 12 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 20 August 1983 19:45
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 78–99 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 28–46, 50–53 |||
| Pts: Pierri 20 | | Pts: Harford 23 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 20 August 1983 21:30
* Boxscore
| China | 93–78 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 51–36, 42–42 |||
| Pts: Zhang 28 | | Pts: Guimarães 37 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 21 August 1983 18:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 86–84 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 57–49, 29–35 |||
| Pts: Cottrel 27 | | Pts: Pierri 29 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 21 August 1983 19:45
* Boxscore
| Angola | 58–65 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by half: 33–37, 25–28 |||
| Pts: Guimarães 31 | | Pts: Harford 19 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 21 August 1983 21:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 74–109 | China |
| Scoring by half: 35–53, 39–56 |||
| Pts: Ohl 22 | | Pts: Min 28 |
* Palma de Mallorca

### Semifinal round

* Qualified for the gold medal game
* Qualified for the bronze medal game
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Head-to-Head |
| United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 630 | 557 | +73 | 12 |
| Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 1 | 543 | 469 | +74 | 11 |
| Spain | 7 | 4 | 3 | 630 | 601 | +29 | 11 |
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 528 | 527 | +1 | 9 | 2−0 |
| West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 453 | 474 | –21 | 9 | 1−1 |
| Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 466 | 488 | –22 | 9 | 0−2 |
| Argentina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 513 | 575 | –62 | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 408 | 480 | –72 | 6 |
* 18 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 89–71 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 39–31, 50–40 |||
| Pts: Villacampa 27 | | Pts: Schrempf 22 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 18 August 1983 21:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 88–75 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 42–38, 46–37 |||
| Pts: Krystkowiak 20 | | Pts: Montecchi [it] 15 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 19 August 1983 17:30
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 77–85 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 33–46, 44–39 |||
| Pts: Jovanović 20 | | Pts: Bosa [it] 24 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 19 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 114–94 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 66–37, 48–57 |||
| Pts: Boas 39 | | Pts: Belli 24 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 19 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 91–74 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 48–43, 43–31 |||
| Pts: Sabonis 19 | | Pts: Schrempf 18 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 20 August 1983 17:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 77–52 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 29–25, 48–27 |||
| Pts: Sabonis 11 | | Pts: Sobin 12 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 20 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 80–84 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 37–43, 43–41 |||
| Pts: Villacampa 23 | | Pts: Ragazzi [it] 22 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 20 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 100–84 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 49–32, 51–52 |||
| Pts: Johnson, Walker 18 | | Pts: Boas 26 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 21 August 1983 17:30
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 65–69 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 37–41, 28–28 |||
| Pts: Cvjetićanin 23 | | Pts: Schrempf 18 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 21 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 115–86 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 58–40, 57–46 |||
| Pts: Villacampa 30 | | Pts: Montenegro 22 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 21 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 83–87 (OT) | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 44–35, 33–42 Overtime: 6–10 |||
| Pts: Johnson 18 | | Pts: Zarkov 25 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 22 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 98–92 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 49–49, 49–43 |||
| Pts: Villacampa 42 | | Pts: Boas 28 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 22 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 92–74 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 45–45, 47–29 |||
| Pts: Walker 27 | | Pts: Uranga 31 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 23 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 63–75 | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 22–37, 41–38 |||
| Pts: Nobile 17 | | Pts: Behnke 25 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 23 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 80–67 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 42–31 |||
| Pts: Boas 25 | | Pts: Jovanović 25 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 23 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 87–91 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 48–44, 39–47 |||
| Pts: Tikhonenko 21 | | Pts: Uranga 39 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 24 August 1983 17:13
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 79–68 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 38–35 |||
| Pts: Boas 28 | | Pts: Morandotti [it] 16 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 24 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 90–101 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 44–54, 46–47 |||
| Pts: Llorente [es] 25 | | Pts: Sabonis 25 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 24 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 81–79 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 45–42, 36–37 |||
| Pts: Johnson 27 | | Pts: Cvjetićanin 19 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 25 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Italy | 91–89 (OT) | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 46–46, 32–32 Overtime: 13–11 |||
| Pts: Paci 22 | | Pts: Uranga 31 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 25 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 88–68 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 42–38, 46–30 |||
| Pts: Villacampa 33 | | Pts: Petović 14 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 25 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 87–88 (OT) | West Germany |
| Scoring by half: 41–38, 31–34 Overtime: 15–16 |||
| Pts: Johnson 23 | | Pts: Behnke 29 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 26 August 1983 17:30
* Boxscore
| West Germany | 76–79 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 42–39, 34–40 |||
| Pts: Schrempf 23 | | Pts: Uranga 24 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 26 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 70–99 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 37–44, 33–55 |||
| Pts: Villacampa 19 | | Pts: Walker 33 |
* Palma de Mallorca
* 26 August 1983 21:15
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 79–100 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 43–55, 36–45 |||
| Pts: Boas 40 | | Pts: Kornichin 24 |
* Palma de Mallorca

### Bronze medal match

* 27 August 1983 19:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 71–66 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 42–37, 29–29 |||
| Pts: Boas 19 | | Pts: Llorente [es] 25 |
* Palma de Mallorca

### Final

* 28 August 1983 17:30
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 78–82 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 51–48, 27–34 |||
| Pts: Sabonis 29 | | Pts: Walker 22 |
* Palma de Mallorca

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 6–2 |
| | Soviet Union | 8–2 |
| | Brazil | 6–4 |
| 4th | Spain | 4–4 |
| 5th | West Germany | 5–4 |
| 6th | Italy | 5–4 |
| 7th | Argentina | 4–5 |
| 8th | Yugoslavia | 3–6 |
| 9th | Dominican Republic | 4–3 |
| 10th | Australia | 4–3 |
| 11th | China | 4–3 |
| 12th | Uruguay | 2–5 |
| 13th | Angola | 1–6 |
| 14th | Canada | 1–6 |

## Awards

* 1983 Under-19 World champions
* United States Second title