# 2023 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament

The 2023 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup – Men's tournament is the tenth edition of this competition. For the third time, the event was held in Debrecen, Hungary. It was contested by 19 teams.
Germany won their first title with a win against France in the final.

## Host selection

For the third time in a row, Hungarian city, Debrecen, was given the hosting rights.

## Seeding

The seeding and groups were as follows:
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Germany (1) Qatar (8) Tunisia (9) Congo DR (16) (withdrew) Mongolia (17) | Estonia (2) Brazil (7) Slovenia (10) Serbia (15) Morocco (18) | Thailand (3) Egypt (6) France (11) Japan (14) Hungary (19) (H) | Latvia (4) Kyrgyzstan (5) Ukraine (12) India (13) Israel (20) |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 29 | +35 | Quarterfinals | | 21–13 | | | Canc. |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 48 | +7 | Quarterfinals | | | 21–12 | 21–15 | Canc. |
| 3 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 52 | −11 | | 7–21 | | | 22–10 | Canc. |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 65 | −31 | | 9–22 | | | | Canc. |
| 5 | Congo DR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | Canc. | Canc. | Canc. | Canc. | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 75 | +6 | Quarterfinals | | 21–16 | 21–20 | | |
| 2 | Estonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 59 | +20 | Quarterfinals | | | 20–12 | 21–16 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 62 | +14 | | | | | 22–10 | 22–11 |
| 4 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 78 | −14 | | 21–19 | | | | 17–16 |
| 5 | Morocco | 4 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 81 | −26 | | 18–20 | 10–22 | | | |
* 1 2 Slovenia 21–16 Estonia
* 1 2 Serbia 22–10 Brazil

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 66 | +15 | Quarterfinals | | | | 18–21 | 21–10 |
| 2 | Egypt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 62 | +11 | Quarterfinals | 15–21 | | 21–15 | | |
| 3 | Hungary (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 78 | 0 | | 20–21 | | | | 22–17 |
| 4 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 69 | +12 | | | 19–21 | 19–21 | | |
| 5 | Thailand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 81 | −38 | | | 7–16 | | 9–22 | |
* 1 2 France 21–15 Egypt
* 1 2 Hungary 21–19 Japan

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Israel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 62 | +18 | Quarterfinals | | 22–19 | | | 17–14 |
| 2 | Latvia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 60 | +23 | Quarterfinals | | | 21–13 | 22–10 | |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 65 | +6 | | 21–19 | | | 21–7 | |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 85 | −39 | | 8–22 | | | | 21–20 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 75 | −8 | | | 15–21 | 18–16 | | |
* 1 2 Israel 22–19 Latvia
* 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 21–20 Ukraine

## Knockout stage

All times are local.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 3 Sep 2023 – 10:50 | 3 Sep 2023 – 10:50 | | | |
| Germany | 19 OT | | | |
| Germany | 19 OT | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:30 | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:30 | | |
| Egypt | 17 | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:30 | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:30 | |
| Egypt | 17 | Germany | 16 | |
| 3 Sep 2023 – 11:15 | 3 Sep 2023 – 11:15 | | Germany | 16 | |
| 3 Sep 2023 – 11:15 | 3 Sep 2023 – 11:15 | Estonia | 11 | |
| Israel | 5 | Estonia | 11 | |
| Israel | 5 | | | | 3 Sep 2023 – 20:35 | 3 Sep 2023 – 20:35 |
| Estonia | 22 | | | | 3 Sep 2023 – 20:35 | 3 Sep 2023 – 20:35 |
| Estonia | 22 | | | | Germany | 20 |
| 3 Sep 2023 – 12:40 | 3 Sep 2023 – 12:40 | | | | | Germany | 20 |
| 3 Sep 2023 – 12:40 | 3 Sep 2023 – 12:40 | | | | France | 18 |
| Slovenia | 18 | | | | France | 18 |
| Slovenia | 18 | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:55 | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:55 | | | |
| Latvia | 13 | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:55 | 3 Sep 2023 – 14:55 | | | |
| Latvia | 13 | Slovenia | 15 | | | |
| 3 Sep 2023 – 13:05 | 3 Sep 2023 – 13:05 | | Slovenia | 15 | | | |
| 3 Sep 2023 – 13:05 | 3 Sep 2023 – 13:05 | France | 21 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| France | 18 | France | 21 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| France | 18 | | | | 3 Sep 2023 – 19:35 | 3 Sep 2023 – 19:35 |
| Qatar | 15 | | | | 3 Sep 2023 – 19:35 | 3 Sep 2023 – 19:35 |
| Qatar | 15 | | | | Estonia | 15 |
| | | | | | Slovenia | 16 |

## Final standings
### Tiebreakers

* 1) Wins
* 2) Points scored
* 3) Seeding
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
| 1 | Germany | 7 | 7 | 0 | 119 | 75 | +44 |
| 2 | France | 7 | 5 | 2 | 138 | 116 | +22 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 130 | 124 | +6 |
| 4 | Estonia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 127 | 86 | +41 |
| 5 | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 78 | +18 |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 81 | +9 |
| 7 | Qatar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 66 | +4 |
| 8 | Israel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 84 | +1 |
| 9 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 69 | +12 |
| 10 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 78 | 0 |
| 11 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 62 | +14 |
| 12 | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 65 | +6 |
| 13 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 78 | –14 |
| 14 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 52 | –11 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 75 | –8 |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 85 | –39 |
| 17 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 65 | –31 |
| 18 | Morocco | 4 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 81 | –26 |
| 19 | Thailand | 4 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 81 | –20 |

## Awards

These players were given the awards after the competition:

### Most valuable player

* Fabian Giessmann

### Top scorer

* Fabian Giessmann (67 points)

### Team of the tournament

* Fabian Giessmann
* Evan Boisdur
* Jure Rener