2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup explained

The 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. The tournament was hosted in Debrecen, Hungary, from 24 June to 2 July 2023.^[1]

Spain won their second title after beating France in the final.^[2]

Qualified teams

Means of qualification	Dates	Venue	Berths	Qualifiers
Host nation	31 January 2020[3]		1
	6–12 June 2022[4]		4
	30 July–7 August 2022[5]		5
	21–28 August 2022[6]		4
	4–14 August 2022[7]		2
Total			16

Draw

The draw took place on 14 March 2023.^{[8] [9]}

Seeding

On 9 March 2023, the pots were announced. Teams were distributed into the four pots based on sporting quality and geographical criteria.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

5–8th place bracket

9–16th place bracket

13–16th place bracket

Round of 16

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9–16th place quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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13–16th place semifinals

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9–12th place semifinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

Rank	width=170	Team !	Record
		7–0
		5–2
		6–1
4th		5–2
5th		4–3
6th		5–2
7th		3–4
8th		2–5
9th		5–2
10th		2–5
11th		4–3
12th		1–6
13th		2–5
14th		2–5
15th		1–6
16th		2–5

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points

Name	PPG[10]
	24.1
	19.3
	17.9
	17.1
	17.0

Rebounds

Name	RPG
	10.9
	10.6
	10.4
	align=center rowspan=2	9.0
Samet Yiğitoğlu

Assists

Name	APG
	5.9
	5.3
	4.9
	4.7
	align=center rowspan=2	4.6
Ilija Milijašević

Blocks

Name	BPG
	5.0
	2.7
	2.3
	2.1
	align=center rowspan=2	2.0
Lovasoa Andriatsarafara

Steals

Name	SPG
	3.0
	2.5
	align=center rowspan=2	2.4
Isaac Nogués
	align=center rowspan=2	2.3
Özgür Cengiz

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
	25.1
	22.9
	22.7
	20.6
	18.1

Teams

Points

Team	PPG[11]
	98.3
	86.7
	85.3
	83.3
	81.1

Rebounds

Team	RPG
	49.1
	48.6
	47.6
	align=center rowspan=3	45.7

Assists

Team	APG
	22.7
	20.3
	20.1
	19.6
	18.6

Blocks

Team	BPG
	7.0
	6.7
	6.4
	6.3
	5.7

Steals

Team	SPG
	14.3
	13.3
	12.6
	12.3
	10.0

Efficiency

Team	EFFPG
	121.4
	109.1
	105.3
	91.6
	90.9

Awards

The awards were announced on 3 July 2023.^{[12] [13]}

All-Tournament Team
Guards	Forwards	Center
Mark Armstrong Jordi Rodríguez	Zacharie Perrin Berke Büyüktuncel	Izan Almansa
MVP Izan Almansa
All-Second Team
Guards	Forwards	Center
Tan Yıldızoğlu Melvin Ajinça	Lee Aaliya Tobe Awaka	Yang Hansen
Best defensive player: Asa Newell
Best coach: Lamine Kebe

External links

• Official website
• Tournament summary

Notes and References

1. Web site: U17 and U19 Youth World Cups hosts confirmed for 2024–2027. 30 November 2022. 14 December 2022. FIBA.
2. Web site: Spain on top of the world again – outlast France in OT thriller for second title. 2 July 2023. 2 July 2023. FIBA.
3. Web site: FIBA Executive Committee focus on upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. 31 January 2020. 16 December 2022. FIBA.
4. Web site: Brazil, Argentina, Canada, USA advance to Semi-Finals; qualify for U19 World Cup. 11 June 2022. 16 December 2022. FIBA.
5. Web site: Spain retain FIBA U18 European Championship crown by beating hosts Turkey. 7 August 2022. 16 December 2022. FIBA.
6. Web site: China, Lebanon, Japan, Korea bound for FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup after reaching U18 Asian Semis. 24 August 2022. 16 December 2022. FIBA.
7. Web site: Egypt win 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship after beating hosts Madagascar. 14 August 2022. 16 December 2022. FIBA.
8. Web site: Croatia's Dino Rajda and Hungary's Robert Gulyas to perform Draw of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20230309134512/https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2023/news/croatias-rajda-and-hungarys-gulyas-to-perform-draw-of-the-fiba-u19-basketball-world-cup. 9 March 2023. 9 March 2023. 9 March 2023. FIBA.
9. Web site: Line up confirmed for FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2023 in Hungary. 14 March 2023. 14 March 2023. FIBA.
10. Web site: Statistical leaders. FIBA. 2 July 2023.
11. Web site: Teams statistical leaders. FIBA. 2 July 2023.
12. Web site: Izan Almansa named TISSOT MVP after helping Spain to title. 3 July 2023. 3 July 2023. FIBA.
13. Web site: U19 World Cup 2023 All-Second Team, Best coach and Best Defensive Player Awards. 3 July 2023. 3 July 2023. FIBA.