2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship organized by FIBA. It was held in the Greek city of Thessaloniki from 10 to 20 July 2003. Australia won the tournament by beating Lithuania, 126–92, in the final, for their maiden title. Andrew Bogut was named the tournament MVP.[1]

2003 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Greece
Dates10–20 July
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPAustralia Andrew Bogut
Top scorerLithuania Linas Kleiza (29.1)
Top reboundsAustralia Andrew Bogut (17.0)
Top assistsPuerto Rico J. J. Barea (5.9)
South Korea Kim Tae-sul
PPG (Team) Australia (97.3)
RPG (Team) Australia (45.6)
APG (Team) Argentina (19.0)
Official website
2003 FIBA U19 World Championship
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Venue

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The tournament was supposed to be held in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[2] however due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak, on 25 May 2003, FIBA Central Board decided to move the competition to another venue. Greece, which previously hosted the 1995 edition, stepped forward to host the tournament.[3]

Location City Round
Thessaloniki All Rounds

Qualified teams

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Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers
Host Nation 25 May 2003 1   Greece
2002 FIBA Under-18 African Championship 2–9 August 2002   Cairo 2   Nigeria
  Angola
2002 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship 24–28 July 2002   La Asunción 4   Puerto Rico
  Venezuela
  United States
  Argentina
2002 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship 16–26 December 2002   Kuwait City 4   China
  Iran
  South Korea
  Malaysia1
2002 FIBA Under-18 European Championship 12–21 July 2002   Böblingen 4   Croatia
  Slovenia
  Lithuania
  Turkey2
2002 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship   Sydney 1   Australia
Total 16

1Asia has 3 slots allotted and Malaysia qualified to the world championships as the initial hosts of the competition before it was relocated to Greece. Malaysia's qualification has been retained as no changes on the participation teams took place.[4]
2Europe has 4 slots allotted and Greece qualified to the world championships as third placers. As Greece became the tournament hosts, fifth placer Turkey qualified to fill up the remaining European slot as a result.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 3 0 279 226 +53 6 Quarterfinal Round
2   Turkey 3 2 1 226 225 +1 5
3   Argentina 3 1 2 209 213 −4 4 Classification Round
4   South Korea 3 0 3 242 292 −50 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
10 July 2003
16:45
Argentina   87–67   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 14–17, 20–22, 35–11
Pts: Alloatti 22
Rebs: Alloatti 14
Asts: four players 3
Pts: Ha 16
Rebs: Ha, Yang 10
Asts: Kim T. 7
10 July 2003
21:15
Turkey   74–80   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 15–20, 21–19, 21–16
Pts: Atsür 37
Rebs: Pastal 12
Asts: Kutruza, Göktug Ezel 3
Pts: Bogut 22
Rebs: Bogut 10
Asts: Marković 4

11 July 2003
16:45
South Korea   80–81   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 21–18, 23–19, 20–23
Pts: Lee Y. 25
Rebs: Ha 18
Asts: Kim T. 10
Pts: Kaya 20
Rebs: Atsür 10
Asts: Atsür 6
11 July 2003
21:15
Australia   75–57   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 15–20, 21–19, 21–16
Pts: Bogut 25
Rebs: Bogut 24
Asts: Marković, Carter 3
Pts: Alloatti 14
Rebs: Sandes 9
Asts: Figueroa 4

12 July 2003
19:00
South Korea   95–124   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 11–39, 38–23, 19–30
Pts: Lee K. 26
Rebs: Yang 6
Asts: Yang 7
Pts: Bogut 33
Rebs: Bogut 25
Asts: Bruce 7
12 July 2003
21:15
Turkey   71–65   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 22–16, 11–15, 19–23
Pts: Kutruza 16
Rebs: Daloğlu 11
Asts: Kutruza, Atsür 2
Pts: Muruaga, Zago 19
Rebs: Zago 11
Asts: Figueroa 4

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Greece (H) 3 3 0 293 204 +89 6 Quarterfinal Round
2   Puerto Rico 3 2 1 260 240 +20 5
3   Angola 3 1 2 210 222 −12 4 Classification Round
4   Iran 3 0 3 172 269 −97 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
(H) Hosts
10 July 2003
14:30
Iran   50–74   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 16–11, 9–18, 8–32
Pts: Monavari 11
Rebs: Sahakian 10
Asts: four players 1
Pts: J. dos Santos 26
Rebs: da Silva Neto 9
Asts: Bonifácio, Barros 4
10 July 2003
21:15
Greece   103–83   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 20–22, 27–18, 31–20
Pts: Vasileiadis 32
Rebs: Schortsanitis 14
Asts: Perperoglou 5
Pts: Barea, Verdejo 27
Rebs: Ramos 8
Asts: Barea 5

11 July 2003
16:45
Puerto Rico   92–66   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 32–19, 21–20, 23–15
Pts: Barea 19
Rebs: Orozco 13
Asts: Rosas 5
Pts: Amini 20
Rebs: Rouzbahani 10
Asts: Zamani 2
11 July 2003
21:15
Angola   65–87   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 14–23, 15–19, 20–27
Pts: Barros 31
Rebs: Morais 7
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Vasileiadis 23
Rebs: Schortsanitis 7
Asts: Xanthopoulos 6

12 July 2003
16:45
Angola   71–85   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 11–39, 38–23, 19–30
Pts: Barros 21
Rebs: M. dos Santos 12
Asts: J. dos Santos 3
Pts: Barea 28
Rebs: Vassallo 9
Asts: Barea 6
12 July 2003
21:15
Greece   103–56   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 24–18, 23–8, 35–12
Pts: Vasileiadis 28
Rebs: Vasileiadis, Schortsanitis 10
Asts: Sourlis, Xanthopoulos 7
Pts: Zamani 16
Rebs: Zamani 10
Asts: six players 1

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 281 236 +45 6 Quarterfinal Round
2   Slovenia 3 2 1 272 227 +45 5
3   Nigeria 3 1 2 226 259 −33 4 Classification Round
4   China 3 0 3 231 288 −57 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
10 July 2003
14:30
China   69–92   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 4–19, 16–26, 20–29
Pts: Yi J. 24
Rebs: Yi J. 12
Asts: Zhao 5
Pts: Odia 21
Rebs: Echefu 8
Asts: Tat 5
10 July 2003
19:00
Slovenia   83–84   United States
Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 16–25, 15–21, 24–20
Pts: Lorbek 28
Rebs: Šmigić 11
Asts: Močnik 7
Pts: Davis 24
Rebs: Davis 14
Asts: Watson, Williams 6

11 July 2003
14:30
Nigeria   65–102   Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 16–22, 12–34, 13–25
Pts: Tat 21
Rebs: Ugboaja 10
Asts: Tat, Odia 2
Pts: Močnik 18
Rebs: E. Lorbek 11
Asts: Močnik 10
11 July 2003
19:00
United States   109–84   China
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 30–17, 31–22, 24–22
Pts: Williams 23
Rebs: Alexander 9
Asts: Williams 6
Pts: Wang 18
Rebs: Yi J. 10
Asts: Yi J., Zhang Q. 3

12 July 2003
14:30
Slovenia   87–78   China
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 20–15, 23–17, 22–30
Pts: Zagorac 23
Rebs: E. Lorbek 8
Asts: Močnik 4
Pts: Yi J. 29
Rebs: Yi J., Tang 12
Asts: Zhang Q. 7
12 July 2003
16:45
Nigeria   69–88   United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–23, 26–27, 11–17
Pts: Tat 18
Rebs: Soroye 9
Asts: Odia 4
Pts: Alexander 13
Rebs: Davis 10
Asts: Williams 5

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 258 208 +50 6 Quarterfinal Round
2   Lithuania 3 2 1 284 172 +112 5
3   Venezuela 3 1 2 222 243 −21 4 Classification Round
4   Malaysia 3 0 3 164 305 −141 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
10 July 2003
16:45
Lithuania   69–73   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 17–22, 14–17, 20–18
Pts: Kleiza 26
Rebs: Kleiza 13
Asts: Lekavičius, Jankūnas 2
Pts: Ukić, Pašalić 20
Rebs: Pašalić 22
Asts: Ukić 3
10 July 2003
19:00
Venezuela   88–60   Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 36–22, 20–11, 16–15
Pts: Urdaneta 27
Rebs: Marriaga 13
Asts: Centeno 5
Pts: Cheong Y. 18
Rebs: Soo 6
Asts: three players 1

11 July 2003
14:30
Croatia   75–74   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 30–13, 10–21, 18–19
Pts: Banić 16
Rebs: Pašalić 12
Asts: Perić, Kralj 2
Pts: Palacios 20
Rebs: Marriaga 16
Asts: Urdaneta 4
11 July 2003
19:00
Malaysia   39–107   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 13–29, 6–24, 9–27
Pts: three players 7
Rebs: Koo, Cheong J. 4
Asts: Cheong Y. 3
Pts: Kleiza 28
Rebs: Šilinskis 11
Asts: Babrauskas 4

12 July 2003
14:30
Lithuania   108–60   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 31–11, 35–30, 20–6, 22–13
Pts: Maceina 28
Rebs: Šilinskis 10
Asts: Dabkus 4
Pts: Palacios 10
Rebs: Marriaga, Urbina 6
Asts: three players 2
12 July 2003
19:00
Malaysia   65–110   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 13–30, 14–27, 20–27, 18–26
Pts: Chan 12
Rebs: Chan, Ang 4
Asts: Koo, Khor 2
Pts: Ukić 22
Rebs: Markota 10
Asts: Ukić 6

Quarterfinal round

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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 2 1 276 263 +13 5[a] Semi-finals
2   Lithuania 3 2 1 270 251 +19 5[b]
3   United States 3 2 1 278 262 +16 5[c] 5th–8th Classification
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 3 231 279 −48 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ 1−1, 1.066 (beaten United States, lost to Lithuania)
  2. ^ 1−1, 1.034 (beaten Australia, lost to United States)
  3. ^ 1−1, 0.905 (beaten Lithuania, lost to Australia)
14 July 2003
14:30
Australia   87–96   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 23–34, 27–18, 23–19
Pts: Marković 19
Rebs: Bogut 8
Asts: Marković 5
Pts: Kleiza 30
Rebs: Šilinskis 10
Asts: Prekevičius, Šilinskis 4
14 July 2003
16:45
United States   106–72   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–15, 23–16, 35–22
Pts: Alexander 23
Rebs: Alexander, Davis 9
Asts: D. Brown 7
Pts: Barea 35
Rebs: Ramos, Vassallo 7
Asts: Barea 4

15 July 2003
14:30
Puerto Rico   82–83   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 14–14, 26–17, 20–20
Pts: Barea 25
Rebs: Ramos 14
Asts: Barea 8
Pts: Bogut 18
Rebs: Bogut 12
Asts: Martin, Marković 4
15 July 2003
16:45
Lithuania   84–87   United States
Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 11–26, 24–21, 20–23
Pts: Kleiza 28
Rebs: Jankūnas 13
Asts: Prekevičius, Šilinskis 4
Pts: D. Brown 47
Rebs: Hollins 9
Asts: D. Brown 6

16 July 2003
14:30
Puerto Rico   77–90   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 16–16, 22–18, 21–29
Pts: Barea 26
Rebs: Ramos 10
Asts: Barea 9
Pts: Kleiza 42
Rebs: Jankūnas 15
Asts: Prekevičius 6
16 July 2003
16:45
Australia   106–85   United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 39–27, 25–20, 21–17
Pts: Bruce 25
Rebs: Bogut 18
Asts: Bogut, Carter 5
Pts: Davis 28
Rebs: Davis 15
Asts: D. Brown 7

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Greece (H) 3 2 1 232 183 +49 5[a] Semi-finals
2   Croatia 3 2 1 264 262 +2 5[b]
3   Turkey 3 2 1 232 217 +15 5[c] 5th–8th Classification
4   Slovenia 3 0 3 215 281 −66 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ 1−1, 1.153 (beaten Turkey, lost to Croatia)
  2. ^ 1−1, 0.950 (beaten Greece, lost to Turkey)
  3. ^ 1−1, 0.924 (beaten Croatia, lost to Greece)
14 July 2003
19:00
Turkey   87–78   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 20–18, 18–20, 28–17
Pts: Atsür 41
Rebs: Daloğlu 10
Asts: Kutruza 6
Pts: Tomas 18
Rebs: Pašalić 11
Asts: Kedžo 3
14 July 2003
21:15
Slovenia   52–81   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 11–24, 13–12, 11–21
Pts: Lorbek 13
Rebs: Rizvić 9
Asts: Močnik, Zagorac 2
Pts: Schortsanitis 28
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Xanthopoulos, Vasilopoulos 3
Thessaloniki
Attendance: 2300

15 July 2003
19:00
Croatia   113–103 (2OT)   Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–21, 19–26, 21–18, Overtime: 11–11, 16–6
Pts: Ukić 36
Rebs: Pašalić 22
Asts: Ukić 6
Pts: E. Lorbek 37
Rebs: E. Lorbek 13
Asts: Močnik 6
15 July 2003
21:15
Greece   79–58   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–9, 13–15, 26–16
Pts: Schortsanitis 23
Rebs: Schortsanitis 15
Asts: Xanthopoulos 6
Pts: Atsür 13
Rebs: Pastal, Topaloğlu 7
Asts: seven players 1

16 July 2003
19:00
Turkey   87–60   Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–21, 19–26, 21–18
Pts: Kaya 19
Rebs: Topaloğlu 8
Asts: Atsür 4
Pts: Močnik 14
Rebs: Urbanc 11
Asts: Močnik, Zagorac 3
16 July 2003
21:15
Greece   72–73   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–9, 13–15, 26–16
Pts: Vasileiadis, Schortsanitis 16
Rebs: Schortsanitis 12
Asts: Vasileiadis 5
Pts: Pašalić 20
Rebs: Pašalić 14
Asts: Tomas 5
Thessaloniki
Attendance: 2000

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 290 173 +117 6 9th–12th Classification
2   Nigeria 3 2 1 247 208 +39 5
3   Iran 3 1 2 194 230 −36 4 13th–16th Classification
4   Malaysia 3 0 3 160 280 −120 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
14 July 2003
19:00
Nigeria   78–53   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–14, 23–10, 13–15
Pts: Odia 19
Rebs: Ugboaja 17
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Amini 17
Rebs: Amini 8
Asts: Forooghi 3
14 July 2003
21:15
Argentina   105–38   Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 34–18, 23–7, 31–2, 17–11
Pts: Muruaga, Sandes 15
Rebs: Zago 7
Asts: Muruaga 6
Pts: Ang 7
Rebs: Khor 9
Asts: three players 1

15 July 2003
19:00
Iran   62–94   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 14–23, 19–24, 17–22
Pts: Zamani 19
Rebs: Rouzbahani 9
Asts: Amel, Sahakian 2
Pts: Rodriguez 18
Rebs: Alloatti, Mainoldi 9
Asts: Fioretti 6
15 July 2003
21:15
Malaysia   64–96   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 12–27, 16–22, 15–26, 21–21
Pts: Ang 13
Rebs: Ang 6
Asts: Cheong Y., Soo 2
Pts: Odia 21
Rebs: Ugboaja 14
Asts: Alayande 7

16 July 2003
19:00
Iran   79–58   Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 26–10, 9–10, 20–13, 24–25
Pts: Rouzbahani 20
Rebs: Amini 9
Asts: Forooghi 4
Pts: Khor 14
Rebs: Alloatti, Mainoldi 9
Asts: Ang, Koo 2
16 July 2003
21:15
Argentina   91–73   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 24–19, 20–16, 19–23
Pts: Muruaga 19
Rebs: Sandes 13
Asts: Figueroa 6
Pts: Usman 21
Rebs: Ugboaja 12
Asts: Alayande 2

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Venezuela 3 3 0 250 204 +46 6 9th–12th Classification
2   South Korea 3 2 1 286 253 +33 5
3   China 3 1 2 217 241 −24 4 13th–16th Classification
4   Angola 3 0 3 204 259 −55 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
14 July 2003
14:30
China   87–64   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 21–18, 23–19, 20–23
Pts: Yi J. 25
Rebs: Yi J. 18
Asts: Meng 8
Pts: Barros 23
Rebs: Morais, M. dos Santos 6
Asts: Barros 7
14 July 2003
16:45
South Korea   84–103   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 15–20, 21–19, 21–16
Pts: Kim T. 21
Rebs: Yang 6
Asts: Kim T. 5
Pts: Marriaga 32
Rebs: Marriaga 12
Asts: Palacios, Urdaneta 4

15 July 2003
14:30
Venezuela   76–58   China
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 24–10, 19–20, 12–12
Pts: Marriaga 23
Rebs: Marriaga 10
Asts: Centeno, Urdaneta 4
Pts: Zhao 14
Rebs: Yi J. 13
Asts: Zhang Q. 3
15 July 2003
16:45
Angola   78–101   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 18–17, 18–26, 22–16
Pts: Barros 30
Rebs: Mbunga 9
Asts: J. dos Santos, Bonifácio 2
Pts: Lee K. 37
Rebs: Ha 8
Asts: Yim 7

16 July 2003
14:30
South Korea   101–72   China
Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 30–19, 27–26, 22–19
Pts: Ha 21
Rebs: Ha 14
Asts: Cha, Kim T. 8
Pts: Yi J. 21
Rebs: Yi J. 11
Asts: Wang 3
16 July 2003
16:45
Angola   62–71   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 18–17, 18–26, 22–16
Pts: J. dos Santos 17
Rebs: Mbunga 9
Asts: Morais 2
Pts: Palacios 19
Rebs: Palacios 9
Asts: Palacios 3

Classification 13th–16th

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13th–16th classificationThirteenth place
 
      
 
18 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  Malaysia71
 
19 July – Thessaloniki
 
  China101
 
  China73
 
18 July – Thessaloniki
 
  Angola85
 
  Iran60
 
 
  Angola63
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
19 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  Malaysia77
 
 
  Iran67

Semifinals

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18 July 2003
14:30
Malaysia   71–101   China
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 19–26, 17–27, 21–23
Pts: Phang 11
Rebs: Cheong Y. 5
Asts: Cheong Y. 5
Pts: Zhao 20
Rebs: Wang 13
Asts: four players 3

18 July 2003
16:45
Iran   60–63   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–23, 26–27, 11–17
Pts: Rouzbahani 22
Rebs: Rouzbahani 7
Asts: Amini 7
Pts: Barros 14
Rebs: da Silva Neto 18
Asts: Barros 3

15th place

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19 July 2003
10:00
Malaysia   77–67   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 20–8, 19–22, 26–19
Pts: Phang 15
Rebs: Cheong J. 8
Asts: Zamani 18
Pts: Zhao 20
Rebs: Rouzbahani 15
Asts: Amini 4

13th place

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19 July 2003
12:15
China   73–85   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–17, 9–18, 16–31
Pts: Zhao 14
Rebs: Yi J. 10
Asts: Zhang Q. 6
Pts: J. dos Santos 23
Rebs: Mbunga 9
Asts: Bonifácio 3

Classification 9th–12th

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9th–12th classificationNinth place
 
      
 
18 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  Argentina89
 
20 July – Thessaloniki
 
  South Korea83
 
  Argentina76
 
18 July – Thessaloniki
 
  Venezuela78
 
  Nigeria74
 
 
  Venezuela76
 
Eleventh place
 
 
20 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  South Korea70
 
 
  Nigeria99

Semifinals

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18 July 2003
19:00
Argentina   89–83   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–21, 19–25, 24–17
Pts: Muruaga 15
Rebs: Sandes 13
Asts: Figueroa 8
Pts: Lee K. 20
Rebs: Yang 13
Asts: Lee K., Kim T. 3

18 July 2003
21:15
Nigeria   74–76   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 15–9, 11–24, 26–19
Pts: Odia 20
Rebs: Ibikunle 8
Asts: Odia 3
Pts: Cedeño 24
Rebs: Marriaga 12
Asts: three players 2

11th place

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20 July 2003
10:00
South Korea   70–99   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 14–26, 9–26, 19–27
Pts: Yim 15
Rebs: Kim T., Lee Y. 5
Asts: Kim T., Yim 5
Pts: Odia 24
Rebs: Ejike 10
Asts: Odia 9

9th place

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20 July 2003
12:15
Argentina   76–78   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 16–19, 19–16, 26–20
Pts: Yim 15
Rebs: Kim T., Lee Y. 5
Asts: Kim T., Yim 5
Pts: Sandes, Rodriguez 18
Rebs: Sandes 14
Asts: Treise 4

Classification 5th–8th

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5th–8th classificationFifth place
 
      
 
19 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  United States77
 
20 July – Thessaloniki
 
  Slovenia72
 
  United States82
 
19 July – Thessaloniki
 
  Puerto Rico80
 
  Puerto Rico85
 
 
  Turkey78
 
Seventh place
 
 
20 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  Slovenia67
 
 
  Turkey63

Semifinals

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19 July 2003
14:30
United States   77–72   Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 12–18, 22–14, 20–19
Pts: Davis 20
Rebs: Davis 8
Asts: Shakur 4
Pts: Zagorac 26
Rebs: E. Lorbek 15
Asts: Močnik, Šmigić 4

19 July 2003
16:45
Puerto Rico   85–78   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 16–16, 14–23, 26–11
Pts: Barea 24
Rebs: Ramos 21
Asts: Barea 5
Pts: Pastal 23
Rebs: Pastal 15
Asts: Demirel 6

7th place

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20 July 2003
14:30
Slovenia   67–63   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 15–18, 11–17, 24–12
Pts: Zagorac 21
Rebs: E. Lorbek 11
Asts: Zagorac 4
Pts: Atsür 20
Rebs: Pastal 10
Asts: Kaya, Atsür 3

5th place

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20 July 2003
16:45
United States   82–80   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 15–18, 11–17, 24–12
Pts: Pittsnogle 17
Rebs: Alexander 11
Asts: Williams 6
Pts: Barea 32
Rebs: Ramos 16
Asts: Barea 6

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  Australia97
 
20 July – Thessaloniki
 
  Croatia84
 
  Australia126
 
19 July – Thessaloniki
 
  Lithuania92
 
  Lithuania75
 
 
  Greece72
 
Third place
 
 
20 July – Thessaloniki
 
 
  Croatia64
 
 
  Greece73

Semifinals

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19 July 2003
19:00
Australia   97–84   Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 27–16, 26–18, 22–31
Pts: Bogut 39
Rebs: Bogut 25
Asts: Knight 4
Pts: Ukić 16
Rebs: Pašalić 14
Asts: Ukić 7

19 July 2003
21:15
Lithuania   75–72   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 20–26, 18–17, 25–13
Pts: Kleiza 27
Rebs: Kleiza 13
Asts: Jomantas 4
Pts: Perperoglou 24
Rebs: Schortsanitis 10
Asts: Schortsanitis 4

3rd place

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20 July 2003
19:00
Croatia   64–73   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–21, 14–19, 8–11
Pts: Ukić 21
Rebs: Markota, Pašalić 6
Asts: Ukić 7
Pts: Vougioukas 20
Rebs: Vougioukas 11
Asts: Vasilopoulos 5

Final

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20 July 2003
21:15
Australia   126–92   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 35–25, 36–25, 29–24, 26–18
Pts: Bogut 35
Rebs: Bogut 14
Asts: three players 4
Pts: Kleiza 26
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Pečiukaitis, Babrauskas 3

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
    Australia 7–1
    Lithuania 5–3
    Greece 6–2
4th   Croatia 5–3
5th   United States 7–1
6th   Puerto Rico 3–5
7th   Slovenia 3–5
8th   Turkey 4–4
9th   Venezuela 6–2
10th   Argentina 5–3
11th   Nigeria 4–4
12th   South Korea 2–6
13th   Angola 3–5
14th   China 2–6
15th   Malaysia 1–7
16th   Iran 1–7

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship 
 
Australia
First title
Most Valuable Player
  Andrew Bogut

References

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  1. ^ "Australia wins junior basketball championship". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "FIBA changes 2003 men's site to Greece". UPI. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Fiba Announces Re-location of Junior World Champs Plus Rule Changes". SportCal. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Fiba Announces Re-location of Junior World Champs Plus Rule Changes". SportCal. 27 May 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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