The 1979 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portuguese: 1979 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Sub-19) was the maiden edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil from 15 to 25 August 1979.
The United States notched their first-ever world juniors championship by sweeping both the preliminary round and the championship round, winning the Gold Medal against the hosts Brazil in the final day of the tournament, 75–55.
Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 541409388+219 541419376+439 532440378+628 523440467−277 523372398−267 505444517−735
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 550427236+19110 541472357+1159 532459362+978 523293332−396 514390442−526 505278590−3125
Final round Classification 7th–12th TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 330230212+186 321300217+835 321207185+225 321286235+515 303213241−283 303194340−1463
Championship round TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 330308206+1026 321205223−185 321221219+25 312237257−204 312237243−64 303226286−603
Final standings Rank Team Record 8–0 5–3 6–2 4th5–3 5th4–4 6th4–4 7th4–4 8th4–4 9th4–4 10th2–6 11th2–6 12th0–8
Awards
References
External links Brazilian History USA history