The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Latvian: 2021. gada FIBA Pasaules kauss basketbolā līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 15th 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 Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia from 3 to 11 July 2021.FIBA Calendar
The United States defeated France in the final to capture their eighth title.
Venues RigaDaugavpils Arena RigaOlympic Sports CentreDaugavpils Olympic Center Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 830 Capacity: 1,000
Qualified teams Means of qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers Host nation 12 February 2021 1 European selection (Top 5 FIBA Europe teams in World Ranking) 7 April 2020 5 2020 FIBA Under-18 African Championship December 2020 Cairo 2 Americas selection (Top 4 FIBA Americas teams in World Ranking) 1 March 2021 4 Asia selection (Top 4 FIBA Asia teams in World Ranking) 10 March 2021 4 Total 16 China withdrew before the competition due to strict anti-epidemic measures. They were replaced by Iran.
Draw The draw took place on 28 April 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
Seeding On 27 April 2021, the pots were announced.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
5–8th place bracket
9–16th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
Round of 16
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Rank Team Record 7–0 5–2 6–1 4th5–2 5th5–2 6th4–3 7th3–4 8th3–4 9th5–2 10th3–4 11th3–4 12th2–5 13th2–5 14th2–5 15th1–6 16th0–7
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players
PointsStatistics Name PPG Yeo Jun-seok 25.6 Rubén Domínguez 18.7 Nikola Jović 18.1 Caleb Houstan 17.0 Ąžuolas Tubelis 16.6
Rebounds Name RPG Zach Edey 14.1 Yeo Jun-seok 10.6 Khalifa Diop 9.4 Ąžuolas Tubelis 8.9 Oumar Ballo
Assists Name APG Ryan Nembhard 6.7 Matthew Strazel Dyson Daniels 5.0 Augustas Marčiulionis 4.7 Jayson Tchicamboud 4.6 John Harper Jr. Aleksa Kovačević Guillem Ferrando
Blocks Name BPG Victor Wembanyama 4.7 Oumar Ballo 2.9 Chet Holmgren 2.7 Zach Edey 2.3 Adem Bona 1.9
Steals Name SPG Ąžuolas Tubelis 2.4 Dyson Daniels 2.3 Caleb Houstan 2.3 Millán Jiménez Gonzalo Corbalán 2.1 Yeo Jun-seok
Efficiency Name EFFPG Yeo Jun-seok 24.7 Zach Edey 23.3 Nikola Jović 20.7 Khalifa Diop 19.6 Chet Holmgren 19.3
Teams
Points Team PPG 95.0 88.4 86.7 84.4 83.1
Rebounds Team RPG 52.0 51.7 50.1 46.3 45.9
Assists Team APG 25.3 21.9 20.9 19.9 19.4
Blocks Team BPG 7.6 6.6 6.1 5.4 4.4
Steals Team SPG 11.3 10.7 10.4 10.0
Efficiency Team EFF 125.3 105.1 98.4 96.3 96.1
Awards The awards were announced on 11 July 2021.
All-Star TeamGuardsForwardsCenter Nikola Jović Jaden Ivey Victor Wembanyama Chet Holmgren Zach EdeyMVP: Chet Holmgren
References
External links Official website Tournament summary