The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. The men's U19 youth international

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championship organized by

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. It was held in the

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city of

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from 10 to 20 July 2003. Australia won the tournament beating Lithuania 126–92 in the final.

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was named the tournament MVP.

Venue

The tournament was supposed to be held in Penang and

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, however due to

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, on 25 May 2003, FIBA Central Board decided to move the competition to another venue.

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, which previously hosted the 1995 edition, stepped forward to host the tournament.

Qualified teams

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. Its qualification has been retained as no changes on the participation teams took place.
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

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarterfinal round

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Classification 13th–16th

Semifinals

15th place

13th place

Classification 9th–12th

Semifinals

11th place

9th place

Classification 5th–8th

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standings

Statistical leaders

Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Player Game Highs

Awards

References

External links

FIBA Basketball Archive
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