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
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Italy
5
4
1
409
388
+21
9
Yugoslavia
5
4
1
419
376
+43
9
Brazil
5
3
2
440
378
+62
8
Uruguay
5
2
3
440
467
−27
7
Australia
5
2
3
372
398
−26
7
Philippines
5
0
5
444
517
−73
5
15 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore
Australia
67–89
Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32–49, 35–40
Pts: Patterson 18
Pts: Čutura 14
Salvador
15 August 1979 21:10
Boxscore[dead link]
Brazil
123–80
Philippines
Scoring by half: 65–29, 58–51
Pts: dos Santos 25
Pts: Banal 15
Salvador
15 August 1979 23:00
Boxscore[dead link]
Uruguay
98–102 (OT)
Italy
Scoring by half: 46–48, 42–40 Overtime: 10–14
Pts: López 38
Pts: Fantin [it] 21
Salvador
16 August 1979 20:00
Boxscore
Philippines
71–88
Italy
Scoring by half: 37–51, 34–37
Pts: Saldaña 31
Pts: Tonut 16
Salvador
16 August 1979 21:50
Boxscore
Brazil
71–73
Australia
Scoring by half: 33–34, 38–39
Pts: Vitoria 15
Pts: Gaze 16
Salvador
16 August 1979 23:40
Boxscore
Yugoslavia
89–78
Uruguay
Scoring by half: 33–43, 56–35
Pts: Radović, Dogan 18
Pts: López 33
Salvador
17 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore
Uruguay
79–72
Australia
Scoring by half: 46–37, 33–35
Pts: López 35
Pts: Sengstock 21
Salvador
17 August 1979 20:55
Boxscore
Brazil
85–79
Italy
Scoring by half: 48–37, 37–42
Pts: dos Santos 18
Pts: Fantin [it] 16
Salvador
17 August 1979 22:40
Boxscore
Yugoslavia
106–102
Philippines
Scoring by half: 48–53, 58–49
Pts: Grbović 24
Pts: Saldaña 31
Salvador
18 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore[dead link]
Australia
89–83
Philippines
Scoring by half: 49–33, 40–50
Pts: Pearce 22
Pts: Cristobal 27
Salvador
18 August 1979 20:45
Boxscore
Italy
64–63
Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–26, 31–37
Pts: Riva 22
Pts: Čutura 26
Salvador
18 August 1979 22:40
Boxscore
Brazil
96–74
Uruguay
Scoring by half: 56–26, 40–48
Pts: Pedrosa 25
Pts: López 21
Salvador
19 August 1979 18:00
Boxscore
Uruguay
111–108
Philippines
Scoring by half: 61–53, 50–55
Pts: López 39
Pts: Cristobal 24
Salvador
19 August 1979 19:45
Boxscore[dead link]
Australia
71–76
Italy
Scoring by half: 37–51, 34–37
Pts: Gaze 18
Pts: Riva 23
Salvador
19 August 1979 21:30
Boxscore
Brazil
65–72
Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 28–35, 37–37
Pts: da Silva 18
Pts: Čutura 24
Salvador
Group B
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
United States
5
5
0
427
236
+191
10
Argentina
5
4
1
472
357
+115
9
Soviet Union
5
3
2
459
362
+97
8
Panama
5
2
3
293
332
−39
6
Canada
5
1
4
390
442
−52
6
Egypt
5
0
5
278
590
−312
5
15 August 1979
United States
2–0
Panama
USA won by forfeit after Panama failed to appear
Presidente Prudente
15 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore
Argentina
150–44
Egypt
Scoring by half: 75–12, 75–32
Pts: Politi 23
Pts: Nazmi 10
Presidente Prudente
15 August 1979 21:45
Boxscore
Soviet Union
117–72
Canada
Scoring by half: 51–29, 66–43
Pts: Grdzelidze, Nagayama, Popov [ru] 26
Pts: Lichti 15
Presidente Prudente
16 August 1979 18:00
Boxscore
Soviet Union
126–60
Egypt
Scoring by half: 72–38, 54–22
Pts: Popov [ru] 28
Pts: Kinoshita 22
Presidente Prudente
16 August 1979 20:10
Boxscore
Canada
80–81
Panama
Scoring by half: 48–48, 32–33
Pts: Pasquale 22
Pts: Grenald, Macias 18
Presidente Prudente
16 August 1979 21:45
Boxscore
United States
98–61
Argentina
Scoring by half: 58–31, 40–30
Pts: Perkins 13
Pts: Duffy 12
Presidente Prudente
17 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore
United States
105–59
Canada
Scoring by half: 49–17, 56–42
Pts: White 22
Pts: Fitzgerald 11
Presidente Prudente
17 August 1979 21:00
Boxscore
Egypt
68–78
Panama
Scoring by half: 24–42, 44–36
Pts: Elhabash 21
Pts: Macias 29
Presidente Prudente
17 August 1979 22:45
Boxscore
Argentina
74–72
Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 36–41, 38–31
Pts: Aréjula 20
Pts: Popov [ru] 20
Presidente Prudente
18 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore
Soviet Union
92–62
Panama
Scoring by half: 38–30, 54–32
Pts: Berezhniy 20
Pts: Gálvez 17
Presidente Prudente
18 August 1979 21:00
Boxscore
United States
128–38
Egypt
Scoring by half: 70–18, 58–20
Pts: Perkins 13
Pts: Kinoshita 8
Presidente Prudente
18 August 1979 22:45
Boxscore
Argentina
97–71
Canada
Scoring by half: 36–41, 38–31
Pts: Aréjula 22
Pts: Pasquale 17
Presidente Prudente
19 August 1979 18:00
Boxscore
Canada
108–68
Egypt
Scoring by half: 56–20, 52–48
Pts: Lichti 33
Pts: Kinoshita 21
Presidente Prudente
19 August 1979 19:50
Boxscore
Argentina
90–72
Panama
Scoring by half: 47–31, 43–41
Pts: Maretto 21
Pts: Gálvez 24
Presidente Prudente
19 August 1979 23:00
Boxscore
United States
94–78
Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 47–37, 47–41
Pts: Floyd 19
Pts: Grdzelidze 25
Presidente Prudente
Final round
Classification 7th–12th
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Canada
3
3
0
230
212
+18
6
Uruguay
3
2
1
300
217
+83
5
Australia
3
2
1
207
185
+22
5
Philippines
3
2
1
286
235
+51
5
Panama
3
0
3
213
241
−28
3
Egypt
3
0
3
194
340
−146
3
August 1979
Boxscore
Australia
64–63
Panama
Scoring by half: 30–33, 35–40
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo
August 1979
Boxscore
Uruguay
126–67
Egypt
Scoring by half: 67–39, 59–28
Salvador
August 1979
Boxscore[dead link]
Canada
89–81
Philippines
Scoring by half: 42–38, 47–43
Salvador
August 1979
Boxscore
Canada
78–76
Uruguay
Scoring by half: 42–31, 36–45
Salvador
August 1979
Boxscore
Australia
88–59
Egypt
Scoring by half: 42–31, 36–45
Salvador
August 1979
Boxscore
Panama
78–79
Philippines
Scoring by half: 32–28, 46–41
Salvador
August 1979
Boxscore
Egypt
68–126
Philippines
Scoring by half: 38–66, 30–60
Salvador
August 1979
Boxscore
Australia
55–63
Canada
Scoring by half: 31–35, 24–28
Salvador
August 1979
Boxscore
Uruguay
98–72
Panama
Scoring by half: 47–33, 51–39
Salvador
Championship round
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
United States
3
3
0
308
206
+102
6
Brazil
3
2
1
205
223
−18
5
Argentina
3
2
1
221
219
+2
5
Yugoslavia
3
1
2
237
257
−20
4
Soviet Union
3
1
2
237
243
−6
4
Italy
3
0
3
226
286
−60
3
20 August 1979 20:00
Boxscore
Italy
77–134
United States
Scoring by half: 35–64, 42–70
Pts: Fantozzi 15
Pts: Floyd 23
Presidente Prudente
21 August 1979 20:00
Boxscore
Italy
79–81
Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 38–36, 41–45
Pts: Costa 16
Pts: Grdzelidze 22
Presidente Prudente
21 August 1979 23:00
Boxscore
Yugoslavia
75–77
Argentina
Scoring by half: 39–42, 36–35
Pts: Čutura 18
Pts: Aréjula 18
Presidente Prudente
22 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore[dead link]
Brazil
74–73
Argentina
Scoring by half: 36–33, 38–40
Pts: da Silva 19
Pts: Aréjula 21
Presidente Prudente
23 August 1979 19:00
Boxscore
Yugoslavia
88–81
Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 45–53, 43–28
Pts: Čutura 17
Pts: Grdzelidze 21
Presidente Prudente
24 August 1979 19:30
Boxscore[dead link]
Yugoslavia
74–99
United States
Scoring by half: 37–44, 37–55
Pts: Čutura 24
Pts: Worthy 27
Presidente Prudente
24 August 1979 21:15
Boxscore[dead link]
Brazil
76–75
Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 45–39, 31–36
Pts: Malvesi 22
Pts: Popov [ru] 27
Presidente Prudente
25 August 1979 21:00
Boxscore
Italy
70–71
Argentina
Scoring by half: 38–36, 32–35
Pts: Fantin 21
Pts: Maretto 18
Presidente Prudente
25 August 1979 22:45
Boxscore[dead link] Boxscore Image
Brazil
55–75
United States
Scoring by half: 22–41, 33–34
Pts: da Silva 25
Pts: Floyd 15
Ginásio de Esportes Antônio Balbino, Salvador Referees: Marcial Paredes Lopes (PER), Artenik Arabadjian (BUL)
Final standings
Rank
Team
Record
United States
8–0
Brazil
5–3
Argentina
6–2
4th
Yugoslavia
5–3
5th
Soviet Union
4–4
6th
Italy
4–4
7th
Canada
4–4
8th
Uruguay
4–4
9th
Australia
4–4
10th
Philippines
2–6
11th
Panama
2–6
12th
Egypt
0–8
Awards
1979 Under-19 World champions
United States First title
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