1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
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The 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Italian: 1987 Campionato del mondo FIBA Under 19) was the 3rd edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Bormio, Italy from 29 July to 5 August 1987. Yugoslavia won their first and only U19 championship representing Yugoslavia, after beating the defending champions United States 86–76 in the final.[1] Toni Kukoč was named the tournament MVP.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 29 July – 5 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Toni Kukoč |
| Top scorer |  Lawal Garba (23.0) |
| PPG (Team) | Yugoslavia (108.9) |
| Official website | |
| 1987 FIBA U19 World Championship | |
← 1983 1991 → | |
Several players who played at the tournament have been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, including Vlade Divac and Toni Kukoč, and coach Svetislav Pešić, while Gary Payton, Dino Rađa, Kukoč, and Divac are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
| Bormio | Province of Sondrio |
|---|---|
| n/a | 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Italy) |
| Capacity: n/a | |
| Defending World Champions | |
| Host country |
| FIBA Americas (4) | FIBA Europe (4) | FIBA Asia (2) | FIBA Africa (1) | FIBA Oceania (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Italy | China | Nigeria | Australia |
| Brazil | Soviet Union | Chinese Taipei | ||
| Canada | West Germany | |||
| Puerto Rico | Yugoslavia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 587 | 429 | +158 | 10 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 486 | 402 | +84 | 9 | |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 456 | 499 | −43 | 8 | |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 435 | 420 | +15 | 7 | |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 390 | 388 | +2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 378 | 494 | −116 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 453 | 393 | +60 | 9 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 417 | −25 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 381 | 333 | +48 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 426 | 380 | +46 | 8[a] | |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 426 | 435 | −9 | 7 | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 5 | 356 | 476 | −120 | 5 |
Classification 5th-12th
- 5–8th place bracket
| 5th-8th Semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 3 August | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 89 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Canada | 96 | |||||
| Canada | 68 | |||||
| 3 August | ||||||
| Australia | 74 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 76 | |||||
| Australia | 78 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 86 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 100 | |||||
- 9–12th place bracket
| 9th-12th Semifinals | Ninth place | |||||
| 3 August | ||||||
| China | 93 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 77 | |||||
| China | 98 | |||||
| 3 August | ||||||
| Brazil | 85 | |||||
| Brazil | 79 | |||||
| Nigeria | 67 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 90 | |||||
| Nigeria | 81 | |||||
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 89 | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
| West Germany | 64 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 86 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| United States | 76 | |||||
| Italy | 84 | |||||
| United States | 89 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 August | ||||||
| West Germany | 66 | |||||
| Italy | 77 | |||||
Source: FIBA Archive
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 7–0 | |
| United States | 5–2 | |
| Italy | 5–2 | |
| 4th | West Germany | 3–4 |
| 5th | Australia | 4–3 |
| 6th | Canada | 4–3 |
| 7th | Soviet Union | 4–3 |
| 8th | Puerto Rico | 3–4 |
| 9th | China | 3–4 |
| 10th | Brazil | 3–4 |
| 11th | Chinese Taipei | 1–6 |
| 12th | Nigeria | 0–7 |
Source: FIBA Archive
4 Zoran Kalpić, 5 Luka Pavićević, 6 Nebojša Ilić, 7 Toni Kukoč, 8 Miroslav Pecarski, 9 Teoman Alibegović, 10 Aleksandar Đorđević, 11 Samir Avdić, 12 Vlade Divac, 13 Radenko Dobraš, 14 Dino Rađa, 15 Slaviša Koprivica (Head coach: Svetislav Pešić)[3]
4 Kevin Pritchard, 5 Larry Johnson, 6 Gary Payton, 7 Stephen Thompson, 8 LaBradford Smith, 9 Lionel Simmons, 10 Scott Williams, 11 Stacey Augmon, 12 Robert Brickey, 13 Ron Huery, 14 Dwayne Schintzius, 15 Brian Williams (Head coach: Larry Brown)[4]
4 Sandro Brusamarello, 5 Nando Gentile, 6 Riccardo Pittis, 7 Massimiliano Aldi, 8 Stefano Rusconi, 9 Andrea Niccolai, 10 Michele Zeno, 11 Davide Pessina, 12 Alberto Ballestra, 13 Gustavo Tolotti, 14 Giovanni Savio, 15 Gennaro Palmieri (Head coach: ?)[5]
| 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |
|---|
| Yugoslavia First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Toni Kukoč |
- ^ "THIRD FIBA MEN'S JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 1987". usab.com. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ All time Medalists
- ^ "Yugoslavia at the 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "USA at the 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Italy at the 1987 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.