Tournament details | |
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Host country | Greece |
Dates | 10–20 July |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Andrew Bogut |
Top scorer | Linas Kleiza (29.1) |
Top rebounds | Andrew Bogut (17.0) |
Top assists | J. J. Barea (5.9) Kim Tae-sul |
PPG (Team) | Australia (97.3) |
RPG (Team) | Australia (45.6) |
APG (Team) | Argentina (19.0) |
Official website | |
2003 FIBA U19 World Championship | |
The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship organized by FIBA. It was held in the Greek city of Thessaloniki from 10 to 20 July 2003. Australia won the tournament by beating Lithuania, 126–92, in the final, for their maiden title. Andrew Bogut was named the tournament MVP.[1]