2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship

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2003 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation	Greece
Dates	July 10 – July 20
Teams	16  (from 5 federations)
Venues	2  (in 1 host city)
Champions	Australia (1st title)
MVP	Andrew Bogut
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The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the seventh men's under-19 only, international basketball competition organized by FIBA. It was held in the Greek city of Thessaloniki from July 10 to July 20, 2003. Australia won the tournament beating Lithuania 126-92 in the final. Andrew Bogut was named the tournament MVP.

Final standings[]

Rank	Team	Record
	Australia	7–1
	Lithuania	5–3
	Greece	6–2
4th	Croatia	5–3
5th	United States	7–1
6th	Puerto Rico	3–5
7th	Slovenia	3–5
8th	Turkey	4–4
9th	Venezuela	6–2
10th	Argentina	5–3
11th	Nigeria	4–4
12th	South Korea	2–6
13th	Angola	3–5
14th	China	2–6
15th	Malaysia	1–7
16th	Iran	1–7

Statistical leaders[]

Points Name PPG Linas Kleiza 29.1 J. J. Barea 27.0 Andrew Bogut 26.3 Mílton Barros 22.1 Roko Ukić 19.8

Rebounds Name RPG Andrew Bogut 17.0 Drago Pašalić 13.2 Peter John Ramos 11.5 Yi Jianlian 11.5 Miguel Marriaga 10.9

Assists Name APG J. J. Barea 5.3 Tae-Sool Kim 5.0 Deron Williams 5.0 Jure Močnik 4.9 Roko Ukić 4.7

Blocks Name BPG 4.9 Miguel Marriaga 3.4 2.5 Peter John Ramos 2.2 Darius Šilinskis 2.1

Steals Name SPG Vassilis Xanthopoulos 3.1 2.8 Amir Amini 2.6 Roko Ukić 2.6 2.6

Player Game Highs Name Points Dee Brown 47 Linas Kleiza 42 Engin Atsür 41 Andrew Bogut 39 Engin Atsür 37

External links[]

• Official Website
• FIBA Basketball Archive