2003_FIBA_Under-19_World_Championship
2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
International basketball tournament
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Official website | |
| 2003 FIBA U19 World Championship | |
← 1999 2007 → | |
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The tournament was supposed to be held in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[2] however due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak, on 25 May 2003, FIBA Central Board decided to move the competition to another venue. Greece, which previously hosted the 1995 edition, stepped forward to host the tournament.[3]
More information Means of Qualification, Dates ...
| Means of Qualification | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 25 May 2003 | — | 1 | Greece |
| 2002 FIBA Under-18 African Championship | 2–9 August 2002 |  Cairo | 2 |  Nigeria Angola |
| 2002 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship | 24–28 July 2002 |  La Asunción | 4 | Puerto Rico Venezuela United States Argentina |
| 2002 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship | 16–26 December 2002 |  Kuwait City | 4 |  China Iran South Korea Malaysia1 |
| 2002 FIBA Under-18 European Championship | 12–21 July 2002 |  Böblingen | 4 |  Croatia Slovenia Lithuania Turkey2 |
| 2002 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship | — | Sydney | 1 | Australia |
| Total | 16 | |||
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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. Malaysia's qualification has been retained as no changes on the participation teams took place.[4]
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.
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 226 | +53 | 6 | Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Turkey |
3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 225 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 213 | −4 | 4 | Classification Round |
| 4 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 242 | 292 | −50 | 3 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
10 July 2003 16:45 |
| Argentina |
87–67 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 14–17, 20–22, 35–11 | ||
| Pts: Alloatti 22 Rebs: Alloatti 14 Asts: four players 3 |
Pts: Ha 16 Rebs: Ha, Yang 10 Asts: Kim T. 7 | |
10 July 2003 21:15 |
| Turkey |
74–80 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 15–20, 21–19, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Atsür 37 Rebs: Pastal 12 Asts: Kutruza, Göktug Ezel 3 |
Pts: Bogut 22 Rebs: Bogut 10 Asts: Marković 4 | |
11 July 2003 16:45 |
| South Korea |
80–81 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 21–18, 23–19, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Lee Y. 25 Rebs: Ha 18 Asts: Kim T. 10 |
Pts: Kaya 20 Rebs: Atsür 10 Asts: Atsür 6 | |
11 July 2003 21:15 |
| Australia |
75–57 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 15–20, 21–19, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Bogut 25 Rebs: Bogut 24 Asts: Marković, Carter 3 |
Pts: Alloatti 14 Rebs: Sandes 9 Asts: Figueroa 4 | |
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 293 | 204 | +89 | 6 | Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 240 | +20 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola |
3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 222 | −12 | 4 | Classification Round |
| 4 | Iran |
3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 269 | −97 | 3 |
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10 July 2003 14:30 |
| Iran |
50–74 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 16–11, 9–18, 8–32 | ||
| Pts: Monavari 11 Rebs: Sahakian 10 Asts: four players 1 |
Pts: J. dos Santos 26 Rebs: da Silva Neto 9 Asts: Bonifácio, Barros 4 | |
10 July 2003 21:15 |
| Greece |
103–83 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 20–22, 27–18, 31–20 | ||
| Pts: Vasileiadis 32 Rebs: Schortsanitis 14 Asts: Perperoglou 5 |
Pts: Barea, Verdejo 27 Rebs: Ramos 8 Asts: Barea 5 | |
11 July 2003 16:45 |
| Puerto Rico |
92–66 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 32–19, 21–20, 23–15 | ||
| Pts: Barea 19 Rebs: Orozco 13 Asts: Rosas 5 |
Pts: Amini 20 Rebs: Rouzbahani 10 Asts: Zamani 2 | |
11 July 2003 21:15 |
| Angola |
65–87 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 14–23, 15–19, 20–27 | ||
| Pts: Barros 31 Rebs: Morais 7 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Vasileiadis 23 Rebs: Schortsanitis 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 6 | |
12 July 2003 16:45 |
| Angola |
71–85 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 11–39, 38–23, 19–30 | ||
| Pts: Barros 21 Rebs: M. dos Santos 12 Asts: J. dos Santos 3 |
Pts: Barea 28 Rebs: Vassallo 9 Asts: Barea 6 | |
12 July 2003 21:15 |
| Greece |
103–56 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 24–18, 23–8, 35–12 | ||
| Pts: Vasileiadis 28 Rebs: Vasileiadis, Schortsanitis 10 Asts: Sourlis, Xanthopoulos 7 |
Pts: Zamani 16 Rebs: Zamani 10 Asts: six players 1 | |
Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 236 | +45 | 6 | Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Slovenia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 272 | 227 | +45 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 259 | −33 | 4 | Classification Round |
| 4 | China |
3 | 0 | 3 | 231 | 288 | −57 | 3 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
10 July 2003 14:30 |
| China |
69–92 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 4–19, 16–26, 20–29 | ||
| Pts: Yi J. 24 Rebs: Yi J. 12 Asts: Zhao 5 |
Pts: Odia 21 Rebs: Echefu 8 Asts: Tat 5 | |
10 July 2003 19:00 |
| Slovenia |
83–84 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 16–25, 15–21, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Lorbek 28 Rebs: Šmigić 11 Asts: Močnik 7 |
Pts: Davis 24 Rebs: Davis 14 Asts: Watson, Williams 6 | |
11 July 2003 14:30 |
| Nigeria |
65–102 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 16–22, 12–34, 13–25 | ||
| Pts: Tat 21 Rebs: Ugboaja 10 Asts: Tat, Odia 2 |
Pts: Močnik 18 Rebs: E. Lorbek 11 Asts: Močnik 10 | |
11 July 2003 19:00 |
| United States |
109–84 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 30–17, 31–22, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Alexander 9 Asts: Williams 6 |
Pts: Wang 18 Rebs: Yi J. 10 Asts: Yi J., Zhang Q. 3 | |
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Croatia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 208 | +50 | 6 | Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Lithuania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 172 | +112 | 5 | |
| 3 | Venezuela |
3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 243 | −21 | 4 | Classification Round |
| 4 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 305 | −141 | 3 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
10 July 2003 16:45 |
| Lithuania |
69–73 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 17–22, 14–17, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Kleiza 26 Rebs: Kleiza 13 Asts: Lekavičius, Jankūnas 2 |
Pts: Ukić, Pašalić 20 Rebs: Pašalić 22 Asts: Ukić 3 | |
10 July 2003 19:00 |
| Venezuela |
88–60 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 36–22, 20–11, 16–15 | ||
| Pts: Urdaneta 27 Rebs: Marriaga 13 Asts: Centeno 5 |
Pts: Cheong Y. 18 Rebs: Soo 6 Asts: three players 1 | |
11 July 2003 14:30 |
| Croatia |
75–74 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 30–13, 10–21, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Banić 16 Rebs: Pašalić 12 Asts: Perić, Kralj 2 |
Pts: Palacios 20 Rebs: Marriaga 16 Asts: Urdaneta 4 | |
11 July 2003 19:00 |
| Malaysia |
39–107 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 13–29, 6–24, 9–27 | ||
| Pts: three players 7 Rebs: Koo, Cheong J. 4 Asts: Cheong Y. 3 |
Pts: Kleiza 28 Rebs: Šilinskis 11 Asts: Babrauskas 4 | |
Group E
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 276 | 263 | +13 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Lithuania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 251 | +19 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 3 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 262 | +16 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 5th–8th Classification |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 0 | 3 | 231 | 279 | −48 | 3 |
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14 July 2003 14:30 |
| Australia |
87–96 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 23–34, 27–18, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: Marković 19 Rebs: Bogut 8 Asts: Marković 5 |
Pts: Kleiza 30 Rebs: Šilinskis 10 Asts: Prekevičius, Šilinskis 4 | |
14 July 2003 16:45 |
| United States |
106–72 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–15, 23–16, 35–22 | ||
| Pts: Alexander 23 Rebs: Alexander, Davis 9 Asts: D. Brown 7 |
Pts: Barea 35 Rebs: Ramos, Vassallo 7 Asts: Barea 4 | |
15 July 2003 14:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
82–83 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 14–14, 26–17, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Barea 25 Rebs: Ramos 14 Asts: Barea 8 |
Pts: Bogut 18 Rebs: Bogut 12 Asts: Martin, Marković 4 | |
15 July 2003 16:45 |
| Lithuania |
84–87 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 11–26, 24–21, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Kleiza 28 Rebs: Jankūnas 13 Asts: Prekevičius, Šilinskis 4 |
Pts: D. Brown 47 Rebs: Hollins 9 Asts: D. Brown 6 | |
Group F
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Greece (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 183 | +49 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Croatia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 262 | +2 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 217 | +15 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 5th–8th Classification |
| 4 | Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 281 | −66 | 3 |
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14 July 2003 19:00 |
| Turkey |
87–78 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 20–18, 18–20, 28–17 | ||
| Pts: Atsür 41 Rebs: Daloğlu 10 Asts: Kutruza 6 |
Pts: Tomas 18 Rebs: Pašalić 11 Asts: Kedžo 3 | |
14 July 2003 21:15 |
| Slovenia |
52–81 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 11–24, 13–12, 11–21 | ||
| Pts: Lorbek 13 Rebs: Rizvić 9 Asts: Močnik, Zagorac 2 |
Pts: Schortsanitis 28 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Xanthopoulos, Vasilopoulos 3 | |
Thessaloniki Attendance: 2300 |
15 July 2003 19:00 |
| Croatia |
113–103 (2OT) | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–21, 19–26, 21–18, Overtime: 11–11, 16–6 | ||
| Pts: Ukić 36 Rebs: Pašalić 22 Asts: Ukić 6 |
Pts: E. Lorbek 37 Rebs: E. Lorbek 13 Asts: Močnik 6 | |
15 July 2003 21:15 |
| Greece |
79–58 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–9, 13–15, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: Schortsanitis 23 Rebs: Schortsanitis 15 Asts: Xanthopoulos 6 |
Pts: Atsür 13 Rebs: Pastal, Topaloğlu 7 Asts: seven players 1 | |
16 July 2003 19:00 |
| Turkey |
87–60 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–21, 19–26, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Kaya 19 Rebs: Topaloğlu 8 Asts: Atsür 4 |
Pts: Močnik 14 Rebs: Urbanc 11 Asts: Močnik, Zagorac 3 | |
16 July 2003 21:15 |
| Greece |
72–73 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–9, 13–15, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: Vasileiadis, Schortsanitis 16 Rebs: Schortsanitis 12 Asts: Vasileiadis 5 |
Pts: Pašalić 20 Rebs: Pašalić 14 Asts: Tomas 5 | |
Thessaloniki Attendance: 2000 |
Group G
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 173 | +117 | 6 | 9th–12th Classification |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 208 | +39 | 5 | |
| 3 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 230 | −36 | 4 | 13th–16th Classification |
| 4 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 280 | −120 | 3 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
14 July 2003 19:00 |
| Nigeria |
78–53 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–14, 23–10, 13–15 | ||
| Pts: Odia 19 Rebs: Ugboaja 17 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: Amini 17 Rebs: Amini 8 Asts: Forooghi 3 | |
14 July 2003 21:15 |
| Argentina |
105–38 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 34–18, 23–7, 31–2, 17–11 | ||
| Pts: Muruaga, Sandes 15 Rebs: Zago 7 Asts: Muruaga 6 |
Pts: Ang 7 Rebs: Khor 9 Asts: three players 1 | |
15 July 2003 19:00 |
| Iran |
62–94 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 14–23, 19–24, 17–22 | ||
| Pts: Zamani 19 Rebs: Rouzbahani 9 Asts: Amel, Sahakian 2 |
Pts: Rodriguez 18 Rebs: Alloatti, Mainoldi 9 Asts: Fioretti 6 | |
15 July 2003 21:15 |
| Malaysia |
64–96 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–27, 16–22, 15–26, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: Ang 13 Rebs: Ang 6 Asts: Cheong Y., Soo 2 |
Pts: Odia 21 Rebs: Ugboaja 14 Asts: Alayande 7 | |
Group H
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Venezuela |
3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 204 | +46 | 6 | 9th–12th Classification |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 286 | 253 | +33 | 5 | |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 241 | −24 | 4 | 13th–16th Classification |
| 4 | Angola |
3 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 259 | −55 | 3 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points difference.
14 July 2003 14:30 |
| China |
87–64 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 21–18, 23–19, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Yi J. 25 Rebs: Yi J. 18 Asts: Meng 8 |
Pts: Barros 23 Rebs: Morais, M. dos Santos 6 Asts: Barros 7 | |
14 July 2003 16:45 |
| South Korea |
84–103 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 15–20, 21–19, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Kim T. 21 Rebs: Yang 6 Asts: Kim T. 5 |
Pts: Marriaga 32 Rebs: Marriaga 12 Asts: Palacios, Urdaneta 4 | |
15 July 2003 14:30 |
| Venezuela |
76–58 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 24–10, 19–20, 12–12 | ||
| Pts: Marriaga 23 Rebs: Marriaga 10 Asts: Centeno, Urdaneta 4 |
Pts: Zhao 14 Rebs: Yi J. 13 Asts: Zhang Q. 3 | |
15 July 2003 16:45 |
| Angola |
78–101 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 18–17, 18–26, 22–16 | ||
| Pts: Barros 30 Rebs: Mbunga 9 Asts: J. dos Santos, Bonifácio 2 |
Pts: Lee K. 37 Rebs: Ha 8 Asts: Yim 7 | |
| 13th–16th classification | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 18 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Malaysia | 71 | |||||
| 19 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| China | 101 | |||||
| China | 73 | |||||
| 18 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Angola | 85 | |||||
| Iran | 60 | |||||
| Angola | 63 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| 19 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Malaysia | 77 | |||||
| Iran | 67 | |||||
Semifinals
18 July 2003 14:30 |
| Malaysia |
71–101 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 19–26, 17–27, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Phang 11 Rebs: Cheong Y. 5 Asts: Cheong Y. 5 |
Pts: Zhao 20 Rebs: Wang 13 Asts: four players 3 | |
18 July 2003 16:45 |
| Iran |
60–63 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–23, 26–27, 11–17 | ||
| Pts: Rouzbahani 22 Rebs: Rouzbahani 7 Asts: Amini 7 |
Pts: Barros 14 Rebs: da Silva Neto 18 Asts: Barros 3 | |
15th place
13th place
| 9th–12th classification | Ninth place | |||||
| 18 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Argentina | 89 | |||||
| 20 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| South Korea | 83 | |||||
| Argentina | 76 | |||||
| 18 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Venezuela | 78 | |||||
| Nigeria | 74 | |||||
| Venezuela | 76 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 20 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| South Korea | 70 | |||||
| Nigeria | 99 | |||||
Semifinals
18 July 2003 19:00 |
| Argentina |
89–83 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–21, 19–25, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Muruaga 15 Rebs: Sandes 13 Asts: Figueroa 8 |
Pts: Lee K. 20 Rebs: Yang 13 Asts: Lee K., Kim T. 3 | |
11th place
9th place
| 5th–8th classification | Fifth place | |||||
| 19 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| United States | 77 | |||||
| 20 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Slovenia | 72 | |||||
| United States | 82 | |||||
| 19 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 80 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 85 | |||||
| Turkey | 78 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 20 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Slovenia | 67 | |||||
| Turkey | 63 | |||||
Semifinals
19 July 2003 14:30 |
| United States |
77–72 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 12–18, 22–14, 20–19 | ||
| Pts: Davis 20 Rebs: Davis 8 Asts: Shakur 4 |
Pts: Zagorac 26 Rebs: E. Lorbek 15 Asts: Močnik, Šmigić 4 | |
7th place
5th place
20 July 2003 16:45 |
| United States |
82–80 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 15–18, 11–17, 24–12 | ||
| Pts: Pittsnogle 17 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Williams 6 |
Pts: Barea 32 Rebs: Ramos 16 Asts: Barea 6 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Australia | 97 | |||||
| 20 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Croatia | 84 | |||||
| Australia | 126 | |||||
| 19 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Lithuania | 92 | |||||
| Lithuania | 75 | |||||
| Greece | 72 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 July – Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Croatia | 64 | |||||
| Greece | 73 | |||||
Semifinals
19 July 2003 19:00 |
| Australia |
97–84 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 27–16, 26–18, 22–31 | ||
| Pts: Bogut 39 Rebs: Bogut 25 Asts: Knight 4 |
Pts: Ukić 16 Rebs: Pašalić 14 Asts: Ukić 7 | |
19 July 2003 21:15 |
| Lithuania |
75–72 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 20–26, 18–17, 25–13 | ||
| Pts: Kleiza 27 Rebs: Kleiza 13 Asts: Jomantas 4 |
Pts: Perperoglou 24 Rebs: Schortsanitis 10 Asts: Schortsanitis 4 | |
3rd place
20 July 2003 19:00 |
| Croatia |
64–73 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–21, 14–19, 8–11 | ||
| Pts: Ukić 21 Rebs: Markota, Pašalić 6 Asts: Ukić 7 |
Pts: Vougioukas 20 Rebs: Vougioukas 11 Asts: Vasilopoulos 5 | |
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Australia | 7–1 |
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Lithuania | 5–3 |
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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 |
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| 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship |
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