2005_FIBA_Under-21_World_Championship
2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship
International basketball competition
The 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship was an international basketball competition, held from 5 to 14 August 2005, in Córdoba and Mar de Plata, Argentina.[1] It was the last edition of the FIBA Under-21 World Championship. Twelve national teams competed in the tournament.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Argentina |
| Dates | 5 August – 14 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lithuania (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Renaldas Seibutis |
| Top scorer |  Halperin (23.5) |
| Top rebounds |  Ramos (9.5) |
| Top assists | Barea (7.3) |
← 2001 | |
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Lithuania won their first title, after defeating Greece in the final.
Iran originally qualified for the finals, but withdrew after refusing to issue a visa because the Iranian government refused to play against Israel.[2]
More information Means of Qualification, Date ...
| Means of Qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Argentina | ||
| 2004 FIBA Oceania Under-20 Championship | 30 - 31 July 2004 |  Terrigal | 1 | Australia |
| 2004 FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship | 23 July - 1 August 2004 |  Dakar | 1 |  Nigeria |
| 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship | 23 July - 1 August 2004 |  Brno | 4 |  Slovenia Israel Lithuania Greece |
| 2004 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship | 28 July - 1 August 2017 |  Halifax | 3 |  United States Puerto Rico Canada |
| 2004 FIBA Asia Under-20 Championship | 29 September - 8 October 2004 |  Tehran | 2 | Iran China |
| Total | 12 | |||
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All times are local (UTC–3).
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 389 | 332 | +57 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece |
5 | 4 | 1 | 305 | 281 | +24 | 9 | |
| 3 | Argentina (H) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 312 | 249 | +63 | 8 | |
| 4 | Canada |
5 | 2 | 3 | 268 | 302 | −34 | 7 | |
| 5 | Israel |
5 | 1 | 4 | 323 | 333 | −10 | 6 | Placement matches |
| 6 | Iran |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 5 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
5 August 2005 18:00 |
| Australia |
94–81 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 20–19, 28–27, 22–24 | ||
| Pts: Newley 22 Rebs: Marić, Marković 7 Asts: Marković 7 |
Pts: Vasileiadis 22 Rebs: Apostolidis 6 Asts: Vasilopoulos 4 | |
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba Attendance: 1000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), José Aníbal Carrión (PUR), José La Paix (DOM) |
5 August 2005 21:00 |
| Israel |
58–71 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 9–22, 16–23, 18–15 | ||
| Pts: Eliyahu 15 Rebs: Eliyahu 7 Asts: Limonad 4 |
Pts: Sandes 19 Rebs: Sandes 10 Asts: Figueroa 4 | |
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba Attendance: 4500 Referees: Terry Moore (USA), Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Sasha Pukl (SLO) |
6 August 2005 18:15 |
| Canada |
71–88 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 22–19, 22–23, 14–20 | ||
| Pts: Kuljanin 18 Rebs: Kendall 8 Asts: Altidor-Cespedes 4 |
Pts: Bruce 18 Rebs: Marić 11 Asts: Bruce 4 | |
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba Attendance: 2000 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Sergio Pacheco (BRA), Qi Ban (CHN) |
6 August 2005 21:00 |
| Argentina |
59–63 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 16–20, 14–15, 15–21 | ||
| Pts: Schattmann 17 Rebs: Mainoldi 11 Asts: Sandes 4 |
Pts: Vasileiadis 20 Rebs: Mavrokefalidis 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 4 | |
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba Attendance: 4600 Referees: Terry Moore (USA), José Aníbal Carrión (PUR), Eddie Viator (FRA) |
7 August 2005 19:30 |
| Greece |
79–75 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 19–18, 24–23, 14–19 | ||
| Pts: Vasilopoulos 24 Rebs: Zefkilis 10 Asts: Three players 3 |
Pts: Halperin 22 Rebs: Nir 9 Asts: Limonad 5 | |
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba Attendance: 3000 Referees: Sergio Pacheco (BRA), Sasha Pukl (SLO), Qi Ban (CHN) |
7 August 2005 21:50 |
| Argentina |
86–46 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 18–12, 20–10, 31–12 | ||
| Pts: Schattmann 19 Rebs: Weigand 9 Asts: Four players 2 |
Pts: Kuljanin 10 Rebs: Kendall, Kuljanin 5 Asts: Kendall 2 | |
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba Attendance: 5000 Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), José La Paix (DOM), Eddie Viator (FRA) |
9 August 2005 18:15 |
| Australia |
105–104 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 28–34, 32–22, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: Newley 22 Rebs: Marić 12 Asts: Marković 4 |
Pts: Halperin 27 Rebs: Eliyahu 9 Asts: Halperin 6 | |
9 August 2005 20:30 |
| Greece |
62–53 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 15–8, 17–19, 20–13 | ||
| Pts: Vasileiadis 23 Rebs: Vasilopoulos 7 Asts: Xanthopoulos 6 |
Pts: Kou 17 Rebs: Kendall, Kuljanin 6 Asts: Constain, Doornekamp 3 | |
10 August 2005 18:15 |
| Israel |
66–78 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 18–15, 16–28, 6–18 | ||
| Pts: Halperin 22 Rebs: Eliyahu 8 Asts: Halperin 4 |
Pts: Gallimore 24 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Gallimore, Kendall 3 | |
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 509 | 369 | +140 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Lithuania |
5 | 4 | 1 | 478 | 408 | +70 | 9 | |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
5 | 3 | 2 | 422 | 378 | +44 | 8 | |
| 4 | Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 332 | 362 | −30 | 7 | |
| 5 | Nigeria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 366 | 457 | −91 | 6 | Placement matches |
| 6 | China |
5 | 0 | 5 | 334 | 467 | −133 | 5 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place match | ||||||||
| B5 | Nigeria
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| A6 | Iran
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| B5 | Nigeria
| 110 | |||||||
| A5 | Israel
| 104 | |||||||
| A5 | Israel
| 95 | |||||||
| B6 | China
| 74 | 11th place match | ||||||
| A6 | Iran
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| B6 | China
| w/o | |||||||
9th–12th place semifinals
11th place match
9th place match
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Lithuania | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Argentina | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Argentina | 70 | B2 | Lithuania | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Slovenia | 43 | A1 | Australia | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Australia | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Slovenia | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Argentina | 85 | B2 | Lithuania | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | United States | 111 | A2 | Greece | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Greece | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Puerto Rico | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | B3 | Puerto Rico | 79 | A2 | Greece | 74 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | United States | 99 | A4 | Canada | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Slovenia | 77 | B1 | United States | 90 | A1 | Australia | 74 | |||||||||||||||
| B3 | Puerto Rico | 86 | A4 | Canada | 93 | A4 | Canada | 79 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
- Livnat, Arie (4 August 2005). "Basketball Iran Pulls Out of U21 Tourney to Avoid Match-up Against Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 October 2022.