Tournament details | |
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Host country | Latvia |
City | Riga Daugavpils |
Dates | 3–11 July |
Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (8th title) |
Runners-up | France |
Third place | Canada |
Fourth place | Serbia |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 56 |
Attendance | 3,198 (57 per game) |
MVP | Chet Holmgren |
Top scorer | Yeo Jun-seok (25.6 points per game) |
Official website | |
www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Latvian: 2021. gada FIBA Pasaules kauss basketbolā līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. The tournament was hosted in Riga and Daugavpils, Latvia from 3 to 11 July 2021.[1][2]
The United States defeated France in the final to capture their eighth title.[3]