2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship

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2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates5 August – 14 August
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Lithuania (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPLithuania Renaldas Seibutis
Top scorerIsrael Halperin (23.5)
Top reboundsPuerto Rico Ramos (9.5)
Top assistsPuerto Rico Barea (7.3)
← 2001

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.

Lithuania won their first title, after defeating Greece in the final.

Qualified teams[edit]

Iran originally qualified for the finals, but withdrew after refusing to issue a visa because the Iranian government refused to play against Israel.[2]

Means of Qualification Date Venue Berths Qualifiers
Host Nation 1  Argentina
2004 FIBA Oceania Under-20 Championship 30 - 31 July 2004 Australia Terrigal 1  Australia
2004 FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship 23 July - 1 August 2004 Senegal Dakar 1  Nigeria
2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 23 July - 1 August 2004 Czech Republic Brno 4  Slovenia
 Israel
 Lithuania
 Greece
2004 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship 28 July - 1 August 2017 Canada Halifax 3  United States
 Puerto Rico
 Canada
2004 FIBA Asia Under-20 Championship 29 September - 8 October 2004 Iran Tehran 2  Iran
 China
Total 12

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC–3).

Group A[edit]

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
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
5 August 2005
Canada  20–0  Iran
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
Israel  20–0  Iran
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
Iran  0–20  Australia
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
Iran  0–20  Argentina
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
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba
Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (LTU), Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Qi Ban (CHN)
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
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba
Referees: Terry Moore (USA), Sasha Pukl (SLO), José La Paix (DOM)
10 August 2005
Greece  20–0  Iran
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
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba
Referees: Terry Moore (USA), Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Eddie Viator (FRA)
10 August 2005
20:30
Argentina  76–82  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 19–29, 26–18, 21–13
Pts: Sandes 23
Rebs: Alloatti 9
Asts: Schattmann 3		 Pts: Marković 20
Rebs: Marić 10
Asts: Marić 5
Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba
Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), José Aníbal Carrión (PUR), Sergio Pacheco (BRA)

Group B[edit]

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
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
5 August 2005
Slovenia  63–54  Nigeria
5 August 2005
China  50–117  United States
5 August 2005
Lithuania  97–81  Puerto Rico
6 August 2005
Nigeria  87–81  China
6 August 2005
United States  103–83  Lithuania
6 August 2005
Puerto Rico  71–50  Slovenia
7 August 2005
Lithuania  110–75  Nigeria
7 August 2005
China  63–66  Slovenia
7 August 2005
United States  94–79  Puerto Rico
9 August 2005
Slovenia  74–92  Lithuania
9 August 2005
Nigeria  78–113  United States
9 August 2005
Puerto Rico  101–65  China
10 August 2005
United States  82–79  Slovenia
10 August 2005
Lithuania  96–75  China
10 August 2005
Nigeria  72–90  Puerto Rico

9th–12th place playoffs[edit]

9th–12th place semifinals 9th place match
      
B5  Nigeria w/o
A6  Iran
B5  Nigeria 110
A5  Israel 104
A5  Israel 95
B6  China 74 11th place match
A6  Iran
B6  China w/o

9th–12th place semifinals[edit]

12 August 2005
Nigeria  w/o–   Iran
12 August 2005
Israel  95–74  China

11th place match[edit]

13 August 2005
Iran   –w/o  China

9th place match[edit]

13 August 2005
Nigeria  110–104  Israel

Championship playoffs[edit]

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
B2 Lithuania76
A3 Argentina63
A3 Argentina70B2 Lithuania96
B4 Slovenia43A1 Australia73
A1 Australia89
B4 Slovenia80
A3 Argentina85B2 Lithuania65
B1 United States111A2 Greece63
A2 Greece88
B3 Puerto Rico63
Seventh placeB3 Puerto Rico79A2 Greece74Third place
B1 United States99A4 Canada61
B4 Slovenia77B1 United States90A1 Australia74
B3 Puerto Rico86A4 Canada93A4 Canada79

Quarterfinals[edit]

12 August 2005
Lithuania  76–63  Argentina
12 August 2005
Australia  89–80  Slovenia
12 August 2005
Greece  88–63  Puerto Rico
12 August 2005
United States  90–93  Canada

5th–8th place semifinals[edit]

13 August 2005
Argentina  70–43  Slovenia
13 August 2005
Puerto Rico  79–99  United States

Semifinals[edit]

13 August 2005
Lithuania  96–73  Australia
13 August 2005
Greece  74–61  Canada

7th place match[edit]

14 August 2005
Slovenia  77–86  Puerto Rico

5th place match[edit]

14 August 2005
Argentina  85–111  United States

3rd place match[edit]

14 August 2005
Australia  74–79  Canada

Final[edit]

14 August 2005
Lithuania  65–63  Greece

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Lithuania
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
4  Australia
5  United States
6  Argentina
7  Puerto Rico
8  Slovenia
9  Nigeria
10  Israel
11  China
12  Iran

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tournament statistics at the FIBA Archive
  2. ^ Livnat, Arie (4 August 2005). "Basketball Iran Pulls Out of U21 Tourney to Avoid Match-up Against Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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