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Best Player: Mario Delas (207-C/F-90) of Croatia
Best Guard: Tyshawn Taylor (191-G-90) of USA
Best Forward: Mario Delas (207-C/F-90) of Croatia
Best Center: Leonidas Kaselakis (201-C-90) of Greece
Best Coach: George Vlassopoulos of Greece
1st Team
G: Toni Prostran (183-G-91) of Croatia
G: Tyshawn Taylor (191-G-90) of USA
G/F: Gordon Hayward (203-G/F-90) of USA
PF: Mario Delas (207-C/F-90) [read more]
3-4 spot
Australia - Croatia 81-87
Croatian U19 National Team celebrated the bronze medals at the World Championship in New Zealand. They finished their campaign on a high beating Australia in the consolation final. The Emus in the meantime suffered the second straight defeat after winning seven straight games at the start of the tournament. Mario Delas (207-C/F-90) sank the Aussies scoring 28 points for Croatia. Toni Prostran finished with 21 points, 7 boards and 4 assists for Croatia [read more]
3-4 spot
Australia - Croatia 81-87 Croatian U19 National Team celebrated the bronze medals at the World Championship in New Zealand. They finished their campaign on a high beating Australia in the consolation final. The Emus in the meantime suffered the second straight defeat after winning seven straight games at the start of the tournament. Mario Delas (207-C/F-90) sank the Aussies scoring 28 points for Croatia. Toni Prostran finished with 21 points, 7 boards and 4 assists for Croatia. Tomislav Zubcic had 16 points for the winners. Mitchell Young answered with 15 points for Australia. Matthew Dellavedova had 14 points, 6 boards and 4 assists in defeat.
5-6 spot
Argentina - Puerto Rico 92-70 Argentina closed their U19 World Championship in style. They knocked down Puerto Rico to claim the fifth overall spot at the tournament. Andres Landoni (206-C/F-90) notched 17 points to pace Argentina. He netted 13 points in the first half as Argentina grabbed control over the encounter. Mateo Gaynor knocked down 14 points for Argentina. Juan Manuel Fernandez, Nicolas Laprovittola and Luciano Gonzalez had 12 points apiece in the win. Michael Rosario answered with 21 points for Puerto Rico. Jiovanny Fontan had 19 points in defeat. Argentina outrebounded their opponents 44:26 and limited those to 39% from the field. The winners sank 52% of field goals.
7-8 spot
France - Canada 74-82 Canada U19 National Team clinched the 7th spot at the World Championship in New Zealand. They defeated French counterparts in the final game in Auckland. Cory Joseph (185-G-91) was instrumental in the win with 18 points, 7 boards and 3 assists for a Greg Francis team. Mangisto Arop had 16 points for Canada. Jordan Baker contributed 12 points in the win. Nicolas Lang answered with 19 points for France. Christophe Leonard delivered 15 points, 8 boards and 4 assists in the losing case.
Final
Greece - USA 80-88 The United States triumphed at the U19 World Championshio in New Zealand. They overcame Greek counterparts in the final today. The victory marked the first success for the USA since 1991. Tyshawn Taylor (191-G-90) knocked down 18 points, made 6 assists and 5 steals to pace the USA to the historic win. Ashton Gibbs (188-G) notched 13 points, while Klay Thompson had 10 points for the winners. Costas Sloukas answered with 17 points for Greece. Nikolaos Pappas had 16 points in the losing effort.
5-8 spot
Argentina - France 92-84
Argentina tamed France at the U19 World Championship in New Zealand. An Enrique Tolcachier team will now face Puerto Rico for the fifth overall spot. France will play against Canada on the last of the tournament. Matias Nocedal (192-G-90, agency: Interperformances) delivered 20 points to lead the way for Argentina. Andres Landoni had 15 points, while Juan Manuel Fernandez and Nicolas Laprovittola secured 14 points apiece in the victory [read more]
5-8 spot
Argentina - France 92-84 Argentina tamed France at the U19 World Championship in New Zealand. An Enrique Tolcachier team will now face Puerto Rico for the fifth overall spot. France will play against Canada on the last of the tournament. Matias Nocedal (192-G-90, agency: Interperformances) delivered 20 points to lead the way for Argentina. Andres Landoni had 15 points, while Juan Manuel Fernandez and Nicolas Laprovittola secured 14 points apiece in the victory. Andrew Albicy had 24 points for France. Christophe Leonard notched 17 points and 7 boards in the loss.
Puerto Rico - Canada 67-65 Puerto Rico claimed a narrow win over Canada at the U19 World Championship in New Zealand. Jiovanny Fontan (180-G) hit a jumper with under 3 seconds to go in regulation to secure a tough victory for a Carlos Calcano team. The Latin American outfit will now face Argentina for the fifth position at the tourney. Canada will play against France in their final game in Auckland. Jiovanny Fontan knocked down 16 points to lead Puerto Rico. Raymond Cintron and Michael Rosario added 10 points each in the win. Mangisto Arop responded with 20 points and 9 rebounds for Canada. Tristan Thompson had 13 points and 11 boards in defeat.
9-12 spot
Kazakhstan - Egypt 78-86 Egypt U19 National Team finished their World Championship campaign at the 11th position. They held off Kazakhstan counterparts in the final showdown at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland. Amro Sherif (192-G-91) erupted for 32 points and 14 rebounds to pace the African team to the win. Omar Oraby delivered 24 points and 11 rebounds for Egypt. Zeyad Ashmawy had 14 points in the winning case. Alexander Tyutyunik responded with 20 points for Kazakhstan. Pavel Ilin knocked down 17 points in the loss.
Lithuania - Spain 88-64 Lithuania finished the U19 World Championship in the ninth position. They wrapped up their Auckland campaign with a one-sided win over Spain. Gediminas Orelikas (200-G/F-90) dropped 30 points to pace the charge for the winners. Spain showed an up and down performance at the tournament and grabbed just the 10th spot at the end. Vytenis Cizauskas finished with 22 points and 8 boards for Lithuania. Eimantas Bendzius added 13 points and 7 boards in the victory. Julio Sosa answered with 13 points for Spain. Toni Vicens had 12 points and 10 rebounds in defeat.
Semifinals
Croatia - USA 77-81 The USA reached the title game at the U19 World Championship in New Zealand. A Bob McKillop team overcame Croatia in a thrilling semifinal encounter today to clinch the spot in the Final. The USA will face Greece for the gold medals tomorrow. Croatia will play against Australia in the consolation final. Gordon Hayward (203-G/F) had 15 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Ashton Gibbs netted 11 points for the United States. Dino Butorac, Toni Prostran and Tomislav Zubcic nailed 15 points apiece. Mario Delas topscored with 17 points for Croatia.
Greece - Australia 84-69 Greece surprised Australia in the semifinal clash at the U19 World Championship today. The Emus entered the contest unbeaten but had to surrender against determined Greek squad. The Hellenes are waiting for the result of the USA vs. Croatia encounter to get to know their opponents in the championship game. Australia will have to play in the consolation final tomorrow. Nikolaos Pappas (194-G-90, agency: FCM) scored 19 points to lead the charge. Kostas Papanikolaou added 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Leonidas Kaselakis had 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win. Jorden Page answered with 15 points for Australia. Matthew Dellavedova finished with 12 points in defeat.
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