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DBB Albert Schweitzer Tournament

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The DBB Albert Schweitzer Tournament (German: Albert-Schweitzer-Turnier, abbreviated as AST), full name DBB Albert Schweitzer World Under-18 Tournament (German: DBB Albert Schweitzer Welt-Unter-18-Turnier), is an international basketball competition that is played between national teams of the Under-18 men's age category. It takes place every two years in Mannheim, Germany, and is contested between teams from 12 countries.

Albert Schweitzer Tournament (AST)
SportBasketball
Founded1958
No. of teams12
Country Germany
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Australia
(2nd title)
Most titles United States
(10 titles)
Official websiteast.basketball-bund.de

The organizers of the tournament are the German Basketball Federation (German: Deutscher Basketball Bund, abbreviated as DBB), and the city of Mannheim. The tournament is named after Albert Schweitzer. Since FIBA does not organize an Under-18 world championship, the Albert Schweitzer Tournament is internationally recognized and considered an official non-FIBA organized world championship for the Under-18 age group. From 1958 to 1993, the tournament was an Under-19 age competition. Since 1994, it has been an under-18 age competition.

History

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Ryan Boatright of USA Under-18 with the ball, against France Under-18, at the 2010 AST.
 
2018 AST MVP, Jonas Mattisseck of Germany Under-18, in the 2018 AST Final against Australia Under-18.
 
Germany Under-18, after winning the 2018 AST.
 
All 12 participating teams at the 2018 AST closing ceremony.

The first Albert Schweitzer Tournament took place in December 1958. It was contested between eight teams, and won by Belgium. Hans-Joachim Babies, and the German basketball pioneer, Hermann Niebuhr, asked the theologian and physician, Albert Schweitzer, if they could use his namesake for the name of the tournament. After the second tournament in 1960, there was a break in play until 1966. From that point onwards, a two-year tournament cycle was established.

From 1958 to 1971, Team USA used players that were the dependents of the USA's military forces. Starting with the 1973 tournament, Team USA began to use players that were selected from throughout the entire USA high school system.

The 1991 tournament was canceled, due to the Gulf War. In 1994, the tournament switched from an Under-19 competition, to an Under-18 competition, and has since been held during even-numbered years.[1]

The USA has won the most titles, winning ten. The USA is followed by Italy with four titles. The tournament's record attendance so far was 28,763 spectators. Due to the spread of COVID-19, the 2020 tournament was cancelled.[2] Due to COVID-19, the 2022 tournament was also cancelled.[3] The tournament resumed in 2004.[4]

Results

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Summaries[5]
Year Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 4th Place
1958
   Belgium   Austria   Germany   United States
1960
   Belgium   Austria   United States   Netherlands
1966
   Italy   Turkey   Austria   United States
1967
   Poland   Austria   France   Belgium
1969
   Italy   Czechoslovakia   Poland   Turkey
1971
   Yugoslavia   Italy   Poland   Spain
1973
   United States   Poland   Yugoslavia   Italy
1975
   United States   Turkey   Spain   Poland
1977
   United States   Spain   Turkey   Germany
1979
   Yugoslavia   Spain   United States   Soviet Union
1981
   United States   Soviet Union   Bulgaria   Germany
1983
   Italy   United States   Germany   Finland
1985
   United States   Yugoslavia   Turkey   Sweden
1987
   United States   Spain   Turkey   Germany
1989
   United States   Greece   France   Czechoslovakia
1993
   United States   Lithuania   Italy   Greece
1994
   United States   Spain   Australia   Lithuania
1996
   United States   France   Greece   Turkey
1998
   Spain   Australia   United States   Turkey
2000
   FR Yugoslavia   Greece   United States   Australia
2002
   Greece   Spain   FR Yugoslavia   United States
2004
   Turkey   Argentina   Spain   Serbia and Montenegro
2006
   France   Turkey   Serbia   Croatia
2008
   Greece   Turkey   Australia   United States
2010
   Australia[6]   Germany   Germany   United States
2012
   Spain[7]   Serbia   Turkey   Germany
2014
   Italy[8]   United States   Serbia   Turkey
2016
   Germany[9]   Serbia   Italy   France
2018
   Germany[10]   Australia   Italy   Russia
2020
 Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic[11]
2022
 Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic[12]
2024
   Australia   Serbia   Germany   Italy
2026
 TBD TBD TBD TBD

Performance by nation

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Country
Winners
  United States
10
  Italy
4
  Australia
2
  Germany
2
  Spain
2
  Greece
2
  Yugoslavia
2
  Belgium
2
  France
1
  Turkey
1
  Serbia and Montenegro
1
  Poland
1

Future stars

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The tournament is an important event for professional basketball scouts from around the world. Over the years, many players who have played at the tournament have gone on to become well-known pro players, both in the NBA, and the EuroLeague.[13][14]

Some of the NBA players who have played at the AST are:

In addition, some of the players who have played in various international senior men's professional top-tier national domestic leagues and who have also played at the AST are:

Awards

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MVP Award

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Year MVP
1996
   Kevin Freeman
1998
   David Andersen
2000
   Charis Markopoulos[15]
2002
   Sofoklis Schortsanitis
2004
   Ersan İlyasova
2006
   Nicolas Batum
2008
   Nikos Pappas
2010
   Mitch Creek
2012
   Nikola Radičević
2014
   Ethan Happ
2016
   Kostja Mushidi
2018
   Jonas Mattisseck
2024
   Rocco Zikarsky

Burkhard Wildermuth Prize

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The Burkhard Wildermuth Prize, or Burkhard Wildermuth Award, was first awarded in 2006, and is given to the player in each tournament that is deemed to be the "Most Talented Player". The award is named after Dr. Burkhard Wildermuth, the long-time co-organizer of the Albert Schweitzer Tournament.

Year Most Talented Player
2006
   Alexis Ajinça
2008
   Enes Kanter
2010
   Dario Šarić
2012
   Cedi Osman
2014
   Nicolás Aguirre
2016
   Zhu Rongzhen
2018
   Tomer Levinson
2024
   Boyuan Zhang

All-Tournament Team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AST-basketball.de It all started in December 1958". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Albert Schweitzer Turnier 2020 fällt aus – AST 2020 is canceled « Deutscher Basketball Bund". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ FICYMIs Feb 11: Albert Schweitzer 2022 cancelled, Spain, France up in new FIBA youth rankings, youth European draw Feb 15.
  4. ^ Nächstes Albert Schweitzer Turnier im Jahr 2024 (in German).
  5. ^ AST-basketball.de Turnierergebnisse (in German).
  6. ^ "Schoenen-dunk.de Australien triumphiert verdient " (in German). Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  7. ^ Nikola Radicevic wird MVP des AST 2012 – Radicevic honoured as MVP. (in German).[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "US-Boy Ethan Happ ist AST-MVP 2014! " (in German). Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  9. ^ "AST 2016: Deutschland erstmals Turniersieger!". basketball-bund.de. German Basketball Federation. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  10. ^ "AST 2018: Deutschland verteidigt den Titel!". basketball-bund.de. German Basketball Federation. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. ^ Albert Schweitzer Turnier 2020 fällt aus – AST 2020 is canceled.
  12. ^ FICYMIs Feb 11: Albert Schweitzer 2022 cancelled, Spain, France up in new FIBA youth rankings, youth European draw Feb 15.
  13. ^ "AST-basketball.de Magic Johnson was a part of AST in 1975". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  14. ^ 2000 Albert Schweitzer Tournament.
  15. ^ HARIS MARKOPOULOS From Matt Blair for HH:
  16. ^ Μισάν Νικαγκμπάτσε, ο Άιβερσον του Ολυμπιακού! (in Greek).
  17. ^ "Kostja Mushidi ist MVP des AST 2016". basketball-bund.de (in German). German Basketball Federation. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  18. ^ "AST 2018: Jonas Mattisseck ist MVP". basketball-bund.de (in German). German Basketball Federation. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  19. ^ AST 2024: Rocco Zikarsky ist MVP All Tournament Team | Final Placement (in German)
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