The German young basketball players missed the sensation at the U19 World Championship, but historically ended a terrific tournament with the silver medal.
Against the high favorite USA, the team of DBB coach Alan Ibrahimagic had to give up 76: 109 (47:56) in the final in Lausanne-but the first World Cup medal in this age group stands for the German Basketball Bund.
Until shortly before half-time, the German basketball players around their top scorer Hannes Steinbach (19 points), who goes from the Bundesliga club Würzburg to the University of Washington, and Christian Anderson from the US College Texas Tech (18), thanks to the speed of thought and good hit rate.
The further the final progress, the more clearly the Americans decided, in which six players scored in double digits. For the United States, which scored at least 100 points in the sixth game in a row, it was the ninth World Cup title in the U19 age group.
“We are all super happy, but at the same time know that there is still another game,” Captain Jack Kayil said after the semi -final victory about Slovenia – and added before the duel with record champion USA: “That is why we came here: to play against the best and to get as far as possible.” The newcomer from Alba Berlin, which has already played two A-international matches, had become European champion with the German U18 in 2024.