- History
- Results
- Performance by nation
- Future stars
- Awards MVP Award Burkhard Wildermuth Prize All-Tournament Team
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Albert Schweitzer Tournament (AST)
| current_season =
| logo = Albert Schwetizer Tournament Logo.jpg
| pixels =
| caption = Albert Schweitzer Tournament Mannheim
| sport = Basketball
| founded = 1958
| folded =
| fame =
| motto =
| teams = 12
| continent = {{EUR}}
| country = {{GER}}
| champion = {{Bk|Germany}}
(2nd title)
| most_champs = {{Bk|USA}}
(10 titles)
| website = basketball-bund.de/albert-schweitzer-turnier
| President =
| ceo =
| TV =
}}The Albert Schweitzer Tournament (AST) is an international basketball competition that is played between national basketball teams of the Under-18 men age category. It takes place every 2 years in Mannheim, Germany, and is contested between teams from 12 different countries. Since FIBA does not organize an Under-18 world championship, the Albert Schweitzer Tournament is internationally recognized and considered an unofficial world championship for the Under-18 age group. Originally, the tournament was an Under-19 age event. The organizers of the tournament are the German Basketball Federation and the city of Mannheim. The tournament is named after Albert Schweitzer. HistoryThe 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, the USA used players that were the dependents of the USA's military forces. Starting with the 1973 tournament, the USA began to use players that were selected from throughout the entire USA school system. The 1991 tournament was canceled, due to the Gulf War. Since 1994, the tournament has 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 record attendance was 28,763 spectators. ResultsSummaries[2]| Year | Gold Medal | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | 4th Place | | 1958 | 19|BEL}} | 19|AUT}} | 19|DEU}} | 19|USA|1912}} | | 1960 | 19|BEL}} | 19|AUT}} | 19|USA}} | 19|NLD}} | | 1966 | 19|ITA}} | 19|TUR}} | 19|AUT}} | 19|USA}} | | 1967 | 19|POL|1928}} | 19|AUT}} | 19|FRA}} | 19|BEL}} | | 1969 | 19|ITA}} | 19|CZS}} | 19|POL|1928}} | 19|TUR}} | | 1971 | 19|YUG}} | 19|ITA}} | 19|POL|1928}} | 19|ESP|1945}} | | 1973 | 19|USA}} | 19|POL|1928}} | 19|YUG}} | 19|ITA}} | | 1975 | 19|USA}} | 19|TUR}} | 19|ESP|1945}} | 19|POL|1928}} | | 1977 | 19|USA}} | 19|ESP|1977}} | 19|TUR}} | 19|DEU}} | | 1979 | 19|YUG}} | 19|ESP|1977}} | 19|USA}} | 19|URS|1955}} | | 1981 | 19|USA}} | 19|URS}} | 19|BGR|1971}} | 19|DEU}} | | 1983 | 19|ITA}} | 19|USA}} | 19|DEU}} | 19|FIN}} | | 1985 | 19|USA}} | 19|YUG}} | 19|TUR}} | 19|SWE}} | | 1987 | 19|USA}} | 19|ESP}} | 19|TUR}} | 19|DEU}} | | 1989 | 19|USA}} | 19|GRC}} | 19|FRA}} | 19|CZS}} | | 1993 | 19|USA}} | 19|LTU|1988}} | 19|ITA}} | 19|GRC}} | | 1994 | 18|USA}} | 18|ESP}} | 18|AUS}} | 18|LTU|1988}} | | 1996 | 18|USA}} | 18|FRA}} | 18|GRC}} | 18|TUR}} | | 1998 | 18|ESP}} | 18|AUS}} | 18|USA}} | 18|TUR}} | | 2000 | 18|SCG|name=FR Yugoslavia}} | 18|GRC}} | 18|USA}} | 18|AUS}} | | 2002 | 18|GRC}} | 18|ESP}} | 18|SCG|name=FR Yugoslavia}} | 18|USA}} | | 2004 | 18|TUR}} | 18|ARG}} | 18|ESP}} | 18|SCG}} | | 2006 | 18|FRA}} | 18|TUR}} | 18|SRB|2004}} | 18|HRV}} | | 2008 | 18|GRC}} | 18|TUR}} | 18|AUS}} | 18|USA}} | | 2010 | 18|AUS}}[3] | 18|DEU}} | 17|DEU}} | 18|USA}} | | 2012 | 18|ESP}}[4] | 18|SRB}} | 18|TUR}} | 18|DEU}} | | 2014 | 18|ITA}}[5] | 18|USA}} | 18|SRB}} | 18|TUR}} | | 2016 | 18|DEU}}[6] | 18|SRB}} | 18|ITA}} | 18|FRA}} | | 2018 | 18|DEU}}[7] | 18|AUS}} | 18|ITA}} | 18|RUS}} | Performance by nation| Country | Winners |
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| 18|USA}} | 10 | | 18|ITA}} | 4 | | 18|BEL}} | 2 | | 18|YUG}} | 2 | | 18|ESP}} | 2 | | 18|GRC}} | 2 | | 18|DEU}} | 2 | | 18|POL}} | 1 | | 18|SCG}} | 1 | | 18|TUR}} | 1 | | 18|FRA}} | 1 | | 18|AUS}} | 1 |
Future starsThe tournament is an important event for professional basketball scouts from around the world. Over the years, many players that have played at the tournament have gone on to become well-known pro players, both in the NBA, and the EuroLeague.[8][9] Some of the NBA players that have played at the AST, include: {{div col|colwidth=22em}}- {{flagicon|USA}} Magic Johnson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie A. Johnson
- {{flagicon|USA}} B. J. Armstrong
- {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Griffin
- {{flagicon|USA}} Luke Babbitt
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Lowry
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ramon Sessions
- {{flagicon|USA}} Cole Aldrich
- {{flagicon|USA}} Vince Carter
- {{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kent Benson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Garnett
- {{flagicon|USA}} Joseph Forte
- {{flagicon|USA}} Carlos Boozer
- {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Barrett
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jermaine O'Neal
- {{flagicon|USA}} Baron Davis
- {{flagicon|U.S. Virgin Islands}} Tim Duncan
- {{flagicon|Canada}} Robert Sacre
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Dirk Nowitzki
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Detlef Schrempf
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Daniel Theis
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Paul Zipser
- {{flagicon|France}} Tony Parker
- {{flagicon|France}} Jérôme Moïso
- {{flagicon|France}} Ronny Turiaf
- {{flagicon|France}} Boris Diaw
- {{flagicon|France}} Johan Petro
- {{flagicon|France}} Rudy Gobert
- {{flagicon|France}} Evan Fournier
- {{flagicon|France}} Nicolas Batum
- {{flagicon|France}} Alexis Ajinça
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Pau Gasol
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Raül López
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Víctor Claver
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Willy Hernangómez
- {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}} Toni Kukoč
- {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}} Dražen Petrović
- {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}} Dino Rađja
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Bruno Šundov
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Zoran Planinić
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Bojan Bogdanović
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Dario Šarić
- {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Igor Rakočević
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Miroslav Raduljica
- {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Uroš Slokar
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Victor Khryapa
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Andrei Kirilenko
- {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Darius Songaila
- {{flagicon|USSR}} Arvydas Sabonis
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Hedo Türkoğlu
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Memo Okur
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Ersan İlyasova
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Enes Kanter
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Furkan Aldemir
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Cedi Osman
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Kostas Papanikolaou
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Andreas Glyniadakis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Antonis Fotsis
- {{flagicon|Israel}} Omri Casspi
- {{flagicon|Israel}} Gal Mekel
- {{flagicon|China}} Yi Jianlian
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Patrick Mills
- {{flagicon|Australia}} David Andersen
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Andrew Bogut
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Matthew Dellavedova
{{colend}}In addition to that, some of the players that have played in various international senior men's professional top-tier national domestic leagues, and that have also played at the AST, include: {{div col|colwidth=22em}}- {{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Eidson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Erving Walker
- {{flagicon|USA}} Lamont Barnes
- {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Burgess
- {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Freeman
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Karcher
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Ismet Akpinar
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Robin Benzing
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Richard Freudenberg
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Niels Giffey
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Kostja Mushidi
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Maik Zirbes
- {{flagicon|Germany}}/{{flagicon|Tunisia}} Ziyed Chennoufi
- {{flagicon|France}} Andrew Albicy
- {{flagicon|France}} Antoine Diot
- {{flagicon|France}} Edwin Jackson
- {{flagicon|France}} Adrien Moerman
- {{flagicon|France}} Kim Tillie
- {{flagicon|France}} Joseph Gomis
- {{flagicon|France}} Mouhammadou Jaiteh
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Juan San Epifanio "Epi"
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Albert Miralles
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Quino Colom
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Josep Franch
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Pierre Oriola
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Alberto Díaz
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Tomislav Zubčić
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Leon Radošević
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Mario Delaš
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Toni Prostran
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Andrija Žižić
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Milan Mačvan
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Nikola Radičević
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Nikola Rebić
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Dušan Ristić
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Mihajlo Andrić
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Stefan Lazarević
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Stefan Marković
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Nikola Milutinov
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Boriša Simanić
- {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Erazem Lorbek
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Sergiy Gladyr
- {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
- {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Igors Miglinieks
- {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Valery Tikhonenko
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Fedor Likholitov
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Andrey Desyatnikov
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Mikhail Kulagin
- {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Martynas Gecevičius
- {{flagicon|Sweden}} Ludde Hakanson
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Doğuş Balbay
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Deniz Kılıçlı
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Egemen Güven
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Ender Arslan
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Kerem Tunçeri
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Antonello Riva
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Pietro Aradori
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Federico Mussini
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Dino Meneghin
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Diego Flaccadori
- {{flagicon|Israel}} Idan Zalmanson
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Zisis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Charis Giannopoulos
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Georgios Bogris
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Vangelis Mantzaris
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Leonidas Kaselakis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Pappas
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Kostas Sloukas
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Vlado Janković
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Linos Chrysikopoulos
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitrios Katsivelis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Nondas Papantoniou
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Sofoklis Schortsanitis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Lazaros Papadopoulos
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Christos Tapoutos
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Michalis Lountzis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitrios Moraitis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Kostas Papadakis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Charis Markopoulos
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Dimitrios Agravanis
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Lefteris Bochoridis
- {{flagicon|China}} Chen Jianghua
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Andrew Ogilvy
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Mitch Creek
- {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Tai Webster
- {{flagicon|Argentina}} Facundo Campazzo
{{colend}}AwardsMVP Award| Year | MVP |
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| 1996 | USA}} Kevin Freeman | | 1998 | Australia}} David Andersen | | 2000 | Greece}} Charis Markopoulos[10] | | 2002 | Greece}} Sofoklis Schortsanitis | | 2004 | Turkey}} Ersan İlyasova | | 2006 | France}} Nicolas Batum | | 2008 | Greece}} Nikos Pappas | | 2010 | Australia}} Mitch Creek | | 2012 | Serbia}} Nikola Radičević | | 2014 | USA}} Ethan Happ | | 2016 | Germany}} Kostja Mushidi | | 2018 | Germany}} Jonas Mattisseck |
Burkhard Wildermuth PrizeThe 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 |
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| 2006 | France}} Alexis Ajinça | | 2008 | Turkey}} Enes Kanter | | 2010 | Croatia}} Dario Šarić | | 2012 | Turkey}} Cedi Osman | | 2014 | Chile}} Nicolás Aguirre | | 2016 | China}} Zhu Rongzhen | | 2018 | Israel}} Tomer Levinson |
All-Tournament Team{{colbegin}}- 2000:[11]
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Charis Markopoulos
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Misan Haldin
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Christos Tapoutos
- {{flagicon|Russia}} Victor Khryapa
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Jacob Holmes
- 2006:
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Doğuş Balbay
- {{flagicon|France}} Nicolas Batum
- {{flagicon|Israel}} Omri Casspi
- {{flagicon|Serbia|2004}} Miroslav Raduljica
- {{flagicon|France}} Alexis Ajinça
- 2008:
- {{flagicon|USA}} Erving Walker
- {{flagicon|Greece}} Nikos Pappas
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Tomislav Zubčić
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Deniz Kılıçlı
- {{flagicon|Turkey}} Enes Kanter
- 2010:
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Jackson Aldridge
- {{flagicon|France}} Evan Fournier
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Hugh Greenwood
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Mitch Creek
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Philipp Neumann
- 2012:
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Nikola Radičević
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Josep Pérez
- {{flagicon|DEU}} Paul Zipser
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Mihajlo Andrić
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Willy Hernangómez
- 2014:
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Mussini
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludde Hakanson
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Stefan Lazarević
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Happ
- {{flagicon|TUR}} Egemen Güven
- 2016:[12]
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Moretti
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksa Radanov
- {{flagicon|DEU}} Richard Freudenberg
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Boriša Simanić
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Rongzhen
- 2018:[13]
- {{flagicon|DEU}} Jonas Mattisseck
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Miaschi
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mikhaylovsky
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Callum Dalton
- {{flagicon|DEU}} Hendrik Drescher
{{colend}}See also- TBF Under-16 World Cup
- FIBA Under-17 World Cup
- FIBA Under-19 World Cup
References1. ^AST-basketball.de It all started in December 1958.
2. ^AST-basketball.de Turnierergebnisse {{de icon}}.
3. ^Schoenen-dunk.de Australien triumphiert verdient {{de icon}}.
4. ^Nikola Radicevic wird MVP des AST 2012 – Radicevic honoured as MVP. {{de icon}}.
5. ^US-Boy Ethan Happ ist AST-MVP 2014! {{de icon}}.
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.basketball-bund.de/news/ast-2016-deutschland-erstmals-turniersieger-160385 |title=AST 2016: Deutschland erstmals Turniersieger! |author= |date=2 April 2016 |website=basketball-bund.de |publisher=German Basketball Federation |access-date=2 April 2016 |quote=}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-bund.de/news/ligen-ergebnisse/albert-schweitzer-turnier/ast-2018-deutschland-verteidigt-titel-184183 |title=AST 2018: Deutschland verteidigt den Titel! |author= |date=7 April 2018 |website=basketball-bund.de |publisher=German Basketball Federation |access-date=7 April 2018 |quote=}}
8. ^AST-basketball.de Magic Johnson was a part of AST in 1975.
9. ^[https://www.inthoops.com/inthoops.com/2000AST.htm 2000 Albert Schweitzer Tournament.]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
10. ^HARIS MARKOPOULOS From Matt Blair for HH:
11. ^Μισάν Νικαγκμπάτσε, ο Άιβερσον του Ολυμπιακού! {{el icon}}.
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.basketball-bund.de/news/kostja-mushidi-mvp-ast-2016-160390 |title=Kostja Mushidi ist MVP des AST 2016 |author= |date=2 April 2016 |website=basketball-bund.de |publisher=German Basketball Federation |access-date=2 April 2016 |language=de}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-bund.de/news/ligen-ergebnisse/albert-schweitzer-turnier/ast-2018-jonas-mattisseck-mvp-184185 |title=AST 2018: Jonas Mattisseck ist MVP |author= |date=7 April 2018 |website=basketball-bund.de |publisher=German Basketball Federation |access-date=7 April 2018 |language=de}}
External links- Official Website {{de icon}} and {{en icon}}
- Official Archive Website {{de icon}}
- Albert Schweitzer Tournament History {{en icon}}
- Albert Schweitzer Tournament Stars {{en icon}}
- Albert Schweitzer Tournament Results 1958–2008 {{de icon}}
- Albert Schweitzer Tournament Results 2010 {{de icon}} and {{en icon}}
- Albert Schweitzer Tournament Results 2012 {{de icon}}
- Albert Schweitzer Tournament Results 2014 {{de icon}}
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