Follow the draw on fiba.com l Live from Riga, Latvia on 17 February, 10:00 CET

RIGA (2011 FIBA U19 World Championship) – The draw for 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men will take place in Riga, Latvia on 17 February. The event will be held at the Blackheads House and start at 11:00 local time (10:00 CET).

The 10th FIBA World U19 Championship for Men will be played in the cities of Liepaja, Valmiera and Riga from 30 June until 10 July 2011, and will see teams from 16 countries compete, featuring the world’s best young players born in 1992 and after.

Going into the hat for the draw are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Egypt, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Tunisia and USA.

For the first group stage, which runs from 30 June-2 July in Liepaja and Valmiera, the 16 participating teams will be drawn into four groups of four.

The three top placed teams from each group will advance to a second group stage, consisting of two groups of six which runs from 4-6 July. During the second group stage, each team will face the three new teams in their group.

The top four teams from the second group stage advance to the quarter-finals, which are scheduled for Friday 8 July. The semi-finals will be played on Saturday 9 July and finals on Sunday 10 July.

All qualifying round, quarter-final, semi-final and medal games will take place at the “Arena Riga”.

Latvia previously hosted the 2009 EuroBasket Women, with the same three venues being used. The FIBA U19 World Championship will be the first time Latvia hosts a worldwide FIBA event.

The draw can be followed live on fiba.com

Please also note that the draw for the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women – to be played in Chile from 21-31 July – will be held on Friday 18 March, in Puerto Monte, Chile at 17:00 local time (21:00 CET).

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