DBB Albert Schweitzer Tournament information

Albert Schweitzer Tournament (AST)

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1958
No. of teams	12
Country	Germany
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Germany (2nd title)
Most titles	United States (10 titles)
Official website	basketball-bund.de/albert-schweitzer-turnier

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

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. 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.