of
USA Under-18 with the ball, against
France Under-18, at the 2010 AST. of
Germany Under-18, in the 2018 AST Final against
Australia Under-18. , after winning the 2018 AST. 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. 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. Due to COVID-19, the 2022 tournament was also cancelled. The tournament resumed in 2024. == Results ==