FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Formerly	FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	2010; 12 years ago (2010)
Founder	FIBA
Inaugural season	2010
CEO
No. of teams	16
Continent	FIBA (International)
Most recent champion(s)	United States (5th title)
Most titles	United States (5 titles)
Related competitions	FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship) is an under-17 world basketball championship of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event was held for the first time in July 2010, and is held bi-annually.^[1]

Composition[]

According to the updated FIBA Internal Regulations, the FIBA Under-17 World Cup shall be held every two years (2016, 2018, 2020, etc.).

Sixteen teams, representing all continents, are eligible to participate in the FIBA U17 World Cup as follows:

• Directly Qualified:
  • The Host Nation (usually designated by the Central Board a year before the scheduled tournament)
• From each Continent:
  • Two from FIBA Africa: Finalists of the FIBA Under-16 African Championship.
  • Four from FIBA Americas: Semi-finalists of the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship.
  • Four from FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania: Semi-finalists of the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship.
  • Five from FIBA Europe: Semi-finalists and the fifth-placed team of the FIBA Under-16 European Championship.

Summaries[]

Year	Hosts		Final				Third place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2010	Hamburg		United States	111–80	Poland		Canada	83–81	Lithuania
2012	Kaunas		United States	95–62	Australia		Croatia	93–61	Spain
2014	Dubai		United States	99–92	Australia		Serbia	62–59	Spain
2016	Zaragoza		United States	96–56	Turkey		Lithuania	81–63	Spain
2018	Rosario / Santa Fe		United States	95–52	France		Puerto Rico	90–77	Canada
2020	Sofia		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Malaga

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	5	0	0	5
2	Australia	0	2	0	2
3	France	0	1	0	1
	Poland	0	1	0	1
	Turkey	0	1	0	1
6	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Croatia	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 nations)		5	5	5	15

Tournament awards[]

Most recent award winners (2018)[]

Main articles: FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player and FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

Award	Winner	Position	Team
Most Valuable Player	Jalen Green	SG	United States
All-Tournament Team	Andre Curbelo	PG	Puerto Rico
	Killian Hayes	SG	France
	Jalen Green	SG	United States
	Vernon Carey	PF	United States
	Oumar Ballo	PF/C	Mali

Game highs points[]

Year	Game Highs points
2016	Džanan Musa 50 points vs  Chinese Taipei
2016	Jaylen Hoard 41 points vs  South Korea
2014	Isaac Humphries 41 points vs  Canada

Participation details[]

Team	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	Total
Angola	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	1
Argentina	9th	6th	10th	13th	11th	Q	Q	7
Australia	6th	2nd	2nd	7th	6th	Q		6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	1
Bulgaria	–	–	–	–	–	Q	–	1
Canada	3rd	5th	6th	5th	4th	Q	Q	7
China	7th	7th	7th	10th	15th	Q		6
Chinese Taipei	–	–	–	14th	–	–		1
Croatia	–	3rd	–	–	7th	–	–	2
Czech Republic	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Dominican Republic	–	–	–	11th	9th	Q	Q	4
Egypt	11th	12th	13th	16th	16th	Q	Q	7
Finland	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	1
France	–	10th	8th	6th	2nd	Q	Q	6
Germany	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Greece	–	–	12th	–	–	–	–	1
Italy	–	–	9th	–	–	Q		2
Japan	–	–	14th	–	–			1
Lithuania	4th	9th	–	3rd	–	–	Q	4
	–	–	–	15th	12th	Q	Q	4
Montenegro	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	1
	–	–	–	–	14th			1
Philippines	–	–	15th	–	13th	–		2
Poland	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	Q	2
Puerto Rico	–	–	5th	–	3rd	–		2
Russia	–	–	–	–	–	Q		1
Serbia	5th	–	3rd	–	10th	–	Q	4
Slovenia	–	–	–	–	–		Q	1
South Korea	12th	11th	–	8th	–	Q		4
Spain	10th	4th	4th	4th	–	Q	Q	6
Turkey	–	–	–	2nd	5th	Q		3
United Arab Emirates	–	–	16th	–	–	–		1
United States	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	Q	Q	7
Total	12	12	16	16	16	16	16

Debut of national teams[]

Year	Debutants
2010	Argentina,  Australia,  Canada,  China,  Egypt,  Germany,  Lithuania,  Poland,  Serbia,  South Korea,  Spain,  United States
2012	Croatia,  Czech Republic,  France
2014	Angola,  Greece,  Italy,  Japan,  Philippines,  Puerto Rico,  United Arab Emirates
2016	Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Chinese Taipei,  Dominican Republic,  Finland,  ,  Turkey
2018	Montenegro,
2020	Bulgaria,  Russia
2022	Slovenia

See also[]

• FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
• FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

References[]

External links[]

• FIBA official website