The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship) is the under-17 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event was held for the first time in July 2010, and is held biennially.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | FIBA |
| First season | 2010 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | FIBA (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States(7th title) |
| Most titles | United States (7 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
Composition
editAccording 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
edit| 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 |
| 2022 | Malaga |
United States |
79–67 | Spain |
France |
66–58 | Lithuania |
| 2024 | Istanbul |
United States |
129–88 | Italy |
Turkey |
101–78 | New Zealand |
| 2026 | |||||||
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Tournament awards
editMost recent award winners (2024)
edit| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Cameron Boozer | C | |
| All-Tournament Team | Kaan Onat | PG | |
| Maikcol Perez | SG | ||
| AJ Dybantsa | SF | ||
| Oscar Goodman | PF | ||
| Cameron Boozer | C |
Participation details
edit| Team | 2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 9th | 6th | 10th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 10th | 7 | ||
| 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 6th | 15th | 7 | ||
| – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 8th | 7 | ||
| 7th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 15th | – | 13th | 6 | ||
| – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| – | 3rd | – | – | 7th | – | – | 2 | ||
| – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| – | – | – | 11th | 9th | 13th | – | 3 | ||
| 11th | 12th | 13th | 16th | 16th | 10th | 12th | 7 | ||
| – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| – | 10th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 6 | ||
| 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 2 | ||
| – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | 1 | ||
| – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 2nd | 2 | ||
| – | – | 14th | – | – | 14th | – | 2 | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 1 | ||
| 4th | 9th | – | 3rd | – | 4th | 5th | 5 | ||
| – | – | – | 15th | 12th | 15th | – | 3 | ||
| – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 1 | ||
| – | – | – | – | 14th | 12th | 4th | 3 | ||
| – | – | 15th | – | 13th | – | 16th | 3 | ||
| 2nd | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 2 | ||
| – | – | 5th | – | 3rd | – | 6th | 3 | ||
| 5th | – | 3rd | – | 10th | 5th | – | 4 | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 1 | ||
| 12th | 11th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 10th | 4th | 4th | 4th | – | 2nd | 7th | 6 | ||
| – | – | – | 2nd | 5th | – | 3rd | Q | 4 | |
| – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7 | ||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Debut of national teams
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PR N°31 – Spain to host 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women in youth world basketball festival". FIBA.com. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2015.