Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup were held to determine the participants in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Lebanon secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
The following are eligible to participate:[1]
| width=40% | Zone ! | width=20% | Allocated berths ! | width=20% | Additional berths from FIBA Asia Challenge ! | width=20% | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 5* | |||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 11 | 5 | 16 |
* Including the host nation Lebanon.
| Team | Qualified as | Date | Last appearance | Total appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 20 January 2017 | 2015 | 8 | |
| 2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round Winners | 1 June 2017 | 2015 | 8 | |
| 2017 East Asian Champions | 5 June 2017 | 2015 | 23 | |
| 2017 East Asian Runners-up | 5 June 2017 | 2015 | 28 | |
| 2017 East Asian 3rd Place | 4 June 2017 | 2015 | 27 | |
| 2017 East Asian 4th Place | 4 June 2017 | 2015 | 21 | |
| 2017 East Asian 5th Place | 6 June 2017 | 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 Gulf Champions | 9 September 2016 | 2015 | 9 | |
| 2017 South Asian Champions | 23 May 2017 | 2015 | 24 | |
| 2017 Southeast Asian Champions | 18 May 2017 | 2015 | 26 | |
| 2017 West Asian Runners-up | 1 February 2017 | 2015 | 16 | |
| 2017 West Asian 3rd Place | 31 January 2017 | 2015 | 14 | |
| 2017 West Asian 4th Place | 2 February 2017 | 1987 | 3 | |
| 2017 West Asian 5th Place | 1 February 2017 | 2011 | 5 | |
| 2016 | None | N/A | ||
* Lebanon is also the 2017 West Asian Champions.
See main article: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
The 6th FIBA Asia Challenge was held at Tehran, Iran from 9 to 18 September 2016.
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team | width=150 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Asia (+1) | |||||
| East Asia (+1) | |||||
| West Asia (+2) | |||||
| 4 | West Asia (+3) | ||||
| 5 | East Asia (+2) | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 |
The 2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Almaty.[3]
See main article: 2017 EABA Championship.
| 2017 EABA Championship | |
| Subtitle: | 4th East Asian Basketball Championship |
| Dates: | 3–7 June |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Federations: | 8 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | TPE |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Ppg P: |  Zhao Y.H. (19.8) |
| Ppg T: | (87.8) |
| Rpg P: | Hu J.Q. (13.0) |
| Rpg T: | (43.0) |
| Apg P: | Sun M.H. (7.0) |
| Apg T: | (25.8) |
| Website: | Official Website |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
The 4th EABA Championship was held in Nagano, Japan from 3 to 7 June 2017. The top five nations will qualify for the main tournament.[4] On 7 June 2017, defeated the defending champions in the final, 77–64.[5] Hosts subdued in the bronze medal game, 76–58.[6] All four semifinalists qualified to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, along with, who took the fifth and last East Asian spot by defeating, 96–81, the day before.[7] The draw was held in Tokyo, Japan on 6 March 2017 to determine the composition of the two groups.[8]
| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 |
| 2016 GCC Championship | |
| Subtitle: | 15th Gulf Basketball Championship |
| Dates: | 28 August - 4 September |
| Teams: | 5 |
| Federations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | Qatar |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
The 15th Gulf Basketball Championship was held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in September 2016.[9] [10]
| width=50 | Rank | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
See main article: 2017 SABA Championship.
| Continent: | SABA |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 200 |
| Dates: | 19–23 May |
| Teams: | 5 |
| Federations: | 8 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | India |
| Title Number: | 5 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
The 6th SABA Championship was held in Malé, Maldives from 19 May to 23 May 2017.
All times are in Maldivian Time
| width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Qualified for: |
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | ||
| 5th |
See main article: 2017 SEABA Championship.
The 12th SEABA Championship was held in Quezon City, Philippines from 12 to 18 May 2017.[11]
| 2017 WABA Championship | |
| Subtitle: | 15th West Asian Basketball Championship |
| Dates: | 29 January - 2 February |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Federations: | 7 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | Lebanon |
| Title Number: | 5 |
| Ppg P: | El Khatib (22.8) |
| Ppg T: | (88.4) |
| Rpg P: | Nunnally (10.4) |
| Rpg T: | (46.4) |
| Apg P: |  Galloway (5.4) |
| Apg T: | (16.6) |
| Website: | Official Website |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
The 15th WABA Championship was held in Amman, Jordan from 29 January to 2 February 2017. National teams that participated were,,,, and hosts .[12] Only the top four teams excluding Lebanon qualified for the continental joust.[13]