2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup explained
2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball
World Cup |
| Continent: | World U-19 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Size: | 270px |
| Host: | Egypt |
| City: | Cairo |
| Dates: | 1–9 July |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | CAN |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Mvp: |  R. J. Barrett[1] |
| Ppg P: | Barrett (21.6) |
| Ppg T: | (99.4) |
| Rpg P: | Sousa (13.1) |
| Rpg T: | (57.7) |
| Apg P: |  Corvalan (6.1) |
| Apg T: | (25.6) |
| Website: | www.fiba.basketball |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. It was held in Cairo, Egypt from 1 to 9 July 2017.[2]
Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event.[3] [4]
Venue
Qualified teams
| Means of Qualification | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|
| Host Nation | 12 March 2016 | | 1 | |
| 19 – 23 July 2016 | | 4 |
|
| 22 – 31 July 2016 | | 2 |
|
| 22 – 31 July 2016 | | 3 |
|
| 5 – 10 December 2016 | | 1 | |
| 16 – 22 December 2016[5] | | 5 |
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| Total | | 16 | | |
|---|
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place on 12 May 2017, where Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil.[6] [7]
Preliminary round
The draw for the tournament was held on 11 February 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.[8] [9] [10]
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Bracket
- 5–8th place bracket
- 9–16th place bracket
- 13–16th place bracket
Round of 16
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9–16th place quarterfinals
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Quarterfinals
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13–16th place semifinals
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9–12th place semifinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Final
Final standings
| Rank | width=170 | Team ! | Record |
|---|
| | 6–1 |
| | 5–2 |
| | 6–1 |
| 4th | | 5–2 |
| 5th | | 5–2 |
| 6th | | 5–2 |
| 7th | | 5–2 |
| 8th | | 3–4 |
| 9th | | 3–4 |
| 10th | | 3–4 |
| 11th | | 3–4 |
| 12th | | 2–5 |
| 13th | | 3–4 |
| 14th | | 1–6 |
| 15th | | 1–6 |
| 16th | | 0–7 | |
Statistics and awards
Statistical leaders
- Points[11]
| Name | PPG |
|---|
| align=center | 21.6 |
| align=center | 20.6 |
| align=center | 17.3 |
| align=center | 15.4 |
| align=center | 14.7 | |
- Rebounds
| Name | RPG |
|---|
| align=center | 13.1 |
| align=center | 12.8 |
| align=center | 11.0 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 10.9 |
 Austin Wiley | |
- Assists
| Name | APG |
|---|
| align=center | 6.1 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5.7 |
 Pol Figueras |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 5.3 |
 Rokas Jokubaitis | |
- Blocks
| Name | BPG |
|---|
| align=center | 3.0 |
| align=center | 2.0 |
| align=center | 1.6 |
| align=center | 1.5 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 1.4 |
 Rui Hachimura | |
- Steals
Awards
- All-Tournament Team
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Champs Barrett and Kigab head All-Star Five. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710032348/http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2017/news/champs-barrett-and-kigab-head-all-star-five. live. July 10, 2017. 9 July 2017. fiba.com.
- Web site: Spanish city of Zaragoza to host 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships; Egypt and Italy to stage 2017 FIBA U19 World Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20160517003848/http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/news/spanish-city-of-zaragoza-to-host-2016-fiba-u17-world-championships-egypt-and-italy-to-stage-2017-fib. live. May 17, 2016. FIBA.com. 12 March 2016. 18 July 2016.
- News: Smith . Doug. 9 July 2017. Canada beats Italy at under-19s to win first world gold in basketball at any level. Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada. 9 July 2017.
- Web site: Canada can finally call themselves world champs. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710195115/http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2017/news/canada-can-finally-call-themselves-world-champs. live. July 10, 2017. FIBA.com. 10 July 2017. 10 July 2017.
- Web site: FIBA U18 European Championship 2016 new dates confirmed. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001151019/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2016/news/fiba-u18-european-championship-2017-new-dates-confirmed. live. October 1, 2016. FIBA.com. 30 September 2016. 30 September 2016.
- Web site: Argentina replace suspended Brazil to complete FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 field. https://web.archive.org/web/20170515003705/http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2017/news/argentina-replace-suspended-brazil-to-complete-fiba-u19-basketball-world-cup-2017-field. live. May 15, 2017. 12 May 2017. FIBA.
- Web site: FIBA suspends Brazilian federation. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115143137/http://www.fiba.com/news/fiba-suspends-brazilian-federation. live. November 15, 2016. November 11, 2016. FIBA.
- Web site: FIBA Calendar. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919015229/http://www.fiba.com/calendar. live. September 19, 2015.
- Web site: FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 participants to find out fate in Saturday's draw. https://web.archive.org/web/20170715105740/http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2017/news/fiba-u19-basketball-world-cup-2017-participants-to-find-out-fate-in-saturdays-draw. live. July 15, 2017. February 10, 2017. FIBA.
- Web site: FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 groups confirmed. https://web.archive.org/web/20170212090832/http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2017/news/fiba-u19-basketball-world-cup-2017-groups-confirmed. live. February 12, 2017. FIBA. February 11, 2017.
- https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2017/playerstats Statistics
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