2017 SEABA Under-16 Championship explained

Continent:SEABA U-16
Year:2017
Size:75px
Dates:May 14–18
Teams:5
Federations:11
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:Philippines
Title Number:4
Ppg P: Tang (16.5)
Ppg T: (100.0)
Rpg P: Sotto (8.5)
Rpg T: (62.8)
Apg P: Guadaña
Apg T: (26.8)
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2023

The 2017 SEABA Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for Southeast Asia Basketball Association at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship. The tournament was held in Quezon City, Philippines from May 14 to 18. The Smart Araneta Coliseum was the venue of the five-team competition, coinciding with the 2017 SEABA Championship.[1]

The Philippines won their fourth straight title after winning all of their games in the tournament. Malaysia placed second while Thailand finished third. The top two teams represented SEABA to the Asian tournament held the following year.[2] [3] [4]

Venue

Quezon City
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Capacity: 25,000

Final standings

width=5px bgcolor="#ccffcc"Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
width=40Rankwidth=180Team
4
5

Notes and References

  1. News: Terrado. Reuben. Seaba championship and Seaba Under-16 to be held on the same week at the same venue. 24 March 2017. Sport Interactive Network Philippines. 11 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Philippines reign supreme at SEABA U16 Championship 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915122013/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/philippines-reign-supreme-at-seaba-u16-championship-2017. live. September 15, 2017. FIBA. 18 May 2017. 18 May 2017.
  3. News: Terrado. Reuben. Batang Gilas stamps class, trounces Malaysia to complete sweep of Seaba U16. 18 May 2017. Sport Interactive Network Philippines. 18 May 2017.
  4. Web site: FIBA announces dates of Asian youth championships in 2018. FIBA Asia. 29 January 2018. 20 July 2023.