FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup explained

FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup
Current Season:2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Sport:Basketball
Inaugural:2010
Teams:16
Continent:FIBA (International)
Champion:
(7th title)
Most Champs:
(7 titles)
Related Comps:FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Founder:FIBA

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]

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:

Summaries

YearHostsFinalThird place match
width=15%Championswidth=9%Scorewidth=15%Runners-upwidth=15%Third placewidth=9%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2010
Hamburg
111–8083–81
2012
Kaunas
95–6293–61
2014
Dubai
99–9262–59
2016
Zaragoza
96–5681–63
2018
95–5290–77
2022
Malaga
79–6766–58
2024
Istanbul
129–88101–78
2026

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2024)

See main article: FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup Most Valuable Player and FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team.

AwardWinnerPositionTeam
Most Valuable PlayerCameron BoozerC
All-Tournament TeamKaan OnatPG
Maikcol PerezSG
AJ DybantsaSF
Oscar GoodmanPF
Cameron BoozerC

Participation details

Team
2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2022

2024

2026
Total
11th 1
9th 6th 10th 13th 11th 11th 10th 7
6th bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver2nd 7th 6th 6th 15th 7
9th 1
3rd5th 6th5th 4th 9th 8th 7
7th 7th 7th10th 15th 13th 6
14th 1
3rd7th 2
8th 1
11th 9th 13th 3
11th 12th 13th16th 16th 10th 12th 7
12th 1
10th 8th 6th bgcolor=silver2nd 3rd 9th 6
8th 11th 2
12th1
14th1
9th2nd 2
14th14th 2
16th 1
4th 9th 3rd 4th 5th 5
15th 12th 15th 3
8th 1
14th 12th 4th 3
15th 13th 16th 3
bgcolor=silver2nd 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
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 1stbgcolor=gold1st 7
Total 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16

Debut of national teams

YearDebutants
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2012,,
2014,,,,,,
2016,,,,,
2018,
2022,
2024

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PR N°31 – Spain to host 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships for Men and Women in youth world basketball festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200958/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/pr-n31-spain-to-host-2016-fiba-u17-world-championships-for-men-and-women-in-youth-world-basketball-festival. live. 29 July 2018. 8 August 2015. FIBA.com. 21 August 2015.