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2016 FIBA Under 17 World Championship

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Host nation
  
Spain

Venues
  
2 (in 1 host city)

Dates
  
23 June – 3 July

MVP
  
Collin Sexton

Teams
  
16 (from 5 federations)

Champions
  
United States (4th title)

The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship was an international basketball competition that was held in Zaragoza, Spain from 23 June to 3 July 2016. It was the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament.

Contents

The United States won its fourth consecutive gold medal in this competition by beating Turkey in the final, 96–56. USA extended their unbeaten streak in the Under-17 World Championships to 30–0.

Teams

Sixteen teams have qualified for this year's edition.

  • 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
  •  Egypt
  •  Mali
  • 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
  •  South Korea
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  China
  • 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
  •  United States
  •  Canada
  •  Argentina
  •  Dominican Republic
  • 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Lithuania
  •  Turkey
  •  France
  •  Finland
  • 2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship
  •  Australia
  • Host country
  •  Spain
  • Preliminary round

    The draw was held on 13 April 2016.

    All times are local (UTC+2).

    Awards

    All-Tournament Team
  • Arnas Velička
  • Collin Sexton
  • Sergi Martínez
  • Džanan Musa
  • Wendell Carter
  • References

    2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship Wikipedia


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