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2016 FIBA Under 17 World Championship for Women

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Host nation
  
Spain

Venues
  
2 (in 1 host city)

MVP
  
Eziyoda Magbegor

Dates
  
22 June – 2 July

Champions
  
Australia (1st title)

Teams
  
16 (from 5 federations)

The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women was an international basketball competition that was held in Zaragoza, Spain from 22 June 22 to 2 July 2016. It was the fourth edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament.

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Australia won its first gold medal in this event by beating Italy, 62–38. In the semifinals, Australia beat the United States 73–60, handing the Americans their first ever loss in the history of the Under-17 World Championships. The United States would go on to win bronze.

Teams

Sixteen teams have qualified for this year's edition.

  • 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women
  •  Mali
  •  Nigeria
  • 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women
  •  China
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea
  • 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women
  •  Canada
  •  Brazil
  •  United States
  •  Mexico
  • 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Portugal
  •  Italy
  •  Latvia
  •  France
  • 2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women
  •  Australia
  • Host country
  •  Spain
  • Spain finished fourth at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women. By virtue of hosting this year's FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women, their European slot was given to the sixth-placed team, France.

    • Preliminary round

    The draw was held on 13 April 2016.

    All times are local (UTC+2).

    Awards

    All-Tournament Team
  • Monique Conti
  • Jasmine Simmons
  • Sara Madera
  • Eziyoda Magbegor
  • Han Xu

    • References

    2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women Wikipedia
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