The 2017 FIBA Oceania Under-17 Women's Championship was an international under-17
basketball
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tournament held from 10–15 July 2017 by
FIBA Oceania
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in
Hagåtña,
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
.
Australia
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defeated
New Zealand
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in the Finals, 81–60. Both teams will now move on to the
2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, which in turn the qualifying tournament for the
.
Hosts Selection
On 23 September 2016,
FIBA Oceania
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announced during their Board Meeting that
Guam
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was to host the tournament. The Calvo Field House of the
University of Guam
University of Guam ( ch, Unibetsedåt Guåhan) (U.O.G.) is a public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level a ...
in
Hagåtña was the main venue for the championship.
Participating teams
On 13 April 2017, the following teams confirmed their participation to the main tournament:
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Draw
On 12 May 2017, the draw for the main tournament was held in
Hagåtña,
Guam
Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...
.
Group Phase
''All times are in
Chamorro Time Zone
The Chamorro Time Zone, formerly the Guam Time Zone, is a United States time zone which observes standard time ten hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+10:00). The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 150th m ...
(
UTC+10:00)''
Group A
Group B
Final phase
Division A
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Division B
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Division A
Division B
Awards
The All-Star Five were announced on 15 July 2017.
References
External links
FIBA Oceania U-16 Championship for Women
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2017–18 in Oceanian basketball
2017 in Guamanian sports
International women's basketball competitions hosted by the United States
2017
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Basketball in Guam
July 2017 sports events in Oceania
International sports competitions hosted by Guam