The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Lithuanian: 2012 m. FIBA iki 17 metų pasaulio čempionatas) was the 2nd edition of the

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, the biennial international men's youth

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championship contested by the U17 national teams of the member associations of

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. It was hosted by

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from 29 June to 8 July 2012. The United States defeated Australia to win their second title.

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was named tournament MVP.

Qualification

12 teams have qualified for this year's edition. * 2011 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship ** * 2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship ** ** * 2011 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship ** ** ** * 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship ** ** ** ** * 2011 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship ** *Host country **

Preliminary round

The draw took place on January 10, 2012. :''Times given below are in

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Group A

Group B

9th–12th playoffs

Semifinals

Eleventh place playoff

Ninth place playoff

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

5th–8th semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place playoff

Fifth place playoff

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

Awards

All-Tournament Team *

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Statistical leaders

Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals

Referees

The

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(FIBA) named the following 19 referees to officiate the basketball games at this tournament. * Hussain Hassan Ahmed M. Albloushi * Chung Yi-Chih * Roberto José Fernandez Diaz * Damir Javor * Carlos Jose Julio * Jurgis Laurinavičius * Guilherme Locatelli * Petri Mantyla * Sergey Mikhaylov * Anastasios Piloidis * Christopher Antony Reid * Diego Hernan Rougier * Alejandro Sanchez Varela * Thomas James Short * Borys Shulga * Roberto Vazquez * Eddie Viator * Robert Vyklicky * Jakub Zamojski

Broadcasting rights

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References

External links

2012 FIBA U17 World Championship
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