The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the

FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship) is the under-19 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). From its inauguration in 1979, until 2007, it was ...

, the biennial international men's youth

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championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of

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. It was held in

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from 1 to 9 July 2017. Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event.

Venue

Qualified teams

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place on 12 May 2017, where

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was chosen to replace

Preliminary round

The draw for the tournament was held on 11 February 2017 in

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

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Round of 16

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9–16th place quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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13–16th place semifinals

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9–12th place semifinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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15th place game

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal match

Final

Final standings

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

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Awards

;All-Tournament Team *

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* R. J. Barrett * Lorenzo Bucarelli * Tommaso Oxilia * Abu Kigab

References

External links

Official website
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