FIBA AfroBasket 2017 was the 29th edition of the
AfroBasket, a men's
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
continental championship of
Africa
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. The tournament was jointly hosted by Tunisia and Senegal.
Angola was proposed by FIBA Africa to host the tournament, an offer declined as the country is holding general elections in the same period.
Tunisia won their second title after defeating Nigeria 77–65 in the final, while Senegal caught the third place by beating Morocco 73–62.
Qualification
Host selection
On 30 June 2017
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.
Members
FIBA World Rankings Overview
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confirmed that Tunisia and Senegal will jointly host FIBA AfroBasket.
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Venues
Draw
The draw was held on 16 July 2017 in Mauritius
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Squads
Preliminary round
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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
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Final standing
Statistical leaders
Players
Source
;Points
;Rebounds
;Assists
;Steals
;Blocks
;Other statistical leaders
Teams
Source
;Points
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;Assists
;Steals
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;Other statistical leaders
Tournament game highs
Awards
All Tournament Team
* Mohamed Hadidane
Mohamed Hdidane (born 27 April 1986) is a Tunisian basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.
Professional career
Hdidane has played pro club basketball with Stade Nabeulien in the Tunisian Basketball League. ...
Ike Diogu
Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu (born September 11, 1983) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Piratas de La Guaira of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto in Venezuela.
Family and early life
Diogu's parents, natives of Nig ...
* Mourad El Mabrouk
Mourad El Mabrouk (born 19 October 1986) is a Tunisian professional basketball player who currently plays for Jalaa of the Syrian Basketball League (SBL).
Professional career
El Mabrouk has played with Club Africain in the Tunisian League. In ...
* Gorgui Dieng
Gorgui Sy Dieng (; ; born January 18, 1990) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.
Dieng was selected as ...
References
External links
Official website
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