The

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FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental

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championship in

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. The tournament was organised by

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. It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial scheduled date, in

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

. The Nouhad Nawfal Arena with a capacity of 8,000 seats hosted the tournament's matches. All 16 teams who qualified for the tournament also qualified for the first round of the FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania qualifiers for the

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. The top five teams in the

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earned an extra berth in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup for their respective sub-zones. Australia and

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participated for the first time in this tournament. Australia won their first title by defeating

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79–56.

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finished third after beating

80–71.

Qualification

One playoff berth each was allocated to the

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, and the Gulf subzones, while two berths were allocated to the

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subzone and three berths were allocated to the

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subzone. The top five teams of the

earned an extra berth for their subzones.

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, and

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earned three extra berths for the

subzone, while

and China earned two extra berths for the

subzone. Australia and

from

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made their debut at the FIBA Asia Cup in 2017 as

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as the hosts clinched one of the five berths allocated to

Format

The 2017 edition would have a different format as compared to what was used since 2009. While there would still be a preliminary

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of four groups of four teams, the

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final round immediately follows the preliminary round. In the final round, the teams that finished second and third in their respective groups would play in the qualifications to quarterfinals of the final round, while the group winners automatically qualify to the quarterfinals proper.

Draw

The official draw was held on May 30, 2017 at the Le Royal Hotel Dbayeh. At the time of the draw teams from

and

have yet to secure their qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. China,

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, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and

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, all of which later secured qualification, were part of the official draw.

Squads

Each team has a roster of twelve players. A team may opt to allocate a roster spot to a naturalized player.

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament: * Matthew Beattie * Scott Paul Beker * Wang Mei * Yuen Chun Yip * Ceciline Vincent * Harja Jaladri * Mohammad Doost * Mohammadreza Salehian * Ahmed Al Yaseen Al-Suwaili * Toru Katayose * Mohammad Fawzi Taha * Alexey Stepanenko * Yevgeniy Mikheyev * Hwang In-tae * Kim Jong-kuk * Marwan Egho * Rabah Noujaim * Rabee Al Masri * Matthew Ryan Bathurst * Ryan Jones * Ahmed Al Bulushi *

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* Ricor Buaron * Hatim Alharbi * Chuang Chih-Chun * Chen Ying-Cheng

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group D

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Final round

Bracket

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Playoffs

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Marketing

The official logo and mascot of the competition was unveiled on May 30, 2017. The logo was derived from the Lebanese flag described by designers as "flapping like the wings of the phoenix". The red stripes of the logo forms an image of the ball with an image of the tournament cup in its center. The official mascot of the competition is named Ox the Fox. Ox represents "great team spirit" and is characterized as quick, agile, and smart. These are three qualities which the designers of the mascot as essential for "any basketball player".

Final standing

Awards

* Most Valuable Player:

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* All-Star Team: ** PG –

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** SG –

Mohammad Jamshidi Mohammad Jamshidi Jafarabadi ( fa, محمد جمشیدی جعفرآبادی , born July 30, 1991) is an Iranian professional basketball player who last played for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Ba ...

** SF –

Fadi El Khatib Fadi El Khatib ( ar, فادي الخطيب; born January 1, 1979), nicknamed "the Lebanese Tiger", is a Lebanese professional basketball player who plays in the Lebanese Basketball League for Sagesse. El Khatib played for several teams in the Le ...

** PF –

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** C –

Statistical leaders

Players

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Teams

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Tournament game highs

References

External links

Official website
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2017–18 in Asian basketball 2017–18 in Lebanese basketball August 2017 sports events in Asia International basketball competitions hosted by Lebanon