The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Spanish: 2016 FIBA Campeonato Mundial Sub-17) was the 4th edition of the

FIBA Under-17 World Championship The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship) is the under-17 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The inaugural tournament was in July 2010, and is ...

, 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 23 June to 3 July 2016. The

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won their fourth title in the competition after beating

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in the final, 96–56. USA extended their unbeaten streak in the U17 World Championship to 30–0.

Teams

Sixteen teams have qualified for this year's edition. * 2015 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship ** ** * 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship ** ** ** *

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** ** ** ** *

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** ** ** ** **

finished fourth at the

. By virtue of hosting this year's

, their European slot was given to the sixth-placed team,

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. * 2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship ** *Host country **

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 13 April 2016. ''All times are local (

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).''

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Final round

Round of 16

9–16th classification playoffs

9–16th place quarterfinals

13–16th place semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

9–12th place semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Quarterfinals

5–8th classification

5–8th place semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

;All-Tournament Team *

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* Arnas Velička *

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* Sergi Martínez *

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Statistics

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Notes

References

External links

Official website
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