2017 FIBA Asia Cup

2017 FIBA Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
Dates8–20 August
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place South Korea
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
MVPIran Hamed Haddadi
Top scorerLebanon Fadi El Khatib
(25.9 points per game)
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The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia. It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial scheduled date,[1][2] in Lebanon.[3] The Nouhad Nawfal Arena with a capacity of 8,000 seats hosted the tournament's matches.[4]

All 16 teams who qualified for the tournament also qualified for the first round of the FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[2] The top five teams in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge earned an extra berth in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup for their respective sub-zones.[5] Australia and New Zealand participated for the first time in this tournament.[2]

Australia won their first title by defeating Iran 79–56.[6] South Korea finished third after beating New Zealand 80–71.[7]

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  2. ^ a b c "تعرّفوا الى نظام بطولة آسيا والتأهل الى كأس العالم …وما له وما عليه!" [Know about the FIBA World Cup qualification system and the FIBA Asia Cup]. ArabBasket.com (in Arabic). 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Beirut and Bengaluru to host first-ever FIBA Asia Cups as basketball enters new era in Asian region". FIBA. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2017 competition schedule confirmed". FIBA. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "Iran ready to shine with balanced crew". FIBA. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Australia crowned FIBA Asia Cup 2017 champions". FIBA. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Korea finish in third place with second defeat of New Zealand". FIBA. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.