5th FIBA Under-16 American Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Argentina |
City | Formosa |
Dates | 14–18 June |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (5th title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Puerto Rico |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Vernon Carey Jr. |
Top scorer | Curbelo (21.8) |
Top rebounds | Ndur (8.6) |
Top assists | Curbelo (3.3) |
PPG (Team) | United States (112.6) |
RPG (Team) | Canada (48.4) |
APG (Team) | United States (19.8) |
Official website | |
2017 FIBA Americas U-16 Championship | |
The 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Formosa, Argentina from 14–18 June 2017.[1][2]
The United States successfully defended their title against Canada, 111–60, in the rematch of the Finals. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico upended the hosts Argentina in the bronze medal game, 78–67, to notch their first ever podium finish in the tournament.[3]
Due to Argentina named as the hosts of the U17 World Cup next year, another slot was awarded to FIBA Americas, wherein Dominican Republic grabbed the fifth spot by subduing Mexico, 71–51.[3]
The top four teams, excluding Argentina qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup as host.