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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 1–9 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | R. J. Barrett[1] |
| Top scorer | Barrett (21.6) |
| Top rebounds |  Sousa (13.1) |
| Top assists |  Corvalan (6.1) |
| PPG (Team) |  United States (99.4) |
| RPG (Team) | United States (57.7) |
| APG (Team) |  Lithuania (25.6) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. It was held in Cairo, Egypt from 1 to 9 July 2017.[2]
Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event.[3][4]
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