2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball
World Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates2–10 July
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place France
Fourth place Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Games played56
Attendance27,678 (494 per game)
MVPSpain Izan Almansa
Top scorerSlovenia Jan Vide
(20.1 points per game)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2018
2020
2024

The 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Spanish: Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA Sub-17 2022) was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national teams of the member associations of FIBA.

It was hosted by Spain from 2 to 10 July 2022.[1] It was originally planned to be played in La Nucia and Alicante, then was moved to Malaga.[2]

The United States won their sixth title with a win over Spain, while France defeated Lithuania for the bronze medal.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Logo unveiled for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 in Malaga". FIBA.basketball. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Change of host city for U17 Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA.basketball. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "USA rise to the challenge, fight past Spain for sixth straight title". FIBA.basketball. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ "France bounce back, beat Lithuania for bronze medal". FIBA.basketball. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.