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| Date | June 1–5 |
| Host(s) | Kazakhstan |
| Teams | 20 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Qatar |
| 1st runners-up |  Brazil |
| 2nd runners-up |  Italy |
The Men's Tournament of the 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships hosted in Kazakhstan was contested by 20 teams.
All five FIBA zones were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament. [1]
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 Slovenia | 13 | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 19 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 21 | |||||||||
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| Italy | 20 | |||||||||
| Italy | 17 | |||||||||
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 Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 12 | |||||||||
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| Qatar | 20 | |||||||||
 Argentina | 18 | |||||||||
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| Qatar | 21 | |||||||||
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 New Zealand | 16 | 3rd Place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 16 | |||||||||
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 Uruguay | 15 | |||||||||
| Italy | 21 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
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