Current season, competition or edition: 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup | |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2010 |
Founder | FIBA |
First season | 2010 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Continent | FIBA (International) |
Most recent champion(s) | United States (7th title) |
Most titles | United States (7 titles) |
Related competitions | FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship) is the under-17 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event was held for the first time in July 2010, and is held biennially. [1]
According to the updated FIBA Internal Regulations, the FIBA Under-17 World Cup shall be held every two years (2016, 2018, 2020, etc.).
Sixteen teams, representing all continents, are eligible to participate in the FIBA U17 World Cup as follows:
Year | Hosts | Final | Third place match | ||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
2010 | Hamburg | United States | 111–80 | Poland | Canada | 83–81 | Lithuania |
2012 | Kaunas | United States | 95–62 | Australia | Croatia | 93–61 | Spain |
2014 | Dubai | United States | 99–92 | Australia | Serbia | 62–59 | Spain |
2016 | Zaragoza | United States | 96–56 | Turkey | Lithuania | 81–63 | Spain |
2018 | Rosario–Santa Fe | United States | 95–52 | France | Puerto Rico | 90–77 | Canada |
2022 | Malaga | United States | 79–67 | Spain | France | 66–58 | Lithuania |
2024 | Istanbul | United States | 129–88 | Italy | Turkey | 101–78 | New Zealand |
2026 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Award | Winner | Position | Team |
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Most Valuable Player | Cameron Boozer | C | United States |
All-Tournament Team | Kaan Onat | PG | Turkey |
Maikcol Perez | SG | Italy | |
AJ Dybantsa | SF | United States | |
Oscar Goodman | PF | New Zealand | |
Cameron Boozer | C | United States |
Team | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Total |
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Angola | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Argentina | 9th | 6th | 10th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 10th | 7 | |
Australia | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 6th | 15th | 7 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 1 | |
Canada | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 8th | 7 | |
China | 7th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 15th | – | 13th | 6 | |
Chinese Taipei | – | – | – | 14th | – | – | – | 1 | |
Croatia | – | 3rd | – | – | 7th | – | – | 2 | |
Czech Republic | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Dominican Republic | – | – | – | 11th | 9th | 13th | – | 3 | |
Egypt | 11th | 12th | 13th | 16th | 16th | 10th | 12th | 7 | |
Finland | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | 1 | |
France | – | 10th | 8th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 6 | |
Germany | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 2 | |
Greece | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Guinea | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14th | 1 | |
Italy | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 2nd | 2 | |
Japan | – | – | 14th | – | – | 14th | – | 2 | |
Lebanon | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 1 | |
Lithuania | 4th | 9th | – | 3rd | – | 4th | 5th | 5 | |
Mali | – | – | – | 15th | 12th | 15th | – | 3 | |
Montenegro | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 1 | |
New Zealand | – | – | – | – | 14th | 12th | 4th | 3 | |
Philippines | – | – | 15th | – | 13th | – | 16th | 3 | |
Poland | 2nd | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 2 | |
Puerto Rico | – | – | 5th | – | 3rd | – | 6th | 3 | |
Serbia | 5th | – | 3rd | – | 10th | 5th | – | 4 | |
Slovenia | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 1 | |
South Korea | 12th | 11th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 3 | |
Spain | 10th | 4th | 4th | 4th | – | 2nd | 7th | 6 | |
Turkey | – | – | – | 2nd | 5th | – | 3rd | Q | 4 |
United Arab Emirates | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7 | |
Total | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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