2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup

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The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup (Belarusian: Кубак свету па баскетболе сярод жанчын да 17 гадоў ФІБА 2018) was an international basketball competition held from 21 to 29 July 2018 in Minsk, Belarus.^[1] It was the fifth edition of the FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament.^[2]

2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
Tournament details

Host country	Belarus
Dates	21–29 July
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Jordan Horston
Top scorer	S. Koné (16.9)
Top rebounds	Sangare (13.1)
Top assists	Chagas (6.6)
PPG (Team)	United States (89.3)
RPG (Team)	United States (55.6)
APG (Team)	United States (26.1)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
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The United States won their fourth title after defeating France in the final.^[3]

Minsk		Minsk
Minsk Sports Palace	Falcon Club Arena
Capacity: 3,311	Capacity: 3,000

Means of Qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualifiers
Host Nation	3 May 2017		1	Belarus
2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship	7 – 11 June 2017	Buenos Aires	4	United States Canada Argentina Colombia
2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship	5 – 12 August 2017	Beira	2	Mali Angola
2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's European Championship	4 – 12 August 2017	Bourges	5	Italy France Hungary Latvia Spain
2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship	22 – 28 October 2017	Bangalore	4	Australia China New Zealand Japan
Total			16

The draw ceremony was held on 6 March 2018.^[4]^[5]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	202	122	+80	6
2	Japan	3	2	1	229	164	+65	5
3	Belarus (H)	3	1	2	165	243	−78	4
4	Colombia	3	0	3	162	229	−67	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 200
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRN), Ivana Ivanović (SRB)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 170
Referees: Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Christian Wilmore (BAH), Imran Baig (IND)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 40
Referees: Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRN), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	United States	3	3	0	285	137	+148	6
2	Italy	3	2	1	194	206	−12	5
3	China	3	1	2	176	228	−52	4
4	Mali	3	0	3	151	235	−84	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 150
Referees: Ryan Jones (NZL), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 170
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 80
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Andrada Csender (ROU), Amr Aboollo (EGY)

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 500
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Judith Mendoza (CUB), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Hungary	3	3	0	210	177	+33	6
2	Argentina	3	2	1	197	204	−7	5
3	Spain	3	1	2	206	181	+25	4
4	New Zealand	3	0	3	160	211	−51	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 120
Referees: Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Christian Wilmore (BAH), Amr Aboollo (EGY)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 150
Referees: Ivor Matějek (CZE), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 40
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Christian Wilmore (BAH), Imran Baig (IND)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Australia	3	3	0	205	132	+73	6
2	Canada	3	2	1	179	151	+28	5
3	Latvia	3	1	2	160	172	−12	4
4	Angola	3	0	3	126	215	−89	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 350
Referees: Gina Cross (USA), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 250
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Imran Baig (IND), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 300
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Yevgeniy Mikheyev(KAZ)

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 250
Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRN)

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

25 July

France

27 July

Mali

France

25 July

Latvia

Argentina

28 July

Latvia

France

25 July

Australia

Belarus

27 July

Italy

Italy

25 July

Australia

New Zealand

29 July

Australia

France

25 July

United States

Japan

27 July

China

Japan

25 July

Hungary

28 July

Angola

Hungary

25 July

United States

Third place

Colombia

27 July

29 July

United States

Australia

25 July

Spain

Hungary

Spain

Canada

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 50
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Christian Wilmore (BAH), Ivana Ivanović (SRB)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 80
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Andrada Csender (ROU)

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 60
Referees: Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRN), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 250
Referees: Michał Proc (POL), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 250
Referees: Ryan Jones (NZL), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA)

9–16th classification playoffs

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Classification quarterfinals		Classification semifinals		Ninth place match

27 July

Mali	63
		28 July
Argentina	48
		Mali (OT)	66
27 July
		New Zealand	64
Belarus	59
				29 July
New Zealand	73
				Mali	50
27 July
				Canada	58
China	97
		28 July
Angola	41
		China	59
27 July
		Canada	74	Eleventh place match
Colombia	51
				29 July
Canada	71
				New Zealand	66

				China	88

Classification semifinals		13th place match

28 July

Argentina	61
		29 July
Belarus	58
		Argentina	51
28 July
		Colombia	47
Angola	44

Colombia	49
		15th place match

		29 July

		Belarus	70

		Angola	58

9–16th place quarterfinals

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Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 40
Referees: Ivor Matějek (CZE), Christian Wilmore (BAH), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA)

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 70
Referees: Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 50
Referees: Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRN), Amr Aboollo (EGY)

13–16th place semifinals

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Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 150
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 60
Referees: Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Christian Wilmore (BAH)

9–12th place semifinals

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Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 50
Referees: Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Amr Aboollo (EGY), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 80
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRN), Christian Wilmore (BAH)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 110
Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRN), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 500
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Andrada Csender (ROU)

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 150
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)

5–8th classification playoffs

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Classification semifinals		Fifth place match

28 July

Latvia	49
		29 July
Italy	86
		Italy	65
28 July
		Spain	58
Japan	68

Spain	69
		Seventh place match

		29 July

		Latvia	57

		Japan	75

5–8th place semifinals

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Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 50
Referees: Michał Proc (POL), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

Falcon Club Arena, Minsk
Attendance: 40
Referees: Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Amr Aboollo (EGY)

Minsk Sports Palace, Minsk
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Michał Proc (POL)

Rank	Team	Record
	United States	7–0
	France	6–1
	Australia	6–1
4th	Hungary	5–2
5th	Italy	5–2
6th	Spain	3–4
7th	Japan	4–3
8th	Latvia	2–5
9th	Canada	5–2
10th	Mali	2–5
11th	China	3–4
12th	New Zealand	1–6
13th	Argentina	4–3
14th	Colombia	1–6
15th	Belarus	2–5
16th	Angola	0–7

Statistics and awards

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Points^[6]

Name	PPG
Sika Koné	16.9
Shyla Heal	16.0
Sofía Acevedo	15.7
Charlisse Leger-Walker	15.1
Liu Yutong	14.4

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Aminata Sangare	13.1
Sika Koné	10.9
Laura Meldere	10.6
Jazzmyne Kailahi-Fulu	9.0
Iliana Rupert	8.8

Assists

Name	APG
Florencia Chagas	6.6
Jordan Horston	5.1
Fanta Koné	4.9
Paige Bueckers	4.7
Nodoka Fujita
Yuliya Vasilevich

Blocks

Name	BPG
Kendra Chéry	2.4
Iliana Rupert	2.3
Réka Mányoky	2.0
Liu Yutong	1.4
Faith Dut	1.4

Steals

Name	SPG
Jordan Horston	3.4
Iryna Venskaya	3.0
Alessandra Orsili	2.9
Raquel Carrera	2.7
Fanta Koné
Aminata Sangare
Yang Shuyu

2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup winner
United States 4th title

Most Valuable Player^[7]

Jordan Horston

All-Tournament Team^[7]

^ "New appointments, selection of FIBA U17 Basketball World Cups 2018 hosts headline FIBA Central Board meeting". FIBA. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017.
^ "FIBA Calendar". Archived from the original on September 19, 2015.
^ "USA crowned U17 Women's world champions for a fourth time after beating France in Final". FIBA. 29 July 2018.
^ "FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 brand identity captures Belarus' vibrant natural beauty". FIBA. 12 February 2018.
^ "Draw completed for FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2018". FIBA. 6 March 2018.
^ Statistics
^ ^a ^b "Jordan Horston named U17 Women's World Cup TISSOT MVP, leads All-Star Five". FIBA. 29 July 2018.

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