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FIBA AfroBasket 2017

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For the women's tournament, see 2017 Women's Afrobasket.

FIBA AfroBasket 2017 was the 29th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa.[1] The tournament was jointly hosted by Tunisia and Senegal.[2] Angola was proposed by FIBA Africa to host the tournament, an offer declined as the country is holding general elections in the same period.[3]

AfroBasket 2017
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
Tunisia
Dates8–16 September
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (2nd title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
MVPNigeria Ike Diogu
Top scorerNigeria Ike Diogu
(22.0 points per game)
← 2015
2021 →

Tunisia won their second title after defeating Nigeria 77–65 in the final, while Senegal caught the third place by beating Morocco 73–62.[4]

Qualification

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Main article: AfroBasket 2017 qualification
Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
AfroBasket 2015 Champions   Tunis 1   Nigeria
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 1 16–18 March 2017
24–26 March 2017 		  Algiers
  Tunis 		2   Tunisia
  Morocco
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 2 19 March 2017
26 March 2017 		  Bamako
  Dakar 		2   Senegal
  Mali
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 3 14–18 March 2017
22–26 March 2017 		  Cotonou
  Abidjan 		1   Ivory Coast
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 4 24–29 March 2017
19–20 March 2017 		  Yaoundé
  Bangui 		2   Cameroon
  DR Congo
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 5 12–18 March 2017   Cairo 2   Egypt
  Uganda
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 6 and Zone 7 25–30 March 2017
19–25 March 2017 		  Lusaka
  Harare 		2   Angola
  Mozambique
  South Africa
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Wildcard 18 April 2017 2   Rwanda
  Guinea
Qualifying tournament 19–21 May 2017   Bamako 1   Central African Republic
Total 16

Host selection

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On 30 June 2017 FIBA Africa confirmed that Tunisia and Senegal will jointly host FIBA AfroBasket.[2]

Venues

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FIBA AfroBasket 2017 (Africa)
   Tunis
Radès Sports Hall
Capacity: 17,000
 
  Dakar
Marius Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity: 5,000
 

Draw

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The draw was held on 16 July 2017 in Mauritius.[5]

Squads

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Main article: AfroBasket 2017 squads

Preliminary round

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All times in Radès are UTC+1 and in Dakar are UTC±0.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Nigeria 3 2 1 245 227 +18 5[a] Quarterfinals
2   DR Congo 3 2 1 246 224 +22 5[a]
3   Mali 3 2 1 246 235 +11 5[a]
4   Ivory Coast 3 0 3 200 251 −51 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Nigeria 3 Pts, +17; DR Congo 3 Pts, +1; Mali 3 Pts, –18
8 September 2017
12:00
DR Congo   82–87 (OT)   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 14–19, 19–15, 29–22, Overtime: 11–16
Pts: Kabasele 25
Rebs: Kabasele, Shonganya 8
Asts: three players 4		 Pts: Kanté 22
Rebs: Sidibe 8
Asts: Moungoro 4
8 September 2017
20:30
Nigeria   78–77   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 25–22, 11–17, 25–27
Pts: Diogu 31
Rebs: Akindele, Diogu 8
Asts: Iroegbu 7		 Pts: Koné, Tapé 12
Rebs: Bamba, Koné 8
Asts: Diabate, Toti 4
9 September 2017
15:30
Ivory Coast   60–81   DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 21–15, 16–26, 13–22
Pts: Tapé 19
Rebs: Bamba, Hima 7
Asts: Toti 5		 Pts: Kabongo 16
Rebs: Kabongo, Mohamed 8
Asts: Kabongo 5
9 September 2017
20:30
Mali   67–90   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 17–19, 18–27, 16–24
Pts: Djambo 24
Rebs: Sidibe 9
Asts: Drame 4		 Pts: Nwamu 22
Rebs: Akindele 10
Asts: Iroegbu, Mbamalu 5
10 September 2017
15:30
Nigeria   77–83   DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 17–15, 18–18, 22–31
Pts: Diogu 21
Rebs: Akindele 11
Asts: Iroegbu 7		 Pts: Shonganya 20
Rebs: Kabasele 8
Asts: Kabongo 8
10 September 2017
20:30
Mali   92–63   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 21–16, 26–21, 15–14
Pts: Drame 21
Rebs: Sidibe 8
Asts: Kanté 3		 Pts: Bamba 13
Rebs: Koné 8
Asts: Toti 5

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 3 3 0 215 189 +26 6 Quarterfinals
2   Angola 3 2 1 213 191 +22 5
3   Central African Republic 3 1 2 165 196 −31 4
4   Uganda 3 0 3 213 230 −17 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
8 September 2017
15:00
Central African Republic   66–76   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 15–16, 12–24, 21–22
Pts: Kouguere 12
Rebs: Djimrabaye 7
Asts: three players 1		 Pts: Wilkins 15
Rebs: Najah 6
Asts: Lahrichi 4
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
8 September 2017
21:00
Angola   94–89 (OT)   Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 19–22, 27–19, 28–21, Overtime: 10–5
Pts: Morais 21
Rebs: Moreira 7
Asts: Costa, Mingas 3		 Pts: Opong 23
Rebs: Pegues 9
Asts: Enabu 6
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
9 September 2017
16:00
Uganda   54–57   Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 16–12, 13–11, 13–16
Pts: Opong 13
Rebs: Kiviiri 4
Asts: Enabu 2		 Pts: Grebongo 8
Rebs: Grebongo, Kouguere 5
Asts: Kossangue 2
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
9 September 2017
21:00
Morocco   60–53   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 8–10, 17–12, 15–16, 20–15
Pts: Najah 18
Rebs: El Makssoud 9
Asts: El Makssoud, Wilkins 2		 Pts: Moore 13
Rebs: Cipriano 7
Asts: Conceição, Morais 2
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
10 September 2017
15:30
Morocco   79–70   Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 11–15, 20–16, 26–18
Pts: Choua, Lahrichi 15
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Khalfi 5		 Pts: Ocitti, Pegues 11
Rebs: Opong 7
Asts: three players 3
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
10 September 2017
20:30
Angola   66–44   Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 18–4, 17–12, 15–12
Pts: Morais 17
Rebs: Mingas 9
Asts: Conceição, Morais 2		 Pts: Kouguere 14
Rebs: Djimrabaye 6
Asts: Kossangue 2
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Tunisia (H) 3 3 0 210 170 +40 6 Quarterfinals
2   Cameroon 3 2 1 228 199 +29 5
3   Rwanda 3 1 2 212 214 −2 4
4   Guinea 3 0 3 168 235 −67 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
8 September 2017
14:30
Guinea   55–75   Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 13–16, 17–20, 14–21
Pts: Mansare 18
Rebs: Mansare 8
Asts: Mansare, Sy 3		 Pts: Kabangu 20
Rebs: Ruhezamihigo 10
Asts: Gasana 4
8 September 2017
18:00
Tunisia   68–51   Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 16–11, 13–10, 27–10
Pts: Chennoufi 16
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 13
Asts: Abada, Knioua 2		 Pts: Mbala 15
Rebs: Adala 9
Asts: Njoya 3
9 September 2017
13:00
Cameroon   96–54   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 23–11, 24–11, 21–17
Pts: Mbala 24
Rebs: Mbala 6
Asts: Adala, Bogmis 4		 Pts: D. Condé 15
Rebs: D. Condé 9
Asts: three players 1
9 September 2017
18:00
Rwanda   60–78   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 13–12, 19–22, 16–26
Pts: Shyaka 17
Rebs: Gasana 7
Asts: Ruhezamihigo 3		 Pts: M. Hadidane 20
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 13
Asts: four players 4
10 September 2017
13:00
Rwanda   77–81   Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 14–23, 17–16, 24–24
Pts: Gasana 18
Rebs: Manzi 7
Asts: Gasana 7		 Pts: Adala 17
Rebs: Mbala 15
Asts: Njoya 4
10 September 2017
18:00
Tunisia   64–59   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 17–16, 19–9, 12–15
Pts: Ben Romdhane 12
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 6
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: D. Condé 14
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Mansare 6

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Senegal (H) 3 3 0 250 145 +105 6 Quarterfinals
2   Egypt 3 2 1 197 185 +12 5
3   Mozambique 3 1 2 163 216 −53 4
4   South Africa 3 0 3 156 220 −64 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
8 September 2017
11:30
Mozambique   47–75   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 8–17, 10–18, 15–24
Pts: Ubisse 9
Rebs: Muchate 13
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Kamal 14
Rebs: Kamal 8
Asts: Gendy 5
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
8 September 2017
18:30
Senegal   83–44   South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 24–6, 25–17, 16–9
Pts: Dieng 16
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Niang 9		 Pts: Prinsloo 11
Rebs: Gabriel 9
Asts: five players 1
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
9 September 2017
13:30
South Africa   61–67   Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 13–15, 14–12, 18–21
Pts: Prinsloo 15
Rebs: Mothiba 9
Asts: Prinsloo 3		 Pts: Ubisse 13
Rebs: Canivete, Magoliço 6
Asts: Canivete, Chimonzo 4
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
9 September 2017
18:30
Egypt   52–87   Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 14–28, 6–19, 15–19, 17–21
Pts: Bakr, El-Gammal 8
Rebs: Bakr, Mohamed 4
Asts: El-Gammal 4		 Pts: Dieng, Mboji 14
Rebs: Dieng 7
Asts: Faye, Hannah 3
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
10 September 2017
13:00
Egypt   70–51   South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 14–2, 12–12, 22–19, 22–18
Pts: Gendy 13
Rebs: Gendy 6
Asts: Gunady 4		 Pts: Prinsloo 11
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Ngobeni, Tholo 3
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
10 September 2017
18:00
Senegal   80–49   Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 19–6, 12–17, 30–14
Pts: Dieng, Thiam 14
Rebs: Mbodj, Ndoye 8
Asts: Hannah 6		 Pts: Ubisse 9
Rebs: Ubisse 6
Asts: Novela 5
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 September
 
 
  Nigeria106
 
15 September
 
  Cameroon91
 
  Nigeria76
 
14 September
 
  Senegal71
 
  Senegal66
 
16 September
 
  Angola57
 
  Nigeria65
 
14 September
 
  Tunisia77
 
  Morocco66
 
15 September
 
  Egypt62
 
  Morocco52
 
14 September
 
  Tunisia60 Third place
 
  Tunisia81
 
16 September
 
  DR Congo60
 
  Senegal73
 
 
  Morocco62
 

Quarterfinals

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14 September 2017
13:00
Morocco   66–62   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 22–16, 16–18, 15–12
Pts: El Masbahi 17
Rebs: Choua 15
Asts: Khalfi, Lahrichi 3		 Pts: El-Gammal 22
Rebs: Gendy 7
Asts: Gunady 5
14 September 2017
15:30
Nigeria   106–91   Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 27–25, 23–27, 31–21
Pts: Diogu 28
Rebs: Ochefu 10
Asts: Iroegbu, Nwamu 7		 Pts: Mbala 32
Rebs: Mbala 10
Asts: Njoya, Songolo 3
14 September 2017
18:00
Tunisia   81–60   DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–15, 27–12, 19–15
Pts: Ben Romdhane 22
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 14
Asts: El Mabrouk 6		 Pts: Shonganya 19
Rebs: Shonganya 9
Asts: Buzangu 3
14 September 2017
20:30
Senegal   66–57   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 15–21, 17–8, 15–12
Pts: Adams 11
Rebs: Dieng 8
Asts: Hannah 5		 Pts: Paulo 17
Rebs: Moreira 6
Asts: Moreira 4

Semifinals

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15 September 2017
18:00
Morocco   52–60   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 18–12, 17–17, 8–13
Pts: Najah 12
Rebs: Najah 9
Asts: four players 2		 Pts: M. Hadidane 22
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 8
Asts: Abada 5
Radès Sports Hall, Tunis
Attendance: 12,000
15 September 2017
20:30
Nigeria   76–71   Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 19–17, 18–16, 24–26
Pts: Mbamalu 19
Rebs: Diogu 14
Asts: Iroegbu 2		 Pts: Dieng, Ndour 14
Rebs: Dieng 9
Asts: Niang 5

Third place game

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16 September 2017
15:30
Senegal   73–62   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 21–15, 23–15, 19–14
Pts: Faye 22
Rebs: Dieng 10
Asts: Hannah 5		 Pts: Najah 17
Rebs: Choua 7
Asts: four players 2

Final

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16 September 2017
18:00
Nigeria   65–77   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 10–17, 16–27, 25–25
Pts: Diogu 20
Rebs: Diogu 10
Asts: Iroegbu 2		 Pts: Chennoufi 19
Rebs: Ben Romdhane 9
Asts: El Mabrouk 6
Radès Sports Hall, Tunis
Attendance: 12,000

Final standings

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Scene of the final game in Radès on 16 September
Rank Team Record
    Tunisia 6–0
    Nigeria 4–2
    Senegal 5–1
4   Morocco 4–2
5   Cameroon 2–2
6   DR Congo 2–2
7   Angola 2–2
8   Egypt 2–2
9   Mali 2–1
10   Rwanda 1–2
11   Central African Republic 1–2
12   Mozambique 1–2
13   Uganda 0–3
14   Ivory Coast 0–3
15   South Africa 0–3
16   Guinea 0–3

Statistical leaders

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Players

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Source[6]

Teams

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Source[7]

Tournament game highs

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Category Player game high Total Opponent (date) Team game high Total Opponent (date)
Points   Ben Mbala 32   Nigeria (14 September)   Nigeria 106   Cameroon (14 September)
Rebounds   Mohammed Choua

  Ben Mbala

15   Egypt (14 September)

  Rwanda (10 September)

  DR Congo 51   Ivory Coast (9 September)
Assists   Thierno Niang 9   South Africa (8 September)   Senegal 24   South Africa (8 September)
Steals   Bryant Mbamalou 7   Mali (9 September)   South Africa 26   Senegal (8 September)
Blocks   Mohammed Choua
  Herve Kabasele
  Pitchou Kambuy
  Pitchou Kambuy 		4   Egypt (14 September)
  Mali (8 September)
  Ivory Coast (9 September)
  Nigeria (10 September) 		  DR Congo
  Senegal 		7   Ivory Coast (9 September)
  Mozambique (10 September)

Awards

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 2017 FIBA Africa Championship winners 
 
Tunisia
Second title
Most Valuable Player
  Ike Diogu[8]

All Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Overview". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Tunisia and Senegal to co-host FIBA AfroBasket 2017". FIBA. 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Basketball: Angola refuses to host Afrobasket2017". ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Tunisia crowned FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Champions". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Draw results in for FIBA AfroBasket 2017". fiba.com. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Players statistics of the FIBA Afrobasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  7. ^ "Team statistics of the FIBA Afrobasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  8. ^ "Diogu named MVP at FIBA AfroBasket 2017". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Dieng and Diogu headline All-Star Five at FIBA AfroBasket 2017". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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