2017_AfroBasket
FIBA AfroBasket 2017
Men's basketball competition for African nations
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Senegal Tunisia |
| Dates | 8–16 September |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Senegal |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Ike Diogu |
| Top scorer | Ike Diogu (22.0 points per game) |
← 2015 2021 → | |
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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]
Main article: AfroBasket 2017 qualification
More information Event, Date ...
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| 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 | |||
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On 30 June 2017 FIBA Africa confirmed that Tunisia and Senegal will jointly host FIBA AfroBasket.[2]
More information Tunis, Dakar ...
| Tunis | |
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| Radès Sports Hall | |
| Capacity: 17,000 | |
| Dakar | |
| Marius Ndiaye Stadium | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Main article: AfroBasket 2017 squads
All times in Radès are UTC+1 and in Dakar are UTC±0.
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 227 | +18 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | DR Congo |
3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 224 | +22 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Mali |
3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 235 | +11 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 251 | −51 | 3 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
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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 | |
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
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
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 106 | |||||||||
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| Cameroon | 91 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 76 | |||||||||
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| Senegal | 71 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 66 | |||||||||
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| Angola | 57 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 65 | |||||||||
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| Tunisia | 77 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 66 | |||||||||
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| Egypt | 62 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 52 | |||||||||
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| Tunisia | 60 | Third place | ||||||||
| Tunisia | 81 | |||||||||
| 16 September | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 60 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 73 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 62 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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 | |
Semifinals
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 | |
Third place game
Final
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 | |
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Record |
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Tunisia | 6–0 |
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Nigeria | 4–2 |
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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 |
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Tournament game highs
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| Category | Player game high | Total | Opponent (date) | Team game high | Total | Opponent (date) |
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| Points | Ben Mbala |
32 | Nigeria (14 September) |
Nigeria |
106 | Cameroon (14 September) |
| Rebounds | Mohammed Choua
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15 | Egypt (14 September)
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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) |
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More information 2017 FIBA Africa Championship winners ...
| 2017 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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 Tunisia Second title |
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All Tournament Team
- "Overview". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- "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.
- "Basketball: Angola refuses to host Afrobasket2017". ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Tunisia crowned FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Champions". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Draw results in for FIBA AfroBasket 2017". fiba.com. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Players statistics of the FIBA Afrobasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- "Team statistics of the FIBA Afrobasket 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- "Diogu named MVP at FIBA AfroBasket 2017". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Dieng and Diogu headline All-Star Five at FIBA AfroBasket 2017". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.