Fiba Afrobasket 2017
FIBA AfroBasket 2017 was the 29th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa.
The tournament was jointly hosted by Tunisia and Senegal. Angola was proposed by FIBA Africa to host the tournament, an offer declined as the country is holding general elections in the same period.
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| Tournament details | |
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| 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) |
Tunisia won their second title after defeating Nigeria 77–65 in the final, while Senegal caught the third place by beating Morocco 73–62.
Qualification
| 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 | |||
Host selection
On 30 June 2017 FIBA Africa confirmed that Tunisia and Senegal will jointly host FIBA AfroBasket.
Venues
| Tunis | |
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| Radès Sports Hall | |
| Capacity: 17,000 | |
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| Dakar | |
| Marius Ndiaye Stadium | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Draw
The draw was held on 16 July 2017 in Mauritius.
Squads
Preliminary round
All times in Radès are UTC+1 and in Dakar are UTC±0.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 227 | +18 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 224 | +22 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 235 | +11 | 5 | |
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
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
| 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.
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 | |
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 | |
Group C
| 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 |
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
| 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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Knockout stage
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 | |||||||||
| 16 September | ||||||||||
| Angola | 57 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 65 | |||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 77 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 66 | |||||||||
| 15 September | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 62 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 52 | |||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
| 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 | |
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
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 | |
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
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
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 | |
Final standing
| Rank | Team | Record |
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 | 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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Tournament game highs
| 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 | 15 | Egypt (14 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
| 2017 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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 Tunisia Second title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Ike Diogu |
All Tournament Team
References
External links
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