2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
| 2026 FIBA 17 Yaş Altı Basketbol Dünya Kupası | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Dates | 27 June – 5 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Serbia |
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 56 |
| Attendance | 38,756 (692 per game) |
| MVP | Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje |
| Top scorer |  Jayden Cecil (29.9 ppg) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
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The 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. It was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 June to 5 July 2026.[1] To be eligible for this competition, players must have been born on or after 1 January 2009.[2]
The United States won their eighth consecutive and overall title, in as many edition, with a finals win 107–81 over Serbia.[3]
Qualified teams
| Means of qualification | Date(s) | Venue(s) | Berth(s) | Qualifiers |
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| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | Turkey |
| 2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup | 2–8 June 2025 |  Ciudad Juárez | 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| 2025 FIBA U16 EuroBasket | 8–16 August 2025 |  Tbilisi | 5 |  France Italy Lithuania Serbia Slovenia |
| 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup | 31 August–7 September 2025 |  Ulaanbaatar | 4 | Australia China Japan New Zealand |
| 2025 FIBA U16 AfroBasket | 2–14 September 2025 |  Kigali | 2 |  Cameroon Ivory Coast |
| Total | 16 | |||
Draw
The draw took place on 29 January 2026 in Istanbul.[4][5]
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 27 January 2026.[4]
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Referees
The following 28 referees were selected for the tournament.[6]
- Ruben Woolcock
Alan Dos Santos- Nicolas Zivieri
- Waseem Husainy
- Gao Yijie
- Sun Jian
Carlos Peralta
Mihkel Männiste
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Orlando Varela
Péter Praksch
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Gatis Saliņš
Yann Davidson
Nataša Dragojević- Martin Davison
Julio Anaya
Paulina Gajdosz- Wojciech Liszka
- Julirys Guzmán
- Jean Ruhamiriza
- Petar Pešić
Arnold Moseya
Park Kyoung-jin
Ariadna Chueca- Cisil Güngör
- Blanca Burns
Aline García
Squads
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 374 | 230 | +144 | 6 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 240 | +25 | 5 |
| 3 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 2 | 241 | 283 | −42 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 314 | −127 | 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.
27 June 2026 17:30 |
| United States |
115–84 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 31–20, 29–22, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Black 23 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Daughtry 6 |
Pts: Soliman 18 Rebs: Soliman 7 Asts: Boungo 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 804 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Sun Jian (CHN) |
27 June 2026 18:00 |
| Italy |
93–64 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 25–16, 23–10, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Ruggeri 17 Rebs: Santini, Ventura 12 Asts: three players 4 |
Pts: Shiratani 27 Rebs: Shiratani 9 Asts: Miyazato 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 56 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Ruben Woolcock (AUS), Nataša Dragojević (MNE) |
28 June 2026 14:45 |
| Japan |
66–128 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 16–34, 18–31, 16–36 | ||
| Pts: Sato 22 Rebs: Shiratani 7 Asts: Sato 4 |
Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Dampier Jr. 11 Asts: Black 10 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 423 Referees: Ruben Woolcock (AUS), Cisil Güngör (TUR), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA) |
28 June 2026 15:15 |
| France |
88–68 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–15, 23–16, 29–16 | ||
| Pts: Soliman 23 Rebs: Yangala 8 Asts: Sanz 5 |
Pts: Ventura 29 Rebs: Ventura 7 Asts: Vogogna 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 272 Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Paulina Gajdosz (POL) |
30 June 2026 12:00 |
| Italy |
80–131 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 18–34, 21–37, 26–33 | ||
| Pts: Ventura 20 Rebs: Santini 5 Asts: Zotti 6 |
Pts: Rosser Jr. 22 Rebs: Boumtje-Boumtje 11 Asts: Daughtry 9 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 320 Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Aline García (URU), Arnold Moseya (RSA) |
30 June 2026 12:00 |
| France |
93–57 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 21–10, 14–10, 27–15 | ||
| Pts: Boudine 18 Rebs: Yangala 9 Asts: Towo-Nansi 7 |
Pts: Shiratani 33 Rebs: Shiratani 7 Asts: Ihetu, Miyazato 3 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 166 Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN), Paulina Gajdosz (POL) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania |
3 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 200 | +75 | 6 |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 280 | 245 | +35 | 5 |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 237 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 288 | −109 | 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.
27 June 2026 12:00 |
| Canada |
89–103 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 22–23, 26–22, 18–38 | ||
| Pts: Mitakaro 22 Rebs: Edwards 12 Asts: St. Louis 7 |
Pts: Kukta 29 Rebs: Kukta 9 Asts: Kukta 10 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 360 Referees: Péter Praksch (HUN), Orlando Varela (HON), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
27 June 2026 12:30 |
| Cameroon |
72–90 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–33, 11–17, 18–23, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Ngangmeni 23 Rebs: Essoua 11 Asts: Mendoua 3 |
Pts: Zhang Yi. 23 Rebs: Zhang Yu., Zhang Z. 7 Asts: Zhang Yi. 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 84 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Aline García (URU), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
28 June 2026 17:30 |
| Lithuania |
94–43 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 16–11, 24–12, 32–10 | ||
| Pts: Sabeckas 22 Rebs: Biržinis 9 Asts: Stankevičius 7 |
Pts: Ngangmeni 10 Rebs: N'Koumngock 9 Asts: Nouhet-Epesse 2 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 326 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Arnold Moseya (RSA) |
28 June 2026 18:00 |
| China |
78–87 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 27–14, 21–21, 15–29 | ||
| Pts: Zhang Yi. 21 Rebs: Zhao 10 Asts: Zhang Yu. 5 |
Pts: Clarke, Hamilton 19 Rebs: Clarke 18 Asts: Mitakaro 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 244 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Blanca Burns (USA), Martin Davison (NZL) |
30 June 2026 14:45 |
| Cameroon |
64–104 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 21–31, 8–17, 17–30 | ||
| Pts: Nouhet-Epesse 14 Rebs: Essoua 8 Asts: Mendoua 4 |
Pts: Mitakaro 23 Rebs: Clarke 9 Asts: Badejo 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 134 Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Martin Davison (NZL), Nataša Dragojević (MNE) |
30 June 2026 14:45 |
| Lithuania |
78–68 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 14–19, 25–23, 14–12 | ||
| Pts: Biržinis, Kukta 14 Rebs: Biržinis 16 Asts: Kukta 8 |
Pts: Shi 18 Rebs: Liu, Zhao 7 Asts: Chen 7 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 268 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Blanca Burns (USA), Julirys Guzmán (PUR) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Turkey (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 297 | 243 | +54 | 6 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 253 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 2 | 256 | 271 | −15 | 4 |
| 4 | Slovenia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 258 | −40 | 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
27 June 2026 20:15 |
| New Zealand |
100–112 (2OT) | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 19–8, 23–19, 20–37, Overtime: 12–12, 4–16 | ||
| Pts: Cecil 42 Rebs: Cate 12 Asts: Cate 9 |
Pts: Kutluay 39 Rebs: Karutasu 11 Asts: Karutasu 9 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 1,007 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gao Yijie (CHN) |
27 June 2026 20:45 |
| Slovenia |
78–92 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 19–24, 21–27, 24–27 | ||
| Pts: Siftar 31 Rebs: Jarc 10 Asts: Rezec 6 |
Pts: Gaines 32 Rebs: Albino 8 Asts: Gaines 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 39 Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Petar Pešić (SRB), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA) |
28 June 2026 20:15 |
| Turkey |
87–66 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–18, 23–14, 24–16 | ||
| Pts: Kutluay 26 Rebs: Karutasu 14 Asts: Kutluay 10 |
Pts: Siftar 19 Rebs: Rožnik 6 Asts: Pejić, Rožnik 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 1,103 Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Sun Jian (CHN) |
28 June 2026 20:45 |
| Puerto Rico |
85–77 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 29–21, 17–23, 31–14 | ||
| Pts: Gaines 30 Rebs: Albino 9 Asts: Gaines 4 |
Pts: Cecil 22 Rebs: Cate, Rampton 10 Asts: Cate 8 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 67 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Aline García (URU) |
30 June 2026 20:15 |
| New Zealand |
79–74 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 19–18, 18–19, 18–22 | ||
| Pts: Keogh 20 Rebs: Keogh 8 Asts: Cate 9 |
Pts: Rezec 20 Rebs: Rožnik 10 Asts: Pejić 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 89 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Sun Jian (CHN), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
30 June 2026 20:15 |
| Puerto Rico |
77–98 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 12–28, 19–20, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Gaines 19 Rebs: Arroyo, Rosado 6 Asts: Gaines 5 |
Pts: Kutluay 32 Rebs: Karutasu 9 Asts: Kutluay 12 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 1,683 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA) |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 241 | 186 | +55 | 6 |
| 2 | Serbia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 212 | +35 | 5 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 238 | −20 | 4 |
| 4 | Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 233 | −70 | 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.
27 June 2026 14:45 |
| Australia |
88–66 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 19–12, 23–24, 27–16 | ||
| Pts: Basaran 15 Rebs: Aryang 11 Asts: Paul 8 |
Pts: Kusturica 17 Rebs: Bjelica, Galić 6 Asts: Stepanović 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 351 Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Paulina Gajdosz (POL) |
27 June 2026 15:15 |
| Venezuela |
63–74 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 15–22, 13–21, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: Vásquez 14 Rebs: Gutiérrez 9 Asts: Anillo, Vásquez 5 |
Pts: Oka 18 Rebs: Ouédraogo 11 Asts: Koffi 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 62 Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Cisil Güngör (TUR), Martin Davison (NZL) |
28 June 2026 12:00 |
| Serbia |
84–53 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 25–4, 16–15, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Kusturica 19 Rebs: Đurović 9 Asts: Pavlović, Simjanovski 3 |
Pts: C. Pérez 14 Rebs: Echezuria 7 Asts: Echezuria 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 251 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Yann Davidson (MAD), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE) |
28 June 2026 12:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
73–78 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 21–21, 20–18, 17–25 | ||
| Pts: Koffi 20 Rebs: Oka 13 Asts: Koffi 4 |
Pts: Paul 18 Rebs: Basaran 12 Asts: Paul 7 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 193 Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Gao Yijie (CHN) |
30 June 2026 17:30 |
| Venezuela |
47–75 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–17, 11–20, 19–22, 12–16 | ||
| Pts: Echezuria, Gómez 9 Rebs: Gines 6 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Browne 17 Rebs: Mabbott 8 Asts: Paul 7 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 114 Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Cisil Güngör (TUR), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR) |
30 June 2026 17:30 |
| Serbia |
97–71 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 23–22, 30–20, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Kusturica 17 Rebs: Miladinović 12 Asts: Simjanovski 8 |
Pts: Djako 27 Rebs: Konaté, Oka 8 Asts: Koffi 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 502 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Orlando Varela (HON), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE) |
Final round
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 141 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 85 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 149 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 101 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 85 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 114 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 64 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 86 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | 100 | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 75 | |||||||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | 104 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 107 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 81 | |||||||||||||
| France | 96 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||||||
| China | 70 | |||||||||||||
| France | 87 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 76 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 62 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July | 5 July | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 98 | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 78 | Australia | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 101 | Turkey | 69 | |||||||||||
| New Zealand | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Serbia | 121 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
1 July 2026 12:00 |
| Japan |
62–98 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 13–18, 19–27, 15–36 | ||
| Pts: Shiratani 20 Rebs: Konno 7 Asts: Shiratani 4 |
Pts: Buivydas 20 Rebs: Raščius 11 Asts: Sinica 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 106 Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
1 July 2026 12:30 |
| France |
96–70 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 27–22, 21–15, 20–15 | ||
| Pts: Soliman 18 Rebs: Yangala 7 Asts: Towo-Nansi 5 |
Pts: Liu 20 Rebs: Liu 7 Asts: Chen 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 159 Referees: Ruben Woolcock (AUS), Petar Pešić (SRB), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR) |
1 July 2026 14:45 |
| United States |
141–85 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 40–21, 29–25, 37–19, 35–20 | ||
| Pts: Montgomery 23 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Black 9 |
Pts: Ngangmeni 24 Rebs: Ngangmeni 6 Asts: Nouhet-Epesse 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 215 Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Péter Praksch (HUN), Gao Yijie (CHN) |
1 July 2026 15:15 |
| Italy |
64–86 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 15–17, 10–32, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: Nicolodi, Santini 10 Rebs: Santini 10 Asts: Zotti 6 |
Pts: Mitakaro, St. Louis 12 Rebs: Edwards 13 Asts: St. Louis 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 131 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Orlando Varela (HON), Paulina Gajdosz (POL) |
1 July 2026 17:30 |
| Slovenia |
75–104 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 14–28, 26–22, 19–24 | ||
| Pts: Pejić 15 Rebs: Pirnat 7 Asts: Rezec 5 |
Pts: Browne, Paul 20 Rebs: Paul 6 Asts: Paul 8 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 259 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Blanca Burns (USA), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
1 July 2026 18:00 |
| New Zealand |
91–121 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 23–25, 21–37, 31–28 | ||
| Pts: Cecil 37 Rebs: Keogh 7 Asts: Cate 3 |
Pts: Kusturica 27 Rebs: Bjelica 9 Asts: Simjanovski 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 171 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA) |
1 July 2026 20:15 |
| Turkey |
78–73 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 13–18, 23–14, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Karutasu 25 Rebs: Karutasu 12 Asts: Kutluay 8 |
Pts: Vásquez 19 Rebs: Vásquez 6 Asts: Gutiérrez 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 995 Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Martin Davison (NZL), Julirys Guzmán (PUR) |
1 July 2026 20:45 |
| Puerto Rico |
101–85 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 23–20, 24–19, 30–16 | ||
| Pts: Gaines 36 Rebs: Rodríguez 9 Asts: Gaines 9 |
Pts: Djako 21 Rebs: Ouedraogo 12 Asts: Koffi, Ouedraogo 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 55 Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Cisil Güngör (TUR), Sun Jian (CHN) |
9–16th classification playoffs
| Classification quarterfinals | Classification semifinals | Ninth place match | ||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 62 | |||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 77 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 73 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 86 | |||||||||
| Italy | 64 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Slovenia | 70 | |||||||||
| Slovenia | 76 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| China | 71 | |||||||||
| China | 84 | |||||||||
| 4 July | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 63 | |||||||||
| China | 92 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 79 | Eleventh place match | ||||||||
| Japan | 83 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 104 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 85 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 81 | |||||||||
| Classification semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Cameroon | 74 | |||||
| 5 July | ||||||
| Italy | 93 | |||||
| Italy | 95 | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Japan | 62 | |||||
| Venezuela | 52 | |||||
| Japan | 62 | |||||
| 15th place match | ||||||
| 5 July | ||||||
| Cameroon | 61 | |||||
| Venezuela | 71 | |||||
9–16th place quarterfinals
3 July 2026 12:00 |
| Japan |
83–104 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 26–26, 21–27, 16–24 | ||
| Pts: Shiratani 35 Rebs: Shiratani 13 Asts: Sakurai 8 |
Pts: Cecil 31 Rebs: Cecil 11 Asts: Cecil 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 47 Referees: Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Paulina Gajdosz (POL) |
3 July 2026 14:45 |
| China |
84–63 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 16–17, 24–11, 21–12 | ||
| Pts: Chen 18 Rebs: Zhang Yi. 7 Asts: Chen 7 |
Pts: Vásquez 23 Rebs: Gutiérrez 11 Asts: C. Pérez 7 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 53 Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Nataša Dragojević (MNE) |
3 July 2026 17:30 |
| Cameroon |
62–77 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–27, 13–21, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Nouhet-Epesse 16 Rebs: Essoua 11 Asts: Mendoua15 5 |
Pts: Djako, Oka Rebs: Ouedraogo 10 Asts: Djako, Koffi 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 50 Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Arnold Moseya (RSA), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
3 July 2026 20:15 |
| Italy |
64–70 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 12–21, 21–18, 11–15 | ||
| Pts: Ronci 27 Rebs: Santini 7 Asts: Ronci 4 |
Pts: Siftar 20 Rebs: Jarc 11 Asts: Pejić 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 65 Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE) |
13–16th place semifinals
4 July 2026 11:45 |
| Venezuela |
52–62 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 11–14, 12–17, 11–9 | ||
| Pts: Gutiérrez 13 Rebs: Gutiérrez 11 Asts: Anillo, Gutiérrez 3 |
Pts: Shiratani 20 Rebs: Shiratani 14 Asts: Miyazato 7 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 63 Referees: Sun Jian (CHN), Paulina Gajdosz (POL), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE) |
4 July 2026 14:30 |
| Cameroon |
74–93 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 19–20, 12–27, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Essoua 13 Rebs: Pounouko 11 Asts: Nouhet-Epesse 3 |
Pts: Malano 20 Rebs: Bagordo 6 Asts: Zotti 9 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 78 Referees: Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gao Yijie (CHN) |
15th place game
5 July 2026 10:30 |
| Cameroon |
61–71 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 18–23, 21–17, 11–12 | ||
| Pts: Ngangmeni 15 Rebs: Essoua 11 Asts: Ngangmeni 4 |
Pts: Vásquez, C. Pérez 15 Rebs: Gutiérrez 9 Asts: C. Pérez 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 75 Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Arnold Moseya (RSA), Nataša Dragojević (MNE) |
13th place game
5 July 2026 13:00 |
| Italy |
95–62 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–9, 17–18, 29–18, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Ventura 21 Rebs: Santini 8 Asts: Machetti 7 |
Pts: Shiratani 22 Rebs: Yamamoto 6 Asts: Sakurai, Shiratani 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 89 Referees: Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Aline García (URU), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE) |
9–12th place semifinals
4 July 2026 17:15 |
| China |
92–79 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 19–22, 26–17, 31–15 | ||
| Pts: Zhang C. 24 Rebs: Zhao, Zhang Yi. 7 Asts: Chen 7 |
Pts: Cecil 25 Rebs: Cate 8 Asts: three players 3 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 45 Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Péter Praksch (HUN), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
4 July 2026 20:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
73–86 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 27–15, 22–21, 10–27 | ||
| Pts: Siransi 12 Rebs: Oka 11 Asts: Djako, Koffi 3 |
Pts: Siftar 21 Rebs: Rezec 9 Asts: Jarc 7 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 45 Referees: Blanca Burns (USA), Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR) |
Eleventh place game
5 July 2026 15:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
85–81 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 15–14, 18–26, 30–17 | ||
| Pts: Oka 22 Rebs: Ouedraogo 13 Asts: Oka 4 |
Pts: Cecil 38 Rebs: Keogh 9 Asts: Cate 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 69 Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Péter Praksch (HUN), Viola Györgyi (NOR) |
Ninth place game
5 July 2026 18:00 |
| Slovenia |
76–71 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 18–20, 20–14, 25–18 | ||
| Pts: Jarc 27 Rebs: Jarc 10 Asts: Pejić 5 |
Pts: Zhang Yi. 18 Rebs: Zhao 6 Asts: Chen 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (National Teams Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 85 Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Cisil Güngör (TUR) |
Quarterfinals
3 July 2026 12:30 |
| Canada |
86–100 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 20–25, 21–25, 33–24 | ||
| Pts: Hamilton 19 Rebs: Kapuanya 6 Asts: Mitakaro 5 |
Pts: Paul 21 Rebs: Basaran 11 Asts: Paul 10 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 273 Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Sun Jian (CHN), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA) |
3 July 2026 15:15 |
| United States |
149–82 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 40–29, 32–18, 44–16, 33–19 | ||
| Pts: Boumtje-Boumtje 31 Rebs: Boumtje-Boumtje 16 Asts: Black 12 |
Pts: Gaines 24 Rebs: Rodríguez 6 Asts: Gaines 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 454 Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Cisil Güngör (TUR), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR) |
3 July 2026 18:00 |
| Lithuania |
78–101 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 14–23, 33–22, 11–35 | ||
| Pts: Biržinis 17 Rebs: Kukta 8 Asts: Buivydas 6 |
Pts: Kusturica 30 Rebs: Miladinović 8 Asts: Simjanovski 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 723 Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Ruben Woolcock (AUS), Martin Davison (NZL) |
3 July 2026 20:45 |
| France |
87–94 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 22–24, 24–23, 17–26 | ||
| Pts: Towo-Nansi 20 Rebs: Yangala 8 Asts: Towo-Nansi 7 |
Pts: Kutluay 30 Rebs: Tolan 7 Asts: Kutluay 11 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 3,925 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Blanca Burns (USA), Orlando Varela (HON) |
5–8th classification playoffs
| Classification semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 82 | |||||
| 5 July | ||||||
| Canada | 101 | |||||
| Canada | 76 | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| France | 97 | |||||
| France | 73 | |||||
| Lithuania | 59 | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
| 5 July | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 93 | |||||
| Lithuania | 98 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
4 July 2026 12:15 |
| Puerto Rico |
82–101 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 12–26, 26–16, 16–32 | ||
| Pts: Willmore 24 Rebs: Albino, Willmore 4 Asts: Gaines 8 |
Pts: Mitakaro 23 Rebs: Clarke 12 Asts: Mitakaro 10 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 115 Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Aline García (URU) |
4 July 2026 15:00 |
| France |
73–59 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 14–12, 15–11, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Yangala 15 Rebs: Soliman 10 Asts: Soliman 8 |
Pts: Sabeckas 17 Rebs: Raščius 8 Asts: Kukta 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 285 Referees: Ruben Woolcock (AUS), Cisil Güngör (TUR), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA) |
Seventh place game
5 July 2026 11:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
93–98 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 28–22, 19–18, 22–32 | ||
| Pts: Gaines 27 Rebs: Albino 6 Asts: Torres 6 |
Pts: Sabeckas 26 Rebs: Birzinis 8 Asts: Kukta 13 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 197 Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA) |
Fifth place game
5 July 2026 14:15 |
| Canada |
76–97 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 12–27, 27–20, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Clarke 13 Rebs: Clarke 5 Asts: Edwards 7 |
Pts: Soliman 37 Rebs: Soliman 12 Asts: Towo-Nansi 11 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 286 Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Orlando Varela (HON) |
Semifinals
4 July 2026 18:00 |
| United States |
114–65 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 26–14, 32–10, 33–20 | ||
| Pts: Boumtje-Boumtje 23 Rebs: Boumtje-Boumtje 14 Asts: Black, Collins 5 |
Pts: Paul 12 Rebs: Basaran 6 Asts: Browne, Paul 3 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 1,641 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Orlando Varela (HON), Martin Davison (NZL) |
4 July 2026 21:00 |
| Turkey |
71–76 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 16–21, 22–15, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: Kutluay 25 Rebs: Karutasu 10 Asts: Kutluay 8 |
Pts: Kusturica 25 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Simjanovski 6 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 8,348 Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Mihkel Männiste (EST), Waseem Husainy (CAN) |
Third place game
5 July 2026 17:15 |
| Australia |
77–69 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 19–20, 12–22, 16–15 | ||
| Pts: Paul 19 Rebs: Paul 10 Asts: Paul 7 |
Pts: Kutluay 32 Rebs: Kutluay 7 Asts: Kutluay 5 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 7,192 Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Blanca Burns (USA), Martin Davison (NZL) |
Final
5 July 2026 20:15 |
| United States |
107–81 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 27–26, 24–16, 26–20 | ||
| Pts: Rosser 23 Rebs: Boumtje-Boumtje 15 Asts: Black 10 |
Pts: Kusturica 37 Rebs: Kusturica 9 Asts: Lukic, Bjelica 4 | |
Basketball Development Center (Main Venue), Istanbul Attendance: 3,544 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Ruben Woolcock (AUS), Alan Dos Santos (BRA) |
Final standings
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United States | 7–0 |
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Serbia | 5–2 |
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Australia | 6–1 |
| 4th | Turkey | 5–2 |
| 5th | France | 5–2 |
| 6th | Canada | 4–3 |
| 7th | Lithuania | 5–2 |
| 8th | Puerto Rico | 3–4 |
| 9th | Slovenia | 3–4 |
| 10th | China | 3–4 |
| 11th | Ivory Coast | 3–4 |
| 12th | New Zealand | 2–5 |
| 13th | Italy | 3–4 |
| 14th | Japan | 1–6 |
| 15th | Venezuela | 1–6 |
| 16th | Cameroon | 0–7 |
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The awards were announced on 5 July 2026.[10][11]
| All-Star Five | ||
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| Guards | Forwards | Center |
| Beckham Black Ömer Kutluay Luke Paul |
Nikola Kusturica |
Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje |
| MVP: Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje | ||
| All-Second Team | ||
| Guards | Forwards | Center |
| Darius Karutasu DJ Gaines Matija Lukić |
CJ Rosser Nathan Soliman |
N/A |
| Best defensive player: Nikola Kusturica | ||
| Best coach: Stevan Mijović | ||
References
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- ↑ "FIBA announces hosts of U17, U19 WCs for 2024–2027". english.news.cn. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ "USA extend FIBA U17 World Cup reign with eighth straight title". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Harun Erdenay and Semih Erden to perform draw for U17 Basketball World Cup 2026". FIBA.basketball. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Lineup confirmed for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 in Türkiye". FIBA.basketball. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "FIBA U17 Men's Basketball World Cup 2026: Referees Announced for Istanbul". refereeing.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Standings". FIBA.
- ↑ "Players leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "USA's Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje named TISSOT Most Valuable Player". FIBA. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "U17 World Cup 2026 All-Second Team, Best coach and Best Defensive Player Awards". FIBA. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.