2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
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| Host nation |
 United Arab Emirates
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| Dates | 8–16 August | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 3 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 United States (3rd title)
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| MVP |
Malik Newman
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The 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship was an international basketball competition held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 8–16 August 2014. It was the third edition of the Under-17 World Championships. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament as opposed to last edition of the tournament, where twelve national teams competed. The preliminary round action takes place in Al-Ahli Arena and Al-Wasl Arena, with the Hamdan Sports Complex hosting the final round. This is the first time for the FIBA Under-17 World Championship to be held outside Europe.
The United States won their third title in a row by defeating Australia, in a rematch of the last edition, 99–92 in the final.
Sixteen teams had qualified for this year's edition.
The draw took place on 12 February 2014.
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