2017 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
| 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship | |||||||||||||
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| 5th FIBA American Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation |
 Argentina
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| Dates | 14–18 June | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 United States (5th title)
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| MVP |
Vern Carey Jr.
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| Qualified to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. | |
| Qualified to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup as the hosts. |
The 2017 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Men was the international basketball competition that was held in Formosa, Argentina from 14–18 June 2017.
The United States successfully defended their title against Canada, 111–60, in the rematch of the Finals. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico upended the hosts Argentina in the bronze medal game, 78–67, to notch their first ever podium finsh in the tournament.
Due to Argentina named as the hosts of the U17 World Cup next year, another slot was awarded to FIBA Americas, wherein Dominican Republic grabbed the fifth spot by subduing Mexico, 71–51.
The top four teams, excluding Argentina were qualified to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
A draw was held on 23 May 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
All times are local (UTC-3).
All times are local (UTC-3).
All times are local (UTC-3).
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