2017 FIBA Oceania U-17 Championship for Women | |||||||||||||
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1st Oceanian Women's Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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Host nation | Guam | ||||||||||||
Dates | 10–15 July 2017 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 8 | ||||||||||||
Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
Champions | Australia (5th title) | ||||||||||||
MVP | Shyla Heal | ||||||||||||
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The 2017 FIBA Oceania Under-17 Women's Championship was an international under-17 basketball tournament held from 10–15 July 2017 by FIBA Oceania in Hagåtña, Guam.Australia defeated New Zealand in the Finals, 81–60, to take the Gold Medal and the fifth consecutive U17 title. Both teams will now move on to the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, which in turn the qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
On 23 September 2016, FIBA Oceania announced during their Board Meeting that Guam was to host the tournament. The Calvo Field House of the University of Guam in Hagåtña was the main venue for the championship.
On 13 April 2017, the following teams confirmed their participation to the main tournament:
On 12 May 2017, the draw for the main tournament was held in Hagåtña, Guam.
All times are in Chamorro Time Zone (UTC+10:00)