AfroBasket 2017

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.[1] Angola was proposed by FIBA Africa to host the tournament, an offer declined as the country is holding general elections in the same period.[2]

For the women's tournament, see 2017 Women's Afrobasket.
AfroBasket 2017
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
Tunisia
Dates8–16 September
Teams16
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.[3]

Qualification
Main article: AfroBasket 2017 qualification
Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
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
Total16

Host selection

On 30 June 2017 FIBA Africa confirmed that Tunisia and Senegal will jointly host FIBA AfroBasket.[1]

Venues
Radès
Dakar
Radès Sports Hall Marius Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 5,000

Draw

The draw was held on 16 July 2017 in Mauritius.[4]

Squads
Main article: AfroBasket 2017 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[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals
2  DR Congo 3 2 1 246 224 +22 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Mali 3 2 1 246 235 +11 5[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. Nigeria 3 Pts, +17; DR Congo 3 Pts, +1; Mali 3 Pts, –18
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.
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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) Host.
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
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) Host.
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000
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
Marius Ndiaye Stadium, Dakar
Attendance: 4,000

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 September
 
 
 Nigeria106
 
15 September
 
 Cameroon91
 
 Nigeria76
 
14 September
 
 Senegal71
 
 Senegal66
 
16 September
 
 Angola57
 
 Nigeria65
 
14 September
 
 Tunisia77
 
 Morocco66
 
15 September
 
 Egypt62
 
 Morocco52
 
14 September
 
 Tunisia60 Third place
 
 Tunisia81
 
16 September
 
 DR Congo60
 
 Senegal73
 
 
 Morocco62
 

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
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès
Attendance: 12,000
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
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Radès
Attendance: 12,000
Final game

Final standing
Rank Team Record
 Tunisia6–0
 Nigeria4–2
 Senegal5–1
4  Morocco4–2
5  Cameroon2–2
6  DR Congo2–2
7  Angola2–2
8  Egypt2–2
9  Mali2–1
10  Rwanda1–2
11  Central African Republic1–2
12  Mozambique1–2
13  Uganda0–3
14  Ivory Coast0–3
15  South Africa0–3
16  Guinea0–3

Statistical leaders

Players

Source[5]

Teams

Source [6]

Tournament game highs
Category Player game high Total Opponent (date) Team game high Total Opponent (date)
Points Ben Mbala 32  Nigeria (14 September)  Nigeria 106  Cameroon (14 September)
Rebounds Mohammed Choua

Ben Mbala

 15  Egypt (14 September)

 Rwanda (10 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 

Tunisia
Second title
Most Valuable Player
Ike Diogu[7]

All Tournament Team

References
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  3. "Tunisia crowned FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Champions". fiba.basketball. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. "Draw results in for FIBA AfroBasket 2017". fiba.com. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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