# 2023 FIBA U17 Women's Centrobasket

The 2023 FIBA U17 Women's Centrobasket was the eighth edition of the Central American and Caribbean basketball championship for women's under-17 national teams. The tournament was played at Polideportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua, Nicaragua, from 5 to 9 August 2023.

## Participating teams

* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico

## Group phase

In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals; the other teams advanced to the 5th–8th place playoffs.
All times are local (Central Standard Time – UTC-6).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 124 | +75 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 158 | +19 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Nicaragua (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 194 | −39 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 189 | −55 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 5 August 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 58–62 (OT) | Nicaragua |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 12–16, 13–16, 16–10, Overtime: 4–8 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 5 August 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 51–62 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–20, 20–17, 10–15, 15–10 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 6 August 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Nicaragua | 53–69 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 14–17, 16–21, 12–17 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 6 August 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 70–33 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 16–6, 16–9, 22–8 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 7 August 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Nicaragua | 40–67 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 13–16, 7–21, 14–8 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 7 August 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 57–43 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 12–8, 14–18, 12–6 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 126 | +118 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 189 | 166 | +23 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 169 | −21 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 224 | −120 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 5 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Guatemala | 39–76 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 3–14, 14–19, 9–30, 13–13 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 5 August 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 41–76 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11–32, 6–12, 8–21 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 6 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 94–27 | Guatemala |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 34–4, 19–9, 21–5 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 6 August 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Panama | 55–53 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–7, 14–16, 18–18, 15–12 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 7 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 54–38 | Guatemala |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 5–10, 14–7, 19–11 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 7 August 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Panama | 58–74 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 13–14, 18–18, 14–13 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

## 5th–8th place playoffs

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| A3 | Nicaragua | 62 | | | |
| B4 | Guatemala | 53 | | | |
| B4 | Guatemala | 53 | A3 | Nicaragua | 49 |
| | | | A4 | El Salvador | 33 |
| B3 | Costa Rica | 51 | A4 | El Salvador | 33 |
| A4 | El Salvador | 53 | 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | | B4 | Guatemala | 55 |
| | | | B3 | Costa Rica | 50 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 8 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Nicaragua | 62–53 | Guatemala |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 12–19, 21–7, 15–13 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 8 August 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 51–53 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 6–14, 12–11, 21–13 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

### 7th place match

* 9 August 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Guatemala | 55–50 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 11–11, 13–12, 20–14 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

### 5th place match

* 9 August 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Nicaragua | 49–33 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 13–8, 15–3, 11–11 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Mexico | 67 | | | |
| B2 | Panama | 51 | | | |
| B2 | Panama | 51 | A1 | Mexico | 55 |
| | | | B1 | Puerto Rico | 71 |
| B1 | Puerto Rico | 58 | B1 | Puerto Rico | 71 |
| A2 | Dominican Republic | 53 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | B2 | Panama | 74 |
| | | | A2 | Dominican Republic | 80 |

### Semifinals

* 8 August 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 67–51 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–19, 28–4, 15–14, 17–14 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
* 8 August 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 58–53 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 12–11, 14–15, 19–13 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

### 3rd place match

* 9 August 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Panama | 74–80 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 19–13, 20–19, 20–28 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

### Final

* 9 August 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 55–71 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 9–13, 13–21, 18–20 |||
* Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Mexico |
| | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Panama |
| 5 | Nicaragua |
| 6 | El Salvador |
| 7 | Guatemala |
| 8 | Costa Rica |
* Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup