# 2023 FIBA U17 Centrobasket

The 2023 FIBA U17 Centrobasket was the ninth edition of the Central American and Caribbean basketball championship for men's under-17 national teams. The tournament was played at Belize City Civic Center in Belize City, Belize, from 26 to 30 July 2023.
Puerto Rico won its sixth title.

## Participating teams

* Belize
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* 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 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 160 | +123 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belize (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 226 | +5 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 211 | −22 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 271 | −106 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 26 July 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Jamaica | 54–102 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 12–24, 10–31, 10–19 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 26 July 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Panama | 67–78 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 14–21, 10–28, 22–13 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 27 July 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 90–46 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–6, 18–19, 26–12, 20–9 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 27 July 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Belize | 93–68 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 21–8, 25–28, 24–18 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 28 July 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Jamaica | 43–76 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 10–17, 14–15, 6–23 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 28 July 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Belize | 60–91 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–23, 10–30, 18–15 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 162 | +134 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 205 | +58 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 251 | −69 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 267 | −123 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 26 July 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 102–51 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 26–9, 27–15, 22–10 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 26 July 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 99–48 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 22–11, 20–12, 37–13 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 27 July 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 44–99 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 0–29, 17–25, 11–26 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 27 July 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 62–97 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 21–29, 16–32, 14–18 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 28 July 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 69–52 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 11–10, 15–21, 21–15 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 28 July 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 67–95 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 16–30, 19–20, 12–21 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

## 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 | Panama | 73 | | | |
| B4 | El Salvador | 62 | | | |
| B4 | El Salvador | 62 | A3 | Panama | 83 |
| | | | A4 | Jamaica | 79 |
| B3 | Costa Rica | 76 | A4 | Jamaica | 79 |
| A4 | Jamaica | 77 | 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | | B4 | El Salvador | 53 |
| | | | B3 | Costa Rica | 56 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 29 July 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 76–77 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 13–22, 23–30, 27–16 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 29 July 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Panama | 73–62 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 16–13, 15–16, 20–12 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

### 7th place match

* 30 July 2023 14:00
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 53–56 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 16–15, 11–14, 13–16 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

### 5th place match

* 30 July 2023 16:00
* Boxscore
| Panama | 83–79 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 19–22, 17–26, 26–6 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Puerto Rico | 69 | | | |
| B2 | Mexico | 54 | | | |
| B2 | Mexico | 54 | A1 | Puerto Rico | 106 |
| | | | B1 | Dominican Republic | 57 |
| B1 | Dominican Republic | 95 | B1 | Dominican Republic | 57 |
| A2 | Belize | 78 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | B2 | Mexico | 72 |
| | | | A2 | Belize | 87 |

### Semifinals

* 29 July 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 69–54 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–8, 18–13, 9–18 |||
* Belize City Civic Center
* 29 July 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 95–78 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 17–19, 29–19, 30–26 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

### 3rd place match

* 30 July 2023 18:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 72–87 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 22–23, 12–20, 17–27 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

### Final

* 30 July 2023 20:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 106–57 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 18–12, 26–7, 31–19 |||
* Belize City Civic Center

## Final standings

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