# 2017 SABA Championship

The 2017 SABA Championship is the 6th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA sub-zone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers. The games were held from 19 to 23 May in Malé, Maldives. India successfully defended their SABA crown after sweeping the whole tournament. With this win, they qualified for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and the first round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers. The tournament followed a single round robin format.
This tournaments marked the first time the Maldives hosted an international basketball tournament. Aside from the hosts, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh participated in the tournament.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India (C, Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 404 | 218 | +186 | 8 | Qualified to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 340 | −17 | 7 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 285 | 312 | −27 | 5 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 236 | 306 | −70 | 5 | |
| 5 | Maldives (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 222 | 294 | −72 | 5 | |
* 1 2 3 Considering these teams have 1–1 records against each other; When the quotient system is used, Sri Lanka win the bronze medal as they have an average of 0.913 against 0.771 of Nepal and 0.755 of Maldives.

## Results

All times are in Maldivian Time (UTC+05:00)
* 19 May 2017 17:00
* Report
| Bangladesh | 76–66 | Nepal |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 17–18, 23–20, 14–14 |||
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 19 May 2017 21:00
* Report
| India | 84–42 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–3, 24–12, 22–13, 16–14 |||
| Pts: Am. Singh 25 | | Pts: Zilaal 12 |
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 20 May 2017 17:00
* Report
| Bangladesh | 90–80 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 25–18, 24–20, 16–14 |||
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 20 May 2017 21:00
* Report
| Nepal | 61–59 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 13–20, 20–13, 12–10 |||
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 21 May 2017 17:00
* Report
| Sri Lanka | 61–88 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 17–27, 15–16, 12–22 |||
| Pts: Perera 18 | | Pts: Am. Singh 28 |
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 21 May 2017 21:00
* Report
| Maldives | 52–86 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 8–29, 9–19, 26–26 |||
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 22 May 2017 17:00
* Report
| India | 142–71 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–9, 32–20, 45–13, 29–29 |||
| Pts: Am. Singh 22 | | Pts: Biswas 25 |
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 22 May 2017 21:00
* Report
| Sri Lanka | 81–65 | Nepal |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 19–15, 16–9, 23–21 |||
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 23 May 2017 17:00
* Report
| Nepal | 44–90 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 7–20, 13–45, 18–19 |||
| Pts: Shrestha 9 | | Pts: Bhriguvanshi 22 |
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé
* 23 May 2017 21:00
* Report
| Maldives | 69–63 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 23–22, 12–17, 13–13 |||
* Maldives Centre For Social Education Youth Center, Malé

## Final rankings

* Qualified for:
* 2017 FIBA Asia Cup
* Round 1 of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers
| Rank | Team |
| | India |
| | Bangladesh |
| | Sri Lanka |
| 4th | Nepal |
| 5th | Maldives |