2017 FIBA Asia Cup

2017 FIBA Asia Cup
The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia. It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial scheduled date, in Lebanon. The Nouhad Nawfal Arena with a capacity of 8,000 seats hosted the tournament's matches.
All 16 teams who qualified for the tournament also qualified for the first round of the FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The top five teams in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge earned an extra berth in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup for their respective sub-zones. Australia and New Zealand participated for the first time in this tournament.
Australia won their first title by defeating Iran 79–56. South Korea finished third after beating New Zealand 80–71.
Qualification
One playoff berth each was allocated to the Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Gulf subzones, while two berths were allocated to the West Asia subzone and three berths were allocated to the East Asia subzone. The top five teams of the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge earned an extra berth for their subzones. Iran, Jordan, and Iraq earned three extra berths for the West Asia subzone, while South Korea and China earned two extra berths for the East Asia subzone. Australia and New Zealand from FIBA Oceania made their debut at the FIBA Asia Cup in 2017 as wild cards. Lebanon as the hosts clinched one of the five berths allocated to West Asia.
Format
The 2017 edition would have a different format as compared to what was used since 2009. While there would still be a preliminary round robin of four groups of four teams, the single-elimination final round immediately follows the preliminary round. In the final round, the teams that finished second and third in their respective groups would play in the qualifications to quarterfinals of the final round, while the group winners automatically qualify to the quarterfinals proper.
Draw
The official draw was held on May 30, 2017 at the Le Royal Hotel Dbayeh. Hosts Lebanon had the right to choose their group.At the time of the draw teams from East Asia and Central Asia have yet to secure their qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Kazakhstan, all of which later secured qualification, were part of the official draw.
Squads
Each team has a roster of twelve players. A team may opt to allocate a roster spot to a naturalized player.
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament:
Matthew Beattie
Scott Paul Beker
Wang Mei
Yuen Chun Yip
Ceciline Vincent
Harja Jaladri
Mohammad Doost
Mohammadreza Salehian
Ahmed Al Yaseen Al-Suwaili
Toru Katayose
Mohammad Fawzi Taha
Alexey Stepanenko
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Hwang In-tae
Kim Jong-kuk
Marwan Egho
Rabah Noujaim
Rabee Al Masri
Matthew Ryan Bathurst
Ryan Jones
Ahmed Al Bulushi
Ferdinand Pascual
Ricor Buaron
Hatim Alharbi
Chuang Chih-Chun
Chen Ying-Cheng
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round
Bracket
Classification 5th–8th
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Marketing
The official logo and mascot of the competition was unveiled on May 30, 2017. The logo was derived from the Lebanese flag described by designers as "flapping like the wings of the phoenix". The red stripes of the logo forms an image of the ball with an image of the tournament cup in its center.
The official mascot of the competition is named Ox the Fox. Ox represents "great team spirit" and is characterized as quick, agile, and smart. These are three qualities which the designers of the mascot as essential for "any basketball player".
Final standing
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Hamed Haddadi
All-Star Team:
PG – Shea Ili
SG – Mohammad Jamshidi
SF – Fadi El Khatib
PF – Oh Se-keun
C – Hamed Haddadi
Statistical leaders
Players
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Other statistical leaders
Teams
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Other statistical leaders
Tournament game highs
References
External links
Official website
2017
2017–18 in Asian basketball
2017–18 in Lebanese basketball
August 2017 sports events in Asia
International basketball competitions hosted by Lebanon