2017 FIBA Asia Cup

2017 FIBA Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryLebanon
Dates8–20 August
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place South Korea
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
MVPIran Hamed Haddadi
Top scorerLebanon Fadi El Khatib
(25.9 points per game)
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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,[1][2] in Lebanon.[3] The Nouhad Nawfal Arena with a capacity of 8,000 seats hosted the tournament's matches.[4]

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.[2] 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.[5] Australia and New Zealand participated for the first time in this tournament.[2]

Australia won their first title by defeating Iran 79–56.[6] South Korea finished third after beating New Zealand 80–71.[7]

Qualification

Main article: 2017 FIBA Asia Cup 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.[8] 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.[9] Lebanon as the hosts clinched one of the five berths allocated to West Asia.[10]

Means of Qualification Dates Venue Berths Qualifiers
Host Nation 20 January 2017 – 1  Lebanon
Central Asian Qualifying Round 1 June 2017 Kazakhstan Almaty 1  Kazakhstan
East Asian Basketball Championship 3–7 June 2017 Japan Nagano 5  Chinese Taipei
 South Korea
 Japan
 China
 Hong Kong
Gulf Basketball Championship[11][12] 28 August – 4 September 2016 United Arab Emirates Sharjah 1  Qatar
West Asian Basketball Championship[13] 29 January – 2 February 2017 Jordan Amman 4  Iran
 Jordan
 Iraq
 Syria
Southeast Asian Basketball Championship 12–18 May 2017 Philippines Quezon City 1  Philippines
South Asian Basketball Championship 19–23 May 2017 Maldives Malé 1  India
Wild Cards (Oceania) 18 September 2016 — 2  Australia
 New Zealand

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.[14]

Draw

The official draw was held on May 30, 2017 at the Le Royal Hotel Dbayeh.[15] Hosts Lebanon had the right to choose their group.[16] 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.[17]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Australia (10)
 China (14)
 New Zealand (20)
 Iran (25)

 Philippines (27)
 Jordan (28)
 South Korea (30)
 Chinese Taipei (T-48)

 Japan (T-48)
 Qatar (50)
 India (53)
 Kazakhstan (56)

 Lebanon (43)
 Hong Kong (65)
 Syria (72)
 Iraq (92)

Squads

Main article: 2017 FIBA Asia Cup 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:[18]

  • Australia Matthew Beattie
  • Australia Scott Paul Beker
  • China Wang Mei
  • Hong Kong Yuen Chun Yip
  • India Ceciline Vincent
  • Indonesia Harja Jaladri
  • Iran Mohammad Doost
  • Iran Mohammadreza Salehian
  • Iraq Ahmed Al Yaseen Al-Suwaili
  • Japan Toru Katayose
  • Jordan Mohammad Fawzi Taha
  • Kazakhstan Alexey Stepanenko
  • Kazakhstan Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  • South Korea Hwang In-tae
  • South Korea Kim Jong-kuk
  • Lebanon Marwan Egho
  • Lebanon Rabah Noujaim
  • Lebanon Rabee Al Masri
  • New Zealand Matthew Ryan Bathurst
  • New Zealand Ryan Jones
  • Oman Ahmed Al Bulushi
  • Philippines Ferdinand Pascual
  • Philippines Ricor Buaron
  • Saudi Arabia Hatim Alharbi
  • Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-Chun
  • Chinese Taipei Chen Ying-Cheng

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 271 188 +83 6 Quarterfinals
2  Jordan 3 2 1 200 203 −3 5 Playoffs
3  Syria 3 1 2 216 233 −17 4
4  India 3 0 3 186 249 −63 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2017
16:00
Iran  101–54  India
Scoring by quarter: 29–8, 21–14, 29–17, 22–15
Pts: Haddadi 20
Rebs: Kazemi 10
Asts: Haddadi 8		 Pts: Amj. Singh 10
Rebs: Hafeez, Amj. Singh 5
Asts: A. Singh 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Marwan Egho (LBN), Toru Katayose (JPN), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)
9 August 2017
21:00
Jordan  68–66  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 16–21, 10–18, 14–15
Pts: Al-Awadi 16
Rebs: Abuwazaneh 10
Asts: Abdeen 7		 Pts: Aljabi 25
Rebs: Madanly 9
Asts: Al-Hamwi, Madanly 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Chen Ying-Cheng (TPE), Matthew Beattie (AUS), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)
11 August 2017
18:30
India  54–61  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 9–11, 14–18, 17–17
Pts: Amj. Singh 17
Rebs: Annadurai 10
Asts: Poiyamozhi 4		 Pts: Al-Awadi 22
Rebs: Alhamarsheh 13
Asts: Abdeen 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Marwan Egho (LBN), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)
11 August 2017
21:00
Syria  63–87  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 12–24, 19–18, 12–17
Pts: Madanly 22
Rebs: three players 5 each
Asts: Alhaddad 5		 Pts: Yakhchali 25
Rebs: Haddadi 13
Asts: Haddadi, Jamshidi 9
Nouhad Nawfal Arnea, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Scott Paul Beker (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
13 August 2017
18:30
Iran  83–71  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 24–14, 19–24, 21–21
Pts: Yakhchali 20
Rebs: Yakhchali 10
Asts: Haddadi 9		 Pts: Abdeen 22
Rebs: Hussein 8
Asts: Abdeen 9
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Matthew Ryan Bathurst (NZL), Scott Paul Beker (AUS), Toru Katayose (JPN)
13 August 2017
21:00
Syria  87–78  India
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–26, 25–17, 27–10
Pts: Todorović 23
Rebs: Todorović 14
Asts: Alhaddad 9		 Pts: Annadurai 20
Rebs: Amr. Singh 13
Asts: Amj. Singh 8
Nouhad Nawfal Arena , Zouk Mikael
Referees: Chen Ying-Cheng (TPE), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 3 3 0 260 229 +31 6 Quarterfinals
2  China 3 2 1 240 223 +17 5 Playoffs
3  Iraq 3 1 2 203 211 −8 4
4  Qatar 3 0 3 207 247 −40 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2017
13:30
China  87–96  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–27, 31–23, 17–20
Pts: Guo 18
Rebs: Hu 7
Asts: Guo, Liu 5		 Pts: Romeo 26
Rebs: Pogoy, Standhardinger 6
Asts: William 7
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Scott Paul Beker (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
9 August 2017
18:30
Iraq  75–66  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 14–17, 20–9, 17–21
Pts: Galloway 16
Rebs: Galloway 8
Asts: Hamzah 8		 Pts: Saad 23
Rebs: Erfan 12
Asts: Elhadary, Mohamed 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Matthew Ryan Bathurst (NZL), Chuang Chih-Chun (TPE)
11 August 2017
13:30
Qatar  67–92  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 15–17, 14–15, 17–33
Pts: Saad 19
Rebs: Abdelhaleem, Erfan 7
Asts: Mohammed, Saad 3		 Pts: Guo 30
Rebs: Hu 12
Asts: Guo, Liu 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Matthew Beattie (AUS), Matthew Ryan Bathurst (NZL), Chen Ying-Cheng (TPE)
11 August 2017
16:00
Philippines  84–68  Iraq
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 15–12, 28–9, 24–28
Pts: Romeo 17
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: William 6		 Pts: Galloway 23
Rebs: Galloway 14
Asts: Galloway 6
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Ryan Jones (NZL), Toru Katayose (JPN)
13 August 2017
13:30
Iraq  60–61  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–8, 11–20, 20–10, 14–23
Pts: Alazawi 22
Rebs: Galloway 8
Asts: Galloway 10		 Pts: Guo 19
Rebs: Ren 8
Asts: Ren 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Matthew Beattie (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
13 August 2017
16:00
Philippines  80–74  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 16–11, 18–20, 21–27
Pts: Wright 25
Rebs: Norwood, Pogoy 7
Asts: Norwood 5		 Pts: Elhadary 23
Rebs: Saad 11
Asts: Elhadary 6
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ryan Jones (NZL), Marwan Egho (LBN), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 2 1 231 207 +24 5[a] Quarterfinals
2  Lebanon (H) 3 2 1 250 226 +24 5[b] Playoffs
3  South Korea 3 2 1 258 202 +56 5[c]
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 3 178 282 −104 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand 1–1, 1.02
  2. ^ Lebanon 1–1, 1.01
  3. ^ South Korea 1–1, 0.97
8 August 2017
13:30
Kazakhstan  49–70  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 11–14, 15–25, 12–16
Pts: Zhigulin 9
Rebs: Yargaliyev 7
Asts: Yargaliyev 4		 Pts: Raukawa 17
Rebs: Delany 10
Asts: three players 3 each
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Wang Mei (CHN), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
8 August 2017
21:00
Lebanon  72–66  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 20–13, 14–10, 18–25
Pts: Arakji 22
Rebs: Bawji 12
Asts: El Khatib 4		 Pts: Lim, Oh 16
Rebs: Oh 7
Asts: Choi, Kim 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Harja Jaladri (INA)
10 August 2017
18:30
South Korea  116–55  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 32–11, 32–11, 34–18
Pts: Lee Ju. 19
Rebs: Park 7
Asts: Park 14		 Pts: Yevstigneyev 19
Rebs: Yevstigneyev 7
Asts: Yagodkin 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Mohammad Doost (IRI), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR)
10 August 2017
21:00
New Zealand  86–82  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 23–17, 25–21, 19–21
Pts: Ili 22
Rebs: Te Rangi, Timmins 8
Asts: Ili 4		 Pts: El Khatib 33
Rebs: El Khatib 11
Asts: El Khatib 8
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ahmed Al Yaseen Al-Suwaili (IRQ), Hatim Alharbi (KSA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
12 August 2017
18:30
South Korea  76–75  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–13, 12–27, 23–18
Pts: Lee Jo. 16
Rebs: Oh 7
Asts: Park 7		 Pts: Raukawa 14
Rebs: Delany 8
Asts: Te Rangi 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)
12 August 2017
21:00
Kazakhstan  74–96  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 10–23, 21–23, 20–17
Pts: Yargaliyev 23
Rebs: Ponomarev 6
Asts: Yagodkin 6		 Pts: Arakji 20
Rebs: Haidar 9
Asts: Mezher 6
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Mohammad Doost (IRI), Harja Jaladri (INA)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 273 176 +97 6 Quarterfinals
2  Japan 3 2 1 247 192 +55 5 Playoffs
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 176 239 −63 4
4  Hong Kong 3 0 3 179 268 −89 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
8 August 2017
16:00
Japan  68–84  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 11–23, 12–22, 25–20
Pts: Harimoto 13
Rebs: Ono 4
Asts: Togashi 3		 Pts: Cadee, Gliddon 13
Rebs: Hodgson 12
Asts: Cadee, Kickert 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Hatim Alharbi (KSA), Ahmed Ali Yaseen Al-Suwaili (IRQ)
8 August 2017
18:30
Hong Kong  62–77  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 17–17, 18–25, 9–22
Pts: Reid 19
Rebs: Reid 12
Asts: Reid 5		 Pts: Chou Y.H. 22
Rebs: Chou P.H. 13
Asts: Chiang, Chou 2
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Mohammad Doost (IRI), Rabee Al Masri (LBN), Ryan Jones (NZL)
10 August 2017
13:30
Chinese Taipei  49–87  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 5–18, 12–20, 15–27
Pts: Chou Y.H. 15
Rebs: Chou P.H., Liu 5
Asts: Chou Y.H., Liu 2		 Pts: Furukawa, Hiejima 15
Rebs: Ota 10
Asts: Hiejima, Shinoyama 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Wang Mei (CHN)
10 August 2017
16:00
Australia  99–58  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 28–15, 25–15, 18–13
Pts: Blanchfield 18
Rebs: Creek 9
Asts: Cadee 5		 Pts: Lo 11
Rebs: Fong 5
Asts: Lo 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Rabee Al Masri (LBN), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI)
12 August 2017
13:30
Japan  92–59  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 23–9, 22–18, 24–17
Pts: Hiejima 15
Rebs: Brown, Takeuchi 8
Asts: Brown 6		 Pts: Lee 20
Rebs: Reid 11
Asts: four players 3
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Rabee Al Masri (LBN), Matthew Beattie (AUS), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ)
12 August 2017
16:00
Chinese Taipei  50–90  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 9–23, 13–20, 14–25
Pts: Liu 17
Rebs: Liu 3
Asts: Chiang Yu-an, Liu 3		 Pts: Creek 22
Rebs: McCarron 8
Asts: Newley 9
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Ahmed Al Yaseen Al-Suwaili (IRQ), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR)

Final round

Bracket

 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Iran80
 
 
 
 Lebanon70
 
 Lebanon90
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei77
 
 Iran87
 
 
 South Korea81
 
 
 
 
 
 Philippines86
 
 
 
 South Korea118
 
 Japan68
 
 
 
 South Korea81
 
 Iran56
 
 
 Australia79
 
 
 
 
 
 New Zealand98
 
 
 
 Jordan70
 
 Jordan84
 
 
 
 Iraq70
 
 New Zealand79
 
 
 Australia106Third place
 
 
  
 
 
 Australia97 South Korea80
 
 
 
 China71 New Zealand71
 
 China81
 
 
 Syria79
 
Classification 5th–8th
 
Classification semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Lebanon106
 
 
 
 Philippines87
 
 Lebanon78
 
 
 
 China79
 
 Jordan55
 
 
 China86
 
Seventh place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Philippines75
 
 
 Jordan70

Playoffs

14 August 2017
18:30
Japan  68–81  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 26–22, 15–18, 12–24
Pts: Brown 14
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Kim, Oh 16
Rebs: Lee Jo. 7
Asts: Kim 7
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Ryan Jones (NZL)
14 August 2017
21:00
Lebanon  90–77  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 30–17, 20–22, 16–18
Pts: El Khatib 30
Rebs: El Khatib, Tabet 7
Asts: Bawji, Mezher 5		 Pts: Chou Y.H., Liu 17
Rebs: Chiang 6
Asts: Chou Y.H. 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Ahmed Al Yaseen Al-Suwaili (IRQ), Scott Paul Beker (AUS)
15 August 2017
18:30
China  81–79  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 22–26, 15–19, 25–11
Pts: Li 19
Rebs: Ren 9
Asts: Liu 7		 Pts: Madanly 35
Rebs: Cheikh Ali 7
Asts: Madanly 7
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Marwan Egho (LBN), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
15 August 2017
21:00
Jordan  84–70  Iraq
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 17–21, 23–14, 23–19
Pts: Abdeen, Abu Hawwas 18
Rebs: Hussein 19
Asts: Abdeen 10		 Pts: Al-Khafaji 21
Rebs: Galloway 8
Asts: Galloway 6
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Toru Katayose (JPN), Rabah Noujaim (LBN)

Quarterfinals

16 August 2017
18:30
Philippines  86–118  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 31–31, 13–29, 24–32
Pts: Romeo 22
Rebs: Aguilar 9
Asts: William, Wright 4		 Pts: Oh 22
Rebs: Oh, Park 5
Asts: Park 9
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Scott Paul Beker (AUS), Matthew Beattie (AUS), Ryan Jones (NZL)
16 August 2017
21:00
Iran  80–70  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 19–19, 19–13, 24–26
Pts: Jamshidi 24
Rebs: Haddadi 20
Asts: Yakhchali 5		 Pts: Arakji 24
Rebs: Abdelnour 7
Asts: Abdelnour 6
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Harja Jaladri (INA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ)
17 August 2017
18:30
Australia  97–71  China
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 19–19, 26–13, 26–16
Pts: Creek 20
Rebs: Hodgson, Newley 6
Asts: Newley 5		 Pts: Li 19
Rebs: Guo 5
Asts: four players 2
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Marwan Egho (LBN), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI)
17 August 2017
21:00
New Zealand  98–70  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 29–26, 16–19, 32–13
Pts: Smith-Milner 19
Rebs: Timmins 11
Asts: Ili 13		 Pts: Abdeen 24
Rebs: Hussein 5
Asts: Abdeen 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Toru Katayose (JPN)

5th–8th place semifinals

19 August 2017
13:30
Jordan  55–86  China
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 20–17, 14–16, 11–31
Pts: Hussein 18
Rebs: Hussein 8
Asts: Bzai 4		 Pts: Hu 14
Rebs: Han, Ren 7
Asts: Zeng 6
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ahmed Al Bulushi (OMA), Ahmed Al Yaseen Al-Suwaili (IRQ), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
19 August 2017
16:00
Lebanon  106–87  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 21–24, 25–19, 31–26
Pts: El Khatib 36
Rebs: Pelle 13
Asts: El Khatib 8
Blocks: Pelle 9		 Pts: Romeo 19
Rebs: Aguilar 6
Asts: William 7
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Scott Paul Beker (AUS), Matthew Beattie (AUS), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ)

Semifinals

19 August 2017
18:30
New Zealand  79–106  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 10–31, 23–15, 25–31, 21–29
Pts: Te Rangi 15
Rebs: Smith-Milner, Te Rangi 6
Asts: Ili 4		 Pts: Hodgson 15
Rebs: Kay 10
Asts: Brandt, Cadee 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Marwan Egho (LBN), Harja Jaladri (INA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
19 August 2017
21:00
Iran  87–81  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 9–20, 18–28, 30–20
Pts: Yakhchali 21
Rebs: Haddadi 14
Asts: Haddadi 8		 Pts: Oh 21
Rebs: Oh 5
Asts: Choi, Lee Ju. 5
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabee Al Masri (LBN), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)

Seventh place game

20 August 2017
13:30
Philippines  75–70  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 18–10, 23–26, 17–17
Pts: Romeo, Wright 13
Rebs: Aguilar 7
Asts: William 8		 Pts: Al-Awadi 21
Rebs: Hussein 15
Asts: Abdeen 4
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Wang Mei (CHN), Mohammad Doost (IRI), Chuang Chih-Chun (TPE)

Fifth place game

20 August 2017
16:00
Lebanon  78–79  China
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 23–15, 13–25, 26–20
Pts: El Khatib 30
Rebs: Bawji 9
Asts: El Khatib 4
Blocks: Pelle 8		 Pts: three players 13
Rebs: Han, Hu 6
Asts: Ren 6
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Ryan Jones (NZL), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)

Third place game

20 August 2017
18:30
South Korea  80–71  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 19–14, 22–22, 14–18
Pts: Heo 20
Rebs: Oh 8
Asts: Choi, Kim 7		 Pts: Delany 22
Rebs: Timmins 17
Asts: Te Rangi, Timmins 3
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chen Ying-Cheng (TPE), Toru Katayose (JPN)

Final

20 August 2017
21:00
Iran  56–79  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 12–25, 17–13, 13–23
Pts: Haddadi 18
Rebs: Kazemi 10
Asts: Jamshidi 5		 Pts: Newley 18
Rebs: Brandt 8
Asts: Cadee 8
Nouhad Nawfal Arena, Zouk Mikael
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Rabah Noujaim (LBN)

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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.[19]

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".[19]

Final standing

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Iran 5–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea 5–2
4  New Zealand 3–3
5  China 5–2
6  Lebanon 4–3
7  Philippines 4–2
8  Jordan 3–4
9  Japan 2–2
10  Syria 1–3
11  Iraq 1–3
12  Chinese Taipei 1–3
13  Qatar 0–3
14  India 0–3
15  Hong Kong 0–3
16  Kazakhstan 0–3

Awards

 2017 Asian champions 

Australia
1st title

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Tournament game highs

Category Player game high Total Opponent (date) Team game high Total Opponent (date)
Points Lebanon Fadi El Khatib 36  Philippines (19 August)  South Korea 118  Philippines (16 August)
Rebounds Iran Hamed Haddadi 20  Lebanon (16 August)  Syria 52  India (13 August)
Assists South Korea Park Chan-hee 14  Kazakhstan (10 August)  South Korea 38  Kazakhstan (10 August)
Steals Iraq Kevin Galloway
South Korea Kim Sun-hyung
Iran Sajjad Mashayekhi
Lebanon Ali Mezher		 6  Jordan (15 August)
 New Zealand (20 August)
 India (9 August)
 Kazakhstan (12 August) 		 Iraq 19  Jordan (15 August)
Blocks Lebanon Norvel Pelle 9  Philippines (19 August)  Iraq 19  Jordan (15 August)

References

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  20. ^ "Hamed Haddadi is the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 MVP". fiba.basketball. 20 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Haddadi, Oh, El Khatib, Jamshidi and Ili make up first ever FIBA Asia Cup All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. 20 August 2017.
  22. ^ Player statistics
  23. ^ Team statistics