2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship
The 2017 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship, alternatively the 5th Afrobasket U16, was an international basketball competition held in Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius from 13–22 July 2017. It served as the qualifier for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Mali claimed their first-ever under-16 continental title by dethroning the defending champions Egypt in the final, 76–65. Both teams will represent FIBA Africa to the Under-17 Basketball World Cup next year.
Hosts selection
On 25 March 2016, FIBA Africa announced that Mauritius will be the organising country of the tournament.Venue
| Vacoas-Phoenix | |
| - |
Qualification
Participating teams
On the eve of the tournament, rosters were finalized for the following participating teams:Format
Draw
The draw for the main tournament was held on 12 July 2017 at Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius.Group phase
All times are in Mauritius TimeGroup A
Group B
Classification round
Classification 5–8
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 8–0 | ||
| 7–1 | ||
| 3–5 | ||
| 4 | 4–4 | |
| 5 | 4–4 | |
| 6 | 3–5 | |
| 7 | 3–5 | |
| 8 | 0–8 |
Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
 Siriman Kanouté |
All-Tournament Team
- Siriman Kanouté
- Faiez Ghomrassi
- Aly Khalifa
- Thierry Nkundwa
- Oumar Ballo
Statistical Leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points| Rank | Name | G | Pts | |
| 1 | Siriman Kanouté | 8 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 2 |  Thierry Nkundwa | 8 | 163 | 20.4 |
| 3 |  Marco Rakotovao | 8 | 138 | 17.3 |
| 4 |  Momen Hassan | 8 | 125 | 15.6 |
| 5 |  Amir Bouzidi | 6 | 87 | 14.5 |
| 6 | Oumar Ballo | 8 | 115 | 14.4 |
| 7 | Sitraka Raharimanantoanina | 8 | 114 | 14.3 |
| 8 | Ouail Gadaoui | 8 | 111 | 13.9 |
| 9 | Edito Tsarafeno | 8 | 109 | 13.6 |
| 10 | Aly Khalifa | 8 | 106 | 13.3 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | G | Rebs | |
| 1 | Oumar Ballo | 8 | 102 | 12.2 |
| 2 | Thierry Nkundwa | 8 | 93 | 11.6 |
| 3 | Brown Murengezi | 8 | 86 | 10.8 |
| 4 | Elias Ngoga | 8 | 84 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Youssef Elmadawy | 8 | 70 | 8.8 |
| 6 | Sitraka Raharimanantoanina | 8 | 69 | 8.6 |
| 7 |  Bryan Ricotso | 8 | 66 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Adama Sanogo | 8 | 64 | 8.0 |
| 9 | N'Tio Diarra | 8 | 63 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Aly Khalifa | 8 | 61 | 7.6 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | G | Asts | |
| 1 | Edito Tsarafeno | 8 | 44 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Siriman Kanouté | 8 | 34 | 4.3 |
| 3 | Omar Morsy | 7 | 26 | 3.7 |
| 4 | Youssef Elmadawy | 8 | 27 | 3.4 |
| 5 | Ouail Gadaoui | 8 | 21 | 2.6 |
| 6 | Fousseny Dieng | 8 | 20 | 2.5 |
| 7 | Wajih Chebbi | 8 | 19 | 2.4 |
| 8 | Abdelmalek Benzidoun | 8 | 18 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Marco Rakotovao | 8 | 18 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Jean Umuhoza | 8 | 18 | 2.3 |
| 8 | Samuel Raheriarison | 4 | 9 | 2.3 |