2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women explained

2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
Gender:women
Continent:World U-17
Size:270px
Host:Netherlands
City:Amsterdam
Dates:17–26 August
Teams:12
Confederations:5
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:United States
Title Number:2
Mvp: Diamond DeShields
Ppg P: Ben Abdelkader (19.4)
Ppg T: (90.8)
Rpg P: Coklar (11.9)
Rpg T: (60.4)
Apg P: Allen (4.1)
Apg T: (17.0)
Website:Amsterdam2012.fiba.com/
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2014

The 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women was an international basketball competition held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from August 17–26, 2012. It was the second edition of the Under-17 World Championships.

After their win last year, the United States successfully defended their title by defeating Spain 75–62 in the final.[1]

Qualification

12 teams were qualified for this edition.[2]

Groups

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Preliminary round

The draw was held on 10 February 2012 at Amsterdam, Netherlands.[3]

All Times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Championship

Final

5th–8th playoffs

Fifth place playoff

9th–12th playoffs

Ninth place playoff

Final standings

Rank width=170Team !Record
8–0
5–3
5–3
4th5–3
5th5–3
6th5–3
7th3–5
8th4–4
9th3–4
10th1–6
11th2–5
12th0–7

Awards

All-Tournament Team

Statistical leaders

Points

Name PPG
Hind Ben Abdelkader 19.4
Yunika Nakamura 17.8
Ai Yamada 15.0
Diamond Deshields 14.8
Hülya Coklar 14.7

Rebounds

Name RPG
Hülya Coklar 11.9
Awa Keita 10.1
Monique Soares 9.9
Evelyn Mawuli 9.5
Saicha Grant-Allen 8.9

Assists

Name APG
Lindsay Allen 4.1
Julie Allemand 3.8
Saori Miyazaki 3.6
An He-Ji 3.6
Leticia Romero 3.4

Blocks

Name BPG
Park Ji-Su 3.9
Alanna Smith 1.8
Emma Wolfram 1.8
Hülya Coklar 1.7
Awa Keita 1.7
Monique Soares 1.7

Steals

Name SPG
Linnae Harper 4.3
Saori Miyazaki 3.9
Awa Keita 3.3
Carla Lucchini 3.0
Shaylisha Colley 2.8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIBA U17W - USA Golden again, undefeated again. 2011-12-26. fiba.com. 2012-08-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120906020439/http://amsterdam2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/fu17wc/women/news/p/eid/9041/nid/53651/sid/9041/article.html. 2012-09-06. dead.
  2. Web site: FIBA – Fields set for U17 World Championships. 2011-12-26. fiba.com. 2012-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118235823/http://kaunas2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/fu17wc/men/news/p/nid/50238/article.html. 2015-01-18. dead.
  3. Web site: FIBA – Groups set for U17 Women following Amsterdam draw. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216210038/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/presRele/p/newsid/50598/presReleArti.html. dead. February 16, 2012. 2012-09-10. fiba.com.