2023 FIBA U17 Centrobasket
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Belize |
| City | Belize City |
| Dates | 26–30 July 2023 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Puerto Rico (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Dominican Republic |
| Third place | Belize |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
The 2023 FIBA U17 Centrobasket was the ninth edition of the Central American and Caribbean basketball championship for men's under-17 national teams. The tournament was played at Belize City Civic Center in Belize City, Belize, from 26 to 30 July 2023.[1]
Puerto Rico won its sixth title.[2][3]
Participating teams
Group phase
In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals; the other teams advanced to the 5th–8th place playoffs.
All times are local (Central Standard Time – UTC-6).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 160 | +123 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belize (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 226 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 189 | 211 | −22 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 271 | −106 | 3 |
26 July 2023 18:30 |
| Jamaica | 54–102 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 12–24, 10–31, 10–19 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
26 July 2023 20:30 |
| Panama | 67–78 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 14–21, 10–28, 22–13 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
27 July 2023 18:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 90–46 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–6, 18–19, 26–12, 20–9 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
27 July 2023 20:30 |
| Belize | 93–68 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 21–8, 25–28, 24–18 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
28 July 2023 18:30 |
| Jamaica | 43–76 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 10–17, 14–15, 6–23 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
28 July 2023 20:30 |
| Belize | 60–91 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–23, 10–30, 18–15 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 162 | +134 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 205 | +58 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 251 | −69 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 |  El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 267 | −123 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
26 July 2023 14:00 |
| Dominican Republic | 102–51 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 26–9, 27–15, 22–10 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
26 July 2023 16:00 |
| Mexico | 99–48 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 22–11, 20–12, 37–13 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
27 July 2023 14:00 |
| El Salvador | 44–99 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 0–29, 17–25, 11–26 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
27 July 2023 16:00 |
| Costa Rica | 62–97 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 21–29, 16–32, 14–18 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
28 July 2023 14:00 |
| Costa Rica | 69–52 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 11–10, 15–21, 21–15 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
28 July 2023 16:00 |
| Mexico | 67–95 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 16–30, 19–20, 12–21 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
5th–8th place playoffs
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | ||||||||
| A3 | Panama | 73 | |||||||
| B4 | El Salvador | 62 | |||||||
| A3 | Panama | 83 | |||||||
| A4 | Jamaica | 79 | |||||||
| B3 | Costa Rica | 76 | |||||||
| A4 | Jamaica | 77 | 7th place match | ||||||
| B4 | El Salvador | 53 | |||||||
| B3 | Costa Rica | 56 | |||||||
5th–8th place semifinals
29 July 2023 14:00 |
| Costa Rica | 76–77 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 13–22, 23–30, 27–16 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
29 July 2023 16:00 |
| Panama | 73–62 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 16–13, 15–16, 20–12 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
7th place match
30 July 2023 14:00 |
| El Salvador | 53–56 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 16–15, 11–14, 13–16 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
5th place match
30 July 2023 16:00 |
| Panama | 83–79 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 19–22, 17–26, 26–6 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
Championship playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Puerto Rico | 69 | |||||||
| B2 | Mexico | 54 | |||||||
| A1 | Puerto Rico | 106 | |||||||
| B1 | Dominican Republic | 57 | |||||||
| B1 | Dominican Republic | 95 | |||||||
| A2 | Belize | 78 | 3rd place match | ||||||
| B2 | Mexico | 72 | |||||||
| A2 | Belize | 87 | |||||||
Semifinals
29 July 2023 18:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 69–54 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–8, 18–13, 9–18 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
29 July 2023 20:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 95–78 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 17–19, 29–19, 30–26 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
3rd place match
30 July 2023 18:30 |
| Mexico | 72–87 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 22–23, 12–20, 17–27 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
Final
30 July 2023 20:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 106–57 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 18–12, 26–7, 31–19 | ||
Belize City Civic Center |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Puerto Rico |
 | Dominican Republic |
 | Belize |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | Panama |
| 6 | Jamaica |
| 7 | Costa Rica |
| 8 | El Salvador |
| Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup |
References
- ^ 2023 FIBA U17 Centrobasket archive website
- ^ "Centrobasket U17: Puerto Rico gana oro y deja amarga plata a República Dominicana". RNN Canal 27 (in Spanish). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Miranda, Eugenio (31 July 2023). "Centrobasket U17: Dominicana se queda con la plata al caer ante Puerto Rico". ESPN Deportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
