2017 in basketball

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Men:

Women:

In SABA and SEABA Championships, only the champion team will be able qualify to FIBA Asia Cup. Those teams winning the tournament are shown in bold text.
Men:

• 2017 EABA Championship in Tokyo:
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  South Korea
  •  Japan
• 2017 Island Games at Gotland:
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Gibraltar
  •  Saare County (Saaremaa)
• 2017 SABA Championship at Malé:
  •  India
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Sri Lanka
• 2017 SEABA Championship in Quezon City:
  •  Philippines
  •  Indonesia
  •  Thailand
• 2017 Southeast Asian Games at Kuala Lumpur:
  •  Philippines
  •  Indonesia
  •  Thailand
• 2017 WABA Championship in Amman:
  •  Lebanon
  •  Iran
  •  Jordan
• 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup at Nantes:
  •  Serbia
  •  Netherlands
  •  France
• 2017 William Jones Cup in Taipei:
  • Team Canada 150
  • Atletas All-Star Lithuania
  •  South Korea
• 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe at San Marino:
  •  Cyprus
  •  Montenegro
  •  Iceland

Women:

• 2017 Island Games at Gotland:
  •  Menorca (Menorca)
  •  Gotland (Gotland)
  •  Guernsey (GGY)
• 2017 Southeast Asian Games at Kuala Lumpur:
  •  Malaysia
  •  Thailand
  •  Indonesia
• 2017 William Jones Cup in Taipei:
  •  Japan U24
  •  Chinese Taipei Blue
  •  New Zealand
• 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe at San Marino:
  •  Malta
  •  Iceland
  •  Luxembourg

Men:

• 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo:
  •  Canada
  •  Italy
  •  United States

• 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Bratislava:
  •  Serbia
  •  Spain
  •  Lithuania
• 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Crete:
  •  Greece
  •  Israel
  •  France

Women:

• 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Italy:
  •  Russia
  •  United States
  •  Canada

Team in bold wins the championship while in italic is the team who qualify for the continental Championship they belong to.

Men's Division:

• 2017 SEABA Under-16 Championship in Quezon City:
  •  Philippines
  •  Malaysia
  •  Thailand

Nation	League / Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Result	Playoff format
Canada	2017 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship	Carleton Ravens	Ryerson Rams	78–69	Single-game final
Philippines	NCAA Season 93	San Beda Red Lions	Lyceum Pirates	2–0	Best-of-three series
	UAAP Season 80	Ateneo Blue Eagles	De La Salle Green Archers	2–1	Best-of-three series
United States	NCAA Division I	North Carolina Tar Heels	Gonzaga Bulldogs	71–65	Single-game final
	2017 National Invitation Tournament	TCU Horned Frogs	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	88–56	Single-game final
	NCAA Division II	NW Missouri State Bearcats	Fairmont State Falcons	71–61	Single-game final
	NCAA Division III	Babson Beavers	Augustana (IL) Vikings	79–78	Single-game final

• December 19 – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces significant changes to its enshrinement process.^[1]
  • Effective immediately, players, coaches, and referees will now be eligible for induction after three full seasons of retirement.
  • Effective with the induction class of 2020, active coaches must have served in that role for 25 years and be at least age 60.