Draw results in for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018

ROSARIO, Argentina (FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018) - The draw ceremony for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018 took place on Wednesday evening in Rosario, Argentina.

Click here to view the groups, here for the complete schedule and here for the Competition System.

The teams designated as Asia 1, Asia 2, Asia 3 and Asia 4, will be the top finishing teams from the FIBA U16 Asian Championship taking place in Foshan, China from April 2-8.

On hand for this special event were: Federico Susbielles, the President of Argentina's Basketball Federation (CABB); Mónica Fein, the Mayor of the city of Rosario; Jorge Alvarez, the Social Development Minister of Santa Fe; Pablo Catan, the Sports Development Secretary of Santa Fe.

They were joined by Argentina national team legend Andres Nocioni, Argentina senior men's national team head coach Sergio Hernandez and former national team player and current CABB Sports Director Sebastian Uranga, who lent a hand in carrying out the draw.

The FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018 will be played in Rosario and Santa Fe from June 30 to July 8.

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