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Mexico women's national under-17 basketball team
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The Mexican women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Mexico and is governed by the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol. [1] It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under age 17) women's basketball competitions.
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FIBA zone | FIBA Americas |
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National federation | ADEMEBA |
Coach | Efraín Acuña |
U17 World Cup | |
Appearances | 4 |
U16 Americas Championship | |
Appearances | 8 |
Medals | ![]() |
The 2019 team won the Under-17 Women's Centrobasket after beating Puerto Rico in the finals 61–56[2] and ultimately secured one of three qualifying spots for the 2020 Under-18 Women's Americas Championship,[3] which, unfortunately, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2024, Mexico hosted the FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup. It was the first time that Mexico has hosted a FIBA global event, which earned Mexico an automatic qualification as host, finished 15th.