BRNO (Czechia) - The FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 will be the eighth edition of the competition. Great players have been wowing fans since 2010 with some incredible performances.
We went back into the archives to review all of the previous tournaments and selected 10 players we think deserve your vote for the Greatest of All Time of the U17 Women’s World Cup, aka the GOAT.
Now it is your turn to make your voice heard.
Vote below for whom you think had the best performance.
Julie Allemand - Belgium (2012)
Hitting the floor in Amsterdam back in 2012, Allemand gave a glimpse into her first-class passing skills, although it was a tough time for Belgium a1s a team. But since then, she has become one of the world's premiere playmakers and a central pillar of the Cats history making team.
Allemand was a pivotal figure in winning a first ever FIBA Women's EuroBasket medal in 2017, a first FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup appearance in 2018 (when she equaled the all-time game assists record), a first Olympic outing at Tokyo 2020 then a maiden FIBA Women's EuroBasket title which she defended in 2025.
Emma Meesseman - Belgium (2010)
The Belgian legend averaged 14.4 points and 9.6 boards for Belgium in 2010, as the team just missed out on the podium. Meesseman has become a tour de force for a Cats side that have delivered so many historical firsts for their country and also one of the most loved teams in Belgian sports. She inspired a first FIBA Women's EuroBasket medal in 2017, a first FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup outing in 2018 and a maiden Olympics appearance at Tokyo 2020. The forward then carried the Cats to historic FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 title glory as MVP and repeated the feat two years later. That comes on top of so many honors at club level including having more EuroLeague Women titles than any other modern era player.
Paige Bueckers - USA (2018)
Bueckers pulled the strings with almost five assists per game in Belarus and that was quite the first global dance. But she went on to go one better for USA at U19 in Bangkok a year later when she was also crowned MVP.
She had to wait quite some time to get an opportunity at the senior level, impressing at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournament in San Juan. She didn't disappoint and along with her 3 million Instagram followers, will be looking to lead her nation at the big show this September in Berlin.
Jewell Loyd - USA (2010)
Appearing at the first ever edition in 2010, it was to prove the only FIBA youth tournament that the guard would feature in during her young career. In that competition she was a solid member of the gold medal winning team and she would progress to win many more of those at the senior level - including a FIBA 3x3 World title in 2014.
Loyd broke through at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 in Tenerife, prior to making it two golds at the Worlds with success in 2022 in Sydney. Wedged in between, she posted an Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 and won another gold at Paris 2024.
Breanna Stewart - USA (2010)
Her first steps on the global stage came in 2010 when taking USA to inaugural gold. She was second for USA in both scoring and rebounding and it came before landing two gold medals at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
At senior level, Stewart is already a three-time Olympic champion and three-time FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup winner - taking MVP honors in 2018. 'Stewie' has done it all on both sides of the Atlantic, winning a stack of club titles and is in the conversation when it comes to discussing who is the women's basketball GOAT. And, she is not even finished collecting silverware yet.
Xu Han - China (2016)
Featuring in 2016, the striking physical presence and clockwork shooting skills of Han immediately caught the eye as her tremendous performances helped China make the Semi-Finals as she secured All-Star Five status. She was soon back on Spanish soil for the senior team at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 in Tenerife.
Now a two-time Olympian, the center was a force in China making the title game at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022. A year later she was back in Sydney being crowned MVP of FIBA Women's Asia Cup. A big fan favorite in the women's game, her huge popularity matches her impact.
Jisu Park - Korea (2012 and 2014)
An phenomenon in Korea, Park is in a small club of ballers to have played twice at the U17 Worlds, stepping out in Amsterdam in 2012 and then in 2014 when she posted ana amazing 18 points and 13 boards per game. The towering center famously captained Lorea at just 16-years-old at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2014.
Park also led her nation at Tokyo 2020 and is now eyeing up a third edition of the Worlds later this year in Berlin, when her defensive presence in particular will be so precious.
Ezi Magbegor - Australia (2016)
The centerpiece of the Sapphires historic and amazing 2016 title success in Zaragoza, Magbegor gathered more than 12 points and 8 rebounds per game – as well as some huge blocks and defensive plays that resulted in MVP honors. Two years later she was in the Final of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 with the Opals.
Australia’s best player at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and highly influential at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney when the Opals won bronze on home soil, Magbegor then lit it up at Paris 2024. Her stellar 45 performance efficiency valuation handed her country the bronze medal.
Iliana Rupert - France (2018)
The center was outstanding in Minsk in 2018 and attained a near tournament double-double after harvesting more than 10 points and 8 boards per game. That propelled Rupert to a silver medal and All-Star Five status.
She is now a senior star and anchor for France, with two Olympic medals on her resume already after winning bronze on debut at Tokyo 2020, then famously making the Final at Paris 2024 playing in front of the home fans. She also has four FIBA Women's EuroBasket editions to her her name and a FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Raquel Carrera - Spain (2016 and 2018)
Having played young at the 2016 edition on home soil in Zaragoza, Carrera went to Belarus two years later and posted a towering effort with 14 points per game. Now a senior standout for Spain, she has won silver at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 and 2025.
Having missed out on Paris 2024 with an injury, she was not able to add to her first Olympic appearance at Tokyo 2020. But a FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup debut is incoming and she could be Spain's driving force.
Disclaimer: This Fan Vote is not an official statement from FIBA. It is created solely to enhance the experience of the fans.
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