The 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Bulgarian: 2020 Световна купа по баскетбол FIBA до 17 години) would have been the 6th edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national teams of the member associations of FIBA.

It was originally scheduled to take place between 4 and 12 July 2020, and hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria.

[2] As the Asian tournament was cancelled, the FIBA used the World rankings to decide the participants.

Japan and New Zealand were to play a play-off to decide the last participant as they are equal on points.

[3] The draw for the tournament was held on 6 March 2020 in Sofia, Bulgaria.