2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship

The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men was an international basketball competition that was held in Valdivia, Chile from July 19–23, 2016. It was the tenth edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of men aged 19 and under, competed in the tournament.[1] The United States won their fourth consecutive gold medal, and eighth overall, in this event by beating Canada in the final, 99–84.[2]

FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 2016
th FIBA American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Chile
Dates19–23 July
Teams8
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions United States
(8th title)
MVP Markelle Fultz
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Alexander-Walker
(17.4)		  United States
(93.4)
Rebounds Negrón
(13.6)		  Brazil
(54.8)
Assists Gilgeous-Alexander
(5.4)		  United States
(25.0)
Official website
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Participating teams

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 14 April 2016.[3]

All times are local (UTC-4).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 253 190 +63 6 Advance to Semifinals
2  Brazil 3 2 1 186 183 +3 5
3  Argentina 3 1 2 188 221 −33 4 Classification 5-8
4  Dominican Republic 3 0 3 207 240 −33 3
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.


19 July
15:45
Argentina  58–92  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 15–29, 10–29, 17–17
Pts: Berra 14
Rebs: Acosta 8
Asts: Lopez 3		 Pts: Wigginton 21
Rebs: Shephard 7
Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Matthew Myers (USA), Karol Quinones (CHI)
19 July
18:00
Dominican Republic  58–74  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 11–20, 12–18, 22–17
Pts: Vitiello 14
Rebs: Perez 7
Asts: Pena 2		 Pts: Galvanini 25
Rebs: Pereira 9
Asts: Ruivo 9
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Kendell Henry (ISV), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
20 July
13:30
Canada  87–74  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 21–15, 28–28, 18–19
Pts: Brissett 23
Rebs: Brissett 12
Asts: Wigginton 5		 Pts: Figueroa 22
Rebs: Pena 9
Asts: Perez 3
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Kendell Henry (ISV), Karol Quinones (CHI)
20 July
18:00
Brazil  54–51  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 13–13, 18–9, 12–17
Pts: Santos 11
Rebs: Uchendu 20
Asts: Ruivo 3		 Pts: Solanas 12
Rebs: Andreatta 8
Asts: Corvalan 3
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
21 July
13:30
Brazil  58–74  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 18–11, 15–29, 12–19
Pts: Uchendu 14
Rebs: Uchendu 12
Asts: Ruivo 4		 Pts: Brissett 19
Rebs: Wigginton 6
Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 12
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Jesed Diaz (PUR), Kendell Henry (ISV)
21 July
18:00
Argentina  79–75  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 22–14, 19–32, 21–11
Pts: Corvalan 22
Rebs: Roitman 12
Asts: Corvalan 10		 Pts: Perez 21
Rebs: Waldron 12
Asts: Vitiello 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Karol Quinones (CHI), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 280 183 +97 6 Advance to Semifinals
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 225 224 +1 5
3  Chile 3 1 2 178 185 −7 4 Classification 5-8
4  Virgin Islands 3 0 3 169 260 −91 3
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.


19 July
13:30
Puerto Rico  70–103  United States
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 15–26, 26–33, 18–24
Pts: Negrón 23
Rebs: Negrón 13
Asts: Jackson 5		 Pts: Porter Jr. 20
Rebs: Washington 10
Asts: Young 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Leonardo Salazar (ARG), Andres Laulhe (URU), Bruno da Costa (BRA)
19 July
20:15
Chile  68–45  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 17–4, 12–14, 15–14, 24–13
Pts: Arroyo 16
Rebs: Torres 8
Asts: Aguirre 7		 Pts: Claxton 9
Rebs: Claxton 9
Asts: Stevens 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Alejandra Mota (MEX), Michael Scott (CAN)
20 July
15:45
Virgin Islands  63–107  United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 17–28, 17–27, 11–22
Pts: Stevens 18
Rebs: Simmons 6
Asts: Stevens 4		 Pts: Porter Jr. 20
Rebs: Allen 10
Asts: Young 7
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Andres Laulhe (URU)
20 July
20:15
Puerto Rico  70–60  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 14–17, 22–19, 20–9
Pts: Cruz 15
Rebs: C. Negron 10
Asts: Washington 3		 Pts: Aguirre 15
Rebs: Soulodre 10
Asts: Aguirre 4
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michael Scott (CAN), Leonardo Zalazar (ARG)
21 July
15:45
Virgin Islands  61–85  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 12–21, 23–26, 7–24
Pts: Farrington 17
Rebs: Simmons 12
Asts: Stevens 4		 Pts: Thompson 24
Rebs: C. Negron 11
Asts: Cruz 3
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX)
21 July
20:15
Chile  50–70  United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 13–21, 13–20, 10–20
Pts: Arroyo 14
Rebs: Lorca 13
Asts: Aguirre 4		 Pts: Huerter 14
Rebs: Bamba 9
Asts: Coleman 6
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Andres Laulhe (URU), Michael Scott (CAN)

Classification round

All times are local (UTC-4).

 
5th–8thFifth place
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Argentina91
 
23 July
 
 Virgin Islands79
 
 Argentina73
 
22 July
 
 Chile68
 
 Chile72
 
 
 Dominican Republic69
 
Seventh place
 
 
23 July
 
 
 Virgin Islands77
 
 
 Dominican Republic63

Classification 5–8
22 July
13:30
Argentina  91–79  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 29–20, 26–25, 19–14
Pts: Corvalan 18
Rebs: Berra 6
Asts: Corvalan 8		 Pts: Simmons 22
Rebs: Simmons 16
Asts: Joseph 3
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Michael Scott (CAN), Andres Laulhe (URU), Karol Quinones (CHI)
22 July
15:45
Chile  72–69  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 19–17, 21–16, 16–22
Pts: Arroyo 22
Rebs: Arroyo 10
Asts: Aguirre 5		 Pts: Figueroa 25
Rebs: Figueroa 15
Asts: Vitiello 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Jesed Diaz (PUR)

Seventh place game
23 July
13:30
Virgin Islands  77–63  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 14–12, 25–9, 14–18
Pts: Claxton 17
Rebs: Simmons 16
Asts: Joseph 5		 Pts: Familia 15
Rebs: Familia 10
Asts: Rivera 3
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Andres Laulhe (URU), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Karol Quinones (CHI)

Fifth place game
23 July
15:45
Argentina  73–68  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–19, 17–19, 14–16
Pts: Lopez 13
Rebs: Andreatta 8
Asts: Lopez 5		 Pts: Haase 18
Rebs: Haase 6
Asts: Aguirre 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Maximo Cruz (DOM), Michael Scott (CAN)

Final round

All times are local (UTC-4).

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
22 July
 
 
 Canada83
 
23 July
 
 Puerto Rico66
 
 Canada84
 
22 July
 
 United States99
 
 United States88
 
 
 Brazil48
 
Third place
 
 
23 July
 
 
 Puerto Rico58
 
 
 Brazil59

Semifinals
22 July
18:00
Canada  83–66  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 25–19, 19–19, 19–19
Pts: Wigginton 22
Rebs: Brissett 8
Asts: Wigginton 5		 Pts: Jackson 15
Rebs: C. Negron 11
Asts: Pacheco 2
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Maximo Cruz (DOM), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX)
22 July
20:15
United States  88–48  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 17–12, 33–12, 15–10
Pts: Porter Jr. 17
Rebs: Allen 10
Asts: Fultz 11		 Pts: Y. Dos Santos 7
Rebs: Y. Dos Santos 6
Asts: Y. Dos Santos 4
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Kendell Henry (ISV), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)

Third place game
23 July
18:00
Puerto Rico  58–59  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 13–11, 18–17, 12–17
Pts: Allende 15
Rebs: C. Negron 23
Asts: Pacheco 4		 Pts: Pereira 16
Rebs: Pereira 16
Asts: Santos 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)

Final
23 July
20:15
Canada  84–99  United States
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–24, 19–27, 21–24
Pts: Alexander-Walker 25
Rebs: Kigab 10
Asts: Henry 4		 Pts: Fultz 23
Rebs: Coleman 9
Asts: Fultz 5
Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Kendell Henry (ISV), Leonardo Zalazar (ARG)

Awards
 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18
Championship Winners 

United States
8th title
Most Valuable Player
Markelle Fultz

Final ranking
Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Suspended from the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Rank Team Record
 United States 5–0
 Canada 4–1
 Brazil* 3–2
4  Puerto Rico 2–3
5  Argentina 3–2
6  Chile 2–3
7  Virgin Islands 1–4
8  Dominican Republic 0–5

* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place with the fourth FIBA Americas team's identity yet to be named.[4] On 12 May 2017, Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil.[5]

References
  1. "2016 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship". FIBA. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. "USA are the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Champions". FIBA.com. July 24, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  3. "Draw Results in for FIBA Americas U18 Championships". FIBA. April 14, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  4. "FIBA suspends Brazilian federation". FIBA. November 11, 2016.
  5. "Argentina replace suspended Brazil to complete FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 field". FIBA. 12 May 2017.
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