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]
| 10th FIBA Under-18 American Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Chile |
| Dates | 19–23 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (8th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Markelle Fultz |
| Top scorer |  Alexander-Walker(17.4) |
| Top rebounds |  Negrón(13.6) |
| Top assists | Gilgeous-Alexander (5.4) |
| PPG (Team) | United States (93.4) |
| RPG (Team) |  Brazil(54.8) |
| APG (Team) | United States (25.0) |
| Official website | |
| 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship | |
Participating teams
edit- North America:
- Central America/Caribbean:
- South America:
Preliminary round
editThe draw was held on 14 April 2016.[3]
All times are local (UTC-4).
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 190 | +63 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 183 | +3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 221 | −33 | 4 | Classification 5-8 | |
| 4 | 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.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
19 July
15:45 |
| Argentina |
58–92 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 183 | +97 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 224 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 185 | −7 | 4 | Classification 5-8 | |
| 4 | 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.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
19 July
13:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
70–103 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) |
Classification round
editAll times are local (UTC-4).
| 5th–8th | Fifth place | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| 91 | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| 79 | ||||||
| 73 | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| 68 | ||||||
| 72 | ||||||
| 69 | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| 77 | ||||||
| 63 | ||||||
Classification 5–8
edit22 July
13:30 |
| Argentina |
91–79 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
edit23 July
13:30 |
| Virgin Islands |
77–63 | |
| 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
editFinal round
editAll times are local (UTC-4).
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| 83 | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| 66 | ||||||
| 84 | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| 99 | ||||||
| 88 | ||||||
| 48 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| 58 | ||||||
| 59 | ||||||
Semifinals
edit22 July
18:00 |
| Canada |
83–66 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
edit23 July
18:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
58–59 | |
| 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
editAwards
edit| 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship winners |
|---|
United States 8th title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
Final ranking
edit| Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup | |
| Suspended from the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | ||
| 4–1 | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| 4 | 2–3 | |
| 5 | 3–2 | |
| 6 | 2–3 | |
| 7 | 1–4 | |
| 8 | 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
edit- ^ "2016 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship". FIBA. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "USA are the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Champions". FIBA.com. July 24, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Draw Results in for FIBA Americas U18 Championships". FIBA. April 14, 2016. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "FIBA suspends Brazilian federation". FIBA. November 11, 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017.
- ^ "Argentina replace suspended Brazil to complete FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 field". FIBA. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017.