2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
| 11th American Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Canada |
| Dates | 10–16 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (9th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Quentin Grimes |
| Top scorer |  Giordano(18.5) |
| Top rebounds |  Lorca-Lloyd(11.3) |
| Top assists | Nembhard (8.8) |
| Official website | |
| 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship | |
The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship was an international under-18 basketball tournament that was held from 10 to 16 June 2018 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.[1] The eleventh edition of the biennial competition, this is also the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.
Hosts selection[edit]
On 12 April 2017, FIBA Americas, Canada Basketball and the Niagara Sports Commission announced that the city of St. Catharines will host the 2018 edition of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship.[2] This will be the first time that Canada will host the continental under-18 tournament.
Participating teams[edit]
- North America:
United States
Canada (Hosts)
- Central America/Caribbean: (2017 Central American/Caribbean U17 Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 26–30 July 2017)[3]
- South America: (2017 South American U17 Championship in Lima, Peru - 15–21 July 2017)[4]
Preliminary round[edit]
The draw was held on 20 March 2018 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[5][6]
All times are local (UTC-4).
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 338 | 170 | +168 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 260 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 267 | −10 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Panama
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 292 | −161 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Americas
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.
10 June 2018
18:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
73–105 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 20–22, 20–28, 19–34 | ||
| Pts: Frink 16 Rebs: Soriano 9 Asts: Verplancken 5 |
Pts: Anthony 18 Rebs: Bacot, Hurt 9 Asts: Dosunmu 4 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Christian Wilmore (BAH), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN) |
10 June 2018
20:15 |
| Panama |
51–84 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–14, 7–27, 8–23 | ||
| Pts: Zephyrine 13 Rebs: Lombardo 7 Asts: Andrade 8 |
Pts: Rosa 12 Rebs: Palermo, Vásquez 7 Asts: Palermo, Santiago 4 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
11 June 2018
14:15 |
| Puerto Rico |
108–94 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 27–21, 23–21, 32–33 | ||
| Pts: Conditt, Rosa 18 Rebs: Conditt 13 Asts: Santiago 10 |
Pts: Quiñones 31 Rebs: Jones 8 Asts: Jones 5 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Fabiano Huber (BRA) |
11 June 2018
20:15 |
| United States |
118–26 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 43–0, 27–8, 29–9, 19–9 | ||
| Pts: Bacot 17 Rebs: Robinson-Earl 13 Asts: White 7 |
Pts: Borbua 9 Rebs: Lombardo 8 Asts: Sanjur, Roux 2 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
12 June 2018
14:15 |
| Dominican Republic |
90–54 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 26–12, 22–17, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: Bonilla 17 Rebs: Torres 11 Asts: Herasme 4 |
Pts: López 13 Rebs: López 8 Asts: Andrade 4 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
12 June 2018
18:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
71–115 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 11–25, 24–22, 18–37 | ||
| Pts: Santiago 17 Rebs: Grafals 6 Asts: Vásquez 4 |
Pts: Grimes 20 Rebs: Robinson-Earl 10 Asts: three players 5 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Fabiano Huber (BRA), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN) |
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 210 | +94 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 219 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Chile
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 235 | −35 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 271 | −73 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Americas
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
10 June 2018
12:00 |
| Chile |
74–62 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 16–18, 20–9, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Lorca-Lloyd 20 Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 15 Asts: Arroyo 8 |
Pts: Mi. Moncayo 27 Rebs: Capurro 9 Asts: Rivera 2 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Julio Anaya (PAN), Grant Alexander Todey (USA) |
10 June 2018
14:15 |
| Argentina |
75–92 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 11–26, 25–19, 15–21 | ||
| Pts: Marcos 23 Rebs: Ruesga, Cáffaro 7 Asts: Farabello 7 |
Pts: Nembhard 28 Rebs: Samuel 10 Asts: Nembhard 6 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Fabiano Huber (BRA), Alexis Mercado Pacheco (PUR) |
11 June 2018
11:30 |
| Canada |
115–75 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–19, 24–18, 36–18, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Lawson, Patterson 20 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Nembhard 9 |
Pts: Sánchez 26 Rebs: Rivera 6 Asts: Rivera, Sánchez 4 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Alexis Mercado Pacheco (PUR), Grant Alexander Todey (USA) |
11 June 2018
18:00 |
| Argentina |
76–66 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 15–27, 20–16, 23–12 | ||
| Pts: Giordano 24 Rebs: Cáffaro 15 Asts: Farabello 8 |
Pts: Lorca-Lloyd 17 Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 11 Asts: Arroyo 8 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Julio Anaya (PAN) |
12 June 2018
12:00 |
| Ecuador |
61–82 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 15–23, 12–26, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Mi. Moncayo 16 Rebs: Capurro 12 Asts: Mi. Moncayo 5 |
Pts: De La Fuente 18 Rebs: Hierrezuelo 8 Asts: Farabello, Marcos 5 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Grant Alexander Todey (USA) |
12 June 2018
20:15 |
| Chile |
60–97 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 13–22, 11–24, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: Lorca-Lloyd 11 Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 8 Asts: Arroyo, Rubio 6 |
Pts: Nembhard 19 Rebs: J. Bediako 12 Asts: Nembhard 7 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX) |
Knockout stage[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | United States | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Ecuador | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Ecuador | 70 | 1A | United States | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Dominican Republic | 102 | 2B | Argentina | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Dominican Republic | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Argentina | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Dominican Republic | 63 | 1A | United States | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Chile | 69 | 1B | Canada | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Puerto Rico | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Chile | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | 3B | Chile | 67 | 2A | Puerto Rico | 89 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| 4A | Panama | 61 | 1B | Canada | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Ecuador | 51 | 4A | Panama | 39 | 2B | Argentina | 87 | |||||||||||||||
| 4A | Panama | 66 | 1B | Canada | 105 | 2A | Puerto Rico | 79 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
14 June 2018
12:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
70–87 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–31, 21–17, 18–20, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Frink 27 Rebs: Frink 7 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Giordano 35 Rebs: Cáffaro 8 Asts: Marcos 6 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI) |
14 June 2018
14:15 |
| Puerto Rico |
68–65 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 12–24, 21–10, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Vásquez 23 Rebs: Torres 10 Asts: Santiago, Placer 5 |
Pts: Arroyo 18 Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 11 Asts: Arroyo 8 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Fabiano Huber (BRA), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
14 June 2018
18:00 |
| United States |
132–55 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–13, 30–12, 36–18, 31–12 | ||
| Pts: Jackson-Davis 20 Rebs: Jackson-Davis 11 Asts: Anthony, Robinson-Earl 6 |
Pts: Capurro, Valles 19 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Ma. Moncayo 3 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Julio Anaya (PAN), Alexis Mercado (PUR) |
14 June 2018
20:15 |
| Panama |
39–105 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 9–34, 13–20, 10–29 | ||
| Pts: Gunn 15 Rebs: Gunn 9 Asts: López 3 |
Pts: Patterson 26 Rebs: J. Bediako 12 Asts: Nembhard 6 | |
5–8th place semifinals[edit]
15 June 2018
12:00 |
| Ecuador |
70–102 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 18–20, 19–27, 13–31 | ||
| Pts: Mi. Moncayo 25 Rebs: Rivera 15 Asts: Sánchez, Valles 5 |
Pts: Quiñones 20 Rebs: Quiñones 15 Asts: Quiñones 7 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Fabiano Huber (BRA), Grant Alexander Todey (USA) |
15 June 2018
14:15 |
| Chile |
67–61 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–8, 18–21, 23– 18 | ||
| Pts: Carrasco, Rubio 15 Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 15 Asts: Carrasco 8 |
Pts: López 19 Rebs: Gunn, Lombardo 7 Asts: Andrade 6 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Alexis Mercado (PUR) |
Semifinals[edit]
15 June 2018
18:00 |
| United States |
104–92 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 30–21, 17–20, 33–33 | ||
| Pts: Grimes 26 Rebs: Grimes, Hurt 8 Asts: three players 4 |
Pts: Cáffaro 22 Rebs: Cáffaro 6 Asts: Giordano 5 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
15 June 2018
20:15 |
| Puerto Rico |
89–95 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 19–24, 23–21, 25–27 | ||
| Pts: Torres 21 Rebs: Torres 12 Asts: Vásquez 7 |
Pts: Miller 31 Rebs: Miller 14 Asts: Nembhard 17 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Julio Anaya (PAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI) |
Seventh place game[edit]
16 June 2018
12:00 |
| Ecuador |
51–66 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 10–17, 13–14, 12–11 | ||
| Pts: Capurro 22 Rebs: Capurro 11 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
Pts: Gunn 18 Rebs: Gunn 18 Asts: Andrade 8 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Fabiano Huber (BRA), Grant Alexander Todey (USA) |
Fifth place game[edit]
16 June 2018
14:15 |
| Dominican Republic |
63–69 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 14–20, 20–11, 14–23 | ||
| Pts: Frink 18 Rebs: Frink 22 Asts: Quiñones, Rubel 3 |
Pts: Arroyo 24 Rebs: Inyaco 9 Asts: Arroyo 7 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
Third place game[edit]
16 June 2018
18:00 |
| Argentina |
87–79 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 21–22, 24–21, 26–13 | ||
| Pts: Cáffaro, Giordano 21 Rebs: Cáffaro 10 Asts: Giordano 9 |
Pts: Placer 22 Rebs: Torres 10 Asts: Torres 7 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI) |
Final[edit]
16 June 2018
20:15 |
| United States |
113–74 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 32–13, 23–19, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Anthony 18 Rebs: Bacot, James 8 Asts: Dosunmu, Grimes 6 |
Pts: Lawson 18 Rebs: Lawson 12 Asts: Nembhard 8 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Christian Wilmore (BAH) |
Statistics and awards[edit]
Statistical leaders[edit]
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Awards[edit]
| 2018 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship winners |
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 United States 9th title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Quentin Grimes
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- All Tournament Team[7]
Final ranking[edit]
| Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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United States |
6–0 |
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Canada |
5–1 |
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Argentina |
4–2 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
3–3 |
| 5 | Chile |
3–3 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
2–4 |
| 7 | Panama |
1–5 |
| 8 | Ecuador |
0–6 |
References[edit]
- ^ "FIBA Calendar". Archived from the original on September 19, 2015.
- ^ "St. Catharines to host the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018". FIBA Americas. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Dominican Republic claim Centrobasket U17 title in Santo Domingo". FIBA Americas. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Historic! Chile is the South American U17 Champion". FIBA Americas. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Draw results in for FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018". FIBA Americas. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Official Draw of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship set for March 20". FIBA Americas. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "USA claim the FIBA U18 Americas 2018 Championship". FIBA Americas. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.