2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 2018
11th American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Canada
Dates 10–16 June
Teams 8
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  United States (9th title)
MVP United States Quentin Grimes
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Argentina Giordano
(18.5)		  United States
(114.5)
Rebounds Chile Lorca-Lloyd
(11.3)		  Canada
(53.5)
Assists Canada Nembhard
(8.8)		  United States
(29.0)
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The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship is an international under-18 basketball tournament that is currently being held from 10–16 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

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

Preliminary round

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

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.
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

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) Host.
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, Caffaro 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: Caffaro 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

Bracket

  Fifth place (16 June) 5–8th place semifinals (15 June) Quarterfinals (14 June) Semifinals (15 June) Final (16 June)
                                               
    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  
3B  Chile 67       2A  Puerto Rico 89
  Seventh place (16 June)     4A  Panama 61       1B  Canada 95     Third place (16 June)
  4B  Ecuador 51   4A  Panama 39   2B  Argentina 87
  4A  Panama 66     1B  Canada 105     2A  Puerto Rico 79

Quarterfinals

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: Caffaro 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
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Grant Alexander Todey (USA)

5–8th place semifinals

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

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: Caffaro 22
Rebs: Caffaro 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

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

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

16 June 2018
18:00
Argentina  87–79  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 21–22, 24–21, 26–13
Pts: Caffaro, Giordano 21
Rebs: Caffaro 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

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

Statistical leaders

Awards

 2018 FIBA Americas Under-18
Championship Winners 

United States
9th title
Most Valuable Player
United States Quentin Grimes
All Tournament Team[7]
  • Canada Andrew Nembhard
  • United States Cole Anthony
  • United States Coby White
  • United States Quentin Grimes
  • Argentina Francisco Caffaro

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Rank Team Record
1st, gold medalist(s) United States6–0
2nd, silver medalist(s) Canada5–1
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Argentina4–2
4 Puerto Rico3–3
5 Chile3–3
6 Dominican Republic2–4
7 Panama1–5
8 Ecuador0–6

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Calendar".
  2. ↑ "St. Catharines to host the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018". FIBA Americas. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dominican Republic claim Centrobasket U17 title in Santo Domingo". FIBA Americas. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Historic! Chile is the South American U17 Champion". FIBA Americas. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Draw results in for FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018". FIBA Americas. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Official Draw of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship set for March 20". FIBA Americas. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "USA claim the FIBA U18 Americas 2018 Championship". FIBA Americas. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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