The 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Xalapa, Mexico, from 23 to 29 August 2021. The top four teams qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Spain.[2]
| 7th FIBA Under-16 American Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Mexico |
| City | Xalapa |
| Dates | 23–29 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Robert Dillingham[1] |
| Top scorer | Holland (19.0) |
| Top rebounds |  Avilés (10.8) |
| Top assists | Dillingham (6.2) |
| PPG (Team) | United States (116.8) |
| RPG (Team) | Puerto Rico (54.3) |
| APG (Team) | United States (32.0) |
| Official website | |
| 2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship | |
Qualification
editEight teams from three sub zones were qualified through the Nike Youth Ranking for each sub-zone.[2]
| Sub-zone | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| North area | 2 | Canada United States
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| Central America and the Caribbean area (CONCENCABA) | 3 | Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Mexico
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| South American (CONSUBASQUET) | 3 | Argentina  Brazil Chile
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Draw
editThe draw ceremony for the competition took place on August 10th at the FIBA Regional Office, in the city of Miami, Florida.[3]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Argentina Mexico Brazil Canada
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Chile United States Puerto Rico Dominican Republic
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Group phase
editAll times are local (UTC−5).
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 171 | +79 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 183 | +64 | 5 | |
| 3 | Brazil
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 249 | −75 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mexico
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 225 | −68 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
23 August 2021
17:30 |
| Argentina |
81–70 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–23, 22–16, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Bocca 17 Rebs: Prome 10 Asts: Peral 5 |
Pts: Tyne 22 Rebs: Lioux 9 Asts: Tyne 6 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Aline García (URU) |
23 August 2021
20:30 |
| Mexico |
59–69 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-12, 14–18, 13-22, 12-17 | ||
| Pts: Soqui 21 Rebs: Verdugo 7 Asts: Cabral 3 |
Pts: Bianchi 22 Rebs: Vicentini Borio 15 Asts: Segantini Moreira 5 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM) |
24 August 2021
17:30 |
| Brazil |
52–98 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 13–29, 16-26, 9-22 | ||
| Pts: Farias Cardoso 11 Rebs: Nascimento Raymundo 9 Asts: Segantini Moreira 3 |
Pts: Bocca 22 Rebs: Bocca 9 Asts: Respaud 7 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Aline García (URU) |
24 August 2021
20:30 |
| Canada |
85–49 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 22-10, 19-11, 20-13 | ||
| Pts: Oliogu 15 Rebs: Lioux 15 Asts: Theodosiou 4 |
Pts: Georgelos 12 Rebs: Georgelos 10 Asts: Landavazo 2 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM) |
25 August 2021
17:30 |
| Brazil |
53–92 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 13–24, 14-26, 14-18 | ||
| Pts: Bianchi 13 Rebs: Farias Cardoso 8 Asts: De Jesus Andrade 2 |
Pts: Sharma 19 Rebs: Rioux 11 Asts: Tyne 6 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB) |
25 August 2021
20:30 |
| Mexico |
49–71 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-14, 9-14, 13-28, 15-15 | ||
| Pts: Escobedo 10 Rebs: Landavazo 8 Asts: Soqui 4 |
Pts: Respaud 11 Rebs: López 9 Asts: Peral 5 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Aline García (URU), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL) |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 389 | 200 | +189 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic
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3 | 2 | 1 | 256 | 254 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Puerto Rico
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3 | 1 | 2 | 215 | 230 | −15 | 4 | |
| 4 | Chile
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3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 326 | −176 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
23 August 2021
11:30 |
| Chile |
54–107 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–35, 10–23, 11-22, 18-27 | ||
| Pts: Orrego 12 Rebs: Ríos 9 Asts: Pescetto 2 |
Pts: Ceballo 19 Rebs: Ceballo 10 Asts: Muñoz 7 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Wallace Pacífico Rosa (BRA), Jesus López Díaz (MEX) |
23 August 2021
14:30 |
| United States |
118–67 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 42-18, 22-16, 34-17, 20-16 | ||
| Pts: Holland 24 Rebs: Lewis 12 Asts: Boswell 7 |
Pts: Lee 18 Rebs: Avilés 9 Asts: Adorno 6 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL) |
24 August 2021
11:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
74–133 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 22–37, 18-29, 12-35 | ||
| Pts: Díaz 16 Rebs: Díaz 12 Asts: Muñoz 5 |
Pts: Tucker 22 Rebs: McNeeley 10 Asts: Curry 9 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Jesus López Díaz (MEX), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL) |
24 August 2021
14:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
81–37 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-10, 27-13, 19-9, 14-5 | ||
| Pts: Avilés 18 Rebs: Martínez 8 Asts: Adorno 6 |
Pts: Cresp 11 Rebs: Ríos 8 Asts: Stuardo 2 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Franco Ronconi (ARG), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Alberto Achutegui López (MEX) |
25 August 2021
11:30 |
| Chile |
59–138 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–35, 17–32, 17-35, 16-36 | ||
| Pts: Aguirre 15 Rebs: Orrego 7 Asts: Orrego 7 |
Pts: Jackson 30 Rebs: McNeeley 9 Asts: Dillingham 12 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Alberto Achutegui López (MEX), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM) |
25 August 2021
14:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
67–75 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-18, 22-22, 20-16, 17-19 | ||
| Pts: Avilés 17 Rebs: Avilés 12 Asts: Marín 7 |
Pts: Carbuccia 20 Rebs: Díaz 9 Asts: Carbuccia 8 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Franco Ronconi (ARG), Waseem Hisainy (CAN), Wallace Rosa Pacífico (BRA) |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Argentina | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Chile | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 41 | Argentina | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 73 | Dominican Republic | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Dominican Republic | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Brazil | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 73 | Argentina | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 60 | United States | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Canada | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Puerto Rico | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Puerto Rico | 78 | Canada | 81 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 82 | United States | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 46 | 1B | United States | 123 | Dominican Republic | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 73 | 4A | Mexico | 53 | Canada | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit27 August 2021
11:30 |
| Argentina |
90–38 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 13-6, 36–5, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: Peral 21 Rebs: Prome 9 Asts: Pérez 6 |
Pts: Cresp 15 Rebs: Ríos 8 Asts: Pescetto 2 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Yuliet Alvarez Mendez (CUB), Jesus López Díaz (MEX) |
27 August 2021
14:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
74–66 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 20-17, 15–13, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Carbuccia 21 Rebs: Almonte 7 Asts: Muñoz 7 |
Pts: Bersch Klafke 12 Rebs: Vicentini Borio 12 Asts: Vicentini Borio 4 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Alberto Achutegui López (MEX), Aline García (URU) |
27 August 2021
17:30 |
| Canada |
93–65 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 25-17, 17-20, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Tyne 20 Rebs: Rioux 9 Asts: Tyne 7 |
Pts: Avilés 22 Rebs: Avilés 11 Asts: Martínez 3 | |
27 August 2021
20:30 |
| United States |
123–53 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 35-7, 29-17, 37–17, 22–12 | ||
| Pts: Lewis 24 Rebs: Holland 10 Asts: Curry 10 |
Pts: Landavazo 11 Rebs: Landavazo 6 Asts: Escobedo 4 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Fraco Ronconi (ARG), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL) |
5–8th place semifinals
edit28 August 2021
11:30 |
| Chile |
41–73 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 3-19, 6-17, 12-22 | ||
| Pts: Ríos 17 Rebs: Araneda 6 Asts: Cresp 3 |
Pts: Farias Cardoso 15 Rebs: Nascimento Raymundo 10 Asts: De Souza Pacheco 8 | |
28 August 2021
14:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
78–82 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-24, 16-18, 22-22, 22-18 | ||
| Pts: Avilés 22 Rebs: Avilés 19 Asts: Cruz 5 |
Pts: Soqui 20 Rebs: Georgelos 7 Asts: Escobedo 6 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Fraco Ronconi (ARG), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM) |
Semifinals
edit28 August 2021
17:30 |
| Argentina |
76–74 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-22, 23-15, 13-17, 20-20 | ||
| Pts: Giovannetti 24 Rebs: Lomello 7 Asts: Pérez 4 |
Pts: Aybar 26 Rebs: Almonte 9 Asts: Liberato 4 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Wallace Racífico Rosa (BRA), Aline García (URU) |
28 August 2021
20:30 |
| Canada |
81–99 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-28, 30-19, 13-29, 21-23 | ||
| Pts: Oliogu 17 Rebs: Rioux 12 Asts: Okojie 8 |
Pts: Boswell 20 Rebs: Holland 16 Asts: Dillingham 4 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Jesus López Díaz (MEX), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL) |
Seventh place game
edit29 August 2021
11:30 |
| Chile |
46–73 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-22, 13-21, 9-16, 5-14 | ||
| Pts: Cresp 8 Rebs: Araneda 7 Asts: Ríos 4 |
Pts: Gali 16 Rebs: Martínez 10 Asts: Torres 6 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Alberto Achutegui López (MEX), Jesus López Díaz (MEX), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL) |
Fifth place game
edit29 August 2021
14:30 |
| Brazil |
73–60 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-11, 22-17, 18-21, 14-11 | ||
| Pts: Bersch Klafke 31 Rebs: Da Silva 10 Asts: De Souza Pacheco 11 |
Pts: Escobedo 16 Rebs: Landavazo 7 Asts: Escobedo 7 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Franco Ronconi (ARG), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Aline García (URU) |
Third place game
edit29 August 2021
17:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
76–92 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 13-23, 20-27, 22-20 | ||
| Pts: Liberato 17 Rebs: Díaz 12 Asts: Carbuccia 4 |
Pts: Theodosiou 15 Rebs: Yeiy 14 Asts: Okojie 7 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Wallace Pacífico Rosa (BRA) |
Final
edit29 August 2021
20:30 |
| Argentina |
75–90 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-11, 11-19, 19-29, 25-31 | ||
| Pts: Bocca 15 Rebs: Prome 6 Asts: Singoj 4 |
Pts: Dillingham 31 Rebs: Holland 12 Asts: Dillingham 4 | |
USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Jesús López (VEN), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON) |
Final ranking
edit| Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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United States[4]
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6–0 |
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Argentina
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5–1 |
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Canada[5]
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4–2 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic
|
3–3 |
| 5 | Brazil
|
3–3 |
| 6 | Mexico
|
1–5 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico
|
2–4 |
| 8 | Chile
|
0-6 |
Statistical leaders
editPlayers
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Awards
edit| 2021 Americas Under-16 champions |
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 United States Seventh title |
- Most Valuable Player:
- All-Star Five:
- Guard
Robert Dillingham - Forward Ronald Holland
- PG
Mikkel Tyne - PG
Danny Carbuccia - PF
Tiziano Prome
- Guard
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "USA's Dillingham wins U16 MVP, headlines All-Star Five". FIBA. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Everything you need to know about the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2021". FIBA. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Draw".
- ^ Lawlor, Christopher (30 August 2021). "SEVENTH HEAVEN: USA U16 Men's National Team claims gold, winning FIBA Americas title; Robert Dillingham earns MVP, scores 31 points against Argentina in final". Bluestar Media. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "CANADA TAKES HOME A SILVER AND BRONZE MEDAL AT THE FIBA U16 AMERICAS TOURNAMENTS". Canada Basketball. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Player statistics