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
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
- 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
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.
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) 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
Bracket
| 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
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
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: 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
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: 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
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
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Awards
| 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
| 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
- ^ "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.