The 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition held in León, Guanajuato, Mexico, from 23 to 29 August 2021.[1] It was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship. The top four teams qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary.
| 7th FIBA Under-16 Americas Women's Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Mexico |
| Dates | 23–29 August |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (6th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | JuJu Watkins |
| Top scorer | JuJu Watkins: 20.0 |
| Top rebounds |  Taissa Queiroz: 14.0 |
| Top assists | Jada Williams: 7.5 |
| Official website | |
| Official website | |
Qualification edit
Eight 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 Costa Rica Mexico
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| South American (CONSUBASQUET) | 3 |  Argentina Brazil Chile
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Draw edit
The draw ceremony for the competition took place on 10 August at the FIBA Regional Office, in the city of Miami, Florida.[3]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Puerto Rico Canada Brazil Costa Rica
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Argentina United States Chile Mexico
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Group phase edit
All times are local (UTC−5).
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 131 | +165 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 214 | −30 | 5 | |
| 3 | Brazil
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3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 187 | +9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 245 | −144 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
23 August 2021
11:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
60–45 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-14, 16-7, 21–13, 5-11 | ||
| Pts: García 13 Rebs: Rivera 8 Asts: Torres 4 |
Pts: James 11 Rebs: Montero 7 Asts: 0 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU) |
23 August 2021
14:30 |
| Canada |
82–56 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 33-13, 16-14, 18-18, 15-11 | ||
| Pts: Prosper 24 Rebs: Prosper 9 Asts: Prosper 4 |
Pts: Nascimento Queiroz 16 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 9 Asts: Prande Freitas 5 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Romina Belén Morales Ibrra (ARG), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL) |
24 August 2021
11:30 |
| Costa Rica |
25–112 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-24, 7-25, 2-37, 8-26 | ||
| Pts: McGuinness 5 Rebs: Montero 6 Asts: James 2 |
Pts: Prosper 24 Rebs: Prosper 9 Asts: Sta. Maria 3 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), JIMENEZ CHOQUE, Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL), Nancy Yunuhen Romo Salinas (MEX) |
24 August 2021
14:30 |
| Brazil |
67–74 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 33-13, 16-14, 18-18, 15-11 | ||
| Pts: Passos Alves Da Silva 23 Rebs: Passos Alves Da Silva 22 Asts: Nascimento Queiroz 4 |
Pts: Torres 17 Rebs: Muñoz 7 Asts: Torres 5 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM) |
25 August 2021
11:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
50–102 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-29, 7-27, 17-28, 8-18 | ||
| Pts: De Pool 13 Rebs: Muñoz 8 Asts: García 5 |
Pts: Gibb 23 Rebs: Gibb 11 Asts: Sta. Maria 6 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU) |
25 August 2021
14:30 |
| Brazil |
73–31 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-12, 30-5, 17-11, 16-3 | ||
| Pts: Guyton 18 Rebs: Passos Alves Da Silva 16 Asts: Guyton 4 |
Pts: James 7 Rebs: James 8 Asts: Cordero 2 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU) |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 102 | +256 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 234 | −71 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mexico
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3 | 1 | 2 | 169 | 246 | −77 | 4 | |
| 4 | Chile
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3 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 246 | −108 | 4 |
Source: FIBA
23 August 2021
17:30 |
| United States |
117–23 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 | ||
| Pts: Watkins 21 Rebs: Watkins 7 Asts: Williams 3 |
Pts: Vega 8 Rebs: Poblete 4 Asts: Pizarro 2 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU), Mónica Mongelos (PAR) |
23 August 2021
20:30 |
| Mexico |
66–58 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 | ||
| Pts: Flores 20 Rebs: Guajardo 10 Asts: Navarro 5 |
Pts: Giacone 12 Rebs: Cergneux 15 Asts: Espedale 4 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Maria Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR) |
24 August 2021
17:30 |
| Chile |
53–69 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 12-22, 16-13, 13-21 | ||
| Pts: Pizarro 15 Rebs: Poblete 11 Asts: Pizarro 4 |
Pts: Espedale 12 Rebs: Giacone 9 Asts: Guglielmi 3 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Mónica Mongelos (PAR) |
24 August 2021
20:30 |
| Mexico |
43–126 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 | ||
| Pts: Maciel 12 Rebs: Guajardo 4 Asts: Navarro 2 |
Pts: Watkins 21 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Cambridge 4 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Christine Vuong (CAN), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU) |
25 August 2021
17:30 |
| Argentina |
36–115 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 4-32, 13-30, 5-26, 14-27 | ||
| Pts: Maggi 6 Rebs: Lagowski 6 Asts: Amaya 2 |
Pts: Watkins 17 Rebs: Thomas 10 Asts: Williams 9 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Christine Vuong (CAN), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM) |
25 August 2021
20:30 |
| Chile |
62–60 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 | ||
| Pts: Vega 17 Rebs: Paredes 8 Asts: Pizarro 7 |
Pts: Maciel 15 Rebs: Mendoza 9 Asts: Mendoza 3 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR) |
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Canada | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Chile | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 44 | Canada | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 75 | Argentina | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Argentina | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Brazil | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 49 | Canada | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 68 | United States | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Puerto Rico | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Mexico | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Puerto Rico | 81 | Mexico | 30 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 48 | United States | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile | 59 | 1B | United States | 121 | Argentina | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 58 | 4A | Costa Rica | 12 | Mexico | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
27 August 2021
11:30 |
| United States |
121–12 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 36-7, 30-1, 28-0, 27-4 | ||
| Pts: Mendelson 18 Rebs: Donovan 10 Asts: Watkins 7 |
Pts: Cordero 5 Rebs: Murillo 5 Asts: McGuinness 1 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Christine Vuong (CAN), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU) |
27 August 2021
14:30 |
| Canada |
76–25 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 17-8, 28-4, 12-0 | ||
| Pts: Prosper 21 Rebs: Prosper 16 Asts: Sta. Maria 5 |
Pts: Vega 8 Rebs: Rojas 6 Asts: Vega 3 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU) |
27 August 2021
17:30 |
| Argentina |
56–54 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 6-15, 22-7, 13-19, 15-13 | ||
| Pts: Espedale 14 Rebs: Cergneux 9 Asts: Barrionuevo 3 |
Pts: Nascimento Queiroz 19 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 20 Asts: Nascimento Queiroz 4 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL) |
27 August 2021
20:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
66–67 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 15-16, 20-19, 19-15 | ||
| Pts: Crespo 18 Rebs: García 9 Asts: De Pool 3 |
Pts: Mendoza 13 Rebs: Mora 10 Asts: Maciel 5 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG), Mónica Mongelos (PAR) |
5-8th place seminfinals edit
28 August 2021
11:30 |
| Chile |
44–75 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 9-19, 12-20, 11-19 | ||
| Pts: Vega 13 Rebs: Paredes 5 Asts: Pizarro 3 |
Pts: Nascimento Queiroz 22 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 21 Asts: Prande Freitas 4 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Christine Vuong (CAN), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG) |
28 August 2021
14:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
81–48 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-15, '17-9, 25-15, 17-9 | ||
| Pts: Carreno 18 Rebs: Torres 9 Asts: Martínez 4 |
Pts: McGuinness 14 Rebs: Montero 10 Asts: Pérez 3 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM) |
Seminfinals edit
28 August 2021
17:30 |
| Canada |
74–47 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-10, 11-6, 18-15, 20-16 | ||
| Pts: Bediako 14 Rebs: Prosper 13 Asts: Sta. Maria 3 |
Pts: Espedale 11 Rebs: Lagowski 6 Asts: Bourgarel 2 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Maria Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU) |
28 August 2021
20:30 |
| Mexico |
30–121 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-40, 2-34, 9-22, 5-25 | ||
| Pts: Navarro 9 Rebs: Mendoza 4 Asts: Mendoza 2 |
Pts: Cunningham 18 Rebs: Watkins 7 Asts: Donovan 7 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR) |
Seventh place game edit
29 August 2021
11:30 |
| Chile |
59–58 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-13, 11-20, 11-11, 28-14 | ||
| Pts: Vega 19 Rebs: Paredes 9 Asts: Pizarro 5 |
Pts: Montero 22 Rebs: Montero 13 Asts: Cordero 4 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Mónica Mongelos (PAR) |
Fifth place game edit
29 August 2021
17:30 |
| Brazil |
49–68 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 11-24, 11-14, 15-13 | ||
| Pts: Francisco De Oliveira 10 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 12 Asts: Nascimento Queiroz 3 |
Pts: Muñoz 30 Rebs: Crespo 9 Asts: García 9 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU) |
Third place game edit
29 August 2021
20:30 |
| Argentina |
67–72 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-9, 14-22, 16-23, 21-18 | ||
| Pts: Cergneux 17 Rebs: Giacone 7 Asts: Barrionuevo 4 |
Pts: Maciel 23 Rebs: Rubio 7 Asts: Mendoza 4 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Christine Vuong (CAN), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL) |
Final edit
29 August 2021
20:30 |
| Canada |
45–118 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-25, 11-31, 10-31, 10-31 | ||
| Pts: Prosper 13 Rebs: Gibb 8 Asts: Gibb 6 |
Pts: Watkins 28 Rebs: Donovan 9 Asts: Williams 8 | |
Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG) |
Final ranking edit
| Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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United States
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6–0 |
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Canada
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5–1 |
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Mexico
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3–3 |
| 4 | Argentina
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2–4 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico
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4–2 |
| 6 | Brazil
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2–4 |
| 7 | Chile
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2–4 |
| 8 | Costa Rica
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0–6 |
Statistical leaders edit
Players edit
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Awards edit
| 2021 Americas Under-16 champions |
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 United States Sixth title |
- Most Valuable Player:
- All-Star Five:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championship". FIBA. 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIBA U16 Americas Women's Championship". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Draw". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Player statistics from USAB[dead link]
- ^ "USA's Watkins takes home MVP honors from tournament's All-Star Five". FIBA. Retrieved 7 September 2021.