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2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

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For the women's tournament, see 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship.

The 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Formosa, Argentina from 14–18 June 2017.[1][2]

2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
5th FIBA Americas Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates14–18 June
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Vernon Carey Jr.
Top scorerPuerto Rico Curbelo (21.8)
Top reboundsCanada Ndur (8.6)
Top assistsPuerto Rico Curbelo (3.3)
Official website
2017 FIBA Americas U-16 Championship
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The United States successfully defended their title against Canada, 111–60, in the rematch of the Finals. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico upended the hosts Argentina in the bronze medal game, 78–67, to notch their first ever podium finish in the tournament.[3]

Due to Argentina named as the hosts of the U17 World Cup next year, another slot was awarded to FIBA Americas, wherein Dominican Republic grabbed the fifth spot by subduing Mexico, 71–51.[3]

The top four teams, excluding Argentina qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup as host.

Venue edit

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Formosa
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario
Capacity: 4,500

Qualified teams edit

Group phase edit

A draw was held on 23 May 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[4]

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 234 175 +59 6 Advance to Semifinals
2   Argentina 3 2 1 178 166 +12 5
3   Paraguay 3 1 2 193 214 −21 4 Advance to Classification 5-8
4   Venezuela 3 0 3 146 196 −50 3
Source: FIBA
14 June 2017
14:00
Venezuela   64–70   Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 16–15, 14–15, 19–26
Pts: Díaz 15
Rebs: Marrero 15
Asts: Meneses 11		 Pts: Blaich 16
Rebs: Barreto 16
Asts: Ruiz 12
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU), Vivian Garcia (URU), Jonathan Sterling (USA)
14 June 2017
21:00
Canada   75–61   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 21–14, 12–14, 20–21
Pts: McNeilly 22
Rebs: Ndur 9
Asts: Rathan-Mayes 2		 Pts: Bertona 21
Rebs: Chapero 7
Asts: Bertona 3
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
15 June 2017
16:30
Paraguay   71–79   Canada
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 14–19, 25–20, 20–19
Pts: Galarza 12
Rebs: Galarza 7
Asts: Galarza 4		 Pts: Rathan-Mayes 21
Rebs: Ndur 10
Asts: McNeilly 3
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Jonathan Sterling (USA)
15 June 2017
21:00
Argentina   46–39   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 8–6, 12–12, 10–10
Pts: Bertona 15
Rebs: Bertona 7
Asts: Bertona 2		 Pts: Alcala 11
Rebs: Alcala 15
Asts: Meneses 1
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Sebastian Negron (CHI), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)
16 June 2017
18:45
Canada   80–43   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 18–12, 22–15, 17–9
Pts: Todd 13
Rebs: Nwagha 7
Asts: Sakota 5		 Pts: Marrero 12
Rebs: Sánchez 6
Asts: four players 1
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Jonathan Sterling (USA), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
16 June 2017
21:00
Paraguay   52–71   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 12–13, 12–21, 10–26
Pts: Barreto 20
Rebs: Aguero 8
Asts: Barreto 3		 Pts: Lugarini 17
Rebs: Lugarini 13
Asts: Pividori 5
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Carlos Peralta (COL), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 331 166 +165 6 Advance to Semifinals
2   Puerto Rico 3 2 1 244 266 −22 5
3   Dominican Republic 3 1 2 219 233 −14 4 Advance to Classification 5-8
4   Mexico 3 0 3 165 294 −129 3
Source: FIBA
14 June 2017
16:15
United States   110–69   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 24–24, 31–18, 31–16
Pts: Carey Jr. 17
Rebs: Carey Jr. 9
Asts: Hampton, Weems 4		 Pts: Rolón 18
Rebs: González, Pinzón 4
Asts: Rolón 4
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG)
14 June 2017
18:30
Mexico   45–86   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 9–28, 14–19, 7–19, 15–20
Pts: Cruz 12
Rebs: Lucero 10
Asts: Noriega 4		 Pts: Jones 22
Rebs: Bastianoni 13
Asts: Montero 3
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Sebastian Negron (CHI), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Michael Scott (CAN)
15 June 2017
14:15
Puerto Rico   81–68   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 21–13, 20–14, 19–23
Pts: Rosa 14
Rebs: Curbelo 10
Asts: Curbelo 3		 Pts: Cruz 18
Rebs: Díaz 6
Asts: Avelino 4
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Vivian Elizabeth Garcia Otermin (URU), Virginia Soledad Peruchini (ARG)
15 June 2017
18:45
Dominican Republic   45–94   United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 9–27, 9–21, 14–27
Pts: De La Rosa 15
Rebs: Edouard 7
Asts: Mejia 2		 Pts: Wiseman 15
Rebs: Wiseman 10
Asts: Roach 5
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG), Michael Scott (CAN)
16 June 2017
14:15
United States   127–52   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 40–5, 31–23, 26–9
Pts: Z. Harmon 17
Rebs: Weems 11
Asts: Z. Harmon 5		 Pts: Cruz 20
Rebs: López 5
Asts: Cruz 4
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Sebastian Negron (CHI), Vivian Garcia (URU), Michael Scott (CAN)
16 June 2017
16:30
Dominican Republic   88–94   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–25, 22–26, 26–25
Pts: Jones 34
Rebs: Jones 10
Asts: Jones 6		 Pts: Curbelo 26
Rebs: Sosa 14
Asts: Curbelo 5
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Micaela Prado (ARG)

Classification round edit

All times are local (UTC-3).

 
5th–8thFifth place
 
      
 
17 June
 
 
  Paraguay60
 
18 June
 
  Mexico71
 
  Mexico51
 
17 June
 
  Dominican Republic71
 
  Dominican Republic71
 
 
  Venezuela57
 
Seventh place
 
 
18 June
 
 
  Paraguay49
 
 
  Venezuela53

Classification 5–8 edit

17 June 2017
14:15
Colombia   71–57   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 17–7, 10–16, 30–23
Pts: Jones 14
Rebs: Bastianoni 6
Asts: Jones 3		 Pts: Alcala 15
Rebs: Alcala 7
Asts: Marrero 3
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Vivian Garcia (URU), Micaela Prado (URU)
17 June 2017
16:30
Paraguay   60–71   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 9–18, 18–15, 17–25
Pts: Ruiz 13
Rebs: Barreto 8
Asts: Barreto 3		 Pts: Avelino 19
Rebs: Cruz 7
Asts: Morales 5
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Jonathan Sterling (USA), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Michael Scott (CAN)

Seventh place game edit

18 June 2017
14:15
Paraguay   49–53   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 11–6, 17–15, 17–16, 4–16
Pts: Barreto 20
Rebs: Aguero 9
Asts: Mercado 4		 Pts: Alcala 18
Rebs: Alcala 10
Asts: Diaz 3
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Vivian Garcia (URU), Virginia Peruchini (ARG)

Fifth place game edit

18 June 2017
16:30
Mexico   51–71   Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 16–18, 12–17, 15–17
Pts: Cruz 17
Rebs: Dennis 11
Asts: Avelino 4		 Pts: Jones 22
Rebs: Bastianoni 11
Asts: Rodriguez 4
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU), Jonathan Sterling (USA)

Final round edit

All times are local (UTC-3).

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 June
 
 
  Canada81
 
18 June
 
  Puerto Rico66
 
  Canada60
 
17 June
 
  United States111
 
  United States121
 
 
  Argentina49
 
Third place
 
 
18 June
 
 
  Puerto Rico78
 
 
  Argentina67

Semifinals edit

17 June 2017
18:45
Canada   81–66   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 29–17, 18–21, 17–16
Pts: McNeilly 23
Rebs: Ndur 12
Asts: five players 2		 Pts: Curbelo 27
Rebs: Curbelo 9
Asts: three players 2
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
17 June 2017
21:00
United States   121–49   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 30–9, 41–12, 18–11, 32–17
Pts: Barnes 20
Rebs: Todd 9
Asts: D. Harmon 4		 Pts: Lugarini 15
Rebs: Von Schmeling 4
Asts: Bertona 3
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Sebastian Negron (CHI), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)

Third place game edit

18 June 2017
18:45
Puerto Rico   78–67   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 18–12, 18–22, 16–17
Pts: Curbelo 23
Rebs: Sosa 19
Asts: Rolón 8		 Pts: Lugarini 18
Rebs: Gallardo 9
Asts: Lugarini, Pividori 4
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Sebastian Negron (CHI), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Michael Scott (CAN)

Final edit

18 June 2017
21:00
Canada   60–111   United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 8–23, 12–33, 24–29
Pts: Sakota 17
Rebs: Ndur 8
Asts: Rathan-Mayes 4		 Pts: Carey Jr. 19
Rebs: Weems 8
Asts: Z. Harmon 6
Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa
Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Micaela Prado (URU)

Awards edit

 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas
Championship winners 
 
United States
5th title
Most Valuable Player
  Vernon Carey Jr.

Final ranking edit

Qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup as the hosts.
Rank Team Record
    United States 5–0
    Canada 4–1
    Puerto Rico 3–2
4   Argentina 2–3
5   Dominican Republic 3–2
6   Mexico 1–4
7   Venezuela 1–4
8   Paraguay 1–4

References edit

  1. ^ "Argentina will host the FIBA U16 Americas Championships 2017". FIBA. March 25, 2017. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "FIBA Calendar". Archived from the original on June 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "USA claim FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2017". FIBA. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Draw results in for FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2017". FIBA. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017.

External links edit

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