2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women

For the men's tournament, see 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.

The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women was an international basketball competition that took place in Valdivia, Chile from July 13–17, 2016. It was the eleventh edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of women aged 19 and under, competed in the tournament.^[1] The United States won their eighth consecutive gold in this event by beating Canada in the final, 109–62.^[2]

2016 FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup

11th FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
Dates	13–17 July 2016
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (9th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Lauren Cox
Top scorer	Da Silva (18.8)
Top rebounds	Da Silva (10.4)
Top assists	Leite (5.8)
PPG (Team)	United States (104.0)
RPG (Team)	Canada (59.8)
APG (Team)	United States (25.6)
Official website
2016 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women
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Participating teams

• North America:
  •  United States
  •  Canada
• Central America:
  •  Mexico
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Guatemala
• South America:
  •  Brazil
  •  Venezuela
  •  Chile (hosts)

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 14 April 2016.^[3]

All times are local (UTC-4).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	307	143	+164	6	Advance to Semifinals
2	Brazil	3	2	1	236	173	+63	5
3	Venezuela	3	1	2	184	235	−51	4	Classification 5–8
4	Guatemala	3	0	3	132	308	−176	3

Source: Standings

13 July 15:45

Boxscore

Venezuela	50–68	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 6–17, 17–16, 10–28, 17–7
Pts: Fajardo 10 Rebs: Betancourt 6 Asts: Quero 4		Pts: L. Da Silva, R. Da Silva 17 Rebs: R. Da Silva 10 Asts: Leite 7

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Andrés Laulhe (URU)

13 July 18:00

Boxscore

United States	117–32	Guatemala
Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 32–10, 20–8, 33–5
Pts: Carter 17 Rebs: Boothe 13 Asts: Harris 8		Pts: Saucedo 8 Rebs: Rosales 5 Asts: Pinelo 2

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Pablo Mardones (CHI), Stephanie Nordlee (CAN)

14 July 13:30

Boxscore

Guatemala	57–82	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 14–17, 17–21, 11–18
Pts: Rosales 14 Rebs: Rosales 6 Asts: Rosales 4		Pts: Veliz 19 Rebs: Torres 6 Asts: Torres 8

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Stephanie Nordlee (CAN)

14 July 18:00

Boxscore

Brazil	59–80	United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 14–17, 13–18, 16–20
Pts: R. Da Silva 25 Rebs: R. Da Silva 11 Asts: Leite 6		Pts: Cox 13 Rebs: Cox 9 Asts: Evans 6

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Jelena Smiljanic (SRB), Pablo Mardones (CHI), Alexis Mercado (PUR)

15 July 13:30

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Venezuela	52–110	United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–36, 14–20, 9–23, 12–31
Pts: Quero 10 Rebs: Betancourt 8 Asts: Torres 6		Pts: Boehm 20 Rebs: Cox 10 Asts: Ramirez 6

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Pablo Ignacio Mardones (CHI)

15 July 15:45

Boxscore

Guatemala	43–109	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13-24, 13-30, 10-31, 7-24
Pts: Cobar 9 Rebs: Saucedo 5 Asts: Zuleta 2		Pts: R. Da Silva 28 Rebs: R. Da Silva 12 Asts: Leite 9

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Stephanie Nordlee (CAN), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Andres Laulhe (URU)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	244	142	+102	6	Advance to Semifinals
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	207	214	−7	5
3	Mexico	3	1	2	202	224	−22	4	Classification 5–8
4	Chile	3	0	3	178	251	−73	3

Source: Standings

13 July 12:30

Boxscore

Mexico	56–87	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 12–21, 12–26, 13–24
Pts: Tapia 14 Rebs: Rivera 5 Asts: González 2		Pts: Konig 19 Rebs: Masikewich 13 Asts: Konig 5

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Cheryl Flores (USA), Ambar Ramírez (VEN), Cristhian Riquiac (GUA)

13 July 20:15

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Chile	74–88	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 10–21, 20–23, 26–18
Pts: Antero 25 Rebs: Cortés 15 Asts: Stevens 5		Pts: Oppenheimer 23 Rebs: Roldán 10 Asts: Pérez 7

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Máximo Cruz (DOM), María Comodaro (BRA), Jelena Smiljanić (SRB)

14 July 15:45

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	72–71	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 27–25, 22–14, 16–18
Pts: Pagán 20 Rebs: Pagán 11 Asts: Pérez 9		Pts: Rosales 19 Rebs: Tapia 7 Asts: Tapia 7

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Cheryl Flores (USA), María Comodaro (BRA), Cristhian Riquiac (GUA)

14 July 20:15

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Canada	88–39	Chile
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 22–13, 23–8, 17–9
Pts: Brewer 22 Rebs: Brown, Masikewich 12 Asts: Dodig, Epoch 3		Pts: Antero 7 Rebs: Cortés 7 Asts: Paegelow 4

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Máximo Cruz (CHI), Andrés Laulhe (URU), Ambar Ramírez (VEN)

15 July 18:00

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	47–69	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 2–17, 16–13, 13–18, 16–21
Pts: Oppenheimer 14 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Cancio 3		Pts: Jerome 22 Rebs: Jerome 10 Asts: Konig 5

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Ambar Ramirez (VEN), Jelena Smiljanić (SRB)

15 July 20:15

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Chile	65–75	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 14–20, 15–18, 14–18
Pts: Antero 32 Rebs: Cardenas 8 Asts: Colossi, Garcia 3		Pts: Rivera 20 Rebs: Rivera 7 Asts: Tapia 4

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Cheryl Flores (USA), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Cristhian Riquiac (GUA)

Classification round

All times are local (UTC-4).

	5th–8th				Fifth place
	16 July
	Venezuela	49
					17 July
	Chile	54
					Chile	51
	16 July
					Mexico	85
	Mexico	65
	Guatemala	38
					Seventh place
					17 July
					Venezuela	77
					Guatemala	64

Classification 5–8

16 July 13:30

Boxscore

Mexico	65–38	Guatemala
Scoring by quarter: 15–3, 8–17, 31–5, 11–13
Pts: Rivera, Rosales 10 Rebs: Rosales 9 Asts: Tapia 4		Pts: Pinelo 12 Rebs: Gonzalez, A. Rosales 7 Asts: Pinelo 4

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Stephanie Nordlee (CAN), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Ambar Ramirez (VEN)

16 July 15:45

Boxscore

Venezuela	49–54	Chile
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 16–11, 12–9, 8–19
Pts: Diaz 9 Rebs: Zamaro 12 Asts: Torres 4		Pts: Arcos 16 Rebs: Stevens 12 Asts: Garcia 5

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Cristhian Riquiac (GUA), Cheryl Flores (USA)

Seventh place game

17 July 13:30

Boxscore

Venezuela	77–64	Guatemala
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 14–17, 20–14, 20–16
Pts: Diaz 31 Rebs: Zamaro 13 Asts: Torres, Quero 5		Pts: Pinelo 12 Rebs: Pinelo 6 Asts: Pinelo 10

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Andres Laulhe (URU), Alexis Pacheco (PUR)

Fifth place game

17 July 15:45

Boxscore

Chile	51–85	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 12–19, 13–34, 18–24
Pts: Antero 13 Rebs: Cortes 8 Asts: García 5		Pts: Villalobos 22 Rebs: Tapia 8 Asts: Tapia, Xicontencatl 6

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Cheryl Flores (USA), Christian Riquiac (GUA), Ambar Ramirez (VEN)

Final round

All times are local (UTC-4).

	Semifinals				Final
	16 July
	United States	104
					17 July
	Puerto Rico	36
					United States	109
	16 July
					Canada	62
	Canada	58
	Brazil	52
					Third place
					17 July
					Puerto Rico	64
					Brazil	70

Semifinals

16 July 18:00

Boxscore

United States	104–36	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 25–3, 27–10, 29–9
Pts: Carter 17 Rebs: Cox 13 Asts: Harris 9		Pts: Rodriguez 15 Rebs: Pagan 5 Asts: Perez 2

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Andres Laulhe (URU), Pablo Mardones (CHI)

16 July 20:15

Boxscore

Canada	58–52	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 12–18, 14–17, 22–5
Pts: Jerome 16 Rebs: Jerome 12 Asts: Epoch 3		Pts: R. Da Silva 18 Rebs: R. Da Silva 14 Asts: L. Da Silva 4

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Jelena Smiljanic (SRB), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Felipe Ibarra (CHI)

Third place game

17 July 18:00

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	64–70	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 12–6, 13–19, 27–28
Pts: Rodríguez 28 Rebs: Rodríguez 6 Asts: Pérez 7		Pts: Bispo 20 Rebs: Bispo 9 Asts: Leite 5

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Pablo Mardones (CHI), Stephanie Nordlee (CAN)

Final

17 July 20:15

Boxscore

United States	109–62	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 28–14, 33–14, 25–14
Pts: Harris 18 Rebs: Cox 9 Asts: Carter 5		Pts: Brewer 16 Rebs: Jerome 8 Asts: Konig 3

Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Jelena Smiljanic (SRB), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Felipe Ibarra (CHI)

Awards

2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women winners
United States 9th title

Most Valuable Player
Lauren Cox

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
	Suspended from the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

Rank	Team	Record
	United States	5–0
	Canada	4–1
	Brazil*	3–2
4	Puerto Rico	2–3
5	Mexico	3–2
6	Chile	1–4
7	Venezuela	2–3
8	Guatemala	0–5

* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place with the fourth FIBA Americas team's identity yet to be named.^[4][5] On 12 May 2017, Mexico was chosen to replace Brazil.^[6]