2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
| FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 2018 | |||||||||||||
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| 11th American Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Tournament details | |||||||||||||
| Host nation |  Canada | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10–16 June | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |  United States (9th title) | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Quentin Grimes | ||||||||||||
| Tournament leaders | |||||||||||||
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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
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3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 260 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 267 | −10 | 4 | |
| 4 | 
|
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: 16 Rebs: 9 Asts: 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 |
| |
51–84 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–14, 7–27, 8–23 | ||
| Pts: 13 Rebs: 7 Asts: 8 |
Pts: 12 Rebs: , 7 Asts: , 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: , 18 Rebs: 13 Asts: 10 |
Pts: Quiñones 31 Rebs: 8 Asts: 5 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Fabiano Huber (BRA) |
11 June 2018
20:15 |
| United States |
118–26 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 43–0, 27–8, 29–9, 19–9 | ||
| Pts: Bacot 17 Rebs: Robinson-Earl 13 Asts: White 7 |
Pts: 9 Rebs: 8 Asts: , 2 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
12 June 2018
14:15 |
| Dominican Republic |
90–54 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 26–12, 22–17, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: 17 Rebs: 11 Asts: 4 |
Pts: 13 Rebs: 8 Asts: 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: 17 Rebs: 6 Asts: 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)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 210 | +94 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Argentina
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3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 219 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Chile
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3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 235 | −35 | 4 | |
| 4 | 
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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) Host
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
10 June 2018
12:00 |
| Chile |
74–62 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 16–18, 20–9, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: 20 Rebs: 15 Asts: Arroyo 8 |
Pts: 27 Rebs: 9 Asts: 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: 23 Rebs: , Cáffaro 7 Asts: Farabello 7 |
Pts: Nembhard 28 Rebs: 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 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–19, 24–18, 36–18, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Lawson, 20 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Nembhard 9 |
Pts: 26 Rebs: 6 Asts: , 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: 24 Rebs: Cáffaro 15 Asts: Farabello 8 |
Pts: 17 Rebs: 11 Asts: Arroyo 8 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Julio Anaya (PAN) |
12 June 2018
12:00 |
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61–82 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 15–23, 12–26, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: 16 Rebs: 12 Asts: 5 |
Pts: 18 Rebs: 8 Asts: Farabello, 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: 11 Rebs: 8 Asts: Arroyo, 6 |
Pts: Nembhard 19 Rebs: 12 Asts: Nembhard 7 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX) |
Knockout stage[]
Bracket[]
| Fifth place (16 June) | 5–8th place semifinals (15 June) | Quarterfinals (14 June) | Semifinals (15 June) | Final (16 June) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | United States
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132 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B |
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55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B |
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70 | 1A | United States
|
104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Dominican Republic
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102 | 2B | Argentina
|
92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Dominican Republic
|
70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Argentina
|
87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Dominican Republic
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63 | 1A | United States
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113 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Chile
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69 | 1B | Canada
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74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Puerto Rico
|
68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Chile
|
65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Chile
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67 | 2A | Puerto Rico
|
89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place (16 June) | 4A |
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61 | 1B | Canada
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95 | Third place (16 June) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4B |
|
51 | 4A |
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39 | 2B | Argentina
|
87 | |||||||||||||||
| 4A |
|
66 | 1B | Canada
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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: 27 Rebs: 7 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: 35 Rebs: Cáffaro 8 Asts: 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: 23 Rebs: 10 Asts: , 5 |
Pts: Arroyo 18 Rebs: 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 | |
| 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: , 19 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: 3 | |
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Julio Anaya (PAN), Alexis Mercado (PUR) |
14 June 2018
20:15 |
| |
39–105 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 9–34, 13–20, 10–29 | ||
| Pts: 15 Rebs: 9 Asts: 3 |
Pts: 26 Rebs: 12 Asts: Nembhard 6 | |
5–8th place semifinals[]
15 June 2018
12:00 |
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70–102 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 18–20, 19–27, 13–31 | ||
| Pts: 25 Rebs: 15 Asts: , 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 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–8, 18–21, 23– 18 | ||
| Pts: , 15 Rebs: 15 Asts: 8 |
Pts: 19 Rebs: , 7 Asts: 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: 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: 21 Rebs: 12 Asts: 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 |
| |
51–66 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 10–17, 13–14, 12–11 | ||
| Pts: 22 Rebs: 11 Asts: 6 |
Pts: 18 Rebs: 18 Asts: 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: 18 Rebs: 22 Asts: Quiñones, 3 |
Pts: Arroyo 24 Rebs: 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, 21 Rebs: Cáffaro 10 Asts: 9 |
Pts: 22 Rebs: 10 Asts: 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 | |
1–5 |
| 8 | |
0–6 |
References[]
- ^ "FIBA Calendar".
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Historic! Chile is the South American U17 Champion". FIBA Americas. 22 July 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.
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