2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
7th FIBA American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Mexico
Dates	23–29 August
Teams	8
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	United States (7th title)
MVP	Robert Dillingham
Tournament leaders
Official website
	2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship
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The 2021 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship was the international basketball competition that was held in Xalapa, Mexico from 23 to 29 August 2021. The top four teams qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Spain.^[2]

Qualification[]

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
Central America and the Caribbean area (CONCENCABA)	3	Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Mexico
South American (CONSUBASQUET)	3	Argentina Brazil Chile

Draw[]

The draw ceremony for the competition took place on August 10th at the FIBA Regional Office, in the city of Miami, Florida.^[3]

Group A	Group B
Argentina Mexico Brazil Canada	Chile United States Puerto Rico Dominican Republic

Group Phase[]

All times are local (UTC−5).

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	250	171	+79	6	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	3	2	1	247	183	+64	5
3	Brazil	3	1	2	174	249	−75	4
4	Mexico	3	0	3	157	225	−68	3

Source: FIBA

23 August 2021
17:30

Boxscore

Argentina	81–70	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 20–23, 22–16, 24–14
Pts: 17 Rebs: 10 Asts: 5		Pts: 22 Rebs: 9 Asts: 6

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Aline García (URU)

23 August 2021
20:30

Boxscore

Mexico	59–69	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20-12, 14–18, 13-22, 12-17
Pts: 21 Rebs: 7 Asts: 3		Pts: 22 Rebs: 15 Asts: 5

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM)

24 August 2021
17:30

Boxscore

Brazil	52–98	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 13–29, 16-26, 9-22
Pts: 11 Rebs: 9 Asts: 3		Pts: 22 Rebs: 9 Asts: 7

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Aline García (URU)

24 August 2021
20:30

Boxscore

Canada	85–49	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 22-10, 19-11, 20-13
Pts: 15 Rebs: 15 Asts: 4		Pts: 12 Rebs: 10 Asts: 2

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM)

25 August 2021
17:30

Boxscore

Brazil	53–92	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 13–24, 14-26, 14-18
Pts: 13 Rebs: 8 Asts: 2		Pts: 19 Rebs: 11 Asts: 6

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB)

25 August 2021
20:30

Boxscore

Mexico	49–71	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 12-14, 9-14, 13-28, 15-15
Pts: 10 Rebs: 8 Asts: 4		Pts: 11 Rebs: 9 Asts: 5

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Aline García (URU), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL)

Group B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	389	200	+189	6	Quarterfinals
2	Dominican Republic	3	2	1	256	254	+2	5
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	215	230	−15	4
4	Chile	3	0	3	150	326	−176	3

Source: FIBA

23 August 2021
11:30

Boxscore

Chile	54–107	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 15–35, 10–23, 11-22, 18-27
Pts: 12 Rebs: 9 Asts: 2		Pts: 19 Rebs: 10 Asts: 7

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Wallace Pacífico Rosa (BRA), Jesus López Díaz (MEX)

23 August 2021
14:30

Boxscore

United States	118–67	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 42-18, 22-16, 34-17, 20-16
Pts: 24 Rebs: 12 Asts: 7		Pts: 18 Rebs: 9 Asts: 6

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL)

24 August 2021
11:30

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	74–133	United States
Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 22–37, 18-29, 12-35
Pts: 16 Rebs: 12 Asts: 5		Pts: 22 Rebs: 10 Asts: 9

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Jesus López Díaz (MEX), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL)

24 August 2021
14:30

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	81–37	Chile
Scoring by quarter: 21-10, 27-13, 19-9, 14-5
Pts: 18 Rebs: 8 Asts: 6		Pts: 11 Rebs: 8 Asts: 2

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Franco Ronconi (ARG), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Alberto Achutegui López (MEX)

25 August 2021
11:30

Boxscore

Chile	59–138	United States
Scoring by quarter: 9–35, 17–32, 17-35, 16-36
Pts: 15 Rebs: 7 Asts: 7		Pts: 30 Rebs: 9 Asts: Dillingham 12

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Alberto Achutegui López (MEX), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM)

25 August 2021
14:30

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	67–75	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 8-18, 22-22, 20-16, 17-19
Pts: 17 Rebs: 12 Asts: 7		Pts: 20 Rebs: 9 Asts: 8

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Franco Ronconi (ARG), Waseem Hisainy (CAN), Wallace Rosa Pacífico (BRA)

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

Fifth place (29 August)

5–8th place semifinals (28 August)

Quarterfinals (27 August)

Semifinals (28 August)

Final (29 August)

1A

Argentina

90

4B

Chile

38

Chile

41

Argentina

76

Brazil

73

Dominican Republic

74

2B

Dominican Republic

74

3A

Brazil

66

Brazil

73

Argentina

75

Mexico

60

United States

90

2A

Canada

93

3B

Puerto Rico

65

Puerto Rico

78

Canada

81

Seventh place (29 August)

Mexico

82

United States

99

Third place (29 August)

Chile

46

1B

United States

123

Dominican Republic

76

Puerto Rico

73

4A

Mexico

53

Canada

92

Quarterfinals[]

27 August 2021
11:30

Boxscore

Argentina	90–38	Chile
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 13-6, 36–5, 26–25
Pts: 21 Rebs: 9 Asts: 6		Pts: 15 Rebs: 8 Asts: 2

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Yuliet Alvarez Mendez (CUB), Jesus López Díaz (MEX)

27 August 2021
14:30

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	74–66	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 20-17, 15–13, 23–17
Pts: 21 Rebs: 7 Asts: 7		Pts: 12 Rebs: 12 Asts: 4

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Alberto Achutegui López (MEX), Aline García (URU)

27 August 2021
17:30

Boxscore

Canada	93–65	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 25-17, 17-20, 24–14
Pts: 20 Rebs: 9 Asts: 7		Pts: 22 Rebs: 11 Asts: 3

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Micaela Prado (ARG), Wallace Pacífico Rosa (BRA)

27 August 2021
20:30

Boxscore

United States	123–53	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 35-7, 29-17, 37–17, 22–12
Pts: 24 Rebs: 10 Asts: 10		Pts: 11 Rebs: 6 Asts: 4

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Fraco Ronconi (ARG), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL)

5–8th place semifinals[]

28 August 2021
11:30

Boxscore

Chile	41–73	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 3-19, 6-17, 12-22
Pts: 17 Rebs: 6 Asts: 3		Pts: 15 Rebs: 10 Asts: 8

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Jesús López (VEN), Micaela Prado (ARG), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB)

28 August 2021
14:30

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	78–82	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 16-24, 16-18, 22-22, 22-18
Pts: 22 Rebs: 19 Asts: 5		Pts: 20 Rebs: 7 Asts: 6

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Fraco Ronconi (ARG), Delquino Vizcaíno Vicente (DOM)

Semifinals[]

28 August 2021
17:30

Boxscore

Argentina	76–74	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20-22, 23-15, 13-17, 20-20
Pts: 24 Rebs: 7 Asts: 4		Pts: 26 Rebs: 9 Asts: 4

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Wallace Racífico Rosa (BRA), Aline García (URU)

28 August 2021
20:30

Boxscore

Canada	81–99	United States
Scoring by quarter: 17-28, 30-19, 13-29, 21-23
Pts: 17 Rebs: 12 Asts: 8		Pts: 20 Rebs: 16 Asts: Dillingham 4

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Jesus López Díaz (MEX), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL)

Seventh place game[]

29 August 2021
11:30

Boxscore

Chile	46–73	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 19-22, 13-21, 9-16, 5-14
Pts: 8 Rebs: 7 Asts: 4		Pts: 16 Rebs: 10 Asts: 6

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Alberto Achutegui López (MEX), Jesus López Díaz (MEX), Carol Sacramento Garcia Ferro (COL)

Fifth place game[]

29 August 2021
14:30

Boxscore

Brazil	73–60	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 19-11, 22-17, 18-21, 14-11
Pts: 31 Rebs: 10 Asts: 11		Pts: 16 Rebs: 7 Asts: 7

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Franco Ronconi (ARG), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Aline García (URU)

Third place game[]

29 August 2021
17:30

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	76–92	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 13-23, 20-27, 22-20
Pts: 17 Rebs: 12 Asts: 4		Pts: 15 Rebs: 14 Asts: 7

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Erick Endara Estevez (ECU), Wallace Pacífico Rosa (BRA)

Final[]

29 August 2021
20:30

Boxscore

Argentina	75–90	United States
Scoring by quarter: 20-11, 11-19, 19-29, 25-31
Pts: 15 Rebs: 6 Asts: 4		Pts: Dillingham 31 Rebs: 12 Asts: Dillingham 4

USBI Gymnasium, Xalapa
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Jesús López (VEN), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON)

Final ranking[]

	Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.

Rank	Team	Record
	United States^[4]	6–0
	Argentina	5–1
	Canada^[5]	4–2
4	Dominican Republic	3–3
5	Brazil	3–3
6	Mexico	1–5
7	Puerto Rico	2–4
8	Chile	0-6

Statistical leaders[]

Players[]

Points^[6]

Pos.	Name	PPG
1		19.0
2		16.7
3	Robert Dillingham	15.7
4		15.0
5		13.5

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1		10.8
2		10.3
3		10.2
4		9.0
5		7.5

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1	Robert Dillingham	6.2
2		5.8
3		5.7
4		5.5
5		5.3

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1		3.8
2	Robert Dillingham	3.2
3		2.8
4		2.5
		2.5
		2.5

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1		3.5
2		2.3
3		1.8
4		1.7
5		1.5

Other statistical leaders

Stat	Name	Avg.
Field goal percentage		65.3%
3-point FG percentage		58.3%
Free throw percentage		85.0%
Turnovers		4.2
Fouls		3.0

Awards[]

2021 Americas Under-16 Champions
United States Seventh title

Most Valuable Player:
- Robert Dillingham^[1]
All-Star Five:
- Guard Robert Dillingham
- Forward
- PG
- PG
- PF

References[]

^ ^a ^b "USA's Dillingham wins U16 MVP, headlines All-Star Five". FIBA. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Everything you need to know about the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2021". FIBA. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "Draw".
^ Lawlor, Christopher (30 August 2021). "SEVENTH HEAVEN: USA U16 Men's National Team claims gold, winning FIBA Americas title; Robert Dillingham earns MVP, scores 31 points against Argentina in final". Bluestar Media. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "CANADA TAKES HOME A SILVER AND BRONZE MEDAL AT THE FIBA U16 AMERICAS TOURNAMENTS". Canada Basketball. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ Player statistics

External links[]

LatinBasket.com

[Dillingham-1] "USA's Dillingham wins U16 MVP, headlines All-Star Five". FIBA. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[everything-2] "Everything you need to know about the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2021". FIBA. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[3] "Draw".

[4] Lawlor, Christopher (30 August 2021). "SEVENTH HEAVEN: USA U16 Men's National Team claims gold, winning FIBA Americas title; Robert Dillingham earns MVP, scores 31 points against Argentina in final". Bluestar Media. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[5] "CANADA TAKES HOME A SILVER AND BRONZE MEDAL AT THE FIBA U16 AMERICAS TOURNAMENTS". Canada Basketball. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[6] Player statistics

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2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

Contents

Qualification[]

Draw[]

Group Phase[]

Group A[]

Group B[]

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals[]

5–8th place semifinals[]

Semifinals[]

Seventh place game[]

Fifth place game[]

Third place game[]

Final[]

Final ranking[]

Statistical leaders[]

Players[]

Awards[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]