2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

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2018 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
11th FIBA Under-18 American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Dates10–16 June
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (9th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Quentin Grimes
Top scorerArgentina Giordano
(18.5)
Top reboundsChile Lorca-Lloyd
(11.3)
Top assistsCanada Nembhard
(8.8)
PPG (Team) United States
(114.5)
RPG (Team) Canada
(53.5)
APG (Team) United States
(29.0)
Official website
2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
2016
2022

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

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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

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Preliminary round

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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

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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 3 2 1 263 260 +3 5
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 257 267 −10 4
4  Panama 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.
10 June 2018
18:00
Dominican Republic  73–105  United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 20–22, 20–28, 19–34
Pts: Frink 16
Rebs: Soriano 9
Asts: Verplancken 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
Panama  51–84  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–14, 7–27, 8–23
Pts: Zephyrine 13
Rebs: Lombardo 7
Asts: Andrade 8
Pts: Rosa 12
Rebs: Palermo, Vásquez 7
Asts: Palermo, Santiago 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: Conditt, Rosa 18
Rebs: Conditt 13
Asts: Santiago 10
Pts: Quiñones 31
Rebs: Jones 8
Asts: Jones 5
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Fabiano Huber (BRA)
11 June 2018
20:15
United States  118–26  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 43–0, 27–8, 29–9, 19–9
Pts: Bacot 17
Rebs: Robinson-Earl 13
Asts: White 7
Pts: Borbua 9
Rebs: Lombardo 8
Asts: Sanjur, Roux 2
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

12 June 2018
14:15
Dominican Republic  90–54  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 26–12, 22–17, 19–15
Pts: Bonilla 17
Rebs: Torres 11
Asts: Herasme 4
Pts: López 13
Rebs: López 8
Asts: Andrade 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: Santiago 17
Rebs: Grafals 6
Asts: Vásquez 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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada (H) 3 3 0 304 210 +94 6 Advance to Quarterfinals
2  Argentina 3 2 1 233 219 +14 5
3  Chile 3 1 2 200 235 −35 4
4  Ecuador 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) Hosts
10 June 2018
12:00
Chile  74–62  Ecuador
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 16–18, 20–9, 20–12
Pts: Lorca-Lloyd 20
Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 15
Asts: Arroyo 8
Pts: Mi. Moncayo 27
Rebs: Capurro 9
Asts: Rivera 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: Marcos 23
Rebs: Ruesga, Cáffaro 7
Asts: Farabello 7
Pts: Nembhard 28
Rebs: Samuel 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  Ecuador
Scoring by quarter: 37–19, 24–18, 36–18, 18–20
Pts: Lawson, Patterson 20
Rebs: three players 8
Asts: Nembhard 9
Pts: Sánchez 26
Rebs: Rivera 6
Asts: Rivera, Sánchez 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: Giordano 24
Rebs: Cáffaro 15
Asts: Farabello 8
Pts: Lorca-Lloyd 17
Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 11
Asts: Arroyo 8
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Julio Anaya (PAN)

12 June 2018
12:00
Ecuador  61–82  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 15–23, 12–26, 15–20
Pts: Mi. Moncayo 16
Rebs: Capurro 12
Asts: Mi. Moncayo 5
Pts: De La Fuente 18
Rebs: Hierrezuelo 8
Asts: Farabello, Marcos 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: Lorca-Lloyd 11
Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 8
Asts: Arroyo, Rubio 6
Pts: Nembhard 19
Rebs: J. Bediako 12
Asts: Nembhard 7
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Julio Anaya (PAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals

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14 June 2018
12:00
Dominican Republic  70–87  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–31, 21–17, 18–20, 17–19
Pts: Frink 27
Rebs: Frink 7
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Giordano 35
Rebs: Cáffaro 8
Asts: Marcos 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: Vásquez 23
Rebs: Torres 10
Asts: Santiago, Placer 5
Pts: Arroyo 18
Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 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  Ecuador
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: Capurro, Valles 19
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Ma. Moncayo 3
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Julio Anaya (PAN), Alexis Mercado (PUR)
14 June 2018
20:15
Panama  39–105  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 9–34, 13–20, 10–29
Pts: Gunn 15
Rebs: Gunn 9
Asts: López 3
Pts: Patterson 26
Rebs: J. Bediako 12
Asts: Nembhard 6
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Grant Alexander Todey (USA)

5–8th place semifinals

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15 June 2018
12:00
Ecuador  70–102  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 18–20, 19–27, 13–31
Pts: Mi. Moncayo 25
Rebs: Rivera 15
Asts: Sánchez, Valles 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  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–8, 18–21, 23– 18
Pts: Carrasco, Rubio 15
Rebs: Lorca-Lloyd 15
Asts: Carrasco 8
Pts: López 19
Rebs: Gunn, Lombardo 7
Asts: Andrade 6
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Christian Wilmore (BAH), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Alexis Mercado (PUR)

Semifinals

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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: Giordano 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: Torres 21
Rebs: Torres 12
Asts: Vásquez 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

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16 June 2018
12:00
Ecuador  51–66  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 10–17, 13–14, 12–11
Pts: Capurro 22
Rebs: Capurro 11
Asts: Sánchez 6
Pts: Gunn 18
Rebs: Gunn 18
Asts: Andrade 8
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Fabiano Huber (BRA), Grant Alexander Todey (USA)

Fifth place game

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16 June 2018
14:15
Dominican Republic  63–69  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 14–20, 20–11, 14–23
Pts: Frink 18
Rebs: Frink 22
Asts: Quiñones, Rubel 3
Pts: Arroyo 24
Rebs: Inyaco 9
Asts: Arroyo 7
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Third place game

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16 June 2018
18:00
Argentina  87–79  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 21–22, 24–21, 26–13
Pts: Cáffaro, Giordano 21
Rebs: Cáffaro 10
Asts: Giordano 9
Pts: Placer 22
Rebs: Torres 10
Asts: Torres 7
Meridian Centre, St. Catharines
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Nathaniel Saunders (CAN), Sebastián Negrón (CHI)

Final

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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

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Statistical leaders

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Awards

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 2018 FIBA Americas Under-18
Championship winners 

United States
9th title
Most Valuable Player
United States Quentin Grimes
All Tournament Team[7]

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 5–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina 4–2
4  Puerto Rico 3–3
5  Chile 3–3
6  Dominican Republic 2–4
7  Panama 1–5
8  Ecuador 0–6

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Calendar". Archived from the original on September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "St. Catharines to host the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018". FIBA Americas. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Dominican Republic claim Centrobasket U17 title in Santo Domingo". FIBA Americas. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Historic! Chile is the South American U17 Champion". FIBA Americas. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Draw results in for FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018". FIBA Americas. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Draw of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship set for March 20". FIBA Americas. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ^ "USA claim the FIBA U18 Americas 2018 Championship". FIBA Americas. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

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