2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

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FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 2018
11th American Basketball Championship
2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.png
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Dates10–16 June
Teams 8
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (9th title)
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Quentin Grimes
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Flag of Argentina.svg Giordano
(18.5)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(114.5)
Rebounds Flag of Chile.svg Lorca-Lloyd
(11.3)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
(53.5)
Assists Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nembhard
(8.8)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(29.0)
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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.

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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

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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330338170+1686Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 321263260+35
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 312257267−104
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 303131292−1613
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  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg73–105Flag of the United States.svg  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  Flag of Panama.svg51–84Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  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  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg108–94Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  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  Flag of the United States.svg118–26Flag of Panama.svg  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  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg90–54Flag of Panama.svg  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  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg71–115Flag of the United States.svg  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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)330304210+946Advance to Quarterfinals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 321233219+145
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 312200235−354
4Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 303198271−733
Source: FIBA Americas
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
10 June 2018
12:00
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg74–62Flag of Ecuador.svg  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  Flag of Argentina.svg75–92Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg115–75Flag of Ecuador.svg  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  Flag of Argentina.svg76–66Flag of Chile.svg  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  Flag of Ecuador.svg61–82Flag of Argentina.svg  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  Flag of Chile.svg60–97Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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

Bracket

Quarterfinals

14 June 2018
12:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg70–87Flag of Argentina.svg  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  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg68–65Flag of Chile.svg  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  Flag of the United States.svg132–55Flag of Ecuador.svg  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  Flag of Panama.svg39–105Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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

15 June 2018
12:00
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg70–102Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  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  Flag of Chile.svg67–61Flag of Panama.svg  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

15 June 2018
18:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg104–92Flag of Argentina.svg  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  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg89–95Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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

16 June 2018
12:00
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg51–66Flag of Panama.svg  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

16 June 2018
14:15
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg63–69Flag of Chile.svg  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

16 June 2018
18:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg87–79Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  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

16 June 2018
20:15
United States  Flag of the United States.svg113–74Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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

Awards

 2018 FIBA Americas Under-18
Championship winners 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
9th title
Most Valuable Player
Flag of the United States.svg Quentin Grimes
All Tournament Team [7]

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 6–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4–2
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3–3
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3–3
6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2–4
7Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–5
8Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 0–6

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