2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship
| 12th FIBA Under-18 Women's American Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Mexico |
| Dates | 1–7 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (10th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Rhyne Howard |
| Top scorer |  Caicedo (16.5) |
| Top rebounds |  Morra (10.7) |
| Top assists | Caicedo (4.7) |
| PPG (Team) | (93.2) |
| RPG (Team) | (58.7) |
| APG (Team) | (20.5) |
| Official website | |
| 2018 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women | |
The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship is an international basketball competition that currently takes place from August 1–7, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. This is the twelfth edition of the championship, and is the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of women aged 19 and under, will compete in the tournament.[1][2]
Participating teams
[edit]- North America:
- Central America: 2017 Centrobasket U17 Women's Championship in Aguada, Puerto Rico - 15–19 August 2017[3]
Mexico (hosts)
Puerto Rico
El Salvador
- South America: 2017 South American U17 Women’s Championship in Sucre, Bolivia - 28 June–2 July 2017[4]
Preliminary round
[edit]The draw was held in Mexico City, Mexico on 10 July 2018.[5]
All times are local (UTC-5).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 305 | 140 | +165 | 6 |
| 2 |  Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 203 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 251 | −58 | 4 |
| 4 |  Chile
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 271 | −107 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Americas
1 August 2018
14:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
74–69 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−19, 18–18, 21–12, 17–20 | ||
| Pts: Rosario 15 Rebs: Vargas 14 Asts: Rosario, Laureano 3 |
Pts: Ljubetic 17 Rebs: Merino, Álvarez 6 Asts: García 6 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB) |
1 August 2018
18:30 |
| United States |
87–42 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 20–7, 23–12, 26–15 | ||
| Pts: Blackwell, Smith 13 Rebs: Prince 9 Asts: Brown 5 |
Pts: Suarez 8 Rebs: Suarez 7 Asts: Fontana, Acevedo 2 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) |
2 August 2018
14:00 |
| Chile |
39–115 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–35, 4–31, 13–25, 5–24 | ||
| Pts: Ovalle 11 Rebs: Garay, Vargas 4 Asts: García 3 |
Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Prince 11 Asts: Blackwell 5 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) |
2 August 2018
18:30 |
| Argentina |
79–60 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 16–12, 29–15, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Castro 14 Rebs: Castro 12 Asts: Acevedo 6 |
Pts: Reyes 13 Rebs: Vargas 6 Asts: 5 players 1 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Hortencia Sanchez (MEX) |
3 August 2018
14:00 |
| Argentina |
82–56 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 17–12, 23–12, 16–20 | ||
| Pts: Suarez 12 Rebs: Castro 12 Asts: Operto, Gentinetta 3 |
Pts: Retamales 15 Rebs: Álvarez 5 Asts: García 3 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) |
3 August 2018
18:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
59–103 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 15–17, 15–28, 11–25 | ||
| Pts: Rosario 17 Rebs: Reyes, Cotto 4 Asts: Reyes 4 |
Pts: Smith 24 Rebs: Joens, Caldwell 8 Asts: Brown, Nelson-Ododa 3 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV) |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 155 | +64 | 6 |
| 2 | Colombia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 199 | +18 | 5 |
| 3 | Mexico (H)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 201 | +19 | 4 |
| 4 |  El Salvador
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 249 | −101 | 3 |
1 August 2018
16:00 |
| Colombia |
49–73 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 11–25, 16–12, 13–19 | ||
| Pts: Álvarez 19 Rebs: Paz 8 Asts: Caicedo 4 |
Pts: Morra 17 Rebs: Morra 12 Asts: three players 3 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Micaela Prado (ARG), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR) |
1 August 2018
20:30 |
| Mexico |
88–48 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 18–10, 20–6, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Salinas 14 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Gallegos 6 |
Pts: Villalobos 18 Rebs: Villalobos 11 Asts: Murcia 4 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar García (GUA), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI) |
2 August 2018
16:00 |
| El Salvador |
52–81 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 11–23, 13–19, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Villalobos 15 Rebs: Villalobos 10 Asts: A. Rodríguez 4 |
Pts: Becker 15 Rebs: De Sousa Martins 12 Asts: Washington, Makolo 3 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar García (GUA) |
2 August 2018
20:30 |
| Mexico |
78–88 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 19–28, 17–26, 18–21 | ||
| Pts: Salinas 22 Rebs: Aguilera 8 Asts: Gallegos 6 |
Pts: Caicedo 30 Rebs: Gonzalez 8 Asts: three players 2 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI) |
3 August 2018
16:00 |
| Colombia |
80–48 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 16–12, 24–13, 19–11 | ||
| Pts: Caicedo 22 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Caicedo 5 |
Pts: García 12 Rebs: Villalobos 10 Asts: A. Rodríguez 6 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI), Micaela Prado (ARG), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR) |
3 August 2018
20:30 |
| Canada |
65–54 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 17–6, 14–18, 17–17 | ||
| Pts: Makolo 13 Rebs: Morra 16 Asts: Cote-Lysius, Becker 2 |
Pts: Martínez 16 Rebs: Salinas, Aguilera 7 Asts: Rodríguez 3 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar García (GUA) |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | United States | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | El Salvador | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | El Salvador | 56 | 1A | United States | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Puerto Rico | 70 | 2B | Colombia | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Puerto Rico | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Colombia | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Puerto Rico | 61 | 1A | United States | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4A | Chile | 54 | 1B | Canada | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Argentina | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Mexico | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | 3B | Mexico | 69 | 2A | Argentina | 71 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| 4A | Chile | 71 | 1B | Canada | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | El Salvador | 61 | 4A | Chile | 52 | 2B | Colombia | 52 | |||||||||||||||
| 3B | Mexico | 83 | 1B | Canada | 98 | 2A | Argentina | 62 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]5 August 2018
14:00 |
| United States |
87–27 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 27–13, 17–2, 19–6 | ||
| Pts: Nelson-Ododa 14 Rebs: Nelson-Ododa 8 Asts: Blackwell, Howard 4 |
Pts: Villalobos 7 Rebs: Villalobos, García 3 Asts: Torres 2 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) |
5 August 2018
16:00 |
| Chile |
52–98 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 22–17, 9–31, 14–28 | ||
| Pts: Retamales 16 Rebs: Merino, Vargas 6 Asts: Retamales 3 |
Pts: Morra 21 Rebs: Hanson 11 Asts: King 8 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar Garcia (GUA) |
5 August 2018
18:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
58–85 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 14–15, 14–31, 12–20 | ||
| Pts: Vargas 15 Rebs: Sanchez 8 Asts: Penzo 3 |
Pts: Pineda 29 Rebs: Gonzalez 14 Asts: Caicedo 8 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Micaela Prado (ARG), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI) |
5 August 2018
20:30 |
| Argentina |
89–62 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 20–12, 27–19, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Chagas 24 Rebs: Fontana 9 Asts: Suarez 6 |
Pts: Paz y Puente 11 Rebs: Montes 6 Asts: Tejada, Paz y Puente 2 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB) |
5–8th place semifinals
[edit]6 August 2018
14:00 |
| El Salvador |
56–70 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 15–12, 13–20, 14–22 | ||
| Pts: Villalobos 14 Rebs: Villalobos 6 Asts: A. Rodríguez 3 |
Pts: Vargas 20 Rebs: Vargas 10 Asts: Laureano 6 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Micaela Prado (ARG), Arlen Yesenia Aguilar Garcia (GUA) |
6 August 2018
16:00 |
| Mexico |
69–71 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 10–19, 11–16, 29–20 | ||
| Pts: Paz y Puente 17 Rebs: Martínez, Salinas 9 Asts: Gallegos 5 |
Pts: Retamales 17 Rebs: García, Retamales 6 Asts: García 7 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Mario Antonio Granados Santos (SLV), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) |
Semifinals
[edit]6 August 2018
18:30 |
| United States |
83–47 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 23–8, 16–15, 25–6 | ||
| Pts: Brown 17 Rebs: Davenport 11 Asts: Peoples, Howard 5 |
Pts: Álvarez 19 Rebs: Paz 10 Asts: Caicedo 5 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Yuliet Mendez Alvarez (CUB), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB) |
6 August 2018
20:30 |
| Argentina |
71–77 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 17–17, 16–19, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Chagas 26 Rebs: Chagas 6 Asts: Acevedo 6 |
Pts: Morra 15 Rebs: Morra 14 Asts: 4 players 2 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Tiara Cruse (USA), Hortencia Sanchez (MEX), Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI) |
Seventh place game
[edit]7 August 2018
14:00 |
| El Salvador |
61–83 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 9–15, 13–20, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Villalobos 24 Rebs: Villalobos 9 Asts: Villalobos 3 |
Pts: Martínez 29 Rebs: Martínez 8 Asts: 7 players 2 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Felipe Guillermo Valenzuela Barrera (CHI), Micaela Prado (ARG), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) |
Fifth place game
[edit]Third place game
[edit]Final
[edit]7 August 2018
20:30 |
| United States |
84–60 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 25–13, 25–9, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Smith 18 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Peoples, Williams 5 |
Pts: Morra 13 Rebs: Becker 7 Asts: Makolo 4 | |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Referees: Alejandra Gaytán (MEX), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Leydys Castellon (CUB) |
Final ranking
[edit]| Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
6–0 |
 |
Canada |
5–1 |
 |
Argentina |
4–2 |
| 4 | Colombia |
3–3 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
3–3 |
| 6 | Chile |
1–5 |
| 7 | Mexico |
2–4 |
| 8 | El Salvador |
0–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship for Women". FIBA. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ "Mexico City will host the FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship 2018". FIBA. June 20, 2018.
- ^ "Mexico claim Centrobasket U17 Women's title in Aguada". FIBA. August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Argentina claim the South American U17 Women's Championship". FIBA. July 3, 2017.
- ^ "Official draw of the FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship 2018 set for July 10". FIBA. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
