# 2022 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship

The 2022 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship was the thirteenth edition of the FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship, the biennial international under-18 basketball tournament that was held from 13 to 19 June 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain.

## Host selection

On 9 May 2022, FIBA Americas decided to grant Argentina the hosting rights for the FIBA U18 Americas Women's Championship. The tournament will take place from June 13 to 19 at the Estadio Obras Sanitarias in the city of Buenos Aires. The tournament was played again after the last edition held in 2018, since the 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the third time that Argentina hosted the continental under-18 tournament, and the second time for Buenos Aires after hosting the event in 2008.

## Participating teams

* North America:
* United States
* Canada
* Central America/Caribbean:
* Puerto Rico
* Mexico
* El Salvador
* South America: (2022 FIBA U18 Women's South American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3–9 April 2022)
* Brazil
* Argentina (Hosts)
* Colombia

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 16 May 2022 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
All times are local (UTC-3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 133 | +104 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 156 | 170 | −14 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 156 | 196 | −40 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 199 | −50 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
* 13 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 68–40 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 21–11, 19–10, 13–6 |||
| Pts: Todd 16 Rebs: Dykstra 11 Asts: Bascoe 7 | | Pts: Jeffries 9 Rebs: Ceja 7 Asts: Ceja 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carlos Andrés Vélez Londono Yuliet Mendez Álvarez Daniel Ronald Jiménez Choque
* 13 June 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 34–54 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–7, 8–18, 6–12, 7–17 |||
| Pts: Bourgarel 7 Rebs: Tribouley 8 Asts: Maggi 3 | | Pts: Gonçalves 21 Rebs: Queiroz 14 Asts: de Oliveira 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Jesús López Erick Endara Estevez Williset Ernesto Del Valle Montalvo
* 14 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 38–80 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 17–16, 7–25, 6–17 |||
| Pts: de Oliveira 13 Rebs: Queiroz 11 Asts: de Oliveira 2 | | Pts: Todd 15 Rebs: Dykstra 15 Asts: Bascoe 6 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carlos Andrés Vélez Londono Erick Endara Estevez Aline García
* 14 June 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 53–67 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 8–21, 19–15, 13–18 |||
| Pts: Jeffreis 14 Rebs: Yañez 12 Asts: Maciel 3 | | Pts: Tapari 17 Rebs: Tribouley 8 Asts: Bourgarel 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Enzo Piero Fernández Valenzuela Yuliet Mendez Álvarez Williset Ernesto Del Valle Montalvo
* 15 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 64–56 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 19–15, 18–13, 16–14 |||
| Pts: Da Silva 18 Rebs: Queiroz 11 Asts: Queiroz 5 | | Pts: Navarro 17 Rebs: Yañez 10 Asts: Maciel 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carlos Andrés Vélez Londono Yuliet Mendez Álvarez Enzo Piero Fernández Valenzuela
* 15 June 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 89–55 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 24–13, 19–9, 10–10 |||
| Pts: Todd 17 Rebs: Dykstra 13 Asts: Hylton 7 | | Pts: Giacone 14 Rebs: Tribouley 9 Asts: Espedale 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Jesús López Williset Ernesto Del Valle Montalvo Erick Endara Estevez

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 98 | +182 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 170 | −20 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 195 | −42 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 234 | −120 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
* 13 June 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 44–65 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 4–10, 7–17, 15–20 |||
| Pts: Laguan 15 Rebs: Alfaro 8 Asts: Alfaro, Ayala 3 | | Pts: Crespo 16 Rebs: Rosado 8 Asts: Delgado, De Pool 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Hortencia del Soccoro Sanchez Larissa Sales Kelsey Kisilevich
* 13 June 2022 15:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 81–29 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–7, 14–11, 20–2, 27–9 |||
| Pts: Brady 17 Rebs: Del Rosario 11 Asts: Rice 7 | | Pts: Moscarella 6 Rebs: Suárez 6 Asts: Salguedo 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG) Enzo Piero Fernández Valenzuela (CHI) Aline García (URU)
* 14 June 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 63–39 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–5, 7–14, 16–13, 27–7 |||
| Pts: Salguedo 14 Rebs: Castaño, Suárez 8 Asts: Salguedo 7 | | Pts: Alfaro 13 Rebs: Laguan, Ruiz 5 Asts: Alfaro 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG) Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) Larissa Sales Rodrigues
* 14 June 2022 15:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 38–93 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 12–25, 9–27, 5–29 |||
| Pts: Crespo 13 Rebs: Carreno 7 Asts: Delgado 3 | | Pts: McMahon 15 Rebs: Del Rosario 12 Asts: Pissott 6 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Hortencia del Soccoro Sanchez Carrizales Jesús López (MEX) Daniel Ronald Jiménez Choque (BOL)
* 15 June 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 50–58 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 15–13, 14–12, 9–18 |||
| Pts: Crespo 12 Rebs: Delgado, Rivera 5 Asts: Crespo 3 | | Pts: Montaño 13 Rebs: Montaño 12 Asts: Montaño, Rodríguez 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Hortencia del Soccoro Sanchez Kelsey Kisilevich Daniel Ronald Jiménez Choque
* 15 June 2022 15:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 106–31 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–6, 36–6, 24–13, 22–6 |||
| Pts: Brady 20 Rebs: Del Rosario 14 Asts: McMahon 8 | | Pts: Alfaro 10 Rebs: Alfaro 4 Asts: Alfaro, García 2 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG) Aline García (URU) Larissa Sales Rodrigues

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | 1A | Canada | 92 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4B | El Salvador | 24 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4B | El Salvador | 37 | | | | 1A | Canada | 78 | |
| | | | 2B | Colombia | 58 | | | | 3A | Argentina | 63 | |
| | | | | | | 3A | Argentina | 64 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2B | Colombia | 55 | | | | | |
| 2B | Colombia | 39 | | | | | | | | | 1A | Canada | 77 |
| 4A | Mexico | 64 | | | | | | | | | 1A | 1B | United States | 82 |
| | | | | | | 2A | Brazil | 73 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3B | Puerto Rico | 53 | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | 3B | Puerto Rico | 44 | | | | 2A | Brazil | 40 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 4A | Mexico | 72 | | | | 1B | United States | 84 | | | |
| 4B | El Salvador | 32 | | | | 4A | | | Mexico | 41 | | 3A | Argentina | 55 |
| 3B | Puerto Rico | 57 | | | | 1B | United States | 77 | | | | 2A | Brazil | 50 |

### Quarterfinals

* 17 June 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 77–41 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–8, 18–8, 17–17, 13–8 |||
| Pts: McMahon 21 Rebs: Brady 11 Asts: Rice 6 | | Pts: Jeffries, Moreno 12 Rebs: Yañez 8 Asts: Jeffries, Maciel 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Jesús López (MEX) Enzo Piero Fernández Valenzuela (CHI) Daniel Ronald Jiménez Choque (BOL)
* 17 June 2022 15:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 73–53 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–8, 12-15, 17–10, 16–20 |||
| Pts: Queiroz 18 Rebs: Queiroz 14 Asts: Queiroz 5 | | Pts: Muñoz 14 Rebs: Torres 7 Asts: Muñoz 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carlos Andrés Vélez Londono (COL) Micaela Prado (ARG) Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)
* 17 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 92–24 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 24–3, 24–8, 19–1 |||
| Pts: Diakhaté 14 Rebs: Diakhaté 12 Asts: Hilton 4 | | Pts: Ayala 4 Rebs: Rivas 8 Asts: Ruiz 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Williset Ernesto Del Valle Montalvo Aline García (URU) Erick Endara Estevez
* 17 June 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 55–64 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 19–18, 14–19, 13–12 |||
| Pts: Gomez 23 Rebs: Camilo 7 Asts: Rodríguez 5 | | Pts: Tapari 14 Rebs: Fernández 8 Asts: Tapari 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Hortencia del Soccoro Sanchez Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB) Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)

### 5–8th place semifinals

* 18 June 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 37–58 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 12–17, 12–8, 4–21 |||
| Pts: Alfaro 13 Rebs: Ruiz 6 Asts: Alfaro 2 | | Pts: Moscarella 22 Rebs: Moscarella 11 Asts: Moscarella 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) Enzo Piero Fernández Valenzuela (CHI) Daniel Ronald Jiménez Choque (BOL)
* 18 June 2022 15:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 44–72 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 15–15, 13–21, 10–17 |||
| Pts: Crespo 22 Rebs: Hernández 15 Asts: three players 1 | | Pts: Navarro 18 Rebs: Yañez 15 Asts: Jeffreis 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Micaela Prado (ARG) Erick Endara Estevez (ECU) Larissa Sales Rodrigues (BRA)

### Semifinals

* 18 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 84–40 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–6, 17–7, 28–13, 21–14 |||
| Pts: Rice 22 Rebs: Van Slooten 10 Asts: Jones 5 | | Pts: de Oliveira 10 Rebs: Alves 7 Asts: de Oliveira, Queiroz 2 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carlos Andrés Vélez Londono (COL) Aline García (URU) Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB)
* 18 June 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 63–78 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 9–15, 22–19, 16–15 |||
| Pts: V. Maggi 11 Rebs: Giacone 7 Asts: Bourgarel 6 | | Pts: Todd 14 Rebs: Rowe 10 Asts: Asare 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Hortencia del Soccoro Sanchez Carrizales (MEX) Jesús López (VEN) Williset Ernesto Del Valle Montalvo (PUR)

### Seventh place game

* 19 June 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 32–57 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 9–11, 9–14, 5–16 |||
| Pts: Alfaro 16 Rebs: García 17 Asts: García, Alfaro 2 | | Pts: Torres, De Pool 9 Rebs: Escribano 10 Asts: Hernández 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carlos Andrés Vélez Londono (COL) Erick Endara Estevez (ECU) Daniel Ronald Jiménez Choque (BOL)

### Fifth place game

* 19 June 2022 15:30
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 39–64 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 7–22, 15–11, 5–11 |||
| Pts: Rodríguez 13 Rebs: Camilo, Rodríguez 9 Asts: Castro, Moscarella 2 | | Pts: Navarro 21 Rebs: Yañez 7 Asts: Moreno 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Aline García (URU) Enzo Piero Fernández Valenzuela (CHI) Yuliet Mendez Álvarez (CUB)

### Third place game

* 19 June 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 55–50 (OT) | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 6–9, 12–8, 8–9, Overtime: 7–7, 12-7 |||
| Pts: Tribouley 13 Rebs: Fernández 10 Asts: three players 2 | | Pts: Francisco de Oliveira 14 Rebs: Da Silva 15 Asts: Gonçalves, de Oliveira 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN) Jesús López (VEN) Williset Ernesto Del Valle Montalvo (PUR)

### Final

* 19 June 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 77–82 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 15–21, 22–16, 24–25 |||
| Pts: Todd 19 Rebs: Dykstra 5 Asts: Dykstra 5 | | Pts: Hilton 22 Rebs: Brady 15 Asts: McMahon 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Hortencia del Soccoro Sanchez Carrizales (MEX) Micaela Prado (ARG) Larissa Sales Rodrigues (BRA)

## Statistics and awards
### Awards

* 2022 FIBA Americas Under-18 Women's Championship winners
* United States 11th title
* Most Valuable Player
* Kira Rice

#### All Tournament Team

* Kira Rice
* Ana Paula de Oliveira
* T'yana Todd
* Cotie McMahon
* Lara Tribouley

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 6–0 |
| | Canada | 5–1 |
| | Argentina | 3–3 |
| 4 | Brazil | 3–3 |
| 5 | Mexico | 2–4 |
| 6 | Colombia | 3–3 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 2–4 |
| 8 | El Salvador | 0–6 |