# 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

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. 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

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. This will be the first time that Canada will host the continental under-18 tournament.

## Participating teams

* North America:
** United States
** Canada (Hosts)
* Central America/Caribbean: (2017 Central American/Caribbean U17 Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 26–30 July 2017)
** Dominican Republic
** Puerto Rico
** Panama
* South America: (2017 South American U17 Championship in Lima, Peru - 15–21 July 2017)
** Chile
** Argentina
** Ecuador

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 20 March 2018 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
All times are local (UTC-4).

### Group A

| 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 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 267 | −10 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 292 | −161 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
* 10 June 2018 18:00
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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

| 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 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 235 | −35 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 271 | −73 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
* 10 June 2018 12:00
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
### 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 | United States | 132 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4B | Ecuador | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4B | Ecuador | 70 | | | | 1A | United States | 104 | |
| | | | 3A | Dominican Republic | 102 | | | | 2B | Argentina | 92 | |
| | | | | | | 3A | Dominican Republic | 70 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2B | Argentina | 87 | | | | | |
| 3A | Dominican Republic | 63 | | | | | | | | | 1A | United States | 113 |
| 3B | Chile | 69 | | | | | | | | | 1A | 1B | Canada | 74 |
| | | | | | | 2A | Puerto Rico | 68 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3B | Chile | 65 | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | 3B | Chile | 67 | | | | 2A | Puerto Rico | 89 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 4A | Panama | 61 | | | | 1B | Canada | 95 | | | |
| 4B | Ecuador | 51 | | | | 4A | | | Panama | 39 | | 2B | Argentina | 87 |
| 4A | Panama | 66 | | | | 1B | Canada | 105 | | | | 2A | Puerto Rico | 79 |

### Quarterfinals

* 14 June 2018 12:00
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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

* 15 June 2018 12:00
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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

* 15 June 2018 18:00
* Boxscore
| 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
* Boxscore
| 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

* 16 June 2018 12:00
* Boxscore
| 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

* 16 June 2018 14:15
* Boxscore
| 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

* 16 June 2018 18:00
* Boxscore
| 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

* 16 June 2018 20:15
* Boxscore
| 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
### Statistical leaders

| Name | PPG |
| Marco Giordano | 18.5 |
| Alanzo Frink | 18.2 |
| Lester Quiñones | 17.5 |
| Emanuel Miller | 17.3 |
| Francisco Cáffaro | 16.7 |
| Name | RPG |
| Maxwell Lorca-Lloyd | 11.3 |
| Francisco Cáffaro | 8.8 |
| Alanzo Frink | 8.7 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | 8.5 |
| Tyrese Samuel | 8.0 |
| Name | APG |
| Andrew Nembhard | 8.8 |
| Ignacio Arroyo | 6.5 |
| Jonathan Andrade | 5.4 |
| Giovanni Santiago | 5.3 |
| Francisco Farabello | 5.3 |
| Name | BPG |
| George Conditt | 3.3 |
| Maxwell Lorca-Lloyd | 2.8 |
| Aaron Capurro | 1.5 |
| Matthew Hurt | 1.5 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | 1.2 |
| Kenning Rivera | 1.2 |
| Name | SPG |
| Andrew Nembhard | 2.7 |
| Jonathan Andrade | 2.2 |
| JD Gunn | 2.2 |
| Michael Moncayo | 2.2 |
| Rafael Rubel | 1.8 |

### Awards

* 2018 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship winners
* United States 9th title
* Most Valuable Player
* Quentin Grimes

#### All Tournament Team

* Andrew Nembhard
* Cole Anthony
* Coby White
* Quentin Grimes
* Francisco Cáffaro

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 6–0 |
| | Canada | 5–1 |
| | 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 |