# 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

The 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Formosa, Argentina from 14–18 June 2017.
The United States successfully defended their title against Canada, 111–60, in the rematch of the Finals. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico upended the hosts Argentina in the bronze medal game, 78–67, to notch their first ever podium finish in the tournament.
Due to Argentina named as the hosts of the U17 World Cup next year, another slot was awarded to FIBA Americas, wherein Dominican Republic grabbed the fifth spot by subduing Mexico, 71–51.
The top four teams, excluding Argentina qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup as host.

## Venue

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| Formosa | Formosa |
| Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario | Formosa |
| Capacity: 4,500 | Formosa |

## Qualified teams

* Argentina
* Canada
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Venezuela

## Group phase

A draw was held on 23 May 2017 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 | 234 | 175 | +59 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 178 | 166 | +12 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 214 | −21 | 4 | Advance to Classification 5-8 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 196 | −50 | 3 | Advance to Classification 5-8 |
* 14 June 2017 14:00
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 64–70 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 16–15, 14–15, 19–26 |||
| Pts: Díaz 15 Rebs: Marrero 15 Asts: Meneses 11 | | Pts: Blaich 16 Rebs: Barreto 16 Asts: Ruiz 12 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU), Vivian Garcia (URU), Jonathan Sterling (USA)
* 14 June 2017 21:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 75–61 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 21–14, 12–14, 20–21 |||
| Pts: McNeilly 22 Rebs: Ndur 9 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 2 | | Pts: Bertona 21 Rebs: Chapero 7 Asts: Bertona 3 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
* 15 June 2017 16:30
* Boxscore
| Paraguay | 71–79 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 14–19, 25–20, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Galarza 12 Rebs: Galarza 7 Asts: Galarza 4 | | Pts: Rathan-Mayes 21 Rebs: Ndur 10 Asts: McNeilly 3 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Jonathan Sterling (USA)
* 15 June 2017 21:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 46–39 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 8–6, 12–12, 10–10 |||
| Pts: Bertona 15 Rebs: Bertona 7 Asts: Bertona 2 | | Pts: Alcala 11 Rebs: Alcala 15 Asts: Meneses 1 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Sebastian Negron (CHI), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)
* 16 June 2017 18:45
* Boxscore
| Canada | 80–43 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 18–12, 22–15, 17–9 |||
| Pts: Todd 13 Rebs: Nwagha 7 Asts: Sakota 5 | | Pts: Marrero 12 Rebs: Sánchez 6 Asts: four players 1 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Jonathan Sterling (USA), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
* 16 June 2017 21:00
* Boxscore
| Paraguay | 52–71 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 12–13, 12–21, 10–26 |||
| Pts: Barreto 20 Rebs: Aguero 8 Asts: Barreto 3 | | Pts: Lugarini 17 Rebs: Lugarini 13 Asts: Pividori 5 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Carlos Peralta (COL), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 166 | +165 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 266 | −22 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 233 | −14 | 4 | Advance to Classification 5-8 |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 294 | −129 | 3 | Advance to Classification 5-8 |
* 14 June 2017 16:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 110–69 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 24–24, 31–18, 31–16 |||
| Pts: Carey Jr. 17 Rebs: Carey Jr. 9 Asts: Hampton, Weems 4 | | Pts: Rolón 18 Rebs: González, Pinzón 4 Asts: Rolón 4 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG)
* 14 June 2017 18:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 45–86 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–28, 14–19, 7–19, 15–20 |||
| Pts: Cruz 12 Rebs: Lucero 10 Asts: Noriega 4 | | Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Bastianoni 13 Asts: Montero 3 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Sebastian Negron (CHI), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Michael Scott (CAN)
* 15 June 2017 14:15
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 81–68 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 21–13, 20–14, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Rosa 14 Rebs: Curbelo 10 Asts: Curbelo 3 | | Pts: Cruz 18 Rebs: Díaz 6 Asts: Avelino 4 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Vivian Elizabeth Garcia Otermin (URU), Virginia Soledad Peruchini (ARG)
* 15 June 2017 18:45
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 45–94 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 9–27, 9–21, 14–27 |||
| Pts: De La Rosa 15 Rebs: Edouard 7 Asts: Mejia 2 | | Pts: Wiseman 15 Rebs: Wiseman 10 Asts: Roach 5 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG), Michael Scott (CAN)
* 16 June 2017 14:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 127–52 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 40–5, 31–23, 26–9 |||
| Pts: Z. Harmon 17 Rebs: Weems 11 Asts: Z. Harmon 5 | | Pts: Cruz 20 Rebs: López 5 Asts: Cruz 4 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Sebastian Negron (CHI), Vivian Garcia (URU), Michael Scott (CAN)
* 16 June 2017 16:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 88–94 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–25, 22–26, 26–25 |||
| Pts: Jones 34 Rebs: Jones 10 Asts: Jones 6 | | Pts: Curbelo 26 Rebs: Sosa 14 Asts: Curbelo 5 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Micaela Prado (ARG)

## Classification round

All times are local (UTC-3).
| 5th–8th | 5th–8th | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 17 June | 17 June |
| Paraguay | 60 |
| Paraguay | 60 | 18 June | 18 June |
| Mexico | 71 | 18 June | 18 June |
| Mexico | 71 | Mexico | 51 |
| 17 June | 17 June | | Mexico | 51 |
| 17 June | 17 June | Dominican Republic | 71 |
| Dominican Republic | 71 | Dominican Republic | 71 |
| Venezuela | 57 | | |
| Venezuela | 57 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 18 June | 18 June |
| | | Paraguay | 49 |
| | | Venezuela | 53 |

### Classification 5–8

* 17 June 2017 14:15
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 71–57 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 17–7, 10–16, 30–23 |||
| Pts: Jones 14 Rebs: Bastianoni 6 Asts: Jones 3 | | Pts: Alcala 15 Rebs: Alcala 7 Asts: Marrero 3 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Vivian Garcia (URU), Micaela Prado (URU)
* 17 June 2017 16:30
* Boxscore
| Paraguay | 60–71 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 9–18, 18–15, 17–25 |||
| Pts: Ruiz 13 Rebs: Barreto 8 Asts: Barreto 3 | | Pts: Avelino 19 Rebs: Cruz 7 Asts: Morales 5 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Jonathan Sterling (USA), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Michael Scott (CAN)

### Seventh place game

* 18 June 2017 14:15
* Boxscore
| Paraguay | 49–53 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–6, 17–15, 17–16, 4–16 |||
| Pts: Barreto 20 Rebs: Aguero 9 Asts: Mercado 4 | | Pts: Alcala 18 Rebs: Alcala 10 Asts: Diaz 3 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Vivian Garcia (URU), Virginia Peruchini (ARG)

### Fifth place game

* 18 June 2017 16:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 51–71 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 16–18, 12–17, 15–17 |||
| Pts: Cruz 17 Rebs: Dennis 11 Asts: Avelino 4 | | Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Bastianoni 11 Asts: Rodriguez 4 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU), Jonathan Sterling (USA)

## Final round

All times are local (UTC-3).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 17 June | 17 June |
| Canada | 81 |
| Canada | 81 | 18 June | 18 June |
| Puerto Rico | 66 | 18 June | 18 June |
| Puerto Rico | 66 | Canada | 60 |
| 17 June | 17 June | | Canada | 60 |
| 17 June | 17 June | United States | 111 |
| United States | 121 | United States | 111 |
| Argentina | 49 | | |
| Argentina | 49 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 18 June | 18 June |
| | | Puerto Rico | 78 |
| | | Argentina | 67 |

### Semifinals

* 17 June 2017 18:45
* Boxscore
| Canada | 81–66 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 29–17, 18–21, 17–16 |||
| Pts: McNeilly 23 Rebs: Ndur 12 Asts: five players 2 | | Pts: Curbelo 27 Rebs: Curbelo 9 Asts: three players 2 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
* 17 June 2017 21:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 121–49 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–9, 41–12, 18–11, 32–17 |||
| Pts: Barnes 20 Rebs: Todd 9 Asts: D. Harmon 4 | | Pts: Lugarini 15 Rebs: Von Schmeling 4 Asts: Bertona 3 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Carlos Peralta (ECU), Sebastian Negron (CHI), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU)

### Third place game

* 18 June 2017 18:45
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 78–67 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 18–12, 18–22, 16–17 |||
| Pts: Curbelo 23 Rebs: Sosa 19 Asts: Rolón 8 | | Pts: Lugarini 18 Rebs: Gallardo 9 Asts: Lugarini, Pividori 4 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Sebastian Negron (CHI), Omar Bermudez (MEX), Michael Scott (CAN)

### Final

* 18 June 2017 21:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 60–111 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 8–23, 12–33, 24–29 |||
| Pts: Sakota 17 Rebs: Ndur 8 Asts: Rathan-Mayes 4 | | Pts: Carey Jr. 19 Rebs: Weems 8 Asts: Z. Harmon 6 |
* Estadio Polideportivo Cincuentenario, Formosa Referees: Daniel Garcia (VEN), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Micaela Prado (URU)

## Awards

* 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship winners
* United States 5th title
* Most Valuable Player
* Vernon Carey Jr.

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
* Qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup as the hosts.
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 5–0 |
| | Canada | 4–1 |
| | Puerto Rico | 3–2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 2–3 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 3–2 |
| 6 | Mexico | 1–4 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 1–4 |
| 8 | Paraguay | 1–4 |