# 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

The 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from 5 to 11 June 2023. The top four teams qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey.
The United States won their eighth straight title, after defeating Canada in the final, 118–36.

## Participating teams

* North America:
* United States
* Canada
* Central America and the Caribbean: (2022 FIBA U15 Centrobasket in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 18–22 June 2022)
* Puerto Rico
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico (Hosts)
* South America: (2022 FIBA U15 South American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16–20 November 2022)
* Brazil
* Argentina
* Uruguay

## Group phase

In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.
All times are local (Time in Mexico – UTC-6).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 331 | 166 | +165 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 230 | −49 | 5 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 216 | −37 | 4 |
| 4 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 243 | −79 | 3 |
* 5 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 61–96 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 18–21, 13–23, 15–27 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 5 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 61–59 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 12–12, 16–14, 20–18 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 6 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 113–52 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 32–10, 32–11, 29–18 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 6 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 52–60 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 8–19, 10–11, 15–12 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 7 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 58–68 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 11–15, 21–16, 12–24 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 7 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 53–122 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–33, 7–23, 20–32, 12–34 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 178 | +34 | 6 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 195 | +12 | 5 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 207 | −7 | 4 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 235 | −39 | 3 |
* 5 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 57–63 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–15, 12–15, 14–17 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 5 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 55–83 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 10–22, 15–20, 13–20 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 6 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 68–66 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 21–16, 19–23, 13–10 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 6 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 75–65 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 16–17, 13–16, 24–16 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 7 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 74–56 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 17–14, 16–12, 23–18 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 7 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 76–77 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 20–19, 19–24, 21–20 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | A1 | United States | 123 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B4 | Uruguay | 45 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 51 | | | | United States | United States | 122 | | |
| | | | Brazil | Brazil | 73 | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 63 | | |
| | | | | | | B2 | Brazil | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A3 | Puerto Rico | 83 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 71 | | | | | | | | | United States | United States | 118 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 56 | | | | | | | | | United States | | Canada | Canada | 36 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Argentina | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B3 | Dominican Republic | 67 | | | | | | | |
| 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 78 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 58 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 68 | | | | Canada | Canada | 65 | | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 61 | | | | B1 | | | Canada | 89 | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 86 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 79 | | | | A4 | Mexico | 63 | | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 76 |

### Quarterfinals

* 9 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 74–67 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 10–8, 26–20, 17–20 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 9 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 72–83 (OT) | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 17–17, 14–15, 17–27, Overtime: 5–16 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 9 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 123–45 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–16, 30–12, 25–9, 33–8 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 9 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 89–63 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 23–17, 13–16, 32–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 10 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 51–73 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 16–18, 17–16, 6–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 10 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 78–68 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 26–14, 13–18, 24–15 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### 7th place match

* 11 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 61–79 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–25, 26–14, 13–18, 14–22 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### 5th place match

* 11 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 71–56 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 24–13, 16–13, 18–21 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

### Semifinals

* 10 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 122–63 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 30–17, 38–7, 22–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 10 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 58–65 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 16–10, 12–21, 16–18 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### 3rd place match

* 11 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 86–76 (OT) | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–14, 22–14, 13–24, Overtime: 15–5 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### Final

* 11 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 118–36 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 45–13, 26–10, 27–4, 20–9 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 6–0 |
| | Canada | 5–1 |
| | Puerto Rico | 3–3 |
| 4 | Argentina | 3–3 |
| 5 | Brazil | 2–4 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 2–4 |
| 7 | Mexico | 1–5 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0–6 |
* Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.

## Awards

* 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship champions
* United States Eighth title
* Most Valuable Player:
** Cameron Boozer
* All-Tournament team:
** Darryn Peterson (Guard)
** Cameron Boozer (Forward)
** Felipe Quinones (Shooting guard)
** Paul Osaruyi (Power forward)
** Iván Prato (Center)