# 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship

The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men was an international basketball competition that was held in Valdivia, Chile from July 19–23, 2016. It was the tenth edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of men aged 19 and under, competed in the tournament. The United States won their fourth consecutive gold medal, and eighth overall, in this event by beating Canada in the final, 99–84.

## Participating teams

* North America:
** United States
** Canada
* Central America/Caribbean:
** Puerto Rico
** Virgin Islands
** Dominican Republic
* South America:
** Argentina
** Brazil
** Chile (Hosts)

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 14 April 2016.
All times are local (UTC-4).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 190 | +63 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 186 | 183 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 221 | −33 | 4 | Classification 5-8 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 240 | −33 | 3 | Classification 5-8 |
* 19 July 15:45
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 58–92 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 15–29, 10–29, 17–17 |||
| Pts: Berra 14 Rebs: Acosta 8 Asts: Lopez 3 | | Pts: Wigginton 21 Rebs: Shephard 7 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Matthew Myers (USA), Karol Quinones (CHI)
* 19 July 18:00
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 58–74 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 11–20, 12–18, 22–17 |||
| Pts: Vitiello 14 Rebs: Perez 7 Asts: Pena 2 | | Pts: Galvanini 25 Rebs: Pereira 9 Asts: Ruivo 9 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Kendell Henry (ISV), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
* 20 July 13:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 87–74 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 21–15, 28–28, 18–19 |||
| Pts: Brissett 23 Rebs: Brissett 12 Asts: Wigginton 5 | | Pts: Figueroa 22 Rebs: Pena 9 Asts: Perez 3 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Kendell Henry (ISV), Karol Quinones (CHI)
* 20 July 18:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 54–51 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 13–13, 18–9, 12–17 |||
| Pts: Santos 11 Rebs: Uchendu 20 Asts: Ruivo 3 | | Pts: Solanas 12 Rebs: Andreatta 8 Asts: Corvalan 3 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)
* 21 July 13:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 58–74 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 18–11, 15–29, 12–19 |||
| Pts: Uchendu 14 Rebs: Uchendu 12 Asts: Ruivo 4 | | Pts: Brissett 19 Rebs: Wigginton 6 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 12 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Jesed Diaz (PUR), Kendell Henry (ISV)
* 21 July 18:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 79–75 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 22–14, 19–32, 21–11 |||
| Pts: Corvalan 22 Rebs: Roitman 12 Asts: Corvalan 10 | | Pts: Perez 21 Rebs: Waldron 12 Asts: Vitiello 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Karol Quinones (CHI), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 183 | +97 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 224 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 185 | −7 | 4 | Classification 5-8 |
| 4 | Virgin Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 260 | −91 | 3 | Classification 5-8 |
* 19 July 13:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 70–103 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 15–26, 26–33, 18–24 |||
| Pts: Negrón 23 Rebs: Negrón 13 Asts: Jackson 5 | | Pts: Porter Jr. 20 Rebs: Washington 10 Asts: Young 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Leonardo Salazar (ARG), Andres Laulhe (URU), Bruno da Costa (BRA)
* 19 July 20:15
* Boxscore
| Chile | 68–45 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–4, 12–14, 15–14, 24–13 |||
| Pts: Arroyo 16 Rebs: Torres 8 Asts: Aguirre 7 | | Pts: Claxton 9 Rebs: Claxton 9 Asts: Stevens 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Alejandra Mota (MEX), Michael Scott (CAN)
* 20 July 15:45
* Boxscore
| Virgin Islands | 63–107 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 17–28, 17–27, 11–22 |||
| Pts: Stevens 18 Rebs: Simmons 6 Asts: Stevens 4 | | Pts: Porter Jr. 20 Rebs: Allen 10 Asts: Young 7 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Andres Laulhe (URU)
* 20 July 20:15
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 70–60 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 14–17, 22–19, 20–9 |||
| Pts: Cruz 15 Rebs: C. Negron 10 Asts: Washington 3 | | Pts: Aguirre 15 Rebs: Soulodre 10 Asts: Aguirre 4 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michael Scott (CAN), Leonardo Zalazar (ARG)
* 21 July 15:45
* Boxscore
| Virgin Islands | 61–85 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 12–21, 23–26, 7–24 |||
| Pts: Farrington 17 Rebs: Simmons 12 Asts: Stevens 4 | | Pts: Thompson 24 Rebs: C. Negron 11 Asts: Cruz 3 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Maximo Cruz (DOM), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX)
* 21 July 20:15
* Boxscore
| Chile | 50–70 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 13–21, 13–20, 10–20 |||
| Pts: Arroyo 14 Rebs: Lorca 13 Asts: Aguirre 4 | | Pts: Huerter 14 Rebs: Bamba 9 Asts: Coleman 6 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Andres Laulhe (URU), Michael Scott (CAN)

## Classification round

All times are local (UTC-4).
| 5th–8th | 5th–8th | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 22 July | 22 July |
| Argentina | 91 |
| Argentina | 91 | 23 July | 23 July |
| Virgin Islands | 79 | 23 July | 23 July |
| Virgin Islands | 79 | Argentina | 73 |
| 22 July | 22 July | | Argentina | 73 |
| 22 July | 22 July | Chile | 68 |
| Chile | 72 | Chile | 68 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 23 July | 23 July |
| | | Virgin Islands | 77 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 63 |

### Classification 5–8

* 22 July 13:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 91–79 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 29–20, 26–25, 19–14 |||
| Pts: Corvalan 18 Rebs: Berra 6 Asts: Corvalan 8 | | Pts: Simmons 22 Rebs: Simmons 16 Asts: Joseph 3 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Michael Scott (CAN), Andres Laulhe (URU), Karol Quinones (CHI)
* 22 July 15:45
* Boxscore
| Chile | 72–69 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 19–17, 21–16, 16–22 |||
| Pts: Arroyo 22 Rebs: Arroyo 10 Asts: Aguirre 5 | | Pts: Figueroa 25 Rebs: Figueroa 15 Asts: Vitiello 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Jesed Diaz (PUR)

### Seventh place game

* 23 July 13:30
* Boxscore
| Virgin Islands | 77–63 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 14–12, 25–9, 14–18 |||
| Pts: Claxton 17 Rebs: Simmons 16 Asts: Joseph 5 | | Pts: Familia 15 Rebs: Familia 10 Asts: Rivera 3 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Andres Laulhe (URU), Bruno Da Costa (BRA), Karol Quinones (CHI)

### Fifth place game

* 23 July 15:45
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 73–68 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–19, 17–19, 14–16 |||
| Pts: Lopez 13 Rebs: Andreatta 8 Asts: Lopez 5 | | Pts: Haase 18 Rebs: Haase 6 Asts: Aguirre 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Maximo Cruz (DOM), Michael Scott (CAN)

## Final round

All times are local (UTC-4).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 22 July | 22 July |
| Canada | 83 |
| Canada | 83 | 23 July | 23 July |
| Puerto Rico | 66 | 23 July | 23 July |
| Puerto Rico | 66 | Canada | 84 |
| 22 July | 22 July | | Canada | 84 |
| 22 July | 22 July | United States | 99 |
| United States | 88 | United States | 99 |
| Brazil | 48 | | |
| Brazil | 48 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 July | 23 July |
| | | Puerto Rico | 58 |
| | | Brazil | 59 |

### Semifinals

* 22 July 18:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 83–66 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 25–19, 19–19, 19–19 |||
| Pts: Wigginton 22 Rebs: Brissett 8 Asts: Wigginton 5 | | Pts: Jackson 15 Rebs: C. Negron 11 Asts: Pacheco 2 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Maximo Cruz (DOM), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX)
* 22 July 20:15
* Boxscore
| United States | 88–48 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 17–12, 33–12, 15–10 |||
| Pts: Porter Jr. 17 Rebs: Allen 10 Asts: Fultz 11 | | Pts: Y. Dos Santos 7 Rebs: Y. Dos Santos 6 Asts: Y. Dos Santos 4 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Kendell Henry (ISV), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)

### Third place game

* 23 July 18:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 58–59 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 13–11, 18–17, 12–17 |||
| Pts: Allende 15 Rebs: C. Negron 23 Asts: Pacheco 4 | | Pts: Pereira 16 Rebs: Pereira 16 Asts: Santos 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Alejandra Gaytan (MEX), Felipe Valenzuela (CHI)

### Final

* 23 July 20:15
* Boxscore
| Canada | 84–99 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–24, 19–27, 21–24 |||
| Pts: Alexander-Walker 25 Rebs: Kigab 10 Asts: Henry 4 | | Pts: Fultz 23 Rebs: Coleman 9 Asts: Fultz 5 |
* Coliseo Municipal de Valdivia, Valdivia Referees: Jesed Diaz (PUR), Kendell Henry (ISV), Leonardo Zalazar (ARG)

## Awards

* 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship winners
* United States 8th title
* Most Valuable Player
* Markelle Fultz

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
* Suspended from the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 5–0 |
| | Canada | 4–1 |
| | Brazil* | 3–2 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 2–3 |
| 5 | Argentina | 3–2 |
| 6 | Chile | 2–3 |
| 7 | Virgin Islands | 1–4 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 0–5 |
* Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place with the fourth FIBA Americas team's identity yet to be named. On 12 May 2017, Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil.