# 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship

The 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition held in León, Guanajuato, Mexico, from 23 to 29 August 2021. It was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship. The top four teams qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary.

## Qualification

Eight teams from three sub zones were qualified through the Nike Youth Ranking for each sub-zone.
| Sub-zone | Vacancies | Qualified |
| North area | 2 | Canada United States |
| Central America and the Caribbean area (CONCENCABA) | 3 | Puerto Rico Costa Rica Mexico |
| South American (CONSUBASQUET) | 3 | Argentina Brazil Chile |

## Draw

The draw ceremony for the competition took place on 10 August at the FIBA Regional Office, in the city of Miami, Florida.
| Group A | Group B |
| Puerto Rico Canada Brazil Costa Rica | Argentina United States Chile Mexico |

## Group phase

All times are local (UTC−5).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 131 | +165 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 214 | −30 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 187 | +9 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 245 | −144 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
* 23 August 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 60–45 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-14, 16-7, 21–13, 5-11 |||
| Pts: García 13 Rebs: Rivera 8 Asts: Torres 4 | | Pts: James 11 Rebs: Montero 7 Asts: 0 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU)
* 23 August 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 82–56 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 33-13, 16-14, 18-18, 15-11 |||
| Pts: Prosper 24 Rebs: Prosper 9 Asts: Prosper 4 | | Pts: Nascimento Queiroz 16 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 9 Asts: Prande Freitas 5 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Romina Belén Morales Ibrra (ARG), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL)
* 24 August 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 25–112 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-24, 7-25, 2-37, 8-26 |||
| Pts: McGuinness 5 Rebs: Montero 6 Asts: James 2 | | Pts: Prosper 24 Rebs: Prosper 9 Asts: Sta. Maria 3 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), JIMENEZ CHOQUE, Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL), Nancy Yunuhen Romo Salinas (MEX)
* 24 August 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 67–74 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 33-13, 16-14, 18-18, 15-11 |||
| Pts: Passos Alves Da Silva 23 Rebs: Passos Alves Da Silva 22 Asts: Nascimento Queiroz 4 | | Pts: Torres 17 Rebs: Muñoz 7 Asts: Torres 5 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM)
* 25 August 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 50–102 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-29, 7-27, 17-28, 8-18 |||
| Pts: De Pool 13 Rebs: Muñoz 8 Asts: García 5 | | Pts: Gibb 23 Rebs: Gibb 11 Asts: Sta. Maria 6 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU)
* 25 August 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 73–31 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-12, 30-5, 17-11, 16-3 |||
| Pts: Guyton 18 Rebs: Passos Alves Da Silva 16 Asts: Guyton 4 | | Pts: James 7 Rebs: James 8 Asts: Cordero 2 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 102 | +256 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 234 | −71 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 169 | 246 | −77 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 246 | −108 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
* 23 August 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 117–23 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 |||
| Pts: Watkins 21 Rebs: Watkins 7 Asts: Williams 3 | | Pts: Vega 8 Rebs: Poblete 4 Asts: Pizarro 2 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU), Mónica Mongelos (PAR)
* 23 August 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 66–58 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 |||
| Pts: Flores 20 Rebs: Guajardo 10 Asts: Navarro 5 | | Pts: Giacone 12 Rebs: Cergneux 15 Asts: Espedale 4 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Maria Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR)
* 24 August 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Chile | 53–69 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 12-22, 16-13, 13-21 |||
| Pts: Pizarro 15 Rebs: Poblete 11 Asts: Pizarro 4 | | Pts: Espedale 12 Rebs: Giacone 9 Asts: Guglielmi 3 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Mónica Mongelos (PAR)
* 24 August 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 43–126 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 |||
| Pts: Maciel 12 Rebs: Guajardo 4 Asts: Navarro 2 | | Pts: Watkins 21 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Cambridge 4 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Christine Vuong (CAN), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU)
* 25 August 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 36–115 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 4-32, 13-30, 5-26, 14-27 |||
| Pts: Maggi 6 Rebs: Lagowski 6 Asts: Amaya 2 | | Pts: Watkins 17 Rebs: Thomas 10 Asts: Williams 9 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Christine Vuong (CAN), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM)
* 25 August 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Chile | 62–60 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 22-4, 33-9, 25-4 |||
| Pts: Vega 17 Rebs: Paredes 8 Asts: Pizarro 7 | | Pts: Maciel 15 Rebs: Mendoza 9 Asts: Mendoza 3 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR)

## 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 | 76 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4B | Chile | 25 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 44 | | | | Canada | Canada | 74 | | |
| | | | Brazil | Brazil | 75 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 47 | | |
| | | | | | | 2B | Argentina | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3A | Brazil | 54 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 49 | | | | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 45 |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 68 | | | | | | | | | Canada | | United States | United States | 118 |
| | | | | | | 2A | Puerto Rico | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3B | Mexico | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 81 | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 30 | | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 48 | | | | United States | United States | 121 | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 59 | | | | 1B | | | United States | 121 | | | Argentina | Argentina | 67 |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 58 | | | | 4A | Costa Rica | 12 | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 72 |

### Quarterfinals

* 27 August 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 121–12 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 36-7, 30-1, 28-0, 27-4 |||
| Pts: Mendelson 18 Rebs: Donovan 10 Asts: Watkins 7 | | Pts: Cordero 5 Rebs: Murillo 5 Asts: McGuinness 1 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Christine Vuong (CAN), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU)
* 27 August 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 76–25 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 17-8, 28-4, 12-0 |||
| Pts: Prosper 21 Rebs: Prosper 16 Asts: Sta. Maria 5 | | Pts: Vega 8 Rebs: Rojas 6 Asts: Vega 3 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU)
* 27 August 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 56–54 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 6-15, 22-7, 13-19, 15-13 |||
| Pts: Espedale 14 Rebs: Cergneux 9 Asts: Barrionuevo 3 | | Pts: Nascimento Queiroz 19 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 20 Asts: Nascimento Queiroz 4 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL)
* 27 August 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 66–67 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 15-16, 20-19, 19-15 |||
| Pts: Crespo 18 Rebs: García 9 Asts: De Pool 3 | | Pts: Mendoza 13 Rebs: Mora 10 Asts: Maciel 5 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG), Mónica Mongelos (PAR)

### 5-8th place seminfinals

* 28 August 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Chile | 44–75 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 9-19, 12-20, 11-19 |||
| Pts: Vega 13 Rebs: Paredes 5 Asts: Pizarro 3 | | Pts: Nascimento Queiroz 22 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 21 Asts: Prande Freitas 4 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Christine Vuong (CAN), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG)
* 28 August 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 81–48 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-15, '17-9, 25-15, 17-9 |||
| Pts: Carreno 18 Rebs: Torres 9 Asts: Martínez 4 | | Pts: McGuinness 14 Rebs: Montero 10 Asts: Pérez 3 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL), Carla Cristel Peña Moreta (DOM)

### Seminfinals

* 28 August 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 74–47 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-10, 11-6, 18-15, 20-16 |||
| Pts: Bediako 14 Rebs: Prosper 13 Asts: Sta. Maria 3 | | Pts: Espedale 11 Rebs: Lagowski 6 Asts: Bourgarel 2 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Maria Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU)
* 28 August 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 30–121 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-40, 2-34, 9-22, 5-25 |||
| Pts: Navarro 9 Rebs: Mendoza 4 Asts: Mendoza 2 | | Pts: Cunningham 18 Rebs: Watkins 7 Asts: Donovan 7 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR)

### Seventh place game

* 29 August 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Chile | 59–58 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-13, 11-20, 11-11, 28-14 |||
| Pts: Vega 19 Rebs: Paredes 9 Asts: Pizarro 5 | | Pts: Montero 22 Rebs: Montero 13 Asts: Cordero 4 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: José Antonio De María Gómez (PAN), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Mónica Mongelos (PAR)

### Fifth place game

* 29 August 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 49–68 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 11-24, 11-14, 15-13 |||
| Pts: Francisco De Oliveira 10 Rebs: Nascimento Queiroz 12 Asts: Nascimento Queiroz 3 | | Pts: Muñoz 30 Rebs: Crespo 9 Asts: García 9 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Mauricio Chinchilla Picado (CRC), Samanta Fiallos Peralvo (ECU), Alejandra Godoy Montero (URU)

### Third place game

* 29 August 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 67–72 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-9, 14-22, 16-23, 21-18 |||
| Pts: Cergneux 17 Rebs: Giacone 7 Asts: Barrionuevo 4 | | Pts: Maciel 23 Rebs: Rubio 7 Asts: Mendoza 4 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: María Claudia Comodaro Morales (BRA), Christine Vuong (CAN), Daniel Ronald Jimenez Choque (BOL)

### Final

* 29 August 2021 20:30
* Boxscore (FIBA), Boxscore (USAB)
| Canada | 45–118 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-25, 11-31, 10-31, 10-31 |||
| Pts: Prosper 13 Rebs: Gibb 8 Asts: Gibb 6 | | Pts: Watkins 28 Rebs: Donovan 9 Asts: Williams 8 |
* Fair Dome, León, Guanajuato Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Leydys Castellon Baro (CUB), Romina Belén Morales Ibarra (ARG)

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 6–0 |
| | Canada | 5–1 |
| | Mexico | 3–3 |
| 4 | Argentina | 2–4 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 4–2 |
| 6 | Brazil | 2–4 |
| 7 | Chile | 2–4 |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0–6 |

## Statistical leaders
### Players

| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 | JuJu Watkins | 20.0 |
| 2 | Cassandre Prosper | 17.7 |
| 3 | Delaney Gibb | 13.7 |
| 4 | Vania Marileo | 13.3 |
| 5 | Loriette Maciel | 12.5 |
| 5 | Sofía Acevedo | 12.5 |
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | Taissa Queiroz | 14.0 |
| 2 | Ana Alves Da Silva | 12.3 |
| 3 | Cassandre Prosper | 9.7 |
| 4 | Giovanna Da Silva | 9.2 |
| 5 | María Camareno | 7.7 |
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | Jada Williams | 5.2 |
| 2 | Betsa Nahuelhuaique | 3.7 |
| 2 | JuJu Watkins | 3.7 |
| 4 | Paloma García | 3.5 |
| 4 | Taija Sta. Maria | 3.5 |
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | JuJu Watkins | 5.2 |
| 2 | Paloma García | 3.0 |
| 3 | Danny Carbuccia | 2.8 |
| 4 | Cassandre Prosper | 2.7 |
| 4 | Jadyn Donovan | 2.7 |
| 4 | Loriette Maciel | 2.7 |
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | Valeria Mora | 2.2 |
| 2 | Breya Cunningham | 2.0 |
| 3 | María Camareno | 1.8 |
| 4 | Delaney Gibb | 1.5 |
| 4 | Vania Marileo | 1.5 |
| Stat | Name | Avg. |
| Field goal percentage | Breya Cunningham | 62.3% |
| 3-point FG percentage | Jada Williams | 52.4% |
| Free throw percentage | JuJu Watkins | 91.7% |
| Turnovers | Shaima James | 5.7 |
| Fouls | Valeria Mora | 4.0 |

## Awards

* 2021 Americas Under-16 champions
* United States Sixth title
* Most Valuable Player:
** JuJu Watkins
* All-Star Five:
** JuJu Watkins
** Jada Williams
** Cassandre Prosper
** Loriette Maciel
** Taissa Nascimento Queiroz