# 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship

The 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition held in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from 13 to 19 June 2023. It was the eighth edition of the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship. The top four teams qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico.
The United States won their seventh title, after defeating Canada in the final, 79–59.

## Participating teams

* North America:
* United States
* Canada
* Central America and the Caribbean: (2022 FIBA U15 Women's Centrobasket in Gurabo, Puerto Rico, 26–30 June 2022)
* Mexico (Hosts)
* Puerto Rico
* Dominican Republic
* South America: (2022 FIBA U15 Women's South American Championship in Santiago, Chile, 23–27 November 2022)
* Argentina
* Colombia
* Brazil

## 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 | 340 | 95 | +245 | 6 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 262 | −78 | 5 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 158 | 219 | −61 | 4 |
| 4 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 268 | −106 | 3 |
* 13 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 124–39 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–8, 33–10, 30–14, 26–7 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 13 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 59–67 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 13–21, 16–13, 13–9 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 14 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 29–93 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 17–25, 2–25, 2–21 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 14 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 78–76 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 14–24, 23–19, 19–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 15 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 67–62 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 12–19, 16–9, 19–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 15 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 27–123 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 7–41, 7–31, 3–21 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 122 | +129 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 213 | −26 | 5 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 201 | −34 | 4 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 233 | −69 | 3 |
* 13 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 62–72 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 19–13, 8–15, 23–25 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 13 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 69–37 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 13–12, 23–6, 13–6 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 14 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 90–40 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 23–11, 23–2, 14–15 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 14 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 70–59 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 25–15, 18–16, 11–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 15 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 45–92 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 11–23, 9–30, 6–18 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 15 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 71–62 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 19–21, 20–9, 7–19 |||
* 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 | 106 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B4 | Dominican Republic | 34 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 57 | | | | United States | United States | 112 | | |
| | | | Colombia | Colombia | 58 | | | | Argentina | Argentina | 48 | | |
| | | | | | | B2 | Argentina | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A3 | Colombia | 54 | | | | | | |
| Colombia | Colombia | 53 | | | | | | | | | United States | United States | 79 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 41 | | | | | | | | | United States | | Canada | Canada | 59 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Puerto Rico | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B3 | Brazil | 49 | | | | | | | |
| 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match | Brazil | Brazil | 66 | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 49 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | 54 | | | | Canada | Canada | 77 | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | 61 | | | | B1 | | | Canada | 71 | | | Argentina | Argentina | 67 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 90 | | | | A4 | Mexico | 44 | | | | | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 58 |

### Quarterfinals

* 17 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 57–49 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 5–17, 12–9, 23–12 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 17 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 55–54 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 13–15, 13–8, 14–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 17 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 106–34 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 26–8, 31–5, 24–8 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 17 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 71–44 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 19–10, 21–14, 11–12 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 18 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 57–58 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 11–13, 20–18, 11–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 18 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 66–54 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 21–10, 21–16, 10–14 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### 7th place match

* 19 June 2023 12:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 61–90 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 20–18, 15–33, 12–23 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### 5th place match

* 19 June 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 53–41 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–16, 10–6, 23–10, 14–9 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

### Semifinals

* 18 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 112–48 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 39–17, 26–13, 29–7, 18–11 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida
* 18 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 49–77 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 24–27, 6–18, 2–13 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### 3rd place match

* 19 June 2023 17:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 67–58 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 19–19, 16–17, 20–10 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

#### Final

* 19 June 2023 20:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 79–59 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 22–8, 14–17, 24–22 |||
* Poliforum Zamna, Mérida

## Final standings

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

## Awards

* 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship champions
* United States Seventh title
* Most Valuable Player:
** Jerzy Robinson
* All-Star Five:
** Jerzy Robinson
** McKenna Woliczko
** Milagros Morell
** Desirek Nieves
** Cearah Parchment