# 2021 FIBA U17 Centrobasket

The 2021 FIBA U17 Centrobasket was the eighth edition of the Central American and Caribbean basketball championship for men's under-17 national teams. The tournament was played in Mexicali, Mexico, from 8 to 12 December 2021.

## Participating teams

* Aruba
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Puerto Rico

## Group phase

In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals; the other teams advanced to the 5th–8th place playoffs.
All times are local (Time in Mexico / Zona Noroeste – UTC-8).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 163 | +121 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 202 | +21 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 244 | 203 | +41 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Aruba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 305 | −183 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 8 December 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 93–41 | Aruba |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–7, 36–4, 16–17, 15–13 |||
* Mexicali
* 8 December 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Panama | 70–85 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 10–28, 26–26, 14–16 |||
* Mexicali
* 9 December 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 95–60 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 21–15, 27–16, 24–17 |||
* Mexicali
* 9 December 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Aruba | 48–108 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–33, 11–15, 7–30, 13–30 |||
* Mexicali
* 10 December 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 70–66 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 23–13, 14–14, 21–31 |||
* Mexicali
* 10 December 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 104–33 | Aruba |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–7, 24–11, 28–7, 23–8 |||
* Mexicali

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 314 | 178 | +136 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 202 | +82 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 298 | −69 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 329 | −149 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 8 December 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 58–114 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 16–36, 7–26, 23–27 |||
* Mexicali
* 8 December 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 117–67 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 34–14, 35–18, 24–20 |||
* Mexicali
* 9 December 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Jamaica | 95–78 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 26–19, 23–20, 24–18 |||
* Mexicali
* 9 December 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 67–77 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 16–27, 15–13, 18–13 |||
* Mexicali
* 10 December 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Jamaica | 67–103 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 22–27, 15–23, 12–27 |||
* Mexicali
* 10 December 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 44–120 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–30, 9–22, 15–39, 8–29 |||
* Mexicali

## 5th–8th place playoffs

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| A3 | Panama | 94 | | | |
| B4 | El Salvador | 60 | | | |
| B4 | El Salvador | 60 | A3 | Panama | 82 |
| | | | B3 | Jamaica | 76 |
| B3 | Jamaica | 81 | B3 | Jamaica | 76 |
| A4 | Aruba | 59 | 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | | B4 | El Salvador | 73 |
| | | | A4 | Aruba | 59 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 11 December 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| Jamaica | 81–59 | Aruba |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 31–13, 26–20, 12–14 |||
* Mexicali
* 11 December 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Panama | 94–60 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 20–15, 29–11, 21–19 |||
* Mexicali

### 7th place match

* 12 December 2021 11:30
* Boxscore
| El Salvador | 73–59 | Aruba |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 15–14, 11–15, 16–11 |||
* Mexicali

### 5th place match

* 12 December 2021 14:30
* Boxscore
| Panama | 82–76 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 22–16, 24–19, 15–18 |||
* Mexicali

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Puerto Rico | 81 | | | |
| B2 | Dominican Republic | 80 | | | |
| B2 | Dominican Republic | 80 | A1 | Puerto Rico | 81 |
| | | | B1 | Mexico | 79 |
| B1 | Mexico | 114 | B1 | Mexico | 79 |
| A2 | Costa Rica | 54 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | B2 | Dominican Republic | 102 |
| | | | A2 | Costa Rica | 54 |

### Semifinals

* 11 December 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 81–80 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 19–27, 24–20, 23–22 |||
* Mexicali
* 11 December 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 114–54 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 28–9, 24–15, 32–12 |||
* Mexicali

### 3rd place match

* 12 December 2021 17:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 102–54 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 26–16, 25–9, 32–14 |||
* Mexicali

### Final

* 12 December 2021 20:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 81–79 (OT) | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 20–22, 20–27, 21–5, Overtime: 7–5 |||
* Mexicali

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Mexico |
| | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
| 5 | Panama |
| 6 | Jamaica |
| 7 | El Salvador |
| 8 | Aruba |
* Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship