# 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup

The 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup, a biennial international under-18 basketball tournament. The tournament was held from 3 to 9 June 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also served as a qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas in the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Switzerland.

## Hosts selection

On 9 April 2024, FIBA Americas has decided to grant Argentina the hosting rights for the FIBA U18 Americas Men's Championship. The city of Buenos Aires will host the event which will take place from June 3 to 9.

## Participating teams

* North America:
* United States
* Canada
* Central America/Caribbean: (2023 FIBA U17 Centrobasket in Belize City, Belize, 26–30 July 2023)
* Puerto Rico
* Dominican Republic
* Belize
* South America: (2023 FIBA South America Under-17 Championship in Valledupar, Colombia, 16–20 November 2023)
* Argentina (Hosts)
* Venezuela
* Brazil

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 1 May 2024 in FIBA Americas Headquarters in Miami, Florida. All times are local (UTC -3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 241 | 192 | +49 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 259 | 186 | +73 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 257 | −61 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 236 | −61 | 3 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
* 3 June 2024 12:40
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 80–69 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 15–12, 22–21, 20–16 |||
| Pts: Jeiminson Marquez 24 Rebs: Jeiminson Marquez 9 Asts: Diego Sulbaran 7 | | Pts: Alejandro Aviles 17 Rebs: Alejandro Aviles 12 Asts: two players 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Orlando Jose Varela Diaz (HND), Franco Anselmo Krivokapich (ARG)
* 3 June 2024 15:10
* Boxscore
| Canada | 77–79 (OT) | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 22–15, 18–13, 16–26, Overtime: 8–10 |||
| Pts: Tristan Beckford 12 Rebs: Tristan Beckford 10 Asts: three players 5 | | Pts: Lucas Morillo 19 Rebs: Frank Siaca 9 Asts: Danny Carbuccia 9 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Ryan Johnson (USA), Gastón Rodríguez (URY)
* 4 June 2024 12:40
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 54–93 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 18–33, 15–21, 6–13 |||
| Pts: Alejandro Aviles 11 Rebs: Alejandro Aviles 7 Asts: Alejandro Aviles 3 | | Pts: Matthew Dann 18 Rebs: Olivier Rioux 9 Asts: Torian Lee 7 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Yezid Carreño (COL), Franco Anselmo Krivokapich (ARG)
* 4 June 2024 15:10
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 99–63 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 22–21, 29–20, 26–6 |||
| Pts: Lucas Morillo 24 Rebs: Fernando De Los Santos 6 Asts: Danny Carbuccia 7 | | Pts: Jeiminson Marquez 22 Rebs: Estoyan Vargas 7 Asts: Diego Sulbaran 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Ryan Johnson (USA), Juan Fabian Valenzuela Estrada (MEX)
* 5 June 2024 12:40
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 53–89 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 10–28, 9–23, 17–15 |||
| Pts: two players 11 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Ydderick Gonzalez 4 | | Pts: Tristan Beckford 17 Rebs: Spencer Ahrens 9 Asts: Torian Lee 6 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Ryan Johnson (USA), Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Franco Anselmo Krivokapich (ARG)
* 5 June 2024 15:10
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 63–52 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 15–11, 14–11, 15–19 |||
| Pts: two players 14 Rebs: Lucas Morillo 12 Asts: Danny Carbuccia 6 | | Pts: Isaiah Brown 15 Rebs: Alejandro Aviles 15 Asts: Felipe Quinones 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Orlando Jose Varela Diaz (HND), Gastón Rodríguez (URY)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 326 | 177 | +149 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Argentina (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 241 | 235 | +6 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 260 | −27 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Belize | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 361 | −128 | 4 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
* 3 June 2024 17:40
* Boxscore
| Belize | 106–102 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 29–24, 30–27, 23–28 |||
| Pts: Josiah Moseley 31 Rebs: Douglas Langford 9 Asts: Devin Moody 4 | | Pts: Nolan Junior Kemm 19 Rebs: Enrico Borio 11 Asts: two players 8 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carmelo De La Rosa ALvarez (PRI), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Juan Fabian Valenzuela Estrada (MEX)
* 3 June 2024 20:10
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 66–88 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 18–25, 22–18, 13–26 |||
| Pts: Tyler Kropp 15 Rebs: Tyler Kropp 9 Asts: Bruno Farías 5 | | Pts: Darius Acuff 22 Rebs: Daniel Jacobsen 10 Asts: John McKenney III 4 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Yezid Carreño (COL), Kevin Lei (CAN)
* 4 June 2024 17:40
* Boxscore
| United States | 150–54 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 39–15, 35–9, 37–15, 39–15 |||
| Pts: Darius Acuff Jr. 23 Rebs: Morez Johnson Jr. 15 Asts: Jeremiah Fears 6 | | Pts: Ian Parham 12 Rebs: Josiah Moseley 8 Asts: three players 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Orlando Jose Varela Diaz (HND), Kevin Lei (CAN), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM)
* 4 June 2024 20:10
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 74–66 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 15–11, 18–13, 24–20 |||
| Pts: Patrick Perna 21 Rebs: Enrico Borio 12 Asts: Matheus Monteiro 5 | | Pts: Tyler Kropp 26 Rebs: Tyler Kropp 13 Asts: Thiaco Sucatzky 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Carmelo De La Rosa ALvarez (PRI), Gastón Rodríguez (URY)
* 5 June 2024 17:40
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 57–88 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 14–31, 17–18, 7–20 |||
| Pts: Patrick Perna 10 Rebs: Gabriel Ferreira 7 Asts: Matheus Monteiro 5 | | Pts: two players 12 Rebs: Darius Acuff Jr. 8 Asts: Nikolas Khamenia 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Yezid Carreño (COL), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM)
* 5 June 2024 20:10
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 109–73 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 34–19, 32–21, 20–10 |||
| Pts: Felipe Minzer 28 Rebs: two players 14 Asts: Thiago Sucatzky 8 | | Pts: Josiah Moseley 23 Rebs: Douglas Langford 12 Asts: two players 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carmelo De La Rosa ALvarez (PRI), Kevin Lei (CAN), Juan Fabian Valenzuela Estrada (MEX)

## 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 | Dominican Republic | 79 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4B | Belize | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4B | Belize | 80 | | | | 1A | Dominican Republic | 66 | |
| | | | 3A | Venezuela | 87* | | | | 2B | Argentina | 75 | |
| | | | | | | 2B | Argentina | 79 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3A | Venezuela | 75 | | | | | |
| 3A | Venezuela | 64 | | | | | | | | | 2B | Argentina | 70 |
| 3B | Brazil | 66 | | | | | | | | | 2B | 1B | United States | 110 |
| | | | | | | 2A | Canada | 72 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3B | Brazil | 68 | | | | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | 3B | Brazil | 71 | | | | 2A | Canada | 69 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 4A | Puerto Rico | 57 | | | | 1B | United States | 107 | | | |
| 4B | Belize | 51 | | | | 1B | | | United States | 98 | | 1A | Dominican Republic | 67 |
| 4A | Puerto Rico | 79 | | | | 4A | Puerto Rico | 66 | | | | 2A | Canada | 89 |
* denotes number of overtime periods

### Quarterfinals

* 7 June 2024 12:40
* Boxscore
| United States | 98–66 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 26–16, 25–14, 27–13 |||
| Pts: John McKenney III 17 Rebs: Morez Johnson Jr. 17 Asts: Christopher Brown 6 | | Pts: Brandon Lee 22 Rebs: Adiel Lopez 10 Asts: Felipe Quinones 6 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Yezid Carreño (COL), Juan Fabian Valenzuela Estrada (MEX)
* 7 June 2024 15:10
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 79–69 | Belize |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 22–23, 20–20, 25–15 |||
| Pts: Lucas Morillo 20 Rebs: Lucas Morillo 16 Asts: Danny Carbuccia 5 | | Pts: Josiah Moseley 25 Rebs: Josiah Moseley 13 Asts: Ian Parham 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Orlando Jose Varela Diaz (HND), Gastón Rodríguez (URY)
* 7 June 2024 17:40
* Boxscore
| Canada | 72–68 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–5, 25–28, 15–20, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Jaion Pitt 17 Rebs: Jaion Pitt 11 Asts: Justus Haseley 8 | | Pts: Pedro Pastre 11 Rebs: Gustavo Guimarães 9 Asts: Patrick Perna 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Carmelo De La Rosa ALvarez (PRI), Ryan Johnson (USA), Franco Anselmo Krivokapich (ARG)
* 7 June 2024 20:10
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 79–75 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 26–13, 19–15, 19–26 |||
| Pts: Tyler Kroop 22 Rebs: Felipe Minzer 15 Asts: Bruno Frias 6 | | Pts: Jeiminson Marquez 24 Rebs: Jeiminson Marquez 8 Asts: Ydderick Gonzalez 7 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Kevin Lei (CAN), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM)

### 5–8th place semifinals

* 8 June 2024 12:40
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 71–57 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 19–12, 16–19, 20–14 |||
| Pts: Mathias Vazquez 20 Rebs: Mathias Vazquez 7 Asts: two players 4 | | Pts: Isaiah Brown 21 Rebs: two players 8 Asts: Chalier Torres 7 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Franco Anselmo Krivokapich (ARG), Juan Fabian Valenzuela Estrada (MEX)
* 8 June 2024 15:10
* Boxscore
| Belize | 80–87 (OT) | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 22–19, 15–14, 8–19, Overtime: 12–19 |||
| Pts: Josiah Moseley 31 Rebs: Douglas Langford 11 Asts: Ian Parham 6 | | Pts: Jeiminson Marquez 32 Rebs: Jesus Centeno 15 Asts: Anthony Reyes 6 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kevin Lei (CAN), Ryan Johnson (USA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM)

### Semifinals

* 8 June 2024 17:40
* Boxscore
| Canada | 69–107 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 17–30, 23–19, 15–31 |||
| Pts: Spencer Ahrens 13 Rebs: Olivier Rioux 6 Asts: Justus Haseley 4 | | Pts: four players 12 Rebs: Derrion Reid 10 Asts: Christopher Brown 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Orlando Jose Varela Diaz (HND), Yezid Carreño (COL)
* 8 June 2024 20:10
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 66–75 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 13–18, 12–18, 21–24 |||
| Pts: Danny Carbuccia 28 Rebs: Lucas Morillo 6 Asts: Danny Carbuccia 7 | | Pts: Tyler Kropp 19 Rebs: Tyler Kropp 14 Asts: Thiago Sucatzky 8 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Gastón Rodríguez (URY), Juan Fabian Valenzuela Estrada (MEX)

### Seventh place game

* 9 June 2024 12:40
* Boxscore
| Belize | 51–79 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 17–15, 11–21, 11–22 |||
| Pts: Devin Moody 12 Rebs: Wilford Dawson 7 Asts: Elijah Favela 2 | | Pts: Alejandro Aviles 18 Rebs: Alejandro Aviles 13 Asts: Chalier Torres 7 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Orlando Jose Varela Diaz (HND), Yezid Carreño (COL), Franco Anselmo Krivokapich (ARG)

### Fifth place game

* 9 June 2024 15:10
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 66–64 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 16–16, 17–16, 21–15 |||
| Pts: Anthony Reyes 18 Rebs: Jesus Centeno 8 Asts: Ydderick Gonzalez 4 | | Pts: Matheus Monteiro 15 Rebs: Nolan Junior Kemm 8 Asts: Matheus Monteiro 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Gastón Rodríguez (URY), Juan Fabian Valenzuela Estrada (MEX)

### Third place game

* 9 June 2024 17:40
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 67–89 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 26–23, 15–24, 12–19 |||
| Pts: Fernando De Los Santos 17 Rebs: Lucas Morillo 7 Asts: Adrian Brito 3 | | Pts: Efeosa Oliogu 23 Rebs: Spencer Ahrens 11 Asts: Efeosa Oliogu 7 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Alan Dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo De La Rosa ALvarez (PRI), Ryan Johnson (USA)

### Final

* 9 June 2024 20:10
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 70–110 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 13–28, 13–37 , 20–21 |||
| Pts: Tyler Kropp 20 Rebs: two players 9 Asts: Bruno Farias 8 | | Pts: Darius Acuff Jr. 26 Rebs: Nikolas Khamenia 8 Asts: two players 9 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Kevin Lei (CAN), Fernando Leite (BRA)

## Statistics and awards
### Awards

* 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup winners
* United States 11th title
* Most Valuable Player
* Darius Acuff Jr.

#### All Tournament Team

* Danny Carbuccia
* Mikel Brown Jr.
* Darius Acuff Jr.
* Tristan Beckford
* Tyler Kropp

## Final ranking

* Qualified for the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 6–0 |
| | Argentina | 3–3 |
| | Canada | 4–2 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 4–2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 3–3 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 2–4 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 1–5 |
| 8 | Belize | 1–5 |