# 2022 FIBA U18 South American Championship

The 2022 FIBA U18 South American Championship was the 26th edition of the South American basketball championship for men's under-17/under-18 national teams. The tournament was played in Caracas, Venezuela, from 21 to 26 March 2022. Brazil won the tournament for the 10th time.
The tournament was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the age category was increased from U17 to U18.

## Participating teams

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals; the third and fourth teams advanced to the 5th–8th place playoffs.
All times are local (Venezuelan Standard Time – UTC-4).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 116 | +138 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 217 | −16 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 218 | −19 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 263 | −103 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 21 March 2022 10:00
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 73–81 (OT) | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 13–8, 14–22, 30–24, Overtime: 4–12 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 21 March 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 99–34 | Bolivia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–7, 24–4, 31–11, 24–12 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 22 March 2022 15:00
* Boxscore
| Bolivia | 63–87 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 20–21, 10–20, 13–27 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 22 March 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Uruguay | 43–81 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 4–17, 12–20, 14–19 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 24 March 2022 10:00
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 39–74 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 4–31, 11–21, 15–12 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 24 March 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| Bolivia | 63–77 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 16–24, 7–16, 26–16 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 169 | +60 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 194 | +4 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Venezuela (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 184 | −4 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 196 | −60 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* 21 March 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Ecuador | 73–75 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 26–10, 16–21, 20–24 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 21 March 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Chile | 47–54 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–10, 12–15, 13–16, 14–13 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 23 March 2022 15:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 95–38 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 14–5, 34–10, 23–13 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 23 March 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 68–78 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 19–11, 17–17, 10–26 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 24 March 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Ecuador | 47–51 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–5, 12–11, 14–20, 5–15 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 24 March 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 58–59 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 17–11, 7–19, 15–13 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

## 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 | Colombia | 71 | | | |
| B4 | Chile | 52 | | | |
| B4 | Chile | 52 | A3 | Colombia | 60 |
| | | | B3 | Venezuela | 82 |
| B3 | Venezuela | 82 | B3 | Venezuela | 82 |
| A4 | Bolivia | 66 | 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | | B4 | Chile | 70 |
| | | | A4 | Bolivia | 66 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* 2 March 2022 10:00
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 71–52 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 17–19, 21–10, 14–16 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 2 March 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| Venezuela | 82–66 | Bolivia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–7, 20–23, 19–15 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

### 7th place match

* 2 March 2022 10:00
* Boxscore
| Chile | 70–66 | Bolivia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 20–17, 19–20, 14–22 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

### 5th place match

* 2 March 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| Colombia | 60–82 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 17–22, 6–20, 23–21 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Brazil | 84 | | | |
| B2 | Ecuador | 40 | | | |
| B2 | Ecuador | 40 | A1 | Brazil | 73 |
| | | | B1 | Argentina | 59 |
| B1 | Argentina | 65 | B1 | Argentina | 59 |
| A2 | Uruguay | 42 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | B2 | Ecuador | 63 |
| | | | A2 | Uruguay | 60 |

### Semifinals

* 2 March 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 84–40 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 25–14, 18–11, 23–4 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas
* 2 March 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 65–42 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–4, 25–14, 11–12, 13–12 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

### 3rd place match

* 2 March 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Ecuador | 63–60 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–11, 15–16, 18–17 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

### Final

* 2 March 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 73–59 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 21–19, 21–12, 18–15 |||
* Parque Miranda, Caracas

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Ecuador |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | Venezuela |
| 6 | Colombia |
| 7 | Chile |
| 8 | Bolivia |
* Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship