2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
| 12th American Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 6–12 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship | |
The 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship was an international under-18 basketball tournament that was held from 6 to 12 June 2022 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The twelfth edition of the biennial competition, this is also the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Hungary.
Hosts selection
On 9 May 2022, FIBA Americas has decided to grant Mexico the hosting rights for the FIBA U18 Americas Men's Championship. The city of Tijuana will host the event which will take place from June 6 to 12. The tournament will be played again after the last edition held in 2018, since the 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the first time that Mexico will host the continental under-18 tournament.
Participating teams
- North America:
- Central America/Caribbean: (2017 Central American/Caribbean U17 Championship in Mexicali, Mexico - 8–12 December 2021)
- Puerto Rico
- Mexico (Hosts)
- Dominican Republic
- South America: (2022 South American U18 Championship in Caracas, Venezuela - 21–26 March 2022)
Preliminary round
The draw was held on 16 May 2022 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
All times are local (UTC-7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 182 | +21 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 209 | +18 | 5 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 240 | +5 | 5 | |
| 4 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 233 | −44 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Americas
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
6 June 2022
18:00 |
| Argentina | 55–60 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 11–18, 11–16, 20–9 | ||
| Pts: Stenta 14 Rebs: Giovannetti 8 Asts: Bordon 6 |
Pts: Dos Santos, Klafle 14 Rebs: Dos Santos, Carvalho 6 Asts: Oliveira 6 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Julio César Anaya Freile (PAN), Kristian Páez Arteaga (ECU), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON) |
6 June 2022
20:30 |
| Mexico | 75–83 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 11–20, 24–26, 26–22 | ||
| Pts: Camacho, Valdés 16 Rebs: Valdés 8 Asts: Ochoa 5 |
Pts: Allette 19 Rebs: Benjamin 8 Asts: Allette 4 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Carmelo de la Rosa Alvarez (PUR), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
7 June 2022
18:00 |
| Canada | 92–97 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 20–31, 21–15, 26–27 | ||
| Pts: Allette 23 Rebs: Nwoko 9 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Aaliya, Bordon 17 Rebs: Lomello, Trouet 5 Asts: Bordon 8 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Yezid Valentine Carreno Pinzon (COL), Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Carmelo de la Rosa Alvarez (PUR) |
7 June 2022
20:30 |
| Brazil | 75–57 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 16–12, 16–16, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Klafke 19 Rebs: Dos Santos 8 Asts: Oliveira 8 |
Pts: Ochoa 16 Rebs: Valdés 9 Asts: Ochoa 2 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Kristian Páez Arteaga (ECU), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
8 June 2022
18:00 |
| Brazil | 68–70 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 20–23, 20–18, 15–13 | ||
| Pts: Dos Santos 28 Rebs: Landeira 8 Asts: Landeira 3 |
Pts: Allette 18 Rebs: Allette 10 Asts: Allette 5 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Carmelo de la Rosa Alvarez (PUR), Kristian Páez Arteaga (ECU), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON) |
8 June 2022
20:30 |
| Mexico | 57–75 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 8–20, 16–10, 18–22 | ||
| Pts: Ochoa 18 Rebs: Valdés 8 Asts: Guerrero, Valdés 2 |
Pts: Giovannetti 17 Rebs: Collomb 6 Asts: Bordon 6 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Julio César Anaya Freile (PAN), Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 144 | +195 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 225 | −20 | 5 | |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178 | 279 | −101 | 4 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 254 | −74 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Americas
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
6 June 2022
13:00 |
| Ecuador | 64–85 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 14–25, 20–19, 18–21 | ||
| Pts: Arcila 22 Rebs: Caicedo 14 Asts: Recalde 5 |
Pts: Rivera 24 Rebs: Avilés 11 Asts: Peguero, Rivera 3 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Yezid Valentine Carreno Pinzon (COL), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Juan Fabián Valenzuela Estrada (MEX) |
6 June 2022
15:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 48–116 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–30, 8–29, 13–30, 15–27 | ||
| Pts: Osorio 11 Rebs: Hichez, Núñez 8 Asts: Gutiérrez 3 |
Pts: Ware 17 Rebs: Dailey Jr. 10 Asts: Trimble 5 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Fernando Aparecido Cavalcante Leite (BRA), Jesús López Díaz (MEX) |
7 June 2022
13:00 |
| Puerto Rico | 65–61 (OT) | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 7–16, 26–13, 14–19, Overtime: 6–2 | ||
| Pts: Avilés 13 Rebs: Ortiz 12 Asts: Rodríguez 3 |
Pts: Suárez 12 Rebs: Daniel 16 Asts: Daniel 4 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Julio César Anaya Freile (PAN), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Juan Fabián Valenzuela Estrada (MEX) |
7 June 2022
15:30 |
| United States | 123–41 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 29–8, 34–10, 34–14 | ||
| Pts: McCain 22 Rebs: Jackson 12 Asts: Rodgers, Black 6 |
Pts: Caicedo 17 Rebs: Arcila 12 Asts: Arcila 3 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Fernando Aparecido Cavalcante Leite (BRA), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Jesús López Díaz (MEX) |
8 June 2022
13:00 |
| Ecuador | 73–71 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 16–8, 21–20, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Caicedo 27 Rebs: Noboa 10 Asts: Arcila, Recalde 7 |
Pts: Muhammad 19 Rebs: Suárez 18 Asts: Suárez 3 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Yezid Valentine Carreno Pinzon (COL), Jesús López Díaz (MEX) |
8 June 2022
15:30 |
| United States | 100–55 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 28–14, 24–13, 26–13 | ||
| Pts: Whitmore 24 Rebs: Black 11 Asts: Armstrong 8 |
Pts: Ortiz 17 Rebs: Ortiz 9 Asts: Ortiz, Rivera 3 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Fernando Aparecido Cavalcante Leite (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Juan Fabián Valenzuela Estrada (MEX) |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Fifth place | 5–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Brazil | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Dominican Republic | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Dominican Republic | 71 | 1A | Brazil | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Puerto Rico | 74 | 3A | Canada | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Canada | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Puerto Rico | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Puerto Rico | 86 | 1A | Brazil | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4A | Mexico | 82 | 1B | United States | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Argentina | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Ecuador | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | 3B | Ecuador | 62 | 2A | Argentina | 60 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
| 4A | Mexico | 73 | 1B | United States | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Dominican Republic | 96 | 4A | Mexico | 64 | 3A | Canada | 81 | |||||||||||||||
| 3B | Ecuador | 75 | 1B | United States | 92 | 2A | Argentina | 57 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
10 June 2022
11:30 |
| Brazil | 66–52 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 19–10, 22–13, 12–17 | ||
| Pts: Tesch 23 Rebs: Tesch 2 Asts: Landeira 4 |
Pts: Daniel 11 Rebs: Suárez 9 Asts: three players 1 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Julio César Anaya Freile (PAN), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Juan Fabián Valenzuela Estrada (MEX) |
10 June 2022
14:00 |
| Puerto Rico | 78–86 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 21–27, 24–26, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Rivera 18 Rebs: Avilés, Rodriguez Jr. 11 Asts: Avilés 3 |
Pts: Dumont 16 Rebs: Nwoko 12 Asts: five players 2 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Kristian Páez Arteaga (ECU), Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Jesús López Díaz (MEX) |
10 June 2022
16:30 |
| Argentina | 92–47 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 20–19, 27–13, 23–4 | ||
| Pts: Marchiaro 18 Rebs: Collomb 8 Asts: Bordon 5 |
Pts: Arcila 13 Rebs: Caicedo 8 Asts: Recalde 5 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Carmelo de La Rosa Alvarez (PUR), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
ben
10 June 2022
19:00 |
| United States | 92–64 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 33–16, 25–16, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Whitmore 27 Rebs: Black 11 Asts: Carlyle 5 |
Pts: Ochoa, Valdés 13 Rebs: Guerrero, Valdés 7 Asts: Valdés 6 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Orlando Varela Díaz (HON), Yezid Carreno Pinzon (COL) |
5–8th place semifinals
11 June 2022
09:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 71–74 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–20, 26–14, 18–19, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Suárez 18 Rebs: Osorio 8 Asts: Daniel 4 |
Pts: Avilés 18 Rebs: Avilés, Ortiz 8 Asts: Delgado 3 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Waseem Husainy (CAN), Yezid Carreno Pinzon (COL), Jesús López Díaz (MEX) |
11 June 2022
12:00 |
| Ecuador | 62–73 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 15–27, 14–17, 22–11 | ||
| Pts: Alvarez 16 Rebs: Noboa 9 Asts: Arcila 10 |
Pts: Ochoa 16 Rebs: Valdés 11 Asts: Valdés 4 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI) |
Semifinals
11 June 2022
14:30 |
| Brazil | 78–77 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 13–18, 30–13, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Santos 22 Rebs: Bersch Klafke, Farias Cardoso 8 Asts: Santos 5 |
Pts: Allette 22 Rebs: Nwoko 13 Asts: Allette 5 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Julio César Anaya Freile (PAN), Carmelo de La Rosa Alvarez (PUR), Juan Fabián Valenzuela Estrada (MEX) |
11 June 2022
17:00 |
| Argentina | 60–98 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 8–28, 15–31, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Bordon 16 Rebs: Marchiaro, Giralt 6 Asts: Giralt 3 |
Pts: Ware 17 Rebs: Dailey Jr. 9 Asts: Dailey Jr., Armstrong 3 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Orlando Varela Díaz (HON), Kristian Páez Arteaga (ECU), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
Seventh place game
12 June 2022
09:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 96–75 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 25–21, 26–20, 27–13 | ||
| Pts: Osorio 23 Rebs: Hichez, Suero 11 Asts: Suárez 4 |
Pts: Caicedo 29 Rebs: Caicedo 7 Asts: Arcila 12 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Claudio Andrés Osorio Vargas (CHI), Juan Fabián Valenzuela Estrada (MEX), Orlando José Varela Díaz (HON) |
Fifth place game
12 June 2022
12:00 |
| Puerto Rico | 86–82 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 21–23, 23–14, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Avilés 23 Rebs: Ortiz 8 Asts: Delgado 7 |
Pts: Ochoa, Valdés 23 Rebs: Ochoa 7 Asts: Ochoa, Guerrero 5 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Yezid Valentine Carreno Pinzon (COL), Kristian Páez Arteaga (ECU), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
Third place game
12 June 2022
14:30 |
| Canada | 81–57 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 20–21, 25–17, 23–9 | ||
| Pts: Allette, Nwoko 20 Rebs: Fisher 12 Asts: Fisher 8 |
Pts: Trouet 12 Rebs: Trouet 12 Asts: Rodríguez, Giovannetti 3 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Carmelo de La Rosa Alvarez (PUR), Fernando Aparecido Cavalcante Leite (BRA), Jesús López Díaz (MEX) |
Final
12 June 2022
17:00 |
| Brazil | 60–102 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–28, 13–29, 17–27, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Santos 15 Rebs: Carvalho 8 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: Whitmore 30 Rebs: Whitmore 12 Asts: Trimble 4 | |
Auditorio Zonkeys, Tijuana
Referees: Julio César Anaya Freile (PAN), Waseem Husainy (CAN), Franco Ronconi (ARG) |
Statistics and awards
Awards
| 2022 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship winners |
|---|
 United States 10th title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Cam Whitmore |
- All Tournament Team
- Dylan Bordon
- Vasean Allette
- Reynan dos Santos
- Cam Whitmore
- Kel'el Ware
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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United States | 6–0 |
 |
Brazil | 4–2 |
 |
Canada | 4–2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 3–3 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 4–2 |
| 6 | Mexico | 1-5 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 1–5 |
| 8 | Ecuador | 1-5 |