2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
5th FIBA Under-16 Women's American Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
City | Buenos Aires |
Dates | 7–11 June |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
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Top scorer | ![]() |
Top rebounds | ![]() |
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The 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition that was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 7–11 June 2017.[1][2]
The United States defeated the defending champions Canada, 91–46, in the final game to reclaim the championship. Meanwhile, the hosts Argentina edged first-time semifinalists Colombia in the bronze medal game, 59–52, in overtime.[3] The top four teams qualified to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.
Venue
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Buenos Aires | |
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Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo | |
Capacity: 2,000 |
Qualified teams
Group phase
A draw was held on 23 May 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[4]
All times are local (UTC–3).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 249 | 151 | +98 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 155 | +58 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 210 | −60 | 4 | Advance to Classification 5-8 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 236 | −96 | 3 |
(H) Hosts
7 June 2017 13:45 |
Boxscore |
Venezuela ![]() | 38–89 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 5–23, 9–28, 11–16, 13–22 | ||
Pts: Anes 11 Rebs: Russian 4 Asts: Na. Garcia 3 | Pts: Masikewich 17 Rebs: Ejim 12 Asts: Te-Biasu, Tuchscherer 4 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
7 June 2017 20:30 |
Boxscore |
Dominican Republic ![]() | 42–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 8-16, 13-23, 10-15 | ||
Pts: Baez 11 Rebs: Cueva 8 Asts: Baez 3 | Pts: Operto, Fontana 15 Rebs: Gentinetta 9 Asts: Cejas 8 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Gina Denise Cross (USA), Vivian Elizabeth Garcia Otermin (URU), Alejandra Gaytan Mota (MEX) |
8 June 2017 18:15 |
Boxscore |
Dominican Republic ![]() | 48–89 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 8–27, 11–20, 18–21 | ||
Pts: Cueva 12 Rebs: Cueva 8 Asts: 4 players 1 | Pts: Masikewich 22 Rebs: Ntambue, Ejim, Masikewich 10 Asts: Ennis, Edwards 4 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Gina Denise Cross (USA), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Alejandra Gaytan Mota (MEX) |
8 June 2017 20:30 |
Boxscore |
Argentina ![]() | 71–42 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 23–13, 20–11, 11–12 | ||
Pts: Acevedo 15 Rebs: Gentinetta 5 Asts: Chagas 6 | Pts: Arias 11 Rebs: Russian 5 Asts: Anes 1 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Vivian Elizabeth Garcia Otermin (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
9 June 2017 16:00 |
Boxscore |
Venezuela ![]() | 70–50 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 23–6, 12–7, 16–14, 19–23 | ||
Pts: Nic. Garcia 11 Rebs: Russian 10 Asts: Na. Garcia 5 | Pts: Acosta 12 Rebs: Cueva 16 Asts: Acosta, Baez 2 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Vivian Elizabeth Garcia Otermin (URU) |
9 June 2017 20:30 |
Boxscore |
Canada ![]() | 71–65 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 21–16, 10–16, 23–23 | ||
Pts: Te-Biasu, Masikewich 15 Rebs: Masikewich 20 Asts: Te-Biasu, Ennis 3 | Pts: Acevedo 19 Rebs: Chagas 12 Asts: Chagas 7 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Andres Gaston Bartel Maina (URU), Gina Denise Cross (USA), Alejandra Gaytan Mota (MEX) |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 102 | +168 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 184 | −38 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 194 | −40 | 4 | Advance to Classification 5-8 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 223 | −90 | 3 |
Preliminary Round
In the first preliminary round game, Colombia faced the US. Aliya Boston was the leading scorer for the US team with 17 points, while Samantha Brunelle scored 13. Caitlin Clark took three shots from beyond the three point arc and hit all three of them. Kylie Watson and Paige Bueckers were also double-digit scorers with 10 points each. The US won by a score of 91–33.[5]
The US next faced Mexico. The opening quarter was close with the US leading by a single point at the end of the quarter. A full court press in the second quarter helped the United States pull away from Mexico en route to a 100–37 win. Brunelle had a double double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Bueckers took seven shots and hit all seven to set a US single-game record for field-goal percentage.[5]
The final preliminary game for the US was against Puerto Rico. The US did not shoot well from the field, hitting only 31% of the shots. They had difficulty controlling the ball, turning it over 27 times, but their aggressive play forced 43 turnovers against Puerto Rico which included a US U16 record of 25 steals in a single game. The leading scorer was Boston who recorded 17 points and tied a record for free throw percentage hitting all five of her free-throw attempts. The US won the game 79–32.[5]
7 June 2017 16:00 |
Boxscore |
Colombia ![]() | 33–91 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 4–32, 15–14, 9–26, 5–19 | ||
Pts: Ulloa 7 Rebs: Gonzalez 6 Asts: Ayala 2 | Pts: Boston 17 Rebs: Boston 9 Asts: Brunelle 5 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG), Christine Vuong (CAN) |
7 June 2017 18:15 |
Boxscore |
Mexico ![]() | 76–49 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15–14, 15–14, 15–14 | ||
Pts: Esquer 34 Rebs: Aguilera 14 Asts: Arreola 6 | Pts: Santiago, Martinez, Garcia 10 Rebs: An. Rodriguez 9 Asts: Santiago, Martinez 2 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Americo Rodriguez (VEN), Andres Gaston Bartel Maina (URU), Virginia Soledad Peruchini (ARG) |
8 June 2017 13:45 |
Boxscore |
Puerto Rico ![]() | 52–68 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 9–25, 13–20, 12–8 | ||
Pts: Garcia 17 Rebs: An. Rodriguez 10 Asts: Garcia, Vargas-Bines 2 | Pts: Gonzalez 20 Rebs: Gonzalez 11 Asts: Orozco 5 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG), Americo Rodriguez (VEN) |
8 June 2017 16:00 |
Boxscore |
United States ![]() | 100–37 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 33–14, 26–4, 27–6 | ||
Pts: Brunelle 18 Rebs: Brunelle 11 Asts: Cooke, Horston 4 | Pts: Esquer 15 Rebs: Gallegos, Arreola, Rodriguez 5 Asts: Arreola 3 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Andres Gaston Bartel Maina (URU), Virginia Soledad Peruchini (ARG), Christine Vuong (CAN) |
9 June 2017 13:45 |
Boxscore |
Colombia ![]() | 45–41 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–9, 8–9, 12–15, 14–8 | ||
Pts: Gonzalez 15 Rebs: Gonzalez 19 Asts: Diaz, Orozco, Ulloa 2 | Pts: Esquer 10 Rebs: Rodriguez 10 Asts: Arreola 5 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Americo Rodriguez (VEN), Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
9 June 2017 18:15 |
Boxscore |
Puerto Rico ![]() | 32–79 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 5–15, 10–20, 14–25, 3–19 | ||
Pts: Martinez 14 Rebs: Vargas-Bines 10 Asts: Martinez, Ab. Rodriguez, Aviles 2 | Pts: Boston 17 Rebs: Boston 12 Asts: Fudd, Clark 4 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Virginia Soledad Peruchini (ARG), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG), Christine Vuong (CAN) |
Classification round
All times are local (UTC-3).
5th–8th | Fifth place | |||||
10 June | ||||||
![]() | 62 | |||||
11 June | ||||||
![]() | 61 | |||||
![]() | 28 | |||||
10 June | ||||||
![]() | 71 | |||||
![]() | 102 | |||||
![]() | 45 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
11 June | ||||||
![]() | 76 | |||||
![]() | 69 |
Classification 5–8
10 June 2017 13:45 |
Boxscore |
Venezuela ![]() | 62–61 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 15–11, 15–20, 12–18 | ||
Pts: Arias 19 Rebs: Russian 13 Asts: Perez 5 | Pts: Martinez 14 Rebs: Vargas-Bines 8 Asts: Martinez 6 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Gina Denise Cross (USA), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG), Christine Vuong (CAN) |
10 June 2017 16:00 |
Boxscore |
Mexico ![]() | 102–45 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 31–11, 30–10, 16–11, 25–13 | ||
Pts: Gallegos 21 Rebs: Rodriguez 11 Asts: Gallegos 11 | Pts: Cueva 10 Rebs: Cueva 9 Asts: 4 players 2 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Virginia Soledad Peruchini (ARG), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Vivian Elizabeth Garcia Otermin (URU) |
Seventh place game
11 June 2017 13:45 |
Boxscore |
Puerto Rico ![]() | 76–69 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 27–15, 11–8, 19–22 | ||
Pts: Verdejo, Vargas-Bines 17 Rebs: Vargas-Bines 9 Asts: Martinez, S. Rodriguez 3 | Pts: Benitez 20 Rebs: Santana 10 Asts: Baez 4 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Vivian Elizabeth Garcia Otermin (URU), Micaela Ayelen Prado (ARG), Christine Vuong (CAN) |
Fifth place game
11 June 2017 20:30 |
Boxscore |
Venezuela ![]() | 28–71 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 4–17, 8–17, 10–14, 6–23 | ||
Pts: Perez, Arias 7 Rebs: Russian 11 Asts: Na. Garcia, Arias, Nic. Garcia 1 | Pts: Arreola 13 Rebs: Arreola, Aguilera 10 Asts: Arreola 5 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Rebeca Xiomaira Davila Aquino (PUR), Virginia Soledad Peruchini (ARG) |
Final round
All times are local (UTC-3).
Semifinals | Final | |||||
10 June | ||||||
![]() | 64 | |||||
11 June | ||||||
![]() | 38 | |||||
![]() | 46 | |||||
10 June | ||||||
![]() | 91 | |||||
![]() | 98 | |||||
![]() | 42 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
11 June | ||||||
![]() | 52 | |||||
![]() | 59 |
Semifinals
10 June 2017 18:15 |
Boxscore |
Canada ![]() | 64–38 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 13–13, 19–10, 14–7 | ||
Pts: Russell 11 Rebs: Russell 8 Asts: Cote-Lysius 4 | Pts: Quesada 10 Rebs: Diaz, Cortes, Morales 5 Asts: 4 players 1 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Andres Gaston Bartel Maina (URU), Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM), Alejandra Gaytan Mota (MEX) |
10 June 2017 20:30 |
Boxscore |
United States ![]() | 98–42 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 23–14, 30–9, 28–6 | ||
Pts: Cooke, Taylor 12 Rebs: Miller 7 Asts: 4 players 3 | Pts: Gauna, Acevedo 12 Rebs: Gauna, Piri, Gentinetta 5 Asts: Chagas 3 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Americo Rodriguez (VEN), Rodrigo Leon Mejia Mesa (COL), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
Third place game
US - Argentina
The United States played Argentina in the semifinal game. The US had a 13-point lead at halftime, 40–27, but partway through the third period, started to run that would put the game away. They scored 39 consecutive points which extended from roughly the middle of the third period until the middle of the fourth. they had set an all-time record for steals in a game against Puerto Rico but they increase their own record by two with 27 steals in the game. They also set our record for free throws attempted with 37 every one of the US players scored. The final score in favor of the US was 98–42.[5]
11 June 2017 18:15 |
Boxscore |
Colombia ![]() | 52–59 (OT) | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 6–20, 7–6, 17–12, 19–11, Overtime: 3–10 | ||
Pts: Orozco 15 Rebs: Ayala, Gonzalez 9 Asts: Diaz 2 | Pts: Chagas 20 Rebs: Chagas 20 Asts: Gauna 5 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Americo Rodriguez (VEN), Gina Denise Cross (USA), Natalia Cuello Cuello (DOM) |
Final
US - Canada
In the gold-medal game, the United States faced Canada. This game also featured a long scoring run, with the United States outscoring Canada 20–0 to close the first half. Aggressive defense held Canada to 29% field goal shooting for the game. Azzi Fudd, the only 14-year-old on a team of 15 and 16-year-olds, scored 18 points to lead the US team to a 91–46 win and the gold medal.[5]
11 June 2017 20:30 |
Boxscore |
Canada ![]() | 46–91 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 4–23, 10–18, 11–23 | ||
Pts: Russell 12 Rebs: Masikewich 9 Asts: Ntambue 2 | Pts: Fudd 18 Rebs: Horston, Boston 6 Asts: Horston 4 |
Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, Buenos Aires Referees: Andres Gaston Bartel Maina (URU), Alejandra Gaytan Mota (MEX), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
Awards
2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship winners |
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![]() United States 4th title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Final ranking
Qualify for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup. |
Rank | Team | Record |
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![]() | ![]() | 5–0 |
![]() | ![]() | 4–1 |
![]() | ![]() | 3–2 |
4 | ![]() | 2–3 |
5 | ![]() | 3–2 |
6 | ![]() | 2–3 |
7 | ![]() | 1–4 |
8 | ![]() | 0–5 |
References
- ^ "Argentina will host the FIBA U16 Americas Championships 2017". FIBA. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "FIBA Calendar". Archived from the original on June 21, 2017.
- ^ "USA claim the FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship". FIBA. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Draw results in for FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship 2017". FIBA. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "2017 USA U16 Women". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
External links
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