The 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Xalapa, Mexico, from 23 to 29 August 2021. The top four teams qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Spain.
Qualification
Eight teams from three sub zones were qualified through the Nike Youth Ranking for each sub-zone.
Sub-zone Vacancies Qualified North area 2 Central America and the Caribbean area (CONCENCABA) 3 South American (CONSUBASQUET)3
Draw The draw ceremony for the competition took place on August 10th at the FIBA Regional Office, in the city of Miami, Florida.
Group A Group B
Group phase
All times are local (UTC−5).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
RankTeamRecord 6–0 5–1 4–2 43–3 53–3 61–5 72–4 80-6
Statistical leaders Players
PointsPlayer statistics Pos. Name PPG1 Ronald Holland 19.02 Alejandro Avilés 16.73 Robert Dillingham 15.74 Mikkel Tyne 15.05 Eduardo Bersch Klafke 13.5
Rebounds Pos. Name RPG1 Alejandro Avilés 10.82 Olivier Rioux 10.33 Ronald Holland 10.24 Luis Díaz 9.05 Enrico Vicentini Borio 7.5
Assists Pos. Name APG1 Robert Dillingham 6.22 Cauã De Souza Pacheco 5.83 Jaylen Curry 5.74 Osezojie Baraka Okojie 5.55 Danny Carbuccia 5.3
Steals Pos. Name SPG1 Jaylen Curry 3.82 Robert Dillingham 3.23 Danny Carbuccia 2.84 Ronald Holland 2.5 Yeison Liberato 2.5 Juan Peral 2.5
Blocks Pos. Name BPG1 Alejandro Avilés 3.52 Olivier Rioux 2.33 Justin McBride 1.84 Jalen Lewis 1.75 Yeison Liberato 1.5
Other statistical leaders Stat Name Avg.Field goal percentage Ronald Holland 65.3%3-point FG percentage Jalen Lewis 58.3%Free throw percentage Charles Georgelos 85.0%Turnovers Mikkel Tyne 4.2Fouls Yeison Liberato 3.0
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Robert Dillingham All-Star Five: Guard Robert Dillingham Forward Ron Holland PG Mikkel Tyne PG Danny Carbuccia PF Tiziano Prome
See also 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
References
External links LatinBasket.com