The 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition held in León, Guanajuato, Mexico, from 23 to 29 August 2021. It was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship. The top four teams qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary.

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 10 August 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 seminfinals

Seminfinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.

RankTeamRecord 6–0 5–1 3–3 42–4 54–2 62–4 72–4 80–6

Statistical leaders Players

PointsPlayer statistics from USAB Pos. Name PPG1 JuJu Watkins 20.02 Cassandre Prosper 17.73 Delaney Gibb 13.74 Vania Marileo 13.35 Loriette Maciel 12.5 Sofía Acevedo 12.5

Rebounds Pos. Name RPG1 Taissa Queiroz 14.02 Ana Alves Da Silva 12.33 Cassandre Prosper 9.74 Giovanna Da Silva 9.25 María Camareno 7.7

Assists Pos. Name APG1 Jada Williams 5.22 Betsa Nahuelhuaique 3.7 JuJu Watkins 3.74 Paloma García 3.5 Taija Sta. Maria 3.5

Steals Pos. Name SPG1 JuJu Watkins 5.22 Paloma García 3.03 Danny Carbuccia 2.84 Cassandre Prosper 2.7 Jadyn Donovan 2.7 Loriette Maciel 2.7

Blocks Pos. Name BPG1 Valeria Mora 2.22 Breya Cunningham 2.03 María Camareno 1.84 Delaney Gibb 1.5 Vania Marileo 1.5

Other statistical leaders Stat Name Avg.Field goal percentage Breya Cunningham 62.3%3-point FG percentage Jada Williams 52.4%Free throw percentage JuJu Watkins 91.7%Turnovers Shaima James 5.7Fouls Valeria Mora 4.0

Awards

Most Valuable Player: JuJu Watkins All-Star Five: JuJu Watkins Jada Williams Cassandre Prosper Loriette Maciel Taissa Nascimento Queiroz

See also 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship 2022 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup

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