2023 FIBA UNDER-16 AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP

2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
8th FIBA Under-16 American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
City	Mérida
Dates	5–11 June
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (8th title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
MVP	Cameron Boozer
Official website
	2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
	← 2021 2025 →

The 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from 5 to 11 June 2023. The top four teams qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey.

The United States won their eighth title, after defeating Canada in the final, 118–36.^[1]

Draw

Group A	Group B
Puerto Rico Argentina Mexico United States	Uruguay Dominican Republic Canada Brazil

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. All teams advanced to the playoffs.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	United States	3	3	0	331	166	+165	6
2	Argentina	3	2	1	181	230	−49	5
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	179	216	−37	4
4	Mexico	3	0	3	164	243	−79	3

Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Canada	3	3	0	212	178	+34	6
2	Brazil	3	2	1	207	195	+12	5
3	Dominican Republic	3	1	2	200	207	−7	4
4	Uruguay	3	0	3	196	235	−39	3

Source: FIBA

Playoffs

Bracket

Fifth place

Consolation semifinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1A

United States

123

4B

Uruguay

45

Uruguay

51

United States

122

Brazil

73

Puerto Rico

63

2B

Brazil

72

3A

Puerto Rico

83

Brazil

71

United States

118

Dominican Republic

56

Canada

36

2A

Argentina

74

3B

Dominican Republic

67

Seventh place

Dominican Republic

78

Argentina

58

Third place

Mexico

68

Canada

65

Uruguay

61

1B

Canada

89

Puerto Rico

86

Mexico

79

4A

Mexico

63

Argentina

76

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.

Rank	Team	Record
	United States	6–0
	Canada	5–1
	Puerto Rico	3–3
4	Argentina	3–3
5	Brazil	2–4
6	Dominican Republic	2–4
7	Mexico	0–6
8	Uruguay	0–6

Awards

2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship champions
United States Eighth title

Most Valuable Player:^[2]
- Cameron Boozer
All-Tournament team:^[2]
- Darryn Peterson (Guard)
- Cameron Boozer (Forward)
- Felipe Quinones (Shooting guard)
- Paul Osaruyi (Power forward)
- Iván Prato (Center)

References

^ "USA win gold at FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2023". FIBA. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cameron Boozer named MVP; Quiñones, Peterson, Osaruyi and Prato round out All-Tournament team". FIBA. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "USA win gold at FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2023". FIBA. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[2023U16americasawards-2] "Cameron Boozer named MVP; Quiñones, Peterson, Osaruyi and Prato round out All-Tournament team". FIBA. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

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[2]

v t e International men's youth basketball
FIBA Youth Olympics World Ranking U-17 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-21 World Cup (defunct) U-16 TBF International U-18 DBB International
Africa	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Americas	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Asia	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Europe	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Oceania	U-15 U-17 U-20 (defunct)
Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.

v t e International men's youth basketball
FIBA Youth Olympics World Ranking U-17 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-21 World Cup (defunct) U-16 TBF International U-18 DBB International
Africa	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Americas	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Asia	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Europe	U-16 U-18 U-20 (defunct)
Oceania	U-15 U-17 U-20 (defunct)
Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held.

Draw