The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship was an international under-18 basketball tournament that was held from 10 to 16 June 2018 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The eleventh edition of the biennial competition, this is also the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.
Hosts selection On 12 April 2017, FIBA Americas, Canada Basketball and the Niagara Sports Commission announced that the city of St. Catharines will host the 2018 edition of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship. This will be the first time that Canada will host the continental under-18 tournament.
Participating teams North America:
(Hosts) Central America/Caribbean: (2017 Central American/Caribbean U17 Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 26–30 July 2017)
South America: (2017 South American U17 Championship in Lima, Peru - 15–21 July 2017)
Preliminary round The draw was held on 20 March 2018 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
All times are local (UTC-4).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders
Points Name PPG Marco Giordano 18.5 Alanzo Frink 18.2 Lester Quiñones 17.5 Emanuel Miller 17.3 Francisco Cáffaro 16.7
Rebounds Name RPG Maxwell Lorca-Lloyd 11.3 Francisco Cáffaro 8.8 Alanzo Frink 8.7 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 8.5 Tyrese Samuel 8.0
Assists Name APG Andrew Nembhard 8.8 Ignacio Arroyo 6.5 Jonathan Andrade 5.4 Giovanni Santiago 5.3 Francisco Farabello 5.3
Blocks Name BPG George Conditt 3.3 Maxwell Lorca-Lloyd 2.8 Aaron Capurro 1.5 Matthew Hurt 1.5 Trayce Jackson-Davis 1.2 Kenning Rivera 1.2
Steals Name SPG Andrew Nembhard 2.7 Jonathan Andrade 2.2 JD Gunn 2.2 Michael Moncayo 2.2 Rafael Rubel 1.8
Awards
Most Valuable Player Quentin Grimes
All Tournament Team Andrew Nembhard Cole Anthony Coby White Quentin Grimes Francisco Cáffaro
Final ranking Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup RankTeamRecord 6–0 5–1 4–2 4 3–3 5 3–3 6 2–4 7 1–5 8 0–6
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