2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship explained

Continent:	Americas U-18
Year:	2018
Subtitle:	11th American Basketball Championship
Dates:	10–16 June
Teams:	8
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champions:	USA
Title Number:	9
Mvp:	Quentin Grimes
Ppg P:	Giordano (18.5)
Ppg T:	(114.5)
Rpg P:	Lorca-Lloyd (11.3)
Rpg T:	(53.5)
Apg P:	Nembhard (8.8)
Apg T:	(29.0)
Website:	2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2022

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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)^[3]
  • • • • • • South America: (2017 South American U17 Championship in Lima, Peru - 15–21 July 2017)^[4]

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 20 March 2018 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^{[5] [6]}

All times are local (UTC-4).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Final

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Points

Name	PPG
	align=center	18.5
	align=center	18.2
	align=center	17.5
	align=center	17.3
	align=center	16.7

Rebounds

Name	RPG
	align=center	11.3
	align=center	8.8
	align=center	8.7
	align=center	8.5
	align=center	8.0

Assists

Name	APG
	align=center	8.8
	align=center	6.5
	align=center	5.4
	align=center	5.3
	align=center	5.3

Blocks

Name	BPG
	align=center	3.3
	align=center	2.8
	align=center	1.5
	align=center	1.5
	align=center	1.2
	align=center	1.2

Steals

Name	SPG
	align=center	2.7
	align=center	2.2
	align=center	2.2
	align=center	2.2
	align=center	1.8

Awards

All Tournament Team^[7]

• Andrew Nembhard
• Cole Anthony
• Coby White
• Quentin Grimes
• Francisco Cáffaro

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

width=50	Rank	width=175	Team	width=50	Record
		6–0
		5–1
		4–2
4		3–3
5		3–3
6		2–4
7		1–5
8		0–6

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIBA Calendar. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919015229/http://www.fiba.com/calendar. live. September 19, 2015.
2. Web site: St. Catharines to host the FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018. 12 April 2017. FIBA Americas. 22 July 2017.
3. Web site: Dominican Republic claim Centrobasket U17 title in Santo Domingo. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731055032/http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/u17/2017/news/dominican-republic-claim-centrobasket-u17-title-in-santo-domingo. live. July 31, 2017. 31 July 2017. FIBA Americas. 2 August 2017.
4. Web site: Historic! Chile is the South American U17 Champion. https://web.archive.org/web/20170722054632/http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/u17/2017/news/historic-chile-is-the-south-american-u17-champion. live. July 22, 2017. 22 July 2017. FIBA Americas. 22 July 2017.
5. Web site: Draw results in for FIBA U18 Americas Championship 2018. 20 March 2018. FIBA Americas. 21 March 2018.
6. Web site: Official Draw of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship set for March 20. 16 March 2018. FIBA Americas. 18 March 2018.
7. Web site: USA claim the FIBA U18 Americas 2018 Championship. FIBA Americas. 17 June 2018. 17 June 2018.