2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship explained

Continent:	Americas U-16
2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
Year:	2021
Size:	270px
City:	Xalapa
Dates:	23–29 August
Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champions:	USA
Title Number:	7
Second:	ARG
Third:	CAN
Mvp:	Robert Dillingham^[1]
Ppg P:	Holland (19.0)
Ppg T:	(116.8)
Rpg P:	Avilés (10.8)
Rpg T:	(54.3)
Apg P:	Dillingham (6.2)
Apg T:	(32.0)
Website:	2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2023

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.^[2]

Qualification

Eight teams from three sub zones were qualified through the Nike Youth Ranking for each sub-zone.^[2]

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.^[3]

Group A	Group B

Group phase

All times are local (UTC−5).

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.

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

Statistical leaders

Players

Points^[6]

Pos.	Name	PPG
1		19.0
2		16.7
3		15.7
4		15.0
5		13.5

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1		10.8
2		10.3
3		10.2
4		9.0
5		7.5

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1		6.2
2		5.8
3		5.7
4		5.5
5		5.3

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1		3.8
2		3.2
3		2.8
4		2.5
		2.5
		2.5

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1		3.5
2		2.3
3		1.8
4		1.7
5		1.5

Other statistical leaders

Stat	Name	Avg.
Field goal percentage		65.3%
3-point FG percentage		58.3%
Free throw percentage		85.0%
Turnovers		4.2
Fouls		3.0

Awards

• Most Valuable Player:
  • Robert Dillingham^[1]
• All-Star Five:
  • Guard Robert Dillingham
  • Forward Ronald Holland
  • PG Mikkel Tyne
  • PG Danny Carbuccia
  • PF Tiziano Prome

See also

• 2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship

External links

• LatinBasket.com

Notes and References

1. News: USA's Dillingham wins U16 MVP, headlines All-Star Five. FIBA. 30 August 2021. 31 August 2021.
2. Web site: Everything you need to know about the FIBA U16 Americas Championship 2021. 31 August 2021. FIBA. 19 August 2021.
3. Web site: Draw.
4. News: Lawlor . Christopher . SEVENTH HEAVEN: USA U16 Men's National Team claims gold, winning FIBA Americas title; Robert Dillingham earns MVP, scores 31 points against Argentina in final . 8 September 2021 . Bluestar Media . 30 August 2021.
5. News: CANADA TAKES HOME A SILVER AND BRONZE MEDAL AT THE FIBA U16 AMERICAS TOURNAMENTS. . 8 September 2021 . Canada Basketball . 30 August 2021.
6. http://www.fiba.basketball/u16americas/2021/playerstats Player statistics