10th FIBA Under-18 American Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Chile |
Dates | 19–23 July |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (8th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Markelle Fultz |
Top scorer | Alexander-Walker (17.4) |
Top rebounds | Negrón (13.6) |
Top assists | Gilgeous-Alexander (5.4) |
PPG (Team) | United States (93.4) |
RPG (Team) | Brazil (54.8) |
APG (Team) | United States (25.0) |
Official website | |
2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship | |
The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men was an international basketball competition that was held in Valdivia, Chile from July 19–23, 2016. It was the tenth edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of men aged 19 and under, competed in the tournament.[1] The United States won their fourth consecutive gold medal, and eighth overall, in this event by beating Canada in the final, 99–84.[2]