2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup

For the women's tournament, see 2025 FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup.
2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup
9th FIBA Under-16 Americas Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
CityCiudad Juárez
Dates2–8 June 2025
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (9th title)
Runners-up Canada
Third place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Nasir Anderson
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

The 2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup was the ninth edition of the Americas basketball championship for men's under-16 national teams. The tournament was played in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, from 2 to 8 June 2025.[1] The top four teams qualified for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey.

The United States won their ninth consecutive title, after defeating Canada 108–71 in the final.[2][3]

Participating teams

  • North America:
  1.  United States
  2.  Canada
  1.  Puerto Rico
  2.  Mexico
  3.  Dominican Republic
  1.  Venezuela
  2.  Brazil
  3.  Argentina

Group phase

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

All times are local (Time in Mexico / Pacific Zone DST – UTC-6).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  United States 3 3 0 358 160 +198 6
2  Dominican Republic 3 2 1 214 255 −41 5
3  Argentina 3 1 2 209 267 −58 4
4  Mexico (H) 3 0 3 170 269 −99 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
2 June 2025
17:30
Dominican Republic  91–76  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 29–22, 25–16, 23–11
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
2 June 2025
20:00
Mexico  50–123  United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 8–31, 19–35, 10–34
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
3 June 2025
17:30
United States  111–54  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 32–8, 32–20, 18–13, 29–13
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
3 June 2025
20:00
Argentina  77–52  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 20–10, 13–21, 18–8
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
4 June 2025
17:30
Argentina  56–124  United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–38, 23–33, 11–24, 5–29
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
4 June 2025
20:00
Mexico  68–69  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 24–22, 9–12, 18–26
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Canada 3 3 0 271 216 +55 6
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 247 241 +6 5
3  Venezuela 3 1 2 204 201 +3 4
4  Brazil 3 0 3 220 284 −64 3
Source: FIBA
2 June 2025
12:30
Venezuela  62–66  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 15–16, 21–17, 18–21
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
2 June 2025
15:00
Brazil  80–98  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 20–25, 20–23, 25–26
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
3 June 2025
12:30
Puerto Rico  68–67  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 25–12, 12–21, 20–18
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
3 June 2025
15:00
Canada  111–73  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 38–18, 27–20, 25–14
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
4 June 2025
12:30
Puerto Rico  81–94  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 21–22, 27–19, 15–26
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
4 June 2025
15:00
Venezuela  75–67  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 14–13, 13–10, 26–21
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

Playoffs

Bracket

5th place match5th–8th place semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1 United States129
B4 Brazil50
 Brazil62 United States106
 Argentina60 Puerto Rico68
B2 Puerto Rico89
A3 Argentina79
 Brazil91 United States108
 Dominican Republic86 Canada71
A2 Dominican Republic57
B3 Venezuela71
7th place match Dominican Republic79 Venezuela653rd place match
 Mexico64 Canada78
 Argentina65B1 Canada96 Puerto Rico76
 Mexico85A4 Mexico70 Venezuela84

Quarterfinals

6 June 2025
12:30
United States  129–50  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 38–13, 42–13, 24–18, 25–6
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
6 June 2025
15:00
Puerto Rico  89–79  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 23–21, 29–23, 20–25
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
6 June 2025
17:30
Dominican Republic  57–71  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 16–9, 11–21, 15–21
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
6 June 2025
20:00
Canada  96–70  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 35–23, 23–13, 19–17, 19–17
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

5th–8th place semifinals

7 June 2025
12:30
Brazil  62–60 (OT)  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 11–19, 12–11, 12–8, Overtime: 9-7
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
7 June 2025
15:00
Dominican Republic  79–64  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 23–15, 22–9, 17–14
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

7th place match

8 June 2025
12:30
Argentina  65–85  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 12–21, 14–26, 23–22
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

5th place match

8 June 2025
15:00
Brazil  91–86  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 20–20, 20–28, 27–21
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

Semifinals

7 June 2025
17:30
United States  106–68  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 29–18, 31–19, 23–16
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez
7 June 2025
20:00
Venezuela  65–78  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 16–22, 21–25, 9–12
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

3rd place match

8 June 2025
17:30
Puerto Rico  76–84  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 21–22, 15–23, 28–20
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

Final

8 June 2025
20:00
United States  108–71  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 32–16, 25–17, 23–19
Gimnasio Universitario UACJ, Ciudad Juárez

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada 5–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Venezuela 3–3
4  Puerto Rico 3–3
5  Brazil 2–4
6  Dominican Republic 3–3
7  Mexico 1–5
8  Argentina 1–5
Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

Awards

 2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup champions 

United States
Ninth title

The awards were announced on 9 June 2025.[6]

Most Valuable Player

  • United States Nasir Anderson

All-Star Five

  • United States Nasir Anderson - Guard
  • Puerto Rico Dwight Gaines - Guard
  • Venezuela Julio Vásquez - Shooting guard
  • Canada Isaiah Hamilton - Small foward
  • United States Marcus Spears Jr. - Power foward

References

  1. ^ "2025 FIBA U16 AmeriCup official website". www.fiba.basketball.
  2. ^ "USA Win Ninth Gold Medal at FIBA U16 Men's AmeriCup, Take Down Canada in Final, 108-71". USA Basketball. June 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "USA claim ninth title at FIBA U16 AmeriCup". www.fiba.basketball. June 9, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024 FIBA U15 Centrobasket final standings". www.fiba.basketball.
  5. ^ "2024 FIBA U15 South American Championship final standings". www.fiba.basketball (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Nasir Anderson crowned MVP; Gaines, Vásquez, Hamilton and Spears complete the All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. 9 June 2025.
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