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2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship

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Tournament is scheduled 14-18 June in Argentina (city TBD).

Participating teams:

USA, Canada
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico
Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela

Top four teams will qualify for 2018 U17 WC.

USA Basketball has announced a list of 24 invitees to training camp that is set to start on June 1.

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2017/03/mu16-athletes.aspx
http://www.fiba.com/news/showalter-calls-on-24-players-for-u16-training-camp

It's a mix of 2019/2020 YoG players. Best ranked are Vernon Carey, James Wiseman and Juwan Gary from 2019, Jabri Abdur-Rahim from 2020.
 
Draw results:

U16M Americas.jpg

Geographically unbalanced and Gr B looks more competitive.
 
carlo said:
Draw results:

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Geographically unbalanced and Gr B looks more competitive.
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How do you figure? There are three definitive tiers in the FIBA Americas age group competitions as evidenced over the last half dozen years or so.
Tier 1 = USA
Tier 2 = Canada, Argentina, Brazil
Tier 3 - Everyone else

The 2nd and 3rd best teams in this tournament are in group A. It seems balanced to me.
 
mojo13 said:
How do you figure? There are three definitive tiers in the FIBA Americas age group competitions as evidenced over the last half dozen years or so.
Tier 1 = USA
Tier 2 = Canada, Argentina, Brazil
Tier 3 - Everyone else

The 2nd and 3rd best teams in this tournament are in group A. It seems balanced to me.
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3xCentrobasket in the same group and 3xSudamericano in the other, isn't it GEOGRAPHICALLY unbalanced? .

Then, I think Group B will be quite tough as far as the 2nd place is concerned. PUR and DOM have good records in U16 history

P.S.: Brazil is out of contention, suspended.
 
u16 Canada final tryouts are being held today, they had a first run about a month ago and narrowed down the field. After today the team should be picked.
No mention on when the team will be announced - Monday I would guess.
 
Puerto Rico final roster:

Christian Cruz
André Curbelo
Diego González
Derek Luna
Sebastián Martínez
Jermaine Miranda
Charlie O’Neill
Rafael Pinzón
Luis Rolón
Víctor Rosa
Miguel Santos
Harry Sosa

Nine players return from the 2016 U15 Centrobasket champ team, among them leading scorer Miranda.
 
16 finalists announced by USA Basketball:

Jabri Abdur-Rahim (SF 6-6 2020)
Scottie Barnes (SF 6-7 2020)
Vern Carey Jr. (PF 6-10 2019)
Eric Dixon (PF 6-7 2019)
Jalen Green (G 6-5 2020)
Lynn Greer III (PG 6-1 2020)
R.J. Hampton (G 6-4-2020)
De'Vion Harmon (PG 6-1 2019)
Zion Harmon (PG 5-11 2021)
Nico Mannion (PG 6-1 2020)
Wendell Moore Jr. (SF 6-5 2019)
Jeremy Roach (PG 6-2 2020)
Jalen Suggs (G 6-4 2020)
Isaiah Todd (PF 6-10 2020)
Romeo Weems (Fw 6-7 2019)
James Wiseman (C 6-10 2019)

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2017/06/mu16-finalists.aspx
 
carlo said:
Fiba coverage of three Canadian prospects who starred at the Jordan Brand International game last April:
http://www.fiba.com/americas/u16/20...e-patterson-and-canada-ready-to-win-u16-title
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Canada announced their 17 man training camp roster. And strangely it doesn't included Addison Patterson and Joshua Hemmings both profiled in the linked FIBA article. I am not sure why though....and if accurate it has me quite disappointed Canada will be without two f their "Big Three".



LAST
FIRST
POSITION
HEIGHT
HOMETOWN
SCHOOL
CLUB TEAM


Bediako
Charles
PF/C
6'9'
Brampton, ON
St. Marcellinus
Uplay Canada


Barthelemy
Keeshawn
PG
6'0"
Montreal, QC
Cape Fear Academy
Brookwood Elite


Case
Matteus
SG
6'3"
Pickering, ON
Pine Ridge Secondary School
Northern Kings


Gauthier
Sidney
PG
6'1"
Blainville, QC
College Laval
Laval College


Koulibaly
Jefferson
PG
6'3"
Montreal, QC
Our Saviour New American
New York Rens


Krikke
Benjamin
PF
6'7"
Edmonton, AB
Jasper Place High School
Team Alberta


McNeilly
Cashius
SG
6'5"
Scarborough, ON
Thornlea Secondary
Canada Elite


Ndur
Malachi
SF/PF
6'6"
St. Thomas, ON
Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
Northern Kings


Nwagha
Alexander
C
6'7"
Toronto, ON
King's Christian Prep
Burlington IBSA


Radocaj
Victor
F
6'7"
Richmond, BC
Robert Alexander McMath Secondary
Drive Basketball


Rathan-Mayes
Shemar
PG
5'8"
Toronto, ON
Athlete Institute
CIA Bounce


Rioux
Emile
PF/C
6'8"
Anjou, QC
De Mortagnes
Brookwood Elite


Sakota
Luka
PG
6'4"
Etobicoke, ON
Kings Christian Collegiate
Burlington IBSA


Shand
Paris
PF
6'6"
Toronto, ON
Bill Crothers
Uplay Canada


Thomson
Sam
PF
6'6
Halton Hills, ON
King's Christian Collegiate
Burlington IBSA


Todd
Taryn
PG/SG
6'1"
Vaughn, ON
Vaughan Secondary School
Uplay Canada


Tynes
Kellen
PG
5'9"
Dartmouth, NS
Auburn Drive High School
Auburn Drive HS
 
USA team finalized:

Scottie Barnes (SF 6-7 2020)
Vern Carey Jr. (PF 6-10 2019)
Jalen Green (G 6-5 2020)
R.J. Hampton (G 6-4-2020)
De'Vion Harmon (PG 6-1 2019)
Zion Harmon (PG 5-11 2021)
Wendell Moore Jr. (SF 6-5 2019)
Jeremy Roach (PG 6-2 2020)
Jalen Suggs (G 6-4 2020)
Isaiah Todd (PF 6-10 2020)
Romeo Weems (Fw 6-7 2019)
James Wiseman (C 6-10 2019

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2017/06/mu16-team-named.aspx

Based on specialized press, top prospects should be 2019's Carey, Wiseman, Moore and Weems, 2020's Hampton, Barnes and Suggs as well as Zion Harmon from 2021.

Anyway, this roster represents an interesting new cycle. Among other teams unfortunately it seems that a couple of hi-profile Canadian prospects will be missing at the tournament.
 
Canada final roster:

Bediako Charles PF/C 6'9"
Case Matteus SG 6'3"
Koulibaly Jefferson PG 6'3"
Krikke Benjamin PF 6'7"
McNeilly Cashius SG 6'5"
Ndur Malachi SF/PF 6'6"
Nwagha Alexander C 6'7"
Radocaj Victor F 6'7"
Rathan-Mayes Shemar PG 5'8"
Sakota Luka PG 6'4"
Shand Paris PF 6'6"
Todd Taryn PG/SG 6'1"

Alternates:
Barthelemy Keeshawn PG 6'0"
Rioux Emile PF/C 6'8"

http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-article/mens-u16-americas-roster-announced
 
carlo said:
Canada final roster:

Bediako Charles PF/C 6'9"
Case Matteus SG 6'3"
Koulibaly Jefferson PG 6'3"
Krikke Benjamin PF 6'7"
McNeilly Cashius SG 6'5"
Ndur Malachi SF/PF 6'6"
Nwagha Alexander C 6'7"
Radocaj Victor F 6'7"
Rathan-Mayes Shemar PG 5'8"
Sakota Luka PG 6'4"
Shand Paris PF 6'6"
Todd Taryn PG/SG 6'1"

Alternates:
Barthelemy Keeshawn PG 6'0"
Rioux Emile PF/C 6'8"

http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-article/mens-u16-americas-roster-announced
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Can anyone give a run down of the Canadian roster? I don't know these players, sad to see the one Maritime kid got cut though!
 
locdogjr said:
Can anyone give a run down of the Canadian roster? I don't know these players, sad to see the one Maritime kid got cut though!
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well besides missing two of our three best players in Addison Peterson and Josh Hemmings for unknown reasons. Cashius McNealy should be our star player. Xavier Rathan Maynes kid brother is supposed to be pretty good too and I expect to be the starting PG. Don't know much about the others.

Allot of strangeness going on here with Canada Baskeball. A bunch of other high level kids were not There either. Matthew Alexander Moncrieffe, Kobe Antwi, Coleman Stucke, Ladera Obang, all not even among the 17 invited to training camp..
 
Thanks to bench depth and balanced attack USA scored 100+ winning over Puerto Rico. Everyone from US team went on the scoreboard, led by Vernon Carey Jr. Some too many turnovers and points allowed especially in the final minutes of Q2.

Dominican Rep crushed Mexico 86-45 and will meet US today in an interesting game.

Canada beat Argentina 75-61, with Cashius McNeilly and Gaston Bertona leading their respective teams.
 
PR's two top players Jermaine Miranda and Andre Curbelo did not play against the US, apparently recovering from injuries.

Canada looked real good in the first half against Argentina.
 
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