| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Brazil 4. Puerto Rico 5. Argentina 6. Chile 7. Virgin Islands 8. Dominican Republic | CANADIANS Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ont.) O’Shae Brissett (Pickering, Ont.) Nate Darling (Halifax, N.X.) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Hamilton, Ont.) Jahvon Henry-Blair (Brampton, Ont.) Jordan Henry (Pickering, Ont.) Abu Kigab (St. Catharines, Ont.) Grant Shephard (Kelowna, B.C.) Josip Vrankic (Etobicoke, Ont.) James Wagner (Winnipeg, Man.) Nickeil Walker (Scarborough, Ont.) Lindell Wigginton (Dartmouth, N.S.) Roy Rana – coach Jamie McNeilly – assistant Kirby Schepp – assistant Craig Beaucamp – assistant Krisjon Vargas – therapist James DePoe – manager Ian Cohen – doctor |
| POOL A | CAN | BRZ | ARG | DOM | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 74-58 | 92-58 | 87-74 | (3-0) | ||
| Brazil | 58-74 | —– | 54-51 | 74-58 | (2-1) | ||
| Argentina | 58-92 | 51-54 | —– | 79-75 | (1-2) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 74-87 | 58-74 | 75-79 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | PUR | CHI | VGI | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 103-70 | 70-50 | 107-63 | (3-0) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 70-103 | —– | 70-60 | 85-61 | (2-1) | ||
| Chile | 50-70 | 60-70 | —– | 68-45 | (1-2) | ||
| Virgin Islands | 63-107 | 61-85 | 45-68 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Argentina 91-Virgin Islands 79 | |
| 5-8th | Chile 72 Dominican Republic 69 | |
| Semi | Canada 83 Puerto Rico 66 | |
| Semi | United States 88 Brazil 48 | |
| 7th | Virgin Islands 77 Dominican Republic 63 | |
| 5th | Argentina 73 Chile 68 | |
| Bronze | Brazil 59 Puerto Rico 58 | |
| Final | United States 99 Canada 84 | |
In their opener, Canada whipped Argentina 92-58. “This was a very positive first game as a group this summer for our Junior National team,” said Canadian coach Roy Rana. “I am really pleased that we could go deep into our bench and play all 12 guys quality minutes. Hopefully our depth and chemistry will continue to build throughout the tournament.” Canada led 17-16, 46-31 and 75-41 at the quarters, while opening the second half quarter with a 10-0 run and the third quarter with a 9-0 run. Lindell Wigginton paced Canada with 21 on 6-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Nickeil Walker added 17 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. O’Shae Brissett added 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 7 boards and 3 steals. Jahvon Henry-Blair added 11 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 8 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Abu Kigab added 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 2 steals. Jordan Henry notched 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Nate Darling added 3 on 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. James Wagner added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards. Grant Shephard scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Josip Vrankic added 2 on 2-2 from the floor and 4 boards, while Jaden Bediako scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Canada hit 30-69 (.435) overall, 18-37 (.486) from the floor, 12-32 (.375) from the arc and 20-33 (.606) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 27 fouls, 19 turnovers, 17 steals and 4 blocks. Lautaro Berra paced Argentina with 14 on 5-12 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 5 boards. Lisandro Fernandez added 11 on 0-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 4 boards. Leonardo Lema added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 steals. Lautaro Lopez added 7 on 2-6 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Franco Acosta scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 8 boards. Maximiliano Andreatta added 4 on 0-3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Stefano Pierotti notched 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 3-4 from the line. Facundo Corvalan scored 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 steals. Santiago Roitman added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 3 assists. Santiago Bruera added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Santiago Stanich and Matias Solanas was scoreless. Solanas dished 3 assists. Argentina (coached by Maximiliano Enrique Seigorman) hit 18-58 (.310) overall, 11-44 (.250) from the floor, 7-14 from the arc and 15-24 (.625) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 24 fouls, 25 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks.
Canada improved to (2-0) by dusting the Dominican Republic 87-74. “On a day where we struggled finishing and shooting, it is always nice to grind out a win,” said Canadian coach Roy Rana. “These tournaments are never easy, but our preparation for a big game against Brazil starts now.” Canada fell behind 4-0 after consecutive buckets by L Figueroa in the opening minute, but scored 12 unanswered points in a span of 2:36 to take a 12-4 lead and then led 20-12 after one quarter. The Dominicans rallied within 24-21 but Canada countered within a 17-6 outburst and O’Shae Brissett drained a trey at the buzzer to given Canada a 41-27 lead at the half. Canada extended its lead to 60-38 before a late Dominican rally trimmed to margin to 69-55 after three quarters. O’Shae Brissett paced Canada with 23 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Nickeil Walker added 19 on 6-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Jahvon Henry-Blair notched 14 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 7 steals. Lindell Wigginton added 11 on 2-12 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Josip Vrankic scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 11 boards and 2 assists. Nate Darling added 3 on 1-4 from the arc. Abu Kigab scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks, while Jordan Henry, James Wagner and Grant Shepard were scoreless and Jaden Bediako did not play. Henry nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. Canada hit 32-91 (.352) overall, 27-69 (.391) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 18-30 (.600) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 23 fouls, 13 turnovers, 17 steals and 5 blocks. Lionel Figueroa paced the Dominican Republic with 22 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 11-12 from the line. Jordan Pichardo added 10 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Ismael Waldron notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the line, 9 boards and 3 steals. Anderson Mirambeaux scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 6 boards. Jose Familia added 6 on 3-10 from the floor, 8 boards and 4 blocks. Jose Perez added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Daniel Vitiello scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jose Liriano scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Luixander Belbere added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Yeison Rivera added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Victor Pena added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 9 boards. The Dominican Republic (coached by Jose Merces Rosario) hit 25-74 (.338) overall, 23-62 (.371) from the floor, 2-12 (.167) from the arc and 22-30 (.733) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 23 fouls, 23 turnovers, 9 steals and 10 blocks.
In its third game, Canada completed round robin play in its pool with a (3-0) record by spanking Brazil 74-58. Canada led 15-13 after one quarter. Brazil led 31-26 at the half. Canada led 55-46 after three quarters. They opened the final quarter with an 8-0 run and romped. “It was a great test today from a big and strong Brazilian team, who challenged us on the glass, but we were able to overcome a halftime deficit by sharing and playing some beautiful team basketball in the second half. We are happy with the pool results and now we turn our focus to the semi-final medal round,” said Canadian coach Roy Rana. O’Shae Brissett paced Canada with 19 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Nickeil Walker added 14 on 2-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and 5 steals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 7-7 from the line, 2 boards, 12 assists and 4 steals. Abu Kigab notched 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Lindell Wigginton added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 6 boards. Josip Vrankic scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 3 boards. Nate Darling added 3 on 1-2 from the arc. J Henry-Blair scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Jaden Bediako added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Grant Shepard added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Jordan Henry and James Wagner were scoreless. Canada hit 24-67 (.358) overall, 15-45 (.333) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 19 fouls, 20 turnovers, 17 steals and 4 blocks. Michael Uchendu paced Brazil with 14 on 7-16 from the floor, 12 boards and 2 blocks. Yagos Dos Santos added 13 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Lucas Pereira added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 11 boards. Gabriel Galvanni added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Danilo Santos added 5 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Arthur Pimenta notched 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Rafael Monteiro added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 steals. Victor Bafutto added 2 on 2-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Felipe Ruibo, Aquiles Ferreira, Thiago Cruz and Joao Dos Santos were scoreless. Ruivo nabbed 6 boards and dished 4 assists, while Dos Santos nabbed 3 boards. Brazil (coached by David Eduardo Pelosini) hit 22-71 (.310) overall, 16-49 (.327) from the floor, 6-22 (.327) from the arc and 8-9 (.889) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 22 fouls, 32 turnovers, 4 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada finished (3-0) in pool play and advanced to the semis.
In the semis, Canada clubbed Puerto Rico 83-66. “This young group has come together very quickly and represented Canadian basketball by playing the right way. It is always special to have an opportunity to play for gold. We will be prepared and continue to give it all we have,” Said Canadian coach Roy Rana. Canada forced a host of Puerto Rico turnovers in building a 20-9 lead after one quarter. They led 45-28 at the half and 64-47 after three quarters. Puerto Rico opened the final frame with a 9-4 run but after a timeout, Canada calmed its nerves and romped to the easy win. Lindell Wigginton paced Canada with 22 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. O’Shae Brissett added 18 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 10-16 from the line, 8 boards and 4 steals. Nickeil Walker notched 12 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. J Wagner added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 6 boards. Abu Kigab notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 steals. Jahvon Henry-Blair added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Grant Shephard added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jordan Henry scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Nate Darling and Jaden Bediako were scoreless and Josip Vrankic did not play. Henry nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 29-69 (.420) overall, 22-43 (.512) from the floor, 7-26 (.269) from the arc and 18-27 (.667) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 19 fouls, 12 turnovers, 10 steals and 4 blocks. Jhivan Jackson paced Puerto Rico with 15 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jesus Cruz added 13 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Christian Negron notched 11 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the line, 11 boards and 4 steals. Ricardo Erans scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Jorge Pacheco scored 6 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Nicholas Washington added 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 5 boards. Alexis Negron scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Marlon Hargis scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc. Ethan Thompson added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Elmer Natal added 1, while Adrian Ocasio was scoreless and Leandro Allende did not play. Ocasio nabbed 2 boards. Puerto Rico (coached by Daniel Ortiz) hit 22-64 (.344) overall, 17-42 (.405) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 17-23 (.739) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 18 fouls, 23 turnovers, 5 steals and 5 blocks.
In the final, the United States dispatched Canada 99-84. The Americans dominated the paint, while Canada kept drilling treys in the first half. The US led 24-21 after one quarter and 48-44 at the half. In the third quarter, the Americans depth proved decisive as Canadian point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was forced out of the game due to an injury and leading-scorer O’Shae Brissett was forced to the bench with foul trouble. Jordan Henry hit a jumper with just under three minutes remaining in the third to pull Canada within 65-59, before the Americans finished the frame on a 10-4 run to take a 75-63 lead after three quarters. Trailing 80-65, Canada rallied with a 15-2 outburst to drawn within 82-80 midway through the fourth. With and 84-82 lead with 3:57 remaining, the Americans clamped down on defence, allowing Canada just one bucket while it pulled away down the stretch. “We are disappointed because we believe we had a real shot to bring home a gold for our country, but extremely proud of our group for fighting through injury and adversity and never giving up,” said Canadian coach Roy Rana. “Canada should be proud of these young men. They battled hard for our country. We will continue to strive for improvement and look to represent at next year’s Worlds in Cairo.” United States coach Shaka Smart said “Canada played a really good game. They shot the ball well from outside, particularly (Nickeil) Walker. I think our guys did a good job of keeping their composure. There were a couple times when we got up, and we let down a little bit. But then Canada made runs, our guys kept composure and made good plays.” Tournament MVP Markelle Fultz said “for me to get MVP means a lot to me, because there’s a lot of good players here, and it’s truly an honor.” Markelle Fultz paced the United States with 23 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Paul Washington added 19 on 7-8 from the floor, 5-8 from the line and 5 boards. Mitchell Porter Jr added 15 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 8 boards and 4 assists. Hamidou Diallo notched 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 6-10 from the line and 6 boards. Jarrett Allen scored 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Clifford Coleman scored 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Trae Young added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Quade Green notched 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Mohamed Bamba added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards, while Kevin Huerter was scoreless and James Michael Walker and James Banks did not play. The United States (coached by Shaka Smart, assisted by Kevin Ollie and Mark Turgeon) hit 37-79 (.468) overall, 31-60 (.517) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 19-28 (.679) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 20 fouls, 11 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks. Nickeil Walker paced Canada with 25 on 2-4 from the floor, 7-14 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Abu Kigab scored 17 on 0-2 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. O’Shae Brissett notched 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. James Wagner scored 11 on 5-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Lindell Wigginton added 9 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 2 boards. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jordan Henry notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Josip Vrankic added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards, while Nate Darling, Jahvon Henry-Blair and Grant Shephard were scoreless and Jaden Bediako did not play. Canada hit 29-74 (.392) overall, 16-35 (.457) from the floor, 13-39 (.333) from the arc and 13-24 (.542) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 18 fouls, 14 turnovers, 3 steals and 2 blocks.