| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Argentina 4. Dominican Republic 5. Brazil 6. Puerto Rico 7. Venezeula 8. Mexico | CANADIANS Rowan Barrett Jr. (Mississauga, Ont.) Jaden Bediako (Brampton, Ont.) Ignas Brazdeikis (Oakville, Ont.) Marcus Carr (Woodbridge, Ont.) Liam Courtney (Cambridge, Ont.) Danilo Djuricic (Brampton, Ont.) Theophile Mudiay-Kabongo (Toronto, Ont.) Noah Kirkwood (Kanata, Ont.) Jaelin Llewellyn (Mississauga, Ont.) Andrew Nembhard (Aurora, Ont.) Grant Shephard (Kelowna, B.C.) Oluwasimisola Shittu (Burlington, Ont.) John Brandon (Brantford, Ont.) – alternate Keshaun Saunders (Brampton, Ont.) – alternate David DeAveiro – coach Michael Meeks – assistant James Derouin – assistant Nicky Davis – apprentice Mary Lalancette – therapist Chris Cheng – manager Mark Leung – physician |
| POOL A | USA | DOM | PUR | BRZ | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 115-51 | 105-54 | 123-83 | (3-0) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 51-115 | —– | 71-66 | 66-58 | (2-1) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 54-105 | 66-71 | —– | 82-75 | (1-2) | ||
| Brazil | 83-123 | 58-66 | 75-82 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | CAN | ARG | MEX | VEN | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 76-62 | 101-64 | 84-55 | (3-0) | ||
| Argentina | 62-76 | —– | 85-70 | 71-51 | (2-1) | ||
| Mexico | 64-101 | 70-85 | —– | 88-70 | (1-2) | ||
| Venezuela | 55-84 | 51-71 | 70-88 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| 5-8th | Brazil 80 Mexico 69 | |
| 5-8th | Puerto Rico 81 Venezuela 70 | |
| Semi | United States 119 Argentina 76 | |
| Semi | Canada 95 Dominican Republic 49 | |
| 7th | Venezuela 80 Mexico 71 | |
| 5th | Brazil 62 Puerto Rico 43 | |
| Bronze | Argentina 74 Dominican Republic 59 | |
| Final | United States 77 Canada 60 | |
In their opener, Canada pounded Venezuela 84-55 after leading 29-6, 47-28 and 72-35 at the quarters. “I’m pleased with the way we started the tournament. Our team came out focused and prepared to play. We will need to clean up a few areas in our prep for Mexico. I’m happy to see five guys in double figures and our sharing of the ball,” said coach Dave DeAveiro. Canada generated a raft of runout layups with their defensive pressure, while pressing the tempo on offence. Danilo Djuricic paced Canada with 17 on 3-8 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Ignas Brazdeikis added 16 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-6 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Noah Kirkwood notched 13 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Rowan Barrett Jr. added 12 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Oluwasimisola Shittu added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Teophile Mudiay-Kabongo 3, Liam Courtney 3, along with 5 boards, Jaelin Llewellyn 2, along with 3 boards, Grant Shepard 2, along with 4 boards, Andrew Nembhard 2, along with 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals, and Jaden Bediako 2, along with 2 boards, while Marcus Carr was scoreless. Canada hit 26-59 (.440) from the floor, 7-28 from the arc and 11-21 (.520) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 24 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 25 fouls, 19 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks. Carlos Paez Ojeda paced Venezuela with 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 2 boards. Alvaro Rodriguez Guerra added 9, along with 4 boards, Jose Marque Paraqueimo 6, along with 2 boards, Carlos Lenuz Benitez 6, along with 2 steals, Luis Mora Escobar 6, along with 2 boards, Angel Lugo Nitsche 5, Jose Sulbaran Diaz 4, along with 7 boards and 3 steals, Jhonathan Martinez Marcano 3, along with 4 boards, and Gabriel Pino Mago 2, while Yoxander Cardozo Morales, Dario Arria Martinez and Erick Rodriguez Villamayor were scoreless. Venezuela hit 12-40 (.300) from the floor, 3-19 (.160) from the arc and 22-36 (.610) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 3 assists, 18 fouls, 20 turnovers, 11 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada improved to (2-0) after smacking Mexico 101-64. “Another great effort tonight from everyone. We started off well. We knew Mexico is a team that will not go away. They made a run but we responded especially in the 2nd half,” said Head Coach Dave DeAveiro. Canada with an 11-0 run and expanded the margin to 20-7 after one quarter. Canada kept committing turnovers in the second frame, while Salvador Martinez kept draining treys as Mexico rallied within eight but Canada rebuilt its lead to 44-30 at the half. Canada began dominating the boards in the second half and led 73-40 after three quarters. Rowan Barrett Jr. paced Canada with 22 on 7-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Noah Kirkwood added 15 on 6-7 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Danilo Djurick added 14 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 15 boards. Oluwasimisola Shittu added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-15 from the line, 17 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Andrew Nembhard added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists. Marcus Carr added 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Liam Courtney scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Teophile Mudiay-Kabongo added 4 on 1-1 from the floor and 2-4 from the line. Ignas Brazdeikis added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 6 boards. Jaelin Llewellyn added 2, along with 3 boards, and Jaden Bediako 2, while Grant Shepard was scoreless. Shepard nabbed 5 boards and pilfered 2 balls. Canada hit 29-56 (.520) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 25-43 (.580) from the line, while garnering 65 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 21 fouls, 31 turnovers, 11 steals and 11 blocks. Salvador Martinez Perez paced Mexico with 27 on 2-5 from the floor, 6-17 from the arc, 5-10 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Javier Gonzalez Diaz added 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-7 from the line and 3 steals. Sergio Landin Aguilar added 11 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Luis Alvarez Montoya added 5, along with 5 boards, Alexis Martinez Tabla 5, along with 4 boards and 2 steals, Jorge De La Serna Delgado 2, along with 5 boards, and Diego Willis Orozco 2, along with 2 boards and 3 steals, while Moises Andriassi Quintana, Pedro Avelar Trevino, Myron Molina Bean, Alfredo Ponton Pedroza and Javier Garcias Macias were scoreless. Mexico hit 12-50 (.240) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 5 assists, 30 fouls, 23 turnovers and 14 steals.
Canada closed out pool play at (3-0) after clipping host Argentina 76-62 after leading 25-16, 36-33 and 58-50 at the quarters. The turning point came in the fourth quarter when Argentina began to close the game but Oluwasimisola Shittu nailed a critical trey with 1:30 to play to quell the rally. “We had a job to do tonight and we did it. Now it’s all about preparing for tomorrow night. We have a big challenge ahead of us tomorrow so we have to be focused, composed, and ready to compete for 40 minutes,” said coach David DeAveiro. Oluwasimisola Shittu paced Canada with 15 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 8 boards. Danilo Djurick added 13 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Ignas Brazdeikis added 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 6 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Andrew Nembhard notched 12 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Noah Kirkwood notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 5 boards. Rowan Barrett Jr. added 9 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Marcus Carr added 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals, while Teophile Mudiay-Kabongo, Jaelin Llewellyn, Grant Shepard, Liam Courtney and Jaden Bediako were scoreless. Courtney pilfered 2 balls. Canada hit 17-39 (.440) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 18-30 (.600) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 30 fouls, 15 turnovers, 13 steals and 8 blocks. Lautaro Lopez paced Argentina with 23 on 7-16 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 7 boards and 4 assists. Jonatan Basualdo added 18 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-9 from the line, 10 boards and 4 assists. Franco Zandomeni added 7, along with 4 boards, Nicolas Franco 4, Franco Baralle 4, along with 2 boards, Ignacio Cuassolo 2, along with 5 boards, Leonel Bettiga 2, along with 4 boards and Francisco Caffaro 2, along with 2 boards, while Agustin Perez, Santiago Yaskulka, Franco Alorda and Cristian Cardo were scoreless. Argentina hit 17-43 (.400) from the floor, 5-22 (.230) from the arc and 13-25 (.520) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 23 fouls, 19 turnovers, 3 steals and 4 blocks.
In the semis, Canada dusted the Dominican Republic 95-49 after leading 25-16, 45-27 and 70-41 at the quarters. Rowan Barrett Jr. paced Canada with 17 on 5-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Noah Kirkwood added 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 2 boards. Oluwasimisola Shittu added 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Marcus Carr scored 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Jaelin Llewellyn added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 steals. Andrew Nembhard notched 9 on 3-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 6 assists. Danilo Djurick added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8 boards. Teophile Mudiay-Kabongo notched 7 on 3-3 from the floor and 1-1 from the line. Ignas Brazdeikis added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 5 assists. Grant Shepard notched 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 9 boards. Liam Courtney added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Jaden Bediako was scoreless, nabbed 7 boards and blocked 2 shots. Canada hit 27-53 (.510) from the floor, 10-26 (.390) from the arc and 11-15 (.730) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 13 fouls, 16 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks. Alanzo Frink paced the Dominican Republic with 15 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-9 from the line and 2 boards. Erick Valdez Duran added 8, along with 2 boards, Franciso Melo Evertz 7, along with 3 boards and 3 assists, Luis Herrera 6, along with 5 boards, Lisandro Berroa Paris 4, along with 4 boards and 4 steals, Frantoni Segura Alcantara 4, and Jose Benitez Canelo 4, along with 4 boards, while Yeison Rivera Mateo, Miguel Diaz Olivero, Anderson Mirambeaux Frias, Angel Perdomo Valdez and Wilber Garcia Zarsuela were scoreless. The Dominican Republic hit 17-41 (.420) from the floor, 1-20 (.050) from the arc and 12-17 (.710) from the line, while garnering 24 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 15 fouls, 15 turnovers, 8 steals and 2 blocks.
In the final, the United States defeated Canada 77-60. Canada led 56-55 with four minutes to play but collapsed down the stretch, repeatedly coughing up the ball for runout slams. They relinquished an 11-1 run over a period of 1:20. The Americans dominated the paint 46-30. Canada led 19-3, 37-27 and 51-49 at the quarters as they repeatedly forced American turnovers. Tournament MVP Gary Trent Jr. paced the United States with 19 on 5-9 from the floor, 3-11 from the arc, 6 boards and 4 steals. Jarred Vanderbilt added 19 on 9-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 10 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Wendell Carter Jr. added 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 20 boards. Markus Howard notched 9 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Jalen Hill added 8 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 10 boards. Javonte Smart added 5, Kevin Knox II 4 and Robert Woodard II 2, while Tre Jones, Jaylen Nowell, Jordan Brown and Conner Vanover were scoreless. The United States hit 27-61 (.440) from the floor, 5-21 (.240) from the arc and 8-15 (.530) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 17 fouls, 23 turnovers, 13 steals and 8 blocks. Oluwasimisola Shittu paced Canada with 18 on 8-21 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 14 boards, 6 steals and 3 blocks. Rowan Barrett Jr. added 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Danilo Djurick added 9 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Ignas Brazdeikis added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 7 boards. Andrew Nembhard added 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Marcus Carr added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3 boards. Noah Kirkwood added 2 on 0-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 9 boards. Liam Courtney added 2, along with 3 boards, while Teophile Mudiay-Kabongo, Jaelin Llewellyn, Grant Shepard and Jaden Bediako were scoreless. Canada hit 18-56 (.320) from the floor, 5-19 (.260) from the arc and 9-16 (.560) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 12 fouls, 26 turnovers, 13 steals and 6 blocks.