| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. CANADA 3. Dominican Republic 4. Argentina 5. Brazil 6. Puerto Rico 7. Mexico 8. Uruguay | CANADIANS Enoch Boakye (Brampton, Ont.) Jaden Clayton (Whitby, Ont.) Josiah Davis (Kitchener, Ont.) Caleb Houstan (Mississauga, Ont.) Luke Hunger (Montreal, Que.) Dorile Jackson (Mississauga, Ont.) Dylan Kalambay (Brampton, Ont.) Leonard Miller (Scarborough, Ont.) Ryan Nembhard (Aurora, Ont.) Shaedon Sharpe (London, Ont.) Caelum Swanton-Rodger (Calgary, Alta.) Jayden Webley (Calgary, Alta.) Kirby Schepp – coach Jason Dawkins – assistant Kevin Duffie – assistant Patrick Tatham – assistant Alessandro Francella – doctor Mary Lanlancette – therapist Mike Meeks – mentor coach Charles Hantoumakos – manager |
| POOL A | USA | DOM | ARG | MEX | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 122-71 | 83-57 | 104-52 | (3-0) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 71-122 | —– | 90-77 | 71-66 | (2-1) | ||
| Argentina | 57-83 | 77-90 | —– | 84-75 | (1-2) | ||
| Mexico | 52-14 | 66-71 | 75-84 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | CAN | BRZ | URU | PUR | Record | ||
| CANADA | —– | 90-67 | 101-63 | 96-76 | (3-0) | ||
| Brazil | 67-90 | —– | 55-68 | 72-58 | (1-2) | ||
| Uruguay | 63-101 | 68-55 | —– | 58-69 | (1-2) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 76-96 | 58-72 | 69-58 | —– | (1-2) | ||
| QF | Canada 95 Mexico 78 | |
| QF | Dominican Republic 73 Brazil 71 | |
| QF | United States 102 Puerto Rico 51 | |
| QF | Argentina 62 Uruguay 53 | |
| 5-8th | Brazil 64 Mexico 62 | |
| 5-8th | Puerto Rico 65 Uruguay 40 | |
| Semi | Canada 97 Dominican Republic 81 | |
| Semi | United States 90 Argentina 58 | |
| 7th | Mexico 74 Uruguay 68 | |
| 5th | Brazil 78 Puerto Rico 61 | |
| Bronze | Dominican Republic 80 Argentina 77 | |
| Final | United States 94 Canada 77 | |
In their opener, Canada thrashed Uruguay 101-63 after leading 23-21, 45-36 and 64-56 at the quarters. Canada opened the second quarter with a 9-2 run and then the second half with an 11-3 run as they took command, largely by dominating the boards. Shaedon Sharpe paced Canada with 18 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line and 4 boards. Caleb Houstan added 17 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 8-11 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. D.J. Jackson notched 13 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 2 boards. Leonard Miller scored 11 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Ryan Nembhard added 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 8 assists and 2 steals. Enoch Boakye scored 8 on 3-10 from the floor, 2-5 from the line and 5 boards. Jaden Clayton notched 7 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Josiah Davis added 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Dylan Kalambay scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 7 boards. Caelum Swanton-Rodger scored 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 6 boards. Luke Hunger added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Jayden Webley scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 4 boards. Canada hit 32-81 (.395) overall, 26-59 (.441) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 31-46 (.674) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 26 fouls, 12 turnovers, 8 steals and 4 blocks. Augustin Ubal paced Uruguay with 16 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 8-12 from the line and 3 boards. Nicolas Bessio added 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Lautaro Perez scored 10 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Gabriel Brun added 7 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 3 assists. Joaquin Rodriguez notched 7 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Pablo Gomez scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 3 boards. Ivan Decena added 3 on 1-7 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Juan Rodriguez scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 5 boards. Valentino Linale added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Agustin Gentile scored 1 on 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Bruno Curadossi and Luciano Previatti were scoreless. Curadossi nabbed 4 boards. Uruguay (coached by Marcelo Capalbo, assisted by Javier Isis) hit 20-60 (.333) overall, 15-38 (.395) from the floor, 5-22 (.227) from the arc and 18-32 (.562) from the floor, while garnering 40 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 33 fouls, 21 turnovers, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
In their second game, Canada thrashed Brazil 90-67 after leading 27-15, 44-34 and 69-55 at the quarters. “Tonight was nice to see the guys come out. I thought we represented Canada really well tonight and I was proud of the improvements we made,” said coach Kirby Schepp. “We continued to rebound the ball well but unlike the Uruguay game, we shot the ball well tonight. Was nice to see guys get their stroke going from three. That seemed to open up penetrating lanes for us a little bit. When we’re shooting the ball and in transition and dominating the glass like we’ve been, I think we can be a pretty tough team.” Canada hit 4-5 from the arc as they look an early lead over the host Brazilians and iced the game with a decisive 8-0 run with six minutes to play. Caleb Houstan paced Canada with 28 on 6-11 from the floor, 4-10 from the arc, 4-9 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Shaedon Sharpe added 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Josiah Davis notched 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Ryan Nembhard scored 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Dylan Kalambay added 8 on 2-8 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 9 boards. Jaden Claytn scored 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. D.J. Jackson notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Enoch Boakye scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 7 boards. Jayden Webley added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Caelum Swanton-Rodger scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Leonard Miller added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Luke Hunger was scoreless and nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 34-76 (.447) overall, 26-56 (.464) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 14-28 (.500) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 15 fouls, 11 steals and 3 blocks. Matheus Leoni paced Brazil with 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Felipe Motta added 13 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Rodolfo Bolis scored 11 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 form the line, 13 boards and 2 steals. Vinicius Vicenti added 9 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Emanuel Fernandes scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Joao Capela added 6 on 3-6 form the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Felipe Nascinmento notched 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Tiago Faria scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 3 assists. Eduardo Sanchez added 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards, while Pedro Rufino, Daniel Duque and Fitor Ibiapina were scoreless. Brazil (coached by Felipe Luiz Santana, assisted by Jhonathan Vinicius, Cintra Dos Santos and Bruno Savignani) hit 26-75 (.347) overall, 21-54 (.389) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 22 fouls, 18 turnovers, 10 steals and 6 blocks.
Canada closed out pool play undefeated at (3-0) by dusting Puerto Rico 96-76 after leading 15-9, 47-28 and 79-46 at the quarters. Canada opened with a 10-0 run and was never threatened, leading by as many as 33. D.J. Jackson paced Canada with 22 on 3-7 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Caleb Houstan added 17 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Shaedon Sharpe scored 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Ryan Nembhard notched 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Dylan Kalambay scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 3 boards. Leonard Miller added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Jayden Webley scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Josiah Davis added 5 on 0-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Enoch Boakye scored 3 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Jaden Clayton notched 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Caelum Swanton-Rodger added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards, while Luke Hunger was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 35-76 (.461) overall, 26-55 (.473) from the floor, 9-21 (.429) from the arc and 17-27 (.630) from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 28 assists, 20 turnovers, 11 fouls, 13 steals and 3 blocks. Jesus Sierra paced Puerto Rico with 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jeremy Figueroa added 12 on 3-7 from the floor and 2-2 from the arc. Mikkel Cintron scored 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 steals. Joshua Rivera notched 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 5 boards. Johned Walker added 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kendric Davila-Diaz scored 7 on 1-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Sebastian Santiago added 6 on 3-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Geancarlo Penguero notched 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jorge Zabdiel Santana added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Eric Navarro scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 form the arc. Arnaldo Garcia added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, while Gregory Limage was coreless. Puerto Rico (coached by Raymond Alexander Cintron Vega, assisted by Omar Orama Negron and Miguel Emilio Torres Garcia) hit 30-83 (.361) overall, 24-63 (.381) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 20 fouls, 18 turnovers, 8 steals and 5 blocks.
In the quarterfinals, Canada clipped Mexico 95-78 to qualify for the FIBA U17 World Cup 2020. Canada led 26-12 after one quarter by capitalizing on a 6-0 run. They led 44-39 at the half and 69-53 after three quarters. Canadian coach Kirby Schepp said “we’re very proud of these guys for qualifying for the World Championships in Bulgaria next year. It certainly was an important step for us in this journey, but we have a couple of other steps in front of this here. We know we have challenges playing the winner of the Dominican Republic and Brazil game tomorrow. But hopefully, the guys will have their best basketball in front of them and will continue to improve. We’re excited for the challenge tomorrow to try and get a chance in the finals.” Caleb Houstan paced Canada with 21 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-8 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Ryan Nembhard added 20 on 9-16 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Enoch Boakye scored 19 on 7-9 from the floor, 5-9 from the line and 17 boards. D.J. Jackson notched 9 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Shaedon Sharpe added 8 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Dylan Kalmbay scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 9 boards. Josiah Davis notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Jaden Clayton added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 assists and 3 steals. Jayden Webley scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 steals, while Leonard Miller and Luke Hunger were scoreless and Caelum Swanton-Rodger did not play. Canada hit 38-80 (.475) overall, 36-65 (.554) from the floor, 2-15 (.133) from the arc and 17-31 (.548) from the line, while garnering 56 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 17 fouls, 15 turnovers and 14 steals. Yahir Bonilla paced Mexico with 27 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 20 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Bryan Ceballos added 15 on 7-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Martin Flores scored 12 on 6-13 from the floor and 0-1 from the line. Eder Acevedo notched 11 on 2-4 from the floor. 7-8 from the line and 4 boards. Miguel Figueroa scored 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Ivan De La Carza added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Erick Barea scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Sebastian Medina, Jesus Ochoa and David Duque were scoreless, and Gabriel Ruiz and Jose Murillo did not play. Mexico (coached by Luis Dionisio Moreno Berriochoa, assisted by Juan Alberto Lopez Rodriguez) hit 30-77 (.390) overall, 26-60 (.433) from the floor, 4-17 (.235) from the arc and 14-17 (.824) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 23 fouls, 20 turnovers, 5 steals and 6 blocks.
In the semis, Canada dispatched the Dominican Republic 97-81 after leading 30-16, 42-37 and 73-61 at the quarters. Caleb Houstan paced Canada with 29 on 7-10 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Ryan Nembhard added 19 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 4 boards, 12 assists and 2 steals. Shaedon Sharpe notched 17 on 8-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. D.J. Jackson scored 11 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Enoch Boakye notched 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 16 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Dylan Kalambay added 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 blocks. Jaden Clayton scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc and 3 assists. Leonard Miller scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Josiah Davis added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists, while Jayden Webley and Luke Hunger were scoreless and Caelum Swanton-Rodger did not play. Canada hit 38-69 (.551) overall, 31-49 (.633) from the floor, 7-20 (.350) from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 14 fouls, 19 turnovers, 12 steals and 7 blocks. Jean Montero paced the Dominican Republic with 29 on 10-20 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 10 boards and 4 assists. Breylin Garcia added 10 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Yuhanser Ynfante scored 8 on 3-6 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Handerson Silverio notched 8 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Huascar Cuevas added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, and 2 assists. Alex Ventura scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 5 boards. Angel Pimentel notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Edixon Gomez scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Nomar Tejada added 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 2 boards. Gianfranco Farias notched 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 2 assists. Luis Alberto Pena scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, while Silvano Grullon was scoreless and dished 5 assists. The Dominican Republic (coached by Jonathan Sarnely Matos Rosario, assisted by Jose Mercedes Rosario Carlos and Antonio Montas Raposo) hit 33-82 (.402) overall, 30-64 (.469) from the floor, 3-18 (.167) from the arc and 12-15 (.800) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 17 fouls, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 4 blocks.
In the final, the United States thrashed Canada 94-77 after leading 18-17, 45-32 and 72-57 at the quarters. The Americans took a commanding leading a 9-0 run midway through the second quarter and Canada drew no closer than 6 down the stretch. Tournament MVP Christopher Livingston paced the United States with 23 on 9-12 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Adrian Griffin added 18 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jabari Smith II scored 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 9 boards. Amari Bailey added 12 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Richard Isaacs Jr scored 11 on 1-6 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Jalen Duren notched 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 8 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks. Tamin Lipsey added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Gregg Glenn scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Dillon Hunter, William Jeffress Jr, Cormac Christie and Kijani Wright were scoreless. Wright nabbed 7 boards and Hunter 2. The United States (coached by Mike Jones, assisted by Eric Flannery and Sharman White) hit 39-93 (.419) overall, 30-69 (.435) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 7-7 from the line, while garnering 57 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 12 fouls, 8 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks. Caleb Houstan paced Canada with 25 on 6-17 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 7-12 from the line and 3 boards. Ryan Nembhard added 21 on 7-18 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 9 assists. Enoch Boakye scored 12 on 6-8 from the floor and 13 boards. Shaedon Sharpe added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Dylan Kalambay scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Jaden Clayton added 3 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Leonard Miller notched 3 on 1-1 from the arc. D.J. Jackson scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards, while Jayden Webley, Caelum Swanton-Rodger, Luke Hunger and Josiah Davis were scoreless. Webley nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 30-72 (.417) overall, 24-55 (.436) from the floor, 6-17 (.353) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 6 fouls, 13 turnovers, 6 steals and 1 block.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Christopher Livingstone (United States); Ryan Nembhard (Canada); Caleb Houstan (Canada); Jean Montero (Dominican Republic) and Jalen Duren (United States).