| FINAL STANDINGS 1. CANADA 2. United States 3. Brazil 4. Puerto Rico 5. Argentina 6. Venezuela 7. Dominican Republic 8. Mexico | CANADIANS Stefan Ilic – Kitchener, Ont. Maxime Meyer – Toronto, Ont. Deng Ngor – Grand Prairie, Alta. Malik Olajuwon – Houston, Texas Godson Okokoh – Ottawa, Ont. Emmanuel Oko-Oboh – Ottawa, Ont. Lyris Robinson – Houston, Texas Javion Tyndale – Mississauga, Ont. Mateo Vigneault – Chalon-sur-Saône, France Kymani Walters – Toronto, Ont. Nathan Yambayamba – Edmonton, Alta. Settimo Yugu – Winnipeg, Man. Charles Hantoumakos – coach David DeAveiro – assistant Murphy Burnatowski – assistant Kyle Landry – assistant | |||||||||
| POOL A | USA | ARG | BRZ | MEX | Record | |||||
| United States | —– | 88-58 | 84-62 | 107-50 | (3-0) | |||||
| Argentina | 58-88 | —– | 84-83 | 66-63 | (2-1) | |||||
| Brazil | 62-84 | 83-84 | —– | 103-70 | (1-2) | |||||
| Mexico | 50-104 | 63-66 | 70-103 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| POOL B | CAN | DOM | PUR | VEN | Record | |||||
| Canada | —– | 100-79 | 101-48 | 105-51 | (3-0) | |||||
| Dom. Republic | 79-100 | —– | 100-71 | 74-68 | (2-1) | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 48-101 | 71-100 | —– | 78-74 | (1-2) | |||||
| Venezuela | 51-105 | 68-74 | 74-78 | —– | (0-3) | |||||
| QF | Brazil 101 Dominican Republic 96 | |||||||||
| QF | Puerto Rico 73 Argentina 70 | |||||||||
| 5-8th | Argentina 87 Mexico 73 | |||||||||
| 5-8th | Venezuela 80 Dominican Republic 74 | |||||||||
| Semi | United States 102 Brazil 56 | |||||||||
| Semi | Canada 115 Puerto Rico 49 | |||||||||
| 7th | Dominican Republic 111 Mexico 73 | |||||||||
| 5th | Argentina 72 Venezuela 58 | |||||||||
| Bronze | Brazil 83 Puerto Rico 77 | |||||||||
| Final | Canada 67 United States 65 | |||||||||
In their opener, Canada clocked Venezuela 105-51 at the Domo de la Feria. Although Canada’s diminutive guards repeatedly coughed the ball against pressure, Canada took a 22-13 lead after one quarter by effectively pounding the ball into the paint for buckets by Maxime Meyer and Stefan Ilic. Venezuela opened the second frame with a 7-0 run by capitalizing on Canadian ballhandling miscues. But Lyris Robinson and Javion Tyndale drove for layups, and Meyer for a slam as Canada responded with a 10-2 run. Robinson drilled a pair of treys and Ngor notched a slam in transition at the buzzer as Canada rebuilt its lead to 47-34 at the half. Meyer twice pilfered the ball, leading to runouts by Tyndale and Deng Ngor, and then added a slam off a pick-and-roll. Robinson promptly nailed three free throws to cap a 9-0 run as Canada took a 56-34 lead. Venezuela never again threatened. Canada led 77-42 after three quarters, then notched an 18-0 run and eventually doubled up the hapless Venezuelans, while the final margin was 54. Lyris Robinson paced Canada with 19 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line and 3 steals. Javion Tyndale added 15 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-7 from the line, 2 boards and 5 assists. Maxime Meyer added 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 11 boards, 6 assists and 4 steals. Godson Okokoh scored 9 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 3 boards. Stefan Ilic added 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 7 boards. Nathan Yambayamba scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Abdul-Malik Olajuwon (the son of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon) added 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 5 boards. Settimo Yugu scored 7 on 1-1 from the from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Mateo Vigneault added 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Kymani Walters scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-1 from the line. Deng Ngor added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Emmanuel Oko-Oboh scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 assists. Canada hit 36-63 (.571) overall, 27-41 (.658) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 24-37 (.648) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 22 fouls, 14 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks. Jose Lara paced Venezuela with 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Juan Perdomo added 8 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 steals. Kevin Guitierrez notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Samuel Nino scored 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Williams Anillo added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Yeferson Sanchez scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Diego Soto added 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 steals. Deiker Torres scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. Richard Segovia added 2 on 0-2 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Bryan Gomez scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the line and 6 boards. Isaac Montero added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Leonardo Benitez was scoreless. Venezuela (coach Yonaiker Ecker, assistant Manuel Echezuria, assistant Nelson Solorzano) hit 16-63 (.254) overall, 11-42 (.261) from the floor, 5-21 (.238) from the arc and 14-21 (.666) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 26 fouls, 17 turnovers, 11 steals and 1 block.
Canada improved to (2-0) by dusting the Dominican Republic 100-79. The Dominican Republic ripped off a 7-0 run to rally from an early 11-5 deficit. But Canada closed out the quarter with a 15-0 run initiated by a driving layup from Javion Tyndale. Maxime Meyer added a pair of buckets in the blocks and Deng Ngor capped the run with a trey. Canada ripped off a 7-0 run to start the second frame while building its lead to 21 before Luis Valdez finally stemmed the Dominican bleeding by drilling a trey. The Dominicans began drawing fouls on lax Canadian defensive rotations as they rallied with 53-41 at the half. The Dominicans kept parading to the foul line as they drew within five in the third quarter. But Lyris Robinson drained a trey, Settimo Yugu a mid-range jumper and Emmanuel Obo-Okoh a free throw as Canada responded with a 6-0 run. Canada led 72-63 after three quarters. Nathan Yambayamba drilled a trey, Robinson and Okokoh driving layups, Meyer an offensive tip, and Robison a pair of free throws as Canada opened the final frame with an 11-0 run to take command. The Dominicans never recovered. Lyris Robinson paced Canada with 16 5-6 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Deng Ngor added 14 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Godson Okokoh notched 12 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-10 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Javion Tyndale scored 11 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-6 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Settimo Yugu added 10 on 3-4 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 3 bords and 2 assists. Nathan Yambayamba scored 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Maxime Meyer added 8 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 11 boards and 4 assists. Kymani Walters scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Emmanuel Oko-Oboh added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 3 boards. Abdul-Malik Olajuwon scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Stefan Ilic added 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 7 boards. Mateo Vigneault scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Canada hit 35-78 (.448) overall, 29-53 (.547) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 24-40 (.600) from the line, while garnering 59 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 17 fouls, 14 turnovers, 8 steals and 5 blocks. Rayner Montero paced the Dominican Republic with 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Luis Valdez added 12 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Marlon Martinez notched 11 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-7 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. Brayan Santana scored 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. Antonio Pemberton added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-3 from the line and 2 steals. Angel Parreno scored 8 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jack Liz added 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Derek Gomez scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Emmanuel Valera added 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Roderi Romero scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Brayan Camacho and Diego Fernandez were scoreless. Camacho nabbed 2 boards. The Dominican Republic (coach Jose Cabrera, assistant Jose Frias, assistant Alex Mirabel, assistant Freddy Rafael Sanchez Diaz) hit 27-74 (.364) overall, 22-56 (.392) from the floor, 5-18 (.277) from the arc and 20-24 (.833) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 11 fouls, 28 turnovers, 11 steals and 6 blocks.
Canada closed out pool play by throttling Puerto Rico 101-48. With the win, Canada finished atop the pool B standings and thereby earned an automatic berth at the 2027 U19 World Cup in Pardubice, Czech Republic. After relinquishing an opening trey, Canada exploded for 21 unanswered points as their defensive pressure gave Puerto Rico fits, while they attacked effectively off the dribble and dominated the offensive glass. Puerto Rico finally stemmed the bleeding as Derick Salaberrios hit a pair of free throws and a trey. But Canada’s bench responded with a 12-0 run and they took a 33-12 lead after one quarter. Canada eased off the pedal and began indulging in casual passes and questionable shot selection as Puerto Rico trimmed the margin to 17 before Maxime Meyer notched a pair of buckets in the blocks to give Canada a 49-26 lead at the half. An 11-0 run to open the second half buried Puerto Rico’s comeback hopes. Canada doubled up Puerto Rico 72-36 after three quarters and led by as many as 57 in the helter-skelter final frame. Canada set FIBA tournament records for total and offensive rebounds. Abdul-Malik Olajuwon paced Canada with 15 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Godson Okokoh added 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 7-12 from the line and 5 boards. Nathan Yambayamba notched 13 on 3-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Maxime Meyer scored 12 on 6-12 from the floor, 13 boards and 2 assists. Settimo Yugu added 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-7 from the line and 6 boards. Deng Ngor scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Kymani Walters added 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 3 boards. Lyris Robinson scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 8 boards. Javion Tyndale added 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals. Stefan Ilic scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Mateo Vigneault added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals Emmanuel Oko-Oboh scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Canada hit 35-92 (.380) overall, 28-59 (.474) from the floor, 7-33 (.212) from the arc and 24-38 (.631) from the line, while garnering 77 boards, including 33 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 8 fouls, 10 turnovers, 12 steals and 3 blocks. Derick Salaberrios paced Puerto Rico with 13 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 2 boards. Derek Pagan added 7 on 2-8 from the floor and 1-4 from the arc. Myles Fuentes notched 6 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Andrew Rosario scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Darell Rodriguez added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Lenuel Narvaez scored 4 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jomar Bernard added 3 on 0-5 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Jesus Pizarro scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 blocks. James Rivera added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Gustavo Roca scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Davey Candelaria and Felipe Quinones were scoreless. Quinones nabbed 4 boards and Candelaria 2. Puerto Rico (coach Eddin Santiago, assistant Filiberto Rivera) hit 18-68 (.264) overall, 12-42 (.285) from the floor, 6-26 (.230) from the arc and 6-11 (.545) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 23 fouls, 21 turnovers, 3 steals and 8 blocks.
In semi-finals, Canada mauled Puerto Rico 115-49. Canada broke to a 7-0 lead as Stefan Ilic notched a pair in the paint. The Canadians dominated the boards but committed a raft of sloppy turnovers as they painstakingly extended their lead to 20-6 before Puerto Rico hit a pair of treys to draw within 20-12 after one quarter. The Puerto Ricans added another pair from the arc as they trimmed the margin to four but Yambayamba and Olajuwon nailed treys as Canada finally got their offence on track and exploded with 14 unanswered. With their transition game finally on track, Canada closed out the half with 1 19-3 run, capped by a Javion Tyndale buzzer-beating trey to take a 55-21 lead into the lockers. Canada bridged a Puerto Rican trey with 10-0 and 9-0 runs early in the second half to take 74-24 lead. Canada led 83-32 after three quarters before stretching their margin in the final frame. Tyndale said of his buzzer-beating trey that “I saw the clock winding down and Nathan Yambayamba threw a great save pass and I knew I had to get a shot up. I took one dribble to the middle, felt confident and just let it fly. As soon as it left my hands I knew it was going in and gave us some momentum going into halftime. … I try to make good decisions, create opportunities and help the team build momentum whenever I’m on the floor.” Lyris Robinson paced Canada with 18 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 2 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Abdul-Malik Olajuwon added 17 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 12 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Stefan Ilic notched 13 on 5-7 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 14 boards and 3 assists. Javion Tyndale scored 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Settimo Yugu added 13 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 11 boards. Nathan Yamabayamba scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Deng Ngor added 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Maxime Meyer added 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kymani Walters scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Godson Okokoh added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mateo Vigneault scored 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Emmanuel Oko-Oboh added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Canada hit 43-80 (.537) overall, 32-51 (.627) from the floor, 11-29 (.379) from the arc and 18-26 (.692) from the line, while garnering 67 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 16 fouls, 14 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks. Derek Pagan paced Puerto Rico with 18 on 2-8 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards and 6 assists. Andrew Rosario added 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Davey Candelaria notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Derick Salaberrios scored 7 on 0-4 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 4 steals. Jomar Bernard added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 steals. James Rivera scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 blocks. Darell Rodriguez added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Felipe Quinones scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. James Pizarro added 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Myles Fuentes, Gustavo Roca and Lenuel Narvaez were scoreless. Narvaez blocked 3 shots. Puerto Rico (coach Eddin Santiago, assistant Filiberto Rivera) hit 18-72 (.250) overall, 9-43 (.209) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 4-8 from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 19 fouls, 14 turnovers, 10 steals and 6 blocks.
In the final, Canada edged the United States 67-65 to capture its first U18 Americup title. While Canada nervously struggled to finish layups early, four different Americans – Adan Diggs, Taylen Kinney, Davion Thompson and Jasiah Jervis – nailed treys as the US took a 23-20 lead after one quarter. Nathan Yambayamba drove for a layup and Stefan Ilic posted up for a bucket as Canada rallied to a 26-25 lead. But Quentin Coleman and Bruce Branch III notched buckets as the Americans began dominating the offensive glass. Canada, though, kept breaking down the US off the dribble as they knotted the score at 35 at the half. Deng Ngor nailed a trey and Javion Tyndale drove for a layup to open the second half. But Kinney and Colben Landrew notched treys, and Branch and Coleman putbacks, as the Americans countered with a 12-2 run by capitalizing on sloppy Canadian turnovers. Olajuwon notched a runout and Ilic a bucket in the paint as Canada responded with a 6-0 run before Taylor tipped in an offensive board at the buzzer to give the Americans a 49-48 lead heading into the final frame. Poor free throw shooting continued to plague the Canadians in the final frame. Maxime Meyer notched a putback slam and Javion Tyndale a trey as Canada took a 55-52 lead, while continuing to be plagued by poor free throw shooting. But Darius Wabbington notched the next nine American points – a pair of paint buckets, a trey and two free throws- as the American took a 61-59 lead. Loris Robinson answered with a trey for Canada. But Kinney notched a runout and a driving layup to give the Americans a 65-62 lead. Ngor, though, drained a trey with 1:27 to and then a runout slam off a feed from Tyndale with 1:01 to play to give Canada a 67-65 lead. Settimo Yugu took a charge with 6.1 seconds on the clock but then missed a pair from the line with 5.0 seconds remaining, giving the Americans a last chance to notch a victory. But Coleman misfired on a bomb at the buzzer as Canada pulled out the win. Lyris Robinson said “the thing that fuelled me was just the chemistry on our team. We knew coming into this tournament that we were one of the best teams here, and that we had a chance to win it all. I’m a player that loves to win and make winning plays, so seeing my teammates fight the same way I was fighting — that’s what it takes to win a championship. … From training camp, we kept saying we wanted to prove Canada was the best team in the world. I think now people are going to respect Canada Basketball even more. We put the world on notice this week.” Javion Tyndale paced Canada with 19 on 4-12 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 8 assists and 3 steals. Deng Ngor added 15 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 3 steals. Lyris Robinson notched 10 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Godson Okokoh scored 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Maxime Meyer added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 6 boards, 5 steals and 3 blocks. Settimo Yugu scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards. Stefan Ilic added 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Abdul-Malik Olajuwon scored 2o n 1-2 from the floor. Nathan Yambayamba added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Kymani Walters, Mateo Vigneault and Emmanuel Okoh-Oboh were scoreless. Walters nabbed 2 boards. Canada hit 22-59 (.372) overall, 16-39 (.410) from the floor, 6-20 (.300) from the arc and 17-24 (.708) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 11 fouls, 15 turnovers, 13 steals and 5 blocks. Darius Wabbington paced the United States with 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Taylen Kinney added 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Adan Diggs notched 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 9 boards. Colben Landrew scored 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 8 boards. Quentin Coleman added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 0-3 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Bruce Branch III scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Davion Thompson added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Ethan Taylor scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jasiah Jervis added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, while Malachi Jordan, Demarcus Henry and Caleb Gaskins were scoreless. The United States (coach Anthony Grant, assistant Nate Oats, assistant Matthew Langel) hit 27-71 (.380) overall, 19-44 (.431) from the floor, 8-27 (.296) from the arc and 3-8 (.375) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 20 fouls, 21 turnovers, 6 steals and 4 blocks.
Joining Tyndale on the all-tournament team were Lyris Robinson (Canada); Quentin Coleman (United States); Pedro Souza (Brazil); and Felipe Quinones (Puerto Rico).