The tournament has no impact on FIBA qualifying for the 2019 World Cup.
| QUALIFIERS: Argentina Bahamas Brazil Canada Colombia Dominican Republic Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico United States Uruguay Venezuela | CANADIANS Fardaws Aimaq (Vancouver, B.C.) Nov/24 Kyle Alexander (Milton, Ont.) Feb/24 Trae Bell-Haynes (Toronto, Ont.) Feb/24, Nov/24, Feb/25 Aaron Best (Scarborough, Ont.) Feb/24, Nov/24, Feb/25 Marcus Carr (Toronto, Ont.) Nov/24, Feb/25 Nate Darling (Sackville, N.S.) Nov/24 Kadre Gray (Toronto, Ont.) Feb/24, Nov/24 Quincy Guerrier (Montreal, Que.) Nov/24, Feb/25 Jermaine Haley (Vancouver, B.C.) Feb/24 Jahvon Henry-Blair (Brampton, Ont.) Nov/24, Feb/25 Mfiondu Kabengele (Burlington, Ont.) Nov/24, Feb/25 Kaza Kajami-Keane (Ajax, Ont.) Feb/24 Thomas Kennedy (Windsor, Ont.) Feb/24, Nov/24, Feb/25 Koby McEwen (Toronto, Ont.) Feb/25 Isiaha Mike (Toronto, Ont.) Feb/25 Prince Oduro (Toronto, Ont.) Feb/25 Lloyd Pandi (Ottawa, Ont.) Feb/24, Nov/24, Feb/25 Jackson Rowe (Toronto, Ont.) Feb/24, Nov/24 Philip Scrubb (Richmond, B.C.) Feb/24, Feb/25 Josip Vrankic (Etobicoke, Ont.) Nov/24 Kalif Young (Toronto, Ont.) Feb/24 Nate Bjorkgren – coach (Feb/24) Nathaniel Mitchell – coach (Nov/24, Feb/25) Michael Meeks – assistant (Feb/24, Nov/24, Feb/25) Jon Goodwillie – assistant (Feb/24, Nov/24, Feb/25) Philip Jevtovic – assistant (Feb/24, Nov/24, Feb/25) | |||||||
| POOL A | ARG | VEN | COL | CHI | Record | |||
| Argentina | —– | 72-61 64-67 | 88-68 98-82 | 90-78 77-79 | (4-2) | |||
| Venezuela | 61-72 67-64 | —– | 79-60 64-67 | 61-86 73-72 | (3-3) | |||
| Colombia | 68-88 82-98 | 60-79 67-64 | —– | 80-74 97-91 | (3-3) | |||
| Chile | 78-90 79-77 | 86-61 72-73 | 74-80 91-97 | —– | (2-4) | |||
| POOL B | BRZ | URU | PAN | PAR | Record | |||
| Brazil | —– | 71-65 70-61 | 93-67 74-81 | 108-43 108-53 | (5-1) | |||
| Uruguay | 65-71 61-70 | —– | 99-78 77-55 | 86-69 107-69 | (4-2) | |||
| Panama | 67-93 81-74 | 78-99 55-77 | —– | 116-79 94-68 | (3-3) | |||
| Paraguay | 43-108 53-108 | 86-69 69-107 | 79-116 68-94 | —– | (0-6) | |||
| POOL C | CAN | DOM | MEX | NIC | Record | |||
| Canada | —– | 88-71 65-74 | 83-73 94-98 | 96-51 88-46 | (4-2) | |||
| Dominican Republic | 71-88 74-65 | —– | 84-70 73-80 | 89-73 84-67 | (4-2) | |||
| Mexico | 73-83 98-94 | 70-84 80-73 | —– | 86-77 107-57 | (4-2) | |||
| Nicaragua | 51-96 46-88 | 73-89 67-84 | 77-86 57-107 | —– | (0-6) | |||
| POOL D | USA | BAH | PUR | CUB | Record | |||
| United States | —– | 97-74 105-83 | 108-66 72-71 | 100-79 67-81 | (5-1) | |||
| Bahamas | 74-97 83-105 | —– | 88-77 67-86 | 62-76 97-74 | (2-4) | |||
| *Puerto Rico | 66-108 71-72 | 77-88 86-67 | —– | 81-73 x | (2-3) | |||
| *Cuba | 79-100 81-67 | 76-62 74-97 | 73-81 x | —– | (2-3) | |||
| *PUR-CUB cancelled Visa issues | ||||||||
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In the FIBA Men’s AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers, each team will play each opponent in its group twice under a “home and away” format during three windows, taking place in February and November 2024 and then in February 2025. The top three teams from each group (12 in total) will qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025.
In their opener, held in St. Catharines on Feb 23/2024, Canada torched Nicaragua 96-51. Canada led 28-18, 51-35 and 77-48 at the quarters. Aaron Best said “it was great to play on home soil in front of the home fans. Like Coach said, we just try to play the right way on both ends and just be a team out there. Just make it as difficult as possible. I think we were able to do that for 40 minutes and we’re looking forward to the challenge of playing them again on the road. … I just tried to stick to the game plan. As far as shooting, offence is always secondary. It comes and goes, but I just try to find my rhythm on the defensive end and we have a committed group of guys that are willing to sacrifice and do what is necessary on that side of the ball and we don’t really care who gets the credit for things. It’s really a team first mentality and I think that’s what makes us a good defensive team.” Associate head coach Nate Bjorkgren said “obviously I’ve had an opportunity to coach [Aaron] a few different times, a number of times the past few years. I ask so much from him. I ask so much of him. I ask him to go out there and guard the best player. I ask him to put pressure on the rim. I ask him to keep moving on the perimeter. Everything I’m asking of him requires a lot of energy and consistency and being relentless. He is all of that. I would take him anywhere with me because he plays the right way and you saw how he impacted the game. I know his three-point shots and the points that he scored in the first quarter, it’s obviously huge, but he impacts the game even more on the defensive end and his defence creates his offence … His defence creates our team’s offence. That’s what we talk about a lot. They were relentless in how they defended and Aaron Best is a big, big part of that. … They play basketball the right way. The way it’s supposed to be played. They play team defence. They share the ball and play team offence and hopefully there were some young kids in the stands that really fell in love with the game because of these guys.” Aaron Best paced Canada with 21 on 2-4 from the floor, 5-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jackson Rowe added 14 on 4-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Phil Scrubb notched 13 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 8 assists. Kadre Gray scored 12 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Thomas Kennedy added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 2 steals. Trae Bell-Haynes scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 8 assists. Kaza Kajami-Keane notched 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 6 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Lloyd Pandi scored 5 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Kalif Young added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 9 boards and 2 assists. Jermaine Haley scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Kyle Alexander did not play. Canada hit 33-81 (.407) overall, 16-31 (.516) from the floor, 17-50 (.340) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 30 assists, 16 fouls, 10 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks. Francisco Garth paced Nicaragua with 14 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Jared Ruiz added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Andy Hodgson notched 8 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, and 4 boards. Dalton Cacho scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Andy Perez added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Josmel Martinez scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Farell Pauth added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Kevin Andino scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Troy Andrews, Jensen Campbell, Juan Herrera and Rafael Mendoza were scoreless. Campbell nabbed 5 boards and Andrews 3. Nicaragua (coached by David Rosario, assisted by Stacey Acuña and Noel Makence) hit 19-53 (.358) overall, 13-30 (.433) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 7-13 (.538) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 20 fouls, 27 turnovers, 2 steals and 1 block.
In their second contest, held Feb 26/2024 in Managua, Nicaragua, Canada clocked the hosts 88-46 after leading 25-15, 42-26 and 69-37 at the quarters. Nicarauga opened with a 10-4 lead but Canada responded with a 16-0 run to take command. Canada led by as many as 35. “We just wanted to come out and bring a lot of energy,” Lloyd Pandi said. “We knew that Nicaragua was coming back to their home arena and that they were going to be ready. “You saw it in the first five minutes, how they played really hard and gave us a run for our money. The key was to just come out here, play hard, trust our coaching staff, trust ourselves and just play the right way.” Coach Nate Bjorkgren said “I got to talk to Nicaragua’s coach a little bit. They have a good team, they have a good coach. It was a battle. You saw the beginning of the game, it was a battle and we had to prepare very well in order to come away with the victory. … We take a lot of time watching their games, really watching their players. We want to be really good at taking away their strengths. It was a lot of preparation, a lot of meetings, and a lot of film that we did to prepare because [they are] a very good team.” Jackson Rowe paced Canada with 19 on 5-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 6-7 from the line, 10 boards and 2 steals. Aaron Best added 16 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Philip Scrubb notched 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 5 boards and 4 assists. Thomas Kennedy scored 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Kalif Young added 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Kadre Gray scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Kaza Kajami-Keane notched 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4 boards and 10 assists. Lloyd Pandi scored 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Trae Bell-Haynes added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-6 from the arc. Jermaine Haley scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 2 steals. Canada hit 30-71 (.423) overall, 20-30 from the floor, 10-41 (.244) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 11 fouls, 10 turnovers, 16 steals and 4 blocks. Jared Ruiz paced Nicaragua with 11 on 0-4 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Romario Prince added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Dalton Cacho notched 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 6 boards, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Jensen Campbell scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Andy Perez added 4 on 2-3 from the floor. Francisco Garth scored 4on 2-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 5 boards. Rafael Mendoza added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Josnel Martinez scored 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Juan Herrera added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Andy Hodgson, Farell Path and Troy Andrews were scoreless. Andrews nabbed 3 boards. Nicaragua (coach David Rosario, assistant Stacey Acuña, assistant Noel Makence) hit 16-55 (.291) overall, 12-34 (.353) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 10-14 (.714) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 24 fouls, 26 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks.
In the second FIBA window, held at Saskatoon’s SaskTel Centre on Nov 21/24, Canada crushed the Dominican Republic 88-71 after leading 25-18, 49-37 and 67-47 at the quarters. Mfiondu Kabengele dominated the paint took command in the first half, while Jackson Rowe hit back-to-back treys. Canada led by as many as 25. Kabengele said “I’m more comfortable making plays out of the roll. I trust the guys to get the right read… getting those uphill [dribble hand-offs], getting the ball on a touchback action, and screening away – I feel like that got me into the rhythm of the game.” Trae Bell-Haynes said “I think the most important part is trusting your team. … and your teammates hitting shots. I think you gain more confidence to make those risky passes once you see the first one go in.” Canadian coach Nathaniel Mitchell said “I thought it was seamless, the young guys that came in, and I think that’s a testament to how we’re building our federation. We had three guys that were on our U19 gold medal team [in 2017] get a chance to play up with our senior men’s national team.” Mitchell told the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix that “I thought the guys did a really good job of putting pressure on the rim all night. … Towards our personnel, Thomas Kennedy, and obviously Mfi (Kabengele) did a really good job, and (Jackson) Rowe putting pressure on their paint non-stop. We knew they had two bigs that very physical themselves. We were able to go at (Luis) Santos a little bit and he got one foul so we ran a play at him right away and got his second foul on the next possession and that really changed the game. We came out and played really aggressive defensively. I thought we did a really good job of moving the ball offensively. We were able to follow the game plan and I just thought the guys were really locked in tonight, making sure they can do what they can do offensively and defensively.” Kabengele said “it was a great game, a good first game with the whole squad. We’ve had a good few days. Just coming into the camp, I just felt a togetherness with all the guys in the hotel, bus rides and practice so I was very confident going into the game. Whatever we lack in reps as a team, we made up with togetherness and just kind of camaraderie. I’m glad guys stuck it out, played through mistakes and executed really well on all the sets.” Dominican coach Nestor Garcia said “they play very good basketball. They dominated the game. They dominated all of the game.” MFiodu Kabengele paced Canada with 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Quincy Guerrier added 11 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Nate Darling notched 11 on 5-7 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jackson Rowe scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 9 boards and 3 assists. Thomas Kennedy added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 7 boards and 4 assists. Jahvon Henry-Blair scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Trae Bell-Haynes added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 10 assists. Fardaws Aimaq scored 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Aaron Best added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Marcus Carr scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists, while Lloyd Pandi and Josip Vrankic were scoreless. Pandi nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 36-73 (.493) overall, 27-44 (.614) from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 7-9 (.778) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 32 assists, 21 fouls, 14 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks. L.J. Figuero paced the Dominican Republic with 18 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Victor Liz added 14 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Omar Silverio notched 12 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 2 steals. Richard Bautista scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 7 assists. Jassel Perez added 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Luis Santos scored 6 on 6-6 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Antonio Pena added 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Anyeuri Castillo added 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Eloy Vargas scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists, hile Gelvis Solano, Steven Verplancken and Danny Carbuccia were scoreless. Solano dished 3 assists. The Dominican Republic (coach Nestor Garcia, assistant Sergio Lorenzo) hit 25-69 (.362) overall, 19-44 (.432) from the floor, 6-25 (.240) from the arc and 15-20 (.750) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 18 fouls, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block.
In Canada’s fourth contest and second game of the second window, held at the Saskatoon SaskTelCentre on Nov 24/24, Canada clipped Mexico 83-73. Canada led 20-8 early and 24-14, 43-36 and 66-63 at the quarters. With the score knotted at 71, Canada closed out the affair with a 12-2 run featuring a driving Trae Bell-Haynes layup. Trae Bell-Haynes paced Canada with 20 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Thomas Kennedy added 17 on 7-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 5 boards. Nfiondu Kabengele notched 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 12 boards and 2 assists. Nate Darling scored 10 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Aaron Best added 8 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Lloyd Pandi scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Marcus Carr added 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 10 assists. Quincy Guerrier scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards, while Kadre Gray, Fardaws Aimaq and Jahvon Henry-Blair were scoreless. Aimaq nabbed 2 boards, while Henry-Blair pilfered 2 balls. Jackson Rowe did not play. Canada hit 32-64 overall, 27-37 (.730) from the floor, 5-27 (.185) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 18 fouls, 16 turnovers, 8 steals and 1 block. Karim Rodriguez paced Mexico with 21 on 1-5 from the floor, 5-14 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Moises Andriassi added 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Fabian Jaimes notched 11 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Gael Bonilla scored 10 on 2-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards and 11 assists. Israel Gutierrez added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Paul Stoll scored 6 on 2-6 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jorge Camacho added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3 boards, while Jose Estrada was scoreless and Jorge De La Serna, Ivan Montano and Karim Lopez did not play. Mexico (coach Omar Quintero, assistant Gustavo Quintero, assistant Xavi Monferrer) hit 25-71 (.352) overall, 14-35 (.400) from the floor, 11-36 (.306) from the arc and 12-14 (.857) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 20 fouls, 17 turnovers, 7 steals and 2 blocks.
In their fifth contest, on Feb. 21/2025 at Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo, Canada put on a clinic in casual ballhandling, lackadaisical decision-making, sloppy passing, selfish shot selection and low intensity defence as they dropped a 74-65 decision to the Dominican Republic. It’s “a great place to play. Great fans. We expected it to be a really loud arena,” said Canadian coach Nathaniel Mitchell. “It’s always tough to play on the road, no matter where you are. I think it’s a great atmosphere. It’s something that we prepared for, but you can’t simulate this crowd.” The Dominican Republic led 19-17, 37-32 and 56-45 at the quarters. Andres Feliz paced the Dominican Republic with 18 on 8-14 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. David Jones added 13 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 4 assists. Jassel Perez notched 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Jean Montero scored 9 on 3-9 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. L.J. Figueroa added 9 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Angel Delgado notched 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Victor Liz added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Eloy Vargas scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Juan Suero, Gelvis Solano and Joel Soriano were scoreless. Soriano nabbed 2 boards. Jhery Matos did not play. The Dominican Republic (coach Nestor Garcia, assistant David Diaz, assistant Abraham Disla, assistant Sergio Lorenzo) hit 31-75 (.413) overall, 27-54 from the floor, 4-21 (.191) from the arc and 8-19 (.421) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 14 fouls, 7 turnovers, 13 steals and 2 blocks. Mfiondu Kabengele paced Canada with 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line and 10 boards. Trae Bell-Haynes added 12 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 6 assists. Jahvon Henry-Blair notched 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Thomas Kennedy scored 10 on 5-6 from the floor and 3 boards. Quincy Guerrier added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Marcus Carr scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Isiaha Mike added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Aaron Best scored 2 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals, while Lloyd Pandi, Koby McEwen and Phil Scrubb were scoreless. Scrubb nabbed 3 boards and dished 2 assists. Prince Oduro did not play. Canada hit 26-64 (.406) overall, 20-40 from the floor, 6-24 from the arc and 7-10 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 19 fouls, 18 turnovers, 5 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada closed out pool play at (4-2) after dropping a 98-94 decision to Mexico on Feb.24/2025 at Arena Potosi in San Luis Potosi City, Mexico. Canada led 29-26 after one quarter. Mexico led 54-51 at the half. Canada led 71-69 after three quarters. An 8-0 Mexican run early in the final quarter behind back-to-back treys by Karim Rodríguez erased a 3-point deficit with 5 minutes to play. Canada had a chance to tie the game with 6 seconds to play but Mfiondu Kabengele missed a pair of free throws and Gael Bonilla iced the win for Mexico with a pair of free throws. Kabengele was a Canadian bright spot as he dominated the paint but the squad was again plagued by poor decision-making at critical moments, a tendency to fire up hero shots in the face of stiff defence and an indifference to close-outs on perimeter shots. The start of the game was delayed 90 minutes because of technical difficulties with the shot clock on one end of the floor. Player of the game Pako Cruz paced Mexico with 30 on 5-9 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 5-6 from the line and 4 assists. Karim Rodriguez added 14 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Gabriel Giron notched 12 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Gael Bonilla scored 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Karim Lopez added 10 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists. Paul Stoll scored 7 on 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 assists. Joseph Avila added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Fabian Jaimes scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jorge Camacho added 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Moises Andriassi was scoreless. did not play. Ivan Montano and Israel Guitterez did not play. Mexico (coach Omar Quintero) hit 30-58 (.517) overall, 15-27 (.556) from the floor, 15-31 (.484) from the arc and 23-28 (.821) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 24 fouls, 8 turnovers, 4 blocks and 4 steals. Mfiondu Kabengele paced Canada with 24 on 7-12 from the floor, 10-14 from the line and 8 boards. Jayvon Henry-Blair added 16 on 1-4 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Isiaha Mike notched 15 on 6-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 10 boards. Marcus Carr scored 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 8 assists. Trae Bell-Haynes added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assists. Quincy Guerrier scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Aaron Best added 3 on 3-4 from the line. Phil Scrubb scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Lloyd Pandi added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Prince Oduro scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards, while Thomas Kennedy was scoreless and nabbed 3 boards. Koby McEwen did not play. Canada hit 32-72 (.444) overall, 24-41 (.585) from the floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 22-32 (.688) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 22 fouls, 5 turnovers, 5 steals and 1 block.
Canada, the Dominican Republic and Mexico finished tied with (4-2) records in pool D. Canada (+14) finishes atop the pool on pointspread in games between the trio, while the Dominican Republic (-1) finishes second, qualifying for AmericaCup 2025 ahead of Mexico (-5). Canada and Dominican Republic will be joined at the AmeriCup by Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, host Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, United States and Venezuela.
2025 AMERICUP, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Brazil 2. Argentina 3. United States 4. CANADA 5. Dominican Republic 6. Puerto Rico 7. Uruguay 8. Colombia 9. Venezuela 10. Nicaragua 11. Bahamas 12. Panama | CANADIANS Trae Bell-Haynes – Toronto, Ont. Marcus Carr – Toronto, Ont. Jahvon Henry-Blair – Brampton, Ont. Nate Darling – Halifax, N.S. Kyshawn George – Monthey, Switzerland David Muenkat – Brampton, Ont. Leonard Miller – Scarborough, Ont. Kyle Wiltjer – Portland, Ore. Charles Bediako – Brampton, Ont. Mfiondu Kabengele – Burlington, Ont. Isiaha Mike – Scarborough, Ont. Thomas Kennedy – Windsor, Ont. Nathaniel Mitchell – coach Ashton Smith – assistant Shawn Swords – assistant Patrick Tatham – assistant Dipesh Mistry – assistant Phil Jevtovic – assistant | ||||||||||
| POOL A | USA | URU | BRZ | BAH | Record | ||||||
| United States | —– | 85-86 | 90-78 | 105-93 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Uruguay | 86-85 | —– | 76-81 | 100-91 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Brazil | 78-90 | 81-76 | —– | 84-66 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Bahamas | 93-105 | 91-100 | 66-84 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
| POOL B | CAN | PUR | VEN | PAN | Record | ||||||
| Canada | —– | 83-72 | 88-54 | 99-49 | (3-0) | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 72-83 | —– | 97-70 | 93-59 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Venezuela | 54-88 | 70-97 | —– | 77-73 | (1-2) | ||||||
| Panama | 49-99 | 59-93 | 73-77 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
| POOL C | DOM | ARG | COL | NIC | Record | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | —– | 84-83 | 84-59 | 74-70 | (3-0) | ||||||
| Argentina | 83-84 | —– | 84-83 | 94-70 | (2-1) | ||||||
| Colombia | 59-84 | 83-84 | —– | 89-86 | (1-2) | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 70-74 | 70-94 | 86-89 | —– | (0-3) | ||||||
| QF | Canada 94 Colombia 56 | ||||||||||
| QF | Argentina 82 Puerto Rico 77 | ||||||||||
| QF | Brazil 94 Dominican Republic 82 | ||||||||||
| QF | United States 83 Uruguay 70 | ||||||||||
| Semi | United States 90 Canada 85 | ||||||||||
| Semi | Brazil 55 Argentina 47 | ||||||||||
Recently-minted Canadian head coach Gord Herbert was unable to assume bench duties because of contractual obligations in Europe.
In their opener, at Managua’s Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Canada dusted Venezuela 88-54. Kyshawn George made an impressive debut in a Canadian uniform, notching a pair of treys, a layup off a backdoor cut and six-foot turnaround jumper as Canada took a 26-13 lead after one quarter. But Canada’s offence and the ball stalled in the hands of points guard Trae Bell-Haynes and Markus Carr as Venezuela rallied with a 10-2 run and trimmed the margin to seven before Mfiondu Kabengele went to work in the blocks to restore a 41-26 Canadian lead at the half. Venezuela never again threatened. Canada led 66-44 after three quarters. Canadian coach Nathaniel Mitchell said “really proud of our effort, especially defensively — we really turned up the pressure on Venezuela. We controlled the paint, rebounded well and moved the ball.” Kabengele said “I’m proud of the guys. We had a really good training camp, and to see flashes of that execution carry over into the game was really encouraging.” Kyshawn George paced Canada with 18 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Mfiondu Kabengele added 14 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Leonard Miller notched 14 on 7-9 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Kyle Wiltjer scored 12 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Jahvon Henry-Blair added 6 on 2-2 from the arc. Marcus Carr scored 6 on 2-23 from the arc and 6 assists. Isiaha Mike added 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Trae Bell-Haynes scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 4 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals. Nate Darling added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Charles Bediako scored 2on 1-1 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 blocks. David Muenkat added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 9 boards, while Thomas Kennedy was scoreless. Canada hit 34-62 (.548) overall, 21-34 (.618) from the floor, 13-28 (.464) from the arc and 7-13 (.539) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 14 fouls, 15 turnovers, 12 steals and 7 blocks. Yohanner Sifontes paced Venezuela with 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. David Cubillan added 11 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Edwin Mijares notched 9 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Jose Ascanio scored 7 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Windi Graterol added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Yeferson Guerrra scored 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Elian Centeno added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Anyelo Cisneros scored 2o n 1-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Frnager Pirela, Fernad Fuenmayor, Carlos Daniel Fulda Carrerra and Enrique Medina were scoreless. Venezuela (coach Ronald Guillen, assistant Yonaiker Ecker, assistant Alexis Cedres, assistant Diego Vasquez) hit 20-64 (.313) overall, 11-34 (.324) from the floor, 9-30 (.300) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 17 fouls, 1 5 turnovers, 9 steals and 4 blocks.
Canada improved to (2-0) in pool play by dusting Panama 99-49. Canada took an early 12-5 lead as Leonard Miller and Mfiondu Kabengele found the seams in Panama’s 1-2-2 zone. Panama countered with treys from Navarro and Salazar but Greg Wiltjer hit a trio from beyond the arc, and Nate Darling a pair, as Canada rebuilt its lead to 33-16 after one quarter. Canada was slightly less sloppy than Panama as they extended their lead to 54-31 at the half, while capitalizing on a pair of late slam by Kabengele. Although the level of play became even more casual in the third quarter, Canada continued to dominate the boards, while Darling nailed another pair of treys, giving Canada a 78-35 lead heading into the final frame. With Darling nailing another pair from the arc, Canada led by as many as 56. Canadian coach Nathaniel Mitchell said “we felt Panama was a team that could really pick up the pressure and try to make us play erratic. So we wanted to make sure we played disciplined, passed the ball, moved the ball offensively. I was really happy with that — 29 assists on 36 field goals — and we took care of the ball as well.” Nate Darling paced Canada with 22 on 1-3 from the floor, 6-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Mfiondu Kabengele added 13 on 5-6 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 3 boards. Kyle Wiltjer notched 13 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Leonard Miller scored 13 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Kyshawn George added 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 5 assists. Jahvon Henry-Blair scored 8 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 assists and 2 steals. Trae Bell-Haynes added 8 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 5 assists. Charles Bediako scored 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Marcus Carr added 5 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 6 assistes. David Muenkat scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Thomas Kennedy and Isiaha Mike did not play. Canada hit 36-64 (.563) overall, 25-36 (.694) from the floor, 11-28 (.393) from the arc and 16-24 from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 29 assists, 19 fouls, 10 turnovers, 9 steals and 6 blocks. Luis Rodriguez Jr paced Panama with 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Guillermo Navarro added 9 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Ezequiel Bell notched 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 0-2 from the line. Justin Quintero scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Aaron Gedeon added 5 on 2-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Trevor Gaskins scored 3 on 1-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Joshua Lemon added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the line and 2 boards. Jonathan Young scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Gil Atencio added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Sebastian Bosquez scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Roberto Armstrong added 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Anthony Hall did not play. Panama (coach Gonzalo Garcia, assistant Imanol Hernández, assistant Alberto Duque, assistant Bryan Alexander Waithe Garcia) hit 17-52 (.327) overall, 11-29 (.379) from the floor, 6-23 (.261) from the arc and 9-21 (.429) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 23 fouls, 17 turnovers and 3 steals.
Canada closed out pool play undefeated by dispatching Puerto Rico 82-73. Although Puerto Rico dominated the paint, Canada took a 20-18 lead after one quarter on a late trey by Kyle Wiltjer. Nate Darling and Thomas Kennedy notched buckets, while Wiltjer added another trey, as Canada opened the second frame with a 7-1 run. But Canada’s ball movement soon became glacial. They began committing careless turnovers and selfishly forcing bad shots, allowing Puerto Rico to claw back within 36-34 at the half. Jose Alvarado notched back-to-back-to-back treys as Puerto Rico took a 47-42 lead in the third quarter. But Kyshawn George hit nine consecutive points, including a pair of treys, as well as an and-one, as Canada regained a 53-52 lead. Darling added a trey as Canada extended its lead to six before Puerto Rico closed out the frame with a 5-0 run by capitalizing on sloppy Canadian ballhandling to draw within 58-57. Alvarado kept breaking Canada down off the dribble as the teams traded the lead down the stretch. With the score knotted at 71 with less than a minute to play, Trae Bell-Haynes hit an eight-foot floater to ignite an 11-2 run capped by a Mfiondu Kabengele slam to close out the affair. Point guards Bell-Haynes and Marcus Carr combined for one assist. Canadian coach Nate Mitchell said “Puerto Rico’s a tough physical team, experienced team, really pushed our young group to really grow up today, and I really appreciate how hard they play.” Kyshawn George paced Canada with 17 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 5 boards and 4 assists. Mfiondu Kabengele added 13 on 6-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Trae Bell-Haynes notched 11 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Marcus Carr scored 10 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Leonard Miller added 9 on 4-14 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Nate Darling scored 8 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 3 assists. Kyle Wiltjer added 6 on 2-3 from the arc and 5 assists. Thomas Kennedy scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor. David Muenkat added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Jahvon Henry-Blair, Charles Bediako and Isiaha Mike were scoreless. Canada hit 30-63 (.476) overall, 21-41 (.512) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 15 fouls, 11 turnovers, 3 steals and 5 blocks. Jose Alavarado paced Puerto Rico with 20 on 5-8 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 1-6 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Gian Clavell added 19 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 7 assists. Ismael Romero notched 12 on 5-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Isaiah Pineiro scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 steals. George Conditt IV added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 assists. Arnaldo Toro scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Gary Browne added 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Alexander Kappos scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-3 from the arc. Alfonso Plummer added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 assists, while Ramses Melendez, Jordan Cintron and Ivan Gandia were scoreless. Puerto Rico (coach Carlos Gonzalez, assistant Wilhelmus Caanen, assistant Christian Dalmau) hit 30-74 (.405) overall, 23-43 (.534) from the floor, 7-31 (.225) from the arc and 6-13 (.461) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 17 fouls, 6 turnovers, 8 steals and 6 blocks.
In the quarterfinals, Canada clocked Colombia 94-56. Leonard Miller scored 12 points as Canada broke to a 20-9 lead. Nate Darling and Kyshaun George added treys as extended the margin to 28-25 after one quarter, while dominating the offensive glass. George notched a pair of treys, while Darling and Kyle Wiltjer added singleton as Canada opened the second frame with a 12-0 run. Canada began indulging in selfish shots and careless passes but Marcus hit a pair from beyond the arc as Canada took a 54-25 lead at the half. George dominated Canada’s scoring in the third quarter as Canada continued to exploit Colombia’s porous post defence. Canada led 77-45 after three quarters and pulled away down the stretch despite jacking shots as several players sought to run up their scoring totals. Canadian coach Mate Mitchell said “we played the right way, we passed the ball, 25 assists on 33 field goals made is a really good mark for us. … Shoutout to my players for doing a great job and being professional today.” Point guard Trae Bell-Haynes said “a big game plan for us was just executing and focusing on the details. I think we did that, and that’s how you continue to get better over a tournament, no matter the score of the game. … Just focusing on what you can improve as a team, I think we did that.” Kyshawn George paced Canada with 18 on 2-2 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 6 boards and 5 assists. Leonard Miller added 14 on 4-7 from the floor, 6-6 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Kyle Wiltjer notched 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jayvon Henry-Blair scored 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Marcus Carr added 9 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Charles Bediako scored 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards. Nate Darling added 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 2 assists. Trae Bell-Haynes scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 6 assists. Thomas Kennedy added 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 steals. Mfiondu Kabengele scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 3 boards. Isiaha Mike added 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. David Muenkat scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 5 boards. Canada hit 33-65 (.508) overall, 22-36 (.611) from the floor, 11-29 (.379) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 16 fouls, 15 turnovers, 10 steals and 3 blocks. Hansel Atencia paced Colombia with 19 on 2-3 from the floor, 4-9 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Romario Roque added 9 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Brian Angola notched 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 5-8 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Michaell Jackson scored 8 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 steals. Luis Almanza added 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Miguel Caicedo scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, Alvaro Pena added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Octavio Munoz scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Yildon Mendoza, Sebastian Valencia, Jaron Caicedo and Cristian Solis were scoreless. Valencia nabbed 3 boards and Caicedo 2. Colombia (coach Tomas Diaz, assistant Ivan Garcia) hit 19-61 (.312) overall, 12-29 (.414) from the floor, 7-32 (.219) from the arc and 11-15 (.733) from the line, while garnering 23 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 17 fouls, 12 turnovers, 10 steals and 3 blocks.
In the semis, Canada was thoroughly outclassed by Argentina while dropping an 83-73 decision in which the final score was entirely misleading. Argentina broke to an 11-0 lead after sloppy Canadian turnovers led to runout after runout. Canada failed to score a field goal for more than eight minutes as they stood around on offence, indulged in selfish shot selection, steadfastly refused to pass to an open teammate, while playing little post defence and being badly outrebounded and outhustled. Argentina’s ball movement was breathtaking, while Canada’s was all but imaginary. It was also a formula for Canadian play until late in the fourth quarter until they closed out the affair with an 18-4 run against Argentinian reserves. Argentina led 24-9, 46-29 and 68-45 at the quarters, and by as many as 25. Canadian coach Nathaniel Mitchell said “you have to find ways to win when you don’t play well. That didn’t happen today — that was a really good Argentina team.” Reserve point guard Marcus Carr, who sought to slow the tempo to an absolute crawl at every opportunity, said “if we’re not making shots and not getting offensive rebounds, then we can’t set up our defensive pressure the way we’d like. Argentina did a really good job defending their own glass. We didn’t get many second-chance opportunities, and that put us at a disadvantage.” Jose Vildoza paced Argentina with 26 on 1-4 from the floor, 7-9 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks. Gonzalo Corbalan added 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-8 from the line, 11 boards and 6 assists. Juan Fernandez notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Juampi Vaulet scored 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 4 boards. Alex Negrete added 9 on 3-4 from the floor and 1-3 from the arc. Nicolas Brussino scored 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Francisco Caffaro added 4o n 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Juan Marcos scored 4 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 assists, while Santiago Trouet, Dylan Bordon and Gonzalo Bressan were scoreless. Juan Bocca did not play. Argentina (coach Pablo Prigioni, assistants Herman Mandole, Pablo Enrique Albertinazzi, Nicolas Casalanguida and Pablo Favarel) hit 29-60 (.483) overall, 17-32 (.531) from the floor, 12-28 (.429) from the arc and 13-21 (.619) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 19 fouls, 14 turnovers, 4 steals and 5 blocks. Marcus Carr paced Canada with 16 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Trae Bell-Haynes added 15 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Mfiondu Kabengele notched 14 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 8 boards. Kyle Wiltjer scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Leonard Miller added 6 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Kyshawn George scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. David Muenkat added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Isiaha Mike scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Thomas Kennedy added 2 on 2-2 from the line. Nate Darling scored 1 on 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards, while Charles Bediako was scoreless. Jahvon Henry-Blair did not play. Canada hit 26-65 (.400) overall, 22-41 (.537) from the floor, 4-24 (.167) from the arc and 17-22 (.773) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 21 fouls, 7 turnovers, 8 steals and 5 blocks.
In the bronze medal match, the United States dispatched Canada 90-85 after leading 23-18, 49-37 and 68-61 at the quarters. The United States led by as many as 17. Canada rallied to within six in the final frame but Langston Galloway nailed a trey to bury erstwhile hopes of a comeback. Canadian coach Nathaniel Mitchell said “offensively, we got better as the game went on, just not enough. We were three-for-17 tonight, four-for-24 last night. We were shooting probably 45 per cent coming into the last two games. We gotta figure out a way to win even when we’re not playing well. We didn’t do that tonight.” Javonte Smart paced the United States with 21 on 8-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-3 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Tyler Cavanuagh added 21 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Jahmius Ramsey notched 12 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-5 from the arc. Langston Galloway scored 11 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jerian Grant added 9 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 2 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals. Rob Baker II scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Jack Cooley added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 8 boards. Speedy Smith scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 4 assists. Cameron Reynolds added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Zachary Auguste scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 5 boards, while Jarell Eddie Andrew Andrews was scoreless. The United States (coach Stephen Silas, assistants Patrick Mutombo Kabongo, Mahmoud Abdelfattah and Bradley Jones) hit 32-64 overall, 20-37 (.540) from the floor, 12-27 (.444) from the arc and 14-17 (.823) from the line, while garnering 28 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 20 fouls, 10 turnovers, 6 steals and 5 blocks. Mfiondu Kabengele paced Canada with 16 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Marcus Carr added 16 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 7 assists. Kyshawn George notched 14 on on 3-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 5-5 from the line and 5 boards. Leonard Miller scored 11 on 5-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Charles Bediako added 9 on 4-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the line and 2 boards. Trae Bell-Haynes scored 9 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Thomas Kennedy added 3 on 1-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the line. David Muenkat scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Nate Darling added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 2 assists. Kyle Wiltjer scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc, while Jahvon Henry-Blair and Isiaha Mike were scoreless. Canada hit 34-65 (.523) overall, 31-48 (.645) from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 14-19 (.736) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 19 fouls, 14 turnovers, 4 steals and 2 blocks.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Jago Santos (Brazil); Kyshawn George (Canada); Bruno Caboclo (Brazil); Juan Fernandez (Argentina); and Javonte Smart (United States).
The 2nd-team featured: Mfiondu Kabengele (Canada); Norchad Omier (Nicaragua); Jose Albarado (Puerto Rico); Georginho De Paula (Brazil); and Jose Vildoza (Argentina).