2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

The 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was the 16th edition of the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, which is the main tournament for senior women's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. It was held from 11 to 19 June 2021.[1] On 20 March 2021, Puerto Rico was confirmed as the host.[2] The top four teams qualify for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[3]

2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Tournament details
Host countryPuerto Rico
CitySan Juan
Dates11–19 June
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (4th title)
Runners-up Puerto Rico
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played26
MVPUnited States Rhyne Howard
Top scorerPuerto Rico Jennifer O'Neill (16.8 ppg)
Official website
Website
2019
2023

The United States won their fourth title by defeating Puerto Rico in the final, 74–59.[4]

Qualification

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Qualification Host Dates Vacancies Qualified
Automated entry[5] 2   Canada
  United States
2021 Centrobasket Women   San Salvador 24–28 March 2021 4   Dominican Republic
  El Salvador
  Puerto Rico
  Virgin Islands
2021 South American Championship Cancelled[6] 4   Argentina
  Brazil
  Colombia
  Venezuela

Draw

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The draw took place on 22 May 2021.[7][8]

Seeding

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Pair 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4 Pair 5
  United States
  Canada
  Brazil
  Puerto Rico
  Argentina
  Colombia
  Virgin Islands
  Dominican Republic
  Venezuela
  El Salvador

Squads

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Each team consisted of 12 players.

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC−4).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 4 4 0 344 189 +155 8 Quarterfinals
2   Brazil 4 3 1 341 226 +115 7
3   Colombia 4 2 2 260 280 −20 6
4   Virgin Islands 4 1 3 242 294 −52 5
5   El Salvador 4 0 4 195 393 −198 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
11 June 2021
12:10
Virgin Islands   60–72   Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 16–21, 13–21, 19–12
Pts: George 18
Rebs: Tate 14
Asts: Bough 6
Pts: Arias 19
Rebs: Arias, Mosquera 10
Asts: Ríos 6
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Johnny Batista (USA)
11 June 2021
18:10
Brazil   118–43   El Salvador
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 27–7, 33–11, 30–14
Pts: T. Silva 22
Rebs: T. Silva 13
Asts: Gonçalo 7
Pts: Villalobos 11
Rebs: Noyola, Vega 6
Asts: Funes 2
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Ashley Gilpin (USA)

12 June 2021
12:10
Canada   101–41   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 27–7, 21–6, 16–12, 37–16
Pts: Pellington 16
Rebs: Alexander 10
Asts: Konig 6
Pts: George 11
Rebs: Tate 7
Asts: Bough 3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Rebeca Davila (PUR)
12 June 2021
15:10
Colombia   56–79   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 20–11, 12–25, 16–27
Pts: Ríos 18
Rebs: Paz, Ríos 5
Asts: Ríos 4
Pts: Paixão 17
Rebs: De Souza 11
Asts: Paixão 4
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Johnny Batista (USA)

13 June 2021
12:10
El Salvador   67–92   Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 22–28, 16–30, 9–18
Pts: Tévez 20
Rebs: Villalobos 11
Asts: Murcia 4
Pts: Arias 18
Rebs: Ríos 8
Asts: Arias 7
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Aline García (URU)
13 June 2021
15:10
Brazil   67–71   Canada
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 16–24, 22–13, 8–13
Pts: Dos Santos 21
Rebs: De Souza 12
Asts: four players 2
Pts: Fields 17
Rebs: Alexander 7
Asts: Pellington 3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Johnny Batista (USA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)

14 June 2021
12:10
Canada   98–41   El Salvador
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 22–2, 27–17, 29–12
Pts: Pellington 21
Rebs: Amihere 9
Asts: Hill 5
Pts: Funes 14
Rebs: Hernández, Funes 3
Asts: Funes, Méndez 3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB), Aline García (URU)
14 June 2021
15:10
Virgin Islands   56–77   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 15–16, 16–18, 15–18
Pts: Day 17
Rebs: Tate 8
Asts: Tate 9
Pts: K. Silva 17
Rebs: K. Silva 11
Asts: Carvalho, Gonçalo 4
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Rebeca Davila (PUR)

15 June 2021
12:10
El Salvador   44–85   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 12–23, 6–20, 10–23
Pts: Tévez 14
Rebs: Tévez 7
Asts: Funes 4
Pts: George 22
Rebs: Day 16
Asts: Bough 7
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Norval Young (IVB)
15 June 2021
15:10
Colombia   40–74   Canada
Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 12–17, 12–19, 7–21
Pts: Arias 9
Rebs: Mosquera 9
Asts: Mosquera 3
Pts: Alexander 14
Rebs: Alexander 9
Asts: Ayim, Scott 4
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Johnny Batista (USA), Aline García (URU)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 291 157 +134 6 Quarterfinals
2   Puerto Rico (H) 3 2 1 232 191 +41 5
3   Venezuela 3 1 2 159 258 −99 4
4   Dominican Republic 3 0 3 180 256 −76 3
5   Argentina[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Argentina was disqualified after several members of the delegation were tested positive to COVID-19. Their remaining two games were abandoned and were lost by forfeit. All previous results of games played were nullified.[9]
11 June 2021
15:10
Dominican Republic   46–64   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 12–15, 18–16, 7–17
Pts: Colomé 13
Rebs: Evangelista 10
Asts: Monsac 3
Pts: Rosset 14
Rebs: Cabrera 12
Asts: Rosset 6
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), José Fernández (CRC), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)
11 June 2021
21:10
Puerto Rico   88–50   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 29–14, 22–7, 14–20
Pts: Gwathmey 14
Rebs: Gibson 9
Asts: Rosado 8
Pts: Marcano 13
Rebs: Wallen 8
Asts: Díaz 4
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Carol García (COL)

12 June 2021
18:10
United States   102–39   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 22–6, 20–2, 35–14
Pts: Henderson 17
Rebs: Boston 9
Asts: Henderson 5
Pts: Colomé 11
Rebs: Arias 5
Asts: Morton 2
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Julio Anaya (PAN), Norval Young (IVB)
12 June 2021
21:10
Argentina   56–79   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 8–23, 17–28, 20–18, 11–10
Pts: Gauna 13
Rebs: Castro 8
Asts: Rosset 3
Pts: O'Neill 20
Rebs: Quiñones 8
Asts: O'Neill, Rosado 5
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Aline García (URU)

13 June 2021
15:10
Venezuela   20–0   Argentina[note 1]
13 June 2021
21:10
Puerto Rico   65–87   United States
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 10–25, 12–25, 20–19
Pts: O'Neill 20
Rebs: Quiñones 8
Asts: Salamán 4
Pts: Hillmon, Howard 17
Rebs: Hillmon 11
Asts: four players 3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: José Fernández (CRC), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Norval Young (IVB)

14 June 2021
18:10
United States   102–53   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 33–11, 25–16, 21–8
Pts: Prince 19
Rebs: Cunane 9
Asts: Burton 6
Pts: Wallen 18
Rebs: Pérez 6
Asts: Pérez 5
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: José Fernández (CRC), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Carol García (COL)
14 June 2021
21:10
Dominican Republic   54–79   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 12–29, 12–18, 18–16, 12–16
Pts: Morton 12
Rebs: Reynoso 10
Asts: Monsac, Morton 4
Pts: Meléndez 18
Rebs: Quiñones 10
Asts: Salamán 7
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Norval Young (IVB)

15 June 2021
18:10
Venezuela   77–66   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 17–19, 20–11, 20–25
Pts: Corrales, Wallen 19
Rebs: Fajardo 12
Asts: Pérez 6
Pts: Morton 13
Rebs: Arias 11
Asts: Morton 6
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)
15 June 2021
21:10
Argentina   0–20   United States

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 June
 
 
  Canada90
 
18 June
 
  Dominican Republic53
 
  Canada61
 
17 June
 
  Puerto Rico65
 
  Puerto Rico77
 
19 June
 
  Colombia69
 
  United States74
 
17 June
 
  Puerto Rico59
 
  United States97
 
18 June
 
  Virgin Islands46
 
  United States71
 
17 June
 
  Brazil60 Third place
 
  Brazil90
 
19 June
 
  Venezuela59
 
  Canada82
 
 
  Brazil87
 

Quarterfinals

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17 June 2021
12:10
United States   97–46   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 22–15, 25–12, 26–9
Pts: Hillmon 17
Rebs: Jones 9
Asts: Henderson 8
Pts: Tate 18
Rebs: Tate 7
Asts: Bough, Richards 1
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)

17 June 2021
15:10
Canada   90–53   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 28–20, 27–9, 13–9
Pts: Konig 23
Rebs: Amihere 11
Asts: Fields 5
Pts: Morton 18
Rebs: Evangelista, Monsac 4
Asts: Monsac, Soto 3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Norval Young (IVB), Aline García (URU)

17 June 2021
18:10
Brazil   90–59   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 29–10, 22–26, 19–15
Pts: T. Silva 15
Rebs: K. Silva 9
Asts: Gonçalo 4
Pts: Rivera 15
Rebs: Pérez 12
Asts: Pérez 7
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Fabricio Vito (ARG), José Fernández (CRC)

17 June 2021
21:10
Puerto Rico   77–69   Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 20–7, 25–22, 20–17
Pts: Gwathmey 29
Rebs: Rosado, Quiñones 8
Asts: Rosado 4
Pts: Mosquera 21
Rebs: Mosquera 15
Asts: Ríos 13
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Maria Comodaro (BRA)

Semifinals

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18 June 2021
18:10
United States   71–60   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 12–12, 25–10, 21–17
Pts: Cunane 19
Rebs: Cunane, Hillmon-Baker 8
Asts: Burton 6
Pts: T. Silva 14
Rebs: K. Silva 10
Asts: Gonçalo 3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), José Fernández (CRC), Norval Young (IVB)

18 June 2021
21:10
Canada   61–65   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–17, 14–16, 13–15
Pts: Fields 14
Rebs: Amihere 11
Asts: Colley, Konig 3
Pts: Gwathmey 17
Rebs: Rosado 7
Asts: three players 4
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Julio Anaya (PAN), Virginia Peruchini (ARG)

Third place game

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19 June 2021
18:10
Canada   82–87 (OT)   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 18–13, 9–29, 25–10, Overtime: 14–19
Pts: Amihere 22
Rebs: Amihere 11
Asts: Konig 8
Pts: Paixão, Dos Santos 19
Rebs: De Souza 10
Asts: Paixão 7
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Ashley Gilpin (USA)

Final

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19 June 2021
21:10
Puerto Rico   59–74   United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 15–17, 11–21, 12–19
Pts: O'Neill 18
Rebs: Rosado 8
Asts: O'Neill 5
Pts: Howard 22
Rebs: Boston 19
Asts: Burton, Howard 5
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan
Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Julio Anaya (PAN), Andreia Silva (BRA)

Final standing

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Qualified for World Cup Qualifying Tournaments
Rank Team Record
    United States 6–0
    Puerto Rico 4–2
    Brazil 6–1
4   Canada 5–2
5   Colombia 2–3
6   Venezuela 1–3
7   Dominican Republic 0–4
8   Virgin Islands 1–4
9   El Salvador 0–4
DQ   Argentina 0–0

Statistics and awards

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Statistical leaders

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Players

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Teams

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Awards

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The awards were announced on 20 June 2021.[13]

All-Star Team
Guard Forwards Centers
  Manuela Ríos
  Jennifer O'Neill
  Rhyne Howard
  Clarissa dos Santos   Elissa Cunane
MVP:   Rhyne Howard

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to inconclusive COVID-19 testing results by the Argentine delegation, the game was initially postponed. FIBA later announced this game was marked a forfeit.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ "FIBA Americas Board confirms Puerto Rico as Women's AmeriCup 2021 host, reviews plans to implement FIBA strategy". FIBA. 20 March 2021.
  3. ^ "USA basketball trials camp for FIBA Women's AmeriCup featured NCAA stars". FIBA. 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "USA win FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2021 Championship, taking back-to-back gold". FIBA. 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ "FIBA Women's AmeriCup returns to San Juan, Puerto Rico in June 2021". FIBA. 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2021 field is set for June". FIBA. 22 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Mariah Angeliq to perform at FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2021 draw". FIBA. 22 May 2021.
  8. ^ "FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2021 groups are solidified after draw". FIBA. 22 May 2021.
  9. ^ "FIBA statement about Argentina's games in the Women's AmeriCup 2021". FIBA. 15 June 2021.
  10. ^ "FIBA statement about the FIBA Women's AmeriCup game Argentina vs Venezuela". FIBA. 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Players statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Howard wins MVP and is named All-Star Five along with Dos Santos, Cunane, Rios, O'Neill". FIBA. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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