2016 Non-Men's Olympic International Basketball

[awhom111]

Javin does not survive the cut down to 18 for the U18 team:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news...announced.aspx
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/roster.aspx

All 18 remaining players are expected to report for training camp before the tournament and the final roster will be picked then.

[awhom111]

Lindsey had a big game for Belarus with game highs of 22 points and 6 assists, but they lost 84-70 and missed the chance at quick qualification. Yelena Leuchanka had 19 points and 9 rebounds while ex-WNBA player Chen Nan had 15 points and 7 rebounds in the win. Now they have to win two games in a row, starting with beating Argentina on Saturday to make it to Rio.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/oqtwomen/2016/17...ore_statistics

Besides China, Spain, Turkey, and France qualified for the Olympics with wins. You can read my more detailed account here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...als-june-17th/

[awhom111]

Lindsey had 6 points in 23 minutes as Belarus beat Argentina 84-44. Yelena Leuchanka had 11 points and 12 rebounds. They need to beat South Korea in the rematch on Sunday to qualify for the Olympics.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/oqtwomen/2016/18...ore_statistics

If you want to know more about South Korea's win over Cuba, you can check my recap here:
http://www.womensbasketball247.com/2...als-june-18th/

[awhom111]

The final groups for the Olympics were decided in the women's tournament once the five qualifying tournament teams were drawn into the five vacant spots. Group A has France, Japan, Brazil, Australia, Belarus, and Turkey. Group B is the Canada, Spain, the United States, Senegal, Serbia, and China.

As I always point out, every other country has far more international basketball to contend with just to get to the big tournaments. Today was the first day of the Centrobasket tournament in Panama City, which will help determine the teams in next year's FIBA Americas tournament and more. Mexico and Puerto Rico are in preparation for their Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, so they both brought strong teams as they both play their first games on Saturday.

The tournament started in Group A, as Cuba eased past Nicaragua 96-50. The day closed with the hosts welcoming Antigua and Barbuda, rolling to a 103-48 win. In the win, ex-Texas State player Tony Bishop had 17 points, ex-North Carolina A&T player Ed Jones had 13 points, and ex-Abilene Christian player Jonathan King had 10 points. In the loss, ex-DIII player Joel McIntosh had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

Group B play started with the second game of the day as both teams were weakened. The US Virgin Islands could only fill nine out of twelve available roster spots, although they were able to call on a roster of current and former collegians. The Bahamas managed to bring in DeAndre Ayton, although the rest of the team was far weaker than usual standards with their most famous player with experience on the team preparing for the draft. They nearly completed a comeback against the more depleted team, but lost 82-74. Ayton had 16 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Stetson player Kentwan Smith had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Wagner's Michael Carey had 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the win, Khallid Hart of Marist had 18 points, ex-Cornell player Johnathan Gray had 16 points, ex-DII player Georgio Milligan had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 11 points and 8 rebounds. In the next game, the Dominican Republic jumped out to a big lead on Costa Rica, winning 80-58. In the win, ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 15 points and 9 rebounds and ex-DII player Marcos Castrillo had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

Here are the squads to the best of my abilities:

Antigua and Barbuda
Vivian Destin, Bull City Legacy (TRBL)
Kenya Achom, Flyers (Antigua and Barbuda)
Lennox McCoy, Flyers (Antigua and Barbuda), Central Oklahoma (DII)
Kareem Meade
Raviel Burton, Missouri Valley (NAIA)
Cohen DeSouza, Tyler (JC) and signed with St. Francis (PA)
Clinton Joshua, club unknown, Campbellsville (NAIA)
Gerard Gore, Thompson Rivers (CIS), Faulkner (NAIA)
Jerome Richardson, club unknown, Louisiana Tech
Sharife Sergeant, Al Nift (Iraq)/Bulldogs (Antigua and Barbuda), West Virginia Tech (NAIA)
Joel McIntosh, club unknown, La Roche (DIII)
Samuel Wallace, club unknown, Elizabeth City (DII)

Cuba:
Karel Guzman, Capitalinos de la Habana (Cuba)
Javier Justiz, Estudiantes Concordia (Argentina)
Yordanis Jaca, Tigres de Camaguey (Cuba)
Osmel Oliva, Los Toros de Artemisa (Cuba)
Yoanki Mensia, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Yaser Rodriguez, Ciego de Avila (Cuba)
William Granda, Ciego de Avila (Cuba)
Abel Font, Capitalinos de la Habana (Cuba)
Orestes Torres, Capitalinos de la Habana (Cuba)
Lisvan Valdez, La Paz (Bolivia)
Yoel Cubilla, Villa Clara (Cuba)
Yoan Luis, Ciego de Avila (Cuba)

Nicaragua:
Vansdell Thomas, Toros del Norte (Nicaragua)
Alvin Camacho, SINSA (Nicaragua)
Serbio Abea, Toros del Norte (Nicaragua)
Lee Saravia, Leones Alcaldia de Managua (Nicaragua)
Eduardo Amaya, Leones Alcaldia de Managua (Nicaragua)
Daniel Tenorio, Toros del Norte (Nicaragua)
Roger Munoz, Leones Alcaldia de Managua (Nicaragua)
Reynaldo Cruz, SINSA (Nicaragua)
Denzel Moody, Leones Alcaldia de Managua (Nicaragua)
Bartel Lopez, Brenes-Barva (Costa Rica)
Jensen Campbell, Costa Caribe (Nicaragua)
Romario Ponce, Leones Alcaldia de Managua (Nicaragua)

Panama:
Joel Munoz, Correcaminos de Colon (Panama)
Ed Jones, club unknown, North Carolina A&T
Tony Bishop, San German Athletics (Puerto Rico), Texas State
Daniel King, Nacionales de El Salvador (El Salvador), Texas Southern
Jonathan King, Aguilas de Rio Abajo (Panama), Abilene Christian
Chris Warren, Obras Sanitarias (Argentina), South Carolina
Josimar Ayarza, Lanus (Argentina), Southern Miss
Michael Hicks, Hebraica Macabi (Uruguay), Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Eugenio Luzcando, Idaho State
Akil Mitchell, Antibes (France), Virginia
Jaime Lloreda, Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (Mexico), LSU
Ernesto Ogilvie, Ferro Carril Oeste (Argentina)

Puerto Rico:
Ramon Clemente, Ferro Carril Oeste (Argentina)/Mayaguez Indians (Puerto Rico), Wichita State
Guillermo Diaz, Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico), Miami and NBA (2007-2008)
Mike Rosario, Santurce Crabbers (Puerto Rico), Florida
J.J. Barea, Dallas Mavericks, Northeastern
A.D. Vassallo, Ponce Lions (Puerto Rico), Virginia Tech
Alex Abreu, Aguada Santeros (Puerto Rico), West Georgia (DII)
Jorge Bryan Diaz, Quebradillas Pirates (Puerto Rico), Nebraska
Ricky Sanchez, Guayama Wizards (Puerto Rico), IMG Academy (Florida)
Renaldo Balkman, Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico), South Carolina and NBA (2006-2012)
Alex Galindo, Mayaguez Indians (Puerto Rico), Florida International
David Huertas, Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico), Ole Miss
Peter John Ramos, Jilin (China)/Bayamon Cowboys (Puerto Rico), NBA (2004-2006)

Bahamas:
Michael Carey, Wagner
Travis Munnings, Louisiana-Monroe
D'Shon Taylor, Norfolk State
J.R. Cadot, Skallagrimur (Iceland), TCU
Kentwan Smith, Fuerza Guinda de Nogales (Mexico), Stetson
Eugene Bain, Mail Boat Cybots (Bahamas), Bellevue (NAIA)
DeAndre Ayton, Hillcrest Academy (Arizona)
Jaraun Burrows, Lulea (Sweden), IPFW
David Nesbitt, Al Mina (Iraq), St. Thomas (NAIA)
Abel Joseph, PJ Stingers (Bahamas)
Leon Cooper, Ohod (Saudi Arabia), West Virginia Tech (NAIA)
Taran Cox, Commonwealth Bank Giants (Bahamas), High Point

Costa Rica:
Amaurys Ripoll, Escazu (Costa Rica)
Isaac Conejo, Coopenae ARBA (Costa Rica)
Andres Umana, Super Cable Grecia (Costa Rica)
Alonso Sanchez, Brenes-Barva (Costa Rica)
Daniel Simmons, Coopenae ARBA (Costa Rica)
George Letford, Brenes-Barva (Costa Rica)
Carlos Quesada, Brenes-Barva (Costa Rica)
Juan Rosich, Escazu (Costa Rica), Merrimack (DII)
Kay Martinez, Brenes-Barva (Costa Rica), Jackson State
Rohel Wilson, Brenes-Barva (Costa Rica)
Marcos Castrillo, Coopenae ARBA (Costa Rica), Western New Mexico (DII)
Jefny Anderson, Coopenae ARBA (Costa Rica), Southern

Dominican Republic:
Dagoberto Pena, Coruna (Spain), Marshall
Rigoberto Mendoza, Aguada Santeros (Puerto Rico)
Angel Nunez, South Florida
Victor Liz, Humacao Chiefs (Puerto Rico)
Juan Coronado, Humacao Chiefs (Puerto Rico)
Sadiel Rojas, UCAM Murcia (Spain), Oklahoma Wesleyan (NAIA)
Juan Miguel Suero, Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic)
Adris DeLeon, Manati Athenians (Puerto Rico), Eastern Washington
Eloy Vargas, San Carlos (Dominican Republic), Kentucky
Angel Delgado, Seton Hall
Juan Jose Garcia, Manresa (Spain)
Gelvis Solano, Merrimack (DII)

Mexico:
Paul Stoll, Avtodor Saratov (Russia), Texas Pan-American
Marco Ramos, Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico), Grand Canyon
Juan Anderson, Soles de Mexicali (Mexico), Marquette
Jorge Gutierrez, Charlotte Hornets, Cal
Israel Gutierrez, Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico)/Boca Juniors (Argentina)
Francisco Cruz, VEF Riga (Latvia), Wyoming
Gabriel Giron, Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (Mexico)
Edgar Garibay, Nauticos de Mazatlan (Mexico), Long Beach State
Hector Hernandez, Pioneros de Quintana Roo (Mexico)/Bucaneros de la Guaira (Venezuela), Fresno State
Orlando Mendez, Pioneros de Quintana Roo (Mexico), Western Kentucky
Lorenzo Mata, Pioneros de Quintana Roo (Mexico), UCLA
Adrian Zamora, Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (Mexico), Montana State

US Virgin Islands:
Angel Rivera, Stetson
Georgio Milligan, Coopenae ARBA (Costa Rica), Franklin and Marshall (DII)
Walter Hodge, Cantu (Italy)/Arecibo Captains (Puerto Rico), Florida
Craig Williams, Goes (Uruguay), TCU
Johnathan Gray, club unknown, Cornell
Ivan Aska, Ironi Nes Ziona (Israel), Murray State
Khallid Hart, Marist
Phillip Jones, club unknown, Charlotte
Kitwana Rhymer, club known, UMass

[awhom111]

Olek Czyz is one of the players named to the preliminary squad for Poland as they will have qualifiers for Eurobasket 2017 later this summer:
http://www.fiba.com/eurobasket/2017/...liminary-squad

Centrobasket raged on in Panama City. The first game of the day was in Group B as the Bahamas jumped out to a huge lead on Costa Rica and coasted to an 82-58 win. DeAndre Ayton continued to show what he can do with 18 points and 9 rebounds as their fans hope they can put together a full strength team in the future. In the loss, the usual Costa Rican star, ex-Jackson State player Kay Martinez, had 13 points. Mexico made their debut in the third game of the day and got everything that they could handle from the US Virgin Islands, finally prevailing 91-83 in overtime. They were missing their star, but have still have a strong team in advance of Olympic qualifiers and were not as hurt by absences as their opponents, but it was still a shaky start. In the win, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 27 points, ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and their NBA player, ex-Cal star Jorge Gutierrez, had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. In the loss, ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 22 points and ex-DII player Georgio Milligan, ex-Florida player Walter Hodge, and Marist's Khallid Hart had 13 points each.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

Group A play started with the second game of the day as Nicaragua got their best ever result by beating Antigua and Barbuda 74-62. In the loss, ex-DII player Lennox McCoy had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists, Cohen DeSouza, who is headed to St. Francis (PA) after time in junior college, had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and ex-NAIA player Sharife Sergeant had 11 points and 8 rebounds. The hosts were back in action to close the day as Puerto Rico finally got to make their debut, but Panama was too strong for them even as they hold Olympic hopes, building a second half lead to roll 87-64. In the win, ex-Texas State player Tony Bishop had 18 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 17 points, ex-South Carolina player Chris Warren had 12 points, and ex-LSU player Jaime Lloreda had 10 points and 10 rebounds. In the loss, ex-NBA player Peter John Ramos had 14 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Miami player Guillermo Diaz had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

[awhom111]

Both U17 World Championships will be played in Spain at the same time. The Girl's tournament starts first on Wednesday and the United States faces South Korea at 2:30pm ET. The first round of games for all teams will be on FIBA's YouTube channel.

Centrobasket play started with a game in Group B as Mexico shook off a sluggish start to wallop Costa Rica 78-46 as ex-Montana State player Adrian Zamora led all scorers with 11 points. The third game of the day was expected to be a good one, but the Dominican Republic led wire to wire and beat the Bahamas 87-80 as ex-NAIA player Sadiel Rojas had 11 points. In the loss, ex-NAIA player David Nesbitt had 18 points, ex-NAIA player Leon Cooper had 16 points, and ex-High Point player Tehran Cox had 14 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

Group A play started with the second game of the day as Cuba beat Antigua and Barbuda 88-66. In the loss, NAIA player Raviel Burton had 15 points and 6 rebounds, ex-DII player Lennox McCoy had 15 points, and ex-DIII player Joel McIntosh had 14 points and 8 rebounds. The day closed with Puerto Rico breezing to a 98-57 win over Nicaragua. In the win, ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 22 points and 10 rebounds, ex-Miami player Guillermo Diaz had 11 points, ex-NBA player Peter John Ramos had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-Virginia player A.D. Vassallo had 10 points and 6 assists.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

[awhom111]

The U17 Women's World Championship started on Wednesday in Spain. The United States had an easy opener against South Korea, winning 104-45.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The other Group C game was a highly anticipated matchup that lived up to its billing as Italy held off the Czech Republic 59-57.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The day started with Australia pounding Mexico 98-38. The other Group B game was a stunner as China knocked off France 56-44.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In Group A, Japan recorded the first surprise of the day, building a big halftime lead on Latvia and winning 77-71 as Mai Yamamoto had the performance of the day. The other game in the group was not played as Nigeria was unable to procure visas for all of their players in time for the tournament, leaving Canada without a game.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In Group D, the rivals clash between Portugal and the hosts went to Spain 59-51 despite the best efforts of Ana Ramos. The last game of the day also produced a surprise as Mali beat Brazil 77-70. Brazil has three players who attend high school and play AAU ball in North Carolina and are all fairly well regarded after beating the United States last year, but they struggled in this game.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The USA U17 Boy's team starts their tournament on Thursday at 2:30pm ET against Taiwan. Most of the games will be on YouTube. If you want to watch several Duke recruiting targets, you can do see here live or on replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gd_EGE-B4g

There are a few players in the two tournaments that have ties in the United States:

Brazil (Girls):
Izabela Nicoletti, Neuse Baptist Christian (North Carolina)
Geassamyne Germano, Friendship Christian (North Carolina)
Obalunanma Chukwumaeze, Friendship Christian (North Carolina)

Turkey:
Onuralp Bitim, Huntington Prep (West Virginia)

Taiwan:
Benson Lin, Wesley Christian (Kentucky)

Canada:
R.J. Barrett, Monteverde Academy (Florida)
Simi I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.tu, Montverde Academy (Florida)

Dominican Republic:
Justin Minaya, North Valley Regional (New Jersey)
Alonzo Frink, St. Joseph's (New Jersey)
Ismael Valdez, Our Savior Lutheran (New York)

I would do the full rosters, but reliable sources for the clubs of players this young are generally not available.

Centrobasket group play continued as Group B games started the day. The US Virgin Islands needed a good second half to knock off Costa Rica 75-68. In the win, ex-Florida player Walter Hodge had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Khallid Hart of Marist had 11 points, and ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Jackson State player Kay Martinez had 16 points and ex-DII player Marcos Castrillo had 10 points. The next game was probably the most anticipated one of the day as the Dominican Republic took the lead in the second half to beat Mexico 82-69. In the win, ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 20 points and 6 rebounds and Angel Delgado of Seton Hall had 17 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Cal player Jorge Gutierrez had 21 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 13 points, and ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

Group A games started with an easy 101-69 win for Puerto Rico over Cuba. In the win, ex-Florida player Mike Rosario had 25 points, J.J. Barea had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 11 assists as he tries to get in rhythm, ex-NBA player Peter John Ramos and ex-FIU player Alex Galindo had 14 points, and ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 10 points and 8 rebounds. It took a big second half for the hosts to pull away from pesky Nicaragua, but Panama won 99-60. In the win, ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi had 16 points, ex-North Carolina A&T player Ed Jones had 15 points, and ex-Southern Miss player Josimar Ayarza had 13 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

[Reilly]

... There are a few players in the two tournaments that have ties in the United States:
...

Canada:
...
Simi I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.tu, Montverde Academy (Florida) ...

I'm guessing no last names on the jerseys?

Who are the Duke targets on the boys U17 team?

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boy's team looked to continue their unbeaten history and opened their World Championship with a 119-45 win over Taiwan. It was a balanced effort, but Kevin Knox and Wendell Carter did lead the team in scoring.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

The next game can be seen here on Friday at 3:00pm ET against Turkey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJnGp_xe0FU

In the other Group A game, Turkey had a dreadful start against Egypt, but recovered to win 71-61. Tarek Raafat had a good game in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

Play started in Group D, where South Korea stunned France in overtime 90-84. Jaylen Hoard, who has decided to stop playing in France to attend high school at Wesleyan Christian, had an insane game in the loss, but the trio of Yang Jae-Min, Lee Jung-Hyun, and Shin Min-Suk helped their team over the line as they each played all 45 minutes. The reigning European champions Bosnia and Herzegovina picked up where they left off last summer and jumped on the Dominican Republic early to win 84-59. Dzanan Musa, who some tip to be the next talismanic European guard, led the team again.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

In Group C, Finland beat China 65-58 with Elias Valtonen leading the way. The next game was one of the most anticipated of this stage as Canada fended off Australia 81-78. The expected duo of the poor swear-filtered guy and R.J. Barrett led their team to the win as Dragan Elkaz had a weird shooting game in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

In Group B, the hosts had an indifferent start against Mali, but eventually eased to an 86-55 win with Miguel Gonzalez leading the way. Lithuania had a balanced effort in a 74-57 win over an Argentina team that had Lautaro Lopez driving them.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

With both U17 tournaments in Zaragoza, the second games of each tournament are being spread over two days. On the Girl's side that meant that Groups A and B were playing on Thursday, but the absence of Nigeria meant that only three games were played. Canada finally made their debut, needing a second half comeback against Latvia to force overtime, winning 60-57.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In Group B, France refused to allow a repeat of the previous day and walloped Mexico 65-27. Australia continues to show their strength as they beat China 66-41.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The United States will be back in action on Friday with a tricky game against the Czech Republic at 8:15am ET.

Centrobasket had the final day of its group stage, starting with a Group B thriller. Mexico needed a furious fourth quarter comeback to beat the Bahamas 84-81. In the win, ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 24 points, the only NBA player in the group, Jorge Gutierrez, had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, and ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll and ex-Wyoming player Francisco Cruz had 12 points each. DeAndre Ayton was impressive with 24 points and 9 rebounds and he was helped by ex-NAIA player David Nesbitt, who had 16 points and 8 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Leon Cooper, who had 13 points and 6 assists, and Wagner's Michael Carey, who had 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Dominican Republic stayed undefeated by holding off the US Virgin Islands in the next game 75-69. In the win, Seton Hall's Angel Delgado had 21 points and 12 rebounds and ex-Eastern Washington player Adris De Leon had 12 points. In the loss, ex-Florida player Walter Hodge had 15 points, ex-DII player Georgio Milligan had 13 points, Marist's Khallid Hart had 12 points, and ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
Standings: Dominican Republic 4-0, Mexico 3-1, US Virgin Islands 2-2, Bahamas 1-3, Costa Rica 0-4

In Group A, Puerto Rico won in style 117-66 over Antigua and Barbuda. In the win, ex-FIU player Alex Galindo had 21 points, ex-Florida player Mike Rosario had 20 points, ex-Virginia Tech player A.D. Vassallo had 15 points, and ex-Miami player Guillermo Diaz and ex-Ole Miss player David Huertas had 12 points each. In the loss, ex-NAIA player Lennox McCoy had 16 points and ex-DIII player Joel McIntosh had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Panama had a tricky game to stay undefeated, but were buoyed by the home fans as they beat Cuba 76-71. In the win, ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 18 points and ex-Virginia player Akil Mitchell had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
Standings: Panama 4-0, Puerto Rico 3-1, Cuba 2-2, Nicaragua 1-3, Antigua and Barbuda 0-4

Semifinals:
Panama vs Mexico
Dominican Republic vs Puerto Rico

5th Place Playoffs:
Nicaragua vs Bahamas
Cuba vs US Virgin Islands

[awhom111]

I'm guessing no last names on the jerseys?

Who are the Duke targets on the boys U17 team?

Hopefully not the swear filter guy. It is not an uncommon last name, but I suppose there are no other words that that one is a part of so I guess it just gets filtered.

I do not follow recruiting that much, but it seems like Carter, Knox, and Trent are the main guys with interest.

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boy's team knew that they would have a tougher test in their second game, but won by the expected margin of 84-66 over Turkey. Collin Sexton had a turn in the spotlight with help from Markus Howard, Carte'Are Gordon, and Gary Trent.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

In the other Group A game, Egypt beat Taiwan 88-71 despite the best efforts of Kentucky high schooler Benson Lin.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

Group B play started with Mali beating Argentina 56-47. The highly anticipated game between the hosts and Lithuania went to Spain 65-61 as they needed to fight back to send the fans home happy.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

The USA U17 Girl's team knew that their second game would be a tougher test and were pushed by the Czech Republic before winning 72-63.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In the other Group C game, Italy also stayed unbeaten by beating Park Ji-Hyun and South Korea 78-67.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In Group D, Brazil fell behind to Portugal early, but fought back to win 58-54. Izabela Nicoletti, the highly regarded North Carolina prepster, led the way in the win. Hosts Spain had to navigate a tricky game against Mali, but moved to the top of the group with a 77-63 win. Sofia Galeron led her team in the win, but Mariam Traore did match her in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

Standings:
Group A: Japan 1-0, Canada 1-0, Latvia 0-2
Group B: Australia 2-0, France 1-1, China 1-1, Mexico
Group C: United States 2-0, Italy 2-0, Czech Republic 0-2, South Korea 0-2
Group D: Spain 2-0, Brazil 1-1, Mali 1-1, Portugal 0-2

The more important games at Centrobasket were the playoffs for fifth place. The Bahamas rolled to a 120-77 win over Nicaragua in the seventh place game, using only nine players with eight of them reaching double figures. In the win, ex-TCU player J.R. Cadot had 18 points, Trevor Munnings of Louisina-Monroe had 16 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Leon Cooper had 16 points and 6 assists, ex-Stetson player Kentwan Smith had 14 points and 8 rebounds, ex-NAIA player David Nesbitt had 13 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NAIA player Eugene Bain had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Michael Carey of Wagner had 10 points. The Group B team also won the next game as the US Virgin Islands beat Cuba 95-70 for the key fifth place. In the win, ex-Florida player Walter Hodge had 19 points and 8 assists, Angel Rivera of Stetson had 16 points, ex-Murray State player Ivan Aska had 15 points, ex-TCU player Craig Williams had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-DII player Georgio Milligan had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

The first semifinal was between the Caribbean rivals and it was Puerto Rico coming back to beat the Dominican Republic 74-69. In the win, ex-Virginia Tech player A.D. Vassallo had 18 points, ex-South Carolina player Renaldo Balkman had 11 points and 8 rebounds, J.J. Barea had 11 points and 8 assists as he is starting to take charge, ex-Florida player Mike Rosario had 11 points, and ex-NBA player Peter John Ramos had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 18 points and 6 rebounds and Angel Delgado of Seton Hall had 11 points and 6 rebounds. The hosts looked to remain the only unbeaten team in the last game, but Mexico got the 59-52 win to leave Panama's fans empty-handed. In the win, the other active NBA player Jorge Gutierrez had 15 points, ex-UCLA player Lorenzo Mata had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 13 points. In the loss, Geno Luzcando of Idaho State had 18 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Texas A&M Corpus Christi player Michael Hicks had 13 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girl's team finished the group stage of the World Championship with another tough test, playing evenly with Italy for three quarters before having a decisive surge to start the final frame and hanging on to a 59-55 win behind Christyn Williams.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In the other Group C game, the Czech Republic finally got their first win by beating South Korea 92-54. Tereza Vitulova and Park Ji-Hyun led their teams respectively.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
Standings: United States 3-0, Italy 2-1, Czech Republic 1-2, South Korea 0-3

In Group A, the battle for the top spot in the group went to Canada 70-55 over Japan as Laeticia Amihere had a big game.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
Standings: Canada 2-0, Japan 1-1, Latvia 0-2

In Group B, Australia stayed undefeated with a 55-48 win over France. China finished right behind them after beating Mexico 82-43.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
Standings: Australia 3-0, China 2-1, France 1-2, Mexico 0-3

In Group D, Spain also complete the round undefeated as they beat Brazil 70-58. Portugal finally got a win 56-48 over Mali, creating a three-way tie at the bottom of the standings and coming out on top.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
Standings: Spain 3-0, Portugal 1-2, Mali 1-2, Brazil 1-2

Bracket:
Canada vs Mexico
Italy vs Mali
Latvia vs China
South Korea vs Spain
Japan vs France
United States vs Brazil
Czech Republic vs Portugal
Australia automatically advances

On the Boy's side, the two groups that were not in action yesterday played on Saturday. Group C play started with China surprising Australia 90-72. Tom Fullarton was the game's leading scorer, but Bai Haotian helped his team to the win. Canada started their game at a blistering pace and beat Finland 92-68.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

In Group D, South Korea picked up another win, lacking depth again as they only played 7 players. Anderson Mirambeaux had a monster double-double for the Dominican Republic, but it was not enough as they fell 77-71. France recovered by beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 84-65. Jaylen Hoard won the individual battle with Dzanan Musa and got some help from Yves Pons.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

Standings:
Group A: United States 2-0, Egypt 1-1, Turkey 1-1, Taiwan 0-2
Group B: Spain 2-0, Lithuania 1-1, Mali 1-1, Argentina 0-2
Group C: Canada 2-0, China 1-1, Finland 1-1, Australia 0-2
Group D: South Korea 2-0, France 1-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1, Dominican Republic 0-2

All teams play on Sunday to finish the group stage. The United States faces Egypt at 8:15am ET and can be seen here live or on replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR9EvUGC5l4

Centrobasket concluded with the hosts being denied a medal by the Dominican Republic 64-48. In the win, ex-NAIA player Sadiel Rojas had 11 points and ex-Kentucky player Eloy Vargas had 10 points. Ex-LSU player Jaime Lloreda had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The last game was for the title with both teams keeping an eye on the upcoming Olympic qualifiers after an intense six games in six days. Puerto Rico nearly gave up their halftime lead, but held off Mexico 84-83. J.J. Barea took the lead at the end with 17 points and 9 assists, ex-Virginia Tech player A.D. Vassallo had 14 points, ex-Wichita State player Ramon Clemente had 12 points, and ex-NBA player Peter John Ramos had 11 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Fresno State player Hector Hernandez had 20 points and 10 rebounds, ex-Texas Pan-American player Paul Stoll had 14 points and 8 assists, and ex-Marquette player Juan Anderson had 11 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/centrobasket/201...ore_statistics

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boy's team wrapped up their group stage with an easy 104-57 win over Egypt. Four players did not play, but seven of the eight who did reached double figures in scoring.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

The other game in the group went to Turkey 76-56 over Taiwan.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
Standings: United States 3-0, Turkey 2-1, Egypt 1-2, Taiwan 0-3

In Group B, Spain won 59-49 over Argentina in front of the home fans to stay unbeaten. Lithuania beat Mali 96-73 despite the best efforts of Abdoul Karim Coulibaly as Vitalijus Kozys led the way.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
Standings: Spain 3-0, Lithuania 2-1, Mali 1-2, Argentina 0-3

In Group C, Australia came back to beat Finland 77-62, putting the three-way tie in play at the bottom of the group. China made that happen by getting blown out by Canada 105-54, but still held the tiebreaker to take second place in the group.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
Standings: Canada 3-0, China 1-2, Australia 1-2, Finland 1-2

In Group D, South Korea tried to win the group outright, but lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina 105-85 to make the three-way tie at the top of the group the most likely outcome. Both teams lack depth, so several players on each team put on a show. Dzanan Musa was back to his brilliant best and Sani Campara chipped in as well. Lee Jung-Hyun and Lee Hyun-Jung led the way in the loss. In the other game, France rolled past the Dominican Republic 78-48 to complete the three-way tie at the top of the standings and won the tiebreaker to make up for a poor start.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
Standings: France 2-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1, South Korea 2-1, Dominican Republic 0-3

Now all sixteen teams get a day off before the start of the knockout rounds.
Bracket:
United States vs Argentina
China vs South Korea
Egypt vs Lithuania
Finland vs France
Turkey vs Mali
Canada vs Dominican Republic
Taiwan vs Spain
Australia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

After one part of the Americas had their tournament for future qualification, the other part started their tournament on Sunday as the South American Championship opened in Caracas with Venezuela hosting another tournament. The top teams will qualify for the federation wide tournament next summer. Three of the countries are preparing for the Olympics, but they had all slightly different approaches to the tournament ranging from bring a near full strength team to naming a roster that may have no Olympians.

The first game was in Group B as Chile beat Peru 78-59. In the win, Nico Carvacho of Colorado State had 17 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Portland State player Sebastian Suarez had 11 points. Ex-Vanderbilt player Kyle Fuller had 16 points in the loss. In the third time slot, Uruguay took care of business in the fourth quarter to beat Colombia 60-54 in what could be one of the key group stage games. In the loss, ex-Valparaiso player Stalin Ortiz had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

Group A play started with Paraguay beating Bolivia 74-55. The hosts ended the day by crushing Ecuador 97-34 as ex-NAIA player Nestor Colmenares had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

Here are the squads to the best of my ability:

Bolivia:
Raul Salvatierra, Caza y Pesca (Argentina)
Carlos Romero, Pichincha (Bolivia)
Victor Fernandez, La Salle Tarija (Bolivia)
Cristhian Camargo, Univerisdad San Simon (Bolivia)
Paolo Ramos, Universidad Tecnica de Santa Cruz (Bolivia)
Miguel Justiniano, Amistad (Bolivia)
Ronald Arze, La Salle Cochabamba (Bolivia)
Axel Veizaga, Univerisdad San Simon (Bolivia)
Rene Calvo, Pichincha (Bolivia)
Diego Olguin, Univerisdad San Simon (Bolivia)
Luis Mercado, Lanus (Argentina)
Martin Ochoa, La Salle Tarija (Bolivia)

Brazil:
Davi Rossetto, Cearense (Brazil)
Lucas Mariano, Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil)
Jefferson William Andrade, Bauru (Brazil)
Henrique Coelho, Minas (Brazil)
Gui Deodato, Rio Claro (Brazil)
Jimmy Oliveira, Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil)
Olivinha, Flamengo (Brazil)
Fulvio de Assis, Brasilia (Brazil)
Rafael Freire Luz, Flamengo (Brazil)
J.P. Batista, Flamengo (Brazil), Gonzaga
Leonardo Meindl, Bauru (Brazil)
Marcus Vinicius, Cearense (Brazil), NBA (2006-2008)

Ecuador:
Luis Riascos, Halcones de Cucuta (Colombia)
Christian Orozco, Universidad Tecnologia Equinoccial (Ecuador)
Alexaner Guerra, Juvenil (Ecuador)
Paul Cano, ComuniKT (Ecuador)
Carlos Delgado, ComuniKT (Ecuador)
Martin Martinez, ComuniKT (Ecuador)
William Guayaquil, Universidad Tecnologia Equinoccial (Ecuador)
Jonathan Arboleda, H.R. Portviejo (Ecuador)
Erick Cobena, H.R. Portviejo (Ecuador)
Nixon Mina, Importado Alvarado (Ecuador)
Eduard Caicedo, Universidad Tecnologia Equinoccial (Ecuador)
Carlos Carcelen, Universidad Tecnologia Equinoccial (Ecuador)

Paraguay:
Junior Peralta, Libertad (Paraguay)
Daniel Perez, Libertad (Paraguay)
Carlos Vallejos, Libertad (Paraguay)
Bruno Zanotti, Libertad (Paraguay), Merrimack (DII)
Edgar Riveros, Obreros (Paraguay)
Federico Mellone, Luqueno (Paraguay)
Ramon Sanchez, San Jose (Paraguay)
Diego Bareiro, Libertad (Paraguay)
Jose Fabio, Comunicaciones Mercedes (Argentina)
Alejandro Peralta, Comunicaciones Mercedes (Argentina)
Roberto Laratro, Libertad (Paraguay), Gettysburg (DIII)
Adolfo Lopez, Felix Perez Cardozo (Paraguay)

Venezuela:
Gregory Echenique, Guaros de Lara (Venezuela), Creighton
Dwight Lewis, Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela), USC
Gregory Vargas, Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
David Cubillan, Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela), Marquette
Jose Vargas, Marinos de Anzoategui (Venezuela)
Luis Bethelmy, Guaros de Lara (Venezuela)
Miguel Ruiz, Trotamundos de Carabobo (Venezuela)
Windi Graterol, Guaros de Lara (Venezuela)
Cesar Garcia, Cocodrilos de Caracas (Venezuela)
Anthony Perez, Ole Miss
Harol Cazorla, Gigantes de Guayana (Venezuela)
Nestor Colmenares, Guaros de Lara (Venezuela), Campbellsville (NAIA)

Argentina:
Nicolas Romano, Quimsa (Argentina)
Luca Vildoza, Quilmes (Argentina)
Nicolas De Los Santos, Gimnasia (Argentina)
Franco Balbi, Argentino de Junin (Argentina)
Nicolas Brussino, Penarol (Argentina)
Marcos Delia, Obras Sanitarias (Argentina)
Gabriel Deck, Quimsa (Argentina)
Leonardo Mainoldi, Gimnasia (Argentina)
Carlos Schattmann, Gimnasia (Argentina)
Federico Aguerre, Gimnasia (Argentina)
Roberto Acuna, Penarol (Argentina)
Javier Saiz, Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)

Chile:
Tomas Alvarez, Los Leones de Quilpue (Chile)
Ignacio Carrion, Los Leones de Quilpue (Chile)
Pablo Coro, Valdivia (Chile), BYU-Hawaii (DII)
Sebastian Herrera, Trier (Germany)
Carlos Aranda, La Anima (Chile)
Erik Carrasco, Valdivia (Chile)
Sebastian Suarez, Valdivia (Chile), Portland State
Cristobal Infante, Ancud (Chile)
Gerardo Isla, Valdivia (Chile), Columbia College (NAIA)
Fernando Schuler, Colo Colo (Chile)
Nicolas Carvacho, Colorado State
Juan Fontena, Castro (Chile)

Colombia:
Rodrigo Caicedo, Cimarrones del Choco (Colombia)
Jorge Salazar, Bucaros de Bucamaranga (Colombia)
Yildon Mendoza, Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas)
Andres Ibarguen, Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas)
Michael Jackson, Bucaros de Bucamaranga (Colombia)
Stalin Ortiz, Condores de Cundinamarca (Colombia), Valparaiso
Hansel Atencia, Liberty
Michael Javes, Academia de la Montana Alvaro Contreras (Colombia), Arkansas-Little Rock
Divier Perez, Academia de la Montana Alvaro Contreras (Colombia)
Yesid Mosquera, Carlisle (Virginia) and signed with UVA-Wise DII
John Hernandez, Sabios de Manizales (Colombia)
Jhan Paul Mejia, Northeast Oklahoma A&M (JC) and signed with Cal State Fullerton

Peru:
Jose Lopez Alva, Regatas Lima (Peru)
Julio Regalado, Real (Peru)
Luis Barrios, Faraday (Peru)
Manuel Chavez, Ejercito (Peru)
Alejandro Bellatin, Regatas Lima (Peru)
Manuel Morales, Regatas Lima (Peru)
Martin La Rosa Peron, Colegio Inmaculada (Peru)
Kyle Fuller, Regatas Lima (Peru), Vanderbilt
Carlos Cespedes, Regatas Lima (Peru)
Rodrigo Masias, Regatas Lima (Peru)
Angelo Parodi, Real (Peru)
Gianfranco Sambuceti, Regatas Lima (Peru)

Uruguay:
Bruno Fitipaldo, Obras Sanitarias (Uruguay)
Mauricio Aguiar, Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)
Mathias Calfani, Malvin (Uruguay)
Gustavo Barrera, Marinos de Anzoategui (Venezuela)
Juan Ducasse, Trouville (Uruguay)
Sebastian Vazquez, Goes (Uruguay)/Libertad (Argentina)
Esteban Batista, Beikong (China)/Olimpia Milano (Italy), NBA (2005-2007)
Federico Haller, Defensor (Uruguay)
Luciano Parodi, Hebraica Macabi (Uruguay)
Reque Newsome, Malvin (Uruguay)/Ponce Lions (Puerto Rico), Southern Indiana (DII)
Salvador Zanotta, Hebraica Macabi (Uruguay)
Kiril Wachsmann, Defensor (Uruguay), Iona

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boy's team will be back in action on Tuesday against Argentina on Tuesday at 2:30pm ET and can be seen here live or on replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7PlWs3w6F4

The Girl's U17 team had a revenge mission to carry out in their Round of 16 game as their defeat to Brazil last year was the only loss ever by any American U16 or U17 team. The game was close in the first half, but favorites eventually pulled away 79-62 as they try to at least defend their World Championship.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

All of the other Round of 16 games were also played. The first game was between two teams that had excelled at the European tournament last year and the Czech Republic prevailed in an ugly 49-31 win over Portugal. Canada overwhelmed Mexico 72-37. Mali continued a strong tournament with an early lead on Italy, but ended up losing 58-55 despite a big effort from Aissetou Coulibaly. France had a tougher than expected time with Japan, but eventually got the 58-52 win. China had an unexpectedly easy time against Latvia after an even first quarter as the final margin was 76-46. Hosts Spain ended the day by easing past South Korea 78-44.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The winning teams now all take a day off before the next game while the losing teams immediately start consolation play.

Quarterfinals:
Canada vs Italy
China vs Spain
France vs United States
Australia vs Czech Republic

Consolation Bracket:
Mexico vs Mali
Latvia vs South Korea
Japan vs Brazil
Portugal automatically advances

The South American Championship continued as Group B play started the day and Colombia beat Peru 81-46. In the win, ex-Valparaiso player Stalin Ortiz had 26 points and 8 assists and Hansel Atencia of Liberty had 17 points. Argentina played their first game of the tournament in the third timeslot, beating Uruguay 82-58 as their players look to compete for spots on their Olympic team alongside the bigger name players. In the loss, ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

Brazil made their first Group A appearance in the second game of the day and their very weakened team blasted Ecuador 107-65. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player J.P. Batista had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Hosts Venezuela finished the day by beating Paraguay 77-48.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boy's team started the knockout rounds of the World Championship with a 109-56 win over Argentina. As expected, it was a fairly balanced effort in the win.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

The other Round of 16 games included Lithuania beating Egypt 80-65 as the shooting of Ignas Sargiunas was needed to offset a big game from Ahmed Khalaf. Jaylen Hoard continues to shine as he led France past Finland 60-38. It took a while for Canada to reach full flight, but they beat the Dominican Republic 79-52. Turkey beat Mali 77-58 after taking a big early lead. Australia made a big comeback behind the shooting of Dragan Elkaz to spoil the party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 75-72, which got another mammoth effort from Dzanan Musa. Spain got a ridiculously efficient output from Sergi Martinez in a 112-60 win over Taiwan. South Korea held off China 75-70 as their lack of depth continues to be a concern even though Lee Jung-Hyun had a great game.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

Consolation bracket games will start on Wednesday while the quarterfinals will be played on Thursday.

Quarterfinals:
United States vs South Korea
Lithuania vs France
Turkey vs Canada
Spain vs Australia

Consolation Bracket:
Argentina vs China
Egypt vs Finland
Mali vs Dominican Republic
Taiwan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

With the other championship taking up the courts in Spain, only three games from the consolation bracket were played today. Mali beat Mexico 73-51 with a great second half as Aissetou Coulibaly and Salimatou Korouma led the way. Japan continued to make Brazil's life miserable by beating them 83-60 as Izumi Abe and Mayuko Fujinaga overcame the star power of their opponents. Latvia beat South Korea 78-71 behind Sabine Lipe and Aleksa Gulbe.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The teams are back in action Wednesday along with the quarterfinals.

Consolation Brackets:

9th Place:
Mali vs Latvia
Japan vs Portugal

13th Place:
Mexico vs South Korea
Brazil advances automatically

The South American Championship continued as the two Group B games started the day. Argentina had an easy time with Peru, winning 105-43. Ex-Vanderbilt player Kyle Fuller did have 19 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Colombia took the early lead on Chile only to give it up, fighting back to win 80-74. In the win, ex-Valparaiso player Stalin Ortiz had 28 points. In the loss, ex-Portland State player Sebastian Suarez had 19 points, ex-DII player Pablo Coro had 14 points, and ex-NAIA player Gerardo Isla had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

Group A games started with Brazil breezing past Paraguay 101-63. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player J.P. Batista had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Hosts Venezuela closed the day with a 97-37 rout of Bolivia. In the win, Anthony Perez of Ole Miss had 27 points and ex-Marquette player David Cubillan had 15 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girl's team got everything they could handle from France, but stifled their opponents enough down the stretch to win 56-45. Christyn Williams has emerged as one of the mainstays for the team.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In the other quarterfinals, Italy won a tough battle with Canada 58-56 to knock out the champions of the Americas. Spain struggled with China early in front of the home fans, but looked to right the ship, only to see the visitors complete a comeback late to win 55-51. Australia broke open their game in the second half against the Czech Republic to win 83-53. Ezi Magbegor and Jasmine Simmons came alive as they prepare for the big semifinal game.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In the race for the consolation final, Latvia beat Mali 83-52. Portugal continued to struggle to live up to their promise as they lost 71-59 to Japan.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In the battle for 13th place, Mexico came back late to beat South Korea 60-57, dominating the inside as Patricia Ayala provided a monster double-double.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The quarterfinals losers play again on Thursday with the other teams back in action on Friday.

Brackets:

Semifinals:
Italy vs China
United States vs Australia

5th Place:
Canada vs Spain
France vs Czech Republic

9th Place:
Latvia vs Japan

11th Place:
Mali vs Portugal

13th Place:
Mexico vs Brazil

15th Place:
South Korea wins automatically

The USA U17 Boy's team has their quarterfinal on Thursday and can be seen here live at 3:00pm ET:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD2S51hXXfM

The consolation bracket games were played with the quarter-finalists taking the day off before all sixteen teams would play the next day. Finland beat Egypt 84-73 as Elias Valtonen and Ahmed Khalaf put in good performances for their respective teams. The Dominican Republic finally put things together for a whole game and held off Mali 74-70 as their star Alanzo Frink finally found his rhythm after joining the team from New Jersey. The two stars in the next game went to work and put on shows for their teams. Benson Lin thought he was having a good game for Taiwan, but he could not match Dzanan Musa, who set the new scoring record for the tournament with 50 points in 27 minutes as Bosnia and Herzegovina won 105-75. China beat Argentina 80-74 to end the day.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/2...ore_statistics

Consolation Brackets:

9th Place:
China vs Finland
Dominican Republic vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

13th Place:
Argentina vs Egypt
Mali vs Taiwan

The South American Championship continued with Group A games starting the day. Paraguay controlled the first quarter against Ecuador, coasting to a 71-57 win as ex-DII player Bruno Zanotti had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Brazil continues to blow out opponents as they beat Bolivia 114-33. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player J.P. Batista had 14 points and 6 rebounds and ex-NBA player Marcus Vinicius had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

In Group A, Uruguay beat Peru 95-50. In the win, ex-Iona player Kiril Wachsmann and ex-DII player Reque Newsome had 11 points each. In the loss, ex-Vanderbilt player Kyle Fuller had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Argentina rolled past Chile 112-71. In the loss, Nico Carvacho of Colorado State had 11 points and ex-DII player Pablo Coro had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

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The USA U17 Boy's team had their quarterfinal game against South Korea, using the uptempo game favored by their opponents to their advance as they ran out 133-81 winners. There was the usual degree of balance in scoring, but Collin Sexton ended up leading the way with more points than minutes played.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics

The semifinal will be on ESPNU at 3:00pm ET on Friday.

In the other quarterfinals, Turkey pulled off a big surprise by knocking Canada out 80-74. Berke Atar had a big game in the paint as R.J. Barrett tried to win it on his own. The next game was even more exciting as Lithuania needed overtime to beat France 73-72. Arnas Velicka won his duel with Jaylen Hoard. Spain was boosted by their home crowd as they used a big second half to beat Australia 74-63 behind Sergi Martinez.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics

In the battle for ninth place, Dzanan Musa put on a show that Alanzo Frink could not match as Bosnia and Herzgovina beat the Dominican Republic 96-73. China shook off a slow start to dominate the second half in a 77-57 win over Finland.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics

In the race to avoid finishing last, Taiwan controlled the second half in a 77-61 win over Mali as Benson Lin led the way again. Teams certainly do not give up at this stage as Argentina finally prevailed in triple overtime against Egypt 76-73. Lautaro Lopez and Ahmed Khalaf took on starring roles for their team again.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/3...ore_statistics

Brackets:

Semifinals:
United States vs Lithuania
Turkey vs Spain

5th Place:
South Korea vs France
Canada vs Australia

9th Place:
China vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

11th Place:
Finland vs Dominican Republic

13th Place:
Argentina vs Taiwan

15th Place:
Egypt vs Mali

There were only two games in the other U17 tournament so the boys could take center stage. Teams had to bounce back from tough quarterfinals losses to try to capture fifth places. Hosts Spain made a comeback in the fourth quarter to beat Canada 75-72. The Czech Republic controlled the second half to wipe out a deficit against France to win 62-55.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

The United States will have their big semifinal game against Australia on Friday at 10:00am and can be seen on ESPN3.

The South American Championship group stages ended on Thursday. Play started in Group A, where two teams fought for their first win and the chance to play another game as Bolivia prevailed 75-74 in overtime over Ecuador. The game that would determine the group winner closed out the night and it was Venezuela sending the fans home happy with a 70-60 win over Brazil. In the win, ex-USC player Dwight Lewis had 16 points and ex-Creighton player Gregory Echenique had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
Standings: Venezuela 4-0, Brazil 3-1, Paraguay 2-2, Bolivia 1-3, Ecuador 0-4

In Group B, Uruguay put themselves in strong position by winning the second game of the day 88-56 over Chile. Ex-Iona player Kiril Wachsmann had 15 points and 9 rebounds in the win while Nico Carvacho of Colorado State had 10 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Argentina won the group by beating Colombia 97-69. In the loss, Kansas prepster Andres Ibarguen had 11 points as a young Colombia team continues to gain valuable experience.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
Standings: Argentina 4-0, Uruguay 3-1, Colombia 2-2, Chile 1-3, Peru 0-4

Brackets:

Semifinals:
Venezuela vs Uruguay
Argentina vs Brazil

5th Place: Paraguay vs Colombia
7th Place: Bolivia vs Chile

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The result was not a surprise given the team's loss last summer with a different group of personnel and their general play in the tournament, but the United States U17 Girl's team officially lost their grip on the age group on the world stage with a 73-60 loss to Australia. While they managed to keep the Sapphire's star silent in the second half, they failed to contain Jazmine Shelley and further questions are likely to be raised about the program even though this was considered a fairly deep international pool this year.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

In the other semifinal, Sara Madera led Italy past China 62-51 after a tight first half.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

Earlier in the day, there were a number of final games for teams in the consolation bracket. Brazil finished a disappointing tournament by beating Mexico 64-39 for 13th place. Mali concluded a promising tournament with a 69-47 win over Portugal for 11th place. Japan took a lead on Latvia in the second half to grab 9th place 72-67 despite the best efforts of Aleksa Gulbe.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

Final day of games:
1st Place: Italy vs Australia
3rd Place: China vs United States
5th Place: Spain vs Czech Republic
7th Place: Canada vs France

The United States will have their game on ESPNU at 12:30pm ET on Saturday.

The U17 Boy's team was looking to avoid its own upset moment and did so by taking care of business in the second half against Lithuania, winning 98-70.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

The final will be on ESPNU at 3:00pm ET on Sunday.

The other semifinal was an absolute thriller as Turkey recovered from a poor first half to take Spain into overtime, edging the hosts 83-79. Onuralp Bitim showed his first signs of life in the tournament while Sergi Martinez could not do enough after a great tournament.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

The losing teams from yesterday continued the battle for fifth place. Canada took out some lingering frustrations on Australia 96-58 with R.J. Barrett leading the way. There was another rematch as France made sure to avoid a repeat of their last game against South Korea, battering them 119-61. Jaylen Hoard led the way again in the win while Seomoon Sechan had a big game in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

Final set of games:

Saturday:
15th Place: Egypt vs Mali
13th Place: Argentina vs Taiwan
11th Place: Finland vs Dominican Republic
9th Place: China vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sunday:
7th Place: South Korea vs Australia
5th Place: France vs Canada
3rd Place: Lithuania vs Spain
1st Place: Turkey vs United States

South American Championship play started with the 7th place game as Chile controlled proceedings after an even first quarter to beat Bolivia 70-55. In the win, Nico Carvacho of Colorado State had 13 points and 15 rebounds and ex-Portland State player Sebastian Suarez had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

In the 5th place game, Colombia rolled past Paraguay 82-58 to help themselves in future qualification. In the win, ex-Valparaiso player Stalin Ortiz had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

In the first semifinal, Brazil prevailed in a wild 88-82 game against Argentina as ex-NBA player Marcus Vinicius had 10 points. Hosts Venezuela fell behind early, but recovered to beat Uruguay 74-62 as ex-Marquette player David Cubillan had 16 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

The two medal games will be played on Saturday.

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The United States U17 Girl's team lacked some intensity, but still captured the bronze medal by beating China 65-50.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

Australia is the first country other than the United States to win a U17 World Championship as the Sapphires beat Italy 62-38.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

Earlier in the day, there were several games for placement. Canada held off France 58-53 for 7th place. The Czech Republic beat hosts Spain 63-51 for fifth place.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2...ore_statistics

Final Standings:
Australia
Italy
United States
Czech Republic
Spain
Canada
France
Japan
Latvia
Mali
Portugal
Brazil
Mexico
South Korea

It was only consolation bracket games in the other U17 tournament. Dzanan Musa finished off an incredible tournament with one last show to give Bosnia and Herzegovina the consolation championship 88-84 over China. Chen Peidong put on his own shooting clinic in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

Earlier, the Dominican Republic beat Finland 65-56 for 11th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

Two of the standouts in the tournament had great games again as Lautaro Lopez and Argentina edged Benson Lin and Taiwan 67-64.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly kept Mali out of last place as they beat Egypt 61-38.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

The rematch in the final between the United States and Turkey will be on ESPNU at 3:00pm ET on Sunday.

The South American Championship finished on Saturday. Esteban Batista returned for Uruguay and having their former NBA player helped as they edged Argentina 87-83 for the bronze medal with 23 points and 13 rebounds from him.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

The gold medal game was quite exciting as Venezuela was encouraged by the home fans. Brazil was not intimidated, matching them until the end, when they lost 64-58. Ex-Marquette player David Cubillan had 10 points in the win while ex-NBA player Marcus Vinicius had 13 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/sudamericano/201...ore_statistics

[awhom111]

It was the final day of the U17 World Championship and the USA Boy's team kept their perfect record by beating Turkey 96-56.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

The first game of the day was for 7th place, where Australia beat Lee Jung-Hyun and South Korea 83-76.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

Canada ran past France 99-68 for 5th place as they at least finished with a win after the disappointment of not being in contention for a medal. Ignas Brazdeikis unleashed a shooting barrage to finish proceedings.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

Lithuania grabbed a medal and left hosts Spain empty-handed by beating them 81-63.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2016/0...ore_statistics

Final Standings:
United States
Turkey
Lithuania
Spain
Canada
France
Australia
South Korea
Bosnia and Herzegovina
China
Dominican Republic
Finland
Argentina
Taiwan
Mali
Egypt