2018 International Basketball Thread

[awhom111]

The USA Men's team announced which coaches will help out at camp later this month:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...ssistants.aspx

The USA U17 Boys' team showed they meant business with a 126-52 win over Croatia. Their next game will be at 7:30pm ET on Saturday and can be seen on ESPN+ (unfortunately for us cheapskates).
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

The other quarterfinals started with Australia finally showing some signs of life before losing to Canada 74-70 as prepster Cashius McNeilly had 11 points. France is probably still the second best team in the tournament as they beat Turkey 86-70. The other game was guaranteed to provide a surprise team to the semifinals and it was Puerto Rico that got the 75-60 win over Montenegro. The winners have players in high schools across the country as Tory San Antonio had 30 points and 6 rebounds, Andre Curbelo had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, and Victor Rosa had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...e#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...o#tab=boxscore

The consolation bracket games were also played in Santa Fe as Serbia opened the day with a 78-51 win over New Zealand. Mali then beat the Philippines 95-59. The Dominican Republic edged past Egypt 67-65 as they were led by the same players again with David Jones providing 23 points and 12 rebounds and Isaiah Rivera adding 11 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...d#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...s#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...t#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

Brackets:

Semifinals:
Puerto Rico vs France
Canada vs United States

5th Place:
Montenegro vs Turkey
Australia vs Croatia

9th Place:
Argentina vs Serbia
Mali vs Dominican Republic

13th Place:
China vs New Zealand
Philippines vs Egypt

[JasonEvans]

The USA Men's team announced which coaches will help out at camp later this month:
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...ssistants.aspx

So, help me to understand something... the press release says these are the players who will be the pool for the 2018-20 national teams (to compete in the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics):

Members of the 2018-20 USA National Team are: Harrison Barnes (Dallas Mavericks); Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards); Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns); Jimmy Butler (Minnesota Timberwolves); Mike Conley Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies); DeMarcus Cousins (Golden State Warriors); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons); Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors); Paul George (Oklahoma City Thunder); Eric Gordon (Houston Rockets); Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors); Blake Griffin (Detroit Pistons); James Harden (Houston Rockets); Tobias Harris (Los Angeles Clippers); Gordon Hayward (Boston Celtics); Kyrie Irving (Boston Celtics); LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers); DeAndre Jordan (Dallas Mavericks); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs); Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers); Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers); Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors); CJ McCollum (Portland Trail Blazers); Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks); Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers); Chris Paul (Houston Rockets); Isaiah Thomas (Los Angeles Lakers); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors); Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers); Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets); John Wall (Washington Wizards); and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder).

By 2019 and especially 2020, won't it be likely that several of Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, and Karl Anthony Towns would be ahead of many of these guys? Are we just saying that anyone under 23 does not get to be on the national team?

-Jason "I know we all talk about how Canada is rising... and their 2020 team should be really good... but what about Australia in 2020 with Ben Simmons, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Aaron Baynes, Thon Maker, and Paddy Mills?" Evans

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boys' team found themselves trailing after one quarter as Canada came out on fire to start the game. The team took the challenge well, controlling the rest of the game after regaining their lead on their way to a 120-71 win. The final will be at 7:30pm ET on Sunday and can be seen on ESPN+.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...#|tab=boxscore

The other semifinal went to France 78-73. A couple of players who have been great for Puerto Rico so far helped them close the gap late as Andre Curbelo had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Tory San Antonio had 12 points and 8 rebounds, Victor Rosa had 10 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...e#tab=boxscore

In the battle for 5th place, Turkey beat Montenegro 101-65 and Australia beat Croatia 71-54.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

The race for the consolation championship started the day in thrilling fashion as it took three overtimes for the Dominican Republic to beat Mali 110-108. Oumar Ballo had an incredible 32/32 game in the loss while players with American ties helped the winners as David Jones had 39 points and 15 rebounds and Isaiah Rivera had 10 points. The other game was much less dramatic as Serbia beat Argentina 74-54.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...c#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

Teams were also looking to avoid last place, starting with New Zealand beating China 62-57. The Philippines fended off Egypt 70-69.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...d#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...t#tab=boxscore

Final Day Schedule:
1st: France vs United States
3rd: Puerto Rico vs Canada
5th: Turkey vs Australia
7th: Montenegro vs Croatia
9th: Serbia vs Dominican Republic
11th: Argentina vs Mali
13rd: New Zealand vs Philippines
15th: China vs Egypt

So, help me to understand something... the press release says these are the players who will be the pool for the 2018-20 national teams (to compete in the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics):



By 2019 and especially 2020, won't it be likely that several of Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, and Karl Anthony Towns would be ahead of many of these guys? Are we just saying that anyone under 23 does not get to be on the national team?

-Jason "I know we all talk about how Canada is rising... and their 2020 team should be really good... but what about Australia in 2020 with Ben Simmons, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Aaron Baynes, Thon Maker, and Paddy Mills?" Evans

The pool is not fixed. It is just the players who have committed so far. I would expect some of those young players to be named to the select squad this summer and then to see a few more names added over the course of the year and possibly some of the other players to be removed.

I don't think Embiid will be added though as I am not sure if he is a citizen yet. Towns has also been claimed by another country because Calipari hates America.

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boys team had the championship in their sights and did not lose focus, breezing to a 95-52 win over France.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...A#tab=boxscore

All the other teams were in action on the final day. China beat Egypt 68-63 to avoid last place. The Philippines beat New Zealand 73-51 for 13th place. Argentina at least sent the fans home on a winning note by beating Mali 70-69 for 11th place. The Dominican Republic finished a strong tournament with an 82-77 win over Serbia for 9th place as David Jones finished his monster week with 24 points and 13 rebounds and Massachusetts prepster Jhamyl Fricas had 15 points. Croatia beat Montenegro 74-66 for 7th place and Turkey beat Australia 81-77 for 5th place. Puerto Rico grabbed the last medal with a 90-77 win over Canada. Both teams featured players in the American high school system with Tory Antonio providing 23 points, Andre Curbelo adding 12 points, and Victor Rosa chipping in with 11 points and 6 rebounds in the win while Cashius McNeilly had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...t#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...s#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...i#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...c#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

[awhom111]

Europe has U20 Championships unlike the other continents and it is considered the most prestigious set of youth tournaments. The Women's tournaments just finished.

Division A was played in Sopron, Hungary and Spain won again as they have dominated recently. The teams at the other end of the standings were fighting for more than a trophy, trying to stay in the division for next year's edition. Slovakia and Croatia were already dropped with losses on Saturday and then Slovenia joined them with a loss to Russia.

Final Standings:
Spain
Serbia
Netherlands
Italy
Hungary
France
Portugal
Sweden
Germany
Belgium
Latvia
Poland
Russia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Croatia

Division B held their tournament in Oradea, Romania, where the Czech Republic beat Belarus for the title, but both teams had already earned promotion with semifinals wins. Lithuania joined them by just edging out the hosts for third place.

Final Standings:
Czech Republic
Belarus
Lithuania
Romania
Turkey
Israel
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Greece
Great Britain
Denmark
Iceland

[awhom111]

USA Basketball announced their pre-tournament plans on the Women's side as they compete for the World Championship. They also announced that Jasmine Thomas has been added to the pool, which brings the number of Duke players up to three.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...-schedule.aspx

[awhom111]

Saturday marks the start of the U17 Girls' World Championship in Belarus. The United States is not the defending champions in this event after a very poor cycle two years ago, but figure to be the favorites in this one. FIBA has all of the group stage games on their YouTube channel.

Issues in Central America have halved the number of teams competing for spots in qualifying for the next AmeriCup. As a result, Belize is hosting El Salvador and Costa Rica in a three day round-robin. They edged El Salvador 71-67 in the Friday opener. The hosts have a number of former collegians as Devin Daly had 18 points and 8 rebounds, Charles Garcia had 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Darwin Carter had 10 points. Former collegian Robert Sandoval led the visitors with 23 points and 8 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...r#tab=boxscore

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girls' team started the World Championship with an 86-48 win over Italy:
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore

The other Group B game went to 69-49 as they had a dominant fourth quarter against Mali.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...i#tab=boxscore

In Group A, medal favorites France got a challenge from Japan, but prevailed 60-53. It took overtime for hosts Belarus to beat Colombia 79-75 as highly regarded Florida high schooler Maria Alvarez had 35 points and 6 assists in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...e#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...s#tab=boxscore

In Group C, Spain beat New Zealand 83-48. Hungary beat Argentina 85-61.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...n#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore

In Group D, Canada beat Latvia 65-51. Defending champions Australia beat Angola 81-43.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

Central American qualifiers for the next AmeriCup continued with El Salvador losing again, this time to Costa Rica 69-49 in Belize, though they were led again by former collegian Robert Sandoval with 22 points and 8 rebounds. A former college player also factored in the win as Jefny Anderson-Brown had 13 points.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...a#tab=boxscore

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girls' team rolled to another win, beating Mali 92-39.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...A#tab=boxscore

The other game in Group B went to Italy as they pulled away late from China 72-57.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

In Group A, France rolled past Colombia 78-35. Japan doubled up hosts Belarus 104-52.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...n#tab=boxscore

In Group C, Hungary beat New Zealand 68-60. An overtime game ended in surprising fashion as Argentina beat Spain 76-67.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...#|tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

In Group D, Australia beat Latvia 60-41. Canada beat Angola 66-36 to set up a game for the top spot in the group.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

Central American pre-qualification finished with Costa Rica beating the hosts Belize 57-52. The visitors were led by former collegian Kay Martinez, who had 15 points while Charles Garcia had 14 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. I am honestly not sure how many teams will advance out of this stage.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americup/...a#tab=boxscore

The most prestigious European youth championships concluded as both division of the U20 tournament concluded. Division A was held in Chemnitz, Germany and Israel may be in the midst of a golden generation as they beat Croatia for the title. At the other end of the standings, teams were fighting to stay in the division as Iceland and Romania were doomed with Saturday losses and Sweden joined them after a loss to Greece.
Final Standings:
Israel
Croatia
Germany
France
Turkey
Serbia
Spain
Italy
Lithuania
Great Britain
Montenegro
Ukraine
Greece
Sweden
Iceland
Romania

Division B played in Sofia, Bulgaria and Poland beat Slovenia for the title. Both teams had already secured advancement to next year's top division tournament and were joined by Latvia, which beat Russia.
Final Standings:
Poland
Slovenia
Latvia
Russia
Finland
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Belgium
Portugal
Hungary
Belarus
Macedonia
Georgia
Estonia
Netherlands
Albania
Slovakia
Kosovo
Luxembourg
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Moldova

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girls' team finished group play after a day of rest and beat China 107-50.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...A#tab=boxscore

Their first knockout round game will be at 1pm ET on Wednesday and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7KUeU76t6o

Italy got a challenge from Mali, but secured second place in Group B with a 74-63 win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...i#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 3-0, Italy 2-1, China 1-2, Mali 0-3

In Group A, Japan beat Colombia 72-52, although South Florida commit Maria Alvarez did have 12 points and 9 rebounds. France beat Belarus 64-34 to take the top spot.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...e#tab=boxscore
Standings: France 3-0, Japan 2-1, Belarus 1-2, Colombia 0-3

Argentina nearly dropped the ball after a big win, but recovered in the second half to beat New Zealand 60-52. Hungary then could have let the chance to finish atop Group C slip through their fingers, but their 57-56 comeback win over Spain got them their group win.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...d#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore
Standings: Hungary 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Spain 1-2, New Zealand 0-3

In Group D, Latvia beat Angola 68-47. Australia used a strong first half to top the group after a 64-48 win over Canada.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
Standings: Australia 3-0, Canada 2-1, Latvia 1-2, Angola 0-3

Bracket:
France vs Mali
Argentina vs Latvia
Belarus vs Italy
New Zealand vs Australia
Japan vs China
Hungary vs Angola
Colombia vs United States
Spain vs Canada

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girls' team started the knockout stages with a 98-42 win over Colombia.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...A#tab=boxscore

All the other games were played too in Minsk. Hungary beat Angola 88-48. Argentina's run came to a halt with a 72-58 loss to Latvia. Spain shook off their poor start to the tournament and rolled past Canada 72-50. Combining berths with Asia made it easier for both Oceania rivals to qualify, but it was Australia showing their superiority again with a 77-37 win over New Zealand. The two Asia rivals also met as Japan beat China 82-73. France beat Mali 78-57. A spirited start for the hosts was not enough as they fell to Italy 65-50.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...i#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore

Bracket:

Quarterfinals:
France vs Latvia
Italy vs Australia
Japan vs Hungary
United States vs Spain

9th Place:
Mali vs Argentina
Belarus vs New Zealand
China vs Angola
Colombia vs Canada

[awhom111]

After plenty of drama about who would and would not make it to camp, I guess this is who is there:


The USA U17 Girls' team will be in the quarterfinals on Friday at 11:45am ET and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8hTXVFsBI

There is confirmation of Duke staff there in Belarus on the recruiting trail.

[jimsumner]

So, help me to understand something... the press release says these are the players who will be the pool for the 2018-20 national teams (to compete in the 2019 World Cup and 2020 Olympics):



By 2019 and especially 2020, won't it be likely that several of Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, and Karl Anthony Towns would be ahead of many of these guys? Are we just saying that anyone under 23 does not get to be on the national team?

-Jason "I know we all talk about how Canada is rising... and their 2020 team should be really good... but what about Australia in 2020 with Ben Simmons, Dante Exum, Joe Ingles, Aaron Baynes, Thon Maker, and Paddy Mills?" Evans

Would Cameroonian Joel Embiid be eligible for the U.S. team?

I honestly don't know.

[awhom111]

The offense found it more challenging, but the defense was enough for the USA U17 Girls' team as they beat Spain 66-31. Their semifinal will be at 1:30pm ET on Saturday on ESPN+
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...n#tab=boxscore

A pair of powerful teams sit on the other side of the bracket as Australia beat Italy 64-46 and France beat Latvia 67-43. The other quarterfinals went to Hungary 74-62 over Japan.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore

In the consolation bracket, China beat Angola 97-41 to start the day. Mali beat Argentina 63-48. Canada beat Colombia 71-51, but Maria Alvarez did have 20 points while facing some players she may see again in college. New Zealand beat hosts Belarus 73-59.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...d#tab=boxscore

Bracket:

Semifinals:
France vs Australia
Hungary vs United States

5th Place:
Latvia vs Italy
Japan vs Spain

9th Place:
Mali vs New Zealand
China vs Canada

13th Place:
Argentina vs Belarus
Angola vs Colombia

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girls' team rolled past Hungary 84-39. The final will be at 1:30pm ET on Sunday and can be seen on ESPN+.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...A#tab=boxscore

Defending champions Australia started well against France in the other semifinal, but their opponents started the second half on fire and then completed the comeback to win 68-58.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

In the battle for fifth place, Italy beat Latvia 86-49 and Spain came back to beat Japan 69-68.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...n#tab=boxscore

The consolation bracket had one exciting game as Mali came back to force overtime then prevailed 66-64 over New Zealand. Canada beat China 74-59.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...d#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

Maria Alvarez had another solid game for Colombia as they fended off Angola 49-44 in the quest to avoid last place. Hosts Belarus continue to miss chances, taking a lead before succumbing to Argentina 61-58.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...s#tab=boxscore

Final Day Schedule:
1st: France vs United States
3rd: Australia vs Hungary
5th: Italy vs Spain
7th: Latvia vs Japan
9th: Mali vs Canada
11th: New Zealand vs China
13th: Argentina vs Colombia
15th: Belarus vs Angola

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Girls' team completed their revenge for the last team with a 92-40 win over France.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...A#tab=boxscore

Australia captured the final medal with a 57-51 win over Hungary.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...y#tab=boxscore

Italy beat Spain 65-58 for 5th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...n#tab=boxscore

Japan beat Latvia 75-57 for 7th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...n#tab=boxscore

Canada won the consolation championship 58-50 over Mali.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

China beat New Zealand 88-66 for 11th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

Argentina won the battle of South America 51-47 over Colombia for 13th place.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

Hosts Belarus avoided last place with a 70-58 win over Angola.
http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u17...a#tab=boxscore

[awhom111]

The USA U19 teams both lost last year so the U18s this year are preparing for revenge next summer. The boys took care of business earlier, but the girls are now in Mexico for the Americas tournament. YouTube will be carrying the games and the first one against Argentina can be seen here at 7:30pm ET on Wednesday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbFEwpUdeqc

[awhom111]

The USA U18 Girl's team started the Americas Championship with an 87-42 win over Argentina.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...a#tab=boxscore

The next game is at 3pm ET on Thursday with the YouTube link not available yet.

The other Group A game went to Puerto Rico 74-69 over Chile. Both players who just finished high school on the mainland had good games as Sheslanie Laureano had 14 points and 9 rebounds and Eva Sanchez had 13 points and 13 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...e#tab=boxscore

Group B play started with Canada beating Colombia 73-49. Two players entering NCAA schools had good games as Christina Morra had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Taya Hanson had 14 points and 9 rebounds while Maria Alvarez had 19 points in the loss after coming off an excellent U17 tournament. The hosts ended the day in Mexico City with an 88-48 win over El Salvador as both teams have players with ties to the United States. In the win, Katia Gallegos had 13 points and 6 assists and Jessica Paz y Puente had 13 points while Kimberly Villalobos had 18 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...r#tab=boxscore

Here are some players I found with ties to the United States (to the states themselves in the case of Puerto Rico):

Puerto Rico:
Sheslanie Laureano, Ferguson (FL) and FIU signee
Eva Sanchez, Fort Bend Austin (TX) and Pratt (JC) commit

Canada:
Keishana Washington, Drexel signee
Justina King, Ribet Academy (CA) and Long Beach State signee
Niyah Becker, Utah signee
Taya Hanson, Arizona State signee
Julia Chadwick, Robert Morris signee
Christina Morra, Wake Forest signee

Colombia:
Natalia Pineda, Ferguson (FL) and Eastern Michigan signee
Camila Valencia, Marist (NJ)
Maria Alvarez, Miami Country Day (FL) and South Florida commit

El Salvador:
Alexis Rodriguez, Chaminade College Preparatory (CA) and Cal Lutheran (DIII) signee
Sarah Miranda, Granada Hills Charter (CA)
Jasmine Rodriguez, Chaminade College Preparatory (CA)
Yurizell Funes, Ribet Academy (CA)
Kimberly Villalobos, Bishop Alemany (CA)
Lindsey Castillo, Westalke (CA)

Mexico:
Katia Gallegos, Franklin (TX) and UTEP commit
Jessica Paz y Puente, Clark (TX) and Texas State commit

[awhom111]

The USA U18 Girl's team rolled past Chile 115-39.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...A#tab=boxscore

The last game of the group stage is against Puerto Rico at 7:30pm ET on Friday and can be seen here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8sCaqUCUXg

The other Group A game saw Argentina beat Puerto Rico 79-60.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...o#tab=boxscore

In Group B, Canada beat El Salvador 81-52 as incoming Utah player Niyah Becker had 15 points and 9 rebounds and Wake Forest bound Christina Morra had 11 points and 7 rebounds while California high schooler Kimberly Villalobos had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Mexico looked to be in control at home, but Colombia came back to win 88-78 as South Florida commit Maria Alvarez had 22 points and 6 rebounds.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...a#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...a#tab=boxscore

[awhom111]

The USA U18 Girls' team finished the group stage with a 103-59 win over Puerto Rico.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...A#tab=boxscore

Argentina finished in second in Group A after an 82-56 win over Chile.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...e#tab=boxscore
Standings: United States 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Chile 0-3

In Group B, Colombia beat El Salvador 80-48 as incoming Eastern Michigan player Natalia Pineda had 15 points. The same incoming DI players helped Canada win the group as they beat the hosts 65-54 with 11 points from Taya Hanson and Christina Morra had 10 points and 16 rebounds. Katia Gallegos, the Texas high schooler who has committed to UTEP, had 10 points for Mexico.
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...r#tab=boxscore
http://www.fiba.basketball/americas/...o#tab=boxscore
Standings: Canada 3-0, Colombia 2-1, Mexico 1-2, El Salvador

Bracket (winners qualify for World Championship):
United States vs El Salvador
Puerto Rico vs Colombia
Argentina vs Mexico
Chile vs Canada