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 Day 5 - United States wins Gold in FIBA
Americas U18 Championship for Men - Jul. 3, 2006
On the last
day of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men, USA beated Argentina 104-82
and won the Gold Medal.
The USA trailed Argentina 21-19 after the first period, but closed the second
quarter's final 2:45 with an 11-1 run to take a 52-42 lead at halftime. Taylor
finished the night with 14 points, making 4-of-5 3-point tries, while Singler
and Beasley each added 13 points. Argentina guards Nicholas De Los Santos and
Diego Gerbaudo were credited with 23 and 21 points, respectively.
Brazil captured a 79-70 win over Canada and the bronze medal. Brazil was down
six points entering the fourth quarter, Paulo Prestes added 13 points in the
period, while Brazil held Canada scoreless for more than seven minutes. Brazil's
Jose Duarte led all scorers with 29 points and five assists, and Prestes tallied
27 points and an amazing 26 rebounds, 17 of those being offensive. Junior
Cadougon led Canada with 21 points and 12 rebounds
Puerto Rico finishes fifth after beating Uruguay in overtime 95-92. It was tied
and most interesting game in the last day game. It was unable to decide the
victor in 40 minutes, Puerto Rico and Uruguay went into overtime and thanks to
Jose Lopez' 5-of-8 shooting from the foul line in the last 1:47 of overtime.
Carlos Martinez led Puerto Rico with 27 points. Uruguay was led by Gays
Granger's 25 points.
Day 5 Games:
USA - Argentina
104-82
USA: Hawes 24, King 14, Singler 13, Beasley 13
Argentina: De Los Santos 23, Gerbaudo 21, Uranga 11, Cecchi 8
Brazil - Canada
79-70
Brazil: Nardi 29, Prestes 27, Campos 9, Leichtweis 6
Canada: Cadougan 21, Ashaolu 15, Sacre 13, Joseph 11
Puerto Rico - Uruguay
95-92 (OT)
Puerto Rico: Carlos Martinez 27, Lopez 14, Torres 10, Clavell 8
Uruguay: Granger 23, Alvarez 18, Cambon 18, Haller 16
Day 2 games in the 2006 FIBA Americas
U18 Championship for Men - Jun. 30, 2006
Argentina - Puerto Rico 79-77 (21-20, 20-17, 18-19, 20-21) (Nicolas De Los
Santos 22, Diego Gerbaudo 18, Facundo Pi�eiro 14 - Gilberto Clavell Lopez 19,
Angel Luis Garcia Garcia 19, Luis Damian Morales Alvarez 12)
Argentina and Puerto Rico fought tooth and nail until the final buzzer
Thursday evening, and when the game's regulation 40 minutes had ticked off the
clock, it was Argentina that went away the victors having rallied late to take a
79-77 win. Argentina's win, coupled with Canada's win earlier, meant an end of
Puerto Rico's hopes for earning one of the four qualifying berths for next
year's FIBA U19 World Championship that are up for grabs. Both Canada and
Argentina, scheduled to meet Friday, are assured of advancing to the medal round
semifinals and thus qualifying for the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship. Santos
scored 22 points to lead Argentina, while Gerbaudo added 18 points and nine
assists and Pineiro finished with 14. Puerto Rico's effort was paced by Garcia
and Clavell who each tossed in 19 points.
Canada - Bahamas 77-70 (18-17, 15-23, 16-12, 28-18) (Kristopher Joseph
21, Jonathan House 11, Junior Cadougan 9 - Dartyn Lecluse Baker 25, Devaughn
Zendal Jackson 22)
Canada defeated Bahamas 77-70. The game was tied at 20 with two minutes
left and Canada made a 7-0 run to close the game. Bahamas made costly mistakes
and missed shots from ther perimeter to lose the second game of the tournament.
Kristopher Joseph led Canada with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Dartyn
Baker led Bahamas with 25 points and Devaughn Jackson had 22 points and 14
rebounds. Bahamas dominated the first half 40-33 and still had control at the
end of the third quarter. On day 3, Canada takes on Argentina and Bahamas faces
Puerto Rico to end the Preliminary round.
Brazil - Uruguay 71-66 (16-18, 14-20, 26-13, 15-15) (Jose Roberto Nardi
Duarte 19, Thomas Melazzo 14, Paulo Sergio Prestes 10 - Jason Granger Amodio 14,
Matias Correa 12, Juan Cambon 11)
Brazil shot 50.0 percent from 3-point Thursday to best Uruguay 71-66
and secure a berth to Saturday's medal round.
Jose Duarte led with game-highs of 19 points and seven rebounds, Thomas Mellazo
scored 14 points and Paulo Prestes tallied 10. Jayson Granger added 14 points to
Uruguay's balanced attack, followed by Matias Correa with 12 points, Juan Cambon
added 11 and Emiliano Gonzalez contributed 10 points. After committing three
straight turnovers to start the game, Brazil's Nardi and Rafael Ferreira each
drained a three in the midst of a 9-0 run to help Brazil finish the first
quarter down 18-16. The Uruguay loss is the team's second in as many nights,
means they finish at the bottom of Pool A and are eliminated from medal
contention.
Day 1 games in the 2006 FIBA Americas
U18 Championship for Men - Jun. 29, 2006
Argentina - Bahamas 99-59 (21-16, 17-10, 38-19, 23-14) (Nicolas De Los Santos
21, Diego Gerbaudo 13, Fabian Oscar Sahdi 11 - Kyle alfonso Grant 14, Devaughn
Zendal Jackson 13, Dartyn Lecluse Baker 12)
Argentina beated Bahamas with 99-59. Nicolas de los santos led
Argentina with 21 points. Diego Gerbaudo was key organizing the attack with 13
points and 9 assists. Fabian Oscar Sahdi added 11 points for the team. The first
quarter ended 21-16 with 13 points from Nicolas de los Santos. In the second
quarter Argentina made a 11-0 run and maintained control at the end of the first
half 38-26. In a losing cause Kyle Grant had 14 points. On day 2 Argentina takes
on Puerto Rico and Bahamas faces Canada.
Canada - Puerto Rico 90-73 (18-18, 30-17, 18-18, 24-20) (Kristopher
Joseph 27, Oluseyi Adebayo Ashaolu 24, Junior Cadougan 21 - Luis Damian Morales
Alvarez 18,Angel Luis Garcia Garcia 16, Gilberto Clavell Lopez 14)
Canada defeated Puerto Rico with 90-73. The game tied at 18 after the
first quarter, Canada outgunned Puerto Rico 30-17 in the second quarter. Helping
Canada to 50.0 percent shooting from the field and 46.2 percent from 3-point
were Joseph Kristophers, who scored 27 points, Oluseyi Ashaolu tallied 24 points
and Junior Cadougan added 21.
Puerto Rico struggled from the field and from 3-point, shooting 38.5 and 24.0
percent respectively. Luis Morales scored 18 points, while Angel Garcia
contributed 16 and Gilberto Clavell added 14.
USA - Uruguay 111-64 (33-18, 24-7, 20-18, 34-21) (Michael Beasley 17,
Jerryd Bayless 17, Taylor King 11 - Federico Haller 14, Jason Granger Amodio 13,
Guillermo Nathan 9)
Showing athleticism on both ends of the court right from the start of
their game versus Uruguay, Jerryd Bayless and Michael Beasley scored 17 points
each and the host USA Men's U18 Team sprinted ahead early and ran on to a
commanding 111-64 victory over Uruguay. Federico Haller led Uruguay with 17
points, and Jason Granger Amodio added 13 points. The USA is off Thursday and
wraps up its preliminary play Friday against Brazil in a 7 p.m. (CDT) game.
Draw And Game Schedule For 2006 FIBA
Americas U18 Championship - Apr. 4, 2006
The draw for
the 2006 FIBA Americas Men's U18 Championship for Men that will be held June
28-July 2 in San Antonio, Texas, was announced Tuesday, and the host nation
United States has been drawn into Group A with Brazil, the Dominican Republic
and Uruguay, while Group B will consist of Argentina, Bahamas, Canada and Puerto
Rico.
2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Men
Site: San Antonio, Texas
Venue: Greehey Arena, St. Mary's University
Dates: June 28-July 2, 2006
Nations Qualified: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic,
Puerto Rico, United States and Uruguay.
Ticket Information: For tickets or information about corporate ticket packages,
call 210‑820‑2100, or go online to www.SanAntonioSports.org.
Group A: Brazil, Dominican Republic, United States, Uruguay
Group B: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Puerto Rico
Game Schedule: June 28-30 Preliminary Round games; July 1 Semifinals,
July 2 Finals.
In addition to announcing the draw, the game schedule, including the specific
match ups and game times for the first three days of preliminary round games was
released.
Group A preliminary round game action opens June 28 with host United States
playing Uruguay
(7 p.m. local time, all times listed are San Antonio local times), while Brazil
and the Dominican Republic will meet (5 p.m.). The first day of Group B play
features defending champion Puerto Rico facing Canada (3 p.m.), while Argentina
taking on the Bahamas (1 p.m.).
Tickets are now on sale for the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Men.
All‑session, single day, general admission passes for the preliminary rounds
games on June 28‑30 and the semifinal games on July 1 are just $5 each, and
reserved seating passes are available for $10. All tickets for the July 2 finals
will be $10. For tickets or information about corporate ticket packages, call
210‑820‑2100, or go online to www.SanAntonioSports.org.
The U18 tournament format calls for the eight teams to be divided into two
preliminary round groups consisting of four teams each. Preliminary round play
will be held June 28, 29 and 30, and each team will play the other three teams
in its preliminary group. The top two finishing teams in each preliminary round
group will then advance to the Saturday, July 1, medal round semifinals and play
for 1st‑4th places. Teams placing third and fourth in each preliminary round
group will advance to the consolation semifinals and play for 5th‑8th places.
The FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Men Finals will be held Sunday, July 2.
The gold medal contest is slated for 5 p.m, with the bronze medal game scheduled
for 3 p.m. Also, the 5th/6th place game will be played at 1 p.m., and the
7th/8th place games will be conducted at 11 a.m.
USA Basketball and the San Antonio Sports Foundation announced on March 1 that
they were joining forces to host the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for
Men. The zone tournament, which will qualify four teams for the 2007 FIBA U18
World Championship (July 7-22, 2007, in Malaysia), is being held at Greehey
Arena on the campus of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Only
athletes born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, are eligible for the 2006 FIBA Americas
U18 Championship.
FIBA Americas Men's U18 Championship
Originally known as the FIBA Americas Junior World Championship Qualifier, the
tournament has been held every four years since 1990. USA men's teams boast of a
sensational 25-1 overall record in the U18/junior qualifiers and have won gold
in 1990, 1994 and 1998, while capturing bronze most recently in 2002.
Prior sites of the FIBA Americas U18 Championships for Men include Isle del
Margarita, Venezuela in 2002; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic in 1998; Santa
Rosa, Argentina in 1994; and Montevideo, Uruguay in 1990.
Some of the top players who have represented the United States in the past U18
tournaments include Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1994); Carmelo Anthony (2002); Chris
Bosh (2002); Dee Brown (2002); Nick Collison (1998); Grant Hill (1990); Allan
Houston (1990); Andre Iguodala (2002); Stephon Marbury (1994); Mike Miller
(1998); Quentin Richardson (1998); and Deron Williams (2002).
Notable members of other national teams who have competed in the U18
Championship include Andre Barbosa (Brazil) 1994; Jose Barea (Puerto Rico) 2002;
Todd MacCulloch (Canada) 1994; Jamal Magloire (Canada) 1994; Peter Ramos (Puerto
Rico) 2002; Pepe Sanchez (Argentina) 1994; Luis Scola (Argentina) 1998; Tiago
Splitter (Brazil) 2002; and Jesse Young (Canada) 1998.
USA Basketball Men's U18 Championship Team
USA Basketball plans call for trials for the USA U18 Team to be held June 16-18
in San Antonio with approximately 30 U.S. hopefuls participating. Following
selection of finalists for the USA squad, the Americans will continue to train
June 19-27 in San Antonio. Selection of the USA U18 Team will be made by the USA
Basketball Men's Collegiate Committee, which is chaired by Syracuse University
(N.Y.) head coach Jim Boeheim.
The awarding of the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men to USA
Basketball and San Antonio marks the first time the event has been hosted in the
United States. Other major international events USA Basketball has hosted
include the 2002 FIBA Men's World Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.); 1992 FIBA
Americas FIBA Americas / Olympic Qualifier (Portland, Ore.); 1985
FIBA Women's Junior World Championship (Colorado Springs, Colo.); and the first
COPABA Women's Junior World Championship in 1977 (Squaw Valley, Calif.).
Courtesy of FIBAAmerica
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