2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

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

2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

Tournament details
Host country	Puerto Rico
City	San Juan
Dates	11–19 June
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (4th title)
Runners-up	Puerto Rico
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played	26
MVP	Rhyne Howard
Top scorer	Jennifer O'Neill (16.8 points per game)
Official website
Website
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The United States won their fourth title by defeating Puerto Rico in the final, 74–59.^[4]

Qualification

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

Draw

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

Seeding

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

Squads

Main article: 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup squads

Each team consisted of 12 players.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−4).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	344	189	+155	8	Quarterfinals
2	Brazil	4	3	1	341	226	+115	7
3	Colombia	4	2	2	260	280	−20	6
4	Virgin Islands	4	1	3	242	294	−52	5
5	El Salvador	4	0	4	195	393	−198	4

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

11 June 2021 12:10

Boxscore

Virgin Islands	60–72	Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 16–21, 13–21, 19–12
Pts: George 18 Rebs: Tate 14 Asts: Bough 6		Pts: Arias 19 Rebs: Arias, Mosquera 10 Asts: Ríos 6

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Johnny Batista (USA)

11 June 2021 18:10

Boxscore

Brazil	118–43	El Salvador
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 27–7, 33–11, 30–14
Pts: T. Silva 22 Rebs: T. Silva 13 Asts: Gonçalo 7		Pts: Villalobos 11 Rebs: Noyola, Vega 6 Asts: Funes 2

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Ashley Gilpin (USA)

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12 June 2021 12:10

Boxscore

Canada	101–41	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 27–7, 21–6, 16–12, 37–16
Pts: Pellington 16 Rebs: Alexander 10 Asts: Konig 6		Pts: George 11 Rebs: Tate 7 Asts: Bough 3

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Rebeca Davila (PUR)

12 June 2021 15:10

Boxscore

Colombia	56–79	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 20–11, 12–25, 16–27
Pts: Ríos 18 Rebs: Paz, Ríos 5 Asts: Ríos 4		Pts: Paixão 17 Rebs: De Souza 11 Asts: Paixão 4

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Johnny Batista (USA)

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13 June 2021 12:10

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El Salvador	67–92	Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 22–28, 16–30, 9–18
Pts: Tévez 20 Rebs: Villalobos 11 Asts: Murcia 4		Pts: Arias 18 Rebs: Ríos 8 Asts: Arias 7

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Aline García (URU)

13 June 2021 15:10

Boxscore

Brazil	67–71	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 16–24, 22–13, 8–13
Pts: Dos Santos 21 Rebs: De Souza 12 Asts: four players 2		Pts: Fields 17 Rebs: Alexander 7 Asts: Pellington 3

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Johnny Batista (USA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)

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14 June 2021 12:10

Boxscore

Canada	98–41	El Salvador
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 22–2, 27–17, 29–12
Pts: Pellington 21 Rebs: Amihere 9 Asts: Hill 5		Pts: Funes 14 Rebs: Hernández, Funes 3 Asts: Funes, Méndez 3

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB), Aline García (URU)

14 June 2021 15:10

Boxscore

Virgin Islands	56–77	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 15–16, 16–18, 15–18
Pts: Day 17 Rebs: Tate 8 Asts: Tate 9		Pts: K. Silva 17 Rebs: K. Silva 11 Asts: Carvalho, Gonçalo 4

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Rebeca Davila (PUR)

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15 June 2021 12:10

Boxscore

El Salvador	44–85	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 12–23, 6–20, 10–23
Pts: Tévez 14 Rebs: Tévez 7 Asts: Funes 4		Pts: George 22 Rebs: Day 16 Asts: Bough 7

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Norval Young (IVB)

15 June 2021 15:10

Boxscore

Colombia	40–74	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 12–17, 12–19, 7–21
Pts: Arias 9 Rebs: Mosquera 9 Asts: Mosquera 3		Pts: Alexander 14 Rebs: Alexander 9 Asts: Ayim, Scott 4

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Ashley Gilpin (USA), Johnny Batista (USA), Aline García (URU)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	291	157	+134	6	Quarterfinals
2	Puerto Rico (H)	3	2	1	232	191	+41	5
3	Venezuela	3	1	2	159	258	−99	4
4	Dominican Republic	3	0	3	180	256	−76	3
5	Argentina^[a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Disqualified

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Argentina was disqualified after several members of the delegation were tested positive to COVID-19. Their remaining two games were abandoned and were lost by forfeit. All previous results of games played were nullified.^[9]

11 June 2021 15:10

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	46–64	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 12–15, 18–16, 7–17
Pts: Colomé 13 Rebs: Evangelista 10 Asts: Monsac 3		Pts: Rosset 14 Rebs: Cabrera 12 Asts: Rosset 6

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), José Fernández (CRC), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)

11 June 2021 21:10

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	88–50	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 29–14, 22–7, 14–20
Pts: Gwathmey 14 Rebs: Gibson 9 Asts: Rosado 8		Pts: Marcano 13 Rebs: Wallen 8 Asts: Díaz 4

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Carol García (COL)

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12 June 2021 18:10

Boxscore

United States	102–39	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 22–6, 20–2, 35–14
Pts: Henderson 17 Rebs: Boston 9 Asts: Henderson 5		Pts: Colomé 11 Rebs: Arias 5 Asts: Morton 2

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), Julio Anaya (PAN), Norval Young (IVB)

12 June 2021 21:10

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Argentina	56–79	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 8–23, 17–28, 20–18, 11–10
Pts: Gauna 13 Rebs: Castro 8 Asts: Rosset 3		Pts: O'Neill 20 Rebs: Quiñones 8 Asts: O'Neill, Rosado 5

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Aline García (URU)

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13 June 2021 15:10

Venezuela

20–0

Argentina^[note 1]

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan

13 June 2021 21:10

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	65–87	United States
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 10–25, 12–25, 20–19
Pts: O'Neill 20 Rebs: Quiñones 8 Asts: Salamán 4		Pts: Hillmon, Howard 17 Rebs: Hillmon 11 Asts: four players 3

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: José Fernández (CRC), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Norval Young (IVB)

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14 June 2021 18:10

Boxscore

United States	102–53	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 33–11, 25–16, 21–8
Pts: Prince 19 Rebs: Cunane 9 Asts: Burton 6		Pts: Wallen 18 Rebs: Pérez 6 Asts: Pérez 5

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: José Fernández (CRC), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Carol García (COL)

14 June 2021 21:10

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Dominican Republic	54–79	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 12–29, 12–18, 18–16, 12–16
Pts: Morton 12 Rebs: Reynoso 10 Asts: Monsac, Morton 4		Pts: Meléndez 18 Rebs: Quiñones 10 Asts: Salamán 7

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Norval Young (IVB)

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15 June 2021 18:10

Boxscore

Venezuela	77–66	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 17–19, 20–11, 20–25
Pts: Corrales, Wallen 19 Rebs: Fajardo 12 Asts: Pérez 6		Pts: Morton 13 Rebs: Arias 11 Asts: Morton 6

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Maria Comodaro (BRA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)

15 June 2021 21:10

Argentina

0–20

United States

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 June
	Canada	90
					18 June
	Dominican Republic	53
					Canada	61
	17 June
					Puerto Rico	65
	Puerto Rico	77
									19 June
	Colombia	69
									United States	74
	17 June
									Puerto Rico	59
	United States	97
					18 June
	Virgin Islands	46
					United States	71
	17 June
					Brazil	60			Third place
	Brazil	90
									19 June
	Venezuela	59
									Canada	82
									Brazil	87

Quarterfinals

17 June 2021 12:10

Boxscore

United States	97–46	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 22–15, 25–12, 26–9
Pts: Hillmon 17 Rebs: Jones 9 Asts: Henderson 8		Pts: Tate 18 Rebs: Tate 7 Asts: Bough, Richards 1

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)

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17 June 2021 15:10

Boxscore

Canada	90–53	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 28–20, 27–9, 13–9
Pts: Konig 23 Rebs: Amihere 11 Asts: Fields 5		Pts: Morton 18 Rebs: Evangelista, Monsac 4 Asts: Monsac, Soto 3

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Norval Young (IVB), Aline García (URU)

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17 June 2021 18:10

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Brazil	90–59	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 29–10, 22–26, 19–15
Pts: T. Silva 15 Rebs: K. Silva 9 Asts: Gonçalo 4		Pts: Rivera 15 Rebs: Pérez 12 Asts: Pérez 7

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Fabricio Vito (ARG), José Fernández (CRC)

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17 June 2021 21:10

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	77–69	Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 20–7, 25–22, 20–17
Pts: Gwathmey 29 Rebs: Rosado, Quiñones 8 Asts: Rosado 4		Pts: Mosquera 21 Rebs: Mosquera 15 Asts: Ríos 13

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Virginia Peruchini (ARG), Maria Comodaro (BRA)

Semifinals

18 June 2021 18:10

Boxscore

United States	71–60	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 12–12, 25–10, 21–17
Pts: Cunane 19 Rebs: Cunane, Hillmon-Baker 8 Asts: Burton 6		Pts: T. Silva 14 Rebs: K. Silva 10 Asts: Gonçalo 3

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Fabricio Vito (ARG), José Fernández (CRC), Norval Young (IVB)

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18 June 2021 21:10

Boxscore

Canada	61–65	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–17, 14–16, 13–15
Pts: Fields 14 Rebs: Amihere 11 Asts: Colley, Konig 3		Pts: Gwathmey 17 Rebs: Rosado 7 Asts: three players 4

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Julio Anaya (PAN), Virginia Peruchini (ARG)

Third place game

19 June 2021 18:10

Boxscore

Canada	82–87 (OT)	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 18–13, 9–29, 25–10, Overtime: 14–19
Pts: Amihere 22 Rebs: Amihere 11 Asts: Konig 8		Pts: Paixão, Dos Santos 19 Rebs: De Souza 10 Asts: Paixão 7

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Fabricio Vito (ARG), Ashley Gilpin (USA)

Final

19 June 2021 21:10

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	59–74	United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 15–17, 11–21, 12–19
Pts: O'Neill 18 Rebs: Rosado 8 Asts: O'Neill 5		Pts: Howard 22 Rebs: Boston 19 Asts: Burton, Howard 5

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Julio Anaya (PAN), Andreia Silva (BRA)

Final standing

Qualified for World Cup Qualifying Tournaments

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

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points Name PPG^[11]   Jennifer O'Neill 16.8   Jazmon Gwathmey 15.8   Yaneth Arias 15.0   Daniela Wallen 14.8   Anisha George 14.0

Rebounds Name RPG   Aliyah Boston 9.3   Érika de Souza 8.9   Narlyn Mosquera 8.8   Natalie Day 8.2   Imani Tate

Assists Name APG   Manuela Ríos 5.8   Waleska Pérez 4.5   Lanese Bough 4.4   Dayshalee Salamán 4.0   Veronica Burton

Blocks Name BPG   Jazmon Gwathmey 2.0   Anisha George   Aliyah Boston 1.8   Kamilla Silva 1.6   Giocelis Reynoso 1.5

Steals Name SPG   Daniela Wallen 3.3   Thayná Silva 2.4   Imani Tate   Yohanna Morton 2.3   Manuela Ríos 1.8   Kimberly Villalobos

Efficiency Name EFF   Aliyah Boston 20.5   Yaneth Arias 17.4   Jazmon Gwathmey 17.3   Elissa Cunane 16.3   Manuela Ríos 16.2

Teams

Points Team PPG^[12]   United States 88.8   Canada 86.0   Brazil 82.6   Puerto Rico 73.6   Colombia 65.8

Rebounds Team RPG   United States 57.8   Canada 48.0   Brazil 46.9   Virgin Islands 43.8   Puerto Rico 42.2

Assists Team APG   United States 23.2   Canada 21.2   Brazil 21.1   Puerto Rico 19.8   Colombia 16.0

Blocks Team BPG   United States 5.5   Puerto Rico 5.2   Virgin Islands 4.4   Dominican Republic 3.3   Brazil 3.1

Steals Team SPG   Brazil 10.7   United States 10.0   Canada 9.7   Venezuela 8.3   Puerto Rico 7.8

Efficiency Team EFF   United States 119.0   Canada 104.0   Brazil 99.9   Puerto Rico 88.2   Colombia 68.8

Awards

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

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

Notes

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

References

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

External links

• Official website