2022 FIBA U18 South American Championship

The 2022 FIBA U18 South American Championship was the 26th edition of the South American basketball championship for men's under-17/under-18 national teams. The tournament was played in Caracas, Venezuela, from 21 to 26 March 2022.[1] Brazil won the tournament for the 10th time.[2]

2022 FIBA U18 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
CityCaracas
Dates21–26 March 2022
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (10th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Ecuador
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2019
2023

The tournament was postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the age category was increased from U17 to U18.

Participating teams

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First round

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In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals; the third and fourth teams advanced to the 5th–8th place playoffs.

All times are local (Venezuelan Standard TimeUTC-4).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 254 116 +138 6 Semifinals
2   Uruguay 3 2 1 201 217 −16 5
3   Colombia 3 1 2 199 218 −19 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4   Bolivia 3 0 3 160 263 −103 3
Source: FIBA
21 March 2022
10:00
Colombia   73–81 (OT)   Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 13–8, 14–22, 30–24, Overtime: 4–12
Parque Miranda, Caracas
21 March 2022
13:00
Brazil   99–34   Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 20–7, 24–4, 31–11, 24–12
Parque Miranda, Caracas
22 March 2022
15:00
Bolivia   63–87   Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 20–21, 10–20, 13–27
Parque Miranda, Caracas
22 March 2022
18:00
Uruguay   43–81   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 4–17, 12–20, 14–19
Parque Miranda, Caracas
24 March 2022
10:00
Colombia   39–74   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 4–31, 11–21, 15–12
Parque Miranda, Caracas
24 March 2022
13:00
Bolivia   63–77   Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 16–24, 7–16, 26–16
Parque Miranda, Caracas

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 229 169 +60 6 Semifinals
2   Ecuador 3 1 2 198 194 +4 4
3   Venezuela (H) 3 1 2 180 184 −4 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4   Chile 3 1 2 136 196 −60 4
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
21 March 2022
16:00
Ecuador   73–75   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 26–10, 16–21, 20–24
Parque Miranda, Caracas
21 March 2022
19:00
Chile   47–54   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 8–10, 12–15, 13–16, 14–13
Parque Miranda, Caracas
23 March 2022
15:00
Argentina   95–38   Chile
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 14–5, 34–10, 23–13
Parque Miranda, Caracas
23 March 2022
18:00
Venezuela   68–78   Ecuador
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 19–11, 17–17, 10–26
Parque Miranda, Caracas
24 March 2022
16:00
Ecuador   47–51   Chile
Scoring by quarter: 16–5, 12–11, 14–20, 5–15
Parque Miranda, Caracas
24 March 2022
19:00
Venezuela   58–59   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 17–11, 7–19, 15–13
Parque Miranda, Caracas

5th–8th place playoffs

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5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match
      
A3   Colombia 71
B4   Chile 52
A3   Colombia 60
B3   Venezuela 82
B3   Venezuela 82
A4   Bolivia 66 7th place match
B4   Chile 70
A4   Bolivia 66

5th–8th place semifinals

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2 March 2022
10:00
Colombia   71–52   Chile
Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 17–19, 21–10, 14–16
Parque Miranda, Caracas
2 March 2022
13:00
Venezuela   82–66   Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–7, 20–23, 19–15
Parque Miranda, Caracas

7th place match

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2 March 2022
10:00
Chile   70–66   Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 20–17, 19–20, 14–22
Parque Miranda, Caracas

5th place match

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2 March 2022
13:00
Colombia   60–82   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 17–22, 6–20, 23–21
Parque Miranda, Caracas

Championship playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
A1   Brazil 84
B2   Ecuador 40
A1   Brazil 73
B1   Argentina 59
B1   Argentina 65
A2   Uruguay 42 3rd place match
B2   Ecuador 63
A2   Uruguay 60

Semifinals

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2 March 2022
16:00
Brazil   84–40   Ecuador
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 25–14, 18–11, 23–4
Parque Miranda, Caracas
2 March 2022
19:00
Argentina   65–42   Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 16–4, 25–14, 11–12, 13–12
Parque Miranda, Caracas

3rd place match

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2 March 2022
16:00
Ecuador   63–60   Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–11, 15–16, 18–17
Parque Miranda, Caracas

Final

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2 March 2022
19:00
Brazil   73–59   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 21–19, 21–12, 18–15
Parque Miranda, Caracas

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Brazil
    Argentina
    Ecuador
4   Uruguay
5   Venezuela
6   Colombia
7   Chile
8   Bolivia
Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

References

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  1. ^ "South American U18 Championship 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  2. ^ Seleção sub-18 masculina de basquete derruba a Argentina e conquista invicto o Sul-Americano, cob.org.br (in Portuguese)
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