2018 FIBA U15 South American Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2018 FIBA U15 Women's South American Championship.
2018 FIBA U15 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
CityMontevideo
Dates6–11 November 2018
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (9th title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Argentina
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
← 2016
2022 →

The 2018 FIBA U15 South American Championship was the 28th edition of the South American basketball championship for men's under-15 national teams. The tournament was played at Estadio Club Atlético Atenas in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 6 to 11 November 2018.[1]

Participating teams

First round

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 (Uruguay Time – UTC-3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 236 173 +63 6 Semifinals
2  Venezuela 3 2 1 201 198 +3 5
3  Chile 3 1 2 209 193 +16 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Colombia 3 0 3 147 229 −82 3
Source: FIBA
6 November 2018
14:15
Chile  64–72  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 11–20, 14–19, 23–19
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
6 November 2018
18:45
Venezuela  64–54  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 20–6, 16–14, 14–18
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
7 November 2018
14:15
Colombia  45–88  Chile
Scoring by quarter: 8–23, 17–21, 8–25, 12–19
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
7 November 2018
18:45
Argentina  87–61  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 29–10, 24–18, 15–20
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
8 November 2018
14:15
Colombia  48–77  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 6–21, 13–23, 22–15
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
8 November 2018
16:30
Chile  57–76  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 7–15, 13–32, 23–19
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 3 3 0 216 135 +81 6 Semifinals
2  Brazil 3 2 1 235 167 +68 5
3  Paraguay 3 1 2 145 214 −69 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Ecuador 3 0 3 149 229 −80 3
Source: FIBA
6 November 2018
16:30
Brazil  85–45  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 26–10, 17–11, 20–11, 22–13
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
6 November 2018
21:00
Uruguay  81–33  Ecuador
Scoring by quarter: 24–7, 25–5, 23–12, 9–9
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
7 November 2018
16:30
Ecuador  60–61  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 16–16, 18–11, 13–15
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
7 November 2018
21:00
Uruguay  66–63  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 14–12, 15–15, 20–16
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
8 November 2018
18:45
Ecuador  56–87  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 14–15, 18–26, 13–25
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
8 November 2018
21:00
Paraguay  39–69  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 2–14, 12–17, 11–21, 14–17
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

5th–8th place playoffs

5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match
      
A3  Chile 85
B4  Ecuador 46
A3  Chile 73
B3  Paraguay 43
B3  Paraguay 62
A4  Colombia 56 7th place match
B4  Ecuador 77
A4  Colombia 72

5th–8th place semifinals

10 November 2018
11:00
Chile  85–46  Ecuador
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 25–12, 24–4, 20–18
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
10 November 2018
13:15
Paraguay  62–56  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 6–14, 13–16, 16–15
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

7th place match

11 November 2018
11:00
Ecuador  77–72  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 19–11, 25–22, 27–17
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

5th place match

11 November 2018
13:15
Chile  73–43  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 10–9, 17–14, 17–10, 29–10
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

Championship playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
A1  Argentina 79
B2  Brazil 85
B2  Brazil 65
B1  Uruguay 57
B1  Uruguay 65
A2  Venezuela 41 3rd place match
A1  Argentina 64
A2  Venezuela 58

Semifinals

10 November 2018
19:30
Argentina  79–85 (OT)  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 13–20, 23–10, 20–16, Overtime: 13–19
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo
10 November 2018
21:45
Uruguay  65–41  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 13–7, 14–8, 25–9, 13–17
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

3rd place match

11 November 2018
20:00
Argentina  64–58  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 14–9, 15–12, 13–19
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

Final

11 November 2018
22:30
Brazil  65–57  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 18–8, 14–20, 15–16
Estadio Club Atlético Atenas, Montevideo

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Uruguay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina
4  Venezuela
5  Chile
6  Paraguay
7  Ecuador
8  Colombia
Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

References

  1. ^ 2018 FIBA U15 South American Championship official website