2021 FIBA U17 Centrobasket
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mexico |
| City | Mexicali |
| Dates | 8–12 December 2021 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Puerto Rico (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Mexico |
| Third place |  Dominican Republic |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
The 2021 FIBA U17 Centrobasket was the eighth edition of the Central American and Caribbean basketball championship for men's under-17 national teams. The tournament was played in Mexicali, Mexico, from 8 to 12 December 2021.[1]
Participating teams
Group phase
In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals; the other teams advanced to the 5th–8th place playoffs.
All times are local (Time in Mexico / Zona Noroeste – UTC-8).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 163 | +121 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 202 | +21 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 244 | 203 | +41 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 |  Aruba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 305 | −183 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
8 December 2021 14:30 |
| Panama | 70–85 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 10–28, 26–26, 14–16 | ||
Mexicali |
9 December 2021 11:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 95–60 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 21–15, 27–16, 24–17 | ||
Mexicali |
10 December 2021 11:30 |
| Costa Rica | 70–66 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 23–13, 14–14, 21–31 | ||
Mexicali |
10 December 2021 14:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 104–33 | Aruba |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–7, 24–11, 28–7, 23–8 | ||
Mexicali |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 314 | 178 | +136 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 202 | +82 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 298 | −69 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 |  El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 329 | −149 | 3 |
8 December 2021 17:30 |
| El Salvador | 58–114 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 16–36, 7–26, 23–27 | ||
Mexicali |
9 December 2021 17:30 |
| Jamaica | 95–78 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 26–19, 23–20, 24–18 | ||
Mexicali |
9 December 2021 20:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 67–77 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 16–27, 15–13, 18–13 | ||
Mexicali |
10 December 2021 17:30 |
| Jamaica | 67–103 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 22–27, 15–23, 12–27 | ||
Mexicali |
10 December 2021 20:30 |
| El Salvador | 44–120 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–30, 9–22, 15–39, 8–29 | ||
Mexicali |
5th–8th place playoffs
| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | ||||||||
| A3 | Panama | 94 | |||||||
| B4 | El Salvador | 60 | |||||||
| A3 | Panama | 82 | |||||||
| B3 | Jamaica | 76 | |||||||
| B3 | Jamaica | 81 | |||||||
| A4 | Aruba | 59 | 7th place match | ||||||
| B4 | El Salvador | 73 | |||||||
| A4 | Aruba | 59 | |||||||
5th–8th place semifinals
11 December 2021 14:30 |
| Panama | 94–60 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 20–15, 29–11, 21–19 | ||
Mexicali |
7th place match
12 December 2021 11:30 |
| El Salvador | 73–59 | Aruba |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 15–14, 11–15, 16–11 | ||
Mexicali |
5th place match
Championship playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Puerto Rico | 81 | |||||||
| B2 | Dominican Republic | 80 | |||||||
| A1 | Puerto Rico | 81 | |||||||
| B1 | Mexico | 79 | |||||||
| B1 | Mexico | 114 | |||||||
| A2 | Costa Rica | 54 | 3rd place match | ||||||
| B2 | Dominican Republic | 102 | |||||||
| A2 | Costa Rica | 54 | |||||||
Semifinals
11 December 2021 17:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 81–80 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 19–27, 24–20, 23–22 | ||
Mexicali |
11 December 2021 20:30 |
| Mexico | 114–54 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 28–9, 24–15, 32–12 | ||
Mexicali |
3rd place match
12 December 2021 17:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 102–54 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 26–16, 25–9, 32–14 | ||
Mexicali |
Final
12 December 2021 20:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 81–79 (OT) | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 20–22, 20–27, 21–5, Overtime: 7–5 | ||
Mexicali |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Puerto Rico |
 | Mexico |
 | Dominican Republic |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
| 5 | Panama |
| 6 | Jamaica |
| 7 | El Salvador |
| 8 | Aruba |
| Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship |
