2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup

Basketball tournament
2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityLeón
Dates1–9 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (6th title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Canada
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
Games played28
MVPBrazil Kamilla Cardoso
Top scorerVenezuela Daniela Wallen (21.0 ppg)
Official website
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The 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was the 17th 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 1 to 9 July 2023 in León, Mexico.[1][2]

Brazil won their sixth title after a finals win over the United States.[3]

Format

The ten teams were split into two groups of five teams. The top four teams per group qualified to the quarterfinals. A first-placed teams faced off against the fourth-placed team and a second-placed team against a third-placed teams. A knockout-system was used after the preliminary round.[4]

Qualification

Qualification Host Dates Vacancies Qualified
Automated entry 2  Canada
 United States
2022 South American Championship Argentina San Luis 1–6 August 2022 4  Brazil
 Argentina
 Colombia
 Venezuela
2022 Centrobasket Women Mexico Chihuahua 23–27 November 2022 4  Puerto Rico
 Mexico
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic

Draw

The draw took place on 10 May 2023 in Miami, United States.[5][6]

Seeding

The teams were seeded according to the FIBA Women's World Ranking.[7]

Pair 1 Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4 Pair 5
 United States
 Canada 		 Puerto Rico
 Brazil 		 Argentina
 Colombia 		 Dominican Republic
 Cuba 		 Venezuela
 Mexico

Squads

Each nation had to submit a list of 12 players.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−6).[8]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 4 4 0 305 238 +67 8 Quarterfinals
2  United States 4 3 1 305 221 +84 7
3  Venezuela 4 1 3 292 313 −21 5[a]
4  Argentina 4 1 3 232 243 −11 5[a]
5  Cuba 4 1 3 248 367 −119 5[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Venezuela 1–1, +19 PD; Argentina 1–1, –1 PD; Cuba 1–1, –18 PD
1 July 2023
12:10
Boxscore
Brazil  92–53  Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 20–17, 19–16, 24–6
Pts: Gonçalves 16
Rebs: Cardoso 8
Asts: Gonçalo 7		 Pts: Amargo 13
Rebs: Vargas 10
Asts: Armentero, Vargas 2
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: José Fernández (CRC), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)
1 July 2023
14:40
Boxscore
United States  80–54  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 20–5, 26–11, 20–14, 14–24
Pts: Jackson, Reese 11
Rebs: Marshall 14
Asts: Kelly, Marshall 4		 Pts: Wallen 14
Rebs: Pérez, Wallen 4
Asts: Pérez 7
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Norval Young (IVB), Juan Valenzuela (MEX)
2 July 2023
12:10
Boxscore
Venezuela  76–90  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–23, 21–15, 19–29
Pts: Wallen 20
Rebs: Pérez 7
Asts: Durán 5		 Pts: Dantas 17
Rebs: Cardoso 15
Asts: Paixão 5
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN), Aline García (URU)
2 July 2023
14:40
Boxscore
Argentina  56–65  United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 11–14, 11–16, 16–16
Pts: Boquete 16
Rebs: Gretter 9
Asts: Gretter 9		 Pts: Jackson 17
Rebs: Reese 15
Asts: Kelly 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), José Fernández (CRC), Orlando Varela (HON)
3 July 2023
12:10
Boxscore
Cuba  85–106 (OT)  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 21–14, 21–13, 13–26, Overtime: 9–30
Pts: Amargo 18
Rebs: Vargas 10
Asts: Armentero 9		 Pts: Wallen 34
Rebs: Wallen 12
Asts: Pérez 12
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN), Norval Young (IVB), Aline García (URU)
3 July 2023
14:40
Boxscore
Brazil  56–55  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 20–12, 21–15, 6–14
Pts: Dantas 13
Rebs: De Souza 10
Asts: Paixão 4		 Pts: Boquete 14
Rebs: Gentinetta, Gretter 7
Asts: Gretter 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Alexis Mercado (PUR), Orlando Varela (HON), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)
4 July 2023
12:10
Boxscore
Argentina  63–66  Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 17–13, 17–16, 18–20
Pts: Boquete 21
Rebs: Gretter 9
Asts: Gretter 7		 Pts: Amargo 25
Rebs: Vargas 10
Asts: Montero, Tanis 3
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Norval Young (IVB), Alexis Mercado (PUR)
4 July 2023
14:40
Boxscore
United States  54–67  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 13–20, 14–14, 15–18
Pts: Betts 11
Rebs: Betts 15
Asts: Osborne 2		 Pts: Paixão 23
Rebs: De Souza 7
Asts: three players 3
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN), José Fernández (CRC), Aline García (URU)
5 July 2023
12:10
Boxscore
Cuba  44–106  United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 4–33, 10–23, 16–23
Pts: Tanis 10
Rebs: Vargas 7
Asts: Despaigne 2		 Pts: Betts 17
Rebs: Betts, Reese 14
Asts: Kelly 7
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Orlando Varela (HON), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), José Fernández (CRC)
5 July 2023
17:40
Boxscore
Venezuela  56–58  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 13–12, 16–9, 11–14
Pts: Pérez, Wallen 14
Rebs: Márquez, Wallen 7
Asts: Durán, Márquez 4		 Pts: Chagas 16
Rebs: Gretter 9
Asts: Gretter 9
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN), Aline García (URU)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 344 207 +137 8 Quarterfinals
2  Puerto Rico 4 3 1 253 257 −4 7
3  Colombia 4 2 2 246 250 −4 6
4  Mexico (H) 4 1 3 232 274 −42 5
5  Dominican Republic 4 0 4 213 300 −87 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
1 July 2023
17:40
Boxscore
Puerto Rico  63–62  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 17–21, 22–11, 14–11
Pts: Gwathmey 20
Rebs: Gwathmey 8
Asts: Guirantes 5		 Pts: Muñoz 14
Rebs: González 9
Asts: López, Martínez 7
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Orlando Varela (HON), Larissa Rodrigues (BRA)
1 July 2023
20:40
Boxscore
Mexico  69–62  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 20–11, 14–17, 21–15
Pts: Payán 15
Rebs: Ramos 7
Asts: Beltrán 8		 Pts: Martínez 18
Rebs: Martínez 9
Asts: Martínez 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Ashley Gloss (USA), Fernando Leite (BRA), Franco Anselmo (ARG)
2 July 2023
17:40
Boxscore
Dominican Republic  47–73  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 13–17, 15–14, 8–20
Pts: Capellán 12
Rebs: De los Santos 8
Asts: Jiménez 5		 Pts: Guirantes 16
Rebs: Hollingshed 13
Asts: Guirantes 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Larissa Rodrigues (BRA), Franco Anselmo (ARG)
2 July 2023
20:10
Boxscore
Canada  83–57  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 11–14, 27–14, 22–22
Pts: Colley 19
Rebs: Alexander 18
Asts: Colley 4		 Pts: Payán 10
Rebs: Luna, Ramos 6
Asts: Gallegos 3
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Ashley Gloss (USA), Fernando Leite (BRA), Micaela Prado (ARG)
3 July 2023
17:40
Boxscore
Colombia  70–56  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 25–13, 13–14, 18–22
Pts: Muñoz 23
Rebs: Paz 9
Asts: Martínez, Muñoz 4		 Pts: Capellan 14
Rebs: A. Jiménez 8
Asts: Evangelista 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Ashley Gloss (USA), Larissa Rodrigues (BRA), Leydys Castellón (CUB)
3 July 2023
20:10
Boxscore
Puerto Rico  47–84  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 12–15, 14–25, 5–25
Pts: Hollingshed, O'Neill 10
Rebs: Hollingshed 8
Asts: San Antonio 5		 Pts: Edwards 14
Rebs: Alexander 13
Asts: Colley, Edwards 5
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA), Franco Anselmo (ARG)
4 July 2023
17:40
Boxscore
Canada  89–55  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 25–19, 23–9, 19–13
Pts: Fields 15
Rebs: Alexander 10
Asts: Edwards, Prosper 4		 Pts: Delgado 22
Rebs: Paz 9
Asts: López 3
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Ashley Gloss (USA), Leydys Castellón (CUB)
4 July 2023
20:10
Boxscore
Mexico  64–70  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 17–17, 23–17, 9–19
Pts: Ramos 18
Rebs: Luna 7
Asts: Beltrán 7		 Pts: Guirantes 25
Rebs: Guirantes 10
Asts: Guirantes 5
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Orlando Varela (HON), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Micaela Prado (ARG)
5 July 2023
14:40
Boxscore
Dominican Republic  48–88  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 18–19, 10–23, 13–24
Pts: Jiménez 13
Rebs: De los Santos 5
Asts: De los Santos 3		 Pts: Prosper 13
Rebs: Alexander 11
Asts: three players 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Ashley Gloss (USA), Micaela Prado (ARG), Larissa Rodrigues (BRA)
5 July 2023
20:10
Boxscore
Colombia  59–42  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 17–13, 20–6, 13–10
Pts: Muñoz 17
Rebs: Muñoz 8
Asts: Rios 5		 Pts: Beltrán 12
Rebs: Ramos 7
Asts: Ramos 5
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Franco Anselmo (ARG), Leydys Castellón (CUB)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 July
 
 
 Brazil83
 
8 July
 
 Mexico61
 
  Brazil85
 
7 July
 
 Puerto Rico74
 
 Puerto Rico (OT)89
 
9 July
 
 Venezuela86
 
 Brazil69
 
7 July
 
 United States58
 
 Canada68
 
8 July
 
 Argentina60
 
 Canada63
 
7 July
 
 United States67 Third place
 
 United States68
 
9 July
 
 Colombia49
 
 Puerto Rico73
 
 
 Canada80
 

Quarterfinals

7 July 2023
12:10
Boxscore
United States  68–49  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 20–18, 10–12, 15–8
Pts: Betts 16
Rebs: Reese 18
Asts: Osborne 4		 Pts: Rios 12
Rebs: Rios 8
Asts: Rios 6
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), José Fernández (CRC), Aline García (URU)
7 July 2023
14:40
Boxscore
Puerto Rico  89–86 (OT)  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 22–18, 20–23, 15–21, Overtime: 10–7
Pts: Guirantes 29
Rebs: Guirantes 8
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Durán 24
Rebs: Wallen 10
Asts: Pérez 5
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Kristian Paez (ECU), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN), Felipe Ibarra (CHI)
7 July 2023
17:40
Boxscore
Canada  68–60  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 20–10, 16–21, 14–9
Pts: Fields 22
Rebs: Edwards 16
Asts: Colley 7		 Pts: Mungo 12
Rebs: Chagas 6
Asts: Chagas 3
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Orlando Varela (HON)
7 July 2023
20:10
Boxscore
Brazil  83–61  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–15, 23–8, 22–20
Pts: Monteiro 14
Rebs: Paixão 13
Asts: Paixão 4		 Pts: Gallegos, Luna 12
Rebs: Ramos 8
Asts: Ramírez 6
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Micaela Prado (ARG), Leydys Castellón (CUB)

Semifinals

8 July 2023
17:40
Boxscore
Brazil  85–74  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 23–20, 23–18, 23–14
Pts: Dantas 24
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: three players 4		 Pts: Guirantes 22
Rebs: Guirantes, O'Neill 5
Asts: Guirantes, O'Neill 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Orlando Varela (HON)
8 July 2023
20:10
Boxscore
Canada  63–67  United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 12–17, 21–15, 13–13
Pts: Alexander 17
Rebs: Edwards 11
Asts: Colley, Edwards 3		 Pts: Betts 12
Rebs: Reese 13
Asts: Johnson 3
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Kristian Paez (ECU), Franco Anselmo (ARG)

Third place game

9 July 2023
15:30
Boxscore
Puerto Rico  73–80  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 20–16, 21–26, 15–16
Pts: Guirantes 27
Rebs: Hollingshed 8
Asts: Guirantes 5		 Pts: Fields 19
Rebs: Alexander 19
Asts: Hill 5
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Micaela Prado (ARG)

Final

9 July 2023
18:30
Boxscore
Brazil  69–58  United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 21–21, 25–10, 9–11
Pts: Cardoso 20
Rebs: Cardoso 11
Asts: Paixão 5		 Pts: Jackson 22
Rebs: Betts 11
Asts: Osborne 4
Domo de la Feria, Leon
Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Kelsey Kisilevich (CAN)

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil 7–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 5–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 6–1
4  Puerto Rico 4–3
5  Colombia 2–3
6  Venezuela 1–4
7  Argentina 1–4
8  Mexico 1–4
9  Cuba 1–3
10  Dominican Republic 0–4
Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Qualified for the FIBA Americas Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points
Name PPG[9]
Venezuela Daniela Wallen 21.0
Puerto Rico Arella Guirantes 20.4
Cuba Yamara Amargo 15.3
United States Rickea Jackson 14.6
Canada Nirra Fields 14.4
Rebounds
Name RPG
Canada Kayla Alexander 12.3
United States Angel Reese 11.1
United States Lauren Betts 10.9
Cuba Nahomis Vargas 9.3
Brazil Kamilla Cardoso 8.3
Assists
Name APG
Argentina Melisa Gretter 6.0
Venezuela Waleska Pérez
Mexico Paola Beltrán 4.8
Colombia Manuela Rios 4.2
Brazil Tainá Paixão 4.1

Blocks
Name BPG
Colombia Yuliany Paz 3.2
United States Lauren Betts 2.1
Argentina Agostina Burani 1.4
Mexico Jacqueline Luna 1.2
Venezuela Ivaney Marquez
Steals
Name SPG
Venezuela Daniela Wallen 3.6
Venezuela Waleska Pérez 2.8
Venezuela Mariana Durán 2.4
Canada Nirra Fields 2.3
Colombia Manuela Rios 2.2
Efficiency
Name EFFPG
Venezuela Daniela Wallen 24.8
Puerto Rico Arella Guirantes 21.6
United States Lauren Betts 20.1
Canada Kayla Alexander 18.7
Brazil Kamilla Cardoso 16.7

Teams

Points

Team PPG[10]
 Canada 79.3
 Brazil 77.4
 Venezuela 75.6
 United States 71.1
 Puerto Rico 69.9

Rebounds

Team RPG
 United States 57.0
 Canada 52.1
 Cuba 43.5
 Brazil 43.3
 Mexico 42.8

Assists

Team APG
 Brazil 19.6
 Canada
 Venezuela
 Mexico 14.8
 Argentina 14.6
 United States

Blocks

Team BPG
 United States 5.9
 Colombia 4.8
 Canada 4.3
 Mexico 4.2
 Puerto Rico 4.1

Steals

Team SPG
 Venezuela 13.2
 Colombia 10.2
 Canada 10.1
 Dominican Republic 8.8
 Puerto Rico 7.4

Efficiency

Team EFFPG
 Canada 95.3
 Brazil 91.1
 United States 81.9
 Venezuela 77.4
 Puerto Rico 67.7

Awards

The awards were announced on 9 July 2023.[11]

All-Tournament Team
Guards Forwards Center
Puerto Rico Arella Guirantes Brazil Damiris Dantas
United States Rickea Jackson 		Brazil Kamilla Cardoso
Canada Kayla Alexander
MVP: Brazil Kamilla Cardoso

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Women's AmeriCup set to return to Mexico after 10 years". FIBA. 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ "México volverá a ser anfitrión de la AmeriCup Femenina 2023 después de 10 años, con León como sede del torneo". espndeportes.espn.com. 28 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Huge third quarter lifts Brazil to record sixth Women's AmeriCup title". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Competitions Schedule". fiba.basketball. 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ "FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2023 logo unveiled". FIBA. 20 April 2023.
  6. ^ "FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2023 groups defined". FIBA. 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Draw". FIBA. 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ "FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2023 tip-off times announced". FIBA. 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Kamilla Soares honored as MVP, leads All-Star Five at Women's AmeriCup". FIBA. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

External links

  • Official website
  • Tournament summary