FIBA Americas U16 Championship 2013: Men and Women's Rosters, Teams and Schedule
The 2013 FIBA Americas Championships are close to commencing, which has some of the top talent in the world joining forces for basketball supremacy. While the professionals may steal headlines, the next generation of stars will be taking part in the Under-16 events.
The question is, how will the action transpire?
Some of the top prep stars in the country will join forces and provide the world with their first true opportunity for evaluation. Notable Americans include YouTube sensation Seventh Woods and sophomore standout Malik Newman.
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If you're looking forward to seeing the stars of tomorrow, the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship is the place to go.
Men's Breakdown
| Group A | Group B | ||
| Argentina | Canada | ||
| Bahamas | Chile | ||
| Mexico | Puerto Rico | ||
| USA | Uruguay |
Preliminary Round
| Tuesday, June 11 | |||
| 2 p.m. | Argentina | vs. | Bahamas |
| 4 p.m. | Mexico | vs. | USA |
| 6 p.m. | Canada | vs. | Puerto Rico |
| 8 p.m. | Uruguay | vs. | Chile |
| Wednesday, June 12 | |||
| 2 p.m. | Bahamas | vs. | Mexico |
| 4 p.m. | Chile | vs. | Canada |
| 6 p.m. | USA | vs. | Argentina |
| 8 p.m. | Puerto Rico | vs. | Uruguay |
| Thursday, June 13 | |||
| 2 p.m. | USA | vs. | Bahamas |
| 4 p.m. | Argentina | vs. | Mexico |
| 6 p.m. | Puerto Rico | vs. | Chile |
| 8 p.m. | Uruguay | vs. | Canada |
All times are Eastern Standard Time
Semifinals
| Friday, June 14 | ||||
| Classification Semifinal 1: | A3 | vs. | B4 | Time TBD |
| Classification Semifinal 2: | B3 | vs. | A4 | Time TBD |
| Medal Semifinal 1: | A1 | vs. | B2 | Time TBD |
| Medal Semifinal: | B1 | vs. | A2 | Time TBD |
Finals
| Saturday, June 15 | |||
| 7th/8th Place Game: | Classification Semifinals Losers | at | Time TBD |
| 5th/6th Place Game | Classification Semifinals Winners | at | Time TBD |
| Bronze Medal Game | Medal Semifinals Losers | at | Time TBD |
| Gold Medal Game | Medal Semifinals Winners | at | Time TBD |
Argentina
| Position | Player | Height |
| Point Guard | Santiago Agustin Cuelho | 6'0" |
| Point Guard | Guillermo Alfonzo Aliende | 5'9" |
| Point Guard | Nahuel Paciotti Tacchelli | 5'11" |
| Shooting Guard | Ayan Nunez de Carvalho | 6'2" |
| Shooting Guard | Maximo Hugo Fjellerup | 6'3" |
| Small Forward | Christian Leonel Boudet | 6'3" |
| Small Forward | Martin Ariel Fernandez | 6'6" |
| Power Forward | Jeffrey Andrew Merchant Rigo | 6'4" |
| Power Forward | Lucio Gabriel Delfino | 6'5" |
| Center | Lautaro Riego Vanazella | 6'5" |
| Center | Facundo Arens | 6'2" |
| Center | Emanuel Fernandez Crisol | 6'8" |
Bahamas
| Position | Player | Height |
| Point Guard | Birthel Lightfoot | 5'10" |
| Point Guard | Shamar Christian Burrows | 6'2" |
| Point Guard | Travis Vincent Barnett | 6'0" |
| Point Guard | Deondre Ramero Vilmar | 6'3" |
| Point Guard | Marcian Devone Higgins | 6'2" |
| Shooting Guard | Deajour Malek Adderley | 6'2" |
| Shooting Guard | Shamal Steven Miller | 6'3" |
| Small Forward | Sebastian Jeanty Gray | 6'6" |
| Small Forward | Livingston Bromwell | 6'4" |
| Small Forward | Qyemah Tahfeeq Gibson | 6'6" |
| Small Forward | Kevin Sebastian Cooper | 6'6" |
Canada
| Position | Player | Height |
| Point Guard | Koby Jamal McEwen | 6'2" |
| Point Guard | Jamal Murray | 6'3" |
| Point Guard | Marcus Milton Ottey | 6'3" |
| Shooting Guard | Brandon Arthur Cyrus | 6'4" |
| Shooting Guard | Jerome Desrosiers | 6'6" |
| Shooting Guard | Edward Christopher Ekiyor | 6'8" |
| Shooting Guard | Justin Nicholas Jackson | 6'6" |
| Shooting Guard | Tyrell Steffen Raphael | 6'5" |
| Shooting Guard | Malick Michael Turenne | 6'5" |
| Shooting Guard | Kalif Karl Young | 6'7" |
| Small Forward | Daniel Joseph Cummings | 6'4" |
| Small Forward | Kevin Hamlet | 6'6" |
| Center | Nolan Narain | 6'9" |
Chile
| Position | Player | Height |
| Point Guard | Luis Felipe Soto Saldivia | 5'9" |
| Point Guard | Nicolas Felipe Aguirre Urrutia | 5'9" |
| Shooting Guard | Camilo Torres Carcamo | 5'9" |
| Shooting Guard | Dante Manuel Bahamonde Knopke | 5'9" |
| Small Forward | Sebastian Esteban Herrera Kratzborn | 6'3" |
| Small Forward | Diego Francisco Rojas | 6'3" |
| Power Forward | Nicolas Ignacio Carpo Andrews | 5'11" |
| Center | Ignacio Antonio Herrera Robles | 6'3" |
| Center | Javier Ignacio Barra Rubilar | 6'10" |
Mexico
| Position | Player | Height |
| Point Guard | Diego Alfonso Contreras Martinez | 6'1" |
| Point Guard | Hextor Ivan Chavira Valdez | 5'10" |
| Shooting Guard | Oscar Alexis Pina Ibarra | 5'11" |
| Shooting Guard | Daniel Vincio Castro Cota | 5'10" |
| Shooting Guard | Jesus Humberto Olivera Robles | 6'0" |
| Small Forward | Rene Melendez Villaobos | 6'4" |
| Power Forward | Ignacio Esau Villegas Felix | 6'2" |
| Power Forward | Saul Misael Santana Corral | 5'11" |
| Power Forward | Kevin Armando Vazquez Perez | 6'6" |
| Center | Axel Aber Hohenstein Retolaza | 6'8" |
| Center | Juan Daniel Lara Ackerman | 6'7" |
| Center | Ivan Gilberto Venegas Yamada | 6'7" |
Puerto Rico
| Position | Player | Height |
| Point Guard | Ivan Rafael Gandia Rosa | 6'0" |
| Shooting Guard | Edwin Elias Cancel Avila | 5'9" |
| Shooting Guard | Jorge Luis Pacheco Ortiz | 6'1" |
| Shooting Guard | Luis Gabriel Gonzalez Parrillia | 5'10" |
| Small Forward | Leandro Luis Allende Aviles | 6'3" |
| Small Forward | Kevin Munoz Gonzalez | 6'2" |
| Power Forward | Arnaldo Toro Barea | 6'8" |
| Power Forward | Nicholas Jeremiah Berry | 6'7" |
| Power Forward | Armando Dagazyon Dunn | 6'6" |
| Power Forward | Ebube Edwin Ezegwula-Ebube | 6'4" |
| Power Forward | Jose Efrain Martinez Marrero | 6'7" |
| Power Forward | Geraldo Texeira Santos | 6'5" |
Team USA
| Position | Player | Height | Weight | School | CBB Eligibility |
| Point Guard | Terrance Ferguson Jr. | 6'6" | 170 pounds | Prime Prep Academy (TX) | 2016 |
| Point Guard | Joshua Jackson | 6'6" | 175 pounds | Consortium College Prep (MI) | 2016 |
| Point Guard | Deveari Ramsey | 5'10" | 170 pounds | Sierra Canyon H.S. (CA) | 2016 |
| Point Guard | Jaysun Tatum | 6'7" | 175 pounds | Chaminade College Prep (MO) | 2016 |
| Point Guard | Seventh Woods | 6'2" | 170 pounds | Hammond School (SC) | 2016 |
| Shooting Guard | V.J. King | 6'6" | 175 pounds | St. Vincent - St. Mary's H.S. (OH) | 2016 |
| Shooting Guard | Malik Newman | 6'4" | 185 pounds | Callaway H.S. (MS) | 2015 |
| Forward | Thomas Bryant | 6'9" | 210 pounds | Bishop Kearney H.S. (NY) | 2015 |
| Power Forward | Harry Giles | 6'9" | 210 pounds | Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) | 2016 |
| Power Forward | Ivan Rabb | 6'10" | 210 pounds | Bishop O'Dowd H.S. (CA) | 2015 |
| Center | Daniel Giddens | 6'10" | 225 pounds | Wheeler H.S. (GA) | 2015 |
| Center | Diamond Stone | 6'10" | 254 pounds | Dominican H.S. (WI) | 2015 |
Uruguay: Men's Roster
| Position | Player | Height |
| Point Guard | Joaquin Ortega del Rio | 5'11" |
| Point Guard | Pierino Rusch Gonzalez | 5'9" |
| Point Guard | Federico Baltasar Ramos | 6'1" |
| Point Guard | Martin Counago Revetria | 6'1" |
| Point Guard | Maximiliano Nobile Rodriguez | 5'8" |
| Shooting Guard | Jones Ducasse | 6'1" |
| Shooting Guard | Gonzalo Diaz Gavranik | 6'1" |
| Small Forward | Joaquin Gabriel Jones | 6'3" |
| Small Forward | Agustin Fernando Viotto Valiente | 6'3" |
| Power Forward | Diego Nicolas Premazzi Almenares | 6'3" |
| Power Forward | Martin Nicolas Rojas Basilico | 6'2" |
| Power Forward | Felipe Monteverde Hughes | 6'2" |
| Power Forward | Santiago Massa Da Rosa | 6'2" |
| Center | Luis Mauricio Arregui Silva | 6'4" |
| Center | Facundo Nahuel Grolla de Leon | 6'4" |
Women's Breakdown
| Group A | Group B | ||
| Argentina | Canada | ||
| Brazil | Mexico | ||
| Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | ||
| USA | Venezuela |
| Tuesday, June 19 | |||
| 3 p.m. | Costa Rica | vs. | Argentina |
| 5 p.m. | Venezuela | vs. | Canada |
| 8 p.m. | USA | vs. | Brazil |
| 9:30 p.m. | Puerto Rico | vs. | Mexico |
| Wednesday, June 20 | |||
| 3 p.m. | Brazil | vs. | Costa Rica |
| 5 p.m. | Canada | vs. | Puerto Rico |
| 7 p.m. | Argentina | vs. | USA |
| 9 p.m. | Venezuela | vs. | Mexico |
| Thursday, June 21 | |||
| 3 p.m. | Costa Rica | vs. | USA |
| 5 p.m. | Puerto Rico | vs. | Venezuela |
| 7 p.m. | Brazil | vs. | Argentina |
| 9 p.m. | Mexico | vs. | Canada |
All times are Eastern Standard Time
Semifinals
| Friday, June 22 | ||||
| Classification Semifinal 1 | A3 | vs. | B4 | Time TBD |
| Classification Semifinal 2 | B3 | vs. | A4 | Time TBD |
| Medal Semifinal 1 | A1 | vs. | B2 | Time TBD |
| Medal Semifinal 2 | B1 | vs. | A2 | Time TBD |
Finals
| Saturday, June 23 | |||
| 7th/8th Place Game: | Classification Semifinals Losers | at | Time TBD |
| 5th/6th Place Game | Classification Semifinals Winners | at | Time TBD |
| Bronze Medal Game | Medal Semifinals Losers | at | Time TBD |
| Gold Medal Game | Medal Semifinals Winners | at | Time TBD |
Team USA
| Player | Position | Height | Weight | School | CBB Eligibility |
| DeJanae Boykin | Forward | 6'2" | 150 pounds | Charles H. Flowers H.S. (MD) | 2015 |
| Kalani Brown | Center | 6'4" | 200 pounds | Salmen H.S. (LA) | 2015 |
| Chassity Carter | Guard | 5'11" | 145 pounds | Dickson County H.S. (TN) | 2016 |
| Lauren Cox | Forward | 6'4" | 170 pounds | Flower Mound H.S. (TX) | 2016 |
| Crystal Dangerfield | Guard | 5'5" | 125 pounds | 2016 | |
| Chelsea Dungee | Guard | 5'11" | 155 pounds | 2016 | |
| Asia Durr | Guard | 5'11" | 155 pounds | 2015 | |
| Sabrina Ionescu | Guard | 5'10" | 100 pounds | 2016 | |
| Tori McCoy | Center | 6'4" | 187 pounds | 2016 | |
| Nancy Mulkey (Alternate) | Center | 6'9" | 170 pounds | Cypress Woods H.S. (TX) | 2016 |
| Taylor Murray | Guard | 5'6" | 120 pounds | Annapolis Area Christian School (MD) | 2015 |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Guard | 5'9" | 163 pounds | Divine Savior Holy Angels H.S. (WI) | 2015 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | Guard/Forward | 6'3" | 155 pounds | Mater Dei H.S. (CA) | 2015 |
The remaining rosters are TBA.
Star Watch: Seventh Woods, Team USA
Entering the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, point guard Seventh Woods has a chance to establish his name as the top player for the class of 2016. The 6'2" floor general has already become a YouTube sensation, garnering over 7.0 million views for his most recent Hoop Mixtape.
It's time to put those abilities on display for the world to see.
Woods is an elite ball-handler with blazing quickness and a crossover that could put an NBA player on skates. He's also an explosive athlete who has more highlight dunks than players four years his elder.
The truth of the matter is, Woods' offensive gifts are overshadowed by his defensive presence.
Woods has displayed defensive upside similar to that of John Wall, as he utilizes his explosiveness to block shots and play the passing lanes. This not only creates transition scoring opportunities, but also suggests that he could be a lockdown defender.
A breakout performance at this event could put Woods at the front of his recruiting class.
Prediction
With one glance at the rosters for the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, it becomes perfectly clear that Team USA has a significant size advantage over the competition on the men's side. Big men such as Ivan Rabb and Diamond Stone stand at 6'10", with the latter weighing in at 254 pounds.
Paired with size on their perimeter, the U.S. men have a strong advantage over any team they play.
The question, of course, is whether or not the Americans can get their isolation players to buy into a team mentality. With an abundance of point guards and playmakers, all signs point towards their doing just that.
Team USA is the safe bet to win it all.
On the women's side, the American squad also possesses some strong size. While the basis for comparison is weak, the American women won the event in 2011 and look primed and ready to do it again in 2013.
An American sweep appears to be on the horizon.
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