2026 FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup
International basketball competition
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The 2026 FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup was the 15th edition of the FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup, a biennial international under-18 women's basketball competition. The tournament was held from 9 to 15 June 2026 in Irapuato, Mexico.[1] It also served as the FIBA Americas' qualifiers for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup, where the top four teams qualified.
| 15th FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Mexico |
| City | Irapuato |
| Dates | 9–15 June 2026 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Jordyn Palmer |
| Top scorer | Kaleena Smith (19.8) |
| Top rebounds | Bella Flemings (9.2) |
| Top assists | Gabriela Morash (6.6) |
| PPG (Team) | United States (111.0) |
| RPG (Team) | United States (63.4) |
| APG (Team) | United States (27.8) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
Participating teams
- North America:
- Central America–Caribbean: (Top three CAC teams in the FIBA Girls' World Ranking)[2]
Puerto Rico
Mexico (Hosts)
Dominican Republic
- South America: (2025 FIBA U17 Women's South American Championship in Asunción, Paraguay, 20–26 October 2025)[3]
Preliminary round
The draw was held on 4 May 2026 in FIBA Americas Headquarters in Miami, Florida.[4]
All times are local (Zona Centro; UTC-6).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 149 | +155 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Venezuela |
3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 229 | −5 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 245 | −59 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico |
3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 268 | −91 | 3 | 5th–8th place classification |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
9 June 2026 12:30 |
| Venezuela |
77–60 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 12–17, 14–15, 31–15 | ||
| Pts: Astrid Inojosa 33 Rebs: Alexandra Cabeza 11 Asts: Astrid Inojosa 6 |
Pts: Nathaly Santana 17 Rebs: Alanna Monte 16 Asts: two players 3 | |
9 June 2026 15:00 |
| Canada |
104–40 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–9, 30–13, 19–9, 18–9 | ||
| Pts: Savannah Swords 17 Rebs: Eunicia Salgado 7 Asts: Gabriela Morash 8 |
Pts: Andrea Alamo 12 Rebs: Jaely De Leon 4 Asts: Nyasia Caban 3 | |
10 June 2026 12:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
46–96 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 12–19, 4–25, 9–26 | ||
| Pts: Yarianna Torres 9 Rebs: Robmariel Medrano 7 Asts: Natalia Valdez 3 |
Pts: Savannah Swords 19 Rebs: Savannah Swords 9 Asts: Gabriela Morash 7 | |
10 June 2026 15:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
65–84 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 22–21, 14–23, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Lucianna Parrotta 14 Rebs: Lucianna Parrotta 7 Asts: Lucianna Parrotta 4 |
Pts: Mezharith Beleño 28 Rebs: Greidysmar Camacaro 10 Asts: Albanys Ramirez 7 | |
12 June 2026 15:00 |
| Canada |
104–63 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 30–17, 27–24, 23–12 | ||
| Pts: Jordyn Wheeler 23 Rebs: Brooke McLeod 15 Asts: Gabriela Morash 8 |
Pts: Astrid Inojosa 20 Rebs: Jeiselys Figueroa 7 Asts: Mezharith Beleno 4 | |
12 June 2026 17:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
80–72 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 31–18, 23–21, 13–19 | ||
| Pts: Nathaly Santana 21 Rebs: Nathaly Santana 10 Asts: Chantal Lopez 4 |
Pts: Valeria Medina 17 Rebs: Luciana Parrotta 12 Asts: two players 4 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 361 | 141 | +220 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 201 | +1 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Mexico (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 263 | −77 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 290 | −144 | 3 | 5th–8th place classification |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
9 June 2026 17:30 |
| Argentina |
47–113 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–28, 8–24, 18–30, 12–31 | ||
| Pts: Santina Cherot 14 Rebs: Sol Lemesoff 7 Asts: Santina Cherot 2 |
Pts: Jordyn Palmer 16 Rebs: Bella Flemings 10 Asts: Kaleena Smith 9 | |
9 June 2026 20:00 |
| Mexico |
83–67 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 25–16, 19–17, 22–12 | ||
| Pts: Jimena Velazquez 22 Rebs: Aislin Tamez 9 Asts: Jimena Velazquez 9 |
Pts: Giovana Gonzalez 16 Rebs: Sofia Gomez 8 Asts: Gilda Duarte 8 | |
10 June 2026 17:30 |
| Paraguay |
38–84 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 6–20, 1–17, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Maria Franco 7 Rebs: Agustina Fernandez 7 Asts: Micaela Giminez 2 |
Pts: two players 17 Rebs: Renata Scordo 10 Asts: three players 3 | |
10 June 2026 20:00 |
| United States |
125–53 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 38–8, 33–13, 28–15, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: Kaleena Smith 30 Rebs: two players 11 Asts: GG Banks 9 |
Pts: Aislin Tamez 9 Rebs: Renata Palma 6 Asts: Jimena Velazquez 3 | |
12 June 2026 12:30 |
| Paraguay |
41–123 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–40, 12–23, 16–35, 3–25 | ||
| Pts: two players 8 Rebs: Agustina Fernandez 5 Asts: Giovana Gonzalez 3 |
Pts: Jordyn Palmer 21 Rebs: Miciah Fusilier 13 Asts: Kaleena Smith 9 | |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Fifth place game | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Paraguay | 69 | A1 | Canada | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Dominican Republic | 64 | B2 | Argentina | 86 | B2 | Argentina | 52 | |||||||||||||||
| B4 | Paraguay | 61 | A3 | Dominican Republic | 51 | A1 | Canada | 72 | |||||||||||||||
| B3 | Mexico | 68 | B1 | United States | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Puerto Rico | 64 | B1 | United States | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Mexico | 84 | A2 | Venezuela | 80 | A2 | Venezuela | 51 | |||||||||||||||
| Seventh place game | B3 | Mexico | 69 | Third place game | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Dominican Republic | 55 | B2 | Argentina | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Puerto Rico | 56 | A2 | Venezuela | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
13 June 2026 17:30 |
| Argentina |
86–51 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 13–10, 23-15, 22-11 | ||
| Pts: Sofia Lombardero 25 Rebs: Isabella Roldan 13 Asts: Sofia Novoa 8 |
Pts: Nathaly Santana 14 Rebs: Dignora Duval 8 Asts: Yarianna Torres 3 | |
5th–8th place semifinals
14 June 2026 12:30 |
| Paraguay |
69–64 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 19–14, 13–8, 19–18 | ||
| Pts: Bethsaida Ferreira 14 Rebs: Bethsaida Ferreira 7 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: Natalia Valdez 18 Rebs: Alanna Monte 13 Asts: Nathaly Santana 4 | |
14 June 2026 15:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
64–84 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 15–22, 24–27, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: Lucianna Parrotta 14 Rebs: Amhaya Hernandez 8 Asts: Valeria Muñoz 3 |
Pts: Aislin Tamez 20 Rebs: Aislin Tamez 11 Asts: Aislin Tamez 10 | |
Semifinals
14 June 2026 17:30 |
| Canada |
64–52 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 15–15, 19–5, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: Savannah Swords 15 Rebs: two players 8 Asts: Savannah Swords 7 |
Pts: Santina Cherot 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: two players 2 | |
14 June 2026 20:00 |
| United States |
104–51 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–4, 31–17, 22–15, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: two players 18 Rebs: Kelsi Andrews 10 Asts: Bella Flemings 5 |
Pts: Albanys Ramirez 13 Rebs: Albanys Ramirez 9 Asts: two players 2 | |
Seventh place game
15 June 2026 12:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
55–56 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-20, 12-13, 10-10, 12-13 | ||
| Pts: Nathaly Santana 21 Rebs: Nathaly Santana 14 Asts: two players 4 |
Pts: Andrea Alamo 16 Rebs: Amahya Hernandez 7 Asts: Amahya Hernandez 6 | |
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
15 June 2026 20:00 |
| Canada |
72–90 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 15–28, 20–17, 16–21 | ||
| Pts: Brooke McLeod 15 Rebs: Savannah Swords 12 Asts: Gabriela Morash 9 |
Pts: Kaleena Smith 26 Rebs: Jordyn Palmer 13 Asts: GG Banks 9 | |
Statistics and awards
Awards
| 2026 FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup winners |
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 United States 13th title |
- All Tournament Team
Astrid Inojosa
Sofia Lombardero
Jordyn Palmer- Kaleena Smith
Savannah Swords
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | United States | 5–0 |
 | Canada | 4–1 |
 | Argentina | 4–2 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3–3 |
| 5 | Mexico | 3–3 |
| 6 | Paraguay | 1–4 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 1–4 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 1–5 |
| Qualified for the 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup |