Women's Basketball 24.7

"There is no offseason"

2021 EuroBasket Playoff Games June 21st

by

June 21, 2021

The knockout round started on Monday with teams looking for spots in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.  Frida Eldebrink and Sweden had an upset on their minds early in Spain and Italy could not find any balance and lost 64-46.  In France, Croatia was looking to also strike as third-place team and Ivana Dojkic helped them lead at halftime, but Jonquel Jones and Bosnia and Herzegovina had the better of the second half to win 80-69.  Also in Strasbourg, Elizaveta Komarova was hitting from the outside early for Russia, which rolled to a 93-75 win over Shante Evans and Slovenia.  Spain was not expected to be in this position, but took care of business in Valencia with a 78-51 win over Montenegro.

Italy vs. Sweden 46-64 ITA Zandalasini 19 Carangelo 5 Cubaj 5 Bestagno 5 Romeo 3 Penna 2 Keys 2 Cinili 2 Attura 2 Andre 1 Pan 0 De Pretto DNP SWE F. Eldebrink 22 Loyd 11/8r E. Nystrom 9/6r E. Eldebrink 6/6a Johansson 5/7r A. Nystrom 5 Lundquist 3 Ekh 3 Drammeh 0 Fontaine DNP Visscher DNP Hersler DNP

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Croatia 80-69 BIH Jones 24/17r Babic 16/6a Dzombeta 14 A. Delic 12 Gajic 7/8r Brcaninovic 5 Tavic 2 Deura 0 Domuzin DNP N. Delic DNP Dzebo DNP Vrancic DNP CRO Dojkic 22/7r Slonjsak 14 Begic 11/9r Cvitkovic 8 Miletic 5 Tadic 4 Perisa 3 Tikvic 2/7r Masic 0 Erjavec DNP Petrak DNP Premasunac DNP

Russia vs. Slovenia 93-75 RUS Komarova 20 Musina 19/14r Vadeeva 15 Shtanko 10 Glonti 9 Shabanova 5 Levchenko 4/7a Ogun 2 Goldyreva 2/7a Kurilchuk 0 Fedorenkova DNP SLO Evans 21/8r Lisec 19/7r Oblak 12/7a Baric 11/6r Friskovec 5 Jakovina 3 Prezelj 2 Debeljak 2 Kroselj 0 Senicar 0 Gorsic 0 Trebec 0

Spain vs. Montenegro 78-51 ESP Conde 19 Ndour 17/6r Cazorla 11 Ouvina 8/7a Gil 5/8r Carrera 4 Casas 4 Ginzo 4 Quevedo 2 Palau 2 Rodriguez 2 Dominguez 0 MNE Gatling 10/6r Jovanovic 10 Dubljevic 10 Pasic 9/6r Mujovic 8 Zivkovic 2 Aleksic 2 Kovacevic 0 Lazarevic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 Lekovic 0

Bracket:
Belarus vs. Sweden
France vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia vs. Spain
Belgium vs. Russia

2021 EuroBasket Day 3 June 20th

by

June 20, 2021

Group A:

Belarus took care of business as Alex Bentley led them to a 78-54 win over Sweden.  The final standings were determined after the last game as Spain’s – win eliminated Slovakia and put the hosts in second place.

Sweden vs. Belarus 54-78 SWE F. Eldebrink 13/6r Johansson 9 E. Eldebrink 9 Loyd 5 Drammeh 5 E. Nystrom 3/6r Ekh 3 Lundquist 3 Hersler 2 A. Nystrom 2 Fontaine DNP Visscher DNP BLR Bentley 20 Papova 17/12r Verameyenka 12/9r Hasper 9 Likhtarovich 8 Tarasava 6 Rytsikava 3 Ziuzkova 3 Vasilevich 0 Inkina 0 Brych 0 Karasevich 0

Spain vs. Slovakia 93-61 ESP Ouvina 17 Dominguez 14 Gil 11 Ndour 10 Conde 10 Cazorla 10 Rodriguez 9 Quevedo 8 Casas 4 Carrera 0 Palau 0 Ginzo 0 SVK Palenikova 15 Dudasova 10 Prazenicova 9 Jakubcova 9 Oroszova 7 Remenarova 5/6r Sujova 2 Fekete 2 Kovacikova 2 Stasova 0 Martiskova 0 Moravcikova 0

Standings: Belarus 2-1, Spain 2-1, Sweden 1-2, Slovakia 1-2

Group B:

Tina Krajisnik and Serbia started the day in Valencia with an 87-75 win over Markeisha Gatling and Montenegro to take the top spot in this group.  Greece needed a big win to avoid elimination and trailed early, but Anna Stamolamprou helped them make one late charge before Italy won 77-67.

Montenegro vs. Serbia 75-87 MNE Gatling 22/6r Dubljevic 10 Mujovic 10/12a M. Jovanovic 9 Kovacevic 9 Aleksic 5 Pasic 4 Lekovic 4 Rakovic 2 Zivkovic 0 Lazarevic 0 Jaksic 0 SRB Krajisnik 20/9r Anderson 14 Brooks 13 Vasic 12 N. Jovanovic 11 Cado 6 Butulija 4 Dabovic 4 Skoric 3 Dugalic 0 Crvendakic 0 Jankovic 0

Italy vs. Greece 77-67 ITA Penna 13 Zandalasini 11/6a Bestagno 9 Carangelo 9 Romeo 9 Andre’ 8/7r Pan 7 Keys 4 Attura 4 Cinili 3 Cubaj 0/8r De Pretto DNP GRE Stamolamprou 23 Bosgana 13/6r Spanou 13 Fasoula 7 Nikolopoulou 5/7r/6a Sotiriou 3 Tsineke 3 Pavlopoulou 0 Alexandri 0 Diela 0 Louka DNP Anastasopoulou DNP

Standings: Serbia 3-0, Italy 2-1, Montenegro 1-2, Greece 0-3

Group C:

The first game in Strasbourg saw Bosnia and Herzegovina’s star duo of Marica Gajic and Jonquel Jones get firing at the same time, but Eva Lisec and Slovenia built a big lead by halftime in a 91-81 win.  That result meant that both teams were moving on, but the victors were still waiting for the second game to see where they would finish.  That game nearly resulted in a big shock as Turkey got back in the picture in the second half and nearly avoided elimination, but Belgium won 63-61 and went from fearing elimination themselves to taking the top spot in the group on the tiebreaker.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Slovenia 81-91 BIH Gajic 28/11r Jones 24/10r Babic 12 Tavic 7/6a A. Delic 4 Deura 3 Dzebo 2 Dzombeta 1 N. Delic 0 Domuzin DNP Brcaninovic DNP Vrancic DNP SLO Lisec 22/7r Friskovec 15/6r Oblak 13/11a Baric 12/10a Kroselj 8 Evans 7/10r Prezelj 7 Gorsic 3 Jakovina 2 Debeljak 2 Trebec 0 Senicar 0

Turkey vs. Belgium 61-63 TUR Hollingsworth 16 Gulcan 15/7r Bilgic 13/8r Cakir 10 Canitez 5/6r Fitik 2 Yildizhan 0 Caglar 0 Guclu 0 Onar 0 Ural 0 Uzun 0 BEL Meesseman 15/8r Delaere 13 Linskens 11/9r H. Mestdagh 9 K. Mestdagh 7 Bi. Massey 4 Allemand 4 Vanloo 0 Carpreaux DNP Geldof DNP Be. Massey DNP Nauwelaers DNP

Standings: Belgium 2-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1, Slovenia 2-1, Turkey 0-3

Group D:

The first game in this group was the elimination game and Ivana Dojkic and Croatia rolled to an 84-56 win to toss out the Czech Republic.  That left the game for the top spot in the group and Russia played well early, but France took the lead by halftime on their way to an 85-59 win.

Czech Republic vs. Croatia 56-84 CZE Stoupalova 10 Brezinova 8 Hejdova 7 Hanusova 6 Sipova 6 Reisingerova 4 Elhotova 4 Vorackova 3 Hamzova 3 Brabencova 3 Vyoralova 2/6r Andelova 0 CRO Dojkic 24/7a Slonjsak 18 Tikvic 17/8r Begic 13/10r Tadic 6 Miletic 3 Cvitkovic 2 Premasunac 1 Masic 0 Perisa 0 Petrak 0 Erjavec 0

France vs. Russia 85-59 FRA Duchet 12 Gruda 11 Williams 11 Michel 10/6r Chartereau 9 Vukosavljevic 8/9r Johannes 8/8a Miyem 8 Ciak 6 Tchatchouang 2 Rupert 0 Epoupa DNP RUS Komarova 10 Vadeeva 8 Goldyreva 8 Musina 7/10r Glonti 7 Kurilchuk 6 Levchenko 5/6a Ogun 4 Shilova 4 Shabanova 0 Shtanko 0 Fedorenkova 0

Standings: France 3-0, Russia 2-1, Croatia 1-2, Czech Republic 0-3

Bracket:
Belarus vs. winner Italy vs. Sweden
France vs. winner Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Croatia
Serbia vs. winner Spain vs. Montenegro
Belgium vs. winner Russia vs. Slovenia

2021 AmeriCup Semifinals June 18th

by

June 18, 2021

With only the championship left on the minds of the teams, the semifinals were played on Friday.  Brazil’s height and experience stifled the United States early, but the younger team surged out of halftime to take the lead on their way to a 71-60 win.  Puerto Rico had a good start in front of the home fans in the second game, but Canada tied it by the break, leading to an excellent second half where the hosts built a lead and then held it in dramatic fashion late to win 65-61.

United States vs. Brazil 71-60 USA Cunane 19/8r Hillmon 12/8r Howard 12 Jones 8 Boston 6/6r Burton 5/6a Owusu 4/6r Henderson 3 Miller 2 Prince 0 Berger 0 Brown-Turner DNP BRA Silva 14/6r Dos Santos 12/7r Paixao 12 Costa 8 Teixeira 6 Cardoso 4/10r De Souza 2/7r Goncalo 2 Monteiro 0 Carcavalli 0 Carvalho DNP Dias DNP

Canada vs. Puerto Rico 61-65 CAN Fields 14 Amihere 12/11r Alexander 11/8r Pellington 8 Konig 5 Raincock-Ekunwe 3/7r Colley 3 Edwards 3 Hill 2 Ayim 0 Scott 0 Russell DNP PUR Gwathmey 17 O’Neill 15 Gibson 11 Rosado 7/7r Lozada 5 Melendez 4 Quinones 2 Salaman 2 Benitez 2 Pagan 0 Stinson DNP Gonzalez DNP

2021 EuroBasket Day 2 June 18th

by

June 18, 2021

Group A:

Belarus was looking to grind out another win, but it was Slovakia that made the key plays to get their first win 58-54.  Spain looked much more like their traditional selves at home with a 76-55 win over Sweden behind Astou Ndour.

Slovakia vs. Belarus 58-54 SVK Jakubcova 16/6r Dudasova 13/9a Prazenicova 12 Oroszova 15/7r Moravcikova 5 Palenikova 4 Sujova 3 Remenarova 0 Stasova 0 Martiskova DNP Fekete DNP Kovacikova DNP BLR Bentley 17 Papova 13/8r Verameyenka 12/11r Rytsikava 4 Hasper 4 Ziuzkova 2 Tarasava 2 Likhtarovich 0 Karasevich DNP Vasilevich DNP Brych DNP Inkina DNP

Spain vs. Sweden 76-55 ESP Ndour 22/13r Ouvina 8 Conde 8 Rodriguez 8 Cazorla 8 Gil 6 Quevedo 6 Dominguez 5 Carrera 3 Casas 2 Palau 0/7a Ginzo DNP SWE E. Nystrom 11 F. Eldebrink 8 Fontaine 8 Loyd 6 E. Eldebrink 6 Lundquist 6 Drammeh 6 Johansson 2 Ekh 2 A. Nystrom 0 Hersler 0 Visscher 0

Group B:

The first game of the day in Valencia was in this group and it was an easier win this time for Serbia 85-51 over Greece.  Italy bounced back with a 77-61 win over Jelena Dubljevic and Montenegro.

Greece vs. Serbia 51-85 GRE Spanou 10 Bosgana 9 Sotiriou 7 Pavlopoulou 7 Tsineke 6 Fasoula 4 Alexandri 3 Nikolopoulou 3 Louka 2 Diela 0 Anastasopoulou 0 Stamolamprou DNP SRB Crvendakic 13 Butulija 11/8r Anderson 9 Jovanovic 8/6r Cado 8 Jankovic 7/6r Skoric 7 Vasic 7 Dugalic 5 Dabovic 5 Brooks 3 Krajisnik 2

Italy vs. Montenegro 77-61 ITA Carangelo 13 Zandalasini 11 Andre’ 10 Bestagno 10 Attura 9 Cinili 6 Cubaj 4/8r Pan 4 Penna 3 De Pretto 3 Keys 2 Romeo 2 MNE Dubljevic 23/7r Jovanovic 17 Zivkovic 9 Gatling 9 Mujovic 2/6a Kovacevic 1 Pasic 0 Aleksic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic DNP Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP

Group C:

In Strasbourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina were surprised to find themselves trailing after their big first win, but Jonquel Jones helped them recover and beat Turkey 64-54.  Emma Meesseman and Belgium showed their strength in the next game by crushing Slovenia 92-57.

Turkey vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 54-64 TUR Gulcan 17/14r Caglar 9/6r Hollingsworth 7/12r Bilgic 5 Cakir 4/6a Onar 4 Fitik 3 Guclu 3 Canitez 2/8r Yildizhan 0 Ural 0 Uzun 0 BIH Jones 22/15r Tavic 14 Babic 10 Gajic 7/9r Dzombeta 4 Dzebo 3 A. Delic 2 Deura 2 Domuzin DNP N. Delic DNP Brcaninovic DNP Vrancic DNP

Belgium vs. Slovenia 92-57 BEL Meesseman 23/7a Linskens 14 Delaere 13 H. Mestdagh 13 K. Mestdagh 11/6r Allemand 6/10a Geldof 6 Bi. Massey 5 Vanloo 1 Nauwelaers 0 Carpreaux 0 Be. Massey 0 SLO Lisec 11 Jakovina 10 Trebec 8 Prezelj 6 Debeljak 6 Baric 6 Evans 4 Oblak 4 Senicar 2 Friskovec 0 Gorsic 0 Kroselj 0

Group D:

Ivana Dojkic and Croatia kept it close with Russia for a while before falling 73-62.  Hosts France had a strong second half to get past the Czech Republic 71-51 to at least set up one group with no tiebreaker considerations on the final day.

Croatia vs. Russia 62-73 CRO Dojkic 25 Slonjsak 17 Masic 6 Begic 5/7r Tadic 4 Tikvic 3/6r Cvitkovic 2/7r Miletic 0 Perisa 0 Petrak 0 Erjavec 0 Premasunac DNP RUS Musina 19/14r Vadeeva 17/9r/6a Komarova 12/6r Glonti 9/8r Shilova 5 Levchenko 4 Shtanko 3 Fedorenkova 2 Goldyreva 2 Ogun 0 Shabanova 0 Kurilchuk DNP

Czech Republic vs. France 51-71 CZE Elhotova 13 Brezinova 11 Vorackova 10 Hanusova 7 Hejdova 5 Brabencova 3 Reisingerova 2 Vyoralova 0/6r Hamzova 0 Stoupalova 0 Sipova 0 Andelova 0 FRA Gruda 16 Miyem 11/7r Johannes 10 Duchet 7/7r Michel 7 Vukosavljevic 6 Ciak 6 Williams 5 Chartereau 3 Tchatchouang 0 Epoupa DNP Rupert DNP

2021 EuroBasket Day 1 June 17th

by

June 17, 2021

Group A:

The first game of the day in Valencia saw Sweden roll past Slovakia 74-57 behind the Eldebrink sisters.  Spain had to deal with more late roster uncertainty than other teams, but found it spectacularly difficult to get into any rhythm, even at home, and found themselves stunned by Belarus 53-51.

Sweden vs. Slovakia 74-57 SWE F. Eldebrink 17/7a E. Eldebrink 15/7a Fontaine 9 A. Nystrom 6/6r Johansson 6 Lundquist 5 E. Nystrom 5 Loyd 4/6r Drammeh 4 Ekh 3 Visscher 0 Hersler DNP SVK Jakubcova 17/8r Fekete 10 Dudasova 9/6a Palenikova 8 Prazenicova 5 Oroszova 3/7r Stasova 3 Remenarova 2 Moravcikova 0 Sujova 0 Martiskova DNP Kovacikova DNP

Belarus vs. Spain 53-51 BLR Papova 19/13r Bentley 13 Verameyenka 7/7r Hasper 6 Ziuzkova 4 Likhtarovich 2/7r Tarasava 2 Rytsikva 0 Inkina 0 Karasevich DNP Vasilevich DNP Brych DNP ESP Ndour 15 Ouvina 11 Dominguez 6 Quevedo 6 Gil 4/10r Carrera 4 Rodriguez 3 Palau 2 Casas 0 Conde 0 Cazorla 0 Ginzo DNP

Group B:

This group is also being played in Valencia.  Greece lost a key player right before the tournament and Mariella Fasoula tried to help pick up the slack, but they lost to Montenegro 70-55.  Italy had an upset on their minds, but this is Sonja Vasic’s last continental tournament for Serbia and she helped them fight back to force overtime and prevail 86-81.

Montenegro vs. Greece 70-55 MNE Jovanovic 19/8r Pasic 16/6r Mujovic 12/8a Gatling 10 Dubljevic 7/7r Kovacevic 4/6r Zivkovic 2 Aleksic 0 Rakovic 0 Jaksic 0 Lazarevic DNP Lekovic DNP GRE Fasoula 21 Nikolopoulou 19/6r/7a Spanou 6 Sotiriou 4 Pavlopoulou 2 Stamolamprou 2 Alexandri 1 Bosgana 0 Tsineke 0 Louka DNP Anastasopoulou DNP Diela DNP

Serbia vs. Italy 86-81(OT) SRB Vasic 27/13r/7a Anderson 18 Brooks 14/8r Krajisnik 8/7r Crvendakic 7 Dabovic 7 Jovanovic 3 Skoric 2 Dugalic 0 Butulija 0 Cado 0 Jankovic DNP ITA Zandalasini 18 Bestagno 12 Carangelo 12 Cubaj 9/6r Pan 9 Romeo 8 Keys 5/9r Andre’ 5/6r Penna 3 Cinili 0 Attura 0 De Pretto DNP

Group C:

The first upset came in this group in Strasbourg as Nikolina Babic caught fire to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina past Emma Meesseman and Belgium 70-55.  Slovenia breezed past Turkey 72-47.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Belgium 70-55 BIH Babic 23 Jones 13/17r Deura 10 A. Delic 9 Gajic 8/12r Tavic 7/6a Vrancic 0 Dzombeta 0 Brcaninovic 0 Dzebo 0 Domuzin DNP N. Delic DNP BEL Meesseman 24/13r Allemand 13 K. Mestdagh 10/7s Delaere 4 Geldof 2 Vanloo 2 Linskens 0 Bi. Massey 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Nauwelaers 0 Carpreaux DNP Be. Massey DNP

Slovenia vs. Turkey 72-47 SLO Lisec 17/8r Oblak 14/6a Friskovec 12/6r Evans 8/9r Prezelj 6 Baric 6 Kroselj 4 Jakovina 3 Trebec 2 Gorsic 0 Debeljak 0 Senicar 0 TUR Hollingsworth 16 Cakir 8 Bilgic 7 Canitez 5 Caglar 5 Yildizhan 2 Gulcan 2 Ural 2 Onar 0 Fitik 0 Uzun 0 Guclu DNP

Group D:

The first game in Strasbourg saw Maria Vadeeva and Russia fend off Alena Hanusova and the Czech Republic 73-69.  France had to deal with the immediate loss of a starter and a pesky group from Croatia early, but sent the fans home in more than enough time to avoid local curfew with a 105-63 win.

Russia vs. Czech Republic 73-69 RUS Vadeeva 27/16r Goldyreva 11 Musina 8/8r Glonti 7/6r Shilova 7 Shtanko 6 Levchenko 4 Ogun 2 Komarova 1 Kurilchuk 0 Fedorenkova 0 Shabanova DNP CZE Hanusova 24 Elhotova 15 Vyoralova 8/7r Hejdova 8 Vorackova 6 Andelova 3 Brezinova 2 Sipova 2 Hamzova 1 Stoupalova 0 Reisingerova 0 Brabencova DNP

France vs. Croatia 105-63 FRA Miyem 18 Gruda 16 Chartereau 15/7r Johannes 15 Tchatchouang 9 Vukosavljevic 8/12r Williams 8/7r Michel 8/6a Ciak 6 Duchet 2/6a Rupert 0 Epoupa 0 CRO Tikvic 12/9r Dojkic 10 Slonjsak 9 Masic 9 Tadic 6 Erjavec 5 Miletic 4 Cvitkovic 3 Perisa 3 Premasunac 2 Begic 0 Petrak 0

2021 AmeriCup Day 5 June 15th

by

June 15, 2021

Group A:

The first game of the final day of group play was for the last spot in the quarterfinals.  El Salvador kept it close early, but the US Virgin Islands grabbed that place with an 85-44 win behind Anisha George.  Canada took the top spot in the group with a 74-40 win over Colombia.

El Salvador vs. US Virgin Islands 44-85 ESA Tevez 14/7r Funes 12/6r Villalobos 10 Mendez 3 Cubias 2 Hernandez 2 Sosa 1 Calderon 0 Murcia 0 Mendez 0 Alvarado 0 Noyola 0 ISV George 22/14r Tate 18 Jones 14 Day 13/16r Williams 9/8r Richards 4 Ngongba 2/6r Barry 2 Matthew 1 Bough 0/6r/7a Francis 0 Boston 0

Colombia vs. Canada 40-74 COL Arias 9 Mosquera 6/9r Martinez 6 Rios 5 Caicedo 4 Palacio 3 Gonzalez 2 Paz 2 Lopez 2 Asprilla 1 Vente 0 CAN Alexander 14/9r Amihere 10/6r Pellington 10 Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Fields 6 Konig 6 Scott 4 Ayim 4 Colley 4 Edwards 3 Hill 3 Russell 2

Standings: Canada 4-0, Brazil 3-1, Colombia 2-2, US Virgin Islands 1-3, El Salvador 0-4

Group B:

Argentina was not able to field enough players to meet the minimum requirement so they were withdrawn from the tournament.  That meant that the rest of the teams in this group were advancing to the quarterfinals automatically, but the last game of the day did determine group placement for the bottom two teams as they looked for their first wins.  It ended up being Venezuela that prevailed 77-66 over the Dominican Republic.  All teams will get a day of rest on Wednesday before the critical quarterfinals on Thursday.

Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic 77-66 VEN Wallen 19/7r Corrales 19 Rivera 17 Diaz 9 Fajardo 8/12r Perez 4/11r/6a Marcano 1 Zapata 0 Chile 0 Polanco 0 J. Arias DNP Veliz DNP DOM Morton 13/6a Evangelista 12 Rojas 12 Jones 9 Monsac 7 Colome 7 S. Arias 3/11r Reynoso 3 Abreu 0 Zapata DNP Soto DNP

Standings: United States 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Venezuela 1-2, Dominican Republic 0-3

Bracket:

Canada vs. Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico vs. Colombia
United States vs. US Virgin Islands
Brazil vs. Venezuela

2021 AmeriCup Day 4 June 14th

by

June 14, 2021

Group A:

This group started play again on Monday and Shaina Pellington starred for Canada in a 98-41 win over El Salvador.  Brazil bounced back quickly from an emotional loss with a 77-56 win over the US Virgin Islands.

Canada vs. El Salvador 98-41 CAN Pellington 21 Konig 14 Raincock-Ekunwe 11/6r Hill 10 Russell 9 Amihere 8/9r Alexander 8/6r Scott 6 Edwards 5/7r Fields 4/6r Ayim 2 Colley DNP ESA Funes 14 Villalobos 12 Murcia 4 Alvarado 4 Mendez 3 Hernandez 2 Vega 2 Tevez 0 Calderon 0 Cubias 0 Sosa 0 Noyola 0

US Virgin Islands vs. Brazil 56-77 ISV Day 17/6r Tate 14/8r/9a George 13 Williams 8 Bough 2 Matthew 2 Richards 0 Francis 0 Ngongba 0 Barry 0 Boston 0 Jones DNP BRA Cardoso 17/11r Paixao 10 Silva 10 Dos Santos 9/7r Teixeira 9 Costa 7 De Souza 6/6r Monteiro 4 Carvalho 3 Dias 2 Goncalo 0 Carcavalli 0

Group B:

The United States started play in this group by rolling past Venezuela 102-53.  The day ended with a 79-54 Puerto Rico win over the Dominican Republic.

United States vs. Venezuela 102-53 USA Prince 19/7r Howard 17 Boston 15/6r Cunane 11/9r Hillmon 9 Berger 8/6r Owusu 8 Jones 7 Brown-Turner 5 Henderson 3 Burton 0 Miller DNP VEN Wallen 18 Perez 9/6r Fajardo 7 Rivera 4 Diaz 4 Chile 3 Marcano 3 Polanco 3 Corrales 2 Zapata 0 Veliz 0 Arias 0

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 54-79 DOM Morton 12/7r Rojas 10 Reynoso 9/10r Colome 9 Monsac 4/7r Jones 4 Arias 2 Evangelista 2 Abreu 2 Zapata DNP Soto DNP PUR Melendez 18 O’Neill 16/7r Gibson 15/7r Benitez 13 Quinones 8/10r Salaman 3/7a Lozada 2 Pagan 2 Stinson 2 Gonzalez 0 Rosado DNP Gwathmey DNP

2021 AmeriCup Day 2 June 12th

by

June 12, 2021

Group A:

Canada made their debut in Saturday’s first game and used a fast start to roll past the US Virgin Islands 101-41.  Colombia surged into the lead right before halftime, but Brazil controlled the rest of the game to win 79-56.

Canada vs. US Virgin Islands 101-41 CAN Pellington 16 Scott 14 Fields 14 Edwards 13/7r Konig 12/6a Amihere 10/8r Colley 9 Russell 6 Ayim 4 Alexander 3/10r Raincock-Ekunwe 0 Hill 0 ISV George 11 Williams 10 Richards 7 Matthew 6 Day 2 Bough 2 Ngongba 2 Jones 1 Tate 0/7r Barry 0 Boston 0 Francis DNP

Colombia vs. Brazil 56-79 COL Rios 18 Arias 10 Lopez 8 Mosquera 7 Paz 6 Martinez 5 Gonzalez 2 Vente 0 Asprilla 0 Caicedo 0 Palacio DNP BRA Paixao 17 Teixeira 13 Cardoso 12/8r De Souza 11/11r Goncalo 10 Dos Santos 9/10r Costa 5 Silva 2 Carcavalli 0 Carvalho 0 Monteiro 0 Dias 0

Group B:

The team of college players that the United States fielded was the last team to debut in the tournament and started well with a 102-39 win over the Dominican Republic.  Hosts Puerto Rico closed the day with a 79-56 win over Argentina behind Jennifer O’Neill.

United States vs. Dominican Republic 102-39 USA Henderson 17 Cunane 12/8r Prince 12 Boston 10/9r Owusu 9 Hillmon 8/7r Miller 8/6r Burton 7 Berger 6 Brown-Turner 5/7r Howard 4 Jones 4 DOM Colome 11 Morton 8 Abreu 6 Arias 5 Reynoso 4 Evangelista 3 Jones 2 Monsac 0 Rojas 0 Soto 0 Zapata DNP

Argentina vs. Puerto Rico 56-79 ARG Gauna 13 Rosset 9 Mungo 7/6r Castro 6/8r Cabrera 6/6r Garcia 6 Suarez 5 Llorente 3 Ale 1/6r Boquete DNP Burani DNP Gretter DNP PUR O’Neill 20 Quinones 13/8r Salaman 12/6r Gwathmey 10 Gibson 9 Benitez 5 Melendez 3 Rosado 3 Lozada 3 Gonzalez 1 Pagan 0 Stinson 0

2021 AmeriCup Day 1 June 11th

by

June 11, 2021

Group A:

The tournament started on Friday in this group with a game projected to be important for placement among teams expected to qualify for the next round.  It was Colombia that had the advantage after the opener with a solid 72-60 win over the US Virgin Islands.  Thayna Silva and Brazil rolled past El Salvador 118-43

US Virgin Islands vs. Colombia 60-72 ISV George 18 Day 12/10r Tate 10/14r Williams 7/6r Matthew 6 Bough 5/6a Jones 2 Ngongba 0 Barry 0 Richards 0 Francis DNP Boston DNP COL Arias 19/10r Rios 14/9r/6a Mosquera 12/10r Gonzalez 11/6r Caicedo 9 Martinez 7 Paz 0 Palacio 0 Asprilla 0 Vente 0 Lopez 0

Brazil vs. El Salvador 118-43 BRA Silva 22/13r Cardoso 16/12r Dos Santos 14 Carcavalli 13 Monteiro 11/6a Costa 10 Teixeira 8 De Souza 7/8r Goncalo 7/7a Paixao 7 Carvalho 3/6a Dias 0 ESA Villalobos 11 Calderon 8 Funes 5 Noyola 4/6r Sosa 4 Vega 3/6r Murcia 3 Alvarado 3 Tevez 2 Mendez 0 Cubias 0 Hernandez 0

Group B:

The big story before the tournament was the news that Argentina had positive virus tests on arrival, leaving them without three of their most influential players.  They fought hard without them and beat the Dominican Republic 64-46.  Hosts Puerto Rico closed out the day in San Juan and breezed to an 88-50 win over a Venezuela team that did not have all of the players available that they wanted.

Dominican Republic vs. Argentina 46-64 DOM Colome 13 Monsac 7/8r Reynoso 6 Morton 6 Evangelista 5/10r Abreu 5 Arias 4 Rojas 0 Soto 0 Jones 0 Zapata DNP ARG Rosset 14/6a Suarez 13 Llorente 12/7r Mungo 11 Garcia 5 Castro 4/6r Gauna 3 Ale 2 Cabrera 0/12r Boquete DNP Burani DNP Gretter DNP

Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela 88-50 PUR Gwathmey 14 O’Neill 11 Rosado 10/8a Stinson 10 Gibson 8/9r Quinones 7/8r Salaman 7 Benitez 6 Gonzalez 5 Lozada 4 Pagan 4 Melendez 2 VEN Marcano 13 Wallen 11/8r Perez 11 Rivera 5 Fajardo 3 Zapata 3 Corrales 2/7r Diaz 2 Polanco 0 Chile 0 Arias DNP Veliz DNP

2021 AmeriCup Draw

by

The draw for the upcoming AmeriCup was conducted on Saturday in Puerto Rico’s host city of San Juan.  The ten teams were drawn into two groups as the top four teams in the tournament will advance to the next round of world championship qualifying.

Video

With the South American Championship unable to be played, the top four ranked teams in the region, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela joined the four teams from Centrobasket and the two teams in the North America region to complete the field.  The teams will play their four group stage games over five days from the 11th through the 15th.  The bottom team in each group will be eliminated at that time with the all-important quarterfinals being played on June 17th.  The rest of the knockout stage will be played on the 18th and 19th.  El Salvador is happy to have gotten the final place in the qualification process, but will face an uphill task in upsetting any of the other Group A teams with Canada and Brazil figuring to fight for the top two spots and Colombia and the US Virgin Islands expecting the quarterfinals.  Group B offers a number of intriguing contests with all teams believing that they can play themselves into a good matchup to quality.  The team of current college players that the United States will send will be watched closely.  Puerto Rico has made big strides since the last tournament that they also hosted and will be tough as they will face their big rivals the Dominican Republic.  Venezuela will be looking to make a splash after missing out on the last tournament and Argentina will be bringing a tough team.