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Centrobasket March 24th-28th

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Centrobasket started on Wednesday in San Salvador as Cuba was not able to make it, leaving five teams playing and giving players a rest from the planned five games in five days format.  Puerto Rico has been named AmeriCup hosts so the top three finishers besides them will join them in June, meaning that only the last place team will not advance.  Puerto Rico is without their European-based players and received a further blow with two veterans unavailable, but the US Virgin Islands, which has good players, but frequently struggles to field a full roster, certainly was not going to sympathize.  Anisha George had a fantastic game for them, but Puerto Rico did enough in the fourth quarter to win 73-69.  The absence of other contending teams meant that the biggest game of the tournament was probably the first day nightcap.  Aida Funes and El Salvador started well at home, but Silvia Betancourt and Costa Rica fought back before falling short 84-79.  On Thursday, Taylor Jones led the US Virgin Islands past Costa Rica 81-51.  The Dominican Republic was the last team to make their debut and Elemy Colome led them against rivals Puerto Rico, which did get one of their players back on their way to a 99-90 win behind Jada Stinson.

The rest of the standings started to take shape on Friday as an Imani Tate triple-double helped the US Virgin Islands get past the Dominican Republic 81-76.  Puerto Rico was at full strength for the first time and beat El Salvador 75-33.  Saturday started with Puerto Rico beating Costa Rica 79-39.  The Dominican Republic took care of business with an 82-58 win over El Salvador.  On Sunday, Costa Rica needed a win to grab the last spot in the Americas-wide tournament and fought hard against Yohanna Morton and the Dominican Republic, but lost 68-63.  El Salvador had the chance to grab another win at home and show that they can at least be dangerous this summer, but a good game from Emily Tevez was not enough as Anisha George and Imani Tate got the US Virgin Islands an 80-68 win to close out the event.

March 24, 2021

Puerto Rico vs. US Virgin Islands 73-69 PUR Rosado 18/7r/8a Stinson 16 I. Quinones 12 Benitez 11 Lozada-Cabbage 8/10r Gonzalez 6 K. Quinones 2 Smalls 0 Gonzalez-Varner 0 De Leon 0 Melendez DNP Gibson DNP ISV George 30/15r Jones 13/10r Richards 12/6r Tate 10/12r/9a Bough 4 Barry 0 Ngongba 0 Matthew 0 Frett 0

Costa Rica vs. El Salvador 79-84 CRC Betancourt 29 Galvez 13 Quesada 8/8r Jimenez 8 Alvarado 8/6a A. Mora 7/6r Gonzalez 6 Castro 0 M. Mora 0 Alfaro 0 Cubero DNP Reyna DNP ESA Funes 22 Villalobos 16/11r Tevez 15 Calderon 10/8r Mendez 6 Murcia 6 Vega 4 Cubias 3 Alvarado 2 Hernandez 0 Noyola DNP Tejada DNP

March 25, 2021

US Virgin Islands vs. Costa Rica 81-51 ISV Jones 25/7r Tate 15/11r/7a George 12/12r Matthew 11 Richards 7/6r Frett 4/10r Barry 3 Bough 2/11r Ngongba 2/7r CRC Galvez 12 Alvarado 9 Betancourt 8/6r Cubero 6 Quesada 5 Castro 3 Alfaro 3 A. Mora 2 Jimenez 2 M. Mora 1 Reyna 0 Gonzalez 0

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 90-99 DOM Colome 25 Morton 12/6r Monsac 8/10r Marte 8/6r Evangelista 8 Rodriguez 8 Ramirez-Tejada 6 Capellan 6 Jimenez 3/7r Hernandez 3 Zapata 3 Abreu 0 PUR Stinson 25 Rosado 18/11a Benitez 16 Gonzalez 16 Melendez 14 Lozada-Cabbage 6/6r I. Quinones 4 Gonzalez-Varner 0 De Leon 0 K. Quinones 0 Smalls 0 Gibson DNP

March 26, 2021

Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands 76-81 DOM Colome 17/7s Morton 14 Capellan 12 Marte 6 Monsac 6 Zapata 6 Jimenez 4/6r Abreu 4 Rodriguez 6 Evangelista 3 Hernandez 0 Ramirez-Tejada 0 ISV Tate 20/14r/12a George 16/12r Ngongba 15 Matthew 12 Richards 6 Frett 5 Jones 5 Barry 2 Bough 0/7r

El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico 33-75 ESA Cubias 10 Mendez 6 Funes 4 Noyola 3 Villalobos 2/8r Tevez 2 Alvarado 2 Vega 2 Calderon 2 Hernandez 0 Tejada 0 Murcia 0 PUR Stinson 14 Smalls 12 Benitez 10 Rosado 9 I. Quinones 8/9r Melendez 7 Gibson 6 K. Quinones 4 De Leon 2 Gonzalez 2 Gonzalez-Varner 1 Lozada-Cabbage 0

March 27, 2021

Costa Rica vs. Puerto Rico 39-79 CRC Quesada 10 Jimenez 7/6r Alfaro 5 A. Mora 4/6r Alvarado 4 Cubero 3 Galvez 2 Castro 2 Betancourt 2 Reyna 0 Gonzalez 0 M. Mora 0 PUR I. Quinones 17/10r Melendez 11 Rosado 9/8r Gonzalez-Varner 9/7r Lozada-Cabbage 9/6r Smalls 6/9r Gonzalez 6 Benitez 4 Gibson 3 Stinson 3 K. Quinones 2 De Leon 0

Dominican Republic vs. El Salvador 82-58 DOM Morton 15 Evangelista 14 Rodriguez 12/9r Monsac 8/7r Ramirez-Tejada 8/7r Abreu 8 Colome 7 Capellan 3 Hernandez 3 Jimenez 2 Marte 2 Zapata 0 ESA Funes 16 Villalobos 13/14r Calderon 8 Alvarado 7 Mendez 7 Tevez 2 Murcia 2 Vega 1 Cubias 1 Hernandez 1 Noyola 0 Tejada 0

March 28, 2021

Costa Rica vs. Dominican Republic 63-68 CRC Galvez 17 Quesada 16 Alvarado 11 Betancourt 8/6r/6a Jimenez 4 Alfaro 4 M. Mora 2 Gonzalez 1 A. Mora 0/8r Castro 0 Reyna 0 Cubero DNP DOM Morton 22/6r Colome 15/6r Evangelista 8/8r Jimenez 7 Rodriguez 6/7r Monsac 6 Ramirez-Tejada 2 Hernandez 2 Abreu 0 Capellan 0 Marte 0 Zapata DNP

El Salvador vs. US Virgin Islands 68-80 ESA Tevez 25/7r Villalobos 13/12r Funes 13 Mendez 6 Alvarado 4 Vega 4 Calderon 3 Noyola 0 Cubias 0 Murcia 0 Hernandez 0 Tejada 0 ISV George 22/14r Tate 20/8r/8a/6s Jones 11 Matthew 8 Richards 7 Ngongba 6 Bough 4 Barry 2 Frett 0

Standings: Puerto 4-0, US Virgin Islands 3-1, Dominican Republic 2-2, El Salvador 1-3, Costa Rica 0-4

Watch Centrobasket Here!

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Times listed are Eastern Daylight, links added as available:

Puerto Rico vs. US Virgin Islands, Wednesday 6pm:

Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, Wednesday 9pm:

US Virgin Islands vs. Costa Rica, Thursday 6pm:

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, Thursday 9pm:

Dominican Republic vs. US Virgin Islands, Friday 6pm:

El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico, Friday 9pm:

Costa Rica vs. Puerto Rico, Saturday 6pm:

Dominican Republic vs. El Salvador, Saturday 9pm:

Costa Rica vs. Dominican Republic, Sunday 6pm:

 

El Salvador vs. US Virgin Islands, Sunday 9pm:

 

American Olympic Qualification Day 3 November 17th

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November 17, 2019

Group A:

The big game on Sunday ended up being the first one with the winner advancing from this group.  Puerto Rico was the favorite entering the game, but Suchitel Avila, Anisleidy Galindo, and Yamara Amargo kept Cuba in it until the end, losing 83-81.  Canada gave the home fans in Edmonton one last game to cheer about as they beat Cheisy Hernandez and the Dominican Republic 110-60.

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 81-83 CUB Avila 23/12r Galindo 23 Amargo 21 Becquer 6/10r Tornell 4 Martinez 2 Neyra 2 Calvo 0 Montero 0 N. Vargas DNP Jourdain DNP L. Vargas DNP PUR Rosado 17 Gwathmey 15/7r Lozada-Cabbage 14/14r Gibson 12 O’Neill 9 Quinones 8 Salaman 8 Kuzmanic 0 Maldonado 0 Canales 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Canada 60-110 DOM Hernandez 23 Reynoso 13 Marte 6 Evangelista 5 Ramirez 5 Rodriguez 3 Jimenez 2 Monsac 2 De Los Angeles 1 Frias 0 Caceres 0 Zapata DNP CAN Hill 16 Pellington 14 Scott 13 Carleton 13 Achonwa 11/6r Hamblin 11 Ayim 9 Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Dornstauder 6 Edwards 4/7r Nurse 2 Gaucher 2

Standings: Canada 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Cuba 1-2, Dominican Republic 0-3

Group B:

The other group started with A’ja Wilson and the United States beating Colombia 104-48.  Brazil entered the day with a solid cushion to take the last spot, but Argentina still held out hope in front of their home fans, but Damiris Dantas led the visitors in a 77-55 win.

United States vs. Colombia 104-48 USA Wilson 23/9r DeShields 17/9r Ogunbowale 17 Plum 10 Ogwumike 9/8r Fowles 9 Diggins 8/9a Augustus 4 Gray 4 Taurasi 3 Collier 0 Bird DNP COL Rios 15 Munoz 14 Paz 9/6r Vente 4 Martinez 3 Cortes 3 Gonzalez 0 Alonso 0 Olarte 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP

Argentina vs. Brazil 55-77 ARG Boquete 13 De La Barba 10 Llorente 8 Burani 6 Rosset 6 Chagas 5 Fiorotto 4 Castro 2 Perez 1 Gonzalez 0 Santana 0 Aispurua 0 BRA Dantas 26/13r Paixao 16 Dos Santos 8/9r Ramona 7 Costa 5/6a Da Silva 5 Teixeira 4 De Souza 2/7r Pacheco 2 Monteiro 2 Soares 0 Dias 0

Standings: United States 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Colombia 1-2, Argentina 0-3

American Olympic Qualification Day 2 November 16th

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November 16, 2019

Group A:

The second day in Edmonton started with Anisleidy Galindo and Cuba beating Sugeiry Monsac and the Dominican Republic 70-68 to stay in the picture.  The last game of the day ended up being a great one as hosts Canada got a tremendous fight from Jennifer O’Neill and Puerto Rico, but Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe helped them win 84-80.  They advanced and will be joined by the winner of Puerto Rico-Cuba.

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic 70-68 CUB Galindo 25/9r Amargo 16/6a Avila 16 Calvo 4 Martinez 4 Tornell 2 Vargas 2 Becquer 1 Neyra 0 Montero 0 Vargas 0 Jourdain 0 DOM Monsac 25/8r Frias 13 Reynoso 9/6r Evangelista 7 Marte 5 Ramirez 3 De Los Angeles 2 Caceres 2 Hernandez 2 Rodriguez 0 Jimenez 0 Zapata DNP

Puerto Rico vs. Canada 80-84 PUR O’Neill 21 Gwathmey 16 Rosado 11 Lozada-Cabbage 8/9r Salaman 8 Quinones 7 Gibson 6 Maldonado 3 Canales 0 Kuzmanic 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP CAN Raincock-Ekunwe 27/11r Nurse 17 Ayim 11 Scott 8 Achonwa 7/7r Pellington 7 Gaucher 4 Hill 3 Edwards 0 Carleton 0 Hamblin 0 Dornstauder DNP

Group B:

In Bahia Blanca, Brazil put themselves in position to advance with a 61-33 win over Colombia.  The United States had no issues defeating hosts Argentina 91-34.

Colombia vs. Brazil 33-61 COL Rios 15/6r Martinez 8 Cortes 5 Paz 2 Olarte 2 Alonso 1 Munoz 0 Vente 0 Gonzalez 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP BRA Dantas 10/8r Teixeira 10 Pacheco 9 Monteiro 8/6r Paixao 6 Dos Santos 5/11r De Souza 4 Costa 3/6r/6a Soares 2 Dias 2 Da Silva 2 Ramona 0

United States vs. Argentina 91-34 USA Fowles 13/7r DeShields 13 Ogwumike 12 Plum 11 Wilson 10/7r Collier 9/12r Diggins 9 Augustus 8 Gray 6/6a Taurasi 0 Bird DNP Ogunbowale DNP ARG Boquete 9 De La Barba 5 Burani 5 Llorente 5 Aispurua 4 Rosset 3 Santana 2/6r Fiorotto 1 Perez 0 Gonzalez 0 Chagas 0 Castro 0

Watch Last Day of Olympic Pre-Qualifying Here!

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Times Eastern Standard, game on Sunday in that timezone unless otherwise specified

Asia:

Auckland:

Philippines vs. China, 9:00pm Saturday:

South Korea vs. New Zealand, 11:30pm Saturday:

Kuala Lumpur:

Taiwan vs. India, 2:00am:

Japan vs. Australia, 5:00am:

Africa:

Nigeria vs. Mali, 8:30am:

Senegal vs. Mozambique, 11:00am:

Americas:

Edmonton:

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico, 3:30pm:

Dominican Republic vs. Canada, 6:00pm:

Bahia Blanca:

United States vs. Colombia, 4:30pm:

Argentina vs. Brazil, 7:00pm:

Watch Day 2 of Pre-Olympic Qualifying Here!

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Times Eastern Standard, game on Saturday in that timezone unless otherwise specified

Asia-Oceania:

Auckland:

Philippines vs. South Korea, 9:00pm Friday:

China vs. New Zealand, 11:30pm Friday:

Kuala Lumpur:

India vs. Australia, 4:00am:

Taiwan vs. Japan, 7:00am:

Africa:

Mali vs. Senegal 8:30am:

Mozambique vs. Nigeria, 11:00am:

Americas:

Edmonton:

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic, 4:30pm:

Puerto Rico vs. Canada 7:00pm:

Bahia Blanca:

Colombia vs. Brazil, 4:30pm:

United States vs. Argentina, 7:00pm:

American Olympic Qualification Day 1 November 14th

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November 14, 2019

The eight teams remaining were split into two groups in two locations.  The United States and one other team from its group will advance while the top two teams in the other group will join them.

Group A:

Isalys Quinones and Puerto Rico had a great start in Edmonton, beating the Dominican Republic 108-58.  The last game of the day had no surprises as hosts Canada breezed past Cuba 110-53 behind Kia Nurse.

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 58-108 DOM Marte 13 Monsac 11/7r Hernandez 7 Evangelista 6 Jimenez 6 Frias 6 Reynoso 3/7r Caceres 2 Ramirez 2 Zapata 2 De Los Angeles 0 Rodriguez 0 PUR Quinones 20/7r Maldonado 17 Rosado 16/6a O’Neill 10 Kuzmanic 9 Losada-Cabbage 7 Gwathmey 7 Salaman 6/6a Gibson 5/7r Torres 5 Canales 4 Roma 2

Canada vs. Cuba 110-53 CAN Nurse 28 Ayim 14 Achonwa 10/8r Scott 10 Hill 10/6a Pellington 9/7a Raincock-Ekunwe 8/6r Gaucher 8 Carleton 7/6r Hamblin 4 Edwards 2 Dornstauder 0 CUB Galindo 12 Amargo 12 Avila 7 Neyra 6 Tornell 6 Martinez 6 Becquer 2/7r Jourdain 2 N. Vargas 0 Calvo 0 L. Vargas 0 Montero 0

Group B:

This group started play on Thursday as all the teams did make it to Bahia Blanca.  The United States found the strong inside-outside combination of Sylvia Fowles and Chelsea Gray in a 76-61 win over Brazil.  The balance of power in South America may now have decisively turned behind the usual powerhouse as Colombia beat Agostina Burani and hosts Argentina 67-63 behind Mabel Martinez.

Brazil vs. United States 61-76 BRA De Souza 11/12r Dantas 11 Costa 10 Monteiro 8 Dos Santos 5 Ramona 5 Teixeira 5 Soares 4 Paixao 2 Da Silva 0 Dias 0 Pacheco 0 USA Fowles 21/6r Gray 21/8a Ogwumike 11 Taurasi 6 Wilson 6 Diggins 3 Collier 3 Plum 3 DeShields 2 Bird 0/7a Augustus 0 Ogunbowale 0

Colombia vs. Argentina 67-63 COL Martinez 23 Munoz 17 Rios 13/6a Gonzalez 6 Paz 4 Vente 2/9r Alonso 2 Coy 0 Olarte DNP Cortes DNP Rodriguez DNP Morales DNP ARG Burani 29/10r Rosset 12 Gonzalez 9/6a De La Barba 8 Llorente 3 Santana 2 Boquete 0/6r Chagas 0 Aispurua 0 Perez 0 Fiorotto 0 Castro DNP

Watch 1st Day of Olympic Pre-Qualifying Here!

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Not all videos may be available in all locations.  Times listed are Eastern Standard with days indicated if not on Thursday in that timezone.

Asia-Oceania:

Auckland:

South Korea vs. China, 11:00pm Wednesday:

New Zealand vs. Philippines, 1:30am:

Kuala Lumpur:

Australia vs. New Zealand, 4:00am:

Japan vs. India, 7:00am:

Africa:

Nigeria vs. Democratic Republic of Congo, 8:30am:

Senegal vs. Angola, 11:00am:

Americas:

Bahia Blanca:

Brazil vs. United States, 4:30pm:

Colombia vs. Argentina, 7:00pm:

Edmonton:

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 7:00pm:

Canada vs. Cuba, 9:30pm:

AmeriCup Finals September 29th

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September 29, 2019

3rd Place:

Sunday started with Damiris Dantas and Brazil claiming the last medal with a 95-66 win over Puerto Rico.

Brazil vs. Puerto Rico 95-66 BRA Dantas 28/9r/8a De Souza 16/10r Pacheco 15 Goncalo 9 Dos Santos 8/6r Ramona 5 Monteiro 4 Paixao 3 Teixeira 3 Costa 2 Gomes Colhado 2 Dias 0 PUR Salaman 15 O’Neill 9 Gwathmey 8/6r Quinones 8 Rosado 7 Maldonado 5 Melendez 4 Canales 3 Kuzmanic 3 Pagan 2 Roma 2 Gibson 0

Final:

Canada was trying to prove that they could win the tournament even with the United States and they did slow down the favorites early before the United States marked their return to this competition with a 67-46 win.

Canada vs. United States 46-67 CAN Scott 12/7r Ayim 9 Edwards 9 Colley 6 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 Hill 4 Carleton 2 Hamblin 0 Gaucher 0 Dornstauder 0 Langlois DNP Alexander DNP USA Charles 12/11r Fowles 12/6r Canada 11/6r Dolson 10 Ogunbowale 7 DeShields 6 Collier 5/11r Nelson-Ododa 2 Samuelson 2 Williams 0 Sessions 0 Sykes 0

The draw was conducted for the groups for the next stage of Olympic qualifying and they turned out to be the same as the groups in this tournament.  Canada will host the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.  Argentina will host the United States, Brazil, and Colombia.

AmeriCup Semifinals September 28th

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September 28, 2019

7th Place:

The day started with the game for 7th place as Argentina finished a disappointing tournament with a 67-65 loss to the Dominican Republic after finishing as runners up and getting close to the title last time.  They did learn that they and Canada will be hosting the two tournaments in the Americas for the next stage of Olympic qualifying.

Dominican Republic vs. Argentina 67-65 DOM Morton 18/7r Monsac 13/8r Evangelista 9 Jones 6/7r Zapata 4/7r Marte 4 Caceres 4 Hernandez 3 Reynoso 2/12r Estrella 2 Frias 2 Guerrero 0 ARG Boquete 14 Gonzalez 11 De La Barba 10/6a Garcia 10 Burani 9/6r Aispurua 6 Perez 3 Ale 2 Fiorotto 0 Durso 0 Marchizotti 0 Llorente DNP

5th Place:

Colombia finished a solid tournament with a 75-62 win over Cuba in the 5th place game.

Cuba vs. Colombia 62-75 CUB Galindo 13/10r Amargo 11 Tornell 11 Avila 8/8r Neyra 8 Calvo 7 Martinez 3 Colas 1 Jourdain 0 Vargas 0 Garcia 0 Becquer DNP COL Munoz 14 Martinez 13/8r Arias 13 Rios 10/6a Palacio 7 Paz 6/10r Gonzalez 5 Caicedo 3 Vente 2 Coy 2 Lopez 0 Asprilla DNP

Semifinals:

That set the stage for the semifinals and the first one was a good game throughout.  Canada got an unexpected boost from Shay Colley that made the difference in a 66-58 win over Brazil.  Puerto Rico dialed up the chaos early, but the United States settled down on their way to a 78-54 win.

Canada vs. Brazil 66-58 CAN Colley 23 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/10r Carleton 9/8r Alexander 7/6r Ayim 6 Scott 4 Hill 4 Gaucher 2 Hamblin 2 Langlois 0 Edwards 0 Dornstauder DNP BRA Dantas 16/9r Dos Santos 14/7r De Souza 8/9r Teixeira 8 Costa 8 Ramona 2 Paixao 2 Goncalo 0 Dias 0 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Gomes Colhado DNP

United States vs. Puerto Rico 78-54 USA Fowles 17/13r Charles 14/10r Samuelson 10 Ogunbowale 7/6r Sykes 6 Canada 6 Collier 4/10r Dolson 4/6r DeShields 4 Nelson-Ododa 4 Williams 2 Sessions 0 PUR Rosado 12 Quinones 9 Salaman 9 Gwathmey 4 Canales 4 Pagan 4 Kuzmanic 4 O’Neill 2 Maldonado 2 Gibson 2 Melendez 2 Roma 0