The 2016 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2016 Centrobasket, was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup; the top seven teams qualified for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification and for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[1] The tournament was held in the Panama City from 19 to 25 June 2016.[2]

2016 FIBA Centrobasket
25th Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Panama
CityPanama City
Dates19–25 June 2016
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Puerto Rico (11th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPPuerto Rico J. J. Barea
Top scorerNicaragua Thomas (16.8)
Top reboundsThe Bahamas Ayton (11.1)
Top assistsPuerto Rico Barea (6.4)
PPG (Team) Puerto Rico (89.7)
RPG (Team) Bahamas (10.1)
APG (Team) Puerto Rico (21.7)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2014
2018

Puerto Rico won their 11th Centrobasket title by defeating Mexico in the final, 84–83.[3]

Participating teams

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Preliminary round

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The draw was held on 29 March 2016.[1]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Panama 4 4 0 365 243 +122 8 Semifinals
2   Puerto Rico 4 3 1 380 279 +101 7
3   Cuba 4 2 2 326 293 +33 6 Fifth place match
4   Nicaragua 4 1 3 241 357 −116 5 Seventh place match
5   Antigua and Barbuda 4 0 4 242 382 −140 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
19 June
Nicaragua   50–98   Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 15–31, 8–20, 13–23
Pts: Ponce 13
Rebs: López 11
Asts: Ponce 5
Pts: Justiz 18
Rebs: Cubilla 8
Asts: Rodríguez 7
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Mauricio Chinchilla (CRC), Kendell Henry (ISV)
19 June
Panama   103–48   Antigua and Barbuda
Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 25–9, 32–14, 23–16
Pts: Bishop 17
Rebs: Lloreda 13
Asts: Muñoz 6
Pts: McIntosh 11
Rebs: Sergeant 7
Asts: Meade 2
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Robinson Aracena (DOM), Christian Wilmore (BAH)
20 June
Antigua and Barbuda   62–74   Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 13–13, 13–23, 21–16
Pts: McCoy 15
Rebs: Desouza 11
Asts: McCoy 6
Pts: Thomas 18
Rebs: López 13
Asts: Ponce 8
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Robinson Aracena (DOM), Kendell Henry (ISV), Christian Wilmore (BAH)
20 June
Puerto Rico   64–87   Panama
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 18–28, 10–24, 17–18
Pts: Ramos 14
Rebs: Ramos 6
Asts: Vassallo 5
Pts: Bishop 18
Rebs: Lloreda 10
Asts: Muñoz 8
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), José Reyes (MEX), Michael Weiland (CAN)
21 June
Cuba   88–66   Antigua and Barbuda
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–13, 24–20, 26–18
Pts: Justiz 18
Rebs: Yaca 10
Asts: Oliva 5
Pts: McCoy 15
Rebs: McIntosh 8
Asts: Achom 5
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Mauricio Chinchilla (CRC), Kendell Henry (ISV)
21 June
Nicaragua   57–98   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 13–23, 18–24, 14–27
Pts: Abea 19
Rebs: López 8
Asts: Thomas 4
Pts: Clemente 22
Rebs: Clemente 10
Asts: Vassallo 6
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Robinson Aracena (DOM), Christian Wilmore (BAH)
22 June
Puerto Rico   101–69   Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–14, 21–17, 34–20
Pts: Rosario 25
Rebs: Clemente 8
Asts: Barea 11
Pts: Granda 21
Rebs: Justiz 9
Asts: Rodríguez 3
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Mauricio Chinchilla (CRC), Michael Weiland (CAN)
22 June
Panama   99–60   Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–16, 32–9, 31–16
Pts: Hicks 16
Rebs: King 6
Asts: Muñoz 5
Pts: Thomas 20
Rebs: Camacho 5
Asts: Ponce 5
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Rodrigo Mejia (COL), Christian Wilmore (BAH)
23 June
Antigua and Barbuda   66–117   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–32, 10–32, 18–23, 23–30
Pts: McCoy 16
Rebs: Burton, Sergeant 9
Asts: Achom, McCoy 4
Pts: Galindo 21
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Abreu 14
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Mauricio Chinchilla (CRC), Christian Wilmore (BAH)
23 June
Cuba   71–76   Panama
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 10–17, 21–17, 23–22
Pts: Jaca 13
Rebs: Jaca 7
Asts: Rodriguez 4
Pts: Hicks 18
Rebs: Bishop 11
Asts: Bishop 6
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Robinson Aracena (DOM), Kendell Henry (ISV)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Dominican Republic 4 4 0 323 276 +47 8 Semifinals
2   Mexico 4 3 1 322 292 +30 7
3   Virgin Islands 4 2 2 309 308 +1 6 Fifth place match
4   Bahamas 4 1 3 317 311 +6 5 Seventh place match
5   Costa Rica 4 0 4 230 314 −84 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
19 June
Virgin Islands   82–74   Bahamas
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 14–17, 26–23, 21–24
Pts: Hart 18
Rebs: Aska 8
Asts: Hodge 7
Pts: Ayton 16
Rebs: Ayton 11
Asts: Carey 5
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Rodrigo Mejia (COL), Michael Weiland (CAN)
19 June
Costa Rica   58–79   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 17–16, 10–23, 24–22
Pts: Castrillo 15
Rebs: Castrillo 6
Asts: Conejo 10
Pts: Mendoza, Vargas 15
Rebs: Delgado, Vargas 9
Asts: Coronado, Rojas 4
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jose Carrion (PUR), Adrián Fernández (CUB), Allan Mercado (NCA)
20 June
Bahamas   82–58   Costa Rica
Scoring by quarter: 27–4, 13–21, 20–18, 22–15
Pts: Ayton 18
Rebs: Ayton 9
Asts: Joseph 7
Pts: Martinez, Simmons 13
Rebs: Wilson 6
Asts: Martinez, Wilson 3
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jose Carrion (PUR), Allan Mercado (NCA), Rodrigo Mejia (COL)
20 June
Mexico   91–83 (OT)   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 16–17, 22–29, 19–16, Overtime: 16–8
Pts: Cruz 27
Rebs: Hernández 14
Asts: J. Gutiérrez 8
Pts: Aska 22
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Milligan, Rivera 4
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Adrián Fernández (CUB), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
21 June
Costa Rica   46–78   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 9–11, 14–25, 11–25, 12–17
Pts: Martinez 9
Rebs: Castrillo 5
Asts: Wilson 2
Pts: Zamora 11
Rebs: Mata 8
Asts: Cruz, J. Gutiérrez 3
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Julio Anaya (PAN), Rodrigo Mejia (COL)
21 June
Dominican Republic   87–80   Bahamas
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 20–19, 23–18, 21–26
Pts: Liz 23
Rebs: García, Liz 6
Asts: Coronado 6
Pts: Nesbitt 18
Rebs: Ayton 15
Asts: Joseph 4
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Adrián Fernández (CUB), Jorge Vazquez (PUR)
22 June
Virgin Islands   75–68   Costa Rica
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 14–28, 19–7, 24–22
Pts: Hodge 14
Rebs: Jones, Williams 8
Asts: Hodge 7
Pts: Martinez 16
Rebs: Simmons 10
Asts: Sanchez
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Adrián Fernández (CUB), Allan Mercado (NCA)
22 June
Mexico   69–82   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 13–16, 12–20, 24–29
Pts: J. Gutiérrez 21
Rebs: Hernández 7
Asts: Cruz 5
Pts: Vargas 20
Rebs: Delgado 8
Asts: Coronado 7
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Julio Anaya (PAN), Jose Carrion (PUR)
23 June
Bahamas   81–84   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 20–18, 27–24, 8–24
Pts: Ayton 24
Rebs: Ayton 9
Asts: Cooper 6
Pts: Hernández 24
Rebs: Gutiérrez 12
Asts: Gutiérrez 10
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Rodrigo Mejia (COL), Allan Mercado (NCA)
23 June
Dominican Republic   75–69   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 24–23, 27–12, 12–20
Pts: Delgado 21
Rebs: Delgado 12
Asts: Mendoza, Rojas 3
Pts: Hodge 15
Rebs: Williams 10
Asts: Hodge 5
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jose Carrion (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Adrián Fernández (CUB)

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June
 
 
  Panama52
 
25 June
 
  Mexico59
 
  Mexico83
 
24 June
 
  Puerto Rico84
 
  Dominican Republic69
 
 
  Puerto Rico74
 
Third place
 
 
25 June
 
 
  Panama48
 
 
  Dominican Republic64

Semifinals

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24 June
Dominican Republic   69–74   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 12–13, 13–22, 19–21
Pts: Vargas 18
Rebs: Delgado, Vargas 6
Asts: Coronado, Liz 4
Pts: Vassallo 18
Rebs: Balkman, Sanchez 8
Asts: Barea 8
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Kendell Henry (ISV), Rodrigo Mejia (COL)
24 June
Panama   52–59   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 15–14, 11–18, 10–9
Pts: Luzcando 18
Rebs: Mitchell 9
Asts: Lloreda, Luzcando 3
Pts: Gutiérrez 15
Rebs: Mata 11
Asts: Gutiérrez, Stoll 4
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Michael Weiland (CAN), Christian Wilmore (BAH)

Seventh place game

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24 June
Nicaragua   77–120   Bahamas
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 6–32, 22–30, 28–26
Pts: Thomas 29
Rebs: Muñoz 14
Asts: Camacho 3
Pts: Cadot 18
Rebs: Smith 8
Asts: Cooper 6
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jose Carrion (PUR), Robinson Aracena (DOM), Mauricio Chinchilla (CRC)

Fifth place game

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24 June
Cuba   70–95   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 16–22, 17–28, 18–24
Pts: Rodriguez 21
Rebs: Granda 8
Asts: Rodriguez 5
Pts: Hodge 19
Rebs: Williams 6
Asts: Hodge 8
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Julio Anaya (PAN), Jorge Vazquez (PUR)

Third place game

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25 June
Panama   48–64   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 5–20, 16–10, 14–24, 13–10
Pts: Lloreda 11
Rebs: Lloreda 11
Asts: Oglivie 3
Pts: Rojas 11
Rebs: Delgado 7
Asts: Coronado 3
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Rodrigo Mejia (COL), José Reyes (MEX)

Final

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25 June
Mexico   83–84   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 12–25, 29–16, 20–19
Pts: Hernández 20
Rebs: Hernández 10
Asts: Stoll 8
Pts: Barea 17
Rebs: Balkman, Ramos 6
Asts: Barea 9
Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Julio Anaya (PAN), Cristiano Maranho (BRA)


 2016 Centrobasket winners 
 
Puerto Rico
11th title

Final standings

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The top five teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup and the top seven teams qualified for both the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[1]

Rank Team Record
    Puerto Rico 5–1
    Mexico 4–2
    Dominican Republic 5–1
4   Panama 4–2
5   Virgin Islands 3–2
6   Cuba 2–3
7   Bahamas 2–3
8   Nicaragua 1–4
9   Costa Rica 0–4
10   Antigua and Barbuda 0–4
Qualified for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
Qualified for the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Draw results in for 2016 Centrobasket Championship". FIBA. March 29, 2016. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Panama City will host 2016 Centrobasket Championship". FIBA.com. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Puerto Rico is the 2016 Centrobasket Champion". FIBA.com. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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