2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship For Women -- Just The Facts

OFFICIAL TITLE: 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women

ELIGIBILITY: Players eligible for this team must be U.S. citizens and born on or after January 1, 1997.

USA TRAINING CAMP DATES AND SITE: TBD

EVENT SITE: TBD

COMPETITION DATES: TBD

QUALIFIED TEAMS: Canada, USA, 6 teams TBD.

FIBA AMERICAS U16 EVENT DESCRIPTION: The FIBA Americas Women's U16 Championship will feature eight U16 national teams from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean with at least the top three finishing teams qualifying for the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship. The 2014 U17 Worlds will have an expanded field - from 12 to 16 teams - and FIBA has yet to announce which zones will receive an extra berth.

EVENT HISTORY: The USA Women’s U16 National team conquered all comers at the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Tournament in Mexico City, Mexico, and returned home with the gold medal and a qualifying berth in the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship. Cruising undefeated through the tournament, the USA won its five games by an average of 70.0 points and listed No. 1 in 13 of 19 statistical categories. The 2011 U.S. squad was not much different, decimating opponents in Merida, Mexico, by an average margin of 43.2 points per contest en route to a perfect 5-0 mark, the gold medal and the USA's 2012 U17 World Championship berth.