A day after one of the ugliest shooting nights of the tournament, Congo rediscovered their range and ran away with the bronze. The Republic of Congo controlled the Zone 4 third-place game from start to finish, beating the Central African Republic 83-62 at the Polideportivo de Malabo to claim third place in the FIBA U18 AfroBasket qualifiers. It was a far cry from Congo's semifinal, when they had s..

There was no overtime drama this time, no war of attrition, no need for a frantic finish. Chad simply blew Gabon off the floor. With a wire-to-wire 85-58 demolition in the Zone 4 final on Friday, Chad claimed the title and, with it, a first-ever appearance at the FIBA U18 AfroBasket the landmark this small central African program had been chasing all week. The result was effectively decided by hal..

The group phase of the FIBA U18 AmeriCup ended Thursday the way it began, with the United States and Canada looking a class apart. Both finished a perfect 3-0 atop their groups, and under the tournament's new format that means both skip straight to the semifinals while the rest of the field scraps through the quarterfinals for the two remaining spots. The United States sealed top billing in Group ..