1997 Centrobasket
Encyclopedia
This page shows the results of the 1997 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1997
Centrobasket
, which was held in the city of Tegucigalpa
, Honduras
from May 25 to June 1, 1997. The top four teams qualified for the 1997 Pan American Tournament
, held from August 21 to August 31 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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1997 in basketball
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Centrobasket
Centrobasket
Centrobasket is a FIBA sponsored basketball tournament where national teams from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean participate. These countries make up the Central American and Caribbean Confederation . The top three or four teams typically earn berths to the FIBA Americas Championship,...
, which was held in the city of Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
from May 25 to June 1, 1997. The top four teams qualified for the 1997 Pan American Tournament
1997 Tournament of the Americas
The 1997 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from August 21 to August 31, 1997. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the...
, held from August 21 to August 31 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
| Group A | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 189 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 237 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 246 | –19 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 266 | –88 |
- 1997-05-24
113 – 73 90 – 75
- 1997-05-25
100 – 72 59 – 99
- 1997-05-26
65 – 71 77 – 44
| Group B | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 119 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 267 | 232 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 149 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 294 | –127 |
- 1997-05-25
103 – 36 88 – 73
- 1997-05-26
95 – 59 87 – 83
- 1997-05-27
96 – 72 2 – 0
Consolidation Round
| Group C (5th/8th place) | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 140 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 140 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 169 | –54 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 1997-05-28
70 – 50
- 1997-05-30
99 – 65
| Final Group (1st/4th place) | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 262 | 212 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 238 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 260 | 242 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 300 | –92 |
- 1997-05-28
89 – 67 87 – 79
- 1997-05-30
86 – 62 98 – 68
Final round
- 1997-05-31 — 1st/4th place
116 – 71 88 – 84
- 1997-06-01 — 5th/6th place
84 – 59
- 1997-06-01 — 3rd/4th place
92 – 75
- 1997-06-01 — 1st/2nd place
106 – 93
Final ranking
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