2008 Centrobasket
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The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket
, was hosted in Cancún
and Chetumal
, México
. The four semifinalists of this edition qualified for the 2009 FIBA Americas championship.
Three-team ties are determined by the point differential in games played between the three teams, not counting the margin of victory or loss against a non tied team.
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,...
, was hosted in Cancún
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
and Chetumal
Chetumal
Chetumal is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco...
, México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The four semifinalists of this edition qualified for the 2009 FIBA Americas championship.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie-Break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 215 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 194 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 185 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 286 | ||||
| 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 260 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 285 | 265 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 278 | 269 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 270 | |||
| 3 |
Bracket
Semifinals
The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, in which the top team of Group A plays against the second place team of Group B and the top team of Group B plays against the second place team of Group A.Three-team ties are determined by the point differential in games played between the three teams, not counting the margin of victory or loss against a non tied team.