FIBA Americas Championship 2009
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The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship was the continental championships held by FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...

 for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

. The championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

 in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. Each of the top four finishers in the quarterfinal round robin qualified for the World Championship.

Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 won the gold medal after beating host Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 61–60 in the title game. This was Brazil's third FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...

 title http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3194/tid/250/_/2005_FIBA_Americas_Championship_for_Men_/history.html and second in the last three tournaments. World Number 1 Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 claimed the bronze medal over fourth place Canada. By making the quarterfinals, all four teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

. The tournament's leading scorer, Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

, was named MVP of the tournament after he rallied Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 from an 0–2 start to the bronze medal by leading his team in scoring nine out of ten games.

Host

The hosting privileges were originally awarded to Mexico
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...

 but were later removed by FIBA Americas due to issues involving the sponsorship of the event. The other countries that already qualified were then informed by FIBA of the announcement, with Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 all expressing interest of hosting the tournament.

On May 29, 2009, it was announced that Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 was selected as the new host of the championships, with the Roberto Clemente Coliseum
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
The Roberto Clemente Coliseum is a sporting events and concert arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico.It was, for many years, Puerto Rico's largest indoor event facility, and it continues being one of the largest....

 in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

 as the venue. Puerto Rico had previously hosted the 1980
1980 Tournament of the Americas
The 1980 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from April 18 to April 25, 1980. The games were played in San Juan. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the berths allocated to the Americas for the 1980...

, 1993
1993 Tournament of the Americas
The 1993 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from August 28 to September 5, 1993. The games were played in San Juan. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for...

, 1999 and the 2003 Tournament of the Americas (prior to the tournament being renamed the FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...

.

Venues

All games were played at Roberto Clemente Coliseum
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
The Roberto Clemente Coliseum is a sporting events and concert arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico.It was, for many years, Puerto Rico's largest indoor event facility, and it continues being one of the largest....

, which hosted games in each of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

's previous four times hosting the FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...

. The 10,000-seat arena also hosted the final round of the 1974 FIBA World Championship
1974 FIBA World Championship
The 1974 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:-Final round:...

 after construction was completed in January 1973.

San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

Roberto Clemente Coliseum
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
The Roberto Clemente Coliseum is a sporting events and concert arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico.It was, for many years, Puerto Rico's largest indoor event facility, and it continues being one of the largest....


Capacity: 10,000

Qualification

Qualification was done via FIBA Americas' sub-zones. The qualified teams are:
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  • North America Sub-Zone:

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  • Central American and Caribbean Zone (2008 Centrobasket
    2008 Centrobasket
    The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket, was hosted in Cancún and Chetumal, México...

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The draw was done on June 9, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. Panama replaced Cuba after the latter withdrew.

The United States, which had qualified for the World Championship with a gold-medal performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men
The men's tournament of basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 10 and ended on August 24, when the United States defeated Spain 118-107 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.-Qualifying:-Format:...

, would skip the tournament, opening the slot for another team from the 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,...

 championship to qualify. Besides the United States, every participating nation from the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 qualified for this tournament, although Panama only returned by virtue of Cuba's withdrawal. The Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic national basketball team
The Dominican Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent the Dominican Republic in international competition...

 returned to the tournament for the ninth time after failing to qualify in 2007.

Draw

The draw ceremonies were held at San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

 on June 9, 2009. The results, with the FIBA World Rankings
FIBA World Rankings
The International Basketball Federation calculates the world rankings of all of its basketball teams.-Calculation:...

 prior to the draw, were:
Group A |Group B

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28.

29.

36.

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16.

21.

31.

30.
Note: Cuba had 0 ranking points and was therefore ranked after the last ranked team. However, once Cuba withdrew, Panama, ranked 30th, took Cuba's spot in Group B.

Format

  • The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
  • The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3). The top four also qualify outright to the 2010 FIBA World Championship
    2010 FIBA World Championship
    The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

    .
  • The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final. The losers play for third place.

Tie-breaking criteria

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Squads

Each team had a roster of twelve players. Seven players currently on NBA rosters played in the tournament. The Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic national basketball team
The Dominican Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent the Dominican Republic in international competition...

 led the way with three: Francisco Garcia
Francisco García
Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

, Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

, and Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association....

. Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 (Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...

, Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...

), Canada (Joel Anthony
Joel Anthony
Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently a member of the Miami Heat. He is also a key member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.-High school career:...

), and Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 (Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

) also called up NBA players to their rosters.

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Eliminated in Preliminary Round

Group A

In Group A, hosts Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 stormed through to the quarterfinals undefeated, winning each game by double digits. On the fourth day of group play, surprising Uruguay
Uruguay national basketball team
The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.Uruguay's best achievement in basketball was obtaining the bronze medal in the both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-Current squad:...

 stunned Canada, which had won its previous two games by a combined 75 points, for second place in the group after Martin Osimani
Martin Osimani
Martín Osimani is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, Basketball National League.Osimani is currently...

 hit a three with 21 seconds that gave the Uruguayans a 71–69 victory. Mexico
Mexico national basketball team
The Mexico national basketball team is the side that represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Baloncesto – abbrev...

 dominated the second half against the Virgin Islands en route to a 17 point victory and the final quarterfinal spot out of Group A.
Team Pts Pld W L PF PA PD
8 4 4 0 327 264
63
7 4 3 1 267 251
16
6 4 2 2 321 268
53
5 4 1 3 235 293 −58
4 4 0 4 266 340 −74

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Group B

Group B began with a shocker as Venezuela
Venezuela national basketball team
The Venezuela men's national basketball team represents the Venezuela Basketball Federation in international competitions such as the International Basketball Federation , the International Olympic Committee , the World Championship, the South American Basketball Championship, the Pan American...

 dominated world number one ranked Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

, forcing 23 turnovers en route to a 16-point victory. Group winner Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 was the only consistent team in the group, winning all of its games by at least nine points. The Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic national basketball team
The Dominican Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent the Dominican Republic in international competition...

, sporting a roster that included a tournament-high three NBA players, qualified to the quarterfinals with a 2–2 record. Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

, buoyed by tournament scoring leader Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

, rebounded from an 0–2 start to win its last two games and qualify for the next round. Venezuela
Venezuela national basketball team
The Venezuela men's national basketball team represents the Venezuela Basketball Federation in international competitions such as the International Basketball Federation , the International Olympic Committee , the World Championship, the South American Basketball Championship, the Pan American...

 could not capitalize on its victory over Argentina and was sent home after losing to Panama. The Venezuelans could have advanced on a tiebreaker had Argentina lost to the Dominicans, but Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association....

 missed a three pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Argentina escaped with an 89–87 victory in the final game of group play.
Team Pts Pld W L PF PA PD Tie
8 4 4 0 328 266
62
6 4 2 2 305 303
2
1–0
6 4 2 2 333 330
3
0–1
5 4 1 3 286 335 −49 1–0
5 4 1 3 296 314 −18 0–1

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Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 easily clinched a semifinal berth and qualification for the 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

 when both teams won their first two quarterfinal games to run their records to 5–0. World number one ranked Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 also qualified, winning all four of their quarterfinal games to erase an 0–2 start and escape a nearly disastrous result. All three teams finished 6–1. Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 handed Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 its first loss of the tournament, 80–78, when Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

 hit two free throws with four seconds left in the game. Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 then handed the Brazilians their first loss in the tournament, after the Puerto Ricans took a 16-point fourth quarter lead and withstood a late charge to win by four. A tiebreaker gave Brazil the top seed in the semifinals.

Uruguay
Uruguay national basketball team
The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.Uruguay's best achievement in basketball was obtaining the bronze medal in the both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-Current squad:...

 could not continue its momentum from its surprising 3–1 start, losing all four of its quarterfinal games. With Panama and Mexico
Mexico national basketball team
The Mexico national basketball team is the side that represents Mexico in men's international basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Baloncesto – abbrev...

 already eliminated from semifinal contention, a Uruguay
Uruguay national basketball team
The Uruguay national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions.Uruguay's best achievement in basketball was obtaining the bronze medal in the both the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics.-Current squad:...

 loss to Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 on the final day of group play meant that the winner of the Canada-Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic national basketball team
The Dominican Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent the Dominican Republic in international competition...

 game would advance to the semifinals and claim the final 2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

 berth from the Americas. The Canadians slipped through with a four point victory over a Dominican team that was playing without its star player, Francisco Garcia
Francisco García
Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

, after he broke a finger in quarterfinal play. Canada advanced to the World Championship despite a 1–4 start to the round after winning their last two quarterfinal games.
Team Pts Pld W L PF PA PD Tie*
13 7 6 1 565 467 +98 1–1 1.03
13 7 6 1 570 479 +91 1–1 1.01
13 7 6 1 533 478 +55 1–1 0.95
10 7 3 4 521 477 +44 1–0
10 7 3 4 573 569 +4 0–1
9 7 2 5 458 507 −49
8 7 1 6 428 552 −124 1–0
8 7 1 6 472 591 −119 0–1
  • Tiebreaker for tied teams is head-to-head results. Because Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Argentina split games against each other, the second tiebreaker, goal average for tied teams, was used.

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Knockout round

Semi finals

In the first semifinal, top seeded Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 faced a surprising challenge from fourth seeded Canada. The Brazilians only led by one at halftime before blowing the game open in the second half, jumping out to a 17 point fourth quarter lead before the Canadians went on a late run to cut the final deficit to eight. In the second semifinal, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 erased a nine point deficit in a five point victory over Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

. The host team avenged a quarterfinal loss to the Argentine team despite Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

's tournament-high 31 points.
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Third place

In the bronze medal match, Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 never trailed while jumping out to a 31 point halftime lead. The over-matched Canadians could not cut the lead below double digits at any time after the first quarter.

Final

Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 claimed the gold medal over the host Puerto Ricans
Puerto Rico national basketball team
The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

 in a 61–60 thriller. The Brazilians took a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter and led by 11 with 5:45 left before the Puerto Ricans began a frantic run to get back in the game. After Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

 hit a basket with 35 seconds left to pull the Puerto Ricans within two at 61–59, Puerto Rican youngster Angel Vassalo stole the ball and was fouled. After hitting the first, Vassalo missed the second free throw; the Puerto Ricans did get the ball back, but Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

 missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 hung on for a 61–60 victory to claim its third FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...

 http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3194/tid/250/_/2005_FIBA_Americas_Championship_for_Men_/history.html.

Individual Tournament Highs

Points
Pos. |PPG
1  Argentina Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

23.3
2  Brazil Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...

21.1
3  Panama Danilo Pinnock 20.1
4  Venezuela Hector Romero
Héctor Romero
Héctor Orlando Romero Rivas is a Venezuelan professional basketball player currently active for Snaidero Udine. He also is a member of his country's national team and took part in the 2002 FIBA World Championship...

18
5  Dominican Republic Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association....

17.1
6  Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

16.8
7  Uruguay Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....

16.6
8  Dominican Republic Francisco Garcia
Francisco García
Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

15.8
8  United States Virgin Islands Kevin Sheppard
Kevin Sheppard
Kevin Sheppard is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker.-Soccer career:Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University...

15.8
10  Dominican Republic Luis Flores
Luis Flores
Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

14.8

Rebounds
Pos. |RPG
1  Uruguay Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....

10.5
2  Dominican Republic Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

10.2
3  Mexico Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre , known in non-Spanish-speaking countries as Gustavo Ayon, is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'9" and 245 lb center.-College career:...

9.4
4  Panama Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Panama national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with San Germán of Puerto Rican league Baloncesto Superior Nacional.-College career:Lloreda played two years of junior college ball...

8.6
5  Brazil Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...

8.4
6  Venezuela Richard Lugo
Richard Lugo
Richard Lugo is a Venezuelan professional basketball player currently signed with Venezuelan team Espartanos de Margarita....

8
7  Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play in an NBA game and the third Puerto Rican drafted by the NBA. Ramos has played in the NBA, the D-League and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico...

7.8
8  Dominican Republic Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association....

7.4
9  Dominican Republic Jack Michael Martínez
Jack Michael Martinez
Jack Michael Martínez is a professional male basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 8 in power forward, who also plays as a center...

7.2
10  Brazil Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...

7.2

Assists
Pos. |APG
1  Argentina Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

7.4
2  Venezuela Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vásquez is a Venezuelan basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies, who selected him in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was chosen after a stellar U.S. college career with the University of Maryland men's basketball team...

5.5
3  Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

5.3
4  Brazil Marcelo Huertas 4.9
4  Dominican Republic Luis Flores
Luis Flores
Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

4.9
6  Uruguay Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo "Panchi" Barrera is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. His jersey's number is 5. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Unión Atlética of Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.-Professional career:Barrera started his...

4.8
7  Uruguay Martin Osimani
Martin Osimani
Martín Osimani is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, Basketball National League.Osimani is currently...

4.6
8  United States Virgin Islands Kevin Sheppard
Kevin Sheppard
Kevin Sheppard is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker.-Soccer career:Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University...

4.5
9  Canada Jermaine Anderson
Jermaine Anderson
Jermaine Anderson is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for the KK Budućnost Podgorica in Montenegro...

4.2
10  United States Virgin Islands Walter Hodge 3.5

Steals
Pos. |SPG
1  United States Virgin Islands Walter Hodge 3
2  Argentina Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

2.6
3  Panama Danilo Pinnock 2
3  Uruguay Leandro Garcia 2
3  Mexico Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre , known in non-Spanish-speaking countries as Gustavo Ayon, is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'9" and 245 lb center.-College career:...

2
6  Brazil Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...

1.9
7  Canada Olu Famutimi
Olu Famutimi
Olumuyiwa Famutimi is a Canadian professional basketball player for Gloria Giants Düsseldorf in Germany....

1.8
7  Uruguay Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....

1.8
7  Uruguay Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo "Panchi" Barrera is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. His jersey's number is 5. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Unión Atlética of Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.-Professional career:Barrera started his...

1.8
10  Dominican Republic Luis Flores
Luis Flores
Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

1.5

Blocks
Pos. |BPG
1  Brazil Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...

1.9
2  Dominican Republic Francisco Garcia
Francisco García
Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

1.8
3  Mexico Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre , known in non-Spanish-speaking countries as Gustavo Ayon, is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'9" and 245 lb center.-College career:...

1.5
4  Canada Joel Anthony
Joel Anthony
Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently a member of the Miami Heat. He is also a key member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.-High school career:...

1.4
5  Venezuela Richard Lugo
Richard Lugo
Richard Lugo is a Venezuelan professional basketball player currently signed with Venezuelan team Espartanos de Margarita....

1.3
5  United States Virgin Islands Kitwana Rhymer
Kitwana Rhymer
Kitwana Rhymer is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player currently with La Villa Basketball of the La Vega League in the Dominican Republic....

1.2
7  Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play in an NBA game and the third Puerto Rican drafted by the NBA. Ramos has played in the NBA, the D-League and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico...

1.1
7  Dominican Republic Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association....

1.1
7  Puerto Rico Daniel Santiago
Daniel Santiago
Daniel Gregg Santiago is a American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player, currently playing at the center position for the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico. Santiago is the fourth player from Puerto Rico to play in a NBA game...

1.1
10 4 tied with 1

Minutes
Pos. |MPG
1  Panama Danilo Pinnock 38.4
2  Dominican Republic Francisco Garcia
Francisco García
Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

36.5
3  Dominican Republic Luis Flores
Luis Flores
Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

34.4
4  United States Virgin Islands Kevin Sheppard
Kevin Sheppard
Kevin Sheppard is a United States Virgin Islands basketball player and former football striker.-Soccer career:Sheppard played soccer as well as basketball at Jacksonville University...

34.3
5  Uruguay Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....

33.6
5  Panama Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Panama national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with San Germán of Puerto Rican league Baloncesto Superior Nacional.-College career:Lloreda played two years of junior college ball...

33.6
7  Panama Warren Green
Warren Green
Warren Everett Green was the thirteenth Governor of South Dakota. Green, a Republican from Hazel, South Dakota, served from 1931 to 1933.-Biography:...

33.3
8  Dominican Republic Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

33.1
9  Mexico Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre , known in non-Spanish-speaking countries as Gustavo Ayon, is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'9" and 245 lb center.-College career:...

32.9
9  Brazil Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...

32.9


Individual Game Highs

Department Name Total Opponent
Points   Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...


  Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

 
31
Rebounds   Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....

 
18
Assists   Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

 
12
Steals   Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

 
6
Blocks   Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Ayon
Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre , known in non-Spanish-speaking countries as Gustavo Ayon, is a Mexican professional basketball player. He is a 6'9" and 245 lb center.-College career:...


  Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...

 
6
Field goal percentage   Angel Vassalo  100% (8/8)
3-point field goal percentage 4 tied with 100% (3/3)
Free throw percentage   Larry Ayuso  100% (11/11)
Turnovers   Richard Lugo
Richard Lugo
Richard Lugo is a Venezuelan professional basketball player currently signed with Venezuelan team Espartanos de Margarita....

 
8

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG
Pos. |PPG
1 81.4
2 80
3 78.6
4 77
5 74.6


Defensive PPG
Pos. |PPG
1 65.9
2 69.4
3 70.5
4 71.1
5 72.1


Rebounds
Pos. |RPG
1 37.8
2 34.8
3 34.7
4 33.5
5 32.8

Assists
Pos. |APG
1 18.1
2 17.8
3 17.3
4 17.2
5 16.1

Steals
Pos. |SPG
1 8.1
1 8.1
3 8
4 7.6
5 7.1


Blocks
Pos. |BPG
1 4.8
2 4.2
3 4.1
4 3.2
4 3.2

Team Game highs

Department Name Total Opponent
Points 100
Rebounds 47
Assists 30
Steals 18
Blocks 9
Field goal percentage 57.6%
3-point field goal percentage 58.8%
Free throw percentage 100% (13/13)
Turnovers 23

Final standings

Qualified for 2010 FIBA World Championships
Rank Team Record
9–1
8–2
7–3
4 4–6
5 4–4
6 3–5
7 2–6
8 2–6
9 1–3
10 0–4


4th

Marcelinho Machado 
Duda Machado 
Diego Pinheiro
Diego Pinheiro
Diego Pinheiro da Silva is a Brazilian professional basketball player.A 6'5" guard, Pinheiro currently plays for Universo BRB of Novo Basquete Brasil...

 
Olivinha 
Alex Garcia 
Marcelo Huertas 
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...

 
Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...

 
Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni is a Brazilian professional basketball currently plays for UniCEUB/BRB in Brazil. He has also competed with the Brazil national basketball team, at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships.-References:...

 
João Paulo Batista 
Jonathan Tavernari
Jonathan Tavernari
Jonathan Tavernari is a Brazilian/Italian professional basketball player from São Bernardo do Campo. He currently plays for Pallacanestro Biella in Italy, and is also a member of the Brazilian national basketball team.-College career:...

 
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...


Peter Ramos 
Guillermo Diaz 
Filiberto Rivera
Filiberto Rivera
Filiberto Rivera is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Rivera has played in the NCAA, NJCAA and the National Superior Basketball League with Coamo Marathon Runners and Carolina Giants. He is currently under contract with Bnei HaSharon of the Israeli Premier League. Rivera has played...

 
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

 
Angel Vassallo
Angel Vassallo
Ángel Daniel Vassallo Colón is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He currently plays small forward for the Ligue Nationale de Basketball's ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne. After completing his high school education, he played for the Tigers of Hargrave Military Academy, reaching the...

 
Christian Dalmau
Christian Dalmau
Christian Dalmau is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the second son of the legendary Puerto Rican basketball star Raymond Dalmau...

 
Larry Ayuso 
Ricardo Sanchez 
Luis Villafañe
Luis Villafañe
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Angelo Reyes
Angelo Reyes (basketball)
Angelo Reyes is a Puerto Rican/American professional basketball player. Reyes has played with the ABA and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with Carolina Giants. Reyes has played internationally in Australia...

 
Carmelo Lee 
Daniel Santiago
Daniel Santiago
Daniel Gregg Santiago is a American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player, currently playing at the center position for the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico. Santiago is the fourth player from Puerto Rico to play in a NBA game...


Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

 
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

 
Román González 
Leonardo Mainoldi
Leonardo Mainoldi
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Diego García
Diego Garcia (basketball)
Diego García is an Argentine professional basketball player currently with Spanish side CB Valladolid. He is also a member of the Argentina national basketball team....

 
Juan Pablo Cantero
Juan Pablo Cantero
Juan Pablo Cantero is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player.-Pro career:In 2007-08, Cantero averaged 11.2 points and 3.2 assists per game with Juventud Sionista of the Argentine League...

 
Leonardo Gutiérrez 
Matias Sandes
Matías Sandes
Matías Sandes is an Argentine professional basketball player and member of the Argentina national basketball team....

 
Andress Pelussi 
Paolo Quinteros 
Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 
Federico Kammerichs

Jermaine Anderson
Jermaine Anderson
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Tyler Kepkay
Tyler Kepkay
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Ryan Bell
Ryan Bell
Ryan Bell is a Canadian basketball player from Orleans, Ontario. He lifts man weight at Varsity and goes by the name of 'crumbly burgers'.He is a guard and most recently played for Espoon Honka in Finland....

 
Jermaine Bucknor
Jermaine Bucknor
- Career :The 6 ft 7 inch Edmonton native played college basketball at the University of Richmond.Further, he gained experience with the French basketball teams Limoges CSP Elite, Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale , Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket and Stade Clermontois Basket...

 
Carl English
Carl English
Carl Jerome English is a Canadian professional basketball player. He stands 6'5" tall and weighs 205 pounds and he plays at the shooting guard position. He had unsuccessful tryouts for the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers and the Seattle SuperSonics...

 
Olu Famutimi
Olu Famutimi
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Andy Rautins
Andy Rautins
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Aaron Doornekamp
Aaron Doornekamp
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Jesse Young
Jesse Young
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Kyle Landry
Kyle Landry
Kyle Landry is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently signed to the team BC Triumph Lyubertsy. He is also a veteran member of the Canadian national basketball team.- College :...

 
Levon Kendall
Levon Kendall
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Joel Anthony
Joel Anthony
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All-Tournament Teams

The following players were voted to the All-Tournament teams by journalists and experts in attendance at the tournament:

First Team

G –   Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...



G –   Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...



F –   Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...



F –   Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

 (Tournament MVP)

C –   Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....


Second Team

G –   Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...



G –   Larry Ayuso

F –   Danilo Pinnock

F –   Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association....



C –   Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão
Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...


Third Team

G –   Jermaine Anderson
Jermaine Anderson
Jermaine Anderson is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for the KK Budućnost Podgorica in Montenegro...



G –   Leandro Garcia

F –   Hector Romero
Héctor Romero
Héctor Orlando Romero Rivas is a Venezuelan professional basketball player currently active for Snaidero Udine. He also is a member of his country's national team and took part in the 2002 FIBA World Championship...



F –   Joel Anthony
Joel Anthony
Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently a member of the Miami Heat. He is also a key member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.-High school career:...



C –   Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play in an NBA game and the third Puerto Rican drafted by the NBA. Ramos has played in the NBA, the D-League and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico...


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