2003 Tournament of the Americas
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Article ImagesThe 2003 Tournament of the Americas in basketball, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was hosted by Puerto Rico, from August 20 to August 31, 2003. The games were played in San Juan, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The United States won the tournament, the country's fifth AmeriCup championship.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Puerto Rico |
Dates | August 20–31 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (5th title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Puerto Rico |
Fourth place | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Steve Nash |
Top scorer | Omar Quintero (21.1 points per game) |
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All games were played at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.[1]
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2003; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
- North America: Canada, United States
- Caribbean and Central America: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
- South America: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
- 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 winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both were granted berths in the 2004 Olympic Tournament in Athens. The losers figure in a third-place playoff where the winner was granted the third berth.
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:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
- Times given below are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4).
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 359 | 321 | +38 | 7 | 1–0 |
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 377 | 329 | +48 | 7 | 0–1 |
Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 342 | 322 | +20 | 6 | 1–0 |
Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 313 | 357 | −44 | 6 | 0–1 |
Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 290 | 352 | −62 | 4 |
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 432 | 273 | +159 | 8 |
Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 376 | 345 | +31 | 7 |
Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 292 | 356 | −64 | 6 |
Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 3 | 321 | 356 | −35 | 5 |
Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 278 | 369 | −91 | 4 |
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Qualified for the semifinals |
The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals.
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 824 | 564 | +260 | 16 | |
Argentina | 8 | 5 | 3 | 715 | 658 | +57 | 13 | 2–0 |
Canada | 8 | 5 | 3 | 713 | 705 | +8 | 13 | 1–1 |
Puerto Rico | 8 | 5 | 3 | 657 | 603 | +54 | 13 | 0–2 |
Venezuela | 8 | 4 | 4 | 668 | 713 | −45 | 12 | 1–0 |
Mexico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 679 | 734 | −55 | 12 | 0–1 |
Brazil | 8 | 3 | 5 | 709 | 696 | +13 | 11 | |
Dominican Republic | 8 | 2 | 6 | 591 | 730 | −139 | 10 |
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
August 30, 2003 – 20:00 | ||||||
Argentina | 88 | |||||
August 31, 2003 – 22:00 | ||||||
Canada | 72 | |||||
Argentina | 73 | |||||
August 30, 2003 – 22:00 | ||||||
United States | 106 | |||||
United States | 87 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 71 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
August 31, 2003 – 20:00 | ||||||
Canada | 66 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 79 |
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2003 Tournament of the Americas winners |
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United States Fifth title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Steve Nash |
Individual Tournament Highs
Individual Game Highs
Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | Marcelinho Machado | 39 | Canada |
Rebounds | 8 Players | 14 | |
Assists | 7 Players | 10 | |
Steals | Mike Bibby Eduardo Nájera |
5 | Virgin Islands Venezuela |
Blocks | José Ortiz | 7 | Canada |
Turnovers | Allen Iverson | 8 | Venezuela |
Team Tournament Highs
Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | United States | 113 | Virgin Islands |
Rebounds | Virgin Islands | 53 | Dominican Republic |
Assists | Brazil | 26 | Canada |
Steals | United States | 40 | Canada |
Blocks | Argentina Puerto Rico United States |
9 | Puerto Rico Canada Dominican Republic |
Field goal percentage | United States (2 times) | 65.6% | Virgin Islands Canada |
3-point field goal percentage | United States | 77.8% | Canada |
Free throw percentage | Argentina | 93.3% | Venezuela |
Turnovers | Brazil Dominican Republic |
25 | United States Argentina |
Rank | Team | Record |
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United States | 10–0 | |
Argentina | 6–4 | |
Puerto Rico | 6–4 | |
4 | Canada | 5–5 |
5 | Venezuela | 4–4 |
6 | Mexico | 4–4 |
7 | Brazil | 3–5 |
8 | Dominican Republic | 2–6 |
9 | Uruguay | 0–4 |
10 | Virgin Islands | 0–4 |
- ^ 2003 FIBA Men's Americas Olympic Qualifying, ESPN.com, August 20, 2003.
- ^ PPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ RPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ APG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ SPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ BPG Leaders
- ^ MPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- ^ Team Leaders – PPG
- ^ Team Leaders – RPG
- ^ Team Leaders – APG
- ^ Team Leaders – SPG
- ^ Team Leaders – BPG