2011 FIBA Americas Championship
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Article ImagesThe 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from August 30 to September 11, 2011. Argentina won the title, defeating Brazil, 80–75, in the final match. This was the country's second AmeriCup championship.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
City | Mar del Plata |
Dates | August 30 – September 11 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | Dominican Republic |
Fourth place | Puerto Rico |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Luis Scola |
Top scorer | Luis Scola (21.4 points per game) |
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FIBA Americas named Mar del Plata, Argentina the host of the 2011 competition on May 24, 2010 at a meeting in San Juan.[1] Games were played at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, which seats more than 8,000 fans. Toronto and Rio de Janeiro also bid for the tournament before FIBA awarded the competition to then world number-one ranked Argentina. Toronto was eliminated in the first round of voting before Mar del Plata beat Rio de Janeiro in the final round 13 votes to 3.
Mar del Plata | Mar del Plata 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Argentina) |
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Polideportivo Islas Malvinas | |
Capacity: 8,000 | |
The ten teams originally selected to receive invitations for the tournament were the host team, the top three finishers at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship, the top two teams in the North America Sub-Zone, and the top four finishers at 2010 Centrobasket. Because the host country, Argentina, came in second at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship, the fourth place team (Venezuela) at the championship was also invited. After the United States (the only team other than Canada in the North America Sub-Zone) automatically qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning the 2010 FIBA World Championship, they withdrew from the tournament. The fifth place team at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship (Paraguay) was then invited to participate.
Below is the final list of participants in the tournament:
- South American Sub-Zone (South American Basketball Championship 2010):
- North America Sub-Zone:
- Central American and Caribbean Zone (2010 Centrobasket):
Due to the 2011 NBA lockout, insurance costs for players affiliated with teams of the National Basketball Association to play overseas would no longer be afforded by the league and would have to be taken care of by their corresponding national federations. Some national teams, such as the host nation Argentina[2] and Puerto Rico[3] took steps to resolve the issue. Below is a list of players whose participation in the tournament was at least potentially affected:
Notes:
The ten teams are split into two groups. The best four teams of each group advance to the second round, where the teams play against the four teams from the other group; each team carries over all points earned during the first round, except for those earned in the match against the team that was eliminated. The best four teams of this group advance to the semifinals.
The two winners in the semifinals automatically qualify for the Olympics. The remaining three teams from the second round plus seven teams from other continents play the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where the top three qualify for the Olympics.
The draw took place on January 27, 2011[7] at the NH Gran Hotel Provincial[8] in Mar del Plata. Notable ESPN Latin America announcer Álvaro Martin conducted the ceremony while FIBA Americas Secretary General Alberto Garcia and a number of sports figures drew the teams. The ten participating squads were paired in five pots, where the first draw from each pot would go to Group A and the second to Group B. Teams were paired according to their world rankings for balance purposes. Being the host, Argentina had the opportunity to choose their group.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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- NR – Not Ranked
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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Dominican Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 333 | 296 | +37 | 7 | 1–0 |
Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 328 | 302 | +26 | 7 | 0–1 |
Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 2 | 381 | 351 | +30 | 6 | 1–0 |
Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 312 | 306 | +6 | 6 | 0–1 |
Cuba | 4 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 373 | −99 | 4 |
All times local (UTC−3)
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 248 | +93 | 8 |
Puerto Rico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 348 | 266 | +82 | 7 |
Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 271 | 287 | −16 | 6 |
Panama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 287 | 352 | −65 | 5 |
Paraguay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 353 | −94 | 4 |
All times local (UTC−3)
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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Brazil | 7 | 6 | 1 | 585 | 493 | +92 | 13 | 1–0 |
Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 602 | 473 | +129 | 13 | 0–1 |
Puerto Rico | 7 | 5 | 2 | 571 | 523 | +48 | 12 | |
Dominican Republic | 7 | 4 | 3 | 539 | 543 | −4 | 11 | |
Venezuela | 7 | 3 | 4 | 652 | 641 | +11 | 10 | |
Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 514 | 561 | −47 | 9 | |
Uruguay | 7 | 1 | 6 | 482 | 560 | −78 | 8 | 1–0 |
Panama | 7 | 1 | 6 | 496 | 647 | −151 | 8 | 0–1 |
All times local (UTC−3)
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
September 10 | ||||||
Brazil | 83 | |||||
September 11 | ||||||
Dominican Republic | 76 | |||||
Brazil | 75 | |||||
September 10 | ||||||
Argentina | 80 | |||||
Argentina | 81 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 79 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
September 11 | ||||||
Dominican Republic | 103 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 89 |
2011 Tournament of the Americas winners |
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Argentina Second title |
Individual Tournament Highs
Individual Game Highs
Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | Gary Forbes | 39 | Canada |
Rebounds | Rubén Garcés | 17 | Argentina |
Assists | Panchi Barrera | 11 | Venezuela |
Steals | Leandro García Morales | 8 | Dominican Republic |
Blocks | Joel Anthony Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Renaldo Balkman Federico Kammerichs |
4 | Venezuela Paraguay Paraguay Dominican Republic |
Field goal percentage | Guilherme Giovannoni | 100% (7/7) | Cuba |
3-point field goal percentage | Ricky Sánchez Guilherme Giovannoni |
100% (4/4) | Panama Panama |
Free throw percentage | Enrique Javier Martínez Óscar Torres Manu Ginóbili Jermaine Anderson Luis Scola |
100% (8/8) | Panama Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Venezuela Brazil |
Turnovers | Marcelinho Huertas | 10 | Dominican Republic |
Team Tournament Highs
Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | Argentina | 111 | Venezuela |
Rebounds | Venezuela Puerto Rico |
48 | Cuba Paraguay |
Assists | Venezuela | 32 | Panama |
Steals | Uruguay | 16 | Dominican Republic |
Blocks | Canada | 7 | Uruguay |
Field goal percentage | Venezuela | 80.6% (29/36) | Uruguay |
3-point field goal percentage | Argentina | 64.3% (18/28) | Venezuela |
Free throw percentage | Puerto Rico | 100% (15/15) | Panama |
Turnovers | Uruguay | 27 | Argentina |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Argentina | 9–1 | |
Brazil | 8–2 | |
Dominican Republic | 6–4 | |
4 | Puerto Rico | 6–4 |
5 | Venezuela | 4–4 |
6 | Canada | 3–5 |
7 | Uruguay | 2–6 |
8 | Panama | 2–6 |
9 | Cuba | 0–4 |
10 | Paraguay | 0–4 |
G – Marcelinho Huertas
G – Carlos Arroyo
F – Manu Ginóbili
F – Luis Scola (Tournament MVP)
C – Al Horford
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