2009 FIBA Americas Championship
| File:FIBA Americas Championship 2009 logo.png | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| City | San Juan |
| Dates | August 26 – September 6 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Third place | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Argentina Luis Scola |
| Top scorer | Argentina Luis Scola (23.3 points per game) |
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The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Each of the top four finishers in the quarterfinal round robin qualified for the World Championship. Brazil won the gold medal, after beating host Puerto Rico, 61–60, in the title game. This was Brazil's fourth FIBA AmeriCup title, and second in the last three tournaments. At the time FIBA world number 1 ranked Argentina claimed the bronze medal, over fourth placed Canada. By making the quarterfinals, all four teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament's leading scorer, Luis Scola, was named MVP of the tournament, after he rallied Argentina from an 0–2 start, to the bronze medal, by leading his team in scoring, in nine out of ten games.[1]
Host
The hosting privileges were originally awarded to Mexico 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, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Canada all expressing interest of hosting the tournament.[2] On May 29, 2009, it was announced that Puerto Rico was selected as the new host of the championships, with the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan as the venue. Puerto Rico had previously hosted the 1980, 1993, 1999 and the 2003 Tournament of the Americas (prior to the tournament being renamed the FIBA Americas Championship.
Venues
All games were played at Roberto Clemente Coliseum, which hosted games in each of Puerto Rico's previous four times hosting the FIBA Americas Championship. The 10,000-seat arena also hosted the final round of the 1974 FIBA World Championship after construction was completed in January 1973.
| San Juan |
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| Roberto Clemente Coliseum Capacity: 10,000 |
| File:Roberto Clemente Coliseum.JPG |
Qualification
Qualification was done via FIBA Americas' sub-zones. The qualified teams are:
- South American Sub-Zone (2008 South American Basketball Championship):
- North America Sub-Zone:
- Central American and Caribbean Zone (2008 Centrobasket):
The draw was done on June 9, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.[3] Panama replaced Cuba after the latter withdrew.[4] The United States, which had qualified for the World Championship with a gold-medal performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, skipped this tournament, opening the slot for another team from the Centrobasket 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 returned to the tournament for the ninth time after failing to qualify in 2007.
Draw
The draw ceremonies were held at San Juan on June 9, 2009. The results, with the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw, were:[5]
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.
- 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:
- 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
Squads
Each team had a roster of twelve players. Seven players currently on NBA rosters played in the tournament. The Dominican Republic led the way with three: Francisco Garcia, Al Horford, and Charlie Villanueva. Brazil (Anderson Varejão, Leandro Barbosa), Canada (Joel Anthony), and Argentina (Luis Scola) also called up NBA players to their rosters.[6]
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Eliminated in preliminary round |
Group A
In Group A, hosts Puerto Rico stormed through to the quarterfinals undefeated, winning each game by double digits. On the fourth day of group play, surprising Uruguay stunned Canada, which had won its previous two games by a combined 75 points, for second place in the group after Martin Osimani hit a three with 21 seconds that gave the Uruguayans a 71–69 victory. Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 327 | 264 | +63 |
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 267 | 251 | +16 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 268 | +53 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 235 | 293 | −58 |
| File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 340 | −74 |
August 26
13:30 |
| Virgin Islands File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg | 62–88 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–27, 20–17, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: K. Sheppard 17 Rebs: Rhymer and Victor 6 each Asts: K. Sheppard 4 |
Pts: L. Garcia 28 Rebs: E. Batista 13 Asts: Barrera and Osimani 6 each | |
August 26
21:00 |
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg | 66–81 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 23–19, 9–23, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: R. Beck 26 Rebs: G. Ayon 9 Asts: Quintero and Ayon 3 each |
Pts: L. Ayuso 16 Rebs: D. Santiago 11 Asts: C. Arroyo 11 | |
August 27
16:00 |
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 95–40 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 19–8, 29–12, 17–7 | ||
| Pts: A. Rautins 18 Rebs: L. Kendall 11 Asts: J. Anderson 7 |
Pts: N. Alonzo 10 Rebs: G. Ayon 10 Asts: A. Pedroza 3 | |
August 27
21:00 |
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 85–74 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 22–22, 26–10, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: C. Arroyo 24 Rebs: P. Ramos 10 Asts: C. Arroyo 5 |
Pts: Sheppard and Jones 18 each Rebs: Victor and Jones 7 each Asts: Sheppard and Hodge 5 each | |
August 28
16:00 |
| Virgin Islands File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg | 67–87 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 12–20, 22–20, 19–23 | ||
| Pts: W. Hodge 18 Rebs: K. Rhymer 11 Asts: W. Hodge 5 |
Pts: J. Young 14 Rebs: L. Kendall 8 Asts: A. Rautins 5 | |
August 28
21:00 |
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 54–71 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 14–16, 11–23, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: E. Batista 19 Rebs: E. Batista 8 Asts: Barrera and Osimani 2 each |
Pts: C. Arroyo 18 Rebs: P. Ramos 12 Asts: C. Arroyo 6 | |
August 29
13:30 |
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg | 80–63 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 12–19, 26–18, 27–13 | ||
| Pts: Quintero and Pedroza 17 each Rebs: G. Ayon 15 Asts: Quintero and Llamas 7 each |
Pts: K. Sheppard 18 Rebs: Freeman and Victor 9 each Asts: K. Sheppard 5 | |
August 29
16:00 |
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 69–71 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 15–11, 16–15, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: J. Young 20 Rebs: J. Young 8 Asts: J. Anderson 6 |
Pts: E. Batista 18 Rebs: E. Batista 12 Asts: M. Osimani 9 | |
August 30
13:30 |
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 54–49 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 8–19, 18–4, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: M. Aguiar 15 Rebs: E. Batista 18 Asts: Barrera and Osimani 4 each |
Pts: G. Ayon 12 Rebs: G. Ayon 11 Asts: K. Malpica 4 | |
August 30
21:00 |
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 90–70 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 22–16, 20–11, 25–29 | ||
| Pts: Ayuso and Arroyo 16 each Rebs: D. Santiago 8 Asts: F. Rivera 3 |
Pts: A. Rautins 18 Rebs: J. Anthony 10 Asts: C. English 3 | |
Group B
Group B began with a shocker as Venezuela dominated world number one ranked Argentina, forcing 23 turnovers en route to a 16-point victory. Group winner Brazil was the only consistent team in the group, winning all of its games by at least nine points. The Dominican Republic, sporting a roster that included a tournament-high three NBA players, qualified to the quarterfinals with a 2–2 record. Argentina, buoyed by tournament scoring leader Luis Scola, rebounded from an 0–2 start to win its last two games and qualify for the next round. Venezuela 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 328 | 266 | +62 | |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 305 | 303 | +2 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 333 | 330 | +3 | 0–1 |
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 286 | 335 | −49 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 296 | 314 | −18 | 0–1 |
August 26
16:00 |
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 68–81 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–17, 25–19, 7–24 | ||
| Pts: F. Garcia 17 Rebs: J. Martínez 9 Asts: L. Flores 9 |
Pts: Barbosa and Garcia 21 each Rebs: Varejão and Splitter 10 each Asts: M. Huertas 9 | |
August 26
18:30 |
| Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela.svg | 85–69 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 21–14, 24–21, 22–18 | ||
| Pts: O. Torres 22 Rebs: O. Torres 6 Asts: G. Vasquez 7 |
Pts: L. Scola 25 Rebs: L. Scola 7 Asts: P. Prigioni 6 | |
August 27
13:30 |
| Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg | 87–100 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 23–23, 10–28, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: D. Pinnock 27 Rebs: J. Lloreda 14 Asts: J. Lloreda 6 |
Pts: F. Garcia 24 Rebs: C. Villanueva 10 Asts: C. Morban 6 | |
August 27
18:30 |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 87–67 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 26–6, 19–19, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 15 Rebs: A. Varejão 9 Asts: A. Garcia 5 |
Pts: Perez and Lugo 12 each Rebs: R. Lugo 6 Asts: J. Centeno 5 | |
August 28
13:30 |
| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 67–76 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 10–16, 23–23, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 19 Rebs: F. Kammerichs 10 Asts: P. Prigioni 8 |
Pts: L. Barbosa 21 Rebs: A. Varejão 9 Asts: M. Huertas 5 | |
August 28
18:30 |
| Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela.svg | 71–80 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 14–17, 28–18, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Romero and G Vasquez 17 each Rebs: R. Lugo 14 Asts: G. Vasquez 5 |
Pts: J. Lloreda 19 Rebs: Lloreda and Pomare 8 each Asts: J. Lloreda 5 | |
August 29
18:30 |
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 78–73 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–14, 24–19, 14–22 | ||
| Pts: C. Villanueva 28 Rebs: Horford and Villanueva 12 each Asts: C. Morban 5 |
Pts: H. Romero 25 Rebs: Lugo and Romero 9 each Asts: G. Vasquez 7 | |
August 29
21:00 |
| Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg | 55–80 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 17–20, 19–12, 6–20 | ||
| Pts: W. Green 18 Rebs: W. Green 9 Asts: D. Pinnock 5 |
Pts: L. Scola 20 Rebs: P. Prigioni 8 Asts: P. Prigioni 8 | |
August 30
16:00 |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 84–64 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 19–19, 28–14, 14–14 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 17 Rebs: T. Splitter 7 Asts: Garcia and Huertas 5 each |
Pts: D. Pinnock 24 Rebs: L. Pomare 10 Asts: J. Lloreda 5 | |
August 30
18:30 |
| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 89–87 (OT) | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–25, 22–17, 15–14, Overtime: 15–13 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 30 Rebs: L. Scola 8 Asts: Scola and Prigioni 5 each |
Pts: A. Horford 24 Rebs: Martínez and Horford 11 each Asts: A. Horford 6 | |
Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, Brazil and Puerto Rico easily clinched a semifinal berth and qualification for the 2010 FIBA World Championship when both teams won their first two quarterfinal games to run their records to 5–0. World number one ranked Argentina 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 handed Puerto Rico its first loss of the tournament, 80–78, when Pablo Prigioni hit two free throws with four seconds left in the game. Puerto Rico 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 could not continue its momentum from its surprising 3–1 start, losing all four of its quarterfinal games. With Panama and Mexico already eliminated from semifinal contention, a Uruguay loss to Argentina on the final day of group play meant that the winner of the Canada-Dominican Republic game would advance to the semifinals and claim the final 2010 FIBA World Championship 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, after he broke a finger in quarterfinal play.[7] 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* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 565 | 467 | +98 | 1–1 | 1.03 |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 570 | 479 | +91 | 1–1 | 1.01 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 533 | 478 | +55 | 1–1 | 0.95 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 521 | 477 | +44 | 1–0 | |
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 573 | 569 | +4 | 0–1 | |
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 458 | 507 | −49 | ||
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 428 | 552 | −124 | 1–0 | |
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 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.
September 1
13:30 |
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 74–80 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 25–19, 24–23, 10–24 | ||
| Pts: L. Garcia 28 Rebs: E. Batista 8 Asts: G. Barrera 8 |
Pts: C. Villanueva 19 Rebs: A. Horford 12 Asts: F. García 4 | |
September 1
16:00 |
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 51–67 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–21, 10–20, 13–11 | ||
| Pts: C. English 17 Rebs: C. English 6 Asts: T. Kepkay 3 |
Pts: L. Gutiérrez 15 Rebs: L. Scola 9 Asts: P. Prigioni 7 | |
September 1
18:30 |
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg | 61–92 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–21, 16–24, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: O. Quintero 13 Rebs: A. Parada 12 Asts: Zúñiga and Parada 3 |
Pts: L. Barbosa 18 Rebs: A. Varejão 12 Asts: M. Machado 5 | |
September 1
21:00 |
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 79–51 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 23–12, 25–14, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Ramos and Diaz 12 each Rebs: P. Ramos 11 Asts: C. Arroyo 4 |
Pts: D. Pinnock 23 Rebs: J. Lloreda 7 Asts: J. Lloreda 3 | |
September 2
13:30 |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 68–59 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 18–18, 16–17, 16–9 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 31 Rebs: A. Varejão 7 Asts: T. Splitter 3 |
Pts: L. Kendall 12 Rebs: L. Kendall 7 Asts: A. Rautins 5 | |
September 2
16:00 |
| Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg | 83–77 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 14–21, 28–19, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: W. Green 25 Rebs: 3 tied with 7 Asts: J. Munoz 6 |
Pts: E. Batista 18 Rebs: E. Batista 11 Asts: M. Osimani 7 | |
September 2
18:30 |
| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 77–65 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–12, 23–18, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 25 Rebs: F. Kammerichs 11 Asts: P. Prigioni 7 |
Pts: G. Ayon 18 Rebs: G. Ayon 9 Asts: Llamas and Ayon 3 each | |
September 2
21:00 |
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 76–85 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 21–21, 19–21, 23–27 | ||
| Pts: C. Villanueva 21 Rebs: A. Horford 10 Asts: L. Flores 9 |
Pts: C. Arroyo 17 Rebs: P. Ramos 8 Asts: C. Arroyo 5 | |
September 3
13:00 |
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 97–65 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 23–9, 26–19, 26–22 | ||
| Pts: A. Rautins 23 Rebs: J. Anthony 5 Asts: J. Anderson 5 |
Pts: D. Pinnock 21 Rebs: J. Lloreda 10 Asts: 3 tied with 2 | |
September 3
15:15 |
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg | 73–86 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–22, 25–24, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: H. Llamas 16 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: A. Pedroza 5 |
Pts: L. Flores 18 Rebs: A. Horford 9 Asts: 4 tied with 3 | |
September 3
17:30 |
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 62–82 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 21–22, 16–18, 11–20 | ||
| Pts: M. Aguiar 18 Rebs: G. Barrera 9 Asts: G. Barrera 6 |
Pts: M. Machado 23 Rebs: A. Varejao 10 Asts: Huertas and Machado 4 each | |
September 3
19:45 |
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 78–80 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 15–29, 15–21, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: L. Ayuso 19 Rebs: P. Ramos 12 Asts: C. Arroyo 8 |
Pts: L. Scola 25 Rebs: L. Scola 12 Asts: P. Prigioni 12 | |
September 4
13:30 |
| Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg | 67–74 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 14–21, 20–19, 15–16 | ||
| Pts: D. Pinnock 20 Rebs: J. Lloreda 13 Asts: D. Pinnock 4 |
Pts: Llamas and Pedroza 18 each Rebs: G. Ayon 13 Asts: Zúñiga and Pedroza 6 each | |
September 4
16:00 |
| Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg | 73–66 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 16–17, 21–23, 14–20 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 19 Rebs: L. Scola 8 Asts: J. Cantero 6 |
Pts: E. Batista 20 Rebs: E. Batista 10 Asts: G. Barrera 2 | |
September 4
18:30 |
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 76–80 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 19–17, 21–26, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Flores and Villanueva 17 each Rebs: A. Horford 14 Asts: L. Flores 6 |
Pts: J. Anderson 21 Rebs: L. Kendall 11 Asts: Rautins and Anderson 5 each | |
September 4
21:00 |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 82–86 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 14–25, 17–29, 31–19 | ||
| Pts: A. Varejao 22 Rebs: A. Varejao 10 Asts: M. Huertas 6 |
Pts: L. Ayuso 25 Rebs: C. Lee 7 Asts: C. Arroyo 6 | |
Knockout round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| September 5 – San Juan | ||||||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 73 | |||||
| September 6 – San Juan | ||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 65 | |||||
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 61 | |||||
| September 5 – San Juan | ||||||
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 60 | |||||
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 85 | |||||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 80 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| September 6 – San Juan | ||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 73 | |||||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 88 | |||||
Semi finals
In the first semifinal, top seeded Brazil 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 erased a nine-point deficit in a five-point victory over Argentina. The host team avenged a quarterfinal loss to the Argentine team despite Luis Scola's tournament-high 31 points.
September 5
18:30 |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 73–65 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 11–10, 26–13, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 22 Rebs: A. Varejao 8 Asts: M. Huertas 8 |
Pts: J. Anthony 17 Rebs: J. Anthony 8 Asts: 3 tied with 4 | |
September 5
21:00 |
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 85–80 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 19–21, 26–19, 27–20 | ||
| Pts: C. Arroyo 19 Rebs: P. Ramos 9 Asts: C. Arroyo 4 |
Pts: L. Scola 31 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: P. Prigioni 10 | |
Third place
In the bronze medal match, Argentina 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.
September 6
18:30 |
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 73–88 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–31, 10–18, 28–19, 27–20 | ||
| Pts: J. Anderson 19 Rebs: O. Famutimi 9 Asts: J. Anderson 11 |
Pts: L. Scola 27 Rebs: J. Gutiérrez 6 Asts: P. Prigioni 8 | |
Final
Brazil claimed the gold medal over the host Puerto Ricans 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 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 missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Brazil hung on for a 61–60 victory to claim its fourth FIBA Americas Championship.
September 6
21:00 |
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg | 61–60 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 17–15, 14–9, 11–23 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 24 Rebs: T. Splitter 9 Asts: T. Splitter 4 |
Pts: C. Arroyo 14 Rebs: R. Sanchez 7 Asts: F. Rivera 4 | |
Awards
| 2009 Tournament of the Americas winners |
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| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Fourth title |
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
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Steals[11]
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Blocks[12]
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Minutes[13]
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Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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| Points | Brazil Leandro Barbosa Argentina Luis Scola |
31 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Rebounds | Uruguay Esteban Batista | 18 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Assists | Argentina Pablo Prigioni | 12 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Steals | Argentina Pablo Prigioni | 6 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Blocks | Mexico Gustavo Ayon Brazil Anderson Varejão |
6 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Field goal percentage | Puerto Rico Angel Vassalo | 100% (8/8) | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| 3-point field goal percentage | 4 tied with 100% (3/3) | ||
| Free throw percentage | Puerto Rico Larry Ayuso | 100% (11/11) | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Turnovers | Venezuela Richard Lugo | 8 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
Team Tournament Highs
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Offensive PPG[14]
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Defensive PPG
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Rebounds[15]
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Assists[16]
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Steals[17]
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Blocks[18]
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Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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| Points | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 100 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
| Rebounds | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 47 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Assists | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 30 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Steals | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 18 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Blocks | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 9 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands |
| Field goal percentage | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 57.6% | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
| 3-point field goal percentage | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 58.8% | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Free throw percentage | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 100% (13/13) | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Turnovers | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 23 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela |
Final standings
| Qualified for 2010 FIBA World Championships |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 9–1 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 8–2 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 7–3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 4–6 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 4–4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3–5 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 2–6 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 2–6 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 1–3 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands | 0–4 |
4th
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| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Marcelinho Machado Duda Machado Diego Pinheiro Olivinha Alex Garcia Marcelo Huertas Leandro Barbosa Anderson Varejão Guilherme Giovannoni João Paulo Batista Jonathan Tavernari Tiago Splitter |
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Peter Ramos Guillermo Diaz Filiberto Rivera Carlos Arroyo Angel Vassallo Christian Dalmau Larry Ayuso Ricardo Sanchez Luis Villafañe Angelo Reyes Carmelo Lee Daniel Santiago |
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Luis Scola Pablo Prigioni Román González Leonardo Mainoldi Diego García Juan Pablo Cantero Leonardo Gutiérrez Matias Sandes Andress Pelussi Paolo Quinteros Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Federico Kammerichs |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Jermaine Anderson Tyler Kepkay Ryan Bell Jermaine Bucknor Carl English Olu Famutimi Andy Rautins Aaron Doornekamp Jesse Young Kyle Landry Levon Kendall Joel Anthony |
All-Tournament Teams
The following players were voted to the All-Tournament Teams by latinbasket.com (unofficial):[19]
First Team
G – Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo
G – Brazil Leandro Barbosa
F – Dominican Republic Al Horford
F – Argentina Luis Scola (Tournament MVP)
C – Uruguay Esteban Batista
Second Team
G – Argentina Pablo Prigioni
G – Puerto Rico Larry Ayuso
F – Panama Danilo Pinnock
F – Dominican Republic Charlie Villanueva
C – Brazil Anderson Varejão
Third Team
G – Canada Jermaine Anderson
G – Uruguay Leandro Garcia
F – Venezuela Hector Romero
F – Canada Joel Anthony
C – Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos
References
- ↑ FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 12 Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine at espn.com
- ↑ PUR – 2009 FIBA Americas Championship withdrawn from Mexico, FIBA
- ↑ PUR – FIBA Americas Championship Draw on Tuesday, FIBA
- ↑ PUR/CUB/PAN – Cuba will not be part of the FIBA Americas Championship Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, FIBA
- ↑ PUR – Brazil, Argentina and Dominican Republic in tough Group B, FIBA
- ↑ FIBA Americas Qualifier Day 1 Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine at ESPN.com
- ↑ "Francisco Garcia breaks finger while playing for DR". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ PPG Leaders Archived 2010-09-03 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ RPG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ APG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ SPG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ "BPG Leaders". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ MPG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ "Team Leaders – PPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – RPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – APG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – SPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – BPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Latinbasket.com All-FIBA Americas Championships 2009 Awards". Retrieved 2009-09-14.
External links
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