2011 FIBA Americas Championship

2011 FIBA Americas Championship
Tournament details
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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The 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.

Host

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.

Venue

Mar del Plata	Mar del Plata 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Argentina)
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
Capacity: 8,000

Qualification

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):
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Paraguay
North America Sub-Zone:
- Canada
Central American and Caribbean Zone (2010 Centrobasket):

NBA lockout

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:

^a Barbosa decided not to participate in the tournament.^[4]
^b Nash has retired from international play.^[5]
^c Thompson and Magloire were not called up for Canada's national team.^[6]
^d Nenê decided not to participate in the tournament.
^e Varejão was unavailable for the tournament due to injury.

Format

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.

Squads

Draw

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
Argentina (3) Brazil (16)	Canada (23) Puerto Rico (15)	Dominican Republic (30) Uruguay (25)	Panama (28) Venezuela (22)	Cuba (NR) Paraguay (NR)

Note

NR – Not Ranked

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
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)

August 30
11:30

Dominican Republic	90–60	Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 20–11, 31–18, 21–23
Pts: Horford 24 Rebs: Martínez 10 Asts: Flores, García 3		Pts: Luis Haiti 18 Rebs: Luis Haiti 8 Asts: Mestre 4

Brazil	92–83	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 14–18, 27–25, 26–14
Pts: Splitter 17 Rebs: Splitter 11 Asts: Huertas 7		Pts: Vásquez 26 Rebs: Graterol 8 Asts: Vásquez 7

Venezuela	89–92	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 23–19, 25–22, 15–29
Pts: Torres 19 Rebs: Vásquez 10 Asts: Vásquez 9		Pts: Horford 19 Rebs: Martínez 14 Asts: Horford 4

Canada	57–69	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 11–21, 18–14, 11–22
Pts: Anderson 9 Rebs: Anthony 9 Asts: Doornekamp 3		Pts: Huertas 17 Rebs: Splitter 10 Asts: Huertas 6

Host

Venue

Qualification

NBA lockout

Format

Squads

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Second round

Final round

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Awards

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

Final ranking

All-Tournament Team

See also

References

External links