Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games

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Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games
Basketball pictogram.svg
Venue Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
DatesAugust 3–17, 1991
Teams10
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Silver medal icon.svg  Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bronze medal icon.svg  Flag of the United States.svg  United States
«1987
1995»

The men's basketball tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held from August 3 to 17, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The women also competed in the Cuban capital, from August 3 to 12. [1] [2] Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva was the venue for the games. [3]

Contents

Men's competition

Participating nations

Group AGroup B

Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela

Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Preliminary round

Group APtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8440386293+93
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6422354348+6
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 6422331342–11
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5413230253–23
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 5413243308–65
United States  Flag of the United States.svg92 – 88Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg104 – 96Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
United States  Flag of the United States.svg91 – 66Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg99 – 90Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
United States  Flag of the United States.svg87 – 81Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg84 – 70Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg96 – 81Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
United States  Flag of the United States.svg116 – 58Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg77 – 72Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg100 – 85Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela


Group BPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8440339247+92
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 7431357334+23
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6422311320–9
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 5413283327–44
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4404259321–62
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg94 – 72Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg95 – 77Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg85 – 55Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg102 – 100Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg62 – 61Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg81 – 58Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg98 – 78Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg79 – 66Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg79 – 62Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg74 – 71Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Quarterfinals

Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg111 – 104Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg91 – 77Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
United States  Flag of the United States.svg114 – 68Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg96 – 92 [OT]Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Semifinals

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg95 – 64Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg85 – 79Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg73 – 68Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg93 – 87Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Finals

Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg75 – 62Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg71 – 63Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg90 – 88Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela [4]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg93 – 74Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg77 – 65Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Final ranking

RANKTEAM
1.Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2.Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
3.Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
5.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
6.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
7.Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
8.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
9.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
10.Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela

Rosters

-TeamRoster
1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico 		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
José Ortiz, Federico López, Raymond Gause, Edwin Pellot, Jerome Mincy, James Carter, Javier Colon, Ramón Rivas, Mario Morales, Edgar Loja, Pablo Alicea, Richard Soto, Coach. -
2Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico 		Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Oscar Castellanos, Antonio Reyes, Apolonio Torres, Roberto González, Enrique González, Rafael Willis, Octavio Robles, Luis López, Arturo Sánchez, Jose Luis Arroyos, Alberto Martínez, Arturo Montes, Coach. Arturo Guerrero
3Flag of the United States.svg
United States 		Flag of the United States.svg USA
Anthony Bennett, Terry Dehere, Grant Hill, Thomas Hill, James Jackson, Adam Keefe, Christian Laettner, Eric Montross, Tracy Murray, Mike Peplowski, Clarence Weatherspoon, Walt Williams, Coach. Gene Keady (Purdue University)
4Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba 		Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Angel Caballero, Yudi Abreu, Osmar Caballero, Noangel Luaces, Jose Luis Díaz, Raul Dubois, Leonardo Pérez, Lazaro Borrell, Luciano Rivero, Augusto Duquesne, Roberto Simón, Andres Guibert, Coach. Carmelo Ortega
5Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil 		Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Paulinho Villas Boas, Guerrinha, Gerson Victalino, João Vianna, Rolando Ferreira, Fernando Minucci, Maury de Souza, Marcel, Luiz Zanon, Evandro, Luisão, Josuel, Coach. José Medalha
6Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina 		Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Marcelo Milanesio, Ariel Bernardini, Esteban De la Fuente, Orlando Tourn, Diego Osella, Esteban Pérez, Diego Maggi, Miguel Cortijo, Juan Espil, Luis Oroño, Coach. Carlos Boismené
7Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay 		Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Alejandro Costa, Juan Blanc, Marcelo Capalbo, Jeffrey Granger, Gustavo Sczygielski, Javier Guerra, Luis Larrosa, Hebert Núñez, Horacio Perdomo, Álvaro Tito, Daniel Koster, Enrique Tucuna. Coach: Javier Espíndola
8Flag of the Bahamas.svg
Bahamas 		Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas
Benjamin Russell, Mark Dean, Cutter, Neville Adderley, Michael Wilson, Zhivago Nicholls, Glenroy Ferguson, Sears, Anthony Hinds, Jeff Pinder, Lynden Rose, Vincent Knowles
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Joey Vickery, Phil Stewart, Phil Dixon, Tom Johnson, Alex Urosevic, Patrick Jebbison, Barry Bekkadam, Ted Byrne, Martin Keane, Andrew Steinfeld, Scott Petterson, Spencer McKay, Coach. Jerry Hemmings
10Flag of Venezuela.svg
Venezuela 		Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Victor Díaz, Cesar Portillo, Alex Nelcha, Nestor Solórzano, Armando Becker, Luis Jiménez Guevara, Sam Shepherd, Carl Herrera, Luis Sosa, Gabriel Estaba, Ivan Olivares, Omar Walcott, Coach. Julio Toro

Awards

Topscorer

 1991 Pan American Games winners 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
Puerto Rico
First title


Women's competition

Participating nations

Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Preliminary round

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8440334293+41
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7431359268+91
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 6422346299+47
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5413288317–29
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4404204354–150
United States  Flag of the United States.svg87 – 70Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg93 – 47Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg87 – 84Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg95 – 71Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
United States  Flag of the United States.svg97 – 40Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg74 – 66Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg81 – 61Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg90 – 87Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
United States  Flag of the United States.svg91 – 71Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg83 – 56Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Semifinals

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg87 – 78Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg86 – 81Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg92 – 61Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg97 – 76Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Final ranking

RANKTEAM
1.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2.Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
3.Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Awards

 1991 Pan American Games winners 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Third title

See also

References

  1. ↑ Results
  2. ↑ Juegos Panamericanos on Urubasket
  3. ↑ Juegos Panamericanos 1991 - Memoria, p. 77, official report
  4. ↑ Venezuela was later disqualified after one of their players, Armando Becker, was found guilty of using doping in the match against Uruguay on August 13, 1991. Venezuela therefore was set back from the sixth to the tenth and last spot in the final ranking.
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