Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Basketball at the 2015 Pan American Games
Basketball-picto.png
Basketball pictogram for the games
Venue Ryerson Athletic Centre
DatesJuly 16–25
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors191 from 9 nations
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Basketball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 16 to 25 at the Ryerson Athletic Centre. [1] [2] A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each tournament respectively. [3]

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Competition schedule

The Ryerson Athletic Centre, was the venue for the basketball competitions Basketballpanam2015.png
The Ryerson Athletic Centre, was the venue for the basketball competitions

The following is the competition schedule for the basketball competitions: [4]

PPreliminaries½SemifinalsB3rd place play-offFFinal
Event↓/Date →Thu 16Fri 17Sat 18Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21Wed 22Thu 23Fri 24Sat 25
Men PPP½BF
Women PPP½BF

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*1102
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1001
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0112
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournament
details
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ricardo Fischer
Rafael Luz
Augusto César Lima
Larry Taylor
Vítor Benite
Carlos Olivinha
Rafael Hettsheimeir
Rafael Mineiro
João Paulo Batista
Léonardo Meindl
Marcus Vinicius Toledo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Anthony Bennett
Sim Bhullar
Dillon Brooks
Junior Cadougan
Aaron Doornekamp
Melvin Ejim
Carl English
Brady Heslip
Daniel Mullings
Jamal Murray
Andrew Nicholson
Kyle Wiltjer
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ron Baker
Malcolm Brogdon
Bobby Brown
Ryan Hollins
Keith Langford
Shawn Long
Taurean Prince
Anthony Randolph
Kaleb Tarczewski
Romelo Trimble
Denzel Valentine
Damien Wilkins
Women's tournament
details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Natalie Achonwa
Miranda Ayim
Nirra Fields
Kim Gaucher
Miah-Marie Langlois
Lizanne Murphy
Kia Nurse
Katherine Plouffe
Michelle Plouffe
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe
Tamara Tatham
Shona Thorburn
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sophie Brunner
Alaina Coates
Caroline Coyer
Linnae Harper
Moriah Jefferson
Stephanie Mavunga
Tiffany Mitchell
Kelsey Plum
Taya Reimer
Breanna Stewart
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Courtney Williams
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Fransy Ochoa
Ineidis Casanova
Anisleidy Galindo
Oyanaisy Gelis
Arlenys Romero
Yamara Amargo
Arlety Povea
Marlene Cepeda
Clenia Noblet
Zuleira Aties
Leidys Oquendo
Suchitel Avila

Qualification

A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Championships will qualify for each respective tournament. The host nation (Canada) along with the United States automatically qualifies teams in both events. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes. [5]

Men

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Qualified automatically1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2014 South American Basketball Championship July 23–28 Flag of Venezuela.svg Isla Margarita 3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2014 Centrobasket August 1–7 Flag of Mexico.svg Tepic 3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Total8

Women

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Qualified automatically1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2014 Centrobasket Women July 22–26 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
2014 South American Basketball Championship for Women August 14–18 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ambato 3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Total8

Participating nations

A total of nine countries have qualified basketball teams.

See also

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References

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