2005 FIBA Americas Championship

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2005 FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship 2005 logo.gif
Tournament details
CountryDominican Republic
City Santo Domingo
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesAugust 24 – September 4
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (3rd title)
Runner-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Third placeFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Machado
(23.4 points per game)
MVP Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Machado
  2003
2007  

The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as The Tournament of the Americas), was hosted by the Dominican Republic, from August 24, to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, in Japan. Argentina had already qualified, by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Brazil won the tournament, the country's third AmeriCup championship.

Contents

Venues

All games were played at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto.

Santo Domingo
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto
Capacity: 8,337

Qualification

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2004; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.

The tournament draw took place Monday, April 18, in Santo Domingo. The teams were split into 5 pots; those drawn first went to Group A, those drawn last went to Group B. [1]

The draw split the tournament into two groups:

Format

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:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Times given below are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4).

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 431393342+5171–0
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 4313303421270–1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 422336329+76 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 413298302451–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4133183604250–1
August 24
14:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9472Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by quarter:30–24, 20–11, 24–17, 20–20
Pts: Scales 18
Rebs: Hamilton, McGhee 7
Asts: Edney 6
Pts: Cardenas 13
Rebs: A. García 9
Asts: Hicks 3

August 24
16:30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg88111Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 7–28, 30–26, 28–27
Pts: Romero 24
Rebs: Romero, Torres 5
Asts: Guevara 7
Pts: Barbosa 28
Rebs: Barbosa 7
Asts: Barbosa 6
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 25
13:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg9496Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 22–21, 25–18, 26–32
Pts: Barbosa 37
Rebs: Varejão 11
Asts: Machado 6
Pts: Bell 20
Rebs: McGhee 14
Asts: Greer, Slay 4
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 25
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg91100Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:27–24, 16–26, 20–28, 28–22
Pts: English 25
Rebs: Mendez 8
Asts: Anderson 4
Pts: Lugo, Torres 24
Rebs: Romero, Torres 8
Asts: Guevara 7
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 26
14:00
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7783Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter:23–18, 11–19, 23–28, 20–18
Pts: Hicks 30
Rebs: Lloreda 11
Asts: Pinnock, Peralta 2
Pts: Machado 21
Rebs: Giovannoni, Becker 8
Asts: Machado 6
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 26
16:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg7692Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 15–23, 20–21, 28–22
Pts: Greer 21
Rebs: McGhee 7
Asts: Beasley, Slay 2
Pts: Brown 28
Rebs: Mendez 14
Asts: Brown, English, Nohr 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 27
16:30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg7170Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 15–23, 20–21, 28–22
Pts: Romero 21
Rebs: Romero 12
Asts: Guevara 5
Pts: Bell 21
Rebs: Hamilton, Lang 8
Asts: Edney, Hamilton 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 27
19:00
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7954Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter:16–15, 20–10, 24–13, 19–16
Pts: Hicks, Pinnock 14
Rebs: García 22
Asts: Peralta 4
Pts: English 16
Rebs: Brown, English, Mendez 7
Asts: English 4
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 28
13:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg10581Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter:30–26, 23–13, 18–24, 34–18
Pts: Machado 42
Rebs: Machado 11
Asts: Machado 7
Pts: Brown 25
Rebs: English 9
Asts: English 5
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 28
16:00
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7071Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 12–15, 18–20, 22–13
Pts: Lloreda, Pinnock 16
Rebs: Lloreda 11
Asts: Lloreda 3
Pts: Guevara 23
Rebs: Torres 11
Asts: Guevara 4
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 431348307+4171–0
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 431325333870–1
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 422354339+156 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 413312313151–0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4133243714750–1
August 24
19:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg8296Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Scoring by quarter:28–18, 17–22, 19–26, 18–30
Pts: Jasen 21
Rebs: Farabello, Fernández, Kammerichs, Quinteros 4
Asts: Farabello 8
Pts: Beck 28
Rebs: Ávila 8
Asts: Llamas, Quintero 4

August 24
21:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg6972Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:22–14, 13–16, 27–26, 7–16
Pts: Mazzarino 26
Rebs: Batista 17
Asts: Mazzarino 4
Pts: García, Martínez 15
Rebs: Martínez 13
Asts: Flores, García 2
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 25
18:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg6091Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter:20–15, 13–23, 12–34, 15–19
Pts: Ávila, Pedroza 12
Rebs: Pedroza 7
Asts: Zúñiga 4
Pts: Batista 23
Rebs: Batista 12
Asts: Mazzarino 6
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 25
21:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg7996Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:28–22, 16–17, 19–32, 16–25
Pts: Apodaca 23
Rebs: Narvaez 9
Asts: Dalmau 5
Pts: Quinteros 30
Rebs: Quinteros 7
Asts: Farabello 7
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 26
19:00
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg8095Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter:20–19, 19–33, 21–20, 20–23
Pts: Mazzarino 23
Rebs: Batista 19
Asts: Batista, Mazzarino 4
Pts: Ayuso 19
Rebs: Ramos 21
Asts: Ayuso, Dalmau, Hatton 4
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 26
21:30
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg10494Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Scoring by quarter:28–19, 17–24, 32–26, 27–25
Pts: García 24
Rebs: Martínez 14
Asts: Flores 6
Pts: Beck 29
Rebs: Ávila, Parada, Quintero 7
Asts: Zúñiga 4
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 27
13:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg8672Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 22–19, 21–20, 24–14
Pts: Kammerichs 16
Rebs: Quinteros 7
Asts: Farabello 7
Pts: Batista 19
Rebs: Batista 13
Asts: Mazzarino 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 27
21:30
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg8689Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:22–15, 27–18, 23–25, 14–31
Pts: Dalmau 27
Rebs: Ramos 9
Asts: Apodaca, Latimer 6
Pts: Martínez 23
Rebs: Martínez 21
Asts: Flores 4
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 28
18:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg7494Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 14–23, 27–19, 20–33
Pts: Quintero 28
Rebs: Llamas 10
Asts: González, Llamas, Quintero 3
Pts: Ayuso 27
Rebs: Ramos 14
Asts: Hatton 6
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 28
21:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg6084Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:14–12, 11–29, 27–19, 8–24
Pts: García 22
Rebs: Martínez 10
Asts: Arias 4
Pts: L. Gutiérrez 19
Rebs: Jasen 12
Asts: Porta 7
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

Quarterfinal group

Qualified for the semifinals
Fifth place

The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over, but only against teams that also advanced. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The fifth-place team (Panama) did not continue competing for the Americas Championship, but qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 761665583+8213 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 743723661+62112−1 (1.103)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 743688664+24112−1 (1.097)
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 74363667943112−1 (1.000)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 743627590+37110-3
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 73464867527101−0
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 7346776792100−1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 707628672447 
August 30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg8489Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Pts: Kammericks 18
Rebs: Jasen 7
Asts: Lo Grippo 5
Pts: Peralta 24
Rebs: García 16
Asts: Peralta 6

August 30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg8969Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Pts: Barbosa 27
Rebs: Splitter 12
Asts: Machado 5
Pts: Batista 20
Rebs: Batista 17
Asts: Mazzarino, Osimani 5
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg8273Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Pts: Romero 27
Rebs: Torres 12
Asts: Bayona, Lugo, Romero 2
Pts: Ayuso 22
Rebs: Ramos 13
Asts: Dalmau 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 30
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg86111Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pts: García 26
Rebs: López, Martínez 6
Asts: López, Martínez 3
Pts: Bell 20
Rebs: Hamilton 6
Asts: Bell 5
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 31
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg99101Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Pts: Batista 25
Rebs: Batista 18
Asts: García Morales 7
Pts: Torres 26
Rebs: Lugo 7
Asts: Torres 5
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 31
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg107101Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pts: Ayuso 29
Rebs: Narvaez 15
Asts: Ayuso 4
Pts: Machado 34
Rebs: Splitter 18
Asts: Machado 10
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 31
United States  Flag of the United States.svg6784Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Pts: Edney, Lang 11
Rebs: Hamilton 11
Asts: Edney, Greer 3
Pts: Quinteros 21
Rebs: González 7
Asts: Farabello 6
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

August 31
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg8878Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Pts: Lloreda 18
Rebs: García 13
Asts: Hicks 5
Pts: Flores, Martínez 18
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Ramírez 5
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 1
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg7860Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Pts: González, Mázzaro 16
Rebs: Kammerichs 7
Asts: Farabello 6
Pts: Romero 15
Rebs: Aguilera 10
Asts: Marriaga, Mijares 2
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 1
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg7791Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pts: Mazzarino 32
Rebs: Batista 11
Asts: Mazzarino 4
Pts: Bell 20
Rebs: Lang 11
Asts: Scales 5
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 1
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg5574Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Pts: Dalmau 15
Rebs: Ramos 8
Asts: Dalmau, Ramos 5
Pts: Hicks 31
Rebs: García 16
Asts: García, Muñoz 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 1
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg7280Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pts: Flores 17
Rebs: Asselin, Martínez 12
Asts: Arias 3
Pts: Machado 23
Rebs: Becker 11
Asts: Barbosa 4
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 2
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7871Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Pts: Hicks 17
Rebs: García 13
Asts: García, Lloreda 4
Pts: Mazzarino 25
Rebs: Batista 18
Asts: García Morales 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 2
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg6071Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Pts: Garcia 12
Rebs: Becker 13
Asts: Huertas 3
Pts: González, Jasen 12
Rebs: González 7
Asts: Lo Grippo, Porta 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 2
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8388Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Pts: Beasley 18
Rebs: Beasley 10
Asts: Greer 5
Pts: Apodaca 34
Rebs: Hatton 10
Asts: Hatton 6
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

September 2
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg6387Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Pts: Romero 22
Rebs: Romero 10
Asts: Jones, Romero 3
Pts: Martínez 21
Rebs: Flores 9
Asts: García 6
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
September 3 – 19:00
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 75
 
September 4 – 21:00
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 93
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 100
 
September 3 – 21:30
 
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 88
 
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 104
 
 
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Venezuela 93
 
Third place
 
 
September 4 – 18:00
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 83
 
 
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Venezuela 93

Semifinals

September 3
19:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg7593Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 24–26, 19–23, 15–19
Pts: Lang 14
Rebs: Lang 9
Asts: Slay 6
Pts: Machado 19
Rebs: Splitter 17
Asts: Splitter 5
September 3
21:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg10493Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:33–30, 20–20, 23–19, 28–24
Pts: Quinteros 15
Rebs: Kammerichs 7
Asts: Farabello 6
Pts: Torres 26
Rebs: Romero 8
Asts: Guevara, Mijares, Romero 3
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo

Third place game

September 4
18:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8393Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–17, 24–27, 27–29
Pts: Lang 30
Rebs: Lang 14
Asts: Bell 5
Pts: Torres 23
Rebs: Romero 9
Asts: Mijares 5

Final

September 4
21:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg10088Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 28–11, 18–23, 33–22
Pts: Barbosa 29
Rebs: Garcia 9
Asts: Machado 6
Pts: González 23
Rebs: González 8
Asts: Porta 4

Awards

 2005 Tournament of the Americas winners 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Third title

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelinho Machado 42Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rebounds Flag of Panama.svg Antonio García 22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Assists Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelinho Machado 10Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Steals Flag of Argentina.svg Paolo Quinteros 5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Blocks Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Peter John Ramos 8Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Turnovers Flag of Uruguay.svg Mauricio Aguiar 8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
111Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
ReboundsFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 52Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
AssistsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
StealsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 17Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
BlocksFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 10Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Field goal percentageFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 66.7%Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
3-point field goal percentageFlag of the United States.svg  United States 58.8%Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Free throw percentageFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 94.1%Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
TurnoversFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Final standings

Qualified for 2006 FIBA World Championship
Qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship as wild cards
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7–3
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7–3
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 6–4
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4–5
5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5–3
6Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4–4
7Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4–4
8Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–7
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–3
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–3
Gold medal icon.svg
Silver medal icon.svg
Bronze medal icon.svg
4th
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Marcelinho Machado
Nezinho dos Santos
Murilo Becker
Marcelinho Huertas
Leandro Barbosa
Jefferson Da Silva
Alex Garcia
Anderson Varejão
Guilherme Giovannoni
Rafael Hettsheimeir
Caio Torres
Tiago Splitter
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Antonio Porta
Julio Mázzaro
Román González
Diego Lo Grippo
Daniel Farabello
Gabriel Fernández
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Martín Leiva
Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
Paolo Quinteros
Hernán Jasen
Federico Kammerichs
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Víctor Díaz
Luis Julio
Ernesto Mijares
Richard Lugo
Tomás Aguilera
Óscar Torres
Askia Jones
Miguel Ángel Marriaga
Héctor Romero
Diego Guevara
Heberth Bayona
Carlos Morris
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tyus Edney
Marque Perry
Lynn Greer
Charlie Bell
Alex Scales
Tang Hamilton
Ron Slay
Adam Chubb
Noel Felix
Aaron McGhee
Jerome Beasley
Kris Lang

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The 2003 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2003, was the 33rd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as the Europe qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Sweden between 5 September and 14 September 2003. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Borås, Luleå, Norrköping, Södertälje and Stockholm hosted the tournament. Lithuania won its third FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 93–84 score in the final. Lithuania's Šarūnas Jasikevičius was voted the tournament's MVP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 2009</span> 2009 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 2001</span> 2001 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 2001 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2001, was the 32nd FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Turkey between 31 August and 9 September 2001. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Ankara, Antalya and Istanbul hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won its eighth FIBA European title by defeating hosts Turkey with a 78–69 score in the final. Vlado Šćepanović scored 19 points for Yugoslavia, while İbrahim Kutluay scored 19 for Turkey. Yugoslavia's Peja Stojaković was voted the tournament's MVP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 1999</span> 1999 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth to the top five teams in the final standings. It was held in France between 21 June and 3 July 1999. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Antibes, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Pau and Toulouse hosted the tournament. Italy won its second FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 64–56 score in the final. Italy's Gregor Fučka was voted the tournament's MVP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 1995</span> 1995 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to each of the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Greece between 21 June and 2 July 1995. Fourteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Athens hosted the tournament. FR Yugoslavia won its first FIBA European title, by defeating Lithuania by the score of 96–90 in the final. Lithuania's Šarūnas Marčiulionis was voted the tournament's MVP. This edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament saw the successful return of the Lithuania national team to the competition, since its last triumph in 1939.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 1997</span> 1997 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Spain between 24 June and 6 July 1997. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Badalona, Barcelona and Girona hosted the tournament. FR Yugoslavia won its seventh FIBA European title by defeating Italy with a 61–49 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Saša Đorđević was voted the tournament's MVP.

The 1997 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 21 to 31, August 1997. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens, Greece. The United States won the tournament, the country's third AmeriCup championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AfroBasket 2009</span>

AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was hosted by Libya after Nigeria, the original host, withdrew from hosting after not conforming to FIBA Africa guidelines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 FIBA Americas Championship</span> Continental championship held by FIBA Americas

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.

The 1995 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Argentina, from August 15 to August 27, 1995. The games were played in Tucuman and Neuquen. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta. The United States did not participate in the tournament, as the team claimed the host berth in the Olympics. Puerto Rico defeated Argentina in the final, to win the tournament. Brazil beat Canada in the third place game, to claim the final Olympic berth.

The 1993 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from August 28 to September 5, 1993. The games were played in San Juan. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Toronto. The United States defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win the tournament, although they had already qualified for the World Championship by winning the 1992 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. Argentina defeated Brazil in the third place game. Cuba defeated Venezuela in 5th place game. All five nations qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship.

The 1989 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Mexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played in Mexico City. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the five berths allocated to the Americas for the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina. Puerto Rico defeated the United States in the final to win the tournament. Brazil, Venezuela, and Canada also qualified for the World Championship by finishing third through fifth, respectively.

The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 22 to 31 May 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The United States did not participate in the tournament, as the team had already been awarded a berth in the Olympics. Brazil defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win the tournament. Canada beat Uruguay in the third place game to claim the final Olympic berth.

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