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 men's basketball tournament, 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.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
City | Mar del Plata |
Dates | August 30 – September 11 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() (21.4 points per game) |
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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. Toronto's bid was seen as superior to the other two,[by whom?] but due to the lack of government backing was not awarded the tournament.
Mar del Plata |
2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Argentina) |
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Polideportivo Islas Malvinas | |
Capacity: 8,000 | |
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:
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:
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.
The draw took place on January 27, 2011[7] at the NH Gran Hotel Provincial[8]inMar 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 |
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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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 |
Dominican Republic | 90–60 | Cuba |
Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 20–11, 31–18, 21–23 | ||
Pts: Horford24 Rebs: Martínez10 Asts: Flores, García3 |
Pts: Luis Haiti18 Rebs: Luis Haiti8 Asts: Mestre4 |
August 30 |
Brazil | 92–83 | Venezuela |
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 14–18, 27–25, 26–14 | ||
Pts: Splitter17 Rebs: Splitter11 Asts: Huertas7 |
Pts: Vásquez26 Rebs: Graterol8 Asts: Vásquez7 |
August 31 |
Venezuela | 89–92 | Dominican Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 23–19, 25–22, 15–29 | ||
Pts: Torres19 Rebs: Vásquez10 Asts: Vásquez9 |
Pts: Horford19 Rebs: Martínez14 Asts: Horford4 |
August 31 |
Canada | 57–69 | Brazil |
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 11–21, 18–14, 11–22 | ||
Pts: Anderson9 Rebs: Anthony9 Asts: Doornekamp3 |
Pts: Huertas17 Rebs: Splitter10 Asts: Huertas6 |
September 1 |
Cuba | 69–106 | Venezuela |
Scoring by quarter: 13–34, 20–23, 15–25, 21–24 | ||
Pts: Mestre26 Rebs: Luis Haiti8 Asts: Piñeiro3 |
Pts: Vásquez21 Rebs: Graterol8 Asts: Cubillan4 |
September 1 |
Dominican Republic | 72–73 | Canada |
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 14–11, 14–21, 28–22 | ||
Pts: Martínez21 Rebs: Martínez16 Asts: Horford3 |
Pts: Rautins15 Rebs: Anthony10 Asts: Joseph4 |
September 2 |
Canada | 84–62 | Cuba |
Scoring by quarter: 22–7, 16–13, 16–20, 30–22 | ||
Pts: Shepherd13 Rebs: Rautins, Anthony5 Asts: Rautins, Doornekamp3 |
Pts: Polas14 Rebs: Luis Haiti7 Asts: Mestre3 |
September 2 |
Brazil | 74–79 | Dominican Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–26, 21–18, 14–18 | ||
Pts: Vinicius18 Rebs: Splitter10 Asts: Huertas5 |
Pts: Horford22 Rebs: Martínez10 Asts: Flores5 |
September 3 |
Venezuela | 103–98 (OT) | Canada |
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 17–17, 22–25, 22–21, Overtime: 19–14 | ||
Pts: Vásquez29 Rebs: Echenique10 Asts: Cubillan10 |
Pts: Anderson28 Rebs: Anthony9 Asts: Anderson3 |
September 3 |
Cuba | 83–93 | Brazil |
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 17–26, 14–21, 32–20 | ||
Pts: Luis Haiti27 Rebs: Luis Haiti11 Asts: Luis Haiti4 |
Pts: Benite19 Rebs: Hettsheimeir, Giovannoni6 Asts: Huertas6 |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 248 | +93 | 8 |
Puerto Rico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 348 | 266 | +82 | 7 |
Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 271 | 287 | −16 | 6 |
Panama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 287 | 352 | −65 | 5 |
Paraguay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 353 | −94 | 4 |
All times local (UTC−3)
August 30 |
Paraguay | 52–84 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 8–27, 15–18, 17–24, 12–15 | ||
Pts: Araujo18 Rebs: Fabio9 Asts: Martínez, Zanotti3 |
Pts: Quinteros19 Rebs: Gutiérrez8 Asts: Prigioni4 |
August 30 |
Panama | 66–99 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 8–18, 20–23, 18–25, 20–33 | ||
Pts: Lloreda, Garcés16 Rebs: Garcés10 Asts: Pinnock, Forbes2 |
Pts: Carmona16 Rebs: Álamo7 Asts: Arroyo7 |
August 31 |
Puerto Rico | 101–55 | Paraguay |
Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 30–20, 30–12, 26–13 | ||
Pts: Carmona19 Rebs: Barea8 Asts: Barea6 |
Pts: Araujo18 Rebs: Fabio11 Asts: Fabio2 |
August 31 |
Argentina | 86–51 | Uruguay |
Scoring by quarter: 25–7, 28–12, 21–11, 12–21 | ||
Pts: Scola18 Rebs: Nocioni10 Asts: Sánchez5 |
Pts: Fitipaldo11 Rebs: Batista10 Asts: Vázquez2 |
September 1 |
Paraguay | 86–89 | Panama |
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 25–17, 11–30, 31–19 | ||
Pts: Martínez36 Rebs: Araujo8 Asts: Pérez, Martínez5 |
Pts: Lloreda29 Rebs: Lloreda, Garcés10 Asts: Pinnock4 |
September 1 |
Uruguay | 64–74 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 17–21, 18–16, 17–22 | ||
Pts: three players16 Rebs: Batista12 Asts: García Morales4 |
Pts: Arroyo19 Rebs: Santiago11 Asts: three players3 |
September 2 |
Panama | 61–77 | Uruguay |
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 16–16, 14–23, 18–24 | ||
Pts: Forbes19 Rebs: Garcés11 Asts: Pinnock4 |
Pts: Batista24 Rebs: Batista10 Asts: García Morales5 |
September 2 |
Puerto Rico | 74–81 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–13, 14–28, 24–19 | ||
Pts: Arroyo24 Rebs: Santiago8 Asts: Barea4 |
Pts: Ginóbili23 Rebs: Scola, Nocioni7 Asts: Prigioni8 |
September 3 |
Uruguay | 79–66 | Paraguay |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 20–18, 21–9, 17–19 | ||
Pts: García Morales19 Rebs: Batista16 Asts: Barrera4 |
Pts: Martínez18 Rebs: Fabio14 Asts: Pérez, Martínez3 |
September 3 |
Argentina | 90–71 | Panama |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 17–19, 26–12, 26–20 | ||
Pts: Scola19 Rebs: Scola14 Asts: Ginóbili8 |
Pts: Lloreda20 Rebs: Garcés17 Asts: Pinnock, Forbes2 |
Advanced to semifinals |
Qualified for 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
Eliminated in Second Round |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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Brazil | 7 | 6 | 1 | 585 | 493 | +92 | 13 | 1–0 |
Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 602 | 473 | +129 | 13 | 0–1 |
Puerto Rico | 7 | 5 | 2 | 571 | 523 | +48 | 12 | |
Dominican Republic | 7 | 4 | 3 | 539 | 543 | −4 | 11 | |
Venezuela | 7 | 3 | 4 | 652 | 641 | +11 | 10 | |
Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 514 | 561 | −47 | 9 | |
Uruguay | 7 | 1 | 6 | 482 | 560 | −78 | 8 | 1–0 |
Panama | 7 | 1 | 6 | 496 | 647 | −151 | 8 | 0–1 |
All times local (UTC−3)
September 5 |
Dominican Republic | 92–68 | Panama |
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 23–13, 31–19, 17–19 | ||
Pts: Flores17 Rebs: Martínez14 Asts: Sosa8 |
Pts: Pinnock23 Rebs: Garcés12 Asts: Pinnock4 |
September 5 |
Venezuela | 82–94 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 17–26, 21–31, 25–19 | ||
Pts: Sucre18 Rebs: Echenique8 Asts: Vásquez, Cubillan4 |
Pts: Santiago22 Rebs: Sánchez8 Asts: Arroyo6 |
September 5 |
Canada | 53–79 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 13–16, 21–17, 10–25 | ||
Pts: Olynyk19 Rebs: Olynyk12 Asts: four players1 |
Pts: Scola22 Rebs: Jasen7 Asts: Ginóbili, Prigioni5 |
September 5 |
Brazil | 93–66 | Uruguay |
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 17–18, 28–12, 23–20 | ||
Pts: Benite21 Rebs: Splitter8 Asts: Huertas6 |
Pts: Vázquez12 Rebs: Batista5 Asts: Barrera7 |
September 6 |
Puerto Rico | 79–74 | Canada |
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–8, 20–18, 17–27 | ||
Pts: Arroyo26 Rebs: Barea, Galindo5 Asts: Barea6 |
Pts: Rautins18 Rebs: Olynyk6 Asts: Doornekamp5 |
September 6 |
Uruguay | 76–84 | Dominican Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 17–25, 18–17, 16–23 | ||
Pts: Osimani22 Rebs: Newsome, Batista7 Asts: Osimani6 |
Pts: Horford23 Rebs: Horford14 Asts: Horford5 |
September 6 |
Argentina | 111–93 | Venezuela |
Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 21–23, 28–29, 32–21 | ||
Pts: Ginóbili26 Rebs: Nocioni7 Asts: Prigioni6 |
Pts: Romero21 Rebs: Vásquez, Sucre5 Asts: Vásquez10 |
September 6 |
Panama | 65–90 | Brazil |
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 15–24, 18–26, 19–20 | ||
Pts: Pinnock20 Rebs: Garcés11 Asts: three players 1 |
Pts: Giovannoni17 Rebs: Torres6 Asts: Huertas6 |
September 7 |
Canada | 70–68 | Uruguay |
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–10, 15–22, 14–19 | ||
Pts: Kendall19 Rebs: Kendall11 Asts: five players 2 |
Pts: García Morales19 Rebs: Batista8 Asts: Osimani3 |
September 7 |
Venezuela | 110–74 | Panama |
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 21–9, 30–19, 30–23 | ||
Pts: Vásquez24 Rebs: Sucre, Echenique6 Asts: Vásquez8 |
Pts: Ayarza30 Rebs: Garcés7 Asts: Forbes3 |
September 7 |
Brazil | 73–71 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 8–11, 26–19, 20–24 | ||
Pts: Hettsheimeir19 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Splitter3 |
Pts: Scola24 Rebs: Scola11 Asts: Prigioni5 |
September 7 |
Dominican Republic | 62–79 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 8–13, 19–24, 20–26 | ||
Pts: Horford16 Rebs: Horford, Martínez9 Asts: Flores4 |
Pts: Galindo16 Rebs: Narvaez7 Asts: Barea7 |
September 8 |
Panama | 91–89 | Canada |
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 25–21, 21–22, 21–19 | ||
Pts: Forbes39 Rebs: Garcés12 Asts: Forbes6 |
Pts: English24 Rebs: Kendall7 Asts: Rautins3 |
September 8 |
Uruguay | 80–92 | Venezuela |
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 14–19, 21–25, 22–25 | ||
Pts: Batista22 Rebs: Batista8 Asts: Barrera11 |
Pts: Romero23 Rebs: Torres7 Asts: Cubillan4 |
September 8 |
Argentina | 84–58 | Dominican Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 22–19, 19–16, 26–9 | ||
Pts: Scola25 Rebs: Kammerichs9 Asts: Prigioni6 |
Pts: Horford16 Rebs: Martínez11 Asts: García2 |
September 8 |
Puerto Rico | 72–94 | Brazil |
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 15–18, 19–30, 23–15 | ||
Pts: Álamo, Balkman15 Rebs: Álamo6 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: Vinicius18 Rebs: Giovannoni7 Asts: Garcia4 |
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| Brazil | 83 | ||||
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| Dominican Republic | 76 | ||||
| Brazil | 75 | ||||
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| Argentina | 80 | ||||
| Argentina | 81 | ||||
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| Puerto Rico | 79 | ||||
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| Dominican Republic | 103 | ||||
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| Puerto Rico | 89 |
September 10 |
Brazil | 83–76 | Dominican Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–19, 23–19, 21–21 | ||
Pts: Machado20 Rebs: Hettsheimeir8 Asts: Huertas7 |
Pts: Horford, Martínez18 Rebs: Martínez15 Asts: four players 1 |
September 10 |
Argentina | 81–79 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 11–20, 26–16, 15–19 | ||
Pts: Scola27 Rebs: Kammerichs, Delfino8 Asts: Ginóbili7 |
Pts: Barea20 Rebs: Balkman12 Asts: Barea3 |
September 11 |
Dominican Republic | 103–89 | Puerto Rico |
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 26–17, 27–39, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Horford23 Rebs: Horford12 Asts: Horford7 |
Pts: Santiago25 Rebs: Santiago6 Asts: Arroyo7 |
September 11 |
Brazil | 75–80 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 18–14, 21–15, 27–30 | ||
Pts: Vinicius17 Rebs: Giovannoni7 Asts: Splitter3 |
Pts: Scola32 Rebs: Delfino9 Asts: Scola4 |
2011 Tournament of the Americas winners |
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Argentina Second title |
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Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | Gary Forbes | 39 | Canada |
Rebounds | Rubén Garcés | 17 | Argentina |
Assists | Panchi Barrera | 11 | Venezuela |
Steals | Leandro García Morales | 8 | Dominican Republic |
Blocks | Joel Anthony Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Renaldo Balkman Federico Kammerichs |
4 | Venezuela Paraguay Paraguay Dominican Republic |
Field goal percentage | Guilherme Giovannoni | 100% (7/7) | Cuba |
3-point field goal percentage | Ricky Sánchez Guilherme Giovannoni |
100% (4/4) | Panama Panama |
Free throw percentage | Enrique Javier Martínez Óscar Torres Manu Ginóbili Jermaine Anderson Luis Scola |
100% (8/8) | Panama Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Venezuela Brazil |
Turnovers | Marcelinho Huertas | 10 | Dominican Republic |
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Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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Points | Argentina | 111 | Venezuela |
Rebounds | Venezuela Puerto Rico |
48 | Cuba Paraguay |
Assists | Venezuela | 32 | Panama |
Steals | Uruguay | 16 | Dominican Republic |
Blocks | Canada | 7 | Uruguay |
Field goal percentage | Venezuela | 80.6% (29/36) | Uruguay |
3-point field goal percentage | Argentina | 64.3% (18/28) | Venezuela |
Free throw percentage | Puerto Rico | 100% (15/15) | Panama |
Turnovers | Uruguay | 27 | Argentina |
Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. | |
Qualified for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Argentina | 9–1 | |
Brazil | 8–2 | |
Dominican Republic | 6–4 | |
4 | Puerto Rico | 6–4 |
5 | Venezuela | 4–4 |
6 | Canada | 3–5 |
7 | Uruguay | 2–6 |
8 | Panama | 2–6 |
9 | Cuba | 0–4 |
10 | Paraguay | 0–4 |
G – Marcelinho Huertas
G – Carlos Arroyo
F – Manu Ginóbili
F – Luis Scola (Tournament MVP)
C – Al Horford