The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was won for the first time by the Venezuelan national basketball team. Venezuela and runner-up Argentina, qualified directly for the 2016 Olympics. They joined the FIBA Americas member, United States, who qualified for the Olympics by virtue of winning the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and they elected not to participate at this tournament; and FIBA Americas member, Brazil, who finished 9th in the tournament, but qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, the next three highest-finishing teams, qualified for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but none of them won their respective qualifying tournaments, therefore eliminating their 2016 Olympic hopes.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 31 August – 12 September |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Venezuela (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Luis Scola |
| Top scorer | Luis Scola (21.1 points per game) |
← 2013 2017 → | |
The tournament had great attendance every day, breaking FIBA Americas records, and had attendances of 20,000 people, at the third place and finals games.
On 7 August 2014 at the day of the 2014 Centrobasket final, FIBA Americas announced that Mexico was chosen as the host of the championship, over Brazil and Venezuela. The tournament was to be staged at the Monterrey Arena[1] but on 9 May 2015, the venue was moved to the Palacio de los DeportesinMexico City, and that the dates were also changed to 6 September to 12 September.[2]
| Mexico City | Location of the host city of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. |
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| Palacio de los Deportes | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
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The draw was held in Museum of Steel, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon on 25 March.[3] This was how the teams were seeded:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 255 | +54 | 8 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic
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4 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 291 | +13 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  Panama
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4 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 308 | −7 | 6[a] | |
| 4 |  Uruguay
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4 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 303 | −28 | 5[b] | |
| 5 |  Brazil
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4 | 1 | 3 | 258 | 290 | −32 | 5[b] | Eliminated |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
31 August |
| Uruguay |
71–57 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 15–12, 19–17, 25–16 | ||
| Pts: Fitipaldo12 Rebs: Borsellino8 Asts: Parodi5 |
Pts: Marquinhos21 Rebs: Marquinhos9 Asts: Luz4 | |
31 August |
| Dominican Republic |
66–84 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 18–12, 15–30, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Sosa18 Rebs: Sánchez8 Asts: Sosa4 |
Pts: Méndez24 Rebs: Ayón11 Asts: Toscano7 | |
1 September |
| Panama |
78–71 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 19–20, 21–12, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Hicks21 Rebs: Lloreda11 Asts: Gaskins6 |
Pts: Fitipaldo18 Rebs: Calfani7 Asts: Osimani7 | |
1 September |
| Brazil |
71–65 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 29–16, 13–13, 13–20 | ||
| Pts: Marquinhos17 Rebs: Batista9 Asts: Benite3 |
Pts: Feldeine20 Rebs: Santana 10 Asts: Sosa3 | |
2 September |
| Dominican Republic |
83–66 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 16–24, 22–21, 19–5 | ||
| Pts: Feldeine16 Rebs: Vargas9 Asts: Sosa6 |
Pts: Lloreda16 Rebs: Lloreda10 Asts: Gaskins5 | |
2 September |
| Mexico |
65–58 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 12–15, 18–11, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Ayón27 Rebs: Ayón13 Asts: J. Gutiérrez4 |
Pts: Benite23 Rebs: Lima6 Asts: Fischer4 | |
3 September |
| Uruguay |
70–90 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 12–21, 22–23, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Fitipaldo18 Rebs: Wachsmann12 Asts: Fitipaldo, Aguiar3 |
Pts: Feldeine17 Rebs: Báez7 Asts: Feldeine5 | |
3 September |
| Panama |
68–82 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 9–9, 19–35, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Lloreda16 Rebs: Pomare, Garcés7 Asts: Muñoz6 |
Pts: Stoll20 Rebs: Ayón11 Asts: Stoll7 | |
4 September |
| Brazil |
72–89 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 13–17, 13–19, 20-31 | ||
| Pts: Benite21 Rebs: Lima9 Asts: Luz7 |
Pts: Gaskins23 Rebs: Lloreda9 Asts: Gaskins6 | |
4 September |
| Mexico |
78–63 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 24–11, 17–14, 23–22 | ||
| Pts: Ayón23 Rebs: Ayón14 Asts: Ayón6 |
Pts: Aguiar15 Rebs: Calfani10 Asts: Fitipaldo, Osimani4 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
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4 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 305 | +53 | 8 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Canada
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4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 307 | +75 | 7 | |
| 3 | Venezuela
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4 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 274 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico
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4 | 1 | 3 | 332 | 338 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Cuba
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4 | 0 | 4 | 236 | 361 | −125 | 4 | Eliminated |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
31 August |
| Cuba |
52–73 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 14–21, 16–18, 15–16 | ||
| Pts: Rivero10 Rebs: Rivero7 Asts: Granda3 |
Pts: Guillént14 Rebs: Graterol5 Asts: Guillént7 | |
31 August |
| Argentina |
91–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 17–15, 33–28, 17–13 | ||
| Pts: Scola22 Rebs: Scola14 Asts: Campazzo5 |
Pts: Barea20 Rebs: Chaney7 Asts: Barea10 | |
1 September |
| Canada |
87–94 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 22–29, 24–25, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Wiggins13 Rebs: Olynyk10 Asts: Joseph7 |
Pts: Scola35 Rebs: Scola13 Asts: Campazzo6 | |
1 September |
| Puerto Rico |
91–61 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 23–14, 20–17, 24–13 | ||
| Pts: Barea19 Rebs: Díaz7 Asts: Barea6 |
Pts: Rivero20 Rebs: Haití13 Asts: Haití4 | |
2 September |
| Cuba |
59–101 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 9–19, 22–22, 18–30 | ||
| Pts: Rivero20 Rebs: Jústiz8 Asts: Granda6 |
Pts: Stauskas, Wiggins15 Rebs: Doornekamp9 Asts: Joseph6 | |
2 September |
| Venezuela |
74–63 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 23–15, 19–12, 12–14 | ||
| Pts: Graterol13 Rebs: Cox6 Asts: G. Vargas6 |
Pts: Barea20 Rebs: Clemente5 Asts: Barea5 | |
3 September |
| Argentina |
96–64 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 12–13, 34–10, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: three players11 Rebs: Nocioni13 Asts: Laprovíttola7 |
Pts: Rivero25 Rebs: Jústiz13 Asts: Haití5 | |
3 September |
| Canada |
82–62 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–13, 17–20, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Stauskas16 Rebs: Bennett10 Asts: Joseph5 |
Pts: Lewis17 Rebs: Colmenares6 Asts: J. Vargas3 | |
4 September |
| Venezuela |
68–77 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 17–11, 20–28, 20–22 | ||
| Pts: G. Vargas21 Rebs: Graterol7 Asts: Colmenares3 |
Pts: Scola26 Rebs: Scola10 Asts: Campazzo6 | |
4 September |
| Puerto Rico |
92–112 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–22, 16–35, 32–31 | ||
| Pts: Barea20 Rebs: Balkman11 Asts: Barea7 |
Pts: Wiggins19 Rebs: Bennett, Olynyk9 Asts: Joseph5 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
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7 | 6 | 1 | 707 | 572 | +135 | 13[a] | Advance to final round |
| 2 | Argentina
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7 | 6 | 1 | 611 | 564 | +47 | 13[a] | |
| 3 | Mexico (H)
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7 | 6 | 1 | 577 | 530 | +47 | 13[a] | |
| 4 | Venezuela
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7 | 3 | 4 | 496 | 502 | −6 | 10[b] | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico
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7 | 3 | 4 | 583 | 601 | −18 | 10[b] | Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 6 | Dominican Republic
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7 | 2 | 5 | 586 | 602 | −16 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Panama
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7 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 576 | −108 | 8[c] | |
| 8 | Uruguay
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7 | 1 | 6 | 519 | 600 | −81 | 8[c] |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
6 September |
| Dominican Republic |
68–72 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 15–19, 15–18, 25–15 | ||
| Pts: Sosa21 Rebs: Sánchez7 Asts: Sosa5 |
Pts: Colmenares19 Rebs: Ruiz17 Asts: G. Vargas6 | |
6 September |
| Argentina |
90–87 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 19–25, 29–23, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Scola26 Rebs: Scola13 Asts: Campazzo8 |
Pts: Calfani20 Rebs: Calfani17 Asts: Osimani8 | |
6 September |
| Canada |
103–66 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 22–13, 35–20, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Heslip23 Rebs: Bennett, Olynyk9 Asts: Stauskas5 |
Pts: King13 Rebs: Horne6 Asts: Muñoz6 | |
6 September |
| Mexico |
92–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 23–21, 22–23, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Hernández28 Rebs: Hernández, Ayón12 Asts: J. Gutiérrez9 |
Pts: Vassallo27 Rebs: Díaz7 Asts: Barea10 | |
7 September |
| Panama |
57–84 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 13–21, 10–25, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Hicks15 Rebs: Garcés11 Asts: Gaskins2 |
Pts: Scola16 Rebs: Nocioni9 Asts: Campazzo6 | |
7 September |
| Puerto Rico |
98–92 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 20–9, 22–27, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Barea37 Rebs: Barea7 Asts: Barea9 |
Pts: García25 Rebs: Mendoza, Sánchez6 Asts: Sosa, García4 | |
7 September |
| Uruguay |
82–109 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 10–28, 20–29, 30–23 | ||
| Pts: Borsellino15 Rebs: Wachsmann4 Asts: Fitipaldo5 |
Pts: Wiggins18 Rebs: Nicholson10 Asts: Joseph, Nicholson6 | |
7 September |
| Venezuela |
70–73 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 21–16, 20–23, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: Cox22 Rebs: Colmenares10 Asts: Cubillán3 |
Pts: J. Gutiérrez20 Rebs: Ayón11 Asts: J. Gutiérrez4 | |
8 September |
| Argentina |
92–84 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–20, 28–23, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Nocioni25 Rebs: Scola14 Asts: Scola6 |
Pts: Sosa24 Rebs: three players7 Asts: García5 | |
8 September |
| Venezuela |
75–77 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–22, 8–17, 26–18 | ||
| Pts: J. Vargas17 Rebs: Ruiz7 Asts: J. Vargas10 |
Pts: Newsome20 Rebs: Calfani7 Asts: Fitipaldo7 | |
8 September |
| Panama |
71–78 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 16–20, 14–15, 15-27 | ||
| Pts: Gaskins29 Rebs: Garcés10 Asts: Lloreda3 |
Pts: Barea15 Rebs: Clemente7 Asts: Rivera4 | |
8 September |
| Mexico |
73–94 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 13–26, 22–22, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Cruz13 Rebs: Ayón, I. Gutiérrez7 Asts: Stoll6 |
Pts: Wiggins17 Rebs: Ejim8 Asts: Joseph6 | |
9 September |
| Panama |
62–75 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 13–19, 17–19, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: Hicks20 Rebs: Garcés12 Asts: Gaskins5 |
Pts: Cox21 Rebs: Colmenares10 Asts: G. Vargas6 | |
9 September |
| Dominican Republic |
103–120 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–36, 28–29, 26–31, 31–24 | ||
| Pts: Suero19 Rebs: Suero6 Asts: Flores7 |
Pts: Joseph17 Rebs: Olynyk9 Asts: Joseph7 | |
9 September |
| Uruguay |
69–80 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 11–24, 19–20, 27–13 | ||
| Pts: Fitipaldo15 Rebs: Borsellino6 Asts: Osimani5 |
Pts: Barea19 Rebs: Balkman9 Asts: Rivera5 | |
9 September |
| Mexico |
95–83 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 25–16, 14–30, 36–11 | ||
| Pts: Ayón38 Rebs: Ayón14 Asts: Cruz, Stoll5 |
Pts: Scola26 Rebs: Nocioni8 Asts: Campazzo, Laprovíttola5 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 11 September — Mexico City | |||||
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| Canada | 78 | ||||
| 12 September — Mexico City | |||||
| Venezuela | 79 | ||||
| Venezuela | 76 | ||||
| 11 September — Mexico City | |||||
| Argentina | 71 | ||||
| Argentina | 78 | ||||
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| Mexico | 70 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| 12 September — Mexico City | |||||
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| Canada | 87 | ||||
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| Mexico | 86 | ||||
Finalists qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, while losing semifinalists qualify to the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.
11 September |
| Canada |
78–79 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 18–18, 23–20, 18–21 | ||
| Pts: Olynyk34 Rebs: Olynyk13 Asts: Joseph, Scrubb4 |
Pts: Graterol20 Rebs: Colmenares6 Asts: Cox4 | |
11 September |
| Argentina |
78–70 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 10–14, 27–22, 16–8 | ||
| Pts: Scola18 Rebs: Nocioni13 Asts: Campazzo8 |
Pts: Gutiérrez17 Rebs: Ayón12 Asts: Ayón5 | |
12 September |
| Canada |
87–86 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 22–27, 20–23, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Nicholson20 Rebs: Olynyk11 Asts: Joseph8 |
Pts: Ramos19 Rebs: Ayón19 Asts: Stoll10 | |
12 September |
| Venezuela |
76–71 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 17–8, 19–24, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Guillént15 Rebs: J. Vargas, G. Vargas7 Asts: G. Vargas4 |
Pts: Nocioni21 Rebs: Scola11 Asts: Campazzo7 | |
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men | |
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as host nation |
| Rank | Team | Record | FIBA World Rankings | ||
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| Before | After | Change | |||
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Venezuela
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6–4 | 27 | 22 | 5 |
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Argentina
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8–2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
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Canada
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8–2 | 25 | 26 | -1 |
| 4 | Mexico
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7–3 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico
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4–4 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic
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2–6 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Panama
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2–6 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 8 | Uruguay
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2–6 | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| 9 | Brazil
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1–3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Cuba
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0–4 | T-58 | 45 | 13 |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship winners |
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 Venezuela First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Luis Scola
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