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Qualifying for the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship the basketball championships for the Americas (North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America) began on August 12, 2007 at the FIBA CBC Championship for national teams from the Caribbean. Three teams qualified from that tournament to the 2008 Centrobasket, from which four automatic berths are available.
South American teams qualified via the 2008 South American Basketball Championship, held at Puerto Montt, Chile. North American teams (Canada and the United States) automatically qualify to the championship, which will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The top four teams from the 2009 Championships qualify automatically to the 2010 FIBA World ChampionshipinTurkey, with FIBA handling out four more wild card entries to complete the 24-team tournament.
With the United States winning the gold medal at the 2008 men's Olympic basketball tournament, another slot was opened for a Centrobasket participant, when the United States decided to skip qualification since their gold medal provided them automatic qualification to the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
The 2007 CBC Championship was held from August 6 to 12, 2007, at Caguas, Puerto Rico. The top three teams at the end of the tournament qualify for the 2008 Centrobasket.
| Qualified to the Final |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 208 | +78 | 6 | ||
 Bahamas
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 256 | −27 | 4 | 3 | 1.025 |
 Guyana
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 258 | −25 | 4 | 3 | 0.987 |
 Antigua
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 210 | 236 | −26 | 4 | 3 | 0.986 |
*Points between games of tied teams, then goal averages between the games of tied teams.
August 6 |
|
| Bahamas |
70–78 | Antigua |
August 7 |
|
| Dominican Republic |
99–76 | Guyana |
August 8 |
|
| Bahamas |
68–99 | Dominican Republic |
August 9 |
|
| Antigua |
68–78 | Guyana |
August 10 |
|
| Bahamas |
91–79 | Guyana |
August 10 |
|
| Antigua |
64–88 | Dominican Republic |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Puerto Rico
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 393 | 229 | +164 | 8 |
 Cuba
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 350 | 303 | +47 | 7 |
 British Virgin Islands
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 349 | −59 | 6 |
 Barbados
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 240 | 338 | −98 | 5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 272 | 326 | −54 | 4 |
August 6 |
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
68–69 | Barbados |
August 6 |
|
| Puerto Rico |
107–56 | British Virgin Islands |
August 7 |
|
| Cuba |
93–69 | Barbados |
August 7 |
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
67–93 | Puerto Rico |
August 8 |
|
| British Virgin Islands |
81–105 | Cuba |
August 8 |
|
| Puerto Rico |
104–38 | Barbados |
August 9 |
|
| British Virgin Islands |
73–64 | Barbados |
August 9 |
|
| Cuba |
84–64 | Trinidad and Tobago |
August 10 |
|
| British Virgin Islands |
80–73 | Trinidad and Tobago |
August 10 |
|
| Puerto Rico |
89–68 | Cuba |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Dominican Republic
| 93 | |||||||
| B2 | Cuba
| 82 | |||||||
| A1 | Dominican Republic
| 72 | |||||||
| B1 | Puerto Rico
| 82 | |||||||
| B1 | Puerto Rico
| 77 | |||||||
| A2 | Bahamas
| 64 | Third place | ||||||
| B2 | Cuba (OT)
| 90 | |||||||
| A2 | Bahamas
| 88 | |||||||
| Semifinals | Fifth-place | ||||||||
| A3 | Guyana
| 66 | |||||||
| B4 | Barbados
| 70 | |||||||
| B4 | Barbados
| 73 | |||||||
| A4 | Antigua
| 77 | |||||||
| B3 | British Virgin Islands
| 64 | |||||||
| A4 | Antigua
| 76 | Third place | ||||||
| A3 | Guyana
| 81 | |||||||
| B3 | British Virgin Islands
| 92 | |||||||
The 2008 Centrobasket was held from August 27 to 31, 2008, at Chetumal and Cancun, Mexico. The top four teams automatically go to the Tournament of the Americas. With the US not participating, the fifth-placed team also qualifies.
| Qualified to the semifinals, and the Americas Championship |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Virgin Islands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 5 | 3 | 1.034 |
| Dominican Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 194 | +64 | 5 | 3 | 0.993 |
 Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 185 | +52 | 5 | 3 | 0.973 |
 El Salvador
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 284 | −141 | 3 | ||
*Points between games of tied teams, then goal averages between the games of tied teams.
August 27 |
|
| Mexico |
92–36 | El Salvador |
August 27 |
|
| Virgin Islands |
83–74 | Dominican Republic |
August 28 |
|
| Dominican Republic |
106–41 | El Salvador |
August 28 |
|
| Virgin Islands |
71–75 | Mexico |
August 29 |
|
| El Salvador |
66–86 | Virgin Islands |
August 29 |
|
| Mexico |
70–78 | Dominican Republic |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 260 | +25 | 6 |
| Cuba
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 285 | 265 | +64 | 5 |
 Panama
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 278 | 269 | +52 | 4 |
 Costa Rica
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 270 | −141 | 3 |
| Semifinals (Cancun) | Final (Cancun) | ||||||||
| A1 | Virgin Islands
| 78 | |||||||
| B2 | Cuba
| 61 | |||||||
| A1 | Virgin Islands
| 70 | |||||||
| B1 | Puerto Rico
| 87 | |||||||
| B1 | Puerto Rico
| 76 | |||||||
| A2 | Dominican Republic
| 74 | Third place | ||||||
| B2 | Cuba
| 74 | |||||||
| A2 | Dominican Republic
| 102 | |||||||
| Semifinals (Chetumal) | Fifth-place (Chetumal) | ||||||||
| A3 | Mexico
| 90 | |||||||
| B4 | Costa Rica
| 73 | |||||||
| A3 | Mexico
| 104 | |||||||
| B3 | Panama
| 67 | |||||||
| B3 | Panama
| 100 | |||||||
| A4 | El Salvador
| 59 | Third place | ||||||
| B4 | Costa Rica
| 76 | |||||||
| A4 | El Salvador
| 79 | |||||||
The 2008 South American Basketball Championship was held from July 1 to 6, at Puerto Montt, Chile. The top four teams qualify to the Tournament of the Americas.
| Qualified to the Final | |
| Qualified to the 3rd-place game | |
| Top 4 qualifies to the Americas Championship. | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 392 | +73 | 9 | 3 | 1.147 |
 Uruguay
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 393 | +43 | 9 | 3 | 1.000 |
 Brazil
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 401 | 407 | −6 | 9 | 3 | 0.860 |
 Venezuela
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 407 | 412 | −5 | 7 | ||
 Colombia
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 374 | 425 | −51 | 6 | ||
 Chile
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 349 | 403 | −54 | 5 | ||
*Points between games of tied teams, then goal averages between the games of tied teams.
July 1 |
|
| Brazil |
83–75 | Colombia |
July 1 |
|
| Argentina |
79–77 | Venezuela |
July 1 |
|
| Chile |
66–81 | Uruguay |
July 2 |
|
| Argentina |
104–75 | Colombia |
July 2 |
|
| Brazil |
70–69 | Chile |
July 2 |
|
| Venezuela |
70–88 | Uruguay |
July 3 |
|
| Uruguay |
88–78 | Colombia |
July 3 |
|
| Brazil |
68–102 | Argentina |
July 3 |
|
| Chile |
76–94 | Venezuela |
July 4 |
|
| Uruguay |
102–93 | Argentina |
July 4 |
|
| Brazil |
94–84 | Venezuela |
July 4 |
|
| Chile |
68–71 | Colombia |
July 5 |
|
| Colombia |
75–82 | Venezuela |
July 5 |
|
| Chile |
70–87 | Argentina |
July 5 |
|
| Brazil |
86–77 | Uruguay |
July 6 |
Third |
| Brazil |
72–87 | Venezuela |
July 6 |
Final |
| Argentina |
100–95 | Uruguay |
Cayman Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Montserrat
Dominica
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Grenada
Aruba
Bermuda
Netherlands Antilles
Suriname
Guatemala
Belize
Nicaragua
Honduras
Paraguay
Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia|
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