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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| City | San Juan |
| Dates | August 26 – September 6 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Puerto Rico |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Luis Scola |
| Top scorer | Luis Scola (23.3 points per game) |
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.
Brazil won the gold medal, after beating host Puerto Rico, 61–60, in the title game. This was Brazil's fourth FIBA AmeriCup title, and second in the last three tournaments. At the time FIBA world number 1 ranked Argentina claimed the bronze medal, over fourth placed Canada. By making the quarterfinals, all four teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament's leading scorer, Luis Scola, was named MVP of the tournament, after he rallied Argentina from an 0–2 start, to the bronze medal, by leading his team in scoring, in nine out of ten games.[1]
Host
The hosting privileges were originally awarded to Mexico but were later removed by FIBA Americas due to issues involving the sponsorship of the event. The other countries that already qualified were then informed by FIBA of the announcement, with Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Canada all expressing interest of hosting the tournament.[2]
On May 29, 2009, it was announced that Puerto Rico was selected as the new host of the championships, with the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan as the venue. Puerto Rico had previously hosted the 1980, 1993, 1999 and the 2003 Tournament of the Americas (prior to the tournament being renamed the FIBA Americas Championship.
Venues
All games were played at Roberto Clemente Coliseum, which hosted games in each of Puerto Rico's previous four times hosting the FIBA Americas Championship. The 10,000-seat arena also hosted the final round of the 1974 FIBA World Championship after construction was completed in January 1973.
| San Juan |
|---|
| Roberto Clemente Coliseum Capacity: 10,000 |
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Qualification
Qualification was done via FIBA Americas' sub-zones. The qualified teams are:
- South American Sub-Zone (2008 South American Basketball Championship):
- North America Sub-Zone:
- Central American and Caribbean Zone (2008 Centrobasket):
Panama
Cuba withdrew.
Dominican Republic
Mexico- Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
The draw was done on June 9, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.[3] Panama replaced Cuba after the latter withdrew.[4]
The United States, which had qualified for the World Championship with a gold-medal performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, skipped this tournament, opening the slot for another team from the Centrobasket championship to qualify. Besides the United States, every participating nation from the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 qualified for this tournament, although Panama only returned by virtue of Cuba's withdrawal. The Dominican Republic returned to the tournament for the ninth time after failing to qualify in 2007.
Draw
The draw ceremonies were held at San Juan on June 9, 2009. The results, with the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw, were:[5]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
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11. |
1. |
Note: Cuba had 0 ranking points and was therefore ranked after the last ranked team. However, once Cuba withdrew, Panama, ranked 30th, took Cuba's spot in Group B.
Format
- The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
- Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
- The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3). The top four also qualify outright to the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
- The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final. The losers play for third place.
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:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Each team had a roster of twelve players. Seven players currently on NBA rosters played in the tournament. The Dominican Republic led the way with three: Francisco Garcia, Al Horford, and Charlie Villanueva. Brazil (Anderson Varejão, Leandro Barbosa), Canada (Joel Anthony), and Argentina (Luis Scola) also called up NBA players to their rosters.[6]
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Eliminated in preliminary round |
Group A
In Group A, hosts Puerto Rico stormed through to the quarterfinals undefeated, winning each game by double digits. On the fourth day of group play, surprising Uruguay stunned Canada, which had won its previous two games by a combined 75 points, for second place in the group after Martin Osimani hit a three with 21 seconds that gave the Uruguayans a 71–69 victory. Mexico dominated the second half against the Virgin Islands en route to a 17-point victory and the final quarterfinal spot out of Group A.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 327 | 264 | +63 |
 Uruguay |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 267 | 251 | +16 |
| Canada |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 268 | +53 |
| Mexico |
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 235 | 293 | −58 |
| Virgin Islands |
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 340 | −74 |
August 26 13:30 |
| Virgin Islands |
62–88 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–27, 20–17, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: K. Sheppard 17 Rebs: Rhymer and Victor 6 each Asts: K. Sheppard 4 |
Pts: L. Garcia 28 Rebs: E. Batista 13 Asts: Barrera and Osimani 6 each | |
August 26 21:00 |
| Mexico |
66–81 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 23–19, 9–23, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: R. Beck 26 Rebs: G. Ayon 9 Asts: Quintero and Ayon 3 each |
Pts: L. Ayuso 16 Rebs: D. Santiago 11 Asts: C. Arroyo 11 | |
August 27 16:00 |
| Canada |
95–40 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 19–8, 29–12, 17–7 | ||
| Pts: A. Rautins 18 Rebs: L. Kendall 11 Asts: J. Anderson 7 |
Pts: N. Alonzo 10 Rebs: G. Ayon 10 Asts: A. Pedroza 3 | |
August 27 21:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
85–74 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 22–22, 26–10, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: C. Arroyo 24 Rebs: P. Ramos 10 Asts: C. Arroyo 5 |
Pts: Sheppard and Jones 18 each Rebs: Victor and Jones 7 each Asts: Sheppard and Hodge 5 each | |
August 28 16:00 |
| Virgin Islands |
67–87 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 12–20, 22–20, 19–23 | ||
| Pts: W. Hodge 18 Rebs: K. Rhymer 11 Asts: W. Hodge 5 |
Pts: J. Young 14 Rebs: L. Kendall 8 Asts: A. Rautins 5 | |
August 28 21:00 |
| Uruguay |
54–71 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 14–16, 11–23, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: E. Batista 19 Rebs: E. Batista 8 Asts: Barrera and Osimani 2 each |
Pts: C. Arroyo 18 Rebs: P. Ramos 12 Asts: C. Arroyo 6 | |
August 29 13:30 |
| Mexico |
80–63 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 12–19, 26–18, 27–13 | ||
| Pts: Quintero and Pedroza 17 each Rebs: G. Ayon 15 Asts: Quintero and Llamas 7 each |
Pts: K. Sheppard 18 Rebs: Freeman and Victor 9 each Asts: K. Sheppard 5 | |
August 29 16:00 |
| Canada |
69–71 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 15–11, 16–15, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: J. Young 20 Rebs: J. Young 8 Asts: J. Anderson 6 |
Pts: E. Batista 18 Rebs: E. Batista 12 Asts: M. Osimani 9 | |
August 30 13:30 |
| Uruguay |
54–49 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 8–19, 18–4, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: M. Aguiar 15 Rebs: E. Batista 18 Asts: Barrera and Osimani 4 each |
Pts: G. Ayon 12 Rebs: G. Ayon 11 Asts: K. Malpica 4 | |
August 30 21:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
90–70 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 22–16, 20–11, 25–29 | ||
| Pts: Ayuso and Arroyo 16 each Rebs: D. Santiago 8 Asts: F. Rivera 3 |
Pts: A. Rautins 18 Rebs: J. Anthony 10 Asts: C. English 3 | |
Group B
Group B began with a shocker as Venezuela dominated world number one ranked Argentina, forcing 23 turnovers en route to a 16-point victory. Group winner Brazil was the only consistent team in the group, winning all of its games by at least nine points. The Dominican Republic, sporting a roster that included a tournament-high three NBA players, qualified to the quarterfinals with a 2–2 record. Argentina, buoyed by tournament scoring leader Luis Scola, rebounded from an 0–2 start to win its last two games and qualify for the next round. Venezuela could not capitalize on its victory over Argentina and was sent home after losing to Panama. The Venezuelans could have advanced on a tiebreaker had Argentina lost to the Dominicans, but Charlie Villanueva missed a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Argentina escaped with an 89–87 victory in the final game of group play.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 328 | 266 | +62 | |
| Argentina |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 305 | 303 | +2 | 1–0 |
| Dominican Republic |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 333 | 330 | +3 | 0–1 |
| Panama |
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 286 | 335 | −49 | 1–0 |
 Venezuela |
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 296 | 314 | −18 | 0–1 |
August 26 16:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
68–81 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–17, 25–19, 7–24 | ||
| Pts: F. Garcia 17 Rebs: J. Martínez 9 Asts: L. Flores 9 |
Pts: Barbosa and Garcia 21 each Rebs: Varejão and Splitter 10 each Asts: M. Huertas 9 | |
August 26 18:30 |
| Venezuela |
85–69 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 21–14, 24–21, 22–18 | ||
| Pts: O. Torres 22 Rebs: O. Torres 6 Asts: G. Vasquez 7 |
Pts: L. Scola 25 Rebs: L. Scola 7 Asts: P. Prigioni 6 | |
August 27 13:30 |
| Panama |
87–100 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 23–23, 10–28, 27–24 | ||
| Pts: D. Pinnock 27 Rebs: J. Lloreda 14 Asts: J. Lloreda 6 |
Pts: F. Garcia 24 Rebs: C. Villanueva 10 Asts: C. Morban 6 | |
August 27 18:30 |
| Brazil |
87–67 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 26–6, 19–19, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 15 Rebs: A. Varejão 9 Asts: A. Garcia 5 |
Pts: Perez and Lugo 12 each Rebs: R. Lugo 6 Asts: J. Centeno 5 | |
August 28 13:30 |
| Argentina |
67–76 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 10–16, 23–23, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 19 Rebs: F. Kammerichs 10 Asts: P. Prigioni 8 |
Pts: L. Barbosa 21 Rebs: A. Varejão 9 Asts: M. Huertas 5 | |
August 28 18:30 |
| Venezuela |
71–80 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 14–17, 28–18, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Romero and G Vasquez 17 each Rebs: R. Lugo 14 Asts: G. Vasquez 5 |
Pts: J. Lloreda 19 Rebs: Lloreda and Pomare 8 each Asts: J. Lloreda 5 | |
August 29 18:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
78–73 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–14, 24–19, 14–22 | ||
| Pts: C. Villanueva 28 Rebs: Horford and Villanueva 12 each Asts: C. Morban 5 |
Pts: H. Romero 25 Rebs: Lugo and Romero 9 each Asts: G. Vasquez 7 | |
August 29 21:00 |
| Panama |
55–80 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 17–20, 19–12, 6–20 | ||
| Pts: W. Green 18 Rebs: W. Green 9 Asts: D. Pinnock 5 |
Pts: L. Scola 20 Rebs: P. Prigioni 8 Asts: P. Prigioni 8 | |
August 30 16:00 |
| Brazil |
84–64 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 19–19, 28–14, 14–14 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 17 Rebs: T. Splitter 7 Asts: Garcia and Huertas 5 each |
Pts: D. Pinnock 24 Rebs: L. Pomare 10 Asts: J. Lloreda 5 | |
August 30 18:30 |
| Argentina |
89–87 (OT) | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–25, 22–17, 15–14, Overtime: 15–13 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 30 Rebs: L. Scola 8 Asts: Scola and Prigioni 5 each |
Pts: A. Horford 24 Rebs: Martínez and Horford 11 each Asts: A. Horford 6 | |
Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, Brazil and Puerto Rico easily clinched a semifinal berth and qualification for the 2010 FIBA World Championship when both teams won their first two quarterfinal games to run their records to 5–0. World number one ranked Argentina also qualified, winning all four of their quarterfinal games to erase an 0–2 start and escape a nearly disastrous result. All three teams finished 6–1. Argentina handed Puerto Rico its first loss of the tournament, 80–78, when Pablo Prigioni hit two free throws with four seconds left in the game. Puerto Rico then handed the Brazilians their first loss in the tournament, after the Puerto Ricans took a 16-point fourth quarter lead and withstood a late charge to win by four. A tiebreaker gave Brazil the top seed in the semifinals.
Uruguay could not continue its momentum from its surprising 3–1 start, losing all four of its quarterfinal games. With Panama and Mexico already eliminated from semifinal contention, a Uruguay loss to Argentina on the final day of group play meant that the winner of the Canada-Dominican Republic game would advance to the semifinals and claim the final 2010 FIBA World Championship berth from the Americas. The Canadians slipped through with a four-point victory over a Dominican team that was playing without its star player, Francisco Garcia, after he broke a finger in quarterfinal play.[7] Canada advanced to the World Championship despite a 1–4 start to the round after winning their last two quarterfinal games.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 565 | 467 | +98 | 1–1 | 1.03 |
| Puerto Rico |
13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 570 | 479 | +91 | 1–1 | 1.01 |
| Argentina |
13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 533 | 478 | +55 | 1–1 | 0.95 |
| Canada |
10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 521 | 477 | +44 | 1–0 | |
| Dominican Republic |
10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 573 | 569 | +4 | 0–1 | |
| Uruguay |
9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 458 | 507 | −49 | ||
| Mexico |
8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 428 | 552 | −124 | 1–0 | |
| Panama |
8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 472 | 591 | −119 | 0–1 | |
- Tiebreaker for tied teams is head-to-head results. Because Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Argentina split games against each other, the second tiebreaker, goal average for tied teams, was used.
September 1 13:30 |
| Uruguay |
74–80 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 25–19, 24–23, 10–24 | ||
| Pts: L. Garcia 28 Rebs: E. Batista 8 Asts: G. Barrera 8 |
Pts: C. Villanueva 19 Rebs: A. Horford 12 Asts: F. García 4 | |
September 1 16:00 |
| Canada |
51–67 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–21, 10–20, 13–11 | ||
| Pts: C. English 17 Rebs: C. English 6 Asts: T. Kepkay 3 |
Pts: L. Gutiérrez 15 Rebs: L. Scola 9 Asts: P. Prigioni 7 | |
September 1 18:30 |
| Mexico |
61–92 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–21, 16–24, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: O. Quintero 13 Rebs: A. Parada 12 Asts: Zúñiga and Parada 3 |
Pts: L. Barbosa 18 Rebs: A. Varejão 12 Asts: M. Machado 5 | |
September 1 21:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
79–51 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 23–12, 25–14, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Ramos and Diaz 12 each Rebs: P. Ramos 11 Asts: C. Arroyo 4 |
Pts: D. Pinnock 23 Rebs: J. Lloreda 7 Asts: J. Lloreda 3 | |
September 2 13:30 |
| Brazil |
68–59 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 18–18, 16–17, 16–9 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 31 Rebs: A. Varejão 7 Asts: T. Splitter 3 |
Pts: L. Kendall 12 Rebs: L. Kendall 7 Asts: A. Rautins 5 | |
September 2 16:00 |
| Panama |
83–77 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 14–21, 28–19, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: W. Green 25 Rebs: 3 tied with 7 Asts: J. Munoz 6 |
Pts: E. Batista 18 Rebs: E. Batista 11 Asts: M. Osimani 7 | |
September 2 18:30 |
| Argentina |
77–65 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–12, 23–18, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 25 Rebs: F. Kammerichs 11 Asts: P. Prigioni 7 |
Pts: G. Ayon 18 Rebs: G. Ayon 9 Asts: Llamas and Ayon 3 each | |
September 2 21:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
76–85 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 21–21, 19–21, 23–27 | ||
| Pts: C. Villanueva 21 Rebs: A. Horford 10 Asts: L. Flores 9 |
Pts: C. Arroyo 17 Rebs: P. Ramos 8 Asts: C. Arroyo 5 | |
September 3 13:00 |
| Canada |
97–65 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 23–9, 26–19, 26–22 | ||
| Pts: A. Rautins 23 Rebs: J. Anthony 5 Asts: J. Anderson 5 |
Pts: D. Pinnock 21 Rebs: J. Lloreda 10 Asts: 3 tied with 2 | |
September 3 15:15 |
| Mexico |
73–86 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–22, 25–24, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: H. Llamas 16 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: A. Pedroza 5 |
Pts: L. Flores 18 Rebs: A. Horford 9 Asts: 4 tied with 3 | |
September 3 17:30 |
| Uruguay |
62–82 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 21–22, 16–18, 11–20 | ||
| Pts: M. Aguiar 18 Rebs: G. Barrera 9 Asts: G. Barrera 6 |
Pts: M. Machado 23 Rebs: A. Varejao 10 Asts: Huertas and Machado 4 each | |
September 3 19:45 |
| Puerto Rico |
78–80 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 15–29, 15–21, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: L. Ayuso 19 Rebs: P. Ramos 12 Asts: C. Arroyo 8 |
Pts: L. Scola 25 Rebs: L. Scola 12 Asts: P. Prigioni 12 | |
September 4 13:30 |
| Panama |
67–74 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 14–21, 20–19, 15–16 | ||
| Pts: D. Pinnock 20 Rebs: J. Lloreda 13 Asts: D. Pinnock 4 |
Pts: Llamas and Pedroza 18 each Rebs: G. Ayon 13 Asts: Zúñiga and Pedroza 6 each | |
September 4 16:00 |
| Argentina |
73–66 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 16–17, 21–23, 14–20 | ||
| Pts: L. Scola 19 Rebs: L. Scola 8 Asts: J. Cantero 6 |
Pts: E. Batista 20 Rebs: E. Batista 10 Asts: G. Barrera 2 | |
September 4 18:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
76–80 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 19–17, 21–26, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Flores and Villanueva 17 each Rebs: A. Horford 14 Asts: L. Flores 6 |
Pts: J. Anderson 21 Rebs: L. Kendall 11 Asts: Rautins and Anderson 5 each | |
September 4 21:00 |
| Brazil |
82–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 14–25, 17–29, 31–19 | ||
| Pts: A. Varejao 22 Rebs: A. Varejao 10 Asts: M. Huertas 6 |
Pts: L. Ayuso 25 Rebs: C. Lee 7 Asts: C. Arroyo 6 | |
Knockout round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| September 5 – San Juan | ||||||
| Brazil | 73 | |||||
| September 6 – San Juan | ||||||
| Canada | 65 | |||||
| Brazil | 61 | |||||
| September 5 – San Juan | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 60 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 85 | |||||
| Argentina | 80 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| September 6 – San Juan | ||||||
| Canada | 73 | |||||
| Argentina | 88 | |||||
Semi finals
In the first semifinal, top seeded Brazil faced a surprising challenge from fourth seeded Canada. The Brazilians only led by one at halftime before blowing the game open in the second half, jumping out to a 17-point fourth quarter lead before the Canadians went on a late run to cut the final deficit to eight. In the second semifinal, Puerto Rico erased a nine-point deficit in a five-point victory over Argentina. The host team avenged a quarterfinal loss to the Argentine team despite Luis Scola's tournament-high 31 points.
September 5 18:30 |
| Brazil |
73–65 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 11–10, 26–13, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 22 Rebs: A. Varejao 8 Asts: M. Huertas 8 |
Pts: J. Anthony 17 Rebs: J. Anthony 8 Asts: 3 tied with 4 | |
September 5 21:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
85–80 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 19–21, 26–19, 27–20 | ||
| Pts: C. Arroyo 19 Rebs: P. Ramos 9 Asts: C. Arroyo 4 |
Pts: L. Scola 31 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: P. Prigioni 10 | |
Third place
In the bronze medal match, Argentina never trailed while jumping out to a 31-point halftime lead. The over-matched Canadians could not cut the lead below double digits at any time after the first quarter.
September 6 18:30 |
| Canada |
73–88 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–31, 10–18, 28–19, 27–20 | ||
| Pts: J. Anderson 19 Rebs: O. Famutimi 9 Asts: J. Anderson 11 |
Pts: L. Scola 27 Rebs: J. Gutiérrez 6 Asts: P. Prigioni 8 | |
Final
Brazil claimed the gold medal over the host Puerto Ricans in a 61–60 thriller. The Brazilians took a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter and led by 11 with 5:45 left before the Puerto Ricans began a frantic run to get back in the game. After Carlos Arroyo hit a basket with 35 seconds left to pull the Puerto Ricans within two at 61–59, Puerto Rican youngster Angel Vassalo stole the ball and was fouled. After hitting the first, Vassalo missed the second free throw; the Puerto Ricans did get the ball back, but Carlos Arroyo missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Brazil hung on for a 61–60 victory to claim its fourth FIBA Americas Championship.
September 6 21:00 |
| Brazil |
61–60 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 17–15, 14–9, 11–23 | ||
| Pts: L. Barbosa 24 Rebs: T. Splitter 9 Asts: T. Splitter 4 |
Pts: C. Arroyo 14 Rebs: R. Sanchez 7 Asts: F. Rivera 4 | |
Awards
| 2009 Tournament of the Americas winners |
|---|
Brazil Fourth title |
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
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Points[8]
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Rebounds[9]
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Assists[10]
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Steals[11]
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Blocks[12]
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Minutes[13]
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Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Leandro Barbosa Luis Scola | 31 | Canada Puerto Rico |
| Rebounds | Esteban Batista | 18 | Mexico |
| Assists | Pablo Prigioni | 12 | Puerto Rico |
| Steals | Pablo Prigioni | 6 | Canada |
| Blocks | Gustavo Ayon Anderson Varejão | 6 | Virgin Islands Uruguay |
| Field goal percentage | Angel Vassalo | 100% (8/8) | Brazil |
| 3-point field goal percentage | 4 tied with 100% (3/3) | ||
| Free throw percentage | Larry Ayuso | 100% (11/11) | Brazil |
| Turnovers | Richard Lugo | 8 | Panama |
Team Tournament Highs
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Offensive PPG[14]
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Defensive PPG
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Rebounds[15]
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Assists[16]
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Steals[17]
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Blocks[18]
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Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Dominican Republic | 100 | Panama |
| Rebounds | Canada | 47 | Mexico |
| Assists | Canada | 30 | Mexico |
| Steals | Argentina | 18 | Canada |
| Blocks | Mexico | 9 | Virgin Islands |
| Field goal percentage | Dominican Republic | 57.6% | Panama |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Argentina | 58.8% | Puerto Rico |
| Free throw percentage | Dominican Republic | 100% (13/13) | Uruguay |
| Turnovers | Argentina | 23 | Venezuela |
Final standings
| Qualified for 2010 FIBA World Championships |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
Brazil |
9–1 |
 |
Puerto Rico |
8–2 |
 |
Argentina |
7–3 |
| 4 | Canada |
4–6 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
4–4 |
| 6 | Uruguay |
3–5 |
| 7 | Mexico |
2–6 |
| 8 | Panama |
2–6 |
| 9 | Venezuela |
1–3 |
| 10 | Virgin Islands |
0–4 |
All-Tournament Teams
The following players were voted to the All-Tournament Teams by latinbasket.com (unofficial):[19]
First Team
G – Carlos Arroyo
G – Leandro Barbosa
F – Al Horford
F – Luis Scola (Tournament MVP)
C – Esteban Batista
Second Team
G – Pablo Prigioni
G – Larry Ayuso
F – Danilo Pinnock
F – Charlie Villanueva
C – Anderson Varejão
Third Team
G – Jermaine Anderson
G – Leandro Garcia
F – Hector Romero
F – Joel Anthony
C – Peter John Ramos
References
- ↑ FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 12 Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine at espn.com
- ↑ PUR – 2009 FIBA Americas Championship withdrawn from Mexico, FIBA
- ↑ PUR – FIBA Americas Championship Draw on Tuesday, FIBA
- ↑ PUR/CUB/PAN – Cuba will not be part of the FIBA Americas Championship Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, FIBA
- ↑ PUR – Brazil, Argentina and Dominican Republic in tough Group B, FIBA
- ↑ FIBA Americas Qualifier Day 1 Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine at ESPN.com
- ↑ "Francisco Garcia breaks finger while playing for DR". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ PPG Leaders Archived 2010-09-03 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ RPG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ APG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ SPG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ "BPG Leaders". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ↑ MPG Leaders Archived 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ↑ "Team Leaders – PPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – RPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – APG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – SPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Team Leaders – BPG". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Latinbasket.com All-FIBA Americas Championships 2009 Awards". Retrieved 2009-09-14.