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The Americas Championship 2001 (2001 COPABA Tournament of the Americas or Championship of the Americas for Men) was hosted by Argentina from August 16 to August 27, 2001. The games were played in Neuquén. This COPABA championship was to earn berths at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Argentina won the tournament, the country's first Americas championship.
[edit] Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
[edit] Squads
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Main article: Americas Championship 2001 squads
[edit] Preliminary Rounds
[edit] Group A
August 16, 2001
August 17, 2001
August 18, 2001
August 19, 2001
August 20, 2001
[edit] Group B
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
 Puerto Rico |
8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
427 |
368 |
+59 |
 Canada |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
399 |
372 |
+27 |
 Panama |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
361 |
400 |
-39 |
 Virgin Islands |
5 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
362 |
364 |
-2 |
 Mexico |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
363 |
402 |
-39 |
August 16, 2001
August 17, 2001
August 18, 2001
August 19, 2001
August 20, 2001
[edit] Quarterfinal Group
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. However, the game between Argentina and Panama and the game between Puerto Rico and Brazil were cancelled as Tropical Storm Dean hit Puerto Rico. Thus, the standings did not reflect the order of points earned by the teams. Records from the preliminary groups carried over.
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
 Argentina |
15 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
687 |
526 |
+161 |
 Brazil |
14 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
759 |
665 |
+94 |
| Puerto Rico |
12 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
670 |
622 |
+48 |
| Canada |
13 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
753 |
712 |
+41 |
 Venezuela |
11 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
657 |
621 |
+36 |
| Panama |
11 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
656 |
674 |
-18 |
| Virgin Islands |
10 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
696 |
746 |
-50 |
 Uruguay |
9 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
627 |
782 |
-155 |
August 21, 2001
August 22, 2001
August 24, 2001
August 25, 2001
[edit] Knockout Stage
[edit] Final Standings
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
| 1 |
Argentina |
9-0 |
| 2 |
Brazil |
7-3 |
| 3 |
Canada |
6-4 |
| 4 |
Puerto Rico |
5-4 |
| 5 |
Venezuela |
4-3 |
| 6 |
Panama |
4-3 |
| 7 |
Virgin Islands |
2-6 |
| 8 |
 Uruguay |
1-7 |
| 9 |
Mexico |
0-4 |
| 10 |
 United States |
0-4 |
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The United States had previously qualified by winning the Gold Medal at the 2000 Olympics and by hosting the competition.
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