2010 Centrobasket

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Centrobasket 2010
Tournament details
Host nation  Dominican Republic
Dates July 5 – July 12
Teams 10 (from 32 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Puerto Rico (10th title)
MVP Carlos Arroyo[1]

The 2010 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2010 Centrobasket, was hosted in the Dominican Republic. This edition was the first time that the Centrobasket featured ten teams in the finals; previously, eight teams had qualified. Puerto Rico won the title with an 89-80 victory over Dominican Republic. Panama captured the bronze medal with a 75-74 victory over Cuba. All four teams qualified for the FIBA Americas Championship 2011.[2] Jamaica finished 5th for their best ever performance at the tournament while Belize finished 7th to match their best performance. The British Virgin Islands finished 8th after qualifying for Centrobasket for the first time in their history.

Contents

First round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie-Break
 Dominican Republic 4 4 0 314 253 +61 8
 Panama 4 2 2 260 257 +3 6 +4
 Jamaica 4 2 2 255 244 +11 6 –4
 British Virgin Islands 4 1 3 223 281 –58 5 +9
 Virgin Islands 4 1 3 285 302 –17 5 –9
July 5
15:30		 Game 2 British Virgin Islands  59–50  Virgin Islands    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 15–10, 20–12, 10–14
Pts: Halstead Chiverton 23
Rebs: Steve Parillon 11
Asts: 3 tied with 3		 Pts: Walter Hodge 16
Rebs: Frank Elegar 12
Asts: Hodge and Kashif Gumbs 3
July 5
20:30		 Game 4 Dominican Republic  63–56  Panama    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 12–18, 13–9, 25–13
Pts: Kelvin Peña 18
Rebs: Franklin Western 7
Asts: Jack Michael Martinez 4		 Pts: Danilo Pinnock 21
Rebs: Gyno Pomare 13
Asts: Jaime Lloreda 5
July 6
15:30		 Game 6 Panama  75–61  British Virgin Islands    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 16–19, 12–10, 20–14
Pts: Jaime Lloreda and Danilo Pinnock 13
Rebs: Gyno Pomare 10
Asts: Joel Munoz 6		 Pts: Kennedy Bass and Halstead Chiverton 17
Rebs: Steve Parillon 9
Asts: Kennedy Bass 3
July 6
20:30		 Game 8 Jamaica  62–68  Dominican Republic    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 22–11, 11–15, 12–21
Pts: Roy Hibbert 19
Rebs: Garfield Blair 9
Asts: Akeem Scott 4		 Pts: Charlie Villanueva 13
Rebs: Jack Michael Martinez 13
Asts: Kelvin Peña 5
July 7
13:00		 Game 9 Virgin Islands  82–74  Panama    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 29–11, 18–21, 19–27
Pts: Walter Hodge 22
Rebs: Frank Elegar 10
Asts: Walter Hodge 6		 Pts: Danilo Pinnock 20
Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 10
Asts: Joel Munoz 3
July 8
15:30		 Game 10 British Virgin Islands  56–71  Jamaica    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 9–17, 18–17, 20–24
Pts: Halstead Chiverton 27
Rebs: Randy George and Kleon Penn 10
Asts: Kennedy Bass 3		 Pts: Akeem Scott 18
Rebs: Kimani Ffriend 10
Asts: Garfield Blair 4
July 9
13:00		 Game 13 Jamaica  71–65  Virgin Islands    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 18–10, 12–13, 21–29
Pts: Garfield Blair 27
Rebs: Kimani Ffriend 12
Asts: Andre Smith 3		 Pts: Walter Hodge 19
Rebs: Jason Edwin 10
Asts: Jason Edwin 4
July 9
20:30		 Game 16 Dominican Republic  85–47  British Virgin Islands    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 19–11, 21–14, 22–13
Pts: Charlie Villanueva 28
Rebs: Jack Michael Martinez 11
Asts: 2 tied with 4		 Pts: Trevon Lewis 11
Rebs: Kleon Penn 11
Asts: Steve Parillon 2
July 10
13:00		 Game 17 Panama  55–51  Jamaica    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 10–12, 19–14, 16–13
Pts: Danilo Pinnock 19
Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 12
Asts: Joel Munoz 4		 Pts: Kimani Ffriend 14
Rebs: Kimani Ffriend 7
Asts: 4 tied with 1
July 10
20:30		 Game 20 Virgin Islands  88–98  Dominican Republic    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–21, 18–18, 27–38
Pts: Walter Hodge 26
Rebs: Frank Elegar 11
Asts: Walter Hodge 6		 Pts: Elpidio Fortuna and Jack Michael Martinez 21
Rebs: Charlie Villanueva 13
Asts: Ronald Ramon 5

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie-Break
 Puerto Rico 4 3 1 355 318 +37 7
 Cuba 4 2 2 301 289 +12 6 +4
 Mexico 4 2 2 304 292 +12 6 +2
 Belize 4 2 2 223 281 –58 6 –6
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 3 280 336 –56 5
July 5
13:00		 Game 1 Trinidad and Tobago  71–80  Belize    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 21–26, 16–23, 17–17
Pts: Ian Young 15
Rebs: Julius Ashby 11
Asts: Sheldon Christian 5		 Pts: Milt Palacio and Alex Carcamo 16
Rebs: Richard Troyer 9
Asts: Milt Palacio 5
July 5
18:00		 Game 3 Mexico  62–82  Cuba    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 16–25, 18–14, 13–14
Pts: Gustavo Ayon 16
Rebs: Michael Strobbe 9
Asts: 4 tied with 2		 Pts: Allens Jemmott 22
Rebs: Yordanis Jaca 10
Asts: 2 tied with 4
July 6
13:00		 Game 5 Belize  63–85  Mexico    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 17–21, 12–27, 19–25
Pts: Milt Palacio 15
Rebs: Charles Burgess 7
Asts: 3 tied with 2		 Pts: Omar Quintero and Jovan Harris 19
Rebs: Gustavo Ayon 12
Asts: Jovan Harris 7
July 6
18:00		 Game 7 Puerto Rico  91–97  Trinidad and Tobago OT  Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 25–15, 23–27, 11–21, OT: 7–13
Pts: Carlos Arroyo 24
Rebs: Renaldo Balkman and Peter John Ramos 9
Asts: Carlos Arroyo 9		 Pts: Steven Lewis 24
Rebs: Wilfred Benjamin 11
Asts: Ian Young 5
July 8
18:00		 Game 11 Cuba  78–94  Belize    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 15–27, 18–21, 24–28
Pts: Orestes Torres 18
Rebs: Orestes Torres 7
Asts: Juan Pinerio 7		 Pts: Alex Carcamo 23
Rebs: Alex Carcamo and Richard Troyer 10
Asts: Milt Palacio 12
July 8
20:30		 Game 12 Mexico  82–95  Puerto Rico    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 17–23, 22–27, 25–18
Pts: Jovan Harris 22
Rebs: Michael Strobbe 9
Asts: Jovan Harris 3		 Pts: Peter John Ramos 16
Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 10
Asts: Jose Juan Barea 12
July 9
15:30		 Game 14 Trinidad and Tobago  52–75  Mexico    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 14–17, 13–16, 13–17
Pts: Maurice Joseph and Wilfred Benjamin 10
Rebs: Kibwe Trim 9
Asts: Ian Young 3		 Pts: Victor Mariscal 21
Rebs: Gustavo Ayon 11
Asts: Jovan Harris 4
July 9
18:00		 Game 15 Puerto Rico  73–51  Cuba    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 12–9, 20–14, 21–12
Pts: Carlos Arroyo 16
Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 14
Asts: Jose Juan Barea 9		 Pts: Yordanis Jaca and Yoan Luis 9
Rebs: Yoan Luis and Orestes Torres 9
Asts: Juan Pinerio 3
July 10
15:30		 Game 18 Cuba  90–60  Trinidad and Tobago    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 25–20, 20–18, 18–11
Pts: Allens Jemmott 24
Rebs: Yoan Luis 9
Asts: Juan Pineiro 6		 Pts: Ian Young 18
Rebs: Kibwe Trim 9
Asts: Kibwe Trim 4
July 10
18:00		 Game 19 Belize  88–96  Puerto Rico    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 23–20, 22–24, 28–27
Pts: Milt Palacio 24
Rebs: Richard Troyer 11
Asts: Milt Palacio 6		 Pts: Peter John Ramos 27
Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 12
Asts: Jose Juan Barea 8

Bracket

  Semi-finals Final
July 11–17:00
  Puerto Rico   77  
  Panama   70  
 
July 12–20:30
      Puerto Rico   89
    Dominican Republic   80
Third place
July 11–19:30 July 12–18:00
  Dominican Republic   85   Panama   75
  Cuba   71     Cuba   74

Semifinals

The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, in which the top team of Group A plays against the second place team of Group B and the top team of Group B plays against the second place team of Group A.

Three-team ties are determined by the point differential in games played between the three teams, not counting the margin of victory or loss against a non tied team.

July 11
17:00		 Game 21 Puerto Rico  77–70  Panama    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 16–21, 20–23, 18–13
Pts: Carlos Arroyo 23
Rebs: Peter John Ramos 10
Asts: Carlos Arroyo 5		 Pts: Jaime Lloreda 20
Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 11
Asts: Joel Munoz 6
July 11
19:30		 Game 22 Dominican Republic  85–71  Cuba    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 22–22, 29–10, 17–24
Pts: Franklin Western 16
Rebs: Elys Guzman 11
Asts: Kelvin Peña 6		 Pts: Yoan Luis 14
Rebs: Orestes Torres 7
Asts: Juan Pinerio 3

Third Place Game

July 12
18:00		 Game 23 Cuba  74–75  Panama    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–12, 19–25, 19–15
Pts: Orestes Torres 16
Rebs: Orestes Torres 7
Asts: Orestes Torres 6		 Pts: Jaime Lloreda 24
Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 12
Asts: Danilo Pinnock 5

Final

July 12
20:30		 Game 24 Dominican Republic  80–89  Puerto Rico    Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 24–20, 17–24, 16–26
Pts: Charlie Villanueva 36
Rebs: Charlie Villanueva 11
Asts: Christian Aries 6		 Pts: Carlos Arroyo 23
Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 8
Asts: Filiberto Rivera 6

Final standings

Qualified for 2011 FIBA Americas Championship
Rank Team Record
 Puerto Rico 5–1
 Dominican Republic 5–1
 Panama 3–3
4  Cuba 2–4
5  Jamaica 2–2
6  Mexico 2–2
7  Belize 2–2
8  British Virgin Islands 1–3
9  Virgin Islands 1–3
10  Trinidad and Tobago 1–3

References

  1. ^ Carlos Arroyo fue el MVP del Torneo
  2. ^ Puerto Rico wins the Gold medal, Panama goes out with the Bronze

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