2015 FIBA Americas Championship qualification

The qualification for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico was held as early as 2013 until 2014. There are several stages of qualification for some teams. Aside from the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, the tournaments also doubled as qualifiers for basketball at the 2015 Pan-American Games.

Qualification format

Each FIBA Americas subzone has a specific number of berths, generally based on the relative strengths of its member national teams. For the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the berths distribution is:

Zone Total berths
North America 2
Central America and Caribbean 4
South America 3
Host team 1
Total 10

North America

For the North American zone, since there are only 2 member teams (Canada and the United States), and there are 2 berths, this means there no more qualification games to be held. Furthermore, the United States won at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and was thus automatically qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, which made their participation to the FIBA Americas Championship non-obligatory. Their non-participation opened up an extra berth, which was awarded to the fourth placed team in the South American Basketball Championship 2014.

Central America and Caribbean

Some teams from the Central America and Caribbean Commission Zone had to qualify for the 2014 Centrobasket. The qualifying tournament was the 2014 FIBA CBC Championship for Caribbean teams, and the 2013 FIBA COCABA Championship for teams from Mexico and Central America. The top four teams from the 2014 Centrobasket advance to the FIBA Americas Championship; host country Mexico automatically qualified.

South America

The 2014 South American Basketball Championship determined the teams that will qualify for 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. Since the USA is skipping this tournament, this opened up an additional berth for South American teams, increasing the number of berths from three to four.

2013 FIBA COCABA Championship

The 2013 FIBC COCABA Championship in El Salvador serves as the qualifier for the 2014 Centrobasket for Central American national teams. The top two advance to the Centrobasket.

Results

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1st  Mexico 3 3 0 232 138 +94 6 Qualification to 2014 Centrobasket
2nd  El Salvador 3 2 1 166 167 −1 5
3rd  Costa Rica 3 1 2 153 193 −40 4
4  Honduras 3 0 3 166 219 −53 3
26 July 2013
Mexico  82–45  Costa Rica
26 July 2013
El Salvador  67–61  Honduras
27 July 2013
Honduras  46–90  Mexico
27 July 2013
Costa Rica  46–52  El Salvador
28 July 2013
Honduras  59–62  Costa Rica
28 July 2013
El Salvador  47–60  Mexico

Final ranking

These were the final rankings.[1] The top 3 teams qualify for the 2014 Centrobasket.

Qualifies to the 2014 Centrobasket
Rank Team
1st  Mexico
2nd  El Salvador
3rd  Costa Rica
4  Honduras

2014 FIBA CBC Championship

The 2014 FIBC CBC Championship in the British Virgin Islands serves as the qualifier for the 2014 Centrobasket for Caribbean national teams. The top three advance to the Centrobasket.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Bahamas 3 2 1 229 214 +15 5 Qualification to final round
2  Cuba 3 2 1 239 191 +48 5
3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1 2 204 262 −58 4 Qualification to classification round
4  Antigua and Barbuda 3 1 2 238 243 −5 4
1 July 2014
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  53–84  Bahamas
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
1 July 2014
Cuba  82–56  Antigua and Barbuda
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
2 July 2014
Cuba  86–56  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
2 July 2014
Bahamas  68–90  Antigua and Barbuda
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
3 July 2014
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  93–92  Antigua and Barbuda
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
3 July 2014
Cuba  71–77  Bahamas
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Virgin Islands 3 3 0 250 188 +62 6 Qualification to final round
2  British Virgin Islands 3 2 1 240 229 +11 5
3  Barbados 3 1 2 210 216 −6 4 Qualification to classification round
4  Guyana 3 0 3 207 274 −67 3
1 July 2014
Barbados  53–66  Virgin Islands
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
1 July 2014
British Virgin Islands  99–63  Guyana
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
2 July 2014
Virgin Islands  95–75  Guyana
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
2 July 2014
British Virgin Islands  81–77  Barbados
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
3 July 2014
Barbados  80–69  Guyana
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town
3 July 2014
Virgin Islands  89–60  British Virgin Islands
Tortola Multi Purpose Sports Complex, Road Town

Classification round

Semifinals 5th place
4 July 2014
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  72  
  Guyana  86  
 
5 July 2014
      Barbados  58
    Guyana  79
7th place
4 July 2014 5 July 2014
  Barbados  83   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  81
  Antigua and Barbuda  72     Antigua and Barbuda  109

Final round

Semifinals Final
4 July 2014
  Bahamas  84  
  British Virgin Islands  65  
 
5 July 2014
      Bahamas  75
    Cuba  64
Third place
4 July 2014 5 July 2014
  Virgin Islands  60   British Virgin Islands  68
  Cuba  62     Virgin Islands  102

Final ranking

These were the final rankings.[2] The top 3 teams qualify for the 2014 Centrobasket.

Qualifies to the 2014 Centrobasket
Rank Team
1st  Bahamas
2nd  Cuba
3rd  Virgin Islands
4  British Virgin Islands
5  Guyana
6  Barbados
7  Antigua and Barbuda
8  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

2014 Centrobasket

Main article: 2014 Centrobasket

The 2014 Centrobasket in Mexico serves as the qualifier to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for teams from the Caribbean and Central America. The top four outside of Mexico, who were named final tournament hosts on the day of the final, advance to the FIBA Americas Championship.

Final ranking

Qualifies to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship
Rank Team
1st  Mexico
2nd  Puerto Rico
3rd  Dominican Republic
4  Cuba
5  Panama
6  Virgin Islands
7  Bahamas
8  Jamaica
9  Costa Rica
10  El Salvador

2014 South American Basketball Championship

The 2014 South American Basketball Championship in Venezuela serves as the qualifier to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for teams from South America. The top four advance to the FIBA Americas Championship.

Final ranking

This is the final ranking for the participating teams[3] The top three teams, but with the non-participation of the United States, the fourth-best team was also included.

Qualifies to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship
Rank Team
1st  Venezuela
2nd  Argentina
3rd  Brazil
4  Uruguay
5  Paraguay
6  Chile
7  Ecuador
8  Peru

References

  1. ↑ "Event Standings". FIBA archive. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  2. ↑ "Event Standings". FIBA archive. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Event Standings". FIBA archive. Retrieved 2013-09-04.