2013 FIBA Americas Championship

FIBA Americas Cup 2013
16th FIBA American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Venezuela
Dates	August 30 – September 11
Teams	10 (from 44 federations)
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Mexico (1st title)
MVP	Gustavo Ayón
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Guillermo Araújo (21.8)  Argentina (83.2) Rebounds Esteban Batista (10.4)  Canada (37.1) Assists Marcelinho Huertas (6.5)  Argentina (18.3)
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2013 FIBA Americas Championship
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The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30 to September 11, 2013. The top four teams qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Mexico defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win their first title.^[1]

Qualification

• Central American and Caribbean Sub-Zone (2012 Centrobasket):
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Jamaica

• North American Sub-Zone:
  •  Canada
  •  Mexico^[2]
• South American Sub-Zone (South American Basketball Championship 2012):
  •  Argentina
  •  Venezuela
  •  Uruguay
  •  Brazil
  •  Paraguay

Draw

The draw was held at the Catia Theatre in Caracas on February 28. This was how the teams were seeded:

Argentina (3)  Brazil (9)

Puerto Rico (19)  Dominican Republic (27)

Mexico (32)  Uruguay (29)

Jamaica (83)  Paraguay (55)

Venezuela (24)  Canada (26)

As hosts, Venezuela picked first the group that they played at, and their final opponent in the preliminary round.^[3] Included are the last published FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw.

Format

The ten teams were split into two groups. The best four teams of each group advanced to the second round, where the teams played against the four teams from the other group; each team carried over all points earned during the first round, except for those earned in the match against the team that was eliminated. The best four teams of this group advanced to the semifinals and were qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The United States, which won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2012, automatically qualified for the 2014 FIBA Tournament and does not have to participate as a result. Originally, Panama were supposed to compete for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, but was replaced by Mexico after FIBA implemented a suspension on the Panamanian Basketball Federation. Mexico was chosen as the next highest placed finisher in Panama's subcategory (COCABA) at the 2012 Centrobasket tournament.

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the second round

Group A

In Group A, team Puerto Rico secured their first round undefeated, as well as narrowly clinching their win against surprising newcomer Jamaica 88–82, while Canada and Uruguay also secured their place for the second round. Brazil lost all four games for the first time.

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Puerto Rico	4	4	0	336	283	+53	8
Canada	4	3	1	336	276	+60	7
Uruguay	4	2	2	283	325	−42	6
Jamaica	4	1	3	290	317	−27	5
Brazil	4	0	4	276	320	−44	4

Group B

Hosts Venezuela lost their first two games against surprising Mexico and Argentina, but managed to win two other games to advance the second round, despite having two losses in the game. The Mexican team lost their three-win streak to the Argentine basketball team, while Paraguay's poor efforts prevented them from winning a single game since their recent game in 2010.

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Argentina	4	3	1	342	300	+42	7	1–0
Mexico	4	3	1	314	280	+34	7	0–1
Venezuela	4	2	2	272	277	−5	6	1–0
Dominican Republic	4	2	2	300	281	+19	6	0–1
Paraguay	4	0	4	249	339	−90	4

Second round

Puerto Rico narrowly clinched their place for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup against surprising hosts Venezuela in an 85–86 thriller of an overtime match. Meanwhile, upstart Mexico also clinched their position for the World Cup from their performance, while Dominican Republic and Argentina also secured their place for the World Cup. Despite the efforts, the Canadian team were unable to put up a defensive and offensive play, thus eliminating the team for the second time since 2011. Newcomers Jamaica was also eliminated, despite winning against the Argentine team, whereas Uruguay were unable to make their debut for the Championship round, losing half of the matches throughout the Second Round.

Qualified for the semifinals

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Mexico	7	5	2	548	525	+23	12	2–0
Dominican Republic	7	5	2	561	523	+38	12	1–1
Puerto Rico	7	5	2	587	548	+39	12	0–2
Argentina	7	4	3	564	545	+19	11	1–0
Venezuela	7	4	3	511	501	+10	11	0–1
Canada	7	3	4	534	499	+35	10
Uruguay	7	1	6	482	584	−102	8	1–0
Jamaica	7	1	6	527	589	−62	8	0–1

Final round

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 September
	Mexico	76
	Argentina	70
					11 September
					Mexico	91
					Puerto Rico	89
					Third place
	10 September			11 September
	Dominican Republic	67		Argentina	103
	Puerto Rico	79			Dominican Republic	93

Semifinals

Mexico avenged their first-round loss to world third-ranked Argentina, becoming the first team to advance to the final round. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico avenged their second-round loss against the Dominican team to secure their place in the final match against Mexico.

Third place match

Final

Awards

2013 FIBA Americas Champions
Mexico First title

Most Valuable Player
Gustavo Ayón

All-Tournament Team

• PG – J. J. Barea
• SG – Facundo Campazzo
• SF – Renaldo Balkman
• PF – Luis Scola
• C – Gustavo Ayón

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
	Received Wild Card for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Rank	Team	Record
01 !	Mexico	8–2
02 !	Puerto Rico	7–3
03 !	Argentina	6–4
4	Dominican Republic	6–4
5	Venezuela	5–3
6	Canada	4–4
7	Uruguay	2–6
8	Jamaica	2–6
9	Brazil	0–4
10	Paraguay	0–4

Statistical leaders

FIBA broadcasting rights

Country	Broadcaster
Argentina	TyC Sports
Brazil	ESPN Brasil
	SporTV
Canada	Sportsnet 360
Chile	Directv Sports
Philippines	Basketball TV
Puerto Rico	Telemundo
USA	ESPN3
Venezuela	Tves
	Meridiano Television
	Directv Sports

References

External links

• Official website