2011_FIBA_Americas_Championship
The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, at the 2012 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament, in London. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from August 30 to September 11, 2011. Argentina won the title, defeating Brazil, 80–75, in the final match. This was the country's second AmeriCup championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Argentina |
| City | Mar del Plata |
| Dates | August 30 – September 11 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Dominican Republic |
| Fourth place |  Puerto Rico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Luis Scola |
| Top scorer | Luis Scola (21.4 points per game) |
← 2009 2013 → | |
FIBA Americas named Mar del Plata, Argentina the host of the 2011 competition on May 24, 2010 at a meeting in San Juan.[1] Games were played at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, which seats more than 8,000 fans. Toronto and Rio de Janeiro also bid for the tournament before FIBA awarded the competition to then world number-one ranked Argentina. Toronto was eliminated in the first round of voting before Mar del Plata beat Rio de Janeiro in the final round 13 votes to 3. Toronto's bid was seen as superior to the other two,[by whom?] but due to the lack of government backing was not awarded the tournament.
The ten teams originally selected to receive invitations for the tournament were the host team, the top three finishers at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship, the top two teams in the North America Sub-Zone, and the top four finishers at 2010 Centrobasket. Because the host country, Argentina, came in second at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship, the fourth place team (Venezuela) at the championship was also invited. After the United States (the only team other than Canada in the North America Sub-Zone) automatically qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning the 2010 FIBA World Championship, they withdrew from the tournament. The fifth place team at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship (Paraguay) was then invited to participate.
Below is the final list of participants in the tournament:
- South American Sub-Zone (South American Basketball Championship 2010):
- North America Sub-Zone:
- Central American and Caribbean Zone (2010 Centrobasket):
Due to the 2011 NBA lockout, insurance costs for players affiliated with teams of the National Basketball Association to play overseas would no longer be afforded by the league and would have to be taken care of by their corresponding national federations. Some national teams, such as the host nation Argentina[2] and Puerto Rico[3] took steps to resolve the issue. Below is a list of players whose participation in the tournament was at least potentially affected:
Notes:
The ten teams are split into two groups. The best four teams of each group advance to the second round, where the teams play against the four teams from the other group; each team carries 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 advance to the semifinals.
The two winners in the semifinals automatically qualify for the Olympics. The remaining three teams from the second round plus seven teams from other continents play the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where the top three qualify for the Olympics.
The draw took place on January 27, 2011[7] at the NH Gran Hotel Provincial[8] in Mar del Plata. Notable ESPN Latin America announcer Álvaro Martin conducted the ceremony while FIBA Americas Secretary General Alberto Garcia and a number of sports figures drew the teams. The ten participating squads were paired in five pots, where the first draw from each pot would go to Group A and the second to Group B. Teams were paired according to their world rankings for balance purposes. Being the host, Argentina had the opportunity to choose their group.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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- Note
- NR – Not Ranked
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic |
4 | 3 | 1 | 333 | 296 | +37 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Brazil |
4 | 3 | 1 | 328 | 302 | +26 | 7 | 0–1 |
 Venezuela |
4 | 2 | 2 | 381 | 351 | +30 | 6 | 1–0 |
 Canada |
4 | 2 | 2 | 312 | 306 | +6 | 6 | 0–1 |
 Cuba |
4 | 0 | 4 | 274 | 373 | −99 | 4 |
All times local (UTC−3)
August 30 11:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
90–60 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 20–11, 31–18, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Horford 24 Rebs: Martínez 10 Asts: Flores, García 3 |
Pts: Luis Haiti 18 Rebs: Luis Haiti 8 Asts: Mestre 4 | |
August 30 14:00 |
| Brazil |
92–83 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 14–18, 27–25, 26–14 | ||
| Pts: Splitter 17 Rebs: Splitter 11 Asts: Huertas 7 |
Pts: Vásquez 26 Rebs: Graterol 8 Asts: Vásquez 7 | |
August 31 11:30 |
| Venezuela |
89–92 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 23–19, 25–22, 15–29 | ||
| Pts: Torres 19 Rebs: Vásquez 10 Asts: Vásquez 9 |
Pts: Horford 19 Rebs: Martínez 14 Asts: Horford 4 | |
August 31 20:30 |
| Canada |
57–69 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 11–21, 18–14, 11–22 | ||
| Pts: Anderson 9 Rebs: Anthony 9 Asts: Doornekamp 3 |
Pts: Huertas 17 Rebs: Splitter 10 Asts: Huertas 6 | |
September 1 14:00 |
| Cuba |
69–106 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–34, 20–23, 15–25, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Mestre 26 Rebs: Luis Haiti 8 Asts: Piñeiro 3 |
Pts: Vásquez 21 Rebs: Graterol 8 Asts: Cubillan 4 | |
September 1 18:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
72–73 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 14–11, 14–21, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: Martínez 21 Rebs: Martínez 16 Asts: Horford 3 |
Pts: Rautins 15 Rebs: Anthony 10 Asts: Joseph 4 | |
September 2 11:30 |
| Canada |
84–62 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–7, 16–13, 16–20, 30–22 | ||
| Pts: Shepherd 13 Rebs: Rautins, Anthony 5 Asts: Rautins, Doornekamp 3 |
Pts: Polas 14 Rebs: Luis Haiti 7 Asts: Mestre 3 | |
September 2 18:00 |
| Brazil |
74–79 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–26, 21–18, 14–18 | ||
| Pts: Vinicius 18 Rebs: Splitter 10 Asts: Huertas 5 |
Pts: Horford 22 Rebs: Martínez 10 Asts: Flores 5 | |
September 3 11:30 |
| Venezuela |
103–98 (OT) | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 17–17, 22–25, 22–21, Overtime: 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Vásquez 29 Rebs: Echenique 10 Asts: Cubillan 10 |
Pts: Anderson 28 Rebs: Anthony 9 Asts: Anderson 3 | |
September 3 18:00 |
| Cuba |
83–93 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 17–26, 14–21, 32–20 | ||
| Pts: Luis Haiti 27 Rebs: Luis Haiti 11 Asts: Luis Haiti 4 |
Pts: Benite 19 Rebs: Hettsheimeir, Giovannoni 6 Asts: Huertas 6 | |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 341 | 248 | +93 | 8 |
| Puerto Rico |
4 | 3 | 1 | 348 | 266 | +82 | 7 |
 Uruguay |
4 | 2 | 2 | 271 | 287 | −16 | 6 |
 Panama |
4 | 1 | 3 | 287 | 352 | −65 | 5 |
 Paraguay |
4 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 353 | −94 | 4 |
All times local (UTC−3)
August 30 18:00 |
| Paraguay |
52–84 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–27, 15–18, 17–24, 12–15 | ||
| Pts: Araujo 18 Rebs: Fabio 9 Asts: Martínez, Zanotti 3 |
Pts: Quinteros 19 Rebs: Gutiérrez 8 Asts: Prigioni 4 | |
August 30 20:30 |
| Panama |
66–99 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–18, 20–23, 18–25, 20–33 | ||
| Pts: Lloreda, Garcés 16 Rebs: Garcés 10 Asts: Pinnock, Forbes 2 |
Pts: Carmona 16 Rebs: Álamo 7 Asts: Arroyo 7 | |
August 31 14:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
101–55 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 30–20, 30–12, 26–13 | ||
| Pts: Carmona 19 Rebs: Barea 8 Asts: Barea 6 |
Pts: Araujo 18 Rebs: Fabio 11 Asts: Fabio 2 | |
August 31 18:00 |
| Argentina |
86–51 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–7, 28–12, 21–11, 12–21 | ||
| Pts: Scola 18 Rebs: Nocioni 10 Asts: Sánchez 5 |
Pts: Fitipaldo 11 Rebs: Batista 10 Asts: Vázquez 2 | |
September 1 11:30 |
| Paraguay |
86–89 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 25–17, 11–30, 31–19 | ||
| Pts: Martínez 36 Rebs: Araujo 8 Asts: Pérez, Martínez 5 |
Pts: Lloreda 29 Rebs: Lloreda, Garcés 10 Asts: Pinnock 4 | |
September 1 20:30 |
| Uruguay |
64–74 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 17–21, 18–16, 17–22 | ||
| Pts: three players 16 Rebs: Batista 12 Asts: García Morales 4 |
Pts: Arroyo 19 Rebs: Santiago 11 Asts: three players 3 | |
September 2 14:00 |
| Panama |
61–77 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 16–16, 14–23, 18–24 | ||
| Pts: Forbes 19 Rebs: Garcés 11 Asts: Pinnock 4 |
Pts: Batista 24 Rebs: Batista 10 Asts: García Morales 5 | |
September 2 20:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
74–81 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–13, 14–28, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Arroyo 24 Rebs: Santiago 8 Asts: Barea 4 |
Pts: Ginóbili 23 Rebs: Scola, Nocioni 7 Asts: Prigioni 8 | |
September 3 14:00 |
| Uruguay |
79–66 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 20–18, 21–9, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: García Morales 19 Rebs: Batista 16 Asts: Barrera 4 |
Pts: Martínez 18 Rebs: Fabio 14 Asts: Pérez, Martínez 3 | |
| Advanced to semifinals |
| Qualified for 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| Eliminated in Second Round |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
7 | 6 | 1 | 585 | 493 | +92 | 13 | 1–0 |
| Argentina |
7 | 6 | 1 | 602 | 473 | +129 | 13 | 0–1 |
| Puerto Rico |
7 | 5 | 2 | 571 | 523 | +48 | 12 | |
| Dominican Republic |
7 | 4 | 3 | 539 | 543 | −4 | 11 | |
| Venezuela |
7 | 3 | 4 | 652 | 641 | +11 | 10 | |
| Canada |
7 | 2 | 5 | 514 | 561 | −47 | 9 | |
| Uruguay |
7 | 1 | 6 | 482 | 560 | −78 | 8 | 1–0 |
| Panama |
7 | 1 | 6 | 496 | 647 | −151 | 8 | 0–1 |
All times local (UTC−3)
September 5 11:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
92–68 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 23–13, 31–19, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Flores 17 Rebs: Martínez 14 Asts: Sosa 8 |
Pts: Pinnock 23 Rebs: Garcés 12 Asts: Pinnock 4 | |
September 5 14:00 |
| Venezuela |
82–94 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 17–26, 21–31, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Sucre 18 Rebs: Echenique 8 Asts: Vásquez, Cubillan 4 |
Pts: Santiago 22 Rebs: Sánchez 8 Asts: Arroyo 6 | |
September 5 18:00 |
| Canada |
53–79 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 13–16, 21–17, 10–25 | ||
| Pts: Olynyk 19 Rebs: Olynyk 12 Asts: four players 1 |
Pts: Scola 22 Rebs: Jasen 7 Asts: Ginóbili, Prigioni 5 | |
September 5 20:30 |
| Brazil |
93–66 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 17–18, 28–12, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Benite 21 Rebs: Splitter 8 Asts: Huertas 6 |
Pts: Vázquez 12 Rebs: Batista 5 Asts: Barrera 7 | |
September 6 11:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
79–74 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–8, 20–18, 17–27 | ||
| Pts: Arroyo 26 Rebs: Barea, Galindo 5 Asts: Barea 6 |
Pts: Rautins 18 Rebs: Olynyk 6 Asts: Doornekamp 5 | |
September 6 14:00 |
| Uruguay |
76–84 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 17–25, 18–17, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: Osimani 22 Rebs: Newsome, Batista 7 Asts: Osimani 6 |
Pts: Horford 23 Rebs: Horford 14 Asts: Horford 5 | |
September 6 18:00 |
| Argentina |
111–93 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 21–23, 28–29, 32–21 | ||
| Pts: Ginóbili 26 Rebs: Nocioni 7 Asts: Prigioni 6 |
Pts: Romero 21 Rebs: Vásquez, Sucre 5 Asts: Vásquez 10 | |
September 6 20:30 |
| Panama |
65–90 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 15–24, 18–26, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Pinnock 20 Rebs: Garcés 11 Asts: three players 1 |
Pts: Giovannoni 17 Rebs: Torres 6 Asts: Huertas 6 | |
September 7 11:30 |
| Canada |
70–68 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–10, 15–22, 14–19 | ||
| Pts: Kendall 19 Rebs: Kendall 11 Asts: five players 2 |
Pts: García Morales 19 Rebs: Batista 8 Asts: Osimani 3 | |
September 7 14:00 |
| Venezuela |
110–74 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 21–9, 30–19, 30–23 | ||
| Pts: Vásquez 24 Rebs: Sucre, Echenique 6 Asts: Vásquez 8 |
Pts: Ayarza 30 Rebs: Garcés 7 Asts: Forbes 3 | |
September 7 18:00 |
| Brazil |
73–71 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 8–11, 26–19, 20–24 | ||
| Pts: Hettsheimeir 19 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Splitter 3 |
Pts: Scola 24 Rebs: Scola 11 Asts: Prigioni 5 | |
September 7 20:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
62–79 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 8–13, 19–24, 20–26 | ||
| Pts: Horford 16 Rebs: Horford, Martínez 9 Asts: Flores 4 |
Pts: Galindo 16 Rebs: Narvaez 7 Asts: Barea 7 | |
September 8 11:30 |
| Panama |
91–89 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 25–21, 21–22, 21–19 | ||
| Pts: Forbes 39 Rebs: Garcés 12 Asts: Forbes 6 |
Pts: English 24 Rebs: Kendall 7 Asts: Rautins 3 | |
September 8 14:00 |
| Uruguay |
80–92 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 14–19, 21–25, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Batista 22 Rebs: Batista 8 Asts: Barrera 11 |
Pts: Romero 23 Rebs: Torres 7 Asts: Cubillan 4 | |
September 8 18:00 |
| Argentina |
84–58 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 22–19, 19–16, 26–9 | ||
| Pts: Scola 25 Rebs: Kammerichs 9 Asts: Prigioni 6 |
Pts: Horford 16 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: García 2 | |
September 8 20:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
72–94 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 15–18, 19–30, 23–15 | ||
| Pts: Álamo, Balkman 15 Rebs: Álamo 6 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: Vinicius 18 Rebs: Giovannoni 7 Asts: Garcia 4 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| September 10 | ||||||
| Brazil | 83 | |||||
| September 11 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 76 | |||||
| Brazil | 75 | |||||
| September 10 | ||||||
| Argentina | 80 | |||||
| Argentina | 81 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 79 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| September 11 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 103 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 89 | |||||
Semifinals
September 10 19:00 |
| Brazil |
83–76 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–19, 23–19, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: Machado 20 Rebs: Hettsheimeir 8 Asts: Huertas 7 |
Pts: Horford, Martínez 18 Rebs: Martínez 15 Asts: four players 1 | |
Third place game
Final
| 2011 Tournament of the Americas winners |
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 Argentina Second title |
Individual Tournament Highs
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Gary Forbes | 39 | Canada |
| Rebounds | Rubén Garcés | 17 | Argentina |
| Assists | Panchi Barrera | 11 | Venezuela |
| Steals | Leandro García Morales | 8 | Dominican Republic |
| Blocks | Joel Anthony Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Renaldo Balkman Federico Kammerichs | 4 | Venezuela Paraguay Paraguay Dominican Republic |
| Field goal percentage | Guilherme Giovannoni | 100% (7/7) | Cuba |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Ricky Sánchez Guilherme Giovannoni | 100% (4/4) | Panama Panama |
| Free throw percentage | Enrique Javier Martínez Óscar Torres Manu Ginóbili Jermaine Anderson Luis Scola | 100% (8/8) | Panama Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Venezuela Brazil |
| Turnovers | Marcelinho Huertas | 10 | Dominican Republic |
Team Tournament Highs
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Offensive PPG
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Defensive PPG
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Argentina | 111 | Venezuela |
| Rebounds | Venezuela Puerto Rico | 48 | Cuba Paraguay |
| Assists | Venezuela | 32 | Panama |
| Steals | Uruguay | 16 | Dominican Republic |
| Blocks | Canada | 7 | Uruguay |
| Field goal percentage | Venezuela | 80.6% (29/36) | Uruguay |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Argentina | 64.3% (18/28) | Venezuela |
| Free throw percentage | Puerto Rico | 100% (15/15) | Panama |
| Turnovers | Uruguay | 27 | Argentina |
| Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. | |
| Qualified for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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Argentina |
9–1 |
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Brazil |
8–2 |
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Dominican Republic |
6–4 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
6–4 |
| 5 | Venezuela |
4–4 |
| 6 | Canada |
3–5 |
| 7 | Uruguay |
2–6 |
| 8 | Panama |
2–6 |
| 9 | Cuba |
0–4 |
| 10 | Paraguay |
0–4 |
G – Marcelinho Huertas
G – Carlos Arroyo
F – Manu Ginóbili
F – Luis Scola (Tournament MVP)
C – Al Horford
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