2013 FIBA Americas Championship

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FIBA Americas Championship 2013
16th FIBA American Basketball Championship
2013 FIBA Americas Championship logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host nation Venezuela
Dates August 30 – September 11
Teams 10 (from 44 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Mexico (1st title)
MVP Mexico Gustavo Ayón
Tournament leaders
Players Teams
Points Paraguay Guillermo Araújo (21.8)  Argentina (83.2)
Rebounds Uruguay Esteban Batista (10.4)  Canada (37.1)
Assists Brazil Marcelinho Huertas (6.5)  Argentina (18.3)
Official website
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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

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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

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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
30 August 2013
11:00
Jamaica  64–85  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 11–23, 25–18, 14–25
Pts: Uter 16
Rebs: Jordan, Uter 8
Asts: Ennis 5
Pts: C. Joseph, Heslip 17
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: C. Joseph 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Lauren Bass (USA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
30 August 2013
17:00
Puerto Rico  72–65  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 16–17, 17–22, 24–14
Pts: Balkman 24
Rebs: Holland 9
Asts: Barea 4
Pts: Huertas 16
Rebs: Giovannoni 9
Asts: Huertas 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
31 August 2013
11:00
Uruguay  68–66  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–14, 14–19, 20–16
Pts: Batista 22
Rebs: Batista 14
Asts: García Morales 4
Pts: Samuels 19
Rebs: Uter 8
Asts: Ennis 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), José Reyes (MEX), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
31 August 2013
13:30
Canada  67–83  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 24–21, 21–19, 9–24
Pts: Nicholson 21
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: C. Joseph 3
Pts: Arroyo 20
Rebs: Balkman 11
Asts: Barea, Arroyo 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Eddie Viator (FRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
1 September 2013
11:00
Brazil  62–91  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 12–25, 12–24, 16–23
Pts: Giovannoni 11
Rebs: Giovannoni 8
Asts: Taylor, Huertas 3
Pts: C. Joseph 28
Rebs: C. Joseph 9
Asts: C. Joseph 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Anthony Jordan (USA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)
1 September 2013
19:30
Puerto Rico  93–69  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 23–14, 26–23, 15–14
Pts: Arroyo, Galindo 19
Rebs: Balkman 8
Asts: Arroyo 8
Pts: García Morales 17
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: four players 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
2 September 2013
13:30
Jamaica  82–88  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 20–23, 29–15, 20–25
Pts: Samuels 24
Rebs: Jordan 9
Asts: A. Scott 7
Pts: Barea 24
Rebs: Balkman 9
Asts: Arroyo 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Lauren Bass (USA)
2 September 2013
17:00
Uruguay  79–73  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–18, 20–17, 23–23
Pts: Batista 22
Rebs: Batista 13
Asts: Fitipaldo 4
Pts: Giovannoni 20
Rebs: Giovannoni 10
Asts: Huertas 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), José Reyes (MEX), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
3 September 2013
19:30
Brazil  76–78  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 19–21, 23–14, 17–25
Pts: Benite, Torres 12
Rebs: Batista 10
Asts: Huertas 13
Pts: Samuels 21
Rebs: Samuels 8
Asts: D. Scott 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
3 September 2013
22:00
Canada  93–67  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–11, 22–14, 24–23, 18–19
Pts: Nicholson 18
Rebs: Thompson 7
Asts: C. Joseph 7
Pts: Fitipaldo 18
Rebs: García Morales 5
Asts: Mazzarino 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), José Reyes (MEX)

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  
30 August 2013
13:30
Argentina  95–60  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 24–12, 19–21, 22–12
Pts: Campazzo 13
Rebs: Mata, Delía 7
Asts: Fernández 5
Pts: Araújo 23
Rebs: Fabio 7
Asts: Araújo 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Andreia Silva (BRA)
30 August 2013
19:30
Venezuela  56–65  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 16–13, 16–16, 17–20
Pts: Smith, Bethelmy 10
Rebs: Bethelmy 9
Asts: Guillén 3
Pts: Ayón 22
Rebs: Ayón 18
Asts: Ayón 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Michael Weiland (CAN)
31 August 2013
17:00
Dominican Republic  91–72  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 13–23, 31–10, 19–23
Pts: Feldeine 21
Rebs: Martínez 13
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Scola, Laprovíttola 13
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Mata, Campazzo 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)
31 August 2013
19:30
Paraguay  70–75  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–19, 17–21, 16–19
Pts: Araújo 22
Rebs: Fabio 9
Asts: Vallejos, Peralta 2
Pts: Sucre 15
Rebs: Sucre 9
Asts: Smith 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan García (ESP), Héctor Uslenghi (URU), Andreia Silva (BRA)
1 September 2013
13:30
Mexico  86–65  Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–9, 21–16, 21–14, 8–10
Pts: Méndez 17
Rebs: Mata 10
Asts: Meza 3
Pts: Fabio, Mellone 11
Rebs: Araújo 7
Asts: three players 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Lauren Bass (USA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Michael Weiland (CAN)
1 September 2013
17:00
Venezuela  70–65  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 18–16, 15–14, 17–23
Pts: Smith 19
Rebs: Smith 7
Asts: Smith, J. Vargas 3
Pts: Feldeine 19
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Feldeine 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
2 September 2013
11:00
Dominican Republic  61–85  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 11–16, 17–15, 13–25
Pts: Martínez 16
Rebs: Martínez 7
Asts: Coronado 4
Pts: Méndez 26
Rebs: Mata 11
Asts: Méndez 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Cristiano Maranho (BRA)
2 September 2013
19:30
Argentina  77–71  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 15–23, 14–16, 26–11
Pts: Campazzo 18
Rebs: Scola 12
Asts: Campazzo 7
Pts: Pérez 14
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: G. Vargas 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP), Michael Weiland (CAN)
3 September 2013
11:00
Paraguay  54–83  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 15–27, 24–17, 6–13
game called with 4:23 remaining in 4th quarter due to power outage
Pts: Araújo 26
Rebs: Fabio, Mellone 5
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Towns 16
Rebs: Santana 9
Asts: four players 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Lauren Bass (USA), Hector Uslenghi (URU)
3 September 2013
17:00
Mexico  78–98  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 14–19, 19–26, 19–27
Pts: Hernández 21
Rebs: Ayón 10
Asts: Gutierrez, Ayón 3
Pts: Scola 25
Rebs: Gutiérrez 7
Asts: Campazzo 9
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

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
5 September 2013
11:00
Dominican Republic  78–60  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 25–18, 15–16, 21–15
Pts: Feldeine 22
Rebs: Báez 10
Asts: Báez 4
Pts: A. Scott 21
Rebs: A. Scott 8
Asts: A. Scott, Ewing Jr. 2
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Juan García (ESP), José Reyes (MEX), Andreia Silva (BRA)
5 September 2013
13:30
Mexico  67–89  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 13–19, 27–20, 9–29
Pts: Méndez 23
Rebs: Ayón 11
Asts: Stoll 5
Pts: Heslip 21
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: C. Joseph 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
5 September 2013
17:00
Argentina  80–94  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 26–30, 13–26, 18–24
Pts: Scola 23
Rebs: Scola, Mata 8
Asts: Campazzo 8
Pts: Balkman 23
Rebs: Balkman 6
Asts: Arroyo 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN)
5 September 2013
19:30
Venezuela  70–64  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 17–13, 21–21, 14–17
Pts: Pérez 14
Rebs: Smith 8
Asts: Smith 5
Pts: Mazzarino 18
Rebs: Calfani, Newsome 6
Asts: Bavosi 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Lauren Bass (USA)
6 September 2013
11:00
Jamaica  81–75  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 11–15, 22–24, 31–20
Pts: Rose 21
Rebs: Uter 11
Asts: Ennis 2
Pts: Scola 26
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Scola, Campazzo 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Héctor Uslenghi (URU), Andreia Silva (BRA)
6 September 2013
13:30
Uruguay  73–87  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 16–29, 20–22, 26–18
Pts: Batista 25
Rebs: Batista 19
Asts: Fitipaldo 4
Pts: Ayón 17
Rebs: Hernández 10
Asts: Stoll 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Americo Rodríguez (VEN)
6 September 2013
17:00
Canada  59–64  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 12–19, 14–14, 19–15
Pts: C. Joseph 14
Rebs: Thompson 20
Asts: Doornekamp, Thompson 3
Pts: Colmenares 13
Rebs: Smith 6
Asts: Smith, J. Vargas 3
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Juan García (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)
6 September 2013
19:30
Puerto Rico  84–99  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–21, 23–26, 21–37
Pts: Arroyo 22
Rebs: Balkman 7
Asts: Arroyo 6
Pts: Martínez 21
Rebs: Martínez 11
Asts: Báez 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
7 September 2013
11:00
Mexico  100–89  Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–26, 25–22, 31–21
Pts: Hernández 25
Rebs: Hernández 5
Asts: Méndez 7
Pts: Jordan 24
Rebs: Jordan 6
Asts: A. Scott 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
7 September 2013
13:30
Argentina  89–63  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 19–11, 20–12, 26–16
Pts: Scola 17
Rebs: Mata 10
Asts: Campazzo 7
Pts: Mazzarino 14
Rebs: Batista 11
Asts: Fitipaldo 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Juan García (ESP), Michael Weiland (CAN)
7 September 2013
17:00
Dominican Republic  81–74  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 27–16, 14–13, 22–17
Pts: Feldeine 20
Rebs: Vargas 5
Asts: five players 2
Pts: Nicholson 29
Rebs: Doornekamp, Thompson 6
Asts: C. Joseph 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
7 September 2013
19:30
Venezuela  85–86 (OT)  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 15–15, 21–31, 15–22Overtime: 6–7
Pts: Smith 26
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: Smith 5
Pts: Barea 30
Rebs: Balkman 12
Asts: Barea 6
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), José Reyes (MEX)
8 September 2013
11:00
Uruguay  78–86  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 21–22, 14–21, 24–26
Pts: Batista 23
Rebs: Batista 13
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Martínez 17
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Báez 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Roberto Oliveros (VEN)
8 September 2013
13:30
Canada  67–73  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 18–19, 20–29, 11–12
Pts: C. Joseph 19
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Doornekamp 3
Pts: Scola 28
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Campazzo 8
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP), José Reyes (MEX)
8 September 2013
17:00
Puerto Rico  59–66  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–12, 9–12, 15–17
Pts: Ayuso 17
Rebs: Clemente 9
Asts: Rodríguez 7
Pts: Alonzo 13
Rebs: Mata 10
Asts: Meza 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Anthony Jordan (USA), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
8 September 2013
19:30
Jamaica  85–95  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 29–21, 20–21, 26–34
Pts: Ewing Jr. 16
Rebs: Uter, Jordan 6
Asts: Rose, A. Scott 4
Pts: Romero 23
Rebs: J. Vargas 8
Asts: G. Vargas, Romero 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)

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.

10 September 2013
17:00
Mexico  76–70  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–23, 20–21, 23–12
Pts: Ayón 24
Rebs: Ayón 12
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Scola 18
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Scola 5
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Juan García (ESP)
10 September 2013
19:30
Dominican Republic  67–79  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–17, 17–25, 18–16
Pts: Baez 12
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Sosa 4
Pts: Arroyo 20
Rebs: Balkman 14
Asts: Barea 8
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Third place match

11 September 2013
17:00
Dominican Republic  93–103  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 25–19, 23–24, 25–34
Pts: Sosa 20
Rebs: Martínez
Asts: Sosa, Baez 3
Pts: Campazzo 31
Rebs: Scola 9
Asts: Campazzo 11
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Eddie Viator (FRA), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

Final

11 September 2013
19:30
Puerto Rico  89–91  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 27–22, 26–18, 18–25
Pts: Arroyo 23
Rebs: Barea, Balkman 5
Asts: Barea 4
Pts: Harris 23
Rebs: Ayón 16
Asts: Gutierrez 4
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Juan García (ESP)

Awards

 2013 FIBA Americas Champions 

Mexico
First title
Most Valuable Player
Mexico Gustavo Ayón

All-Tournament Team

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Received Wild Card for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Rank Team Record
1st  Mexico 8–2
2nd  Puerto Rico 7–3
3rd  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

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