2005 FIBA Americas Championship
The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as The Tournament of the Americas), was hosted by the Dominican Republic, from August 24, to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, in Japan. Argentina had already qualified, by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Brazil won the tournament, the country's third AmeriCup championship.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| City | Santo Domingo |
| Dates | August 24 – September 4 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Venezuela |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Marcelo Machado |
| Top scorer | Marcelo Machado (23.4 points per game) |
Venues
All games were played at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto.
| Santo Domingo |
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| Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto Capacity: 8,337 |
Qualification
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2004; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
- North America:
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Canada, United States - Caribbean and Central America:
Dominican Republic, 
Puerto Rico, 
Panama, 
Mexico - South America: Argentina, Brazil,
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Venezuela
The tournament draw took place Monday, April 18, in Santo Domingo. The teams were split into 5 pots; those drawn first went to Group A, those drawn last went to Group B.[1]
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
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Group A |
Group B |
Format
- The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
- Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
- The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
- The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both are guaranteed of berths in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The losers figure in a third-place playoff. The semifinal losers were also given berths in the 2006 World Championship. Also, should Argentina reach one of the first four places in the tournament, due to their obtaining the gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Tournament in Athens, the fifth best team in the quarterfinals stage was also qualified for the 2006 World Championship.
Tie-breaking criteria
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
- Times given below are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
4 | 3 | 1 | 393 | 342 | +51 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Venezuela |
4 | 3 | 1 | 330 | 342 | −12 | 7 | 0–1 |
| United States |
4 | 2 | 2 | 336 | 329 | +7 | 6 | |
| Panama |
4 | 1 | 3 | 298 | 302 | −4 | 5 | 1–0 |
| Canada |
4 | 1 | 3 | 318 | 360 | −42 | 5 | 0–1 |
August 24 14:00 |
| United States |
94–72 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 20–11, 24–17, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Scales 18 Rebs: Hamilton, McGhee 7 Asts: Edney 6 |
Pts: Cardenas 13 Rebs: A. García 9 Asts: Hicks 3 | |
August 24 16:30 |
| Venezuela |
88–111 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 7–28, 30–26, 28–27 | ||
| Pts: Romero 24 Rebs: Romero, Torres 5 Asts: Guevara 7 |
Pts: Barbosa 28 Rebs: Barbosa 7 Asts: Barbosa 6 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 25 13:30 |
| Brazil |
94–96 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 22–21, 25–18, 26–32 | ||
| Pts: Barbosa 37 Rebs: Varejão 11 Asts: Machado 6 |
Pts: Bell 20 Rebs: McGhee 14 Asts: Greer, Slay 4 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 25 16:00 |
| Canada |
91–100 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 16–26, 20–28, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: English 25 Rebs: Mendez 8 Asts: Anderson 4 |
Pts: Lugo, Torres 24 Rebs: Romero, Torres 8 Asts: Guevara 7 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 26 14:00 |
| Panama |
77–83 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 11–19, 23–28, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Hicks 30 Rebs: Lloreda 11 Asts: Pinnock, Peralta 2 |
Pts: Machado 21 Rebs: Giovannoni, Becker 8 Asts: Machado 6 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 26 16:30 |
| United States |
76–92 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 15–23, 20–21, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: Greer 21 Rebs: McGhee 7 Asts: Beasley, Slay 2 |
Pts: Brown 28 Rebs: Mendez 14 Asts: Brown, English, Nohr 3 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 27 16:30 |
| Venezuela |
71–70 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 15–23, 20–21, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: Romero 21 Rebs: Romero 12 Asts: Guevara 5 |
Pts: Bell 21 Rebs: Hamilton, Lang 8 Asts: Edney, Hamilton 3 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 27 19:00 |
| Panama |
79–54 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 20–10, 24–13, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Hicks, Pinnock 14 Rebs: García 22 Asts: Peralta 4 |
Pts: English 16 Rebs: Brown, English, Mendez 7 Asts: English 4 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 28 13:30 |
| Brazil |
105–81 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–26, 23–13, 18–24, 34–18 | ||
| Pts: Machado 42 Rebs: Machado 11 Asts: Machado 7 |
Pts: Brown 25 Rebs: English 9 Asts: English 5 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 348 | 307 | +41 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Dominican Republic |
4 | 3 | 1 | 325 | 333 | −8 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Puerto Rico |
4 | 2 | 2 | 354 | 339 | +15 | 6 | |
| Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 3 | 312 | 313 | −1 | 5 | 1–0 |
| Mexico |
4 | 1 | 3 | 324 | 371 | −47 | 5 | 0–1 |
August 24 19:00 |
| Argentina |
82–96 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 17–22, 19–26, 18–30 | ||
| Pts: Jasen 21 Rebs: Farabello, Fernández, Kammerichs, Quinteros 4 Asts: Farabello 8 |
Pts: Beck 28 Rebs: Ávila 8 Asts: Llamas, Quintero 4 | |
August 24 21:30 |
| Uruguay |
69–72 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 13–16, 27–26, 7–16 | ||
| Pts: Mazzarino 26 Rebs: Batista 17 Asts: Mazzarino 4 |
Pts: García, Martínez 15 Rebs: Martínez 13 Asts: Flores, García 2 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 25 18:30 |
| Mexico |
60–91 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 13–23, 12–34, 15–19 | ||
| Pts: Ávila, Pedroza 12 Rebs: Pedroza 7 Asts: Zúñiga 4 |
Pts: Batista 23 Rebs: Batista 12 Asts: Mazzarino 6 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 25 21:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
79–96 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 16–17, 19–32, 16–25 | ||
| Pts: Apodaca 23 Rebs: Narvaez 9 Asts: Dalmau 5 |
Pts: Quinteros 30 Rebs: Quinteros 7 Asts: Farabello 7 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 26 19:00 |
| Uruguay |
80–95 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 19–33, 21–20, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Mazzarino 23 Rebs: Batista 19 Asts: Batista, Mazzarino 4 |
Pts: Ayuso 19 Rebs: Ramos 21 Asts: Ayuso, Dalmau, Hatton 4 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 26 21:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
104–94 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 17–24, 32–26, 27–25 | ||
| Pts: García 24 Rebs: Martínez 14 Asts: Flores 6 |
Pts: Beck 29 Rebs: Ávila, Parada, Quintero 7 Asts: Zúñiga 4 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 27 13:00 |
| Argentina |
86–72 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 22–19, 21–20, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Kammerichs 16 Rebs: Quinteros 7 Asts: Farabello 7 |
Pts: Batista 19 Rebs: Batista 13 Asts: Mazzarino 3 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 27 21:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
86–89 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 27–18, 23–25, 14–31 | ||
| Pts: Dalmau 27 Rebs: Ramos 9 Asts: Apodaca, Latimer 6 |
Pts: Martínez 23 Rebs: Martínez 21 Asts: Flores 4 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 28 18:30 |
| Mexico |
74–94 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 14–23, 27–19, 20–33 | ||
| Pts: Quintero 28 Rebs: Llamas 10 Asts: González, Llamas, Quintero 3 |
Pts: Ayuso 27 Rebs: Ramos 14 Asts: Hatton 6 | |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
Quarterfinal group
| Qualified for the semifinals | |
| Fifth place |
The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over, but only against teams that also advanced. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The fifth-place team (Panama) did not continue competing for the Americas Championship, but qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
7 | 6 | 1 | 665 | 583 | +82 | 13 | |
| Brazil |
7 | 4 | 3 | 723 | 661 | +62 | 11 | 2−1 (1.103) |
| United States |
7 | 4 | 3 | 688 | 664 | +24 | 11 | 2−1 (1.097) |
| Venezuela |
7 | 4 | 3 | 636 | 679 | −43 | 11 | 2−1 (1.000) |
| Panama |
7 | 4 | 3 | 627 | 590 | +37 | 11 | 0-3 |
| Dominican Republic |
7 | 3 | 4 | 648 | 675 | −27 | 10 | 1−0 |
| Puerto Rico |
7 | 3 | 4 | 677 | 679 | −2 | 10 | 0−1 |
| Uruguay |
7 | 0 | 7 | 628 | 672 | −44 | 7 |
August 30 |
| Argentina |
84–89 | Panama |
| Pts: Kammericks 18 Rebs: Jasen 7 Asts: Lo Grippo 5 |
Pts: Peralta 24 Rebs: García 16 Asts: Peralta 6 |
August 30 |
| Brazil |
89–69 | Uruguay |
| Pts: Barbosa 27 Rebs: Splitter 12 Asts: Machado 5 |
Pts: Batista 20 Rebs: Batista 17 Asts: Mazzarino, Osimani 5 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 30 |
| Venezuela |
82–73 | Puerto Rico |
| Pts: Romero 27 Rebs: Torres 12 Asts: Bayona, Lugo, Romero 2 |
Pts: Ayuso 22 Rebs: Ramos 13 Asts: Dalmau 3 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 30 |
| Dominican Republic |
86–111 | United States |
| Pts: García 26 Rebs: López, Martínez 6 Asts: López, Martínez 3 |
Pts: Bell 20 Rebs: Hamilton 6 Asts: Bell 5 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 31 |
| Uruguay |
99–101 | Venezuela |
| Pts: Batista 25 Rebs: Batista 18 Asts: García Morales 7 |
Pts: Torres 26 Rebs: Lugo 7 Asts: Torres 5 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 31 |
| Puerto Rico |
107–101 | Brazil |
| Pts: Ayuso 29 Rebs: Narvaez 15 Asts: Ayuso 4 |
Pts: Machado 34 Rebs: Splitter 18 Asts: Machado 10 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 31 |
| United States |
67–84 | Argentina |
| Pts: Edney, Lang 11 Rebs: Hamilton 11 Asts: Edney, Greer 3 |
Pts: Quinteros 21 Rebs: González 7 Asts: Farabello 6 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
August 31 |
| Panama |
88–78 | Dominican Republic |
| Pts: Lloreda 18 Rebs: García 13 Asts: Hicks 5 |
Pts: Flores, Martínez 18 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Ramírez 5 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
September 1 |
| Argentina |
78–60 | Venezuela |
| Pts: González, Mázzaro 16 Rebs: Kammerichs 7 Asts: Farabello 6 |
Pts: Romero 15 Rebs: Aguilera 10 Asts: Marriaga, Mijares 2 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
September 1 |
| Uruguay |
77–91 | United States |
| Pts: Mazzarino 32 Rebs: Batista 11 Asts: Mazzarino 4 |
Pts: Bell 20 Rebs: Lang 11 Asts: Scales 5 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
September 1 |
| Puerto Rico |
55–74 | Panama |
| Pts: Dalmau 15 Rebs: Ramos 8 Asts: Dalmau, Ramos 5 |
Pts: Hicks 31 Rebs: García 16 Asts: García, Muñoz 3 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
September 1 |
| Dominican Republic |
72–80 | Brazil |
| Pts: Flores 17 Rebs: Asselin, Martínez 12 Asts: Arias 3 |
Pts: Machado 23 Rebs: Becker 11 Asts: Barbosa 4 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
September 2 |
| Panama |
78–71 | Uruguay |
| Pts: Hicks 17 Rebs: García 13 Asts: García, Lloreda 4 |
Pts: Mazzarino 25 Rebs: Batista 18 Asts: García Morales 3 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
September 2 |
| Brazil |
60–71 | Argentina |
| Pts: Garcia 12 Rebs: Becker 13 Asts: Huertas 3 |
Pts: González, Jasen 12 Rebs: González 7 Asts: Lo Grippo, Porta 3 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
September 2 |
| United States |
83–88 | Puerto Rico |
| Pts: Beasley 18 Rebs: Beasley 10 Asts: Greer 5 |
Pts: Apodaca 34 Rebs: Hatton 10 Asts: Hatton 6 |
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| September 3 – 19:00 | ||||||
| United States | 75 | |||||
| September 4 – 21:00 | ||||||
| Brazil | 93 | |||||
| Brazil | 100 | |||||
| September 3 – 21:30 | ||||||
| Argentina | 88 | |||||
| Argentina | 104 | |||||
| Venezuela | 93 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| September 4 – 18:00 | ||||||
| United States | 83 | |||||
| Venezuela | 93 | |||||
Semifinals
Awards
| 2005 Tournament of the Americas winners |
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Brazil Third title |
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
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Points[2]
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Rebounds[3]
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Assists[4]
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Steals[5]
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Blocks[6]
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Minutes[7]
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Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Marcelinho Machado | 42 | Canada |
| Rebounds | Antonio García | 22 | Canada |
| Assists | Marcelinho Machado | 10 | Puerto Rico |
| Steals | Paolo Quinteros | 5 | Puerto Rico |
| Blocks | Peter John Ramos | 8 | Uruguay |
| Turnovers | Mauricio Aguiar | 8 | Dominican Republic |
Team Tournament Highs
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Offensive PPG[8]
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Defensive PPG
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Rebounds[9]
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Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Brazil United States | 111 | Venezuela Dominican Republic |
| Rebounds | Dominican Republic | 52 | Puerto Rico |
| Assists | Brazil | 26 | Canada |
| Steals | Brazil | 17 | Venezuela |
| Blocks | Venezuela | 10 | United States |
| Field goal percentage | Venezuela | 66.7% | Uruguay |
| 3-point field goal percentage | United States | 58.8% | Uruguay |
| Free throw percentage | Canada | 94.1% | Venezuela |
| Turnovers | Brazil United States | 25 | Argentina Brazil |
Final standings
| Qualified for 2006 FIBA World Championship | |
| Qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship as wild cards |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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Brazil |
7–3 |
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Argentina |
7–3 |
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Venezuela |
6–4 |
| 4 | United States |
4–5 |
| 5 | Panama |
5–3 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
4–4 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico |
4–4 |
| 8 | Uruguay |
1–7 |
| 9 | Canada |
1–3 |
| 10 | Mexico |
1–3 |
References
- Draw for the FIBA Americas Championship today in DR Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, DominicanToday.com, April 18, 2005.
- PPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- RPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- APG Leaders at FIBA.com
- SPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- BPG Leaders
- MPG Leaders at FIBA.com
- Team Leaders – PPG
- Team Leaders – RPG
- Team Leaders – APG
- Team Leaders – SPG
- Team Leaders – BPG
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070212115741/http://www.fibaamerica.com/torneos1_us.asp?t=XGLQKBLQOI
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060810180943/http://www.usabasketball.com/men/2005/05_mtoa_results.html
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