2001 Tournament of the Americas

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2001 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityNeuquén
Dates16–26 August
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Canada
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
MVPArgentina Manu Ginóbili
1999
2003

The 2001 COPABA Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also as the Championship of the Americas for Men), was hosted by Argentina, from 16 August, to 26 August 2001. The games were played at the Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn berths at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Argentina won the tournament, the country's first AmeriCup championship. The United States performed poorly at this tournament, mainly because it sent in junior players.[1]

Venue[]

Neuquén
2001 Tournament of the Americas is located in Argentina
Neuquén
Neuquén
2001 Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
Estadio Ruca Che
Capacity: 8,000
Estadio Ruca Che de Neuquén.jpg

Qualification[]

The draw split the tournament into two groups:

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 top five teams from the quarterfinals stage were granted berths in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. Since the United States were already qualified as Olympic Champions, should they reach the semifinals stage, the sixth-best team from the quarterfinals also qualified to the World Championship.
  • The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final. The losers figure in a third-place playoff.

Squads[]

Preliminary round[]

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Puerto Rico 4 4 0 427 368 +59 8
 Canada 4 3 1 399 372 +27 7
 Panama 4 2 2 361 400 −39 6
 Virgin Islands 4 1 3 362 364 −2 5
 Mexico 4 0 4 362 407 −45 4
16 August
 Canada 108–97 (OT)  Virgin Islands
16 August
 Puerto Rico 117–80  Panama
17 August
 Mexico 106–109  Panama
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
17 August
 Puerto Rico 101–98  Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
 Panama 90–88  Virgin Islands
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
 Mexico 97–110  Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
 Panama 82–89  Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
 Virgin Islands 84–67  Mexico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
 Canada 104–92  Mexico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
 Virgin Islands 93–99  Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén

Group B[]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 4 4 0 409 303 +106 8
 Brazil 4 3 1 396 342 +54 7
 Venezuela 4 2 2 360 346 +14 6
 Uruguay 4 1 3 315 377 −62 5
 United States 4 0 4 323 435 −112 4
16 August
 United States 78–116  Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
16 August
 Argentina 103–63  Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
17 August
 Brazil 92–89  Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
17 August
 Argentina 108–69  United States
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
 Venezuela 107–83  United States
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
 Uruguay 67–90  Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
 United States 93–104  Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
 Argentina 90–73  Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
 Uruguay 81–91  Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
 Argentina 108–98 (OT)  Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén

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.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Argentina 7 7 0 687 526 +161 14  
 Brazil 8 6 2 759 665 +94 14  
 Puerto Rico 7 5 2 670 622 +48 12  
 Canada 8 5 3 753 712 +41 13  
 Venezuela 7 4 3 657 621 +36 11 1–0
 Panama 7 4 3 656 674 −18 11 0–1
 Virgin Islands 8 2 6 696 746 −50 10  
 Uruguay 8 1 7 627 782 −155 9  
21 August
 Canada 108–100  Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
21 August
 Brazil 94–102  Panama
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
21 August
 Puerto Rico 90–70  Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
21 August
 Argentina 98–77  Virgin Islands
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
 Uruguay 77–101  Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
 Virgin Islands 69–92  Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
 Venezuela 89–98  Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
 Argentina 115–87  Panama
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
 Venezuela 91–75  Virgin Islands
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
 Panama 101–74  Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
 Brazil 89–83 (OT)  Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
 Argentina 85–76  Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
 Virgin Islands 113–91  Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
 Panama 92–106  Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
 Canada 69–78  Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
 Argentina 95–70  Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August
 
 
Brazil Brazil98
 
26 August
 
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico94
 
Brazil Brazil59
 
26 August
 
Argentina Argentina78
 
Argentina Argentina97
 
 
Canada Canada76
 
Third place
 
 
26 August
 
 
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico95
 
 
Canada Canada102

Awards[]

 2001 Tournament of the Americas Winners 

Argentina
First title
Most Valuable Player
Argentina Manu Ginóbili

Final standings[]

Qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship
Qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship as Olympic Champions and hosts
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Argentina 9–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil 7–3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 6–4
4  Puerto Rico 5–4
5  Venezuela 4–3
6  Panama 4–3
7  Virgin Islands 2–6
8  Uruguay 1–7
9  Mexico 0–4
10  United States 0–4
1st
2nd
3rd
 Argentina
Juan Ignacio Sánchez
Gabriel Fernández
Manu Ginóbili
Fabricio Oberto
Lucas Victoriano
Daniel Farabello
Hugo Sconochini
Luis Scola
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Andrés Nocioni
Leandro Palladino
Rubén Wolkowyski
 Brazil
Marcelinho Machado
Alex Garcia


Sandro França Varejão
Demétrius Ferraciú


Guilherme Giovannoni
Nenê
Anderson Varejão
 Canada
David Daniels
Sherman Hamilton

Steve Nash
Shawn Swords
Prosper Karangwa
Jerome Robinson
Todd MacCulloch

Peter Guarasci
Michael Meeks

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Americas Championship -- 2001". USA Basketball. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links[]

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