2013 FIBA Americas Championship
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Venezuela |
| City | Caracas |
| Dates | August 30 – September 11 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Puerto Rico |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Dominican Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Gustavo Ayón |
| Top scorer | Luis Scola (18.8 points per game) |
The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, in Spain. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30, to September 11, 2013. The top four teams qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Puerto Rico, in the final, to win their first AmeriCup title.[1]
Qualification
- Central American and Caribbean Sub-Zone (2012 Centrobasket):
- North American Sub-Zone:
- South American Sub-Zone (South American Basketball Championship 2012):
Draw
The draw was held at the Catia Theatre in Caracas on February 28. This was how the teams were seeded:
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As hosts, Venezuela picked first the group that they played at, and their final opponent in the preliminary round.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 World Cup. The United States, which won the Olympic Gold Medal in 2012, automatically qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup and chose not to participate in the 2013 Americas Championship. Originally, Panama were supposed to compete 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
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
Barea 4 |
Pts: 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 3 | Pts: 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 | ||
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 7 | Pts: 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 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Huertas 5 | |
3 September 2013
19:30 |
| Brazil |
76–78 | Jamaica |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 19–21, 23–14, 17–25 | ||
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 | ||
| 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
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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 | ||
| : 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 | ||
| 2 | Pts: Sucre 15 Rebs: Sucre 9 Asts: Smith 5 | |
1 September 2013
13:30 |
| Mexico |
86–65 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–9, 21–16, 21–14, 8–10 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Pérez 14 Rebs: Smith 13 Asts: G. Vargas 5 | |
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 | ||
| : 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 | ||
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
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 | ||
| 4 | Pts: A. Scott 21 Rebs: A. Scott 8 Asts: A. Scott, Ewing Jr. 2 | |
5 September 2013
13:30 |
| Mexico |
67–89 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 13–19, 27–20, 9–29 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 3 | Pts: J. Vargas 3 | |
6 September 2013
19:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
84–99 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–21, 23–26, 21–37 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Mazzarino 14 Rebs: Batista 11 Asts: Fitipaldo 5 | |
7 September 2013
17:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
81–74 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 27–16, 14–13, 22–17 | ||
| : 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, 15–22, Overtime: 6–7 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Barea 6 | |
8 September 2013
11:00 |
| Uruguay |
78–86 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 21–22, 14–21, 24–26 | ||
| : 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 | ||
| 3 | Pts: Scola 28 Rebs: Scola 7 Asts: Campazzo 8 | |
8 September 2013
17:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
59–66 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–12, 9–12, 15–17 | ||
| 7 | Pts: 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 | ||
| 4 | Pts: 4 | |
Poliedro de Caracas, Caracas
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM) |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 September | ||||||
| Mexico | 76 | |||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Argentina | 70 | |||||
| Mexico | 91 | |||||
| 10 September | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 89 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 67 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 79 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Argentina | 103 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 93 | |||||
Semifinals
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 | ||
| : 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 | ||
Sosa 4 |
Pts: 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 | ||
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 | ||
Barea 4 |
Pts: 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 |
|---|
| Gustavo Ayón
|
All-Tournament Team
- PG –
Facundo Campazzo - SG –
J. J. Barea - SF – Renaldo Balkman
- PF – Luis Scola
- C –
Gustavo Ayón (MVP)
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. | |
| Received Wild Card for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Mexico
|
8–2 |
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Puerto Rico
|
7–3 |
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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
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Blocks
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Steals
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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
- ^ "VEN2013 – Mexico is Americas Champion". 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Mexico replaces Panama in Americas Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "VEN2013 – The stage is set for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship draw". FIBA Americas. 2013-02-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2013-09-09.