FIBA Americas Championship 2011
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The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...

 for Men
was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...

 at the 2012 Summer Olympics men's basketball tournament
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- External links :**...

 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. The tournament was held in Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...

, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, from August 30 to September 11, 2011. Argentina
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 won the title, defeating Brazil
Brazil national basketball team
The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

 80–75 in the final match. This was the country's second Americas championship.

Host

FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...

 named Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...

, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 the host of the 2011 competition on May 24, 2010 at a meeting in San Juan
San Juan, Argentina
San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the ....

. Games were played at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
The Polideportivo Islas Malvinas is an indoor arena located in Mar del Plata, Argentina which was built for the XII Pan American Games in 1995. It is qualified to host such sports as basketball, handball, volleyball and tennis, as well as to accommodate all kinds of shows, conventions and exhibitions...

, which seats more than 8,000 fans. Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

 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, but due to the lack of government backing was not awarded the tournament.

Qualification

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
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

, 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
    South American Basketball Championship 2010
    The 2010 South American Basketball Championship was the 44th edition of the South American Basketball Championship. Eight teams featured the competition, held in Neiva, Colombia from 26 to July 31 in the Coliseo Álvaro Sánchez Silva. Argentina was the defending champion, but lost in the final to...

    ):

}
}
}
}
}
  • North America Sub-Zone:

}
  • Central American and Caribbean Zone (2010 Centrobasket
    2010 Centrobasket
    The 2010 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2010 Centrobasket, was hosted in the Dominican Republic. This edition was the first time that the Centrobasket featured ten teams in the finals; previously, eight teams had qualified. Puerto Rico won the title...

    ):

}
}
}
}

NBA lockout

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout
2011 NBA lockout
The 2011 NBA lockout is the fourth lockout in the history of the National Basketball Association . The owners began the work stoppage at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2011. The main issues dividing the owners and the players are revenue sharing and the structure of the salary cap...

, insurance costs for players affiliated with teams of the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

 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 and Puerto Rico took steps to resolve the issue. Below is a list of players whose participation in the tournament was at least potentially affected:

    • Carlos Delfino
      Carlos Delfino
      Carlos Francisco Delfino is an Argentine professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. Delfino plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions. He stands tall and weighs . He is also noted for his defensive skills...

       (Milwaukee Bucks
      Milwaukee Bucks
      The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

      )
    • Manu Ginóbili
      Manu Ginobili
      Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...

       (San Antonio Spurs
      San Antonio Spurs
      The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

      )
    • Andrés Nocioni
      Andrés Nocioni
      Andrés Marcelo Nocioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is under contract with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, but is playing for Peñarol de Mar del Plata during the NBA lockout. A regular member of the Argentine national team, Nocioni was part of the team that won a gold medal at...

       (Philadelphia 76ers
      Philadelphia 76ers
      The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

      )
    • Luis Scola
      Luis Scola
      Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

       (Houston Rockets
      Houston Rockets
      The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...

      )
    • Leandro Barbosa
      Leandro Barbosa
      Leandro Mateus Barbosa is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who plays at the guard position with Flamengo Basketball in Brazil. He is also under contract with the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, and is expected to return to that team once the 2011 NBA lockout ends...

      (Toronto Raptors
      Toronto Raptors
      The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...

      )
    • Nenê Hilário  (Denver Nuggets
      Denver Nuggets
      The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...

      )
    • Tiago Splitter
      Tiago Splitter
      Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...

       (San Antonio Spurs
      San Antonio Spurs
      The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

      )
    • Anderson Varejão
      Anderson Varejão
      Anderson França Varejão is a Brazilian professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.-1998–2001 :...

        (Cleveland Cavaliers
      Cleveland Cavaliers
      The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

      )
    • Joel Anthony
      Joel Anthony
      Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently a member of the Miami Heat. He is also a key member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.-High school career:...

       (Miami Heat
      Miami Heat
      The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...

      )
    • Steve Nash
      Steve Nash
      Stephen John "Steve" Nash, OC, OBC is a South African-born Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Nash enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara...

      (Phoenix Suns
      Phoenix Suns
      The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

      )
    • Andy Rautins
      Andy Rautins
      Andrew Jay "Andy" Rautins is a , 205 lbs. guard for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He is a Canadian citizen and played for the Syracuse Orange and Canadian Men's National Basketball team...

       (New York Knicks
      New York Knicks
      The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

      )
    • Tristan Thompson
      Tristan Thompson
      Tristan Trevor James Thompson is a Canadian basketball player who played for the 2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. He is 6'9" and weighs 225 pounds. Thompson plays as a power forward...

      (Cleveland Cavaliers
      Cleveland Cavaliers
      The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

      )
    • Jamaal Magloire
      Jamaal Magloire
      Jamaal Dane Magloire is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . The , center was selected out of the University of Kentucky by the Charlotte Hornets with the 19th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, after withdrawing...

      (Miami Heat
      Miami Heat
      The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...

      )

    • Francisco García
      Francisco García
      Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

       (Sacramento Kings
      Sacramento Kings
      The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

      )
    • Al Horford
      Al Horford
      Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

       (Atlanta Hawks
      Atlanta Hawks
      The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...

      )
    • Charlie Villanueva
      Charlie Villanueva
      Charlie Alexander Villanueva is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association....

       (Detroit Pistons
      Detroit Pistons
      The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...

      )
    • Gary Forbes
      Gary Forbes
      Gary Orlando Forbes is a Panamanian professional basketball player who plays for the Denver Nuggets. The 6 ft 7 in, swingman played college basketball initially at the University of Virginia, then transferred to the University of Massachusetts following his sophomore season at Virginia.-High...

       (Denver Nuggets
      Denver Nuggets
      The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...

      )
    • Carlos Arroyo
      Carlos Arroyo
      Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

       (Boston Celtics
      Boston Celtics
      The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

      )
    • Renaldo Balkman
      Renaldo Balkman
      Renaldo Balkman is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the University of South Carolina. He currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition...

       (New York Knicks
      New York Knicks
      The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

      )
    • José Juan Barea
      Jose Juan Barea
      José Juan "J.J." Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He most recently played as a point guard for the National Basketball Association's 2011 champion Dallas Mavericks. Barea has played in the NBA, NBA Development League, NCAA and the BSN with Indios de Mayagüez and the...

       (Dallas Mavericks
      Dallas Mavericks
      The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

      )
    • Greivis Vásquez
      Greivis Vasquez
      Greivis Vásquez is a Venezuelan basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies, who selected him in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was chosen after a stellar U.S. college career with the University of Maryland men's basketball team...

       (Memphis Grizzlies
      Memphis Grizzlies
      The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...

      )

Notes: Barbosa decided not to participate in the tournament. Nash has retired from international play. Thompson and Magloire was not called up for Canada's national team. Nenê decided not to participate in the tournament. Varejão was unavailable for the tournament due to injury.

Format

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
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a men's basketball tournament that will consist of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earn a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It will be held from 2 July to 8 July 2012 in a yet to be determined venue. Angola,...

, where the top three qualify for the Olympics.

Draw

The draw for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship was held at Columnas del Atlántico salon at NH Provincial Hotel of Mar del Plata, Argentina on Thursday, January 27 at 12:00 pm local time.

The participants were drawn to each group by couples so secure a balance in the competition.

The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B.

Each team is listed with their world ranking before the draw. NR= Not ranked
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
(3) (16) (23) (15) (30) (25) (28) (22) (NR) (NR)

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
4 3 1 333 296
37
7 1–0
4 3 1 328 302
26
7 0–1
4 2 2 381 351
30
6 1–0
4 2 2 312 306
6
6 0–1
4 0 4 274 373 −99 4


All times local (UTC-3)

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Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
4 4 0 341 248
93
8
4 3 1 348 266
82
7
4 2 2 271 287 −16 6
4 1 3 287 352 −65 5
4 0 4 259 353 −94 4


All times local (UTC-3)

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Second round

Advanced to semifinals
Qualified for 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a men's basketball tournament that will consist of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earn a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It will be held from 2 July to 8 July 2012 in a yet to be determined venue. Angola,...

Eliminated in Second Round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
7 6 1 585 493
92
13 1–0
7 6 1 602 473
129
13 0–1
7 5 2 571 523
48
12
7 4 3 539 543 −4 11
7 3 4 652 641
11
10
7 2 5 514 561 −47 9
7 1 6 482 560 −78 8 1–0
7 1 6 496 647 −151 8 0–1


All times local (UTC-3)

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Final round

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Individual Tournament Highs

Points
Pos. |PPG
1  Argentina Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

21.4
2  Venezuela Greivis Vásquez
Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vásquez is a Venezuelan basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies, who selected him in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was chosen after a stellar U.S. college career with the University of Maryland men's basketball team...

19.3
3  Dominican Republic Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

19.0
4  Panama Gary Forbes
Gary Forbes
Gary Orlando Forbes is a Panamanian professional basketball player who plays for the Denver Nuggets. The 6 ft 7 in, swingman played college basketball initially at the University of Virginia, then transferred to the University of Massachusetts following his sophomore season at Virginia.-High...

16.6
5  Argentina Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...

15.8
6  Panama Rubén Garcés
Rubén Garcés
Rubén Santiago Garcés Riquelme is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Pamesa Valencia in the Spanish ACB...

15.9
7  Panama Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Panama national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with San Germán of Puerto Rican league Baloncesto Superior Nacional.-College career:Lloreda played two years of junior college ball...

15.9
8  Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

15.0
9  Dominican Republic Jack Michael Martínez
Jack Michael Martinez
Jack Michael Martínez is a professional male basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 8 in power forward, who also plays as a center...

14.5
10  Venezuela David Cubillan
David Cubillan
David Cubillan is a Venezuelan college basketball player who currently plays for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He has long been a key part of Marquette's bench play.-College career:...

13.1

Rebounds
Pos. |RPG
1  Dominican Republic Jack Michael Martínez
Jack Michael Martinez
Jack Michael Martínez is a professional male basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 8 in power forward, who also plays as a center...

12.1
2  Panama Rubén Garcés
Rubén Garcés
Rubén Santiago Garcés Riquelme is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Pamesa Valencia in the Spanish ACB...

11.3
3  Paraguay José Manuel Fabio 9.8
4  Uruguay Esteban Batista
Esteban Batista
Esteban Damián Batista Hernández is a Uruguayan professional basketball player currently with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League and Euroleague. He is also the first ever Uruguayan to play in the NBA....

9.5
5  Dominican Republic Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

9.2
6  Brazil Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...

6.6
7  Argentina Andrés Nocioni
Andrés Nocioni
Andrés Marcelo Nocioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is under contract with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, but is playing for Peñarol de Mar del Plata during the NBA lockout. A regular member of the Argentine national team, Nocioni was part of the team that won a gold medal at...

6.5
8  Argentina Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

6.3
9  Panama Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda
Jaime Lloreda is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Panama national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with San Germán of Puerto Rican league Baloncesto Superior Nacional.-College career:Lloreda played two years of junior college ball...

6.1
10  Venezuela Windi Graterol 5.4

Assists
Pos. |APG
1  Venezuela Greivis Vásquez
Greivis Vasquez
Greivis Vásquez is a Venezuelan basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies, who selected him in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was chosen after a stellar U.S. college career with the University of Maryland men's basketball team...

5.8
2  Brazil Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelo Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. He is a point guard, but he can also play as a shooting guard if needed. He is 1.91 m tall...

5.0
3  Argentina Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

4.7
4  Venezuela David Cubillan
David Cubillan
David Cubillan is a Venezuelan college basketball player who currently plays for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He has long been a key part of Marquette's bench play.-College career:...

4.9
5  Puerto Rico José Juan Barea
Jose Juan Barea
José Juan "J.J." Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He most recently played as a point guard for the National Basketball Association's 2011 champion Dallas Mavericks. Barea has played in the NBA, NBA Development League, NCAA and the BSN with Indios de Mayagüez and the...

4.2
6  Argentina Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...

4.0
7  Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...

3.7
8  Uruguay Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo "Panchi" Barrera is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. His jersey's number is 5. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Unión Atlética of Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.-Professional career:Barrera started his...

3.5
9  Dominican Republic Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

3.1
10  Dominican Republic Luis Flores
Luis Flores
Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

2.7

Steals
Pos. |SPG
1  Cuba Juan Pablo Piñeiro 2.5
2  Panama Danilo Pinnock 2.4
3  Dominican Republic Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

1.9
4  Argentina Carlos Delfino
Carlos Delfino
Carlos Francisco Delfino is an Argentine professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. Delfino plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions. He stands tall and weighs . He is also noted for his defensive skills...

1.8
5  Uruguay Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo "Panchi" Barrera is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. His jersey's number is 5. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Unión Atlética of Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.-Professional career:Barrera started his...

1.8
6  Puerto Rico Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the University of South Carolina. He currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition...

1.7
7  Uruguay Leandro García Morales
Leandro Garcia Morales
Leandro García Morales is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Halcones de Xalapa of the Mexican League....

1.7
8  Argentina Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...

1.5
8  Argentina Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

1.5
10  Puerto Rico Andrés Rodríguez
Andrés Rodríguez (basketball)
Andrés Rodríguez is a professional basketball player currently playing in the Liga ACB with Obradoiro CAB....

1.2
10  Puerto Rico José Juan Barea
Jose Juan Barea
José Juan "J.J." Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He most recently played as a point guard for the National Basketball Association's 2011 champion Dallas Mavericks. Barea has played in the NBA, NBA Development League, NCAA and the BSN with Indios de Mayagüez and the...

1.2

Blocks
Pos. |BPG
1  Paraguay Guillermo Araujo 2.0
2  Canada Joel Anthony
Joel Anthony
Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently a member of the Miami Heat. He is also a key member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.-High school career:...

1.7
3  Argentina Federico Kammerichs 1.4
4  Dominican Republic Francisco García
Francisco García
Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

1.3
5  Dominican Republic Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

1.0
6  Puerto Rico Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the University of South Carolina. He currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition...

0.9
7  Brazil Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...

0.8
8  Venezuela Windi Graterol 0.8
9  Argentina Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

0.6
9  Puerto Rico Ángel Álamo 0.6

Individual Game Highs

Department Name Total Opponent
Points   Gary Forbes
Gary Forbes
Gary Orlando Forbes is a Panamanian professional basketball player who plays for the Denver Nuggets. The 6 ft 7 in, swingman played college basketball initially at the University of Virginia, then transferred to the University of Massachusetts following his sophomore season at Virginia.-High...

 
39
Rebounds   Rubén Garcés
Rubén Garcés
Rubén Santiago Garcés Riquelme is a Panamanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Pamesa Valencia in the Spanish ACB...

 
17
Assists   Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo Barrera
Gustavo "Panchi" Barrera is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. His jersey's number is 5. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Unión Atlética of Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.-Professional career:Barrera started his...

 
11
Steals   Leandro García Morales
Leandro Garcia Morales
Leandro García Morales is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Halcones de Xalapa of the Mexican League....

 
8
Blocks   Joel Anthony
Joel Anthony
Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently a member of the Miami Heat. He is also a key member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.-High school career:...


  Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
  Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the University of South Carolina. He currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition...


  Federico Kammerichs
4


Field goal percentage   Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni is a Brazilian professional basketball currently plays for UniCEUB/BRB in Brazil. He has also competed with the Brazil national basketball team, at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships.-References:...

 
100% (7/7)
3-point field goal percentage   Ricky Sánchez
Ricky Sanchez
Ricardo "Ricky" Sánchez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He has played with the Idaho Stampede in the NBA Development League and the Continental Basketball Association, and with the Caguas Creoles and Humacao Grays in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico actually...


  Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni is a Brazilian professional basketball currently plays for UniCEUB/BRB in Brazil. He has also competed with the Brazil national basketball team, at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships.-References:...

 
100% (4/4)
Free throw percentage   Enrique Javier Martínez
  Óscar Torres
Óscar Torres
Óscar Torres is a Venezuelan professional basketball player.A 6'5" native of Caracas, Torres became the first Venezuelan-born player in National Basketball Association history when he signed with the Houston Rockets for the 2001-02 NBA season...


  Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...


  Jermaine Anderson
Jermaine Anderson
Jermaine Anderson is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for the KK Budućnost Podgorica in Montenegro...


  Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

 
100% (8/8)



Turnovers   Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelo Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. He is a point guard, but he can also play as a shooting guard if needed. He is 1.91 m tall...

 
10

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG
Pos. |PPG
1 94.8
2 84.7
3 84.0
4 83.6
5 80.8
6 74.8
7 73.1
8 70.1
9 68.5
10 64.8


Defensive PPG
Pos. |PPG
1 67.9
2 73.2
3 76.2
4 77.5
5 77.9
6 78.3
7 88.2
8 88.8
9 91.6
10 93.2


Rebounds
Pos. |RPG
1 36.2
2 34.1
3 34.1
4 33.6
5 33.1
6 32.4
7 32.1
8 30.5
9 29.3
10 27.0

Assists
Pos. |APG
1 18.1
2 17.6
3 17.2
4 14.8
5 13.4
6 11.6
7 10.8
8 9.9
9 8.0
10 6.8

Steals
Pos. |SPG
1 9.1
2 8.9
3 8.0
4 7.7
5 6.3
6 6.0
7 5.8
8 5.3
9 5.2
10 4.3


Blocks
Pos. |BPG
1 3.8
2 3.5
3 3.3
4 3.3
5 2.3
6 2.2
7 2.0
8 1.8
9 1.5
10 1.3

Team Game highs

Department Name Total Opponent
Points 111
Rebounds
48
Assists 32
Steals 16
Blocks 7
Field goal percentage 80.6% (29/36)
3-point field goal percentage 64.3% (18/28)
Free throw percentage 100% (15/15)
Turnovers 27

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Qualified for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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Rank Team Record
9–1
8–2
6–4
4 6–4
5 4–4
6 3–5
7 2–6
8 2–6
9 0–4
10 0–4

4th

Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

 
Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...

 
Pepe Sánchez
Juan Ignacio Sánchez
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Fabricio Oberto
Fabricio Oberto
Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto is an Argentine professional basketball player. At and , he plays as a center. With Liga Nacional de Básquet in his native Argentina, Oberto began playing professionally in 1993 and later played overseas with teams in Spain and Greece...

 
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

 
Juan Pedro Gutiérrez 
Carlos Delfino
Carlos Delfino
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Paolo Quinteros 
Martín Leiva
Martín Leiva
Martín Darío Leiva is an Argentine basketball player. He is tall and plays the center position.-Club career:Leiva debuted in the LNB on October 12, 1997, playing for Ferro Carril Oeste against Independiente de General Pico. He played four seasons with Ferro, and then 6 with Boca Juniors in the...

 
Andrés Nocioni
Andrés Nocioni
Andrés Marcelo Nocioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is under contract with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, but is playing for Peñarol de Mar del Plata during the NBA lockout. A regular member of the Argentine national team, Nocioni was part of the team that won a gold medal at...


Hernán Jasen
Hernán Jasen
Hernán Jasen is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. He plays at the small forward position...

 
Federico Kammerichs

Marcelinho Machado 
Nezinho dos Santos
Nezinho dos Santos
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Rafael Luz 
Augusto César Lima 
Vitor Benite 
Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelo Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. He is a point guard, but he can also play as a shooting guard if needed. He is 1.91 m tall...

 
Alex Garcia 
Rafael Hettsheimeir 
Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni
Guilherme Giovannoni is a Brazilian professional basketball currently plays for UniCEUB/BRB in Brazil. He has also competed with the Brazil national basketball team, at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships.-References:...

 
Caio Torres
Caio Torres
Caio Torres is a Brazilian basketball player with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Brazilian NBB. A member of the Brazil national basketball team, Torres played with the squad at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, where Brazil finished in 19th place.-NBA:Torres declared himself eligible for the 2005...

 
Marcus Vinicius 
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...


Edgar Sosa
Edgar Sosa (basketball)
Edgar Sosa is a Dominican basketball player. He arrived in Italy in 2010 after completing his U.S. college career with the University of Louisville Cardinals....

 
Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Villanueva
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Kelvin Peña 
Luis Flores
Luis Flores
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Elpidio Fortuna 
Francisco García
Francisco García
Francisco García is a Dominican professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. A 6'7", 195-pound guard–forward from the University of Louisville, García was selected by the Kings in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

 
Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...

 
Elys Guzmán 
Orlando Emilio Sánchez 
Eulis Báez 
Ronald Ramon 
Jack Michael Martínez
Jack Michael Martinez
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Javier Mojica 
José Juan Barea
Jose Juan Barea
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John Holland
John Holland (basketball)
John Michael Joseph Holland is an American professional basketball player at shooting guard. He played college basketball for Boston University. As a junior in 2009–10, he led the America East Conference in scoring with 19.2 points per game. He repeated as scoring champion in 2010–11, averaging...

 
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
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Bimbo Carmona
Bimbo Carmona
Alejandro "Bimbo" Carmona is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Carmona has played with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with Carolina Giants, Bayamón Cowboys and the Mayaguez Tainos...

 
Ángel Álamo 
Andrés Rodríguez
Andrés Rodríguez (basketball)
Andrés Rodríguez is a professional basketball player currently playing in the Liga ACB with Obradoiro CAB....

 
Ricky Sánchez
Ricky Sanchez
Ricardo "Ricky" Sánchez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He has played with the Idaho Stampede in the NBA Development League and the Continental Basketball Association, and with the Caguas Creoles and Humacao Grays in the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico actually...

 
Manuel Narvaez
Manuel Narvaez
Manuel Narvaez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He has played in the NBDL, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with Santurce Crabbers, Coamo Marathon Runners, Ponce Lions, Bayamón Cowboys, Morovis Titans,...

 
Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the University of South Carolina. He currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition...

 
Alex Galindo 
Daniel Santiago
Daniel Santiago
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All-2011 FIBA Americas Team

G –   Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelinho Huertas
Marcelo Tieppo Huertas is a Brazilian professional basketball player. He also has Italian citizenship. He is a point guard, but he can also play as a shooting guard if needed. He is 1.91 m tall...



G –   Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Arroyo
Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball point guard who last played for the Boston Celtics. Arroyo is the fifth player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA...



F –   Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...



F –   Luis Scola
Luis Scola
Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...

 (Tournament MVP)

C –   Al Horford
Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican professional basketball player who is a center and power forward for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association...


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