This page shows the results of the 1997 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1997 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras from May 25 to June 1, 1997. The top four teams qualified for the 1997 Pan American Tournament, held from August 21 to August 31 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
| Group A | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cuba
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 290 | 189 | +101 |
 Mexico
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 237 | +6 |
 Virgin Islands
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 246 | –19 |
 Honduras
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 266 | –88 |
- 1997-05-24
| Cuba
|
113 – 73 | Mexico
| |
| Virgin Islands
|
90 – 75 | Honduras
|
- 1997-05-25
| Cuba
|
100 – 72 | Virgin Islands
| |
| Honduras
|
59 – 99 | Mexico
|
- 1997-05-26
| Virgin Islands
|
65 – 71 | Mexico
| |
| Cuba
|
77 – 44 | Honduras
|
| Group B | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Puerto Rico
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 119 | +73 |
 Dominican Republic
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 267 | 232 | +35 |
 Jamaica
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 149 | +19 |
 El Salvador
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 294 | –127 |
- 1997-05-25
| Puerto Rico
|
103 – 36 | El Salvador
| |
| Dominican Republic
|
88 – 73 | Jamaica
|
- 1997-05-26
| Jamaica
|
95 – 59 | El Salvador
| |
| Puerto Rico
|
87 – 83 | Dominican Republic
|
- 1997-05-27
| Dominican Republic
|
96 – 72 | El Salvador
| |
| Puerto Rico
|
2 – 0 | Jamaica
|
Notes
- Jamaica withdrew, and therefore Puerto Rico was given a regular 2-0 victory
Consolidation Round
| Group C (5th/8th place) | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Islands
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 140 | +49 |
| Honduras
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 140 | +5 |
| El Salvador
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 169 | –54 |
| Jamaica
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 1997-05-28
| Honduras
|
70 – 50 | El Salvador
|
- 1997-05-30
| Virgin Islands
|
99 – 65 | El Salvador
|
| Final Group (1st/4th place) | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 262 | 212 | +50 |
| Cuba
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 238 | +24 |
| Dominican Republic
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 260 | 242 | +18 |
| Mexico
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 300 | –92 |
- 1997-05-28
| Puerto Rico
|
89 – 67 | Mexico
| |
| Cuba
|
87 – 79 | Dominican Republic
|
- 1997-05-30
| Puerto Rico
|
86 – 62 | Cuba
| |
| Dominican Republic
|
98 – 68 | Mexico
|
Final round
- 1997-05-31 — 1st/4th place
| Puerto Rico
|
116 – 71 | Mexico
| |
| Cuba
|
88 – 84 | Dominican Republic
|
- 1997-06-01 — 5th/6th place
| Virgin Islands
|
84 – 59 | Honduras
|
- 1997-06-01 — 3rd/4th place
| Dominican Republic
|
92 – 75 | Mexico
|
- 1997-06-01 — 1st/2nd place
| Cuba
|
106 – 93 | Puerto Rico
|
Final ranking
|
1. |
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Team Rosters
1.Cuba: Caballero · Abréu · Echevarría · Matamoros · Diago · Ro. Herrera · Pérez · Borrell · Vázquez · Rojas · Núñez · Ru. Herrera · All. Miguel Calderón
References
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| Other tournaments | ||
