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2010 FIBA Centrobasket

22nd Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Dominican Republic
Dates	July 5 – July 12
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Puerto Rico (10th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Carlos Arroyo
Official website
Centrobasket 2010
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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 with an 89-80 victory over Dominican Republic. Panama captured the bronze medal with a 75-74 victory over Cuba. All four teams qualified for the FIBA Americas Championship 2011. Jamaica finished 5th for their best ever performance at the tournament while Belize finished 7th to match their best performance. The British Virgin Islands finished 8th after qualifying for Centrobasket for the first time in their history.

First round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie-Break
Dominican Republic	4	4	0	314	253	+61	8
Panama	4	2	2	260	257	+3	6	+4
Jamaica	4	2	2	255	244	+11	6	–4
British Virgin Islands	4	1	3	223	281	–58	5	+9
Virgin Islands	4	1	3	285	302	–17	5	–9

British Virgin Islands	59–50	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 15–10, 20–12, 10–14
Pts: Halstead Chiverton 23 Rebs: Steve Parillon 11 Asts: 3 tied with 3		Pts: Walter Hodge 16 Rebs: Frank Elegar 12 Asts: Hodge and Kashif Gumbs 3

Dominican Republic	63–56	Panama
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 12–18, 13–9, 25–13
Pts: Kelvin Peña 18 Rebs: Franklin Western 7 Asts: Jack Michael Martinez 4		Pts: Danilo Pinnock 21 Rebs: Gyno Pomare 13 Asts: Jaime Lloreda 5

Panama	75–61	British Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 16–19, 12–10, 20–14
Pts: Jaime Lloreda and Danilo Pinnock 13 Rebs: Gyno Pomare 10 Asts: Joel Munoz 6		Pts: Kennedy Bass and Halstead Chiverton 17 Rebs: Steve Parillon 9 Asts: Kennedy Bass 3

Jamaica	62–68	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 22–11, 11–15, 12–21
Pts: Roy Hibbert 19 Rebs: Garfield Blair 9 Asts: Akeem Scott 4		Pts: Charlie Villanueva 13 Rebs: Jack Michael Martinez 13 Asts: Kelvin Peña 5

Virgin Islands	82–74	Panama
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 29–11, 18–21, 19–27
Pts: Walter Hodge 22 Rebs: Frank Elegar 10 Asts: Walter Hodge 6		Pts: Danilo Pinnock 20 Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 10 Asts: Joel Munoz 3

British Virgin Islands	56–71	Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 9–17, 18–17, 20–24
Pts: Halstead Chiverton 27 Rebs: Randy George and Kleon Penn 10 Asts: Kennedy Bass 3		Pts: Akeem Scott 18 Rebs: Kimani Ffriend 10 Asts: Garfield Blair 4

Jamaica	71–65	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 18–10, 12–13, 21–29
Pts: Garfield Blair 27 Rebs: Kimani Ffriend 12 Asts: Andre Smith 3		Pts: Walter Hodge 19 Rebs: Jason Edwin 10 Asts: Jason Edwin 4

Dominican Republic	85–47	British Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 19–11, 21–14, 22–13
Pts: Charlie Villanueva 28 Rebs: Jack Michael Martinez 11 Asts: 2 tied with 4		Pts: Trevon Lewis 11 Rebs: Kleon Penn 11 Asts: Steve Parillon 2

Panama	55–51	Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 10–12, 19–14, 16–13
Pts: Danilo Pinnock 19 Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 12 Asts: Joel Munoz 4		Pts: Kimani Ffriend 14 Rebs: Kimani Ffriend 7 Asts: 4 tied with 1

Virgin Islands	88–98	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–21, 18–18, 27–38
Pts: Walter Hodge 26 Rebs: Frank Elegar 11 Asts: Walter Hodge 6		Pts: Elpidio Fortuna and Jack Michael Martinez 21 Rebs: Charlie Villanueva 13 Asts: Ronald Ramon 5

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie-Break
Puerto Rico	4	3	1	355	318	+37	7
Cuba	4	2	2	301	289	+12	6	+4
Mexico	4	2	2	304	292	+12	6	+2
Belize	4	2	2	223	281	–58	6	–6
Trinidad and Tobago	4	1	3	280	336	–56	5

Trinidad and Tobago	71–80	Belize
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 21–26, 16–23, 17–17
Pts: Ian Young 15 Rebs: Julius Ashby 11 Asts: Sheldon Christian 5		Pts: Milt Palacio and Alex Carcamo 16 Rebs: Richard Troyer 9 Asts: Milt Palacio 5

Mexico	62–82	Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 16–25, 18–14, 13–14
Pts: Gustavo Ayon 16 Rebs: Michael Strobbe 9 Asts: 4 tied with 2		Pts: Allens Jemmott 22 Rebs: Yordanis Jaca 10 Asts: 2 tied with 4

Belize	63–85	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 17–21, 12–27, 19–25
Pts: Milt Palacio 15 Rebs: Charles Burgess 7 Asts: 3 tied with 2		Pts: Omar Quintero and Jovan Harris 19 Rebs: Gustavo Ayon 12 Asts: Jovan Harris 7

Puerto Rico	91–97 (OT)	Trinidad and Tobago
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 25–15, 23–27, 11–21, Overtime: 7–13
Pts: Carlos Arroyo 24 Rebs: Renaldo Balkman and Peter John Ramos 9 Asts: Carlos Arroyo 9		Pts: Steven Lewis 24 Rebs: Wilfred Benjamin 11 Asts: Ian Young 5

Cuba	78–94	Belize
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 15–27, 18–21, 24–28
Pts: Orestes Torres 18 Rebs: Orestes Torres 7 Asts: Juan Pinerio 7		Pts: Alex Carcamo 23 Rebs: Alex Carcamo and Richard Troyer 10 Asts: Milt Palacio 12

Mexico	82–95	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 17–23, 22–27, 25–18
Pts: Jovan Harris 22 Rebs: Michael Strobbe 9 Asts: Jovan Harris 3		Pts: Peter John Ramos 16 Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 10 Asts: Jose Juan Barea 12

Trinidad and Tobago	52–75	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 14–17, 13–16, 13–17
Pts: Maurice Joseph and Wilfred Benjamin 10 Rebs: Kibwe Trim 9 Asts: Ian Young 3		Pts: Victor Mariscal 21 Rebs: Gustavo Ayon 11 Asts: Jovan Harris 4

Puerto Rico	73–51	Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 12–9, 20–14, 21–12
Pts: Carlos Arroyo 16 Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 14 Asts: Jose Juan Barea 9		Pts: Yordanis Jaca and Yoan Luis 9 Rebs: Yoan Luis and Orestes Torres 9 Asts: Juan Pinerio 3

Cuba	90–60	Trinidad and Tobago
Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 25–20, 20–18, 18–11
Pts: Allens Jemmott 24 Rebs: Yoan Luis 9 Asts: Juan Pineiro 6		Pts: Ian Young 18 Rebs: Kibwe Trim 9 Asts: Kibwe Trim 4

Belize	88–96	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 23–20, 22–24, 28–27
Pts: Milt Palacio 24 Rebs: Richard Troyer 11 Asts: Milt Palacio 6		Pts: Peter John Ramos 27 Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 12 Asts: Jose Juan Barea 8

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 11–17:00
	Puerto Rico	77
					July 12–20:30
	Panama	70
					Puerto Rico	89
	July 11–19:30
					Dominican Republic	80
	Dominican Republic	85
	Cuba	71
					Third place
					July 12–18:00
					Panama	75
					Cuba	74

Semifinals

The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, in which the top team of Group A plays against the second place team of Group B and the top team of Group B plays against the second place team of Group A.

Three-team ties are determined by the point differential in games played between the three teams, not counting the margin of victory or loss against a non tied team.

Puerto Rico	77–70	Panama
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 16–21, 20–23, 18–13
Pts: Carlos Arroyo 23 Rebs: Peter John Ramos 10 Asts: Carlos Arroyo 5		Pts: Jaime Lloreda 20 Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 11 Asts: Joel Munoz 6

Dominican Republic	85–71	Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 22–22, 29–10, 17–24
Pts: Franklin Western 16 Rebs: Elys Guzman 11 Asts: Kelvin Peña 6		Pts: Yoan Luis 14 Rebs: Orestes Torres 7 Asts: Juan Pinerio 3

Third-place game

Cuba	74–75	Panama
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–12, 19–25, 19–15
Pts: Orestes Torres 16 Rebs: Orestes Torres 7 Asts: Orestes Torres 6		Pts: Jaime Lloreda 24 Rebs: Jaime Lloreda 12 Asts: Danilo Pinnock 5

Final

Dominican Republic	80–89	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 24–20, 17–24, 16–26
Pts: Charlie Villanueva 36 Rebs: Charlie Villanueva 11 Asts: Christian Aries 6		Pts: Carlos Arroyo 23 Rebs: Renaldo Balkman 8 Asts: Filiberto Rivera 6

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Puerto Rico	5–1
	Dominican Republic	5–1
	Panama	3–3
4	Cuba	2–4
5	Jamaica	2–2
6	Mexico	2–2
7	Belize	2–2
8	British Virgin Islands	1–3
9	Virgin Islands	1–3
10	Trinidad and Tobago	1–3

References

1. Carlos Arroyo fue el MVP del Torneo
2. Puerto Rico wins the Gold medal, Panama goes out with the Bronze

External links

• Official tournament website (in English)

• Centrobasket
• 2010–11 in North American basketball
• 2010 in Central American sport
• 2010 in Caribbean sport
• 2010 in Dominican Republic sport
• International basketball competitions hosted by the Dominican Republic
• July 2010 sports events in North America
• 21st century in Santo Domingo
• Sports competitions in Santo Domingo
• Qualification tournaments for the 2011 Pan American Games