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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)
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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.

Mexico defeated Puerto Rico, in the final, to win their first AmeriCup title.

Qualification

• Central American and Caribbean Sub-Zone (2012 Centrobasket):
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Jamaica
• North American Sub-Zone:
  •  Canada
  •  Mexico
• South American Sub-Zone (South American Basketball Championship 2012):
  •  Argentina
  •  Venezuela
  •  Uruguay
  •  Brazil
  •  Paraguay

Draw

The draw was held at the Catia Theatre in Caracas on February 28. This was how the teams were seeded:

As hosts, Venezuela picked first the group that they played at, and their final opponent in the preliminary round. Included are the last published 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

Group A

In Group A, team Puerto Rico secured their first round undefeated, as well as narrowly clinching their win against surprising newcomer Jamaica 88–82, while Canada and Uruguay also secured their place for the second round. 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

Jamaica	64–85	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 11–23, 25–18, 14–25
Pts: Uter 16 Rebs: Jordan, Uter 8 Asts: Ennis 5		Pts: C. Joseph, Heslip 17 Rebs: Thompson 12 Asts: C. Joseph 9

Puerto Rico	72–65	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 16–17, 17–22, 24–14
Pts: Balkman 24 Rebs: Holland 9 Asts: Barea 4		Pts: Huertas 16 Rebs: Giovannoni 9 Asts: Huertas 5

Uruguay	68–66	Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–14, 14–19, 20–16
Pts: Batista 22 Rebs: Batista 14 Asts: García Morales 4		Pts: Samuels 19 Rebs: Uter 8 Asts: Ennis 4

Canada	67–83	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 24–21, 21–19, 9–24
Pts: Nicholson 21 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: C. Joseph 3		Pts: Arroyo 20 Rebs: Balkman 11 Asts: Barea, Arroyo 4

Brazil	62–91	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 12–25, 12–24, 16–23
Pts: Giovannoni 11 Rebs: Giovannoni 8 Asts: Taylor, Huertas 3		Pts: C. Joseph 28 Rebs: C. Joseph 9 Asts: C. Joseph 4

Puerto Rico	93–69	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 23–14, 26–23, 15–14
Pts: Arroyo, Galindo 19 Rebs: Balkman 8 Asts: Arroyo 8		Pts: García Morales 17 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: four players 3

Jamaica	82–88	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 20–23, 29–15, 20–25
Pts: Samuels 24 Rebs: Jordan 9 Asts: A. Scott 7		Pts: Barea 24 Rebs: Balkman 9 Asts: Arroyo 4

Uruguay	79–73	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–18, 20–17, 23–23
Pts: Batista 22 Rebs: Batista 13 Asts: Fitipaldo 4		Pts: Giovannoni 20 Rebs: Giovannoni 10 Asts: Huertas 5

Brazil	76–78	Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 19–21, 23–14, 17–25
Pts: Benite, Torres 12 Rebs: Batista 10 Asts: Huertas 13		Pts: Samuels 21 Rebs: Samuels 8 Asts: D. Scott 2

Canada	93–67	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–11, 22–14, 24–23, 18–19
Pts: Nicholson 18 Rebs: Thompson 7 Asts: C. Joseph 7		Pts: Fitipaldo 18 Rebs: García Morales 5 Asts: Mazzarino 5

Group B

Hosts Venezuela lost their first two games against surprising Mexico and Argentina, but managed to win two other games to advance the second round, despite having two losses in the game. The Mexican team lost their three-win streak to the Argentine basketball team, while 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

Argentina	95–60	Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 24–12, 19–21, 22–12
Pts: Campazzo 13 Rebs: Mata, Delía 7 Asts: Fernández 5		Pts: Araújo 23 Rebs: Fabio 7 Asts: Araújo 2

Venezuela	56–65	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 16–13, 16–16, 17–20
Pts: Smith, Bethelmy 10 Rebs: Bethelmy 9 Asts: Guillén 3		Pts: Ayón 22 Rebs: Ayón 18 Asts: Ayón 4

Dominican Republic	91–72	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 13–23, 31–10, 19–23
Pts: Feldeine 21 Rebs: Martínez 13 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Scola, Laprovíttola 13 Rebs: Scola 7 Asts: Mata, Campazzo 5

Paraguay	70–75	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–19, 17–21, 16–19
Pts: Araújo 22 Rebs: Fabio 9 Asts: Vallejos, Peralta 2		Pts: Sucre 15 Rebs: Sucre 9 Asts: Smith 5

Mexico	86–65	Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 29–9, 21–16, 21–14, 8–10
Pts: Méndez 17 Rebs: Mata 10 Asts: Meza 3		Pts: Fabio, Mellone 11 Rebs: Araújo 7 Asts: three players 2

Venezuela	70–65	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 18–16, 15–14, 17–23
Pts: Smith 19 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Smith, J. Vargas 3		Pts: Feldeine 19 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Feldeine 2

Dominican Republic	61–85	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 11–16, 17–15, 13–25
Pts: Martínez 16 Rebs: Martínez 7 Asts: Coronado 4		Pts: Méndez 26 Rebs: Mata 11 Asts: Méndez 5

Argentina	77–71	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 15–23, 14–16, 26–11
Pts: Campazzo 18 Rebs: Scola 12 Asts: Campazzo 7		Pts: Pérez 14 Rebs: Smith 13 Asts: G. Vargas 5

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
Pts: Araújo 26 Rebs: Fabio, Mellone 5 Asts: three players 2		Pts: Towns 16 Rebs: Santana 9 Asts: four players 2

Mexico	78–98	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 14–19, 19–26, 19–27
Pts: Hernández 21 Rebs: Ayón 10 Asts: Gutierrez, Ayón 3		Pts: Scola 25 Rebs: Gutiérrez 7 Asts: Campazzo 9

Second round

Puerto Rico narrowly clinched their place for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup against surprising hosts Venezuela in an 85–86 thriller of an overtime match. Meanwhile, upstart Mexico also clinched their position for the World Cup from their performance, while Dominican Republic and 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.

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

Dominican Republic	78–60	Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 25–18, 15–16, 21–15
Pts: Feldeine 22 Rebs: Báez 10 Asts: Báez 4		Pts: A. Scott 21 Rebs: A. Scott 8 Asts: A. Scott, Ewing Jr. 2

Mexico	67–89	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 13–19, 27–20, 9–29
Pts: Méndez 23 Rebs: Ayón 11 Asts: Stoll 5		Pts: Heslip 21 Rebs: Thompson 12 Asts: C. Joseph 6

Argentina	80–94	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 26–30, 13–26, 18–24
Pts: Scola 23 Rebs: Scola, Mata 8 Asts: Campazzo 8		Pts: Balkman 23 Rebs: Balkman 6 Asts: Arroyo 5

Venezuela	70–64	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 17–13, 21–21, 14–17
Pts: Pérez 14 Rebs: Smith 8 Asts: Smith 5		Pts: Mazzarino 18 Rebs: Calfani, Newsome 6 Asts: Bavosi 3

Jamaica	81–75	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 11–15, 22–24, 31–20
Pts: Rose 21 Rebs: Uter 11 Asts: Ennis 2		Pts: Scola 26 Rebs: Scola 8 Asts: Scola, Campazzo 4

Uruguay	73–87	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 16–29, 20–22, 26–18
Pts: Batista 25 Rebs: Batista 19 Asts: Fitipaldo 4		Pts: Ayón 17 Rebs: Hernández 10 Asts: Stoll 6

Canada	59–64	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 12–19, 14–14, 19–15
Pts: C. Joseph 14 Rebs: Thompson 20 Asts: Doornekamp, Thompson 3		Pts: Colmenares 13 Rebs: Smith 6 Asts: Smith, J. Vargas 3

Puerto Rico	84–99	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–21, 23–26, 21–37
Pts: Arroyo 22 Rebs: Balkman 7 Asts: Arroyo 6		Pts: Martínez 21 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: Báez 6

Mexico	100–89	Jamaica
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–26, 25–22, 31–21
Pts: Hernández 25 Rebs: Hernández 5 Asts: Méndez 7		Pts: Jordan 24 Rebs: Jordan 6 Asts: A. Scott 4

Argentina	89–63	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 19–11, 20–12, 26–16
Pts: Scola 17 Rebs: Mata 10 Asts: Campazzo 7		Pts: Mazzarino 14 Rebs: Batista 11 Asts: Fitipaldo 5

Dominican Republic	81–74	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 27–16, 14–13, 22–17
Pts: Feldeine 20 Rebs: Vargas 5 Asts: five players 2		Pts: Nicholson 29 Rebs: Doornekamp, Thompson 6 Asts: C. Joseph 4

Venezuela	85–86 (OT)	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 15–15, 21–31, 15–22, Overtime: 6–7
Pts: Smith 26 Rebs: Smith 13 Asts: Smith 5		Pts: Barea 30 Rebs: Balkman 12 Asts: Barea 6

Uruguay	78–86	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 21–22, 14–21, 24–26
Pts: Batista 23 Rebs: Batista 13 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Martínez 17 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Báez 4

Canada	67–73	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 18–19, 20–29, 11–12
Pts: C. Joseph 19 Rebs: Thompson 10 Asts: Doornekamp 3		Pts: Scola 28 Rebs: Scola 7 Asts: Campazzo 8

Puerto Rico	59–66	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 18–12, 9–12, 15–17
Pts: Ayuso 17 Rebs: Clemente 9 Asts: Rodríguez 7		Pts: Alonzo 13 Rebs: Mata 10 Asts: Meza 5

Jamaica	85–95	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 29–21, 20–21, 26–34
Pts: Ewing Jr. 16 Rebs: Uter, Jordan 6 Asts: Rose, A. Scott 4		Pts: Romero 23 Rebs: J. Vargas 8 Asts: G. Vargas, Romero 4

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

Mexico avenged their first-round loss to world third-ranked Argentina, becoming the first team to advance to the final round. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico avenged their second-round loss against the Dominican team to secure their place in the final match against Mexico.

Mexico	76–70	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–23, 20–21, 23–12
Pts: Ayón 24 Rebs: Ayón 12 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Scola 18 Rebs: Scola 8 Asts: Scola 5

Dominican Republic	67–79	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–17, 17–25, 18–16
Pts: Baez 12 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Sosa 4		Pts: Arroyo 20 Rebs: Balkman 14 Asts: Barea 8

Third place match

Dominican Republic	93–103	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 25–19, 23–24, 25–34
Pts: Sosa 20 Rebs: Martínez Asts: Sosa, Baez 3		Pts: Campazzo 31 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: Campazzo 11

Final

Puerto Rico	89–91	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 27–22, 26–18, 18–25
Pts: Arroyo 23 Rebs: Barea, Balkman 5 Asts: Barea 4		Pts: Harris 23 Rebs: Ayón 16 Asts: Gutierrez 4

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

Rank	Team	Record
	Mexico	8–2
	Puerto Rico	7–3
	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

Points Name PPG Guillermo Araújo 21.3 Luis Scola 18.8 Renaldo Balkman 18.7 Gustavo Ayón 17.5 Esteban Batista 16.8

Rebounds Name RPG Esteban Batista 10.4 Tristan Thompson 10.0 Jack Michael Martínez 9.4 Gustavo Ayón 9.2 Renaldo Balkman 8.9

Assists Name APG Marcelinho Huertas 6.5 Facundo Campazzo 6.2 Cory Joseph 4.4 José Juan Barea 4.2 Carlos Arroyo 4.1

Blocks Name BPG Gustavo Ayón 1.4 Renaldo Balkman Miguel Marriaga 1.3 Lorenzo Mata 1.1 Francisco García 1.0

Steals Name SPG Renaldo Balkman 2.8 Donta Smith 2.1 Akeem Scott 1.8 Facundo Campazzo 1.7 Carlos Arroyo

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

1. "VEN2013 – Mexico is Americas Champion". 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. "Mexico replaces Panama in Americas Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
3. "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.

External links

• Official website

• 2013 FIBA Americas Championship
• FIBA AmeriCup
• 2013–14 in North American basketball
• 2013–14 in South American basketball
• 2013 in Venezuelan sport
• International basketball competitions hosted by Venezuela