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Basketball at the 1971 Pan American Games
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The men's basketball tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was held from July 31 to August 12, 1971 in Cali, Colombia.

Men's competition

Participating nations

Preliminary round

Group A	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Argentina	8	4	4	0	347	317	+30
Panama	7	4	3	1	311	278	+33
Canada	6	4	2	2	300	275	+25
Colombia	5	4	1	3	266	318	–52
Virgin Islands	4	4	0	4	267	303	–36

Group B	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Puerto Rico	6	3	3	0	—	—	—
Mexico	5	3	2	1	—	—	—
Peru	4	3	1	2	—	—	—
Haiti	3	3	0	3	—	—	—

Group C	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
Brazil	4	3	2	1	287	205	+82
Cuba	4	3	2	1	252	208	+44
United States	4	3	2	1	278	200	+78
Suriname	3	3	0	3	170	374	–204

†Brazil, Cuba and the United States all finished the preliminary stage with identical 2–1 records. The United States was eliminated, however, on the basis of margins of victory in head-to-head games among the teams tied for first.

Final round

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
1.	Brazil
2.	Puerto Rico
3.	Cuba
4.	Mexico
5.	Argentina
6.	Panama
7.	United States
8.	Canada
9.	Peru
10.	Colombia
11.	Virgin Islands
12.	Haiti
13.	Suriname

Medalists

v t e Brazil squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Gold medal
Hélio Rubens Mosquito Marquinhos Menon Emil Rached Joy Adilson Carioquinha Fransérgio Luiz Martins de Mello Robertão Dodi Coach: Edson Bispo

v t e Puerto Rico squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Silver medal
Cruz Ortíz Adorno Baum Blondet Dalmau Rodríguez Rivera Hatton Calzada Coll Coach: Bartow

v t e Cuba squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Bronze medal
Calderón Cañizares Chappé Domecq García T. Herrera R. Herrera Ortíz Roca Standard Urgellés Varona Coach: ?

Awards

1971 Pan American Games winners
Brazil First title

References

1. "Pan American Games 1971". USA Basketball, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.

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