Basketball at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

The men's basketball tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games was held in Santiago, Chile at the Multisport Complex 1 at the National Stadium Park cluster, from October 31 to November 4, 2023.[1] The eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two advancing to the knockout stage.

Men's basketball at the 2023 Pan American Games
Tournament details
Host country Chile
CitySantiago
DatesOctober 31 – November 4, 2023
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up Venezuela
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Mexico
2019
2027

Argentina were the defending Pan American Games gold medalists, and they successfully defended their medal.

Qualified teams edit

Eight teams qualified for the tournament. The top seven teams at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup joined host team Chile to complete the eight berths. However, the United States and Canada, the teams that ended the AmeriCup in third and fourth, respectively, decided not to participate.[2] They were replaced by the Dominican Republic and Panama.[3]

Event Dates Location Quota(s) Qualified
Host nation 1   Chile
2022 FIBA AmeriCup September 2–11   Recife 7   Argentina
  Brazil
  United States
  Canada
  Mexico
  Puerto Rico
  Venezuela
  Dominican Republic
  Panama
Total 8

Draw edit

The draw was held in Santiago, Chile, on September 22, 2023.[3][4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Rosters edit

The eight participating teams must name a roster up to 12 players each.

Competition format edit

In the first round of the competition, teams are divided into two pools of four teams, and play follows a round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams are awarded two points for a win, and one point for a loss.[4]

Following the completion of the pool games, the top two teams from each pool advance to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, and the bronze and gold medal matches. Losing teams compete in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament.[4]

Preliminary round edit

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 262 246 +16 6 Semifinals
2   Venezuela 3 2 1 257 253 +4 5
3   Dominican Republic 3 1 2 252 227 +25 4 Fifth place game
4   Panama 3 0 3 198 243 −45 3 Seventh place game
31 October 2023
10:30
Argentina   95–88 (OT)   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 22–11, 17–17, 14–30Overtime: 18–11
Pts: Scala 23
Rebs: Saiz 10
Asts: Scala 6
Pts: Sojo 22
Rebs: Graterol 10
Asts: Mijares 6
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Jorge Vásquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Alan dos Santos (BRA)
31 October 2023
13:00
Dominican Republic   81–53   Panama
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 13–24, 28–8, 23–11
Pts: Guerrero 16
Rebs: Araújo 8
Asts: Suero 7
Pts: Romero 13
Rebs: Romero 13
Asts: Hall 7
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)

1 November 2023
10:30
Panama   77–85   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 17–21, 28–25, 17–17
Pts: Sánchez 21
Rebs: Romero 8
Asts: Hall 5
Pts: Cuello 23
Rebs: Ramírez 8
Asts: Baralle, Cuello 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Fernando Cavalcante (BRA)
1 November 2023
13:00
Venezuela   92–90 (OT)   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 14–19, 30–29, 19–17, Overtime: 11–9
Pts: Colmenares, Sojo 21
Rebs: Sojo 10
Asts: Pirela, Sojo 4
Pts: Pérez 22
Rebs: Guerrero 8
Asts: Dicent, Suero 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Alan dos Santos (BRA), Kevin Lei (CAN)

2 November 2023
10:30
Argentina   82–81 (OT)   Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–4, 23–25, 15–24, 17–21Overtime: 8–7
Pts: Saiz 19
Rebs: Lugarini 9
Asts: Baralle, Scala 6
Pts: Solano 30
Rebs: Guerrero 14
Asts: Suero 4
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Kristian Páez (ECU), Alan dos Santos (BRA)
2 November 2023
13:00
Panama   68–77   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 29–23, 16–21, 11–17
Pts: Sánchez 23
Rebs: Romero 13
Asts: Hall 4
Pts: Sojo 22
Rebs: Colmenares 18
Asts: Ascanio, Sifontes 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Fernando Cavalcante (BRA)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 240 166 +74 6 Semifinals
2   Mexico 3 1 2 195 209 −14 4[a]
3   Chile (H) 3 1 2 172 223 −51 4[a] Fifth place game
4   Puerto Rico 3 1 2 211 220 −9 4[a] Seventh place game
Source: Santiago 2023
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head to head record: Mexico 1−1 (+6), Chile 1−1 (0), Puerto Rico 1−1 (−6)
31 October 2023
17:30
Mexico   54–74   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 13–23, 13–18, 18–14
Pts: Valdés, Jaimes 9
Rebs: Camacho 5
Asts: Andriassi 3
Pts: Crepaldi 14
Rebs: Louzada, Crepaldi 6
Asts: Corazza 4
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Gastón Maina (URU), Daniel Nieves (VEN), Kevin Lei (CAN)
31 October 2023
20:00
Chile   66–70   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–17, 15–20, 9–19
Pts: Carvacho 16
Rebs: Carvacho 11
Asts: Morales 6
Pts: Vaughn 14
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Ortiz 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Michael Scott (CAN), Franco Anselmo (ARG)

1 November 2023
17:30
Puerto Rico   72–82   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 24–20, 21–13, 15–24
Pts: Cruz 23
Rebs: Medina 7
Asts: Boyd 5
Pts: Montano 24
Rebs: Ávalos 8
Asts: Ávalos 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Kristian Páez (ECU), Michael Scott (CAN)
1 November 2023
20:00
Brazil   94–43   Chile
Scoring by quarter: 33–7, 20–8, 21–10, 20–18
Pts: Dias 21
Rebs: Crepaldi 7
Asts: Corazza 6
Pts: Jones 9
Rebs: Carrión 4
Asts: Morales 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Carlos Vélez (COL), Orlando Varela (HON)

2 November 2023
17:30
Brazil   72–69   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 13–21, 21–17, 19–16
Pts: Dias 17
Rebs: Fuzaro 6
Asts: Corazza 6
Pts: Boyd 18
Rebs: Cintron 9
Asts: three players 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Andrés Maina (URU), Carlos Londono (COL), Kevin Lei (CAN)
2 November 2023
20:00
Chile   63–59   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 16–17, 21–22, 12–9
Pts: Carvacho 16
Rebs: Carvacho 12
Asts: Morales 8
Pts: Gutiérrez 19
Rebs: Gutiérrez 13
Asts: de Haro 4
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Michael Scott (CAN), Orlando Varela (HON), Franco Anselmo (ARG)

Classification games edit

Seventh place game edit

3 November 2023
10:30
Panama   49–89   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 8–19, 17–24, 15–25
Pts: Quintero 17
Rebs: Romero 9
Asts: Hall 4
Pts: Ocasio 25
Rebs: Cintron 10
Asts: Cintron 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Daniel García (VEN), Franco Anselmo (ARG)

Fifth place game edit

3 November 2023
13:00
Dominican Republic   75–83   Chile
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 19–9, 12–20, 29–25
Pts: Suero 15
Rebs: Solano 7
Asts: three players 4
Pts: Carvacho 24
Rebs: Morales 11
Asts: Morales 12
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Andrés Maina (URU), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Fernando Cavalcante (BRA)

Knockout round edit

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
November 3
 
 
  Argentina108
 
November 4
 
  Mexico73
 
  Argentina79
 
November 3
 
  Venezuela65
 
  Brazil77
 
 
  Venezuela84
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
November 4
 
 
  Mexico61
 
 
  Brazil73

Semifinals edit

3 November 2023
17:30
Argentina   108–73   Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 32–13, 26–24, 25–10
Pts: Baralle 13
Rebs: Ramírez 8
Asts: Baralle, Scala 5
Pts: Andriassi 15
Rebs: de Haro 5
Asts: Machado 4
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Jorge Vásquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Kevin Lei (CAN)

3 November 2023
20:00
Brazil   77–84   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 22–31, 20–14, 20–14
Pts: Pereira 22
Rebs: Crepaldi 10
Asts: Corazza 8
Pts: Sifontes 22
Rebs: Colmenares, Sojo 7
Asts: Pirela 6
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Michael Scott (CAN), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)

Bronze medal game edit

4 November 2023
17:00
Mexico   61–73   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 13–18, 17–17, 21–17
Pts: Montano 16
Rebs: Jaimes 8
Asts: Montano 4
Pts: Camilo 18
Rebs: Crepaldi 10
Asts: Dias 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Jorge Vásquez (PUR), Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Johnny Batista (PUR)

Gold medal game edit

4 November 2023
20:00
Argentina   79–65   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 26–22, 27–10, 9–21
Pts: Lugarini 17
Rebs: Saiz 10
Asts: Cuello 4
Pts: Sojo 17
Rebs: Colmenares 10
Asts: Sifontes 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Andrés Bartel (URU)

Final standings edit

Rank Team Record
    Argentina 5–0
    Venezuela 3–2
    Brazil 4–1
4   Mexico 1–4
5   Chile 2–2
6   Dominican Republic 1–3
7   Puerto Rico 2–2
8   Panama 0–4

References edit

  1. ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Watch the live draws for team sports at Santiago 2023 on Panam Sports Channel". Panam Sports. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Santiago 2023 basketball groups confirmed". Panam Sports. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Entrenador de Chile Juan Manuel Córdoba y el sorteo de básquetbol en Santiago 2023: "Estamos con los mejores equipos de América"" [Chile coach Juan Manuel Córdoba and the Santiago 2023 basketball draw: “We are with the best teams in the Americas”]. Santiago2023.org. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.