2001 Tournament of the Americas

The 2001 COPABA Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also as the Championship of the Americas for Men), was hosted by Argentina, from 16 August, to 26 August 2001. The games were played at the Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn berths at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Argentina won the tournament, the country's first AmeriCup championship. The United States performed poorly at this tournament, mainly because it sent in junior players.[1]

2001 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityNeuquén
Dates16–26 August
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Canada
Fourth place Puerto Rico
Tournament statistics
MVPArgentina Manu Ginóbili
1999
2003

Venue

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Neuquén
 
 
Neuquén
2001 Tournament of the Americas (Argentina)
Estadio Ruca Che
Capacity: 8,000
 

Qualification

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The draw split the tournament into two groups:

Format

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  • The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
  • The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
  • The top five teams from the quarterfinals stage were granted berths in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. Since the United States were already qualified as Olympic Champions, should they reach the semifinals stage, the sixth-best team from the quarterfinals also qualified to the World Championship.
  • The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final. The losers figure in a third-place playoff.

Squads

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Preliminary round

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Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Puerto Rico 4 4 0 427 368 +59 8
  Canada 4 3 1 399 372 +27 7
  Panama 4 2 2 361 400 −39 6
  Virgin Islands 4 1 3 362 364 −2 5
  Mexico 4 0 4 362 407 −45 4
16 August
  Canada 108–97 (OT)   Virgin Islands
16 August
  Puerto Rico 117–80   Panama
17 August
  Mexico 106–109   Panama
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
17 August
  Puerto Rico 101–98   Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
  Panama 90–88   Virgin Islands
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
  Mexico 97–110   Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
  Panama 82–89   Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
  Virgin Islands 84–67   Mexico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
  Canada 104–92   Mexico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
  Virgin Islands 93–99   Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Argentina 4 4 0 409 303 +106 8
  Brazil 4 3 1 396 342 +54 7
  Venezuela 4 2 2 360 346 +14 6
  Uruguay 4 1 3 315 377 −62 5
  United States 4 0 4 323 435 −112 4
16 August
  United States 78–116   Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
16 August
  Argentina 103–63   Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
17 August
  Brazil 92–89   Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
17 August
  Argentina 108–69   United States
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
  Venezuela 107–83   United States
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
18 August
  Uruguay 67–90   Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
  United States 93–104   Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
19 August
  Argentina 90–73   Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
  Uruguay 81–91   Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
20 August
  Argentina 108–98 (OT)   Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén

Quarterfinal group

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Qualified for the semifinals
Fifth place

The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then, each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
  Argentina 7 7 0 687 526 +161 14  
  Brazil 8 6 2 759 665 +94 14  
  Puerto Rico 7 5 2 670 622 +48 12  
  Canada 8 5 3 753 712 +41 13  
  Venezuela 7 4 3 657 621 +36 11 1–0
  Panama 7 4 3 656 674 −18 11 0–1
  Virgin Islands 8 2 6 696 746 −50 10  
  Uruguay 8 1 7 627 782 −155 9  
21 August
  Canada 108–100   Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
21 August
  Brazil 94–102   Panama
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
21 August
  Puerto Rico 90–70   Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
21 August
  Argentina 98–77   Virgin Islands
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
  Uruguay 77–101   Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
  Virgin Islands 69–92   Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
  Venezuela 89–98   Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
22 August
  Argentina 115–87   Panama
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
  Venezuela 91–75   Virgin Islands
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
  Panama 101–74   Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
  Brazil 89–83 (OT)   Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
24 August
  Argentina 85–76   Canada
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
  Virgin Islands 113–91   Uruguay
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
  Panama 92–106   Venezuela
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
  Canada 69–78   Brazil
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén
25 August
  Argentina 95–70   Puerto Rico
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 August
 
 
  Brazil98
 
26 August
 
  Puerto Rico94
 
  Brazil59
 
26 August
 
  Argentina78
 
  Argentina97
 
 
  Canada76
 
Third place
 
 
26 August
 
 
  Puerto Rico95
 
 
  Canada102

Awards

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 2001 Tournament of the Americas winners 
 
Argentina
First title
Most Valuable Player
  Manu Ginóbili

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship
Qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship as Olympic Champions and hosts
Rank Team Record
    Argentina 9–0
    Brazil 7–3
    Canada 6–4
4   Puerto Rico 5–4
5   Venezuela 4–3
6   Panama 4–3
7   Virgin Islands 2–6
8   Uruguay 1–7
9   Mexico 0–4
10   United States 0–4
  Argentina
Juan Ignacio Sánchez
Gabriel Fernández
Manu Ginóbili
Fabricio Oberto
Lucas Victoriano
Daniel Farabello
Hugo Sconochini
Luis Scola
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Andrés Nocioni
Leandro Palladino
Rubén Wolkowyski
  Brazil
Marcelinho Machado
Alex Garcia
Vanderlei Mazzuchini
Tiago Valentim de Lima
Sandro França Varejão
Demétrius Ferraciú
Hélio Rubens Filho
Estevam Ferreira
Guilherme Giovannoni
Nenê
Anderson Varejão
Márcio Dornelles
  Canada
David Daniels
Sherman Hamilton
Dean Walker
Steve Nash
Shawn Swords
Prosper Karangwa
Jerome Robinson
Todd MacCulloch
Andrew Kwiatkowski
Peter Guarasci
Michael Meeks
Kevin Jobity

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Americas Championship -- 2001". USA Basketball. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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