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2015 FIBA Americas Championship
| Column 1 |
|---|
| Mexico |
| Mexico City |
| 31 August – 12 September |
| 10 |
| 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Venezuela (1st title) |
| Argentina |
| Canada |
| Mexico |
| Luis Scola |
| Luis Scola(21.1 points per game) |
| www.fibaamericas.com |
The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was won for the first time by the Venezuelan national basketball team. Venezuela and runner-up Argentina, qualified directly for the 2016 Olympics. They joined the FIBA Americas member, United States, who qualified for the Olympics by virtue of winning the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and they elected not to participate at this tournament; and FIBA Americas member, Brazil, who finished 9th in the tournament, but qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, the next three highest-finishing teams, qualified for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but none of them won their respective qualifying tournaments, therefore eliminating their 2016 Olympic hopes.
The tournament had great attendance every day, breaking FIBA Americas records, and had attendances of 20,000 people, at the third place and finals games.
- Host country
- Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Sub-Zone: (2014 Centrobasket)
- Puerto Rico
- Dominican Republic
- Cuba
- Panama
- North American Sub-Zone:
- Canada
- South American Sub-Zone: (2014 South American Championship)
- Venezuela
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Uruguay
On 7 August 2014 at the day of the 2014 Centrobasket final, FIBA Americas announced that Mexico was chosen as the host of the championship, over Brazil and Venezuela. The tournament was to be staged at the Monterrey Arena but on 9 May 2015, the venue was moved to the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, and that the dates were also changed to 6 September to 12 September.
| Mexico City |
|---|
| Palacio de los Deportes |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
The draw was held in Museum of Steel, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon on 25 March. This was how the teams were seeded:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina (3) Brazil (9) | Puerto Rico (15) Dominican Republic (20) | Venezuela (29) Uruguay (26) | Cuba (57) Panama (33) | Canada (25) Mexico (19) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 255 | +54 | 8 | Advance to second round | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 291 | +13 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 308 | −7 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 303 | −28 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 258 | 290 | −32 | 5 | Eliminated |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 305 | +53 | 8 | Advance to second round | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 307 | +75 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 274 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 332 | 338 | −6 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 236 | 361 | −125 | 4 | Eliminated |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 707 | 572 | +135 | 13 | Advance to final round | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 611 | 564 | +47 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 577 | 530 | +47 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 496 | 502 | −6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 583 | 601 | −18 | 10 | Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 586 | 602 | −16 | 9 | Eliminated | |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 576 | −108 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 519 | 600 | −81 | 8 |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Canada | 78 | |||||
| 12 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Venezuela | 79 | |||||
| Venezuela | 76 | |||||
| 11 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Argentina | 71 | |||||
| Argentina | 78 | |||||
| Mexico | 70 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Canada | 87 | |||||
| Mexico | 86 |
Finalists qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, while losing semifinalists qualify to the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men | |
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as host nation |
| Rank | Team | Record | FIBA World Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 6–4 | 27 | 22 | 5 | |
| Argentina | 8–2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |
| Canada | 8–2 | 25 | 26 | -1 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 7–3 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 4–4 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 2–6 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Panama | 2–6 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 2–6 | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 1–3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Cuba | 0–4 | T-58 | 45 | 13 |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship winners |
|---|
| VenezuelaFirst title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Luis Scola |
- Heissler Guillént
- Andrew Wiggins
- Andrés Nocioni
- Luis Scola (MVP)
- Gustavo Ayón
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