2017 FIBA AmeriCup

2017 FIBA AmeriCup
Tournament details
Host countries	Argentina; Colombia; Uruguay
Dates	25 August – 3 September
Teams	12
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	United States(7th title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Mexico
Fourth place	Virgin Islands
Tournament statistics
MVP	Jameel Warney
Top scorer	John Cox; (20.3points per game)
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The2017 FIBA AmeriCupwas the 18th edition of theFIBA AmeriCup,which is the main tournament for senior men'sbasketballnational teams of theFIBA Americas.The tournament was held inMedellín,Colombia,Montevideo,Uruguay,andBahía BlancaandCórdoba,inArgentina,from 25 August, to 3 September 2017.^[1]

Unlike previous editions, the tournament did not award spots for theFIBA World Cupor theSummer Olympic Games.However, the top seven teams qualified to the2019 Pan American Games.

TheUnited States,with a team ofNBA G Leagueplayers, won their seventhgold medalat the tournament, after defeatingArgentina,by a score of 81–76, in the final, whileMexicotook home thebronze,by beating theU.S. Virgin Islands,79–65.^[2]^[3]

Qualified teams

The top five teams at the2016 Centrobasketand2016 South American Championshipqualified to the tournament, plus Canada and United States as the only countries in their subregion.

Host nations

Central American and Caribbean Subzone:

North American Subzone:
- Canada
- United States

South American Subzone:
- Brazil
- Venezuela

Hosts selection

On 5 April 2017FIBA Americasannounced thatArgentina,ColombiaandUruguaywere chosen as the hosts of the AmeriCup.^[1]

Venues

	Medellín	Montevideo
Medellín Montevideo Bahía Blanca Córdoba 2017 FIBA AmeriCup (South America)
	Coliseo Iván de Bedout	Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi
	Capacity: 6,000	Capacity: 4,700

	Bahía Blanca	Córdoba
	Estadio Osvaldo Casanova	Orfeo Superdomo
	Capacity: 3,950	Capacity: 14,000

Squads

Draw

The draw was held inBuenos Aires,Argentinaon 20 April 2017.^[1]^[4]^[5]

Recipient 1	Recipient 2	Recipient 3	Recipient 4
Argentina Colombia Uruguay	United States Venezuela Puerto Rico	Dominican Republic Mexico Canada	Panama Virgin Islands Brazil^a

^aSuspended at the time of the draw.

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	3	0	250	212	+38	6	Advance tosemifinals
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	246	221	+25	5
3	Brazil	3	1	2	232	262	−30	4
4	Colombia(H)	3	0	3	216	249	−33	3

Source:FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H)Hosts

All times are local (UTC−5).

25 August 2017
17:30

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	66–69	Mexico
Scoring by quarter:15–12, 16–27,20–16,15–14
Pts:Rosario14 Rebs:Díaz10 Asts:Abreu6		Pts:Pérez24 Rebs:Hernández7 Asts:three players3

Coliseo Iván de Bedout,Medellín,Colombia
Referees:Juan Fernández (ARG), Andrés Bartel (URU), Jorge Cabrera (CUB)

25 August 2017
20:00

Boxscore

Brazil	76–74	Colombia
Scoring by quarter:20–17, 16–16, 14–15,26–26
Pts:Meindl19 Rebs:Caboclo11 Asts:De Assis6		Pts:Tello17 Rebs:Angola11 Asts:three players3

Coliseo Iván de Bedout,Medellín,Colombia
Referees:Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Matthew Myers (USA), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

26 August 2017
17:30

Boxscore

Mexico	99–76	Brazil
Scoring by quarter:22–19,19–14,30–23,28–20
Pts:Cruz,Mata17 Rebs:Mata7 Asts:Pérez7		Pts:Meindl19 Rebs:Batista6 Asts:De Assis7

Coliseo Iván de Bedout,Medellín,Colombia
Referees:Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Andrés Bartel (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

26 August 2017
20:00

Boxscore

Colombia	72–91	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter:26–26, 10–21,14–23,22–21
Pts:Jackson20 Rebs:Tello7 Asts:Tello4		Pts:Rivera15 Rebs:Andújar,Davis7 Asts:Abreu,Rivera4

Coliseo Iván de Bedout,Medellín,Colombia
Referees:Juan Fernández (ARG), Matthew Myers (USA), Richard Pereira (URU)

27 August 2017
15:30

Boxscore

Brazil	80–89	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter:14–18,17–17, 23–27,26–27
Pts:Meindl17 Rebs:Meindl6 Asts:De Assis8		Pts:Rodríguez23 Rebs:Andújar,Gaston7 Asts:three players3

Coliseo Iván de Bedout,Medellín,Colombia
Referees:Alejandro Sánchez (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Richard Pereira (URU)

27 August 2017
18:00

Boxscore

Mexico	82–70	Colombia
Scoring by quarter:17–15, 21–22,22–21,22–12
Pts:J. Gutiérrez24 Rebs:Mata7 Asts:J. Gutiérrez5		Pts:Angola16 Rebs:Mosquera7 Asts:Atencia9

Coliseo Iván de Bedout,Medellín,Colombia
Referees:Andrés Bartel (URU), Jorge Cabrera (CUB), Matthew Myers (USA)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina(H)	3	3	0	263	206	+57	6	Advance tosemifinals
2	Virgin Islands*	3	1	2	225	261	−36	4^[a]	Advance tosemifinals
3	Canada	3	1	2	232	241	−9	4^[a]
4	Venezuela	3	1	2	214	226	−12	4^[a]

Source:FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H)Hosts
Notes:

^^a ^b ^cVirgin Islands 3 Pts, +10 PD; Canada 3 Pts, –3 PD; Venezuela 3 Pts, −7 PD

* Two qualifying spots were available from Group B as Argentina were guaranteed to progress, regardless of their performance, due to their status as the "main organiser" of the tournament.^[6]

All times are local (UTC−3).

27 August 2017
19:30

Boxscore

Virgin Islands	83–71	Canada
Scoring by quarter:20–16,15–14,28–19, 20–22
Pts:Hodge25 Rebs:Ju. Gray8 Asts:Hodge8		Pts:Hanlan10 Rebs:Rathan-Mayes10 Asts:Rathan-Mayes6

Estadio Osvaldo Casanova,Bahía Blanca,Argentina
Referees:Julio Anaya (PAN), Rodrigo Mejía (COL), Jonathan Sterling (USA)

27 August 2017
22:00

Boxscore

Argentina	67–62	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:12–14,16–18,18–11,21–19
Pts:Deck16 Rebs:Deck6 Asts:Campazzo9		Pts:Cox16 Rebs:Cox,Graterol7 Asts:G. Vargas4

Estadio Osvaldo Casanova,Bahía Blanca,Argentina
Referees:Marcos Benito (BRA), Jesed Díaz (PUR), Krishna Domínguez (MEX)

28 August 2017
19:30

Boxscore

Canada	86–92(OT)	Argentina
Scoring by quarter:16–25,24–17,15–11, 24–26,Overtime:7–13
Pts:Heslip24 Rebs:Nicholson18 Asts:Rathan-Mayes5		Pts:Campazzo23 Rebs:Deck9 Asts:Campazzo6

Estadio Osvaldo Casanova,Bahía Blanca,Argentina
Referees:Marcos Benito (BRA), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Rodrigo Mejía (COL)

28 August 2017
22:00

Boxscore

Venezuela	86–84	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter:23–21,24–21,16–14, 23–28
Pts:Cox23 Rebs:Colmenares14 Asts:Cox,Guillént5		Pts:Hodge24 Rebs:Simmons6 Asts:Hodge7

Estadio Osvaldo Casanova,Bahía Blanca,Argentina
Referees:Julio Anaya (PAN), Jesed Díaz (PUR), Fabiano Huber (BRA)

29 August 2017
19:30

Boxscore

Venezuela	66–75	Canada
Scoring by quarter:16–13, 11–16,21–19, 18–27
Pts:Cox22 Rebs:Colmenares13 Asts:Guillént,G. Vargas4		Pts:Rathan-Mayes22 Rebs:Pierre11 Asts:Rathan-Mayes8

Estadio Osvaldo Casanova,Bahía Blanca,Argentina
Referees:Marcos Benito (BRA), Fabiano Huber (BRA), Jonathan Sterling (USA)

29 August 2017
22:00

Boxscore

Virgin Islands	58–104	Argentina
Scoring by quarter:10–29,17–19,17–35,14–21
Pts:Simmons13 Rebs:Adams10 Asts:Adams,Hart3		Pts:Redivo19 Rebs:Brussino6 Asts:Vildoza7

Estadio Osvaldo Casanova,Bahía Blanca,Argentina
Referees:Julio Anaya (PAN), Jesed Díaz (PUR), Rodrigo Mejía (COL),

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	243	178	+65	6	Advance tosemifinals
2	Uruguay(H)	3	2	1	211	199	+12	5
3	Dominican Republic	3	1	2	199	202	−3	4
4	Panama	3	0	3	188	262	−74	3

Source:FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H)Hosts

All times are local (UTC−3).

28 August 2017
18:00

Boxscore

United States	97–56	Panama
Scoring by quarter:27–10,22–15,21–13,27–18
Pts:Hilliard,Holmes17 Rebs:Plumlee12 Asts:Drew II7		Pts:Forbes19 Rebs:Bishop10 Asts:Forbes3

Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi,Montevideo,Uruguay
Referees:Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), José Melgarejo (COL)

28 August 2017
20:30

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	57–66	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter:7–23,25–9, 10–14,15–20
Pts:Santana 15 Rebs:Rojas,Santana 6 Asts:three players2		Pts:Granger23 Rebs:Batista9 Asts:Granger8

Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi,Montevideo,Uruguay
Referees:Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Fabricio Vito (ARG)

29 August 2017
18:00

Boxscore

Panama	64–86	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:22–27,19–18, 6–18,17–23
Pts:Bishop20 Rebs:Levy9 Asts:Carter4		Pts:Liz19 Rebs:Delgado13 Asts:Solano8

Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi,Montevideo,Uruguay
Referees:Fabricio Vito (ARG), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Fernando Oliveira (BRA)

29 August 2017
20:30

Boxscore

Uruguay	66–74	United States
Scoring by quarter:20–11, 12–23,18–16, 16–24
Pts:Batista22 Rebs:Batista14 Asts:Granger6		Pts:C. Williams16 Rebs:Warney14 Asts:Drew II,Munford4

Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi,Montevideo,Uruguay
Referees:Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Fernando Sampietro (ARG)

30 August 2017
18:00

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	56–72	United States
Scoring by quarter:13–20,15–18,12–16,16–18
Pts:Deleon15 Rebs:Rojas11 Asts:Deleon,Solano3		Pts:C. Williams15 Rebs:Warney9 Asts:Drew II,Marshall4

Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi,Montevideo,Uruguay
Referees:Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

30 August 2017
20:30

Boxscore

Panama	68–79	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter:15–20,14–22,15–29,24–8
Pts:Bishop19 Rebs:Carter14 Asts:Luzcando8		Pts:Granger20 Rebs:Granger6 Asts:Granger6

Palacio Contador Gastón Guelfi,Montevideo,Uruguay
Referees:Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Fernando Oliveira (BRA), Fabricio Vito (ARG)

Final round

Semifinals		Final

2 September

United States	90
		3 September
Virgin Islands	62
		United States	81
2 September
		Argentina	76
Argentina	84

Mexico	67
		Third place game

		3 September

		Virgin Islands	65

		Mexico	79

All times are local (UTC−3).

Semifinals

2 September 2017
18:30

Boxscore

United States	90–62	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter:22–10,22–17,18–15,28–20
Pts:Munford20 Rebs:Munford10 Asts:Drew II7		Pts:Martinez12 Rebs:three players5 Asts:Hodge,Rivera6

Orfeo Superdomo,Córdoba, Argentina
Referees:Julio Anaya (PAN), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)

2 September 2017
21:00

Boxscore

Argentina	84–67	Mexico
Scoring by quarter:21–18, 18–18,23–15,22–16
Pts:Garino20 Rebs:Brussino,Deck8 Asts:Campazzo9		Pts:Cruz19 Rebs:Benítez7 Asts:Cruz4

Orfeo Superdomo,Córdoba, Argentina
Referees:Jesed Díaz (PUR), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

Third place game

3 September 2017
18:30

Boxscore

Virgin Islands	65–79	Mexico
Scoring by quarter:7–20,19–19,23–22, 16–18
Pts:Hodge20 Rebs:Edwin7 Asts:three players3		Pts:Cruz22 Rebs:Hernández11 Asts:Pérez6

Orfeo Superdomo,Córdoba, Argentina
Referees:Jesed Díaz (PUR), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

Final

3 September 2017
21:00

Boxscore

United States	81–76	Argentina
Scoring by quarter:15–22,12–20,23–14,31–20
Pts:Warney21 Rebs:Warney7 Asts:Marshall7		Pts:Brussino26 Rebs:Garino8 Asts:Brussino6

Orfeo Superdomo,Córdoba, Argentina
Referees:Julio Anaya (PAN), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	United States	5–0
	Argentina	4–1
	Mexico	4–1
4	Virgin Islands	1–4
5	Puerto Rico	2–1
6	Uruguay	2–1
7	Dominican Republic	1–2
8	Canada	1–2
9	Venezuela	1–2
10	Brazil	1–2
11	Colombia	0–3
12	Panama	0–3

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Points^[7]

Name	PPG
John Cox	20.3
Jayson Granger	20.0
Léonardo Meindl	18.3
Francisco Cruz	16.8
Walter Hodge	16.8

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Andrew Nicholson	10.0
Néstor Colmenares	9.7
Sadiel Rojas	9.7
Jameel Warney	8.6
Ángel Delgado	8.3
Javier Carter
Esteban Batista

Assists

Name	APG
Fúlvio de Assis	7.0
Jayson Granger	6.7
Facundo Campazzo	6.6
Xavier Rathan-Mayes	6.3
Larry Drew II	5.0

Blocks

Name	BPG
Lorenzo Mata	2.0
Cuthbert Victor	2.0
Andrew Nicholson	1.7
Joel Anthony	1.3
Windi Graterol	1.3

Steals

Name	SPG
Michaell Jackson	2.7
Eugenio Luzcando	2.3
Ángel Rodríguez	2.3
Facundo Campazzo	2.2
Jorge Gutiérrez	2.2

Awards

2017 FIBA AmeriCup winners
United States Seventh title

Most Valuable Player^[8]
Jameel Warney

All-Tournament Team

References

^^a ^b ^c"Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay to host FIBA AmeriCup 2017".FIBA.com.5 April 2017. Archived fromthe originalon April 7, 2017.
^"USA crowned FIBA AmeriCup 2017 champions".FIBA.com.4 September 2017.
^"Mexico takes the Bronze".FIBA.com.4 September 2017.
^"Official Draw of FIBA AmeriCup 2017 set for Thursday".FIBA. 18 April 2017.Archivedfrom the original on July 4, 2022.
^"Draw results in for FIBA AmeriCup 2017".FIBA. 20 April 2017.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2017.
^"Virgin Islands reach FIBA AmeriCup semi-finals despite heavy defeat".29 August 2017.
^Statistics
^"Jameel Warney, FIBA AmeriCup 2017 MVP".FIBA.com.4 September 2017.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_VEN0.61026579263167-6] Virgin Islands 3 Pts, +10 PD; Canada 3 Pts, –3 PD; Venezuela 3 Pts, −7 PD

[hosts-1] "Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay to host FIBA AmeriCup 2017".FIBA.com.5 April 2017. Archived fromthe originalon April 7, 2017.

[2] "USA crowned FIBA AmeriCup 2017 champions".FIBA.com.4 September 2017.

[3] "Mexico takes the Bronze".FIBA.com.4 September 2017.

[4] "Official Draw of FIBA AmeriCup 2017 set for Thursday".FIBA. 18 April 2017.Archivedfrom the original on July 4, 2022.

[5] "Draw results in for FIBA AmeriCup 2017".FIBA. 20 April 2017.Archivedfrom the original on April 24, 2017.

[7] "Virgin Islands reach FIBA AmeriCup semi-finals despite heavy defeat".29 August 2017.

[8] Statistics

[9] "Jameel Warney, FIBA AmeriCup 2017 MVP".FIBA.com.4 September 2017.

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