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2003 Tournament of the Americas

Basketball tournament

Basketball tournament

FieldValue
tourney_name2003 Tournament of the Americas
image2003 Tournament of the Americas.jpg
size280px
countryPuerto Rico
datesAugust 20–31
num_teams10
venues1
cities1
championUnited States
count5
secondArgentina
thirdPuerto Rico
fourthCanada
mvpCAN Steve Nash
top_scorerMEX Omar Quintero
(21.1 points per game)
prevseason2001
nextseason2005

(21.1 points per game) The 2003 Tournament of the Americas in basketball, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was hosted by Puerto Rico, from August 20 to August 31, 2003. The games were played in San Juan, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The United States won the tournament, the country's fifth AmeriCup championship.

Venues

All games were played at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.

San Juan
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
Capacity: 10,000
[[Image:Roberto Clemente Coliseum.JPG150px]]

Qualification

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2003; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.

The draw split the tournament into two groups: Group A

Group B

Format

  • 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 winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both were granted berths in the 2004 Olympic Tournament in Athens. The losers figure in a third-place playoff where the winner was granted the third berth.

Tie-breaking criteria

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Squads

Main article: 2003 Tournament of the Americas squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

:Times given below are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4).

Group A

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Group B

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Quarterfinal group

Qualified for the semifinals

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. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals.

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Knockout stage

|August 30, 2003 – 20:00|Argentina Argentina|88|Canada Canada|72 |August 30, 2003 – 22:00|USA United States|87|Puerto Rico Puerto Rico|71 |August 31, 2003 – 22:00|Argentina Argentina|73|USA United States|106 |August 31, 2003 – 20:00|Canada Canada|66|Puerto Rico Puerto Rico|79

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Awards

  • Topscorer: MEX Omar Quintero 169 pts
Most Valuable Player
CAN Steve Nash

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points

Pos.NamePPG
1MEX Omar Quintero21.1
2VEN Víctor Díaz19.1
3CAN Rowan Barrett18.1
4USA Tim Duncan15.6
5DOM Franklin Western14.6
6MEX Eduardo Nájera14.5
7USA Allen Iverson14.3
7VEN Óscar Torres14.3
9ARG Manu Ginóbili14.1
10BRA Nenê13.3

Rebounds

Pos.NameRPG
1BRA Nenê9.1
2USA Tim Duncan8.0
3MEX Jesus Benítez7.9
4MEX Eduardo Nájera6.7
5PUR José Ortiz6.3
6CAN Greg Newton6.2
6USA Jermaine O'Neal6.2
8VEN Óscar Torres6.0
8DOM José Vargas6.0
10DOM Jaime Peterson5.7

Assists

Pos.NameAPG
1CAN Steve Nash6.6
2USA Jason Kidd5.0
3USA Mike Bibby4.8
4PUR Carlos Arroyo4.7
5ARG Manu Ginóbili4.4
6ARG Juan Ignacio Sánchez3.8
6USA Allen Iverson3.8
8PUR José Ortiz3.5
8MEX Eduardo Nájera3.5
10USA Tim Duncan3.4
10BRA Válter da Silva3.4

Steals

Pos.NameSPG
1MEX Omar Quintero1.9
2VEN Óscar Torres1.8
3PUR Larry Ayuso1.6
3USA Allen Iverson1.6
3DOM Franklin Western1.6
6USA Mike Bibby1.5
6ARG Luis Scola1.5
7BRA Marcelinho Machado1.5
7BRA Anderson Varejão1.5
10MEX Eduardo Nájera1.5

Blocks

Pos.NameBPG
1PUR José Ortiz2.1
1BRA Anderson Varejão2.1
3USA Tim Duncan1.6
4DOM Jaime Peterson1.3
5USA Jermaine O'Neal1.2
5BRA Nenê1.1
7PUR Daniel Santiago1.0
8USA Kenyon Martin0.9
8VEN Rosmel Blanco0.9
10BRA Tiago Splitter0.8

Minutes

Pos.NameMPG
1MEX Omar Quintero33.3
2VEN Víctor Díaz30.5
2MEX Víctor Mariscal30.5
4PUR Carlos Arroyo29.7
5MEX Horacio Llamas28.0
6DOM Franklin Western27.8
7MEX Eduardo Nájera27.7
7VEN Luis Julio27.3
9BRA Nenê27.0
10ARG Manu Ginóbili26.2

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsBRA Marcelinho Machado39
Rebounds8 Players14
Assists7 Players10
StealsUSA Mike Bibby
MEX Eduardo Nájera5
BlocksPUR José Ortiz7
TurnoversUSA Allen Iverson8

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG

Pos.NamePPG
1****101.7
288.6
387.6
485.1
584.9

Defensive PPG

Pos.NamePPG
1****70.8
275.6
383.6
487.0
587.2

Rebounds

Pos.NameRPG
1****39.2
238.8
237.5
436.5
535.7

Assists

Pos.NameAPG
1****29.3
221.8
320.4
419.9
518.5

Steals

Pos.NameSPG
1****10.1
29.7
38.5
48.4
57.3

Blocks

Pos.NameBPG
1****5.5
24.9
34.4
43.0
52.8

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points113
Rebounds53
Assists26
Steals40
Blocks
9
Field goal percentage(2 times)65.6%
3-point field goal percentage77.8%
Free throw percentage93.3%
Turnovers
25

Final standings

Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
RankTeamRecord
10–0
6–4
6–4
45–5
54–4
64–4
73–5
82–6
90–4
100–4
** Allen Iverson
Jason Kidd
Tracy McGrady
Jermaine O'Neal
Vince Carter
Nick Collison
Mike Bibby
Kenyon Martin
Ray Allen
Tim Duncan
Elton Brand
Richard Jefferson**Juan Ignacio Sánchez
Manu Ginóbili
Alejandro Montecchia
Fabricio Oberto
Lucas Victoriano
Gabriel Fernández
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Luis Scola
Federico Kammerichs
Andrés Nocioni
Leandro Palladino
Rubén WolkowyskiJosé Ortiz
Eddie Casiano
Bobby Joe Hatton
Carlos Arroyo
Rick Apodaca
Raymond Dalmau
Larry Ayuso
Antonio Latimer
Rolando Hourruitiner
Sharif Fajardo
Jorge Rivera
Daniel SantiagoNovell Thomas
Denham Brown
Prosper Karangwa
Steve Nash
Shawn Swords
Rowan Barrett
Greg Francis
Andrew Kwiatkowski
Jesse Young
Peter Guarasci
Michael King
Greg Newton

References

References

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