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2011 FIBA Americas Championship

FieldValue
imageOuutv7u7.jpg
cityMar del Plata
countryArgentina
datesAugust 30 – September 11
num_teams10
venues1
cities1
championArgentina
count2
secondBrazil
thirdDominican Republic
fourthPuerto Rico
mvpARG Luis Scola
top_scorerARG Luis Scola
(21.4 points per game)
prevseason[2009](2009-fiba-americas-championship)
nextseason[2013](2013-fiba-americas-championship)

(21.4 points per game)

The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from August 30 to September 11, 2011. Argentina won the title, defeating Brazil, 80–75, in the final match. This was the country's second AmeriCup championship.

Host

FIBA Americas named Mar del Plata, Argentina the host of the 2011 competition on May 24, 2010 at a meeting in San Juan. Games were played at Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, which seats more than 8,000 fans. Toronto and Rio de Janeiro also bid for the tournament before FIBA awarded the competition to then world number-one ranked Argentina. Toronto was eliminated in the first round of voting before Mar del Plata beat Rio de Janeiro in the final round 13 votes to 3.

Venue

Mar del Plata
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Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
Capacity: 8,000
[[File:Polideportivo-partido-1.jpg150pxcenter]]

Qualification

The ten teams originally selected to receive invitations for the tournament were the host team, the top three finishers at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship, the top two teams in the North America Sub-Zone, and the top four finishers at 2010 Centrobasket. Because the host country, Argentina, came in second at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship, the fourth place team (Venezuela) at the championship was also invited. After the United States (the only team other than Canada in the North America Sub-Zone) automatically qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning the 2010 FIBA World Championship, they withdrew from the tournament. The fifth place team at the 2010 South American Basketball Championship (Paraguay) was then invited to participate.

Below is the final list of participants in the tournament:

South American Sub-Zone (South American Basketball Championship 2010):

    • North America Sub-Zone:

    • Central American and Caribbean Zone (2010 Centrobasket):

    NBA lockout

    Due to the 2011 NBA lockout, insurance costs for players affiliated with teams of the National Basketball Association to play overseas would no longer be afforded by the league and would have to be taken care of by their corresponding national federations. Some national teams, such as the host nation Argentina and Puerto Rico took steps to resolve the issue. Below is a list of players whose participation in the tournament was at least potentially affected:

      • Carlos Delfino (Milwaukee Bucks)
      • Manu Ginóbili (San Antonio Spurs)
      • Andrés Nocioni (Philadelphia 76ers)
      • Luis Scola (Houston Rockets)
      • Leandro Barbosa (Toronto Raptors)
      • Nenê Hilário (Denver Nuggets)
      • Tiago Splitter (San Antonio Spurs)
      • Anderson Varejão (Cleveland Cavaliers)
      • Joel Anthony (Miami Heat)
      • Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns)
      • Andy Rautins (New York Knicks)
      • Tristan Thompson (Cleveland Cavaliers)
      • Jamaal Magloire (Miami Heat)
      • Francisco García (Sacramento Kings)
      • Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks)
      • Charlie Villanueva (Detroit Pistons)
      • Gary Forbes (Denver Nuggets)
      • Carlos Arroyo (Boston Celtics)
      • Renaldo Balkman (New York Knicks)
      • José Juan Barea (Dallas Mavericks)
      • Greivis Vásquez (Memphis Grizzlies)

    Notes:

    • Barbosa decided not to participate in the tournament.
    • Nash has retired from international play.
    • Thompson and Magloire were not called up for Canada's national team.
    • Nenê decided not to participate in the tournament.
    • Varejão was unavailable for the tournament due to injury.

    Format

    The ten teams are split into two groups. The best four teams of each group advance to the second round, where the teams play against the four teams from the other group; each team carries over all points earned during the first round, except for those earned in the match against the team that was eliminated. The best four teams of this group advance to the semifinals.

    The two winners in the semifinals automatically qualify for the Olympics. The remaining three teams from the second round plus seven teams from other continents play the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, where the top three qualify for the Olympics.

    Squads

    Main article: 2011 FIBA Americas Championship squads

    Draw

    The draw took place on January 27, 2011 at the NH Gran Hotel Provincial in Mar del Plata. Notable ESPN Latin America announcer Álvaro Martin conducted the ceremony while FIBA Americas Secretary General Alberto Garcia and a number of sports figures drew the teams. The ten participating squads were paired in five pots, where the first draw from each pot would go to Group A and the second to Group B. Teams were paired according to their world rankings for balance purposes. Being the host, Argentina had the opportunity to choose their group.

    Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5

    ;Note:

    • NR – Not Ranked

    Preliminary round

    Group A

    TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
    431333296+37**7**1–0
    431328302+26**7**0–1
    422381351+30**6**1–0
    422312306+6**6**0–1
    404274373−99**4**

    All times local (UTC−3)

    Group B

    TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
    440341248+93**8**
    431348266+82**7**
    422271287−16**6**
    413287352−65**5**
    404259353−94**4**

    All times local (UTC−3)

    Second round

    Eliminated in Second Round
    TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
    761585493+92**13**1–0
    761602473+129**13**0–1
    752571523+48**12**
    743539543−4**11**
    734652641+11**10**
    725514561−47**9**
    716482560−78**8**1–0
    716496647−151**8**0–1

    All times local (UTC−3)

    Final round

    |September 10||83||76 |September 10||81||79 |September 11||75||80 |September 11||103||89

    Semifinals

    Third place game

    Final

    Awards

    Statistical leaders

    Individual Tournament Highs

    Points

    Pos.NamePPG
    **1**ARG **Luis Scola****21.4**
    **2**VEN Greivis Vásquez19.3
    **3**DOM Al Horford19.0
    **4**PAN Gary Forbes16.6
    **5**ARG Manu Ginóbili15.8
    **6**PAN Rubén Garcés15.9
    **7**PAN Jaime Lloreda15.9
    **8**PUR Carlos Arroyo15.0
    **9**DOM Jack Michael Martínez14.5
    **10**VEN David Cubillan13.1

    Rebounds

    Pos.NameRPG
    **1**DOM **Jack Michael Martínez****12.1**
    **2**PAN Rubén Garcés11.3
    **3**PAR José Manuel Fabio9.8
    **4**URU Esteban Batista9.5
    **5**DOM Al Horford9.2
    **6**BRA Tiago Splitter6.6
    **7**ARG Andrés Nocioni6.5
    **8**ARG Luis Scola6.3
    **9**PAN Jaime Lloreda6.1
    **10**VEN Windi Graterol5.4

    Assists

    Pos.NameAPG
    **1**VEN **Greivis Vásquez****5.8**
    **2**BRA Marcelinho Huertas5.0
    **3**ARG Pablo Prigioni4.7
    **4**VEN David Cubillan4.9
    **5**PUR José Juan Barea4.2
    **6**ARG Manu Ginóbili4.0
    **7**PUR Carlos Arroyo3.7
    **8**URU Panchi Barrera3.5
    **9**DOM Al Horford3.1
    **10**DOM Luis Flores2.7

    Steals

    Pos.NameSPG
    **1**CUB **Juan Pablo Piñeiro****2.5**
    **2**PAN Danilo Pinnock2.4
    **3**DOM Al Horford1.9
    **4**ARG Carlos Delfino1.8
    **5**URU Panchi Barrera1.8
    **6**PUR Renaldo Balkman1.7
    **7**URU Leandro García Morales1.7
    **8**ARG Manu Ginóbili1.5
    **8**ARG Pablo Prigioni1.5
    **10**PUR Andrés Rodríguez1.2
    **10**PUR José Juan Barea1.2

    Blocks

    Pos.NameBPG
    **1**PAR **Guillermo Araujo****2.0**
    **2**CAN Joel Anthony1.7
    **3**ARG Federico Kammerichs1.4
    **4**DOM Francisco García1.3
    **5**DOM Al Horford1.0
    **6**PUR Renaldo Balkman0.9
    **7**BRA Tiago Splitter0.8
    **8**VEN Windi Graterol0.8
    **9**ARG Luis Scola0.6
    **9**PUR Ángel Álamo0.6
    Pos.NameMPG
    **1**''''''
    **2**
    **3**
    **4**
    **5**

    --

    Individual Game Highs

    DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
    PointsPAN Gary Forbes39
    ReboundsPAN Rubén Garcés17
    AssistsURU Panchi Barrera11
    StealsURU Leandro García Morales8
    BlocksCAN Joel Anthony
    ARG Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
    PUR Renaldo Balkman
    ARG Federico Kammerichs4
    Field goal percentageBRA Guilherme Giovannoni100% (7/7)
    3-point field goal percentagePUR Ricky Sánchez
    BRA Guilherme Giovannoni100% (4/4)
    Free throw percentagePAR Enrique Javier Martínez
    VEN Óscar Torres
    ARG Manu Ginóbili
    CAN Jermaine Anderson
    ARG Luis Scola100% (8/8)
    TurnoversBRA Marcelinho Huertas10

    Team Tournament Highs

    Offensive PPG

    Pos.NamePPG
    **1********94.8**
    284.7
    384.0
    483.6
    580.8
    674.8
    773.1
    870.1
    968.5
    1064.8

    Defensive PPG

    Pos.NamePPG
    **1********67.9**
    273.2
    376.2
    477.5
    577.9
    678.3
    788.2
    888.8
    991.6
    1093.2

    Rebounds

    Pos.NameRPG
    **1********36.2**
    234.1
    334.1
    433.6
    533.1
    632.4
    732.1
    830.5
    929.3
    1027.0

    Assists

    Pos.NameAPG
    **1********18.1**
    217.6
    317.2
    414.8
    513.4
    611.6
    710.8
    89.9
    98.0
    106.8

    Steals

    Pos.NameSPG
    **1********9.1**
    28.9
    38.0
    47.7
    56.3
    66.0
    75.8
    85.3
    95.2
    104.3

    Blocks

    Pos.NameBPG
    **1********3.8**
    23.5
    33.3
    43.3
    52.3
    62.2
    72.0
    81.8
    91.5
    101.3

    Team Game highs

    DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
    Points111
    Rebounds
    48
    Assists32
    Steals16
    Blocks7
    Field goal percentage80.6% (29/36)
    3-point field goal percentage64.3% (18/28)
    Free throw percentage100% (15/15)
    Turnovers27

    Final ranking

    Qualified for the [2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament](2012-fiba-world-olympic-qualifying-tournament-for-men).
    RankTeamRecord
    9–1
    8–2
    6–4
    46–4
    54–4
    63–5
    72–6
    82–6
    90–4
    100–4
    ** Luis Scola
    Manu Ginóbili
    Pepe Sánchez
    Fabricio Oberto
    Pablo Prigioni
    Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
    Carlos Delfino
    Paolo Quinteros
    Martín Leiva
    Andrés Nocioni
    Hernán Jasen
    Federico Kammerichs**Marcelinho Machado
    Nezinho dos Santos
    Rafael Luz
    Augusto César Lima
    Vítor Benite
    Marcelinho Huertas
    Alex Garcia
    Rafael Hettsheimeir
    Guilherme Giovannoni
    Caio Torres
    Marcus Vinicius
    Tiago SplitterEdgar Sosa
    Charlie Villanueva
    Kelvin Peña
    Luis Flores
    Manuel Fortuna
    Francisco García
    Al Horford
    Elys Guzmán
    Orlando Sánchez
    Eulis Báez
    Ronald Ramon
    Jack Michael MartínezJavier Mojica
    José Juan Barea
    John Holland
    Carlos Arroyo
    Bimbo Carmona
    Ángel Álamo
    Andrés Rodríguez
    Ricky Sánchez
    Manuel Narvaez
    Renaldo Balkman
    Alex Galindo
    Daniel Santiago

    All-Tournament Team

    G – BRA Marcelinho Huertas

    G – PUR Carlos Arroyo

    F – ARG Manu Ginóbili

    F – ARG Luis Scola (Tournament MVP)

    C – DOM Al Horford

    References

    References

    1. (May 24, 2010). "Argentina to host 2011 FIBA Americas Championship; Muratore elected". FIBA.com.
    2. link. (March 28, 2012 ,''MarDelPlata2011.com''. Retrieved July 30, 2011.)
    3. (April 2019)
    4. link. (March 28, 2012 ''MarDelPlata2011.com''. Retrieved July 30, 2011.)
    5. Buffery, Steve. (July 19, 2011). "Calling Steve Nash, Canada needs you!". [[Toronto Sun]].
    6. link. (October 3, 2011 ''Canada Basketball''. Retrieved July 30, 2011.)
    7. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200304/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/arti.asp?newsid=45640 ARG - 2011 FIBA Americas Championship draw today], FIBA.com. Accessed April 1, 2012.
    8. link. (January 28, 2013 , mardelplata2011.com (Official site of the tournament). Accessed April 1, 2012.)
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