Basketball at the 1971 Pan American Games

The men's basketball tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was held from July 31 to August 12, 1971 in Cali, Colombia.

Men's competition

Participating nations Group AGroup BGroup C

Preliminary round Group APtsPldWLPFPADiff 8 4 4 0 347 317 +30 7 4 3 1 311 278 +33 6 4 2 2 300 275 +25 5 4 1 3 266 318 –52 4 4 0 4 267 303 –36

Group BPtsPldWLPFPADiff 6 3 3 0 — — — 5 3 2 1 — — — 4 3 1 2 — — — 3 3 0 3 — — —

Group CPtsPldWLPFPADiff † 4 3 2 1 287 205 +82 † 4 3 2 1 252 208 +44 4 3 2 1 278 200 +78 3 3 0 3 170 374 –204

†Brazil, Cuba and the United States all finished the preliminary stage with identical 2–1 records. The United States was eliminated, however, on the basis of margins of victory in head-to-head games among the teams tied for first.

Final round

Final ranking RANKTEAM 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Medalists

Awards

References

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