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 Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Capacity: 8,000
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 ArgentinaArgentina reaches insurance deal for NBA stars ,MarDelPlata2011.com. Retrieved July 30, 2011. and Puerto RicoArroyo insurance is finalized , MarDelPlata2011.com. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 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.Barbosa will not play at Mar del Plata MarDelPlata2011.com. Retrieved July 30, 2011. Nash has retired from international play. Thompson and Magloire were not called up for Canada's national team.The SMNT'S Road To The 2011 FIBA Americas Championship For Men Canada Basketball. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 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
Draw The draw took place on January 27, 2011ARG - 2011 FIBA Americas Championship draw today, FIBA.com. Accessed April 1, 2012. at the NH Gran Hotel ProvincialFIBA Americas – The groups for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship were drawn: , mardelplata2011.com (Official site of the tournament). Accessed April 1, 2012. 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 (3) (16) (23) (15) (30) (25) (28) (22) (NR) (NR)
Note NR – Not Ranked
Preliminary round
Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie 431333296+3771–0431328302+2670–1422381351+3061–0422312306+660–1404274373−994
All times local (UTC−3)
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts440341248+938431348266+827 422271287−166413287352−655404259353−944
All times local (UTC−3)
Second round Advanced to semifinalsQualified for 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying TournamentEliminated in Second Round
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie761585493+92131–0761602473+129130–1752571523+4812743539543−411734652641+1110725514561−479716482560−7881–0716496647−15180–1
All times local (UTC−3)
Final round
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Awards
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points Pos. Name PPG 1 Luis Scola 21.4 2 Greivis Vásquez 19.3 3 Al Horford 19.0 4 Gary Forbes 16.6 5 Manu Ginóbili 15.8 6 Rubén Garcés 15.9 7 Jaime Lloreda 15.9 8 Carlos Arroyo 15.0 9 Jack Michael Martínez 14.5 10 David Cubillan 13.1
Rebounds Pos. Name RPG 1 Jack Michael Martínez 12.1 2 Rubén Garcés 11.3 3 José Manuel Fabio 9.8 4 Esteban Batista 9.5 5 Al Horford 9.2 6 Tiago Splitter 6.6 7 Andrés Nocioni 6.5 8 Luis Scola 6.3 9 Jaime Lloreda 6.1 10 Windi Graterol 5.4
Assists Pos. Name APG 1 Greivis Vásquez 5.8 2 Marcelinho Huertas 5.0 3 Pablo Prigioni 4.7 4 David Cubillan 4.9 5 José Juan Barea 4.2 6 Manu Ginóbili 4.0 7 Carlos Arroyo 3.7 8 Panchi Barrera 3.5 9 Al Horford 3.1 10 Luis Flores 2.7
Steals Pos. Name SPG 1 Juan Pablo Piñeiro 2.5 2 Danilo Pinnock 2.4 3 Al Horford 1.9 4 Carlos Delfino 1.8 5 Panchi Barrera 1.8 6 Renaldo Balkman 1.7 7 Leandro García Morales 1.7 8 Manu Ginóbili 1.5 8 Pablo Prigioni 1.5 10 Andrés Rodríguez 1.2 10 José Juan Barea 1.2
Blocks Pos. Name BPG 1 Guillermo Araujo 2.0 2 Joel Anthony 1.7 3 Federico Kammerichs 1.4 4 Francisco García 1.3 5 Al Horford 1.0 6 Renaldo Balkman 0.9 7 Tiago Splitter 0.8 8 Windi Graterol 0.8 9 Luis Scola 0.6 9 Ángel Álamo 0.6
Individual Game Highs Department Name Total OpponentPoints Gary Forbes 39 Rebounds Rubén Garcés 17 Assists Panchi Barrera 11 Steals Leandro García Morales 8 Blocks Joel Anthony Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Renaldo Balkman Federico Kammerichs 4 Field goal percentage Guilherme Giovannoni 100% (7/7) 3-point field goal percentage Ricky Sánchez Guilherme Giovannoni 100% (4/4) Free throw percentage Enrique Javier Martínez Óscar Torres Manu Ginóbili Jermaine Anderson Luis Scola 100% (8/8) Turnovers Marcelinho Huertas 10
Team Tournament Highs
Offensive PPG Pos. Name PPG 1 94.8 2 84.7 3 84.0 4 83.6 5 80.8 6 74.8 7 73.1 8 70.1 9 68.5 10 64.8
Defensive PPG Pos. Name PPG 1 67.9 2 73.2 3 76.2 4 77.5 5 77.9 6 78.3 7 88.2 8 88.8 9 91.6 10 93.2
Rebounds Pos. Name RPG 1 36.2 2 34.1 3 34.1 4 33.6 5 33.1 6 32.4 7 32.1 8 30.5 9 29.3 10 27.0
Assists Pos. Name APG 1 18.1 2 17.6 3 17.2 4 14.8 5 13.4 6 11.6 7 10.8 8 9.9 9 8.0 10 6.8
Steals Pos. Name SPG 1 9.1 2 8.9 3 8.0 4 7.7 5 6.3 6 6.0 7 5.8 8 5.3 9 5.2 10 4.3
Blocks Pos. Name BPG 1 3.8 2 3.5 3 3.3 4 3.3 5 2.3 6 2.2 7 2.0 8 1.8 9 1.5 10 1.3
Team Game highs Department Name Total OpponentPoints 111 Rebounds 48 Assists 32 Steals 16 Blocks 7 Field goal percentage 80.6% (29/36) 3-point field goal percentage 64.3% (18/28) Free throw percentage 100% (15/15) Turnovers 27
Final ranking Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Qualified for the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. RankTeamRecord 9–1 8–2 6–4 46–4 54–4 63–5 72–6 82–6 90–4100–4
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 Splitter Edgar Sosa Charlie Villanueva Kelvin Peña Luis Flores Manuel Fortuna Francisco García Al Horford Elys Guzmán Orlando Sánchez Eulis Báez Ronald Ramon Jack Michael Martínez Javier 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 – Marcelinho Huertas G – Carlos Arroyo F – Manu Ginóbili F – Luis Scola (Tournament MVP) C – Al Horford
See also 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women
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