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The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was won for the first time by the Venezuelan national basketball team. Venezuela and runner-up Argentina, qualified directly for the 2016 Olympics. They joined the FIBA Americas member, United States, who qualified for the Olympics by virtue of winning the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and they elected not to participate at this tournament; and FIBA Americas member, Brazil, who finished 9th in the tournament, but qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, the next three highest-finishing teams, qualified for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but none of them won their respective qualifying tournaments, therefore eliminating their 2016 Olympic hopes.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Mexico |
| City | Mexico City |
| Dates | 31 August – 12 September |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Venezuela (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place | Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Luis Scola |
| Top scorer | Luis Scola (21.1 points per game) |
| Official website | |
| www.fibaamericas.com | |
The tournament had great attendance every day, breaking FIBA Americas records, and had attendances of 20,000 people, at the third place and finals games.
On 7 August 2014 at the day of the 2014 Centrobasket final, FIBA Americas announced that Mexico was chosen as the host of the championship, over Brazil and Venezuela. The tournament was to be staged at the Monterrey Arena[1] but on 9 May 2015, the venue was moved to the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, and that the dates were also changed to 6 September to 12 September.[2]
| Mexico City | Location of the host city of the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. |
|---|---|
| Palacio de los Deportes | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | |
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The draw was held in Museum of Steel, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon on 25 March.[3] This was how the teams were seeded:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 255 | +54 | 8 | Advance to second round |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic |
4 | 2 | 2 | 304 | 291 | +13 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Panama |
4 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 308 | −7 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 3 | 275 | 303 | −28 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 |  Brazil |
4 | 1 | 3 | 258 | 290 | −32 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | Eliminated |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
31 August 14:30 |
| Uruguay |
71–57 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 15–12, 19–17, 25–16 | ||
| Pts: Fitipaldo 12 Rebs: Borsellino 8 Asts: Parodi 5 |
Pts: Marquinhos 21 Rebs: Marquinhos 9 Asts: Luz 4 | |
31 August 20:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
66–84 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 18–12, 15–30, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Sosa 18 Rebs: Sánchez 8 Asts: Sosa 4 |
Pts: Méndez 24 Rebs: Ayón 11 Asts: Toscano 7 | |
1 September 12:00 |
| Panama |
78–71 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 19–20, 21–12, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Hicks 21 Rebs: Lloreda 11 Asts: Gaskins 6 |
Pts: Fitipaldo 18 Rebs: Calfani 7 Asts: Osimani 7 | |
1 September 18:00 |
| Brazil |
71–65 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 29–16, 13–13, 13–20 | ||
| Pts: Marquinhos 17 Rebs: Batista 9 Asts: Benite 3 |
Pts: Feldeine 20 Rebs: Santana 10 Asts: Sosa 3 | |
2 September 12:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
83–66 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 16–24, 22–21, 19–5 | ||
| Pts: Feldeine 16 Rebs: Vargas 9 Asts: Sosa 6 |
Pts: Lloreda 16 Rebs: Lloreda 10 Asts: Gaskins 5 | |
2 September 20:30 |
| Mexico |
65–58 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 12–15, 18–11, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Ayón 27 Rebs: Ayón 13 Asts: J. Gutiérrez 4 |
Pts: Benite 23 Rebs: Lima 6 Asts: Fischer 4 | |
3 September 12:00 |
| Uruguay |
70–90 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 12–21, 22–23, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Fitipaldo 18 Rebs: Wachsmann 12 Asts: Fitipaldo, Aguiar 3 |
Pts: Feldeine 17 Rebs: Báez 7 Asts: Feldeine 5 | |
3 September 20:30 |
| Panama |
68–82 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 9–9, 19–35, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Lloreda 16 Rebs: Pomare, Garcés 7 Asts: Muñoz 6 |
Pts: Stoll 20 Rebs: Ayón 11 Asts: Stoll 7 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
4 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 305 | +53 | 8 | Advance to second round |
| 2 | Canada |
4 | 3 | 1 | 382 | 307 | +75 | 7 | |
| 3 | Venezuela |
4 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 274 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico |
4 | 1 | 3 | 332 | 338 | −6 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Cuba |
4 | 0 | 4 | 236 | 361 | −125 | 4 | Eliminated |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
31 August 12:00 |
| Cuba |
52–73 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 14–21, 16–18, 15–16 | ||
| Pts: Rivero 10 Rebs: Rivero 7 Asts: Granda 3 |
Pts: Guillént 14 Rebs: Graterol 5 Asts: Guillént 7 | |
31 August 18:00 |
| Argentina |
91–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 17–15, 33–28, 17–13 | ||
| Pts: Scola 22 Rebs: Scola 14 Asts: Campazzo 5 |
Pts: Barea 20 Rebs: Chaney 7 Asts: Barea 10 | |
1 September 14:30 |
| Canada |
87–94 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 22–29, 24–25, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Wiggins 13 Rebs: Olynyk 10 Asts: Joseph 7 |
Pts: Scola 35 Rebs: Scola 13 Asts: Campazzo 6 | |
1 September 20:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
91–61 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 23–14, 20–17, 24–13 | ||
| Pts: Barea 19 Rebs: Díaz 7 Asts: Barea 6 |
Pts: Rivero 20 Rebs: Haití 13 Asts: Haití 4 | |
2 September 14:30 |
| Cuba |
59–101 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 9–19, 22–22, 18–30 | ||
| Pts: Rivero 20 Rebs: Jústiz 8 Asts: Granda 6 |
Pts: Stauskas, Wiggins 15 Rebs: Doornekamp 9 Asts: Joseph 6 | |
2 September 18:00 |
| Venezuela |
74–63 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 23–15, 19–12, 12–14 | ||
| Pts: Graterol 13 Rebs: Cox 6 Asts: G. Vargas 6 |
Pts: Barea 20 Rebs: Clemente 5 Asts: Barea 5 | |
3 September 14:30 |
| Argentina |
96–64 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 12–13, 34–10, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: three players 11 Rebs: Nocioni 13 Asts: Laprovíttola 7 |
Pts: Rivero 25 Rebs: Jústiz 13 Asts: Haití 5 | |
3 September 18:00 |
| Canada |
82–62 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–13, 17–20, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Stauskas 16 Rebs: Bennett 10 Asts: Joseph 5 |
Pts: Lewis 17 Rebs: Colmenares 6 Asts: J. Vargas 3 | |
4 September 12:00 |
| Venezuela |
68–77 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 17–11, 20–28, 20–22 | ||
| Pts: G. Vargas 21 Rebs: Graterol 7 Asts: Colmenares 3 |
Pts: Scola 26 Rebs: Scola 10 Asts: Campazzo 6 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
7 | 6 | 1 | 707 | 572 | +135 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to final round |
| 2 | Argentina |
7 | 6 | 1 | 611 | 564 | +47 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Mexico (H) |
7 | 6 | 1 | 577 | 530 | +47 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Venezuela |
7 | 3 | 4 | 496 | 502 | −6 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
7 | 3 | 4 | 583 | 601 | −18 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
7 | 2 | 5 | 586 | 602 | −16 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Panama |
7 | 1 | 6 | 468 | 576 | −108 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 8 | Uruguay |
7 | 1 | 6 | 519 | 600 | −81 | 8[lower-alpha 3] |
All times are local (UTC−05:00).
6 September 12:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
68–72 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 15–19, 15–18, 25–15 | ||
| Pts: Sosa 21 Rebs: Sánchez 7 Asts: Sosa 5 |
Pts: Colmenares 19 Rebs: Ruiz 17 Asts: G. Vargas 6 | |
6 September 14:30 |
| Argentina |
90–87 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 19–25, 29–23, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Scola 26 Rebs: Scola 13 Asts: Campazzo 8 |
Pts: Calfani 20 Rebs: Calfani 17 Asts: Osimani 8 | |
6 September 18:00 |
| Canada |
103–66 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 22–13, 35–20, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Heslip 23 Rebs: Bennett, Olynyk 9 Asts: Stauskas 5 |
Pts: King 13 Rebs: Horne 6 Asts: Muñoz 6 | |
6 September 20:30 |
| Mexico |
92–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 23–21, 22–23, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Hernández 28 Rebs: Hernández, Ayón 12 Asts: J. Gutiérrez 9 |
Pts: Vassallo 27 Rebs: Díaz 7 Asts: Barea 10 | |
7 September 12:00 |
| Panama |
57–84 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 13–21, 10–25, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Hicks 15 Rebs: Garcés 11 Asts: Gaskins 2 |
Pts: Scola 16 Rebs: Nocioni 9 Asts: Campazzo 6 | |
7 September 14:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
98–92 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 20–9, 22–27, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Barea 37 Rebs: Barea 7 Asts: Barea 9 |
Pts: García 25 Rebs: Mendoza, Sánchez 6 Asts: Sosa, García 4 | |
7 September 18:00 |
| Uruguay |
82–109 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 10–28, 20–29, 30–23 | ||
| Pts: Borsellino 15 Rebs: Wachsmann 4 Asts: Fitipaldo 5 |
Pts: Wiggins 18 Rebs: Nicholson 10 Asts: Joseph, Nicholson 6 | |
7 September 20:30 |
| Venezuela |
70–73 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 21–16, 20–23, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: Cox 22 Rebs: Colmenares 10 Asts: Cubillán 3 |
Pts: J. Gutiérrez 20 Rebs: Ayón 11 Asts: J. Gutiérrez 4 | |
8 September 12:00 |
| Argentina |
92–84 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–20, 28–23, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Nocioni 25 Rebs: Scola 14 Asts: Scola 6 |
Pts: Sosa 24 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: García 5 | |
8 September 14:30 |
| Venezuela |
75–77 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–22, 8–17, 26–18 | ||
| Pts: J. Vargas 17 Rebs: Ruiz 7 Asts: J. Vargas 10 |
Pts: Newsome 20 Rebs: Calfani 7 Asts: Fitipaldo 7 | |
8 September 18:00 |
| Panama |
71–78 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 16–20, 14–15, 15-27 | ||
| Pts: Gaskins 29 Rebs: Garcés 10 Asts: Lloreda 3 |
Pts: Barea 15 Rebs: Clemente 7 Asts: Rivera 4 | |
8 September 20:30 |
| Mexico |
73–94 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 13–26, 22–22, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Cruz 13 Rebs: Ayón, I. Gutiérrez 7 Asts: Stoll 6 |
Pts: Wiggins 17 Rebs: Ejim 8 Asts: Joseph 6 | |
9 September 12:00 |
| Panama |
62–75 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 13–19, 17–19, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: Hicks 20 Rebs: Garcés 12 Asts: Gaskins 5 |
Pts: Cox 21 Rebs: Colmenares 10 Asts: G. Vargas 6 | |
9 September 14:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
103–120 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–36, 28–29, 26–31, 31–24 | ||
| Pts: Suero 19 Rebs: Suero 6 Asts: Flores 7 |
Pts: Joseph 17 Rebs: Olynyk 9 Asts: Joseph 7 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Canada | 78 | |||||
| 12 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Venezuela | 79 | |||||
| Venezuela | 76 | |||||
| 11 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Argentina | 71 | |||||
| Argentina | 78 | |||||
| Mexico | 70 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 September — Mexico City | ||||||
| Canada | 87 | |||||
| Mexico | 86 | |||||
Finalists qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, while losing semifinalists qualify to the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men | |
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as host nation |
| Rank | Team | Record | FIBA World Rankings | ||
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| Before | After | Change | |||
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Venezuela |
6–4 | 27 | 22 | 5 |
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Argentina |
8–2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
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Canada |
8–2 | 25 | 26 | -1 |
| 4 | Mexico |
7–3 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
4–4 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic |
2–6 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Panama |
2–6 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| 8 | Uruguay |
2–6 | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| 9 | Brazil |
1–3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Cuba |
0–4 | T-58 | 45 | 13 |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship winners |
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 Venezuela First title |
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