2022 FIBA AmeriCup

The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup was the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the quadrennial international men's basketball championship organized by FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Recife, Brazil, as Brasília was dropped as a second host city months before the tournament.^[1] It was originally scheduled to take place in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to 2 to 11 September 2022.^[2][3]

2022 FIBA AmeriCup

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
City	Recife
Dates	2–11 September
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played	26
MVP	Gabriel Deck
Top scorer	Gabriel Deck (21.2 points per game)
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The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup concluded with Argentina winning the final against Brazil to win their third title.^[4] The United States secured the bronze medal with a victory over Canada.^[5]

Qualified teams

Main article: 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification

Twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.^[6]

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	App	Last	Best placement in tournament
Brazil	Group B top three	28 November 2020	19th	2017	Champions (1984, 1988, 2005, 2009)
Panama			13th		Fourth place (1984)
United States	Group D top three	30 November 2020	11th		Champions (1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Dominican Republic	Group C top three	19 February 2021	14th		Third place (2011)
Mexico	Group D top three		15th		Champions (2013)
Canada	Group C top three	20 February 2021	19th		Runners-up (1980, 1999)
Puerto Rico	Group D top three		19th		Champions (1980, 1989, 1995)
Uruguay	Group B top three	21 February 2021	18th		Runners-up (1984)
Venezuela	Group A top three		17th		Champions (2015)
Argentina			19th		Champions (2001, 2011)
Colombia		22 February 2021	2nd		Eleventh place (2017)
Virgin Islands	Group C top three	4 March 2021	6th		Fourth place (2017)

Draw

The draw took place on 29 March 2022 in Miami, United States.^[1][7][8]

Pot 1 Team Pos  United States 1  Argentina 7  Brazil 14

Pot 2 Team Pos  Venezuela 17  Canada 18  Puerto Rico 19

Pot 3 Team Pos  Dominican Republic 20  Mexico 24  Uruguay 40

Pot 4 Team Pos  Panama 49  Virgin Islands 57  Colombia 66

Squads

Main article: 2022 FIBA AmeriCup squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).^[9]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil (H)	3	3	0	248	189	+59	6	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Canada	3	2	1	209	211	−2	5
3	Colombia	3	1	2	191	226	−35	4
4	Uruguay	3	0	3	208	230	−22	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

2 September 2022 13:40

Boxscore

Uruguay	64–70	Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 15–15, 16–17, 8–20
Pts: Ubal 27 Rebs: Batista 7 Asts: Rodríguez 4		Pts: Echenique, Palacios 17 Rebs: Echenique 11 Asts: Roque 4

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Jenna Reneau (USA)

2 September 2022 20:10

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Brazil	72–63	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 15–9, 18–22, 22–17
Pts: Santos 13 Rebs: Meindl 9 Asts: De Paula 4		Pts: Banton 20 Rebs: Banton 11 Asts: Kennedy 2

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Daniel García (VEN)

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3 September 2022 17:40

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Canada	84–78	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 25–18, 12–24, 30–17
Pts: Blair 23 Rebs: Banton 5 Asts: Banton 6		Pts: Rodríguez 21 Rebs: Iglesias 5 Asts: Parodi, Rodríguez 6

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Blanca Burns (USA)

3 September 2022 20:10

Boxscore

Colombia	60–100	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 12–23, 6–27, 20–25
Pts: Trocha-Morelos 16 Rebs: Echenique 5 Asts: Atencia 7		Pts: Dias, Santos 14 Rebs: Lima 9 Asts: Santos 6

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Jenna Reneau (USA), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX)

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5 September 2022 11:10

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Colombia	61–62	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 22–9, 16–12, 7–20
Pts: Echenique 18 Rebs: Tello 10 Asts: Atencia, Rojas 4		Pts: Banton 20 Rebs: Pandi 7 Asts: Banton 5

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Jenna Reneau (USA), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX)

5 September 2022 20:10

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Brazil	76–66	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 19–17, 22–13, 19–10
Pts: Felício 14 Rebs: Felício 9 Asts: Huertas 7		Pts: Parodi 17 Rebs: Batista, Serres 4 Asts: Parodi, Rodríguez 4

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	284	226	+58	6	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	250	254	−4	5
3	Dominican Republic	3	1	2	237	236	+1	4
4	Virgin Islands	3	0	3	193	248	−55	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

3 September 2022 11:10

Boxscore

Puerto Rico	88–82	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 23–23, 23–21, 19–26
Pts: Conditt, Waters 20 Rebs: Romero 10 Asts: Waters 7		Pts: Feliz 22 Rebs: Delgado 6 Asts: Bautista 4

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Diego Chiconato (BRA)

3 September 2022 13:40

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Virgin Islands	62–95	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 8–23, 13–21, 17–22
Pts: Aska 13 Rebs: Aska, Hansen 6 Asts: Milligan 4		Pts: Laprovíttola 18 Rebs: Brussino 10 Asts: Campazzo 9

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Andreia Silva (BRA)

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4 September 2022 17:40

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	77–58	Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 16–9, 18–20, 21–15
Pts: Feliz 18 Rebs: Delgado 10 Asts: Suero 5		Pts: Aska, Hansen 10 Rebs: Jules 5 Asts: Bloodman 3

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Andreia Silva (BRA)

4 September 2022 20:10

Boxscore

Argentina	99–86	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 28–23, 28–20, 24–22
Pts: Deck 27 Rebs: Deck 9 Asts: Campazzo 15		Pts: Ortiz 21 Rebs: Conditt 7 Asts: Waters 9

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Daniel García (VEN)

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6 September 2022 17:40

Boxscore

Virgin Islands	73–76	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 26–24, 19–15, 21–16
Pts: Nesbitt 26 Rebs: Aska 8 Asts: Nesbitt 5		Pts: Romero 23 Rebs: Romero 11 Asts: Waters 7

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Daniel García (VEN), Andreia Silva (BRA)

6 September 2022 20:10

Boxscore

Dominican Republic	78–90	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 16–23, 20–18, 18–24
Pts: Delgado 20 Rebs: Delgado 10 Asts: three players 4		Pts: Deck 24 Rebs: Deck 6 Asts: Campazzo 8

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carlos Vélez (COL)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	2	1	256	180	+76	5	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Mexico	3	2	1	212	207	+5	5
3	Venezuela	3	2	1	201	233	−32	5
4	Panama	3	0	3	176	225	−49	3

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

2 September 2022 17:40

Boxscore

Mexico	73–67	United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 21–21, 20–13, 17–19
Pts: Stoll 15 Rebs: Jaimes 10 Asts: Stoll 9		Pts: Pargo 14 Rebs: Clark 12 Asts: Pargo 6

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Kristian Paez (ECU), Felipe Ibarra (CHI)

2 September 2022 22:40

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Venezuela	72–58	Panama
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 17–13, 20–23, 16–6
Pts: Ascanio 17 Rebs: Graterol 13 Asts: Cazorla 7		Pts: Gaskins 20 Rebs: King, Romero 5 Asts: Gaskins 3

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Andrés Bartel (URU), Diego Chiconato (BRA)

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4 September 2022 11:10

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Panama	60–65	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 15–14, 14–19, 15–11
Pts: Josimar Ayarza, Rodríguez 14 Rebs: Romero 11 Asts: Gaskins 4		Pts: Girón 18 Rebs: Gutiérrez 11 Asts: Stoll 4

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Carlos Vélez (COL), Diego Chiconato (BRA)

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5 September 2022 13:40

Boxscore

Mexico	74–80	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 13–16, 13–27, 19–18
Pts: Jaimes 16 Rebs: Bonilla 7 Asts: Stoll 10		Pts: Materán 19 Rebs: Ascanio, Graterol 6 Asts: Sifontes 11

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Kristian Paez (ECU), Carlos Vélez (COL)

5 September 2022 17:40

Boxscore

Panama	58–88	United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–29, 18–28, 10–16, 18–15
Pts: Hall Machore 12 Rebs: King 5 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Cole 17 Rebs: Clark 11 Asts: Pargo 6

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Diego Chiconato (BRA)

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6 September 2022 15:10[note 1]

Boxscore

United States	101–49	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 27–11, 22–12, 31–16
Pts: Sword 19 Rebs: Zimmerman 11 Asts: Cole 6		Pts: three players 7 Rebs: Bolívar 6 Asts: three players 2

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Juan Fernández (ARG), Kristian Paez (ECU)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Venezuela	3	2	1	201	233	−32	5	Advance to quarterfinals
2	B	Dominican Republic	3	1	2	237	236	+1	4
3	A	Colombia	3	1	2	191	226	−35	4

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.

Knockout stage

The matchups were as follows:^[11]

• Best first placed-team against second best third-placed team.
• Second best first-placed team against best third-placed team
• Third best first-placed team against the second best second placed-team.
• Remaining second placed teams.

Rank	Team	Grp	Pos	Pts	PD	PF
1	Brazil	A	1	6	+59	248
2	Argentina	B	1	6	+58	284
3	United States	C	1	5	+76	256
4	Mexico	C	2	5	+5	212
5	Canada	A	2	5	−2	209
6	Puerto Rico	B	2	5	−4	250
7	Venezuela	C	3	5	−32	201
8	Dominican Republic	B	3	4	+1	237

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	8 September
	Brazil	80
					10 September
	Dominican Republic	68
					Brazil	86
	8 September
					Canada	76
	Mexico	77
									11 September
	Canada	82
									Brazil	73
	8 September
									Argentina	75
	Argentina	76
					10 September
	Venezuela	53
					Argentina	82
	8 September
					United States	73			Third place
	United States	85
									11 September
	Puerto Rico	84
									Canada	80
									United States	84

Quarterfinals

8 September 2022 11:10

Boxscore

Mexico	77–82	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 11–13, 22–24, 25–28
Pts: Amigo 20 Rebs: Jaimes 10 Asts: Bonilla 7		Pts: Banton 16 Rebs: Bell-Haynes 6 Asts: Banton 7

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Juan Fernández (ARG)

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8 September 2022 13:40

Boxscore

United States	85–84	Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 19–15, 22–18, 21–24
Pts: Cole 20 Rebs: Clark 7 Asts: Clark 6		Pts: Thompson, Waters 16 Rebs: Reyes, Romero 7 Asts: Waters 12

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Kristian Paez (ECU)

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8 September 2022 17:40

Boxscore

Argentina	76–53	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 23–4, 18–10, 14–21
Pts: three players 12 Rebs: Laprovíttola, Deck 5 Asts: Campazzo 6		Pts: Materán 15 Rebs: Ascanio 8 Asts: Betancourt, Sifontes 4

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Andreia Silva (BRA)

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8 September 2022 20:10

Boxscore

Brazil	80–68	Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 16–17, 21–18, 25–13
Pts: Felício 16 Rebs: De Paula, Meindl 7 Asts: Huertas 6		Pts: Feliz, Rodríguez 14 Rebs: Suero, Rodríguez 7 Asts: Feliz 4

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR), Daniel García (VEN), Jenna Reneau (USA)

Semifinals

10 September 2022 17:10

Boxscore

Argentina	82–73	United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 20–16, 18–19, 24–21
Pts: Deck 30 Rebs: Deck 7 Asts: Campazzo 7		Pts: Cole 18 Rebs: Cheatham 8 Asts: Pargo 8

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Andrés Bartel (URU), Kristian Paez (ECU)

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10 September 2022 20:40

Boxscore

Brazil	86–76	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 20–14, 23–20, 19–22
Pts: Meindl 19 Rebs: Dias 8 Asts: Huertas 8		Pts: Blair 24 Rebs: Bell-Haynes 6 Asts: Banton, Bell-Haynes 4

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carlos Vélez (COL)

Third place game

11 September 2022 17:10

Boxscore

Canada	80–84	United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 20–14, 21–25, 23–30
Pts: Kigab 18 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Gray 7		Pts: Clark 18 Rebs: Zimmerman 8 Asts: Cole 8

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Paez (ECU)

Final

11 September 2022 20:40

Boxscore

Brazil	73–75	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 24–22, 22–19, 13–8
Pts: Benite 18 Rebs: Meindl 4 Asts: Dos Santos 9		Pts: Deck 20 Rebs: Deck 4 Asts: Campazzo 5

Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães, Recife Attendance: 16,000 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)

Team details

Starters: Pts Reb Ast C 6 Cristiano Felício 0 2 0 SG 7 Didi Louzada 4 0 0 SG 9 Marcelo Huertas 11 2 0 SF 14 Léonardo Meindl 6 4 0 PF 19 Lucas Dias 6 5 0 Reserves: PG 2 Yago dos Santos 11 5 9 G 5 Rafa Luz 0 0 0 SG 8 Vítor Benite 18 1 2 F 12 Rafael Mineiro 2 6 0 C 23 Augusto Lima 4 5 2 C 28 Lucas Mariano 3 0 1 G 32 Georginho de Paula 8 3 1 Head coach: Gustavo de Conti Brazil Argentina 0 Brazil Statistics Argentina 14/29 (48.3%) 2-pt field goals 13/23 (56.5%) 11/39 (28.2%) 3-pt field goals 10/33 (30.3%) 12/16 (73.5%) Free throws 19/21 (90.5%) 24 Offensive rebounds 31 13 Defensive rebounds 7 37 Total rebounds 38 15 Assists 12 9 Turnovers 13 8 Steals 5 4 Blocks 2 Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 7 Facundo Campazzo 13 4 5 PG 8 Nicolás Laprovíttola 15 8 4 SG 10 Carlos Delfino 3 0 0 C 12 Marcos Delía 4 4 1 SF 14 Gabriel Deck 20 7 1 Reserves: SF 9 Nicolás Brussino 7 2 0 PG 11 Jose Vildoza 0 0 0 SF 22 Juan Pablo Vaulet 2 3 1 SG 31 Leandro Bolmaro 9 2 0 C 83 Tayavek Gallizzi 2 1 0 Head coach: Pablo Prigioni

Final standings

Rank[12]	Team	GP	W/L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	Argentina	6	6–0	517	425	92	12
	Brazil	6	5–1	487	408	79	11
	United States	6	4–2	498	426	72	10
4	Canada	6	3–3	447	458	−11	9
5	Mexico	4	2–2	289	289	0	8
6	Puerto Rico	4	2–2	334	339	−5	8
7	Venezuela	4	2–2	254	309	−55	8
8	Dominican Republic	4	1–3	305	316	−11	5
9	Colombia	3	1–2	191	226	−35	4
10	Uruguay	3	0–3	208	230	−22	3
11	Panama	3	0–3	176	225	−49	3
12	Virgin Islands	3	0–3	193	248	−55	3

Qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points Name PPG[13] Gabriel Deck 21.2 Andrés Feliz 17.5 Nicolás Laprovittola 16.5 Jaime Echenique 16.3 Dalano Banton 15.7

Rebounds Name RPG Ángel Delgado 9.5 Ismael Romero 8.5 Stephen Zimmerman 8.0 Gary Clark 7.3 Jaime Echenique Fabián Jaimes

Assists Name APG Tremont Waters 8.8 Facundo Campazzo 8.3 Paul Stoll 7.3 Jeremy Pargo 5.7 Yohanner Sifontes 5.0

Blocks Name BPG Yahir Bonilla 1.8 George Conditt Windi Graterol 1.5 Romani Hansen 1.3 Hayner Montaño Eric Romero

Steals Name SPG Facundo Campazzo 3.5 Luciano Parodi 3.0 Paul Stoll 2.8 Richard Bautista 2.5 Tremont Waters 2.0 Georgio Milligan

Efficiency Name EFFPG Gabriel Deck 21.5 Facundo Campazzo 17.5 Jaime Echenique 17.3 Ismael Romero 17.0 Ángel Delgado 16.5 Tremont Waters

Teams

Points Name PPG[14]  Argentina 86.2  Puerto Rico 83.5  United States 83.0  Brazil 81.2  Dominican Republic 76.3

Rebounds Name RPG  Brazil 43.8  Dominican Republic 43.5  United States 39.5  Mexico 38.8  Colombia 38.0

Assists Name APG  United States 23.7  Argentina 20.3  Puerto Rico 19.5  Brazil 18.5  Mexico 17.5

Blocks Name BPG  Puerto Rico 3.5  Colombia 3.3  United States 3.2  Panama 3.0  Virgin Islands

Steals Name SPG  Puerto Rico 9.3  Mexico 8.8  Virgin Islands 8.3  Uruguay 8.3  Dominican Republic

Efficiency Name EFFPG  United States 100.2  Argentina 99.2  Puerto Rico 97.0  Brazil 94.2  Canada 79.0

Awards

The awards were announced on 12 September 2022.^[15]

Award	Player
All-Tournament Team	Facundo Campazzo
	Yago dos Santos
	Norris Cole
	Dalano Banton
	Gabriel Deck
Most Valuable Player	Gabriel Deck

Notes

1. The United States vs Venezuela match was postponed at halftime due to rain leaks in the stadium and later rescheduled to 6 September.^[10]