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{{Short description|Sporting event}}
{{Infobox FIBA tourney
| type         = Centrobasket
| year         = 2008
| logo         = Centrobasket2008.png 
| size         = 220
| host         = Mexico
| dates        = August 26 – August 31
| teams        = 8
| federations  = 32
| venues       = 2
| cities       = 2
| champions    = Puerto Rico
| title_number = 9
| mvp          = {{flagicon|PUR}} [[José Juan Barea]]
| website      = [http://www.fibaamerica.com/torneos1_us.asp?t=VVVFSEYPLM FIBA Americas]{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
| prevseason   = [[2006 Centrobasket|2006]]
| nextseason   = [[2010 Centrobasket|2010]]
}}

The '''2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship''', also known as '''[[2008 in basketball|2008]] [[Centrobasket]]''', was hosted in [[Cancún]] and [[Chetumal]], [[Mexico]]. The four semifinalists of this edition qualified for the [[2009 FIBA Americas championship]].
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==First phase==

===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175                        |Team
!width=20  abbr="Played"          |Pld
!width=20  abbr="Won"             |W
!width=20  abbr="Lost"            |L
!width=20  abbr="Points"          |PF
!width=20  abbr="Points Against"   |PA
!width=25  abbr="Points Difference"   |PD
!width=20  abbr="Points"          |Pts
!width=20  abbr="Points"          |Tie-Break
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|VIR}}
|3||2||1||242||215||+27||5||+5
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|DOM}}
|3||2||1||258||194||+64||5||-1
|- bgcolor="pink"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|MEX}}
|3||2||1||237||185||+52||5||-4
|- bgcolor="pink"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|SLV}}
|3||0||3||143||286||-143||3||
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 27
 | time = 18:30
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830054425/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=1&r=6538 Game 2]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|MEX}}'''
 | scoreA = '''92'''
 | scoreB = 36
 | Q1 = 20-16
 | Q2 = 16-3
 | Q3 = 26-12
 | Q4 = 30-5
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|SLV}}
 | points1 = [[Raymond Castillo|Castillo]] 20  
 | rebounds1 = [[Jesús Benítez|Benítez]] 8
 | assist1 = [[Héctor Hernández (basketball)|Hernández]] 4
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = [[Fabio Molina|Molina]] 6
 | rebounds2 = ''three players'' 4
 | assist2 =  ''four players'' 1
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = Palacio de los Deportes, [[Chetumal]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox
 | date = August 27
 | time = 21:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830054431/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=2&r=6538 Game 4]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|VIR}}'''
 | scoreA = '''83'''
 | scoreB = 74
 | Q1 = 16-18
 | Q2 = 17-20
 | Q3 = 25-18
 | Q4 = 25-18
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|DOM}}
 | points1 = [[Kevin Sheppard|Sheppard]] 25 
 | rebounds1 = [[Jason Edwin|Edwin]], [[Cuthbert Victor|Victor]] 8
 | assist1 = Edwin, [[Calvert White|White]] 3
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = [[Al Horford|Horford]] 21
 | rebounds2 = Horford 9
 | assist2 = [[Cristian Arias|Arias]] 3
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = Palacio de los Deportes, [[Chetumal]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 28
 | time = 18:30
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080831194235/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=3&r=6538 Game 5]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|DOM}}'''
 | scoreA = '''106'''
 | scoreB = 41
 | Q1 = 33-8
 | Q2 = 18-11
 | Q3 = 31-16
 | Q4 = 24-6
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|SLV}}
 | points1 = [[Francisco García (basketball)|Francisco García]] 22  
 | rebounds1 = [[Jack Michael Martinez]] 10
 | assist1 = [[Jack Michael Martinez]] 4
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = Jose Araujo 14
 | rebounds2 = 4 players 3
 | assist2 = Jose Miguel Baños 2
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = Palacio de los Deportes, [[Chetumal]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox
 | date = August 28
 | time = 21:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080831194239/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=4&r=6538 Game 7]}}
 | teamA = {{Bk-rt|VIR}}
 | scoreA = 71
 | scoreB = '''75'''
 | Q1 = 23-22
 | Q2 = 7-19
 | Q3 = 23-17
 | Q4 = 18-17
 | OT = 
 | teamB = '''{{Bk|MEX}}'''
 | points1 = Cuthbert Victor 24
 | rebounds1 = [[Kitwana Rhymer]] 9
 | assist1 = Calvert White 2
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = Jesus Benitez 18
 | rebounds2 = Gustavo Ayon 8
 | assist2 = Gustavo Ayon 4
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = Palacio de los Deportes, [[Chetumal]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 29
 | time = 16:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080904073051/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=5&r=6538 Game 9]}}
 | teamA = {{Bk-rt|SLV}}
 | scoreA = 66
 | scoreB = '''88'''
 | Q1 = 7-26
 | Q2 = 25-12
 | Q3 = 15-23
 | Q4 = 19-20
 | OT = 
 | teamB = '''{{Bk|VIR}}'''
 | points1 = Oscar Rivera & Carlos Alas 17 
 | rebounds1 = Oscar Rivera 6
 | assist1 = Oscar Rivera 3
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = Kevin Sheppard 20
 | rebounds2 = Cuthbert Victor 8
 | assist2 = Cuthbert Victor 6
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = Palacio de los Deportes, [[Chetumal]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox
 | date = August 29
 | time = 18:30
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130122220333/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=6&r=6538 Game 12]}}
 | teamA = {{Bk-rt|MEX}}
 | scoreA = 70
 | scoreB = '''78'''
 | Q1 = 19-16
 | Q2 = 14-23
 | Q3 = 20-26
 | Q4 = 17-13
 | OT = 
 | teamB = '''{{Bk|DOM}}'''
 | points1 = Omar Quintero 15 
 | rebounds1 = Gustavo Ayon 6
 | assist1 = Horacio Llamas 4
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = [[Al Horford]] 24
 | rebounds2 = [[Jack Michael Martinez]] 13
 | assist2 = [[Francisco García (basketball)|Francisco García]] 3
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = Palacio de los Deportes, [[Chetumal]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175                        |Team
!width=20  abbr="Played"          |Pld
!width=20  abbr="Won"             |W
!width=20  abbr="Lost"            |L
!width=20  abbr="Points"          |PF
!width=20  abbr="Points Against"  |PA
!width=20  abbr="Points Difference"|PD
!width=20  abbr="Points"          |Pts
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|PRI}}
|3||3||0||295||260||+35||6
|- bgcolor="ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|CUB}}
|3||2||1||285||265||+20||5
|- bgcolor="pink"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|PAN}}
|3||1||2||278||269||+9||4
|- bgcolor="pink"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Bk|CRC}}
|3||0||3||206||270||-64||3
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 27
 | time = 18:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830054439/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=B&n=1&r=6538 Game 1]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|CUB}}'''
 | scoreA = '''101'''
 | scoreB = 85
 | Q1 = 27-26
 | Q2 = 16-14
 | Q3 = 29-19
 | Q4 = 29-26
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|PAN}}
 | points1 = Silvestre Hernández 41
 | rebounds1 = Yoan Haiti 7
 | assist1 = Michael Guerra 5
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = Danilo Pinnock 33
 | rebounds2 = Orlando Ortega 6
 | assist2 = Jair Peralta 7
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox
 | date = August 27
 | time = 21:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830054455/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=B&n=2&r=6538 Game 3]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|PRI}}'''
 | scoreA = '''85'''
 | scoreB = 68
 | Q1 = 20-14
 | Q2 = 16-13
 | Q3 = 24-18
 | Q4 = 25-23
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|CRC}}
 | points1 =  [[Jose Juan Barea]] 16
 | rebounds1 = [[Angelo Reyes (basketball)|Angelo Reyes]] 11 
 | assist1 =  [[Carlos Arroyo]] 8
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 =  Henry Martinez & Jaffry Francisco 12
 | rebounds2 =  Daniel Simmons 9
 | assist2 =  Alonso Sanchez 2
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 28
 | time = 18:30
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080831194245/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=B&n=3&r=6538 Game 6]}}
 | teamA = {{Bk-rt|PAN}}
 | scoreA = '''91'''
 | scoreB = 61
 | Q1 = 25-21
 | Q2 = 17-9
 | Q3 = 25-17
 | Q4 = 23-14
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|CRC}}
 | points1 = Maximiliano Gomez 15 
 | rebounds1 = Reyjavick DeGracia 15
 | assist1 = Jair Peralta 7
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = Henry Martinez 15
 | rebounds2 = David Richards 8
 | assist2 = Jaffry Spencer 3
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox
 | date = August 28
 | time = 21:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080831194250/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=B&n=4&r=6538 Game 8]}}
 | teamA = {{Bk-rt|CUB}}
 | scoreA = 90
 | scoreB = '''103'''
 | Q1 = 21-34
 | Q2 = 21-28
 | Q3 = 20-19
 | Q4 = 28-22
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|PRI}}
 | points1 = Silvestre Hernandez 25 
 | rebounds1 = Michael Guerra 6
 | assist1 = Yudniel Perez 3
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = [[Alexander Falcon]] & [[Jose Juan Barea]] 19
 | rebounds2 = [[Angelo Reyes (basketball)]] 6
 | assist2 = [[Jose Juan Barea]] 15
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 29
 | time = 18:30
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130123025815/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=B&n=5&r=6538 Game 10]}}
 | teamA = {{Bk-rt|CRC}}
 | scoreA = 77
 | scoreB = '''94'''
 | Q1 = 20-25
 | Q2 = 22-27
 | Q3 = 17-21
 | Q4 = 18-21
 | OT = 
 | teamB = '''{{Bk|CUB}}'''
 | points1 = Henry Martinez & David Carnegie 17
 | rebounds1 = David Carnegie 14
 | assist1 = Henry Martinez & Cristian Chavarria 3
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = Allens Jemmontt 25
 | rebounds2 = Geoffrei Silvestre 8
 | assist2 = Allens Jemmontt 4
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}
{{Basketballbox
 | date = August 29
 | time = 21:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080904073116/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=B&n=6&r=6538 Game 11]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|PRI}}'''
 | scoreA = '''107'''
 | scoreB = 102
 | Q1 = 35-22
 | Q2 = 22-28
 | Q3 = 24-21
 | Q4 = 26-31
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|PAN}}
 | points1 = [[José Juan Barea]] 31 
 | rebounds1 = [[Angelo Reyes (basketball)|Angelo Reyes]] 8
 | assist1 = [[Filiberto Rivera]] 5
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = Danilo Pinnock 39
 | rebounds2 = Danilo Pinnock 6
 | assist2 = Jair Peralta & Joel Muñoz 5
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}

==Bracket==

{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Semifinals  -->
|August 30 - 17:30 p.m.|'''{{Bk|VIR}}'''| '''78''' |{{Bk|CUB}}| 61
|August 30 - 20:00 p.m.|'''{{Bk|PUR}}'''| '''76''' |{{Bk|DOM}}| 74
<!--Final -->
|August 31 - 20:30 p.m.|{{Bk|VIR}}| 70 |'''{{Bk|PUR}}'''|'''87'''
<!--Third Place -->
|August 31 - 17:30 p.m.|{{Bk|CUB}}| 74 |'''{{Bk|DOM}}'''| '''102'''
}}


==Semifinals==

The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, in which the top team of Group A plays against the second place team of Group B and the top team of Group B plays against the second place team of Group A.

Three-team ties are determined by the point differential in games played between the three teams, not counting the margin of victory or loss against a non tied team.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 30
 | time = 17:30
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080906043504/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=17&n=A&r=6550 Game 15]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|VIR}}'''
 | scoreA = '''78'''
 | scoreB = 61
 | Q1 = 19-17
 | Q2 = 18-14
 | Q3 = 17-14
 | Q4 = 24-16
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|CUB}}
 | points1 =  Jason Edwin 22
 | rebounds1 = Cuthbert Victor 14
 | assist1 = [[Kevin Sheppard]] 5
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 =  Allens Jemmont 10
 | rebounds2 = Geoffrei Silvestre 5
 | assist2 = Michael Guerra & Allens Jemmont 3
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}

{{Basketballbox
 | date = August 30
 | time = 20:00
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080906043509/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=18&n=A&r=6550 Game 16]}}
 | teamA = '''{{Bk-rt|PUR}}'''
 | scoreA = '''76'''
 | scoreB = 74
 | Q1 = 20-15
 | Q2 = 24-15
 | Q3 = 19-23
 | Q4 = 13-21
 | OT = 
 | teamB = {{Bk|DOM}}
 | points1 = [[José Juan Barea]] 30
 | rebounds1 = [[Angelo Reyes (basketball)|Angelo Reyes]] 13
 | assist1 = [[José Juan Barea]] 5
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = [[Franklin Western]] 25
 | rebounds2 = [[Al Horford]] 14
 | assist2 = [[Al Horford]] 6
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}

==Final==
Puerto Rico(5-0) V.S. USVI (3-2) Gold Medal Game

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee
 | date = August 31
 | time = 20:30
 | report = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080916210117/http://www.fibaamerica.com/fnabox.asp?g=20&n=A&r=6551 Game 20]}}
 | teamA = {{Bk-rt|VIR}}
 | scoreA = 70
 | scoreB = '''87'''
 | Q1 = 20-25
 | Q2 = 18-17
 | Q3 = 16-19
 | Q4 = 16-26
 | OT = 
 | teamB = '''{{Bk|PUR}}'''
 | points1 =  Cuthbert Victor 24
 | rebounds1 = Kitwana Rhymer 13
 | assist1 = Calvert White 3
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2 = [[Carmelo Lee]] 21
 | rebounds2 = [[Angelo Reyes (basketball)|Angelo Reyes]] 12
 | assist2 = [[Carlos Arroyo]] 6
 | otherstat2 =
 | place = [[Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium]], [[Cancún]]
 | attendance =  
 | referee = 
 | TV = 
}}

==References==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060902162744/http://www.fibaamerica.com/ Official Web Site: FIBA Americas]}}

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