2007 FIBA Americas Championship

Template:Short description Template:Infobox international basketball competition The 2007 FIBA Americas Championships later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (or The Tournament of the Americas), was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, from August 22, to September 2. It was the thirteenth staging of the FIBA AmeriCup.

The tournament was originally going to be hosted in Venezuela. However, the Venezuelan federation failed to pay a $1.5 million fee, as of August 31, 2006. As such, their hosting privileges were taken away.

Several countries had shown interest in hosting the tournament, including: United States, Chile, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. The United States had not hosted it since 1992, Chile had never hosted it, Argentina had held it last in 2001, and Puerto Rico had last hosted in 2003.

Venues

All games were played at the Thomas & Mack Center, which was used earlier in the year for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.

Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center Capacity: 18,776
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Qualification

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Participating countries (orange) and the host country (maroon).

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2006; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.

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The tournament draw took place Wednesday, March 21, in Las Vegas. The teams were split into 5 pots; those drawn first went to Group A, those drawn last went to Group B.

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D	Pot E
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The draw split the tournament into two groups:

Group A

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Group B

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Format

• The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
• Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
• The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
• The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both are guaranteed of berths in the 2008 Olympics. The losers figure in a third-place playoff. The semifinal losers and the 5th best team in the quarterfinals are assured of berths to the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008

Tie-breaking criteria

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

1. Head to head results
2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Times given below are in United States Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).

Group A

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Group B

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Quarterfinals

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Fifth place

The top four teams in Group A and Group B advanced to the Quarterfinal group. Then each team played the three from the other group to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over, but only against teams that also advanced.

The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The fifth-place team (Canada) did not continue competing for the Americas Championship, but qualified for the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008.

Standings

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Medal round

The teams that played in the Championship Game both automatically qualified for the 2008 Olympics. The teams that played in the 3rd Place Game both automatically qualified for the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008.

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points

Pos.	Name	PPG
1	Template:Flagicon Leandro Barbosa	21.8
2	Template:Flagicon Carmelo Anthony	21.2
3	Template:Flagicon Esteban Batista	20.8
4	Template:Flagicon Romel Beck	20.3
5	Template:Flagicon Héctor Romero	19.9
6	Template:Flagicon Luis Scola	19.4
7	Template:Flagicon Larry Ayuso	19.1
8	Template:Flagicon LeBron James	18.1
9	Template:Flagicon Carlos Arroyo	16.3
10	Template:Flagicon Nicolás Mazzarino	15.8

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1	Template:Flagicon Esteban Batista	12.4
2	Template:Flagicon Angelo Reyes	9.5
3	Template:Flagicon Samuel Dalembert	9.4
4	Template:Flagicon Tiago Splitter	8.0
5	Template:Flagicon Héctor Romero	7.5
6	Template:Flagicon Luis Scola	7.4
7	Template:Flagicon Peter John Ramos	7.1
8	Template:Flagicon Carlos Delfino	6.4
9	Template:Flagicon Nenê	6.3
10	Template:Flagicon Adam Parada	5.5

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1	Template:Flagicon Pablo Prigioni	5.7
2	Template:Flagicon LeBron James	4.7
3	Template:Flagicon Carlos Arroyo	4.6
3	Template:Flagicon Jason Kidd	4.6
3	Template:Flagicon Valter Apolinario Da Silva	4.6
3	Template:Flagicon Deron Williams	4.6
7	Template:Flagicon Jermaine Anderson	4.0
8	Template:Flagicon José Vargas	3.5
9	Template:Flagicon Greivis Vásquez	3.3
10	Template:Flagicon Marcelinho Machado	3.2

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1	Template:Flagicon Carlos Delfino	2.0
1	Template:Flagicon Anthony Pedroza	2.0
3	Template:Flagicon Marcelinho Machado	1.7
3	Template:Flagicon Pablo Prigioni	1.7
5	Template:Flagicon Kobe Bryant	1.6
5	Template:Flagicon Leandro García Morales	1.6
7	Template:Flagicon LeBron James	1.5
7	Template:Flagicon Esteban Batista	1.5
7	Template:Flagicon José Vargas	1.5
10	Template:Flagicon Valter Apolinario Da Silva	1.4

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1	Template:Flagicon Samuel Dalembert	2.4
2	Template:Flagicon Miguel Marriaga	2.0
3	Template:Flagicon Dwight Howard	1.8
4	Template:Flagicon Peter John Ramos	1.5
5	Template:Flagicon Tyson Chandler	1.4
6	Template:Flagicon Tiago Splitter	1.3
7	Template:Flagicon Adam Parada	1.0
8	Template:Flagicon Héctor Romero	0.9
9	Template:Flagicon Horacio Llamas	0.8
10	Template:Flagicon Carmelo Lee	0.7

Minutes

Pos.	Name	MPG
1	Template:Flagicon Esteban Batista	35.5
2	Template:Flagicon Héctor Romero	34.3
3	Template:Flagicon Leandro Barbosa	32.0
4	Template:Flagicon Carlos Delfino	30.8
5	Template:Flagicon Pablo Prigioni	30.1
6	Template:Flagicon Nicolás Mazzarino	30.0
7	Template:Flagicon Romel Beck	29.0
8	Template:Flagicon Luis Scola	28.9
9	Template:Flagicon Valter Apolinario Da Silva	28.8
10	Template:Flagicon Jermaine Anderson	28.5
10	Template:Flagicon José Vargas	28.5

Individual Game Highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Template:Flagicon Larry Ayuso	39	Template:Bk
Rebounds	Template:Flagicon Esteban Batista	20	Template:Bk
Assists	Template:Flagicon Jermaine Anderson	12	Template:Bk
Steals	Template:Flagicon Carlos Delfino Template:Flagicon Joel Muñoz	5	Template:Bk Template:Bk
Blocks	Template:Flagicon Miguel Marriaga	6	Template:Bk
Turnovers	Template:Flagicon Esteban Batista Template:Flagicon Greivis Vásquez	9	Template:Bk Template:Bk

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG

Pos.	Name	PPG
1	Template:Bk	116.7
2	Template:Bk	90.8
3	Template:Bk	89.2
4	Template:Bk	88.7
5	Template:Bk	88.6

Defensive PPG

Pos.	Name	PPG
1	Template:Bk	71.3
2	Template:Bk	72.8
3	Template:Bk	73.3
4	Template:Bk	79.2
5	Template:Bk	81.0

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1	Template:Bk	42.5
2	Template:Bk	40.6
2	Template:Bk	40.6
4	Template:Bk	40.0
5	Template:Bk	39.3

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1	Template:Bk	25.9
2	Template:Bk	19.6
3	Template:Bk	16.9
4	Template:Bk	15.1
5	Template:Bk	14.4

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1	Template:Bk	10.3
2	Template:Bk	9.6
3	Template:Bk	8.3
4	Template:Bk	8.1
5	Template:Bk	7.8

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1	Template:Bk	6.0
2	Template:Bk	4.4
3	Template:Bk	3.9
4	Template:Bk	2.8
5	Template:Bk	2.7

Team Game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Template:Bk	135	Template:Bk
Rebounds	Template:Bk	61	Template:Bk
Assists	Template:Bk Template:Bk (2 times)	31	Template:Bk Template:Bk Template:Bk
Steals	Template:Bk Template:Bk (2 times)	15	Template:Bk Template:Bk Template:Bk
Blocks	Template:Bk	10	Template:Bk
Field goal percentage	Template:Bk	69.6%	Template:Bk
3-point field goal percentage	Template:Bk	63.9%	Template:Bk
Free throw percentage	Template:Bk	100% (4/4)	Template:Bk
Turnovers	Template:Bk	28	Template:Bk

Final standings

	Qualified for 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament
	Qualified for FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Rank	Team	Record
Template:Gold1	Template:Bk	10–0
Template:Silver2	Template:Bk	8–2
Template:Bronze3	Template:Bk	5–5
4	Template:Bk	5–5
5	Template:Bk	4–4
6	Template:Bk	3–5
7	Template:Bk	2–6
8	Template:Bk	2–6
9	Template:Bk	1–3
10	Template:Bk	0–4

1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Template:Bk Chauncey Billups Jason Kidd LeBron James Deron Williams Michael Redd Tayshaun Prince Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Miller Tyson Chandler Carmelo Anthony	Template:Bk Luis Scola Pablo Prigioni Román González Diego Lo Grippo Juan Pedro Gutiérrez Antonio Porta Carlos Delfino Martín Leiva Leonardo Gutiérrez Paolo Quinteros Matías Sandes Federico Kammerichs	Template:Bk Peter John Ramos José Juan Barea Filiberto Rivera Carlos Arroyo Rick Apodaca Alex Falcon Larry Ayuso Ricky Sánchez Angelo Reyes Héctor Valenzuela Carmelo Lee Ángel Figueroa	Template:Bk Marcelinho Machado Nezinho Dos Santos Murilo Becker Marcelinho Huertas Alex Garcia Valter Apolinario Da Silva Leandro Barbosa João Paulo Batista Guilherme Giovannoni Nenê Marcus Vinicius Tiago Splitter