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

Qualification

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.

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 APot BPot CPot DPot E
Argentina United StatesBrazil Puerto RicoPanama VenezuelaCanada UruguayMexico Virgin Islands

The draw split the tournament into two groups:

Group AArgentina Mexico Mexico Panama Puerto Rico UruguayGroup BBrazil Canada United States Virgin Islands Venezuela

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

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

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

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
Argentina440390319+718
Uruguay431330335−57
Puerto Rico413351336+1551–1 (1.180)
Mexico413355379−2451–1 (1.033)
Panama413338395−5751–1 (.818)
August 22 12:30 p.m.
Uruguay88–84 (OT)Panama
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 19–27, 24–11, 17–19, Overtime: 13–9
Pts: Batista 26 Rebs: Batista 19 Asts: Mazzarin 4Pts: Lloreda 21 Rebs: A. García 11 Asts: A. García 2
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Eddie Rush (USA), Carlos dos Santos (BRA)
August 22 3:00 p.m.
Puerto Rico89–100Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 16–28, 28–19, 16–24
Pts: Apodaca 15 Rebs: Reyes 12 Asts: Barea 4Pts: Mariscal 30 Rebs: Llamas 11 Asts: Mariscal 4
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Miguel Angel Pérez (ESP), William Kennedy (USA)
August 23 12:30 p.m.
Argentina90–69Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–22, 29–14, 19–20
Pts: Prigioni 20 Rebs: Sandes 10 Asts: Prigioni 5Pts: Taboada 14 Rebs: Batista 9 Asts: Mazzarino 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), William Kennedy (USA), David Papo (VEN)
August 23 5:30 p.m.
Panama67–108Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 11–25, 20–23, 16–32
Pts: Forbes 19 Rebs: Lloreda 8 Asts: A. García 2Pts: Sánchez 19 Rebs: Reyes 6 Asts: Arroyo 8
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), William Kennedy (USA), David Papo (VEN)
August 24 12:30 p.m.
Mexico90–95Panama
Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 18–25, 25–24, 18–17
Pts: Beck 28 Rebs: Hernández 10 Asts: Pedroza 5Pts: Pinnock 30 Rebs: A. García 13 Asts: Pinnock 4
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Miguel Angel Pérez (ESP)
August 24 5:30 p.m.
Puerto Rico75–87Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 12–18, 16–27, 20–25
Pts: Ayuso 21 Rebs: Ramos 12 Asts: Arroyo 4Pts: Scola 22 Rebs: Scola 11 Asts: Prigioni 7
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Carlos dos Santos (BRA), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
August 25 5:30 p.m.
Uruguay82–79Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 14–31, 24–13, 29–18
Pts: Batista 34 Rebs: Batista 15 Asts: Osimani 5Pts: Barea 18 Rebs: Reyes 12 Asts: Barea 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Eddie Rush (USA), Carlos dos Santos (BRA)
August 25 8:00 p.m.
Argentina104–83Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 28–18, 32–18, 21–24
Pts: Delfino 20 Rebs: Delfino 11 Asts: Scola 5Pts: Beck 24 Rebs: Quintero 6 Asts: Meza 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: William Kennedy (USA), David Papo (VEN)
August 26 3:30 p.m.
Mexico82–91Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 14–27, 28–18, 15–27
Pts: Beck 28 Rebs: Ayón 12 Asts: Ayón 3Pts: Mazzarino 36 Rebs: Batista 15 Asts: Osimani 7
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Miguel Angel Pérez (ESP), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
August 26 9:00 p.m.
Panama92–109 (OT)Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 18–13, 27–16, 22–26, Overtime: 7–24
Pts: Forbes 29 Rebs: A. García 12 Asts: Green, Pinnock 6Pts: Quinteros 22 Rebs: Scola 8 Asts: Prigioni 12
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Eddie Rush (USA)

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
United States440461267+1948
Brazil431345344+17
Canada422303344−416
Venezuela413317383−665
Virgin Islands404321409−884
August 22 5:30 p.m.
Canada67–75Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 21–11, 11–18, 23–21
Pts: Mendez 18 Rebs: Dalembert 10 Asts: English 4Pts: Barbosa 30 Rebs: Splitter 9 Asts: Barbosa 5
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Héctor Uslenghi (URU), José Dorame (MEX)
August 22 8:00 p.m.
United States112–69Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 33–26, 38–17, 20–18
Pts: Anthony 17 Rebs: Howard 8 Asts: Bryant 5Pts: Vásquez 12 Rebs: Romero 7 Asts: Vargas 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), José Carrión (PUR), Daniel Rodrigo (ARG)
August 23 3:00 p.m.
Venezuela73–80Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 18–19, 25–24, 14–19
Pts: Romero 23 Rebs: Bethelmy 7 Asts: Vásquez 6Pts: Dalembert 18 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Thomas 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Miguel Ángel Pérez (ESP), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
August 23 8:00 p.m.
Virgin Islands59–123United States
Scoring by quarter: 13–42, 26–24, 11–28, 9–29
Pts: Sheppard 11 Rebs: Richards 6 Asts: Sheppard 2Pts: Anthony 22 Rebs: Prince 12 Asts: Kidd 5
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Daniel Rodrigo (ARG), José Dorame (MEX)
August 24 3:00 p.m.
Canada93–83Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 30–13, 21–24, 19–19
Pts: Mendez 22 Rebs: Dalembert 8 Asts: Anderson 12Pts: Edwin 26 Rebs: Victor 6 Asts: Sheppard 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Jorge Vazquez (PUR), José Dorame (MEX)
August 24 8:00 p.m.
Brazil101–75Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 19–17, 28–19, 30–20
Pts: Machado 20 Rebs: Batista 5 Asts: Da Silva 8Pts: Romero 21 Rebs: Romero 7 Asts: Vargas 4
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), José Carrión (PUR), Daniel Rodrigo (ARG)
August 25 12:00 a.m.
United States113–63Canada
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 37–13, 30–15, 18–14
Pts: Anthony 25 Rebs: James 8 Asts: Williams 6Pts: Famutimi 17 Rebs: Kendall 9 Asts: Anderson 2
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), José Carrión (PUR), Daniel Rodrigo (ARG)
August 25 3:00 p.m.
Virgin Islands89–93Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 25–16, 15–31, 26–21
Pts: Victor 25 Rebs: Rhymer 9 Asts: Sheppard 2Pts: Barbosa 36 Rebs: Nenê 9 Asts: Da Silva 10
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Miguel Ángel Pérez (ESP), Jorge Vazquez (PUR), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
August 26 1:00 p.m.
Venezuela100–90Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 19–17, 35–26, 28–31
Pts: Romero 29 Rebs: Romero 10 Asts: Vásquez 10Pts: Edwin 32 Rebs: Francis 6 Asts: Victor 6
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: José Carrión (PUR), Daniel Rodrigo (ARG), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
August 26 6:00 p.m.
Brazil76–113United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 17–30, 11–39, 27–17
Pts: Splitter 13 Rebs: Splitter 9 Asts: Da Silva 4Pts: James 21 Rebs: Anthony 10 Asts: Kidd 5
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Pablo Estevez (ARG), José Dorame (MEX)

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 four 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

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
United States770791541+25014
Argentina761626530+9613
Brazil743606590+1611
Puerto Rico734582590−8101−0
Canada734538586−48100−1
Uruguay725550648−9891−0
Mexico725636703−6790−1
Venezuela716522663−1418
August 27 12:30 p.m.
Uruguay88–95Canada
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 20–23, 27–22, 23–25
Pts: Mazzarino 17 Rebs: Batista 6 Asts: García Morales 3Pts: Young 22 Rebs: Kendall 9 Asts: English 5
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Jorge Vazquez (PUR), William Kennedy (USA)
August 27 3:00 p.m.
Argentina98–63Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 23–24, 28–19, 19–10
Pts: González 21 Rebs: Delfino 11 Asts: Prigioni 8Pts: Cedeño 15 Rebs: Sucre 6 Asts: Cedeño 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), José Dorame (MEX)
August 27 5:30 p.m.
Brazil75–97Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 15–20, 26–26, 21–32
Pts: Barbosa 34 Rebs: Splitter 11 Asts: Machado 4Pts: Ayuso 24 Rebs: Ramos 6 Asts: Barea 5
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Miguel Ángel Pérez (ESP)
August 27 8:00 p.m.
United States127–100Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 45–23, 20–28, 36–27, 26–22
Pts: Anthony 28 Rebs: Billups 8 Asts: Kidd 7Pts: Beck 20 Rebs: Parada 7 Asts: Pedroza 6
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Carlos Dos Santos (BRA), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
August 28 12:30 p.m.
Venezuela89–79Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 26–10, 17–20, 20–24
Pts: Romero 35 Rebs: Romero 11 Asts: Cedeño 8Pts: Batista 21 Rebs: Batista 20 Asts: García Morales 3
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Carlos Dos Santos (BRA)
August 28 3:00 p.m.
Canada70–85Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 8–20, 24–16, 30–23
Pts: Thomas 13 Rebs: Dalembert 16 Asts: English 2Pts: Scola 23 Rebs: González 11 Asts: Prigioni 11
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Eddie Rush (USA), Miguel Ángel Pérez (ESP), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
August 28 5:30 p.m.
Mexico90–104Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 17–29, 24–34, 27–17
Pts: Beck 29 Rebs: Parada 10 Asts: Pedroza 5Pts: Barbosa 21 Rebs: Splitter 9 Asts: Machado 6
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: José Carrión (PUR), William Kennedy (USA), Daniel Rodrigo (ARG)
August 28 8:00 p.m.
Puerto Rico78–117United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 12–35, 29–29, 22–29
Pts: Ayuso 13 Rebs: Arroyo 6 Asts: Barea 3Pts: James 21 Rebs: Stoudemire 8 Asts: Williams 7
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Pablo Estevez (ARG), David Papo (VEN)
August 29 12:30 p.m.
Canada97–80Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 26–9, 29–24, 21–25
Pts: Anderson 17 Rebs: Brown 11 Asts: Anderson 5Pts: Quintero 20 Rebs: Ávila 5 Asts: Meza 4
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), Carlos Dos Santos (BRA), David Papo (VEN)
August 29 3:00 p.m.
Venezuela63–92Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 19–27, 10–15, 18–30
Pts: Romero 11 Rebs: Romero 10 Asts: Vásquez 3Pts: Ayuso 25 Rebs: Reyes 13 Asts: Arroyo 7
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Eddie Rush (USA), Daniel Rodrigo (ARG)
August 29 5:30 p.m.
Argentina86–79Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 12–19, 22–16, 21–13
Pts: Scola 23 Rebs: Scola 12 Asts: Prigioni 7Pts: Machado 19 Rebs: Nenê 12 Asts: Machado 7
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Miguel Ángel Pérez (ESP)
August 29 8:00 p.m.
Uruguay79–118United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 17–35, 26–29, 15–23
Pts: Batista 20 Rebs: García Morales 6 Asts: Mazzarino 3Pts: James 26 Rebs: Stoudemire 7 Asts: Williams 6
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Jorge Vazquez (PUR), José Dorame (MEX)
August 30 1:30 p.m.
Mexico101–91Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 27–23, 31–15, 24–26
Pts: Pedroza 27 Rebs: Ávila 12 Asts: Meza 7Pts: Romero 23 Rebs: Romero 6 Asts: Vargas 8
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: William Kennedy (USA), Héctor Uslenghi (URU)
August 30 4:00 p.m.
Brazil96–62Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 20–20, 30–8, 22–17
Pts: Barbosa 32 Rebs: Splitter 7 Asts: Da Silva 5Pts: Batista 17 Rebs: Batista 10 Asts: Osimani 4
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Eddie Rush (USA), Pablo Estevez (ARG), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
August 30 6:30 p.m.
Puerto Rico72–66Canada
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 14–16, 23–9, 14–23
Pts: Arroyo 22 Rebs: Reyes 12 Asts: Ayuso 3Pts: Thomas 18 Rebs: Dalembert 18 Asts: English 4
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Miguel Ángel Pérez (ESP)
August 30 9:00 p.m.
United States91–76Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 21–17, 24–22, 18–24
Pts: Bryant 27 Rebs: Howard 9 Asts: Kidd 7Pts: Scola 20 Rebs: Scola 5 Asts: Prigioni 4
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas Referees: José Carrión (PUR), Carlos Dos Santos (BRA)

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.

Semi-finalsFinal
September 1 – Las Vegas
Argentina91
September 2 – Las Vegas
Brazil80
Argentina81
September 1 – Las Vegas
United States118
United States135
Puerto Rico91
Third place
September 2 – Las Vegas
Brazil107
Puerto Rico111

Semifinals

September 1 1:00 p.m.
Argentina91–80Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–21, 30–13, 26–24
Pts: Scola 27 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: Prigioni 5Pts: Barbosa, Garcia 16 each Rebs: Splitter 9 Asts: da Silva 5
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
September 1 4:00 p.m.
United States135–91Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 33–27, 24–15, 43–28, 35–21
Pts: Anthony 27 Rebs: Howard 6 Asts: James 9Pts: Ayuso 22 Rebs: Falcón 8 Asts: Arroyo 5
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

Third place game

September 2 1:00 p.m.
Brazil107–111Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 31–22, 26–33, 38–30
Pts: Machado 21 Rebs: Splitter 13 Asts: da Silva, Splitter 4Pts: Ayuso 39 Rebs: Reyes 15 Asts: Arroyo 10
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

Final

September 2 4:00 p.m.
Argentina81–118United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–35, 20–24, 27–34, 20–25
Pts: Scola 23 Rebs: Kammerichs 7 Asts: Scola, Porta 3 eachPts: James 31 Rebs: Anthony 8 Asts: Bryant 8
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

Awards

2007 FIBA Americas Championship winners
United States Sixth title

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Pos.NamePPG
Points Pos. Name PPG 1 Brazil Leandro Barbosa 21.8 2 United States Carmelo Anthony 21.2 3 Uruguay Esteban Batista 20.8 4 Mexico Romel Beck 20.3 5 Venezuela Héctor Romero 19.9 6 Argentina Luis Scola 19.4 7 Puerto Rico Larry Ayuso 19.1 8 United States LeBron James 18.1 9 Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo 16.3 10 Uruguay Nicolás Mazzarino 15.8Rebounds Pos. Name RPG 1 Uruguay Esteban Batista 12.4 2 Puerto Rico Angelo Reyes 9.5 3 Canada Samuel Dalembert 9.4 4 Brazil Tiago Splitter 8.0 5 Venezuela Héctor Romero 7.5 6 Argentina Luis Scola 7.4 7 Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos 7.1 8 Argentina Carlos Delfino 6.4 9 Brazil Nenê 6.3 10 Mexico Adam Parada 5.5Assists Pos. Name APG 1 Argentina Pablo Prigioni 5.7 2 United States LeBron James 4.7 3 Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo 4.6 3 United States Jason Kidd 4.6 3 Brazil Valter Apolinario Da Silva 4.6 3 United States Deron Williams 4.6 7 Canada Jermaine Anderson 4.0 8 Venezuela José Vargas 3.5 9 Venezuela Greivis Vásquez 3.3 10 Brazil Marcelinho Machado 3.2
1Brazil Leandro Barbosa21.8
2United States Carmelo Anthony21.2
3Uruguay Esteban Batista20.8
4Mexico Romel Beck20.3
5Venezuela Héctor Romero19.9
6Argentina Luis Scola19.4
7Puerto Rico Larry Ayuso19.1
8United States LeBron James18.1
9Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo16.3
10Uruguay Nicolás Mazzarino15.8
Pos.NameRPG
1Uruguay Esteban Batista12.4
2Puerto Rico Angelo Reyes9.5
3Canada Samuel Dalembert9.4
4Brazil Tiago Splitter8.0
5Venezuela Héctor Romero7.5
6Argentina Luis Scola7.4
7Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos7.1
8Argentina Carlos Delfino6.4
9Brazil Nenê6.3
10Mexico Adam Parada5.5
Pos.NameAPG
1Argentina Pablo Prigioni5.7
2United States LeBron James4.7
3Puerto Rico Carlos Arroyo4.6
3United States Jason Kidd4.6
3Brazil Valter Apolinario Da Silva4.6
3United States Deron Williams4.6
7Canada Jermaine Anderson4.0
8Venezuela José Vargas3.5
9Venezuela Greivis Vásquez3.3
10Brazil Marcelinho Machado3.2
Pos.NameSPG
Steals Pos. Name SPG 1 Argentina Carlos Delfino 2.0 1 Mexico Anthony Pedroza 2.0 3 Brazil Marcelinho Machado 1.7 3 Argentina Pablo Prigioni 1.7 5 United States Kobe Bryant 1.6 5 Uruguay Leandro García Morales 1.6 7 United States LeBron James 1.5 7 Uruguay Esteban Batista 1.5 7 Venezuela José Vargas 1.5 10 Brazil Valter Apolinario Da Silva 1.4Blocks Pos. Name BPG 1 Canada Samuel Dalembert 2.4 2 Venezuela Miguel Marriaga 2.0 3 United States Dwight Howard 1.8 4 Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos 1.5 5 United States Tyson Chandler 1.4 6 Brazil Tiago Splitter 1.3 7 Mexico Adam Parada 1.0 8 Venezuela Héctor Romero 0.9 9 Mexico Horacio Llamas 0.8 10 Puerto Rico Carmelo Lee 0.7Minutes Pos. Name MPG 1 Uruguay Esteban Batista 35.5 2 Venezuela Héctor Romero 34.3 3 Brazil Leandro Barbosa 32.0 4 Argentina Carlos Delfino 30.8 5 Argentina Pablo Prigioni 30.1 6 Uruguay Nicolás Mazzarino 30.0 7 Mexico Romel Beck 29.0 8 Argentina Luis Scola 28.9 9 Brazil Valter Apolinario Da Silva 28.8 10 Canada Jermaine Anderson 28.5 10 Venezuela José Vargas 28.5
1Argentina Carlos Delfino2.0
1Mexico Anthony Pedroza2.0
3Brazil Marcelinho Machado1.7
3Argentina Pablo Prigioni1.7
5United States Kobe Bryant1.6
5Uruguay Leandro García Morales1.6
7United States LeBron James1.5
7Uruguay Esteban Batista1.5
7Venezuela José Vargas1.5
10Brazil Valter Apolinario Da Silva1.4
Pos.NameBPG
1Canada Samuel Dalembert2.4
2Venezuela Miguel Marriaga2.0
3United States Dwight Howard1.8
4Puerto Rico Peter John Ramos1.5
5United States Tyson Chandler1.4
6Brazil Tiago Splitter1.3
7Mexico Adam Parada1.0
8Venezuela Héctor Romero0.9
9Mexico Horacio Llamas0.8
10Puerto Rico Carmelo Lee0.7
Pos.NameMPG
1Uruguay Esteban Batista35.5
2Venezuela Héctor Romero34.3
3Brazil Leandro Barbosa32.0
4Argentina Carlos Delfino30.8
5Argentina Pablo Prigioni30.1
6Uruguay Nicolás Mazzarino30.0
7Mexico Romel Beck29.0
8Argentina Luis Scola28.9
9Brazil Valter Apolinario Da Silva28.8
10Canada Jermaine Anderson28.5
10Venezuela José Vargas28.5

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsPuerto Rico Larry Ayuso39Brazil
ReboundsUruguay Esteban Batista20Venezuela
AssistsCanada Jermaine Anderson12Virgin Islands
StealsArgentina Carlos Delfino Panama Joel Muñoz5Brazil Mexico
BlocksVenezuela Miguel Marriaga6Uruguay
TurnoversUruguay Esteban Batista Venezuela Greivis Vásquez9Brazil Virgin Islands

Team Tournament Highs

Pos.NamePPG
Offensive PPG Pos. Name PPG 1 United States 116.7 2 Mexico 90.8 3 Puerto Rico 89.2 4 Argentina 88.7 5 Brazil 88.6Defensive PPG Pos. Name PPG 1 United States 71.3 2 Argentina 72.8 3 Canada 73.3 4 Brazil 79.2 5 Uruguay 81.0Rebounds Pos. Name RPG 1 Canada 42.5 2 Puerto Rico 40.6 2 Argentina 40.6 4 United States 40.0 5 Panama 39.3
1United States116.7
2Mexico90.8
3Puerto Rico89.2
4Argentina88.7
5Brazil88.6
Pos.NamePPG
1United States71.3
2Argentina72.8
3Canada73.3
4Brazil79.2
5Uruguay81.0
Pos.NameRPG
1Canada42.5
2Puerto Rico40.6
2Argentina40.6
4United States40.0
5Panama39.3
Pos.NameAPG
Assists Pos. Name APG 1 United States 25.9 2 Brazil 19.6 3 Argentina 16.9 4 Puerto Rico 15.1 5 Venezuela 14.4Steals Pos. Name SPG 1 United States 10.3 2 Mexico 9.6 3 Brazil 8.3 4 Uruguay 8.1 5 Argentina 7.8Blocks Pos. Name BPG 1 United States 6.0 2 Venezuela 4.4 3 Canada 3.9 4 Puerto Rico 2.8 5 Panama 2.7
1United States25.9
2Brazil19.6
3Argentina16.9
4Puerto Rico15.1
5Venezuela14.4
Pos.NameSPG
1United States10.3
2Mexico9.6
3Brazil8.3
4Uruguay8.1
5Argentina7.8
Pos.NameBPG
1United States6.0
2Venezuela4.4
3Canada3.9
4Puerto Rico2.8
5Panama2.7

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsUnited States135Puerto Rico
ReboundsCanada61Mexico
AssistsBrazil United States (2 times)31Mexico Uruguay Puerto Rico
StealsMexico United States (2 times)15Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Argentina
BlocksVenezuela10Uruguay
Field goal percentageUnited States69.6%Puerto Rico
3-point field goal percentageUnited States63.9%Puerto Rico
Free throw percentagePuerto Rico100% (4/4)Canada
TurnoversPuerto Rico28Uruguay

Final standings

Qualified for 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament
Qualified for FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
RankTeamRecord
United States10–0
Argentina8–2
Puerto Rico5–5
4Brazil5–5
5Canada4–4
6Uruguay3–5
7Mexico2–6
8Venezuela2–6
9Panama1–3
10Virgin Islands0–4
4th
United States Chauncey Billups Jason Kidd LeBron James Deron Williams Michael Redd Tayshaun Prince Kobe Bryant Dwight Howard Amar'e Stoudemire Mike Miller Tyson Chandler Carmelo AnthonyArgentina 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 KammerichsPuerto Rico 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 FigueroaBrazil 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