2001 Tournament of the Americas| Tournament details |
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| Host country | Argentina |
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| City | Neuquén |
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| Dates | 16–26 August |
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| Teams | 10 |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
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| Runners-up |  Brazil |
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| Third place | .svg.png) Canada |
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| Fourth place |  Puerto Rico |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| MVP | Manu Ginóbili |
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The 2001 COPABA Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also as the Championship of the Americas for Men), was hosted by Argentina, from 16 August, to 26 August 2001. The games were played at the Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn berths at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Argentina won the tournament, the country's first AmeriCup championship. The United States performed poorly at this tournament, mainly because it sent in junior players.[1]
Venue
| Neuquén | 2001 Tournament of the Americas (Argentina) |
| Estadio Ruca Che |
| Capacity: 8,000 |
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Qualification
- North America: Canada,
United States - Caribbean and Central America:
Mexico, 
Panama, Puerto Rico, 
Virgin Islands - South America: Argentina, Brazil,
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Venezuela
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
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 top five teams from the quarterfinals stage were granted berths in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. Since the United States were already qualified as Olympic Champions, should they reach the semifinals stage, the sixth-best team from the quarterfinals also qualified to the World Championship.
- The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final. The losers figure in a third-place playoff.
Squads
Main article: 2001 Tournament of the Americas squads
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 427 | 368 | +59 | 8 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 399 | 372 | +27 | 7 |
| Panama | 4 | 2 | 2 | 361 | 400 | −39 | 6 |
| Virgin Islands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 362 | 364 | −2 | 5 |
| Mexico | 4 | 0 | 4 | 362 | 407 | −45 | 4 |
| Canada | 108–97 (OT) | Virgin Islands |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Puerto Rico | 117–80 | Panama |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Mexico | 106–109 | Panama |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Puerto Rico | 101–98 | Canada |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Panama | 90–88 | Virgin Islands |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Mexico | 97–110 | Puerto Rico |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Panama | 82–89 | Canada |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Virgin Islands | 84–67 | Mexico |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Canada | 104–92 | Mexico |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Virgin Islands | 93–99 | Puerto Rico |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 409 | 303 | +106 | 8 |
| Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 396 | 342 | +54 | 7 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 2 | 360 | 346 | +14 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 377 | −62 | 5 |
| United States | 4 | 0 | 4 | 323 | 435 | −112 | 4 |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Argentina | 103–63 | Uruguay |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Brazil | 92–89 | Venezuela |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Uruguay | 67–90 | Brazil |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Argentina | 90–73 | Venezuela |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Uruguay | 81–91 | Venezuela |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Argentina | 108–98 (OT) | Brazil |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
Quarterfinal group
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Fifth place |
The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then, each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| Argentina | 7 | 7 | 0 | 687 | 526 | +161 | 14 | |
| Brazil | 8 | 6 | 2 | 759 | 665 | +94 | 14 | |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 5 | 2 | 670 | 622 | +48 | 12 | |
| Canada | 8 | 5 | 3 | 753 | 712 | +41 | 13 | |
| Venezuela | 7 | 4 | 3 | 657 | 621 | +36 | 11 | 1–0 |
| Panama | 7 | 4 | 3 | 656 | 674 | −18 | 11 | 0–1 |
| Virgin Islands | 8 | 2 | 6 | 696 | 746 | −50 | 10 | |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1 | 7 | 627 | 782 | −155 | 9 | |
| Canada | 108–100 | Venezuela |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Brazil | 94–102 | Panama |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Puerto Rico | 90–70 | Uruguay |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Argentina | 98–77 | Virgin Islands |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Uruguay | 77–101 | Canada |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Virgin Islands | 69–92 | Brazil |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Venezuela | 89–98 | Puerto Rico |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Argentina | 115–87 | Panama |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Venezuela | 91–75 | Virgin Islands |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Panama | 101–74 | Uruguay |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Brazil | 89–83 (OT) | Puerto Rico |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Argentina | 85–76 | Canada |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Virgin Islands | 113–91 | Uruguay |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Panama | 92–106 | Venezuela |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Canada | 69–78 | Brazil |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
| Argentina | 95–70 | Puerto Rico |
Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquén |
Knockout stage
Awards
| 2001 Tournament of the Americas Winners |
Argentina
First title |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
 | Argentina | 9–0 |
 | Brazil | 7–3 |
 | Canada | 6–4 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 5–4 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 4–3 |
| 6 | Panama | 4–3 |
| 7 | Virgin Islands | 2–6 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1–7 |
| 9 | Mexico | 0–4 |
| 10 | United States | 0–4 |
References
External links
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