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2007 FIBA Americas Championship

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.

Tournament details

United States

August 22 – September 2

10

 United States (6th title)

 Brazil

40

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.

North America:  ,  United States

Canada

: Mexico,  Panama,  Puerto Rico,  Virgin Islands

Caribbean and Central America

South America:  ,  Brazil,  Uruguay,  Venezuela

Argentina

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.


The draw split the tournament into two groups:[1]

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