2005 FIBA Americas Championship
| FIBA Americas Cup 2005 | |||||||||||||
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| 12th FIBA American Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 24 – September 4 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10 (from 44 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Brazil (3rd title)
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| MVP |
Marcelo Machado
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the semifinals | |
| Fifth place |
| Qualified for 2006 FIBA World Championship | |
| Qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship as wild cards |
The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship (The Tournament of the Americas) was hosted by the Dominican Republic from August 24 to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. Argentina had already qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Brazil won the tournament, the country's third Americas championship.
All games were played at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto.
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2004; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
The tournament draw took place Monday, April 18, in Santo Domingo. 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:
Group A
Brazil
Canada
Panama
United States
Venezuela
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