2009 FIBA Americas Championship
| FIBA Americas Cup 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| 14th FIBA American Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 26 – September 6 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10 (from 44 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Brazil (4th title)
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| MVP |
 Luis Scola
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| Qualified for 2010 FIBA World Championships |
The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship was the continental championships held by FIBA Americas for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Each of the top four finishers in the quarterfinal round robin qualified for the World Championship.
Brazil won the gold medal after beating host Puerto Rico 61–60 in the title game. This was Brazil's fourth FIBA Americas Championship title and second in the last three tournaments. World Number 1 Argentina claimed the bronze medal over fourth place Canada. By making the quarterfinals, all four teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament's leading scorer, Luis Scola, was named MVP of the tournament after he rallied Argentina from an 0–2 start to the bronze medal by leading his team in scoring nine out of ten games.
The hosting privileges were originally awarded to Mexico but were later removed by FIBA Americas due to issues involving the sponsorship of the event. The other countries that already qualified were then informed by FIBA of the announcement, with Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Canada all expressing interest of hosting the tournament.
On May 29, 2009, it was announced that Puerto Rico was selected as the new host of the championships, with the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan as the venue. Puerto Rico had previously hosted the 1980, 1993, 1999 and the 2003 Tournament of the Americas (prior to the tournament being renamed the FIBA Americas Championship.
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