Americas Championships 2003
| FIBA Americas Cup 2003 | |||||||||||||
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| 11th FIBA American Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 20–31 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 United States (5th title)
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| MVP |
 Steve Nash
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
The 2003 Tournament of the Americas in basketball, now known as the FIBA Americas Championship (or as well Las Americas Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men) was hosted by Puerto Rico from August 20 to August 31, 2003. The games were played in San Juan at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The United States won the tournament, the country's fifth Americas championship.
All games were played at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2003; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
Group A
Argentina Canada
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
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