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FIBA Americas Championship 2005

FIBA Americas Cup 2005
12th FIBA American Basketball Championship
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Tournament details
Host nation Dominican Republic
Dates August 24 – September 4
Teams 10 (from 44 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Brazil (3rd title)
MVP Brazil Marcelo Machado
Tournament leaders
Players Teams
Points Brazil Marcelo Machado (23.4)  Brazil (91.6)
Rebounds Uruguay Esteban Batista (15.6)  Panama (40.4)
Assists Argentina Daniel Farabello (5.9)  Argentina (16.8)
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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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