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FIBA Americas Championship 2007

FIBA Americas Cup 2007
13th FIBA American Basketball Championship
FIBA Americas Championships 2007 logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host nation United States
Dates August 22 – September 2
Teams 10 (from 44 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  United States (6th title)
MVP Argentina Luis Scola
Tournament leaders
Players Teams
Points Brazil Barbosa (21.8)  United States (116.7)
Rebounds Uruguay Batista (12.4)  Canada (39.8)
Assists Argentina Prigioni (6.3)  United States (25.9)
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FIBA Americas Championship 2007
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Qualified for the quarterfinals
Qualified for the semifinals
Fifth place
Qualified for 2008 Olympic Basketball Tournament
Qualified for FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2007 FIBA Americas Championships (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 Americas Championship.

It was originally going to be hosted in Venezuela – however, they 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 has never hosted it, Argentina held it last in 2001 and Puerto Rico last hosted in 2003.

All games were played at the Thomas & Mack Center, which was used earlier in the year for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.

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.

 Argentina
 United States


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