The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as

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, was hosted in

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and

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. The four semifinalists of this edition qualified for the 2009 FIBA Americas championship. __TOC__

First Phase

Group A

Group B

Bracket

Semifinals

The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, in which the top team of Group A plays against the second place team of Group B and the top team of Group B plays against the second place team of Group A. Three-team ties are determined by the point differential in games played between the three teams, not counting the margin of victory or loss against a non tied team.

Final

Puerto Rico(5-0) V.S. USVI (3-2) Gold Medal Game

References

Official Web Site: FIBA Americas
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