The 2016 South American Basketball Championship was the 47th edition of the
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
South American Basketball Championship
The South American Basketball Championship, or FIBA South American Championship, is the main FIBA tournament for men's national teams from South America's region of FIBA Americas. The tournament was first played in 1930. The tournament often has ...
. Ten teams were featured in the competition, which were held in
Caracas,
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
from June 26 – July 2, 2016. The top five teams qualified for the
2017 FIBA AmeriCup and the top seven teams qualified for Division A of the
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
won its second consecutive South American championship by beating
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
in the final, 64–58.
Participating teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
The draw was held on 21 April 2016.
Group A
Group B
Final round
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final rankings
The top five teams qualified for the
2017 FIBA AmeriCup and the top seven teams qualified for Division A of the
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.
References
External links
FIBA
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South American Basketball Championship
2016–17 in South American basketball
2016 in Venezuelan sport
International basketball competitions hosted by Venezuela
Sports competitions in Caracas
21st century in Caracas
June 2016 sports events in South America
July 2016 sports events in South America