The men's tournament of
basketball
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at the
2011 Pan American Games in
Guadalajara, Mexico began on October 26 and ended on October 30, when
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
defeated
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
74-72 for the gold medal. All games were held at the CODE Dome. The defending champion was
Brazil
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, who won the title on their home court.
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Qualification
Three teams automatically qualified to compete in this tournament, the hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States. The rest qualified through two regional tournaments.
Format
* Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
* The third and fourth placed teams will play the fifth to eight bracket.
* In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
* The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
# Head to head results.
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Goal average
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A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or ai ...
(not the goal difference) between the tied teams.
# Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group.
Squads
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
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Draw
The draw for the tournament was held at the
Weightlifting Forum, the venue for the
Weightlifting
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at the games in Guadalajara on June 26 and was conducted by FIBA Americas Technical Director, Mr. Anibal García.
The competing are drawn to each group by couples to secure a balance in the competition. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B.
Mexico as host nation got to choose which team from the first pot it played, Argentina.
Each team is listed with their world ranking before the draw.
Preliminary round
All times are local
Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)
Competition summary
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Group A
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Group B
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Final phase
Semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
Medalists
References
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Men's tournament