The men's
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tournament at the
2019 Pan American Games
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was held in
Lima
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, Peru at the
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos from 31 July to 4 August.
The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket.
Argentina
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won the gold medal, its second gold in Pan American basketball, after defeating
Puerto Rico
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in the championship
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The top seven teams at the
2017 FIBA AmeriCup have qualified. The host nation Peru was barred from participating by FIBA, following sanctions imposed on the Peruvian Basketball Federation.
Venezuela
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took the vacated berth.
Summary
Draw
The draw was held in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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on 23 May 2019.
Rosters
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 12 players on their rosters.
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Competition format
In the first round of the competition, teams are divided into two pools of four teams, and play follows a
round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams are awarded two points for a win, and one point for a loss.
Following the completion of the pool games, the top two teams from each pool advance to a
single elimination
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round consisting of two semifinal games, and the bronze and gold medal matches. Losing teams compete in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament.
Results
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Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Classification round
Placement stage (5th–8th place)
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Knockout round
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
References
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Men's tournament