2003 Tournament Of The Americas
The 2003 Tournament of the Americas in basketball, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was hosted by Puerto Rico, from August 20 to August 31, 2003.
The games were played in San Juan, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The United States won the tournament, the country's fifth AmeriCup championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| Dates | August 20–31 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Puerto Rico |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Steve Nash |
| Top scorer |  Omar Quintero (21.1 points per game) |
Venues
All games were played at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
| San Juan |
|---|
| Roberto Clemente Coliseum Capacity: 10,000 |
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Qualification
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2003; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
- North America:
Canada, 
United States - Caribbean and Central America:
Dominican Republic, 
Mexico, 
Puerto Rico, 
Virgin Islands - South America:
Argentina, 
Brazil, 
Uruguay, 
Venezuela
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
| Group A
| Group B
|
Format
- The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
- Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
- The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
- The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both were granted berths in the 2004 Olympic Tournament in Athens. The losers figure in a third-place playoff where the winner was granted the third berth.
Tie-breaking criteria
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
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
Squads
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
- Times given below are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 359 | 321 | +38 | 7 | 1–0 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 377 | 329 | +48 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 342 | 322 | +20 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 313 | 357 | −44 | 6 | 0–1 |
 Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 290 | 352 | −62 | 4 |
August 20 2:30 p.m. |
| Argentina | 89–91 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 22–21, 19–28, 29–18 | ||
| Pts: Nocioni, Scola 17 Rebs: Ginóbili 6 Asts: Ginóbili 7 | Pts: Nájera 20 Rebs: Llamas 10 Asts: Mariscal, Nájera 4 | |
August 20 7:30 p.m. |
| Uruguay | 78–91 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 32–28, 16–21, 16–25 | ||
| Pts: Owens 22 Rebs: Muro, Szczygielski 4 Asts: Muro 5 | Pts: Arroyo, Ortiz 20 Rebs: Ortiz 12 Asts: Ortiz 4 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 21 2:30 p.m. |
| Uruguay | 60–91 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 17–24, 16–24, 16–24 | ||
| Pts: Mazzarino 13 Rebs: Aguiar, Owens 4 Asts: Muro 4 | Pts: Nocioni 14 Rebs: Fernández 12 Asts: Montecchia 6 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 21 8:00 p.m. |
| Puerto Rico | 79–89 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 25–26, 13–22, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Casiano 24 Rebs: Fajardo 6 Asts: Arroyo 4 | Pts: Barrett 32 Rebs: Newton 14 Asts: Nash 7 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 22 2:30 p.m. |
| Mexico | 80–68 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 25–26, 13–22, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Nájera 21 Rebs: Nájera 9 Asts: Llamas 4 | Pts: Owens 17 Rebs: Bouzot 8 Asts: Mazzarino 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 22 5:00 p.m. |
| Argentina | 94–90 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 27–25, 17–27, 29–24 | ||
| Pts: Scola 21 Rebs: Nocioni 9 Asts: Ginóbili 6 | Pts: Nash 24 Rebs: Newton 5 Asts: Nash 10 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 23 2:30 p.m. |
| Canada | 90–84 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–33, 16–19, 21–11, 25–21 | ||
| Pts: Barrett 22 Rebs: Guarasci, Young 6 Asts: Nash 6 | Pts: Owens 22 Rebs: Owens, Szczygielski 6 Asts: Owens 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 23 7:30 p.m. |
| Mexico | 70–92 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 21–18, 21–24, 18–26 | ||
| Pts: Quintero 24 Rebs: Benítez 10 Asts: Nájera 6 | Pts: Casiano 19 Rebs: Ortiz 9 Asts: Santiago 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 24 2:30 p.m. |
| Canada | 108–72 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 32–18, 30–18, 15–9 | ||
| Pts: Barrett 27 Rebs: Kwiatkowski 5 Asts: Nash 7 | Pts: Quintero 27 Rebs: Parada 6 Asts: Mariscal 4 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 24 7:30 p.m. |
| Puerto Rico | 80–85 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 12–28, 20–21, 28–20 | ||
| Pts: Arroyo 22 Rebs: Santiago 9 Asts: Hourruitiner 4 | Pts: Ginóbili, Wolkowyski 16 Rebs: Montecchia 7 Asts: Ginóbili 10 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 432 | 273 | +159 | 8 |
 Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 376 | 345 | +31 | 7 |
 Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 292 | 356 | −64 | 6 |
 Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 3 | 321 | 356 | −35 | 5 |
 Virgin Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 278 | 369 | −91 | 4 |
August 20 5:00 p.m. |
| Venezuela | 76–78 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 14–25, 17–24, 26–12 | ||
| Pts: Torres 17 Rebs: Torres 8 Asts: Aguilera, Díaz, Julio, Torres 2 | Pts: Western 25 Rebs: Vargas 14 Asts: Ramírez 4 | |
August 20 10:00 p.m. |
| United States | 110–76 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 26–18, 31–8, 30–21 | ||
| Pts: Brand, Duncan 17 Rebs: Brand, Duncan 6 Asts: Bibby 7 | Pts: Nenê 17 Rebs: Nenê 9 Asts: da Silva 4 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 21 7:30 p.m. |
| Brazil | 100–74 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 20–16, 25–18, 31–19 | ||
| Pts: Giovannoni 18 Rebs: Splitter 11 Asts: Varejão 4 | Pts: Sheppard 18 Rebs: Victor 7 Asts: Sheppard 6 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 21 10:00 p.m. |
| United States | 111–73 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 31–11, 28–18, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: McGrady 17 Rebs: O'Neal 7 Asts: Kidd 10 | Pts: Filion 18 Rebs: Filion 6 Asts: Ramírez 6 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 22 7:30 p.m. |
| Virgin Islands | 65–69 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 15–18, 14–13, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Heywood 21 Rebs: Heywood 13 Asts: Richards 3 | Pts: Western 18 Rebs: Peterson 8 Asts: Ortega 4 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 22 10:00 p.m. |
| Venezuela | 68–98 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 24–26, 24–25, 10–21 | ||
| Pts: Díaz 16 Rebs: Aguilera 6 Asts: Aguilera, R. Guevara, Mijares, Morris 2 | Pts: McGrady 16 Rebs: Duncan 13 Asts: Iverson 7 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 23 5:00 p.m. |
| Virgin Islands | 55–113 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 13–34, 16–30, 7–23 | ||
| Pts: Heywood 13 Rebs: Richards 9 Asts: Richards 2 | Pts: Iverson 17 Rebs: Martin 13 Asts: Iverson 10 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 23 10:00 p.m. |
| Venezuela | 89–96 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 17–21, 25–20, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: Díaz 24 Rebs: Torres 9 Asts: Julio 4 | Pts: Machado 20 Rebs: Splitter 8 Asts: da Silva 10 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 24 5:00 p.m. |
| Venezuela | 87–84 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 28–20, 21–16, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Díaz 27 Rebs: Torres, Julio 6 Asts: D. Guevara 5 | Pts: Sheppard 24 Rebs: Richards 13 Asts: Richards 7 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
Quarterfinal group
| Qualified for the semifinals |
The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 824 | 564 | +260 | 16 | |
| Argentina | 8 | 5 | 3 | 715 | 658 | +57 | 13 | 2–0 |
| Canada | 8 | 5 | 3 | 713 | 705 | +8 | 13 | 1–1 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 5 | 3 | 657 | 603 | +54 | 13 | 0–2 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 4 | 4 | 668 | 713 | −45 | 12 | 1–0 |
| Mexico | 8 | 4 | 4 | 679 | 734 | −55 | 12 | 0–1 |
| Brazil | 8 | 3 | 5 | 709 | 696 | +13 | 11 | |
| Dominican Republic | 8 | 2 | 6 | 591 | 730 | −139 | 10 |
August 25 2:30 p.m. |
| Mexico | 100–91 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 22–14, 24–22, 27–35 | ||
| Pts: Llamas, Mariscal, Quintero 21 Rebs: Benítez 14 Asts: Quintero 6 | Pts: Peralta 17 Rebs: Vargas 7 Asts: Filion, Lalane, Ortega, Ramírez 3 | |
August 25 5:00 p.m. |
| Argentina | 76–74 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 17–19, 17–18, 17–18 | ||
| Pts: Nocioni, Oberto 14 Rebs: Sánchez, Oberto, Wolkowyski 6 Asts: Ginóbili, Oberto 4 | Pts: Varejão 17 Rebs: Nenê 11 Asts: 5 players 2 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan] |
August 25 7:30 p.m. |
| Puerto Rico | 84–59 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 10–9, 30–21, 27–14 | ||
| Pts: Ayuso 19 Rebs: Latimer 7 Asts: Arroyo 10 | Pts: Torres 13 Rebs: Aguilera 14 Asts: R. Guevara 4 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 25 10:00 p.m. |
| Canada | 71–111 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 11–30, 20–31, 12–29 | ||
| Pts: Barrett 15 Rebs: Kwiatkowski, Newton 7 Asts: Nash 5 | Pts: Iverson 28 Rebs: Martin 7 Asts: Bibby 9 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 26 |
| Venezuela | 98–95 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–35, 26–20, 17–20, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Díaz 26 Rebs: Blanco 7 Asts: Blanco, Díaz 6 | Pts: Quintero 28 Rebs: Zúñiga 14 Asts: Nájera 6 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 26 5:00 p.m. |
| United States | 94–86 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 17–17, 26–25, 24–21 | ||
| Pts: O'Neal 22 Rebs: O'Neal 10 Asts: Kidd 7 | Pts: Oberto 17 Rebs: Nocioni 6 Asts: Sánchez 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 26 7:30 p.m. |
| Dominican Republic | 61–94 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 8–18, 13–20, 23–27 | ||
| Pts: Filion 15 Rebs: Peterson, Pichardo 6 Asts: Filion 3 | Pts: Latimer 22 Rebs: Latimer 12 Asts: Hatton 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 26 10:00 p.m. |
| Brazil | 97–101 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–29, 30–35, 20–21, 14–16 | ||
| Pts: Machado 39 Rebs: Nenê, Varejão 9 Asts: Varejão 6 | Pts: Nash 24 Rebs: Swords 7 Asts: Nash 9 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 27 2:30 p.m. |
| Canada | 78–75 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 24–23, 14–17, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Brown 16 Rebs: Brown, Kwiatkowski, Young 6 Asts: Nash 8 | Pts: Vargas 17 Rebs: Vargas 10 Asts: Ortega 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 27 5:00 p.m. |
| Argentina | 92–97 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 22–23, 27–23, 19–36 | ||
| Pts: Nocioni 17 Rebs: Kammerichs 6 Asts: Sánchez 6 | Pts: Torres 20 Rebs: Marriaga 7 Asts: R. Guevara 6 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 27 7:30 p.m. |
| Puerto Rico | 72–70 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 20–24, 16–19, 18–10 | ||
| Pts: Ayuso 19 Rebs: Ortiz 7 Asts: Sánchez 6 | Pts: Nenê 15 Rebs: Nenê 14 Asts: da Silva 7 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 27 10:00 p.m. |
| Mexico | 69–96 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 14–30, 11–21, 18–26 | ||
| Pts: Quintero 21 Rebs: Benítez 10 Asts: Llamas 4 | Pts: Duncan 16 Rebs: O'Neal 7 Asts: Carter 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 28 2:30 p.m. |
| Venezuela | 93–86 (OT) | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–23, 18–12, 14–24, 11–20, Overtime: 14–7 | ||
| Pts: Díaz 23 Rebs: Marriaga 9 Asts: D. Guevara 8 | Pts: Brown, Karangwa 20 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Nash, Thomas 3 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 28 5:00 p.m. |
| Brazil | 92–102 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 25–21, 21–31, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: Nenê 26 Rebs: Nenê 14 Asts: Ferraciú, Giovannoni, Pinto 3 | Pts: Quintero 23 Rebs: Benítez 12 Asts: Quintero 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
August 28 7:30 p.m. |
| Dominican Republic | 72–102 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 13–24, 13–28, 28–25 | ||
| Pts: Western 17 Rebs: Filion 7 Asts: Ortega 4 | Pts: Ginóbili, Scola 18 Rebs: Ginóbili, Kammerichs 5 Asts: Sánchez 7 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 30, 2003 – 20:00 | ||||||
| Argentina | 88 | |||||
| August 31, 2003 – 22:00 | ||||||
| Canada | 72 | |||||
| Argentina | 73 | |||||
| August 30, 2003 – 22:00 | ||||||
| United States | 106 | |||||
| United States | 87 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 31, 2003 – 20:00 | ||||||
| Canada | 66 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 79 | |||||
Semifinals
August 30 8:00 p.m. |
| Argentina | 88–72 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 25–14, 24–10, 13–28 | ||
| Pts: Ginóbili 26 Rebs: Wolkowyski, Scola 5 Asts: Ginóbili, Montecchia, Sánchez 4 | Pts: Brown 13 Rebs: Guarasci 6 Asts: Nash 4 | |
August 30 10:00 p.m. |
| United States | 87–71 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 23–20, 22–16, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Allen 15 Rebs: O'Neal 10 Asts: McGrady 6 | Pts: Fajardo 14 Rebs: Fajardo 7 Asts: Arroyo 5 | |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
Third place game
August 31 8:00 p.m. |
| Canada | 66–79 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 17–20, 17–22, 19–13 | ||
| Pts: Barrett 18 Rebs: Newton 9 Asts: Nash 7 | Pts: Ortiz 21 Rebs: Santiago 11 Asts: Ortiz 10 | |
Final
August 31 10:00 p.m. |
| United States | 106–73 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–15, 25–12, 23–20, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Duncan 23 Rebs: Duncan 14 Asts: Bibby 7 | Pts: Ginóbili, Victoriano 16 Rebs: Kammerichs 6 Asts: Victoriano 4 | |
Awards
| 2003 Tournament of the Americas winners |
|---|
 United States Fifth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Steve Nash |
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
| Points
| Rebounds
| Assists
|
| Steals
| Blocks
| Minutes
|
Individual Game Highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Marcelinho Machado | 39 | Canada |
| Rebounds | 8 Players | 14 | |
| Assists | 7 Players | 10 | |
| Steals | Mike Bibby Eduardo Nájera | 5 | Virgin Islands Venezuela |
| Blocks | José Ortiz | 7 | Canada |
| Turnovers | Allen Iverson | 8 | Venezuela |
Team Tournament Highs
| Offensive PPG
| Defensive PPG
| Rebounds
|
| Assists
| Steals
| Blocks
|
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Team Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | United States | 113 | Virgin Islands |
| Rebounds | Virgin Islands | 53 | Dominican Republic |
| Assists | Brazil | 26 | Canada |
| Steals | United States | 40 | Canada |
| Blocks | Argentina Puerto Rico United States | 9 | Puerto Rico Canada Dominican Republic |
| Field goal percentage | United States (2 times) | 65.6% | Virgin Islands Canada |
| 3-point field goal percentage | United States | 77.8% | Canada |
| Free throw percentage | Argentina | 93.3% | Venezuela |
| Turnovers | Brazil Dominican Republic | 25 | United States Argentina |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | United States | 10–0 |
 | Argentina | 6–4 |
 | Puerto Rico | 6–4 |
| 4 | Canada | 5–5 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 4–4 |
| 6 | Mexico | 4–4 |
| 7 | Brazil | 3–5 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 2–6 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 0–4 |
| 10 | Virgin Islands | 0–4 |
References
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