In perioada 26 august- 6 septembrie, se desfasoara in Puerto Rico , in complexul Roberto Clemente Coliseum din San Juan, 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.Vor participa 10 echipe structurate in 2 grupe:
Grupa A: Mexic, Uruguay, Canada, Insulele Virgine, Puerto Rico
Grupa B: Panama, Venezuela, Brazilia, Republica Dominicana, Argentina
Semifinalistele acestei competitii se vor califica automat la Campionatul Mondial din Turcia 2010. Cea mai puternica echipa din zona Americii, SUA- campioana en-titre a Americii, castigatoare a 2007 FIBA America Champioship in finala contra Argentinei(118-81) va absenta de la competitia din 2009! Echipa lui Le Bron James si Carmelo Antony este calificata automat la 2010 FIBA World Championship, datorita castigarii titlului olimpic la Beijing 2008.
Ca un fapt oarecum inedit, Puerto Rico, in calitate de tara organizatoare a avut posibilitatea de a-si alege grupa din care vrea sa faca parte dupa ce celelate 8 echipe au fost repartizate (mai putin Argentina) si astfel tara central- americana a ales grupa A, Argentina fiind repartizata automat in grupa B. La fel se va intampla si in cazul in care Puerto Rico va avansa mai departe din grupe, reprezentativa ţării gazdă va avea dreptul de a alege ordinea în care să întâlnească adversarii calificaţi din cealaltă grupă.
Loturile echipelor participante la 2009 FIBA Americas Championship sunt urmatoarele:
Argentina: Point guards: Juan Pablo Cantero (Atenas de Córdoba) , Juan Manuel Fernández(Temple, USA);
Shooting Guards: Paolo Quinteros (1.85, 30ani, CAI Zaragoza- LEB Gold, Spania) , Diego García (Burgos, Spain); Pablo Prigioni(1.91, 30ani, Real Madrid- ACB, Spania)
Small Forward: Sebastián Vega (Peñarol de Mar del Plata), Matías Sandes (2.01, 25ani, Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada- ACB, Spania), Federico Kammerichs (2.05, 29ani, Regatas Corrientes- Argentina);
Power Forward: Luis Scola (2.07, 29ani, Houston Rockets- NBA), Leonardo Gutiérrez (2.04, 31ani, Peñarol de Mar del Plata- Argentina), Leonardo Mainoldi (Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada- ACB, Spania), Andrés Pelussi (1.98, 32ani, Libertad de Sunchales- Argentina);
Centers: Román González (Quimsa de Santiago del Estero- Argentina) , Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
Antrenor: Sergio Hernandez
Brazilia:Point Guards: Duda Machado, Marcelo Huertas(1.91, 26ani, Caja Laboral-ACB, Spania);
Shooting Guard: Alex Garcia(1.89, 29ani, Universo BRB- Brazilia), Diego Pinheiro, Jonathan Tavernari, Leandrinho Barbosa(1.91, 27ani, Phoenix Suns- NBA);
Small Forward: Guilherme Giovannoni(Virtus Bologna- Lega A, Italia), Marcelinho Machado(2.00, 34ani, Flamengo- Brazilia);
Power Forward: Alexandre “Olivinha”, Anderson Varejão(2.08, 27ani, Cleveland Cavaliers- NBA);
Centers: João Paulo Batista(2.08, 28ani, Le Mans- PRO A, Franta), Tiago Splitter(2.11, 24ani, Caja Laboral- ACB, Spania)
Head Coach: Moncho Monsalve
Canada: Point Guard: Jermaine Anderson(Walter Tigers Tubingen- BBL, Germania), Tyler Kepkay(1.83, 22ani,University Of Utah- NCAA), Ryan Bell
Shooting Guard: Carl English(1.95, 27ani, Caja Laboral-ACB, Spania), Andy Rautins(1.98, 23ani, Siracuse Orange- NCAA)
Small Forward: Jermaine Bucknor(2.01, 26ani, Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket- PRO B, Franta), Olu Famutimi(1.96, 25ani, Khimik-OPZ Yuzny- Ucraina), Jevohn Shepherd
Power Forward: Aaron Doornekamp, Kyle Landry, Joel Anthony(2.06, 27 ani, Miami Heat- NBA)
Centers: Jesse Young(2.08, 29ani, CB Murcia- ACB, Spania), Levon Kendall(2.09, 25ani, Maroussi Atena- A1 HEBA, Grecia), Phil Martin
Insulele Virgine:Aaron Brown, Rasheem Richards, Phillip Jones(2.11, 24ani), Jason Edwin, Calvert White, Reggie Freeman, Greg Washington, Kitwana Rhymer, David Cooper
Point Guard: Walter Hodge(1.84, 23 ani)
Shooting Guard: Kevin Sheppard(1.85, 30ani, Quebradillas Pirates- Puerto Rico), Cuthbert Victor(1.95, 26ani, Melilla Baloncesto- LEB Gold, Spania)
Mexic:Karim Malpica, Jesús López, , Arim Solares, , Miguel Ayala, Noe Alonzo(2.02, 26ani), Gustavo Ayón(2.06, 24ani, Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada- ACB, Spania), Hugo Carrillo,
Guard: Romel Beck(2.01, 27ani), Anthony Pedroza(1.91, 30ani, Soles de Mexicali- Mexic), Omar Quintero(1.83, 28ani), Enrique Zuñiga( 1.93, 33ani, Pioneros de Quintana Roo- Cancun- Mexic),
Centers: Horacio Llamas(2.11, 26ani, Soles de Mexicali- Mexic), Lorenzo Real Aguilar(2.10, 23ani- UCLA, NCAA)
Panama:Jair Peralta, Jonathan King, Maximiliano Gómez, Dionisio Gómez, Michael Hicks, Danilo , Gary Forbes, Josimar Ayarza, Abdul Herrera, Jamaal Levy, Gyno Pomare(23 ani, San Diego Toreros-NCAA), Daniel King, Antonio García,
Point Gurd: Joel Munoz(1.79, 29ani)
Shotting Guard: Warren Green(1.83, 30ani).
Small Forward: Pinnock(1.98. 26ani, Capitanes de Arecibo- Puerto Rico)
Centers: Jaime Lloreda( 2.03, 29ani, Seven 2007 Roseto- Italia)
Puerto Rico:Point Guard: Carlos Arroyo(1.88, 30ani), Filiberto Rivera(1.87, 27ani, Napoli- LegaA, Italia), Christian Dalmau, Guillermo Díaz(1.88, 24ani,Pepsi Caserta- LegaDue, Italia)
Shooting Guard: Larry Ayuso(1.90, 30ani, Santurce Crabbers- Puerto Rico), Joel Jones, Jesse Pellot-Rosa
Small Forward: Ángel Daniel Vassallo, Carmelo Lee(2.00, 32ani, Ironi Ramat Gan- Israel);
Power Forward: Ángelo Reyes, Ricky Sánchez(2.12, 22ani, Philadelphia 76-ers - NBA), Alex Falcón;
Centers: Daniel Santiago(2.16, 33ani, Bayamon Cowboys-Puerto Rico), Peter John Ramos(2.20, 23ani, Quebradillas Pirates- Puerto Rico)
Republica Dominicana:Point Guard: Carlos Morbán(1.88, 26ani,KK Siroki Eronet- Bosnia), Juan Coronado
Shotting Guard: Luis Flores(1.88, 28ani, Indesit Fabriano Basket- LegaDue, Italia), Kelvin Peña(1.93, 29ani)
Small Forward: Francisco García(2.01, 28ani, Sacramento Kings- NBA), Ricardo Greer(SLUC Nancy- PRO A, Franta), Franklin Western
Power Forward: Charlie Villanueva(2.11, 25ani, Detroit Pistons- NBA), Jack Michael Martínez(2.01, 27ani, Cocodrilos de Caracas - Venezuela), Marlon Martínez;
Centers: Al Horford(2.08, 23ani), Alejandro Salas
Uruguay:Point guards: Martín Osimani(1.94, 28ani, Atletico Bigua- Uruguay), Gustavo Barrera(1.94, 24ani), Diego González;
Shooting guards: Leandro García Morales(1.86, 29ani, Atletico Bigua- Uruguay), Juan Pablo Silveira;
Small forwards: Mauricio Aguiar(1.97, 26ani, Vanoli Soresina- LegaA, Italia), Emilio Taboada;
Power forwards: Diego Castrillón, Reque Newsome(2.04, 28ani);
Centers: Esteban Batista(2.08, 26ani, Alta Gestion Fuenlabrada- ACB, Spania), Gastón Páez, Nicolás Borsellino.
Venezuela:Greivis Vásquez(1.95, 22ani, University Of Maryland-NCAA), Jesús "Zancudo" Centeno, José Vargas, Rafael Pérez(1.95, 27ani), Alejandro "Tapipa" Barrios, Miguel Marriaga, Luis Bethelmy, Axiers Sucre, Gregory Echenique,
Small Forward: Héctor "Pepito" Romero(1.92, 29ani, Snaidero Udine- Lega A, Italia)
Shotting Guards: Oscar Torres(1.98, 33ani, Fortitudo Bologna?- Lega A, Italia)
Centers: Richard Lugo(2.07, 36ani, Espartanos de Margarita- Venezuela)
antrenor: Néstor Salazar.
| 26.08.2009 | ||||
| Grupa | Scor | |||
| A | Insulele Virgine | Uruguay | 62-88 (14-22,15-27,20-17,13-22) | |
| B | Republica Dominicana | Brazilia | 68-81 (18-21, 18-17, 25-19, 7-24) | |
| B | Venezuela | Argentina | 85-69 (18-16,21-14, 24-21, 21-18) | |
| A | Mexic | Puerto Rico | 66-81 (19-19,23-19, 9-23, 15-20) | |
| 27.08.2009 | ||||
| Grupa | Scor | |||
| B | Panama | Republica Dominicana | 87-100 (27-25,23-23,10-28,27-24) | |
| A | Canada | Mexic | 95-40 (30-13, 19-8, 29-12, 17-7) | |
| B | Brazilia | Venezuela | 87-67 (18-18, 26-6, 19-19, 24-24) | |
| A | Puerto Rico | InsuleleVirgine | 85-74 (16-21, 22-22, 26-10, 21-21) | |
| 28.08.2009 | ||||
| Grupa | Scor | |||
| B | Argentina | Brazilia | 67-76 (13-21, 10-16, 23-23, 21-21) | |
| A | Insulele Virgine | Canada | 67-87 (14-24,12-20,22-20, 19-23) | |
| B | Venezuela | Panama | 71-80 (12-22, 14-17, 28-18, 17-23) | |
| A | Uruguay | Puerto Rico | 54-71 (14-14, 14-16, 11-23, 15-18) | |
| 29.08.2009 | ||||
| Grupa | Scor | |||
| A | Mexic | Insulele Virgine | 80-63 (15-13, 12-19, 26-18, 27-13) | |
| A | Canada | Uruguay | 69-71 (16-25, 15-11, 16-15, 22-20) | |
| B | Republica Dominicana | Venezuela | 78-73 (21-18, 19-14, 24-19, 14-22) | |
| B | Panama | Argentina | 55-80 (13-28, 17-20, 19-12, 6-20) | |
| 30.08.2009 | ||||
| Grupa | Scor | |||
| A | Uruguay | Mexic | 54-49 (18-10, 8-19, 18-4, 10-16) | |
| B | Brazilia | Panama | 84-64 (23-17, 19-19, 28-14, 14-14) | |
| B | Argentina | Republica Dominicana | 89-87 (19-18, 18-25, 22-17, 15-14, 15-13) | |
| A | Puerto Rico | Canada | 90-70 (23-14, 22-16, 20-11, 25-29) | |
| 01.09.2009 | ||||
| Scor | ||||
| Puerto Rico |
| 79-51 (11-13,23-12,25-14,20-12) | ||
| Uruguay | Republica Dominicana | 74-80 (15-14,25-19,24-23,10-24) | ||
| Canada | Argentina | 51-67 (13-15,15-21, 10-20,13-11) | ||
| Mexic | Brazilia | 61-92 (17-24,12-21,16-24, 16-23) | ||
| 2.09.2009 | ||||
| Scor | ||||
| Republica Dominicana | Puerto Rico | 76-85 (13-16,21-21, 19-21, 23-27) | ||
| Uruguay | 83-77 (16-17,14-21, 28-19,25-20) | ||
| Brazilia | Canada | 68-59 (18-15, 18-18, 16-17, 16-9) | ||
| Argentina | Mexic | 77-65 (17-17,17-12, 23-18,20-18) | ||
| 3.09.2009 | ||||
| Scor | ||||
| Puerto Rico | Argentina | 78-80 (22-14,15-29,15-21, 26-16) | ||
| Uruguay | Brazilia | 62-82 (14-22,21-22,16-18, 11-20) | ||
| Canada |
| 97-65 (22-15, 23-9,26-19, 26-22) | ||
| Mexic | Republica Dominicana | 73-86 (15-22,21-22,25-24, 15-18) | ||
| 4.09.2009 | ||||
| Scor | ||||
| Brazilia | Puerto Rico | 82-86 (20-13,14-25,17-29, 31-19) | ||
| Argentina | Uruguay | 73-66 (22-6,16-17, 21-23, 14-20) | ||
| Republica Dominicana | Canada | 76-80 (16-13, 19-17, 21-26, 20-24) | ||
| Panama |
| 67-74 (18-18, 14-21, 20-19, 15-16) | ||
| 05.09.2009- SEMIFINALE | ||
| Brazilia | Canada | 73-65 (17-17, 11-10, 26-13, 19-25) |
| Puerto Rico | Argentina | 85-80 (13-20, 19-21, 26-19, 27-20) |
| 09.06.2009 | ||||
| FINALA MICA | Argentina | Canada | 88-73 (31-8, 18-10, 19-28, 20-27) | |
| FINALA MARE | Puerto Rico |
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| A | ||||||
| Loc | Echipa | Meciuri jucate | Victorii | Infrangeri | Cosaveraj | Puncte |
| 1. | Puerto Rico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 327 -264 | 8 |
| 2. | Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 267 -251 | 7 |
| 3. | Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 321 -268 | 6 |
| 4. | Mexic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 235 -293 | 5 |
| 5. | Insulele Virgine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 266-340 | 8 |
| B | ||||||
| Loc | Echipa | Meciuri jucate | Victorii | Infrangeri | Cosaveraj | Puncte |
| 1. | Brazilia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 328-266 | 8 |
| 2. | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 305-303 | 6 |
| 3. | Republica Dominicana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 333 -330 | 6 |
| 4. | Panama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 286 -335 | 5 |
| 5. | Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 3 | 296 -314 | 5 |
FIBA Americas Championship for Men, SFERTURI DE FINALA
| X | ||||||
| # | Echipa | Meciuri jucate | Victorii | Infrangeri | Cosaveraj | Puncte |
| 1. | Brazilia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 565-467 | 13 |
| 2. | Puerto Rico | 7 | 6 | 1 | 570-479 | 13 |
| 3. | Argentina | 7 | 6 | 1 | 533-478 | 13 |
| 4. | Canada | 7 | 3 | 4 | 521-477 | 10 |
| 5. | Republica Dominicana | 7 | 3 | 4 | 573-569 | 10 |
| 6. | Uruguay | 7 | 2 | 5 | 458-507 | 9 |
| 7. | Mexic | 7 | 1 | 6 | 428-522 | 8 |
| 8. | Panama | 7 | 1 | 6 | 472-591 | 8 |
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RăspundețiȘtergereI’ll agree with the experts here that this Argentina line up doesn’t look promising on paper with the absence of most of the big names. It’s a real pity that we don’t get to see the REAL Argentina in action as I’m sure many fans out there were always mesmerized by their performance in Beijing.
But I still believe they could sneak in to the semi final stage for the automatic but winning is a no no at all. Brazil are looking to be on fire and part of their motivation has to be the fact of missing out the Olympics.
Anyway here is my preview on Argentina for this tournament, please do check it out and do leave us your feedback.
Hi John. Thanks for visiting. You're right, unfortunately world championships and, especially, continental championships is not going great values and it is great sin. What to do? One rule like in football. If you called at national basketball team and refuse, federation of basketball to be suspended or very big fines. Unless, we will see continental championships with teams B or juniors team.
RăspundețiȘtergereBrazilia is favourite for title, Argentina(without Ginobili, Prigioni, Fabricio Oberto, Nocioni), i hope, will play final with Brazil.