Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the indoor arena in the Autódromo de Jacarépagua in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an arena which was built specially for the Pan Am Games. Brazil was the reigning Pan American champion in the men's competition, while Cuba defended its title in the women's competition.
| Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Autódromo de Jacarépagua | ||||||
| Dates | July 25–29, 2007 | ||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||
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«2003 2011» | |||||||
Each competition had eight teams divided in two groups. In each group, each team played against all others once and the two best advanced to the semifinals. The two latter in each group played in 5th to 8th classification matches. The women's competition started on July 20 with the final held on July 24. The men's competition began on July 25, with the finals on July 29.
Men's
editQualification
editThree teams automatically qualified to compete in this tournament, the hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States. The rest qualified through two regional tournaments.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | – | – | 1 |  Brazil
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| Automatic Qualification | 2 |  Canada  United States
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| 2006 Centrobasket | July 4–8, 2006 |  Panama City
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3 | Panama  Puerto Rico  Virgin Islands
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| 2006 South American Basketball Championship | July 12–16, 2006 |  Caracas
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2 |  Argentina  Uruguay
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| TOTAL | 8 | |||
Group A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 238 | +43 |
| Puerto Rico
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 217 | +21 |
| Virgin Islands
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 215 | −3 |
| Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 254 | −61 |
July 25, 2007
13:15 |
| Puerto Rico |
82–63 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 42–30, 60–45, 82–63 | ||
| Pts: Barea (21) Rebs: Reyes (8) Asts: Berdiel (3) |
Pts: Rautins (13) Rebs: Brempong (6) Asts: Anderson (2) | |
July 25, 2007
15:30 |
| Brazil |
86–81 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 51–43, 67–62, 86–81 | ||
| Pts: Murilo, João Paulo (17) Rebs: Murilo (11) Asts: Valtinho (8) |
Pts: Elegar (21) Rebs: Elegar (7) Asts: Miller (3) | |
July 26, 2007
13:15 |
| Virgin Islands |
57–62 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 30–32, 44–51, 57–62 | ||
| Pts: Victor (13) Rebs: Victor (13) Asts: Sheppard, Edwin (2) |
Pts: Carmona (23) Rebs: Reyes (12) Asts: Barea, Berdiel (4) | |
July 26, 2007
15:30 |
| Canada |
63–98 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 37–53, 48–75, 63–98 | ||
| Pts: Rautins (16) Rebs: Young, Doornekamp (3) Asts: Anderson (4) |
Pts: Murilo (24) Rebs: Murilo (7) Asts: Marcelinho (5) | |
July 27, 2007
12:45 |
| Virgin Islands |
74–67 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 30–34, 56–49, 74–67 | ||
| Pts: Krauser (20) Rebs: Victor, Elegar, Thomas (5) Asts: Edwin, Rhymer (2) |
Pts: Anderson (17) Rebs: Doornekamp (10) Asts: Rautins (3) | |
July 27, 2007
15:00 |
| Brazil |
97–94 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 56–41, 75–71, 97–94 | ||
| Pts: Marcelinho (25) Rebs: Murilo, João Paulo, Caio (5) Asts: Marcelinho, Valtinho (5) |
Pts: Barea (18) Rebs: Reyes (14) Asts: Barea (10) | |
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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| Argentina
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 214 | +4 |
| Uruguay
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 211 | +15 |
| Panama
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 219 | −5 |
| United States
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 227 | −14 |
July 25, 2007
19:45 |
| Panama |
71–76 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 29–25, 49–47, 71–76 | ||
| Pts: Lloreda (23) Rebs: Lloreda (18) Asts: Gómez (4) |
Pts: García (18) Rebs: García, Cequeira, Sucatzky, Mikulas, Leiva (4) Asts: Cequeira (5) | |
July 25, 2007
22:00 |
| United States |
72–81 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 38–37, 58–63, 72–81 | ||
| Pts: White Jr., Leunen (14) Rebs: White Jr. (9) Asts: Neitzel (5) |
Pts: Batista (25) Rebs: Batista (7) Asts: Osimani (3) | |
July 26, 2007
19:45 |
| Panama |
75–67 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 33–33, 57–44, 75–67 | ||
| Pts: Pinnock (23) Rebs: Gómez (9) Asts: Pinnock (5) |
Pts: Hibbert (19) Rebs: Hibbert (9) Asts: Neitzel (3) | |
July 26, 2007
22:00 |
| Uruguay |
69–71 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 35–27, 51–45, 69–71 | ||
| Pts: García Morales (21) Rebs: Batista (16) Asts: Mazzarino, Taboada (3) |
Pts: García (16) Rebs: González (9) Asts: Prato (3) | |
July 27, 2007
19:45 |
| Uruguay |
76–68 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 30–29, 54–48, 76–68 | ||
| Pts: Mazzarino (27) Rebs: Batista (11) Asts: García Morales (4) |
Pts: Lloreda (18) Rebs: Lloreda (8) Asts: Pinnock (6) | |
July 27, 2007
22:00 |
| Argentina |
71–74 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 38–36, 57–59, 71–74 | ||
| Pts: González (21) Rebs: González (7) Asts: Mikulas (5) |
Pts: White Jr. (22) Rebs: Hibbert (9) Asts: Hibbert, Dorsey (3) | |
Semifinals
editJuly 28, 2007
10:45 |
| Argentina |
80–89 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 28–42, 48–63, 80–89 | ||
| Pts: González (23) Rebs: González (10) Asts: García, Cequeira (2) |
Pts: Barea (25) Rebs: Reyes (12) Asts: Barea (9) | |
July 28, 2007
15:00 |
| Brazil |
85–73 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 41–37, 60–55, 85–73 | ||
| Pts: Valtinho (22) Rebs: Murilo (8) Asts: Valtinho (8) |
Pts: Mazzarino (19) Rebs: Batista (8) Asts: Mazzarino (4) | |
Classification 5–8
editFinals
editClassification 7–8
editClassification 5–6
editBronze-medal match
editGold-medal match
editFinal classification
edit| Place | Team | Score |
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Brazil |
86–65 |
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 Puerto Rico |
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 Uruguay |
99–93 |
| 4 |  Argentina |
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| 5 |  United States |
77–74 |
| 6 |  Panama |
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| 7 |  Canada |
69–60 |
| 8 |  Virgin Islands |
Awards
edit| 2007 Pan American Games winners |
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 Brazil Fifth title |
Women's
editSquads
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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| Brazil
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 176 | +70 |
| Canada
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 186 | +9 |
 Jamaica
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 185 | −1 |
 Mexico
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 231 | −78 |
July 20, 2007
15:30 |
| Canada |
74–63 (OT) | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 15–8, 15–17, 17–20, Overtime: 13–2 | ||
| Pts: Gabriele – 22 Asts: Gabriele – 5 |
Pts: Silva – 20 Asts: Silva- 3 | |
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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| United States
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 158 | +100 |
 Cuba
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5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 210 | +15 |
 Colombia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 242 | −80 |
| Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 234 | −35 |
July 20, 2007
13:15 |
| United States |
95–41 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 31–9, 15–12, 17–6 | ||
| Pts: Ajavon – 15 Rebs: Houston – 10 Asts: Hornbuckle – 4 |
Pts: Arias – 17 Rebs: Arias – 7 Asts: Arias, Pinilla – 2 | |
July 21, 2007
19:45 |
| United States |
85–54 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 20–4, 18–19, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Fox – 18 Asts: Coleman – 3 |
Pts: Cava – 13 Asts: Paoletta – 4 | |
July 22, 2007
19:45 |
| Cuba |
63–78 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 11–19, 23–22, 16–20 | ||
| Pts: Boulet – 19 Asts: Romero – 4 |
Pts: Coleman – 19 Asts: Wiggins, Ajavon – 3 | |
Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6500 |
Semifinals
editClassification 5–8
editFinals
editClassification 7–8
editClassification 5–6
editBronze-medal match
editGold-medal match
editJuly 24, 2007
15:30 |
| United States |
79–66 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 15–15, 16–19, 30–13 | ||
| Pts: Ajavon – 27 Asts: Anosike – 4 |
Pts: Jacinto – 21 Asts: Arcain – 3 | |
Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 13,200 |
Final classification
edit| Place | Team | Score |
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United States |
79–66 |
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 Cuba |
62–49 |
| 4 | Canada |
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| 5 |  Colombia |
59–58 |
| 6 | Argentina |
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| 7 |  Mexico |
63–56 |
| 8 |  Jamaica |
Rosters
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