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2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men is all set to start at Caracas, Venezuela from 30 August to 11 September 2013 to qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. FIBA Americas member USA has already qualified for the Spain 2014 FIBA World Cup as they are the gold medalist from the previous Olympic Games (2012). A total of ten countries are competing for the four spots for Spain 2014 and to be crowned the 16th FIBA Americas basketball champions.
Following countries have qualified and are participating in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men.
Central American and Caribbean sub-zone (Qualified from 2012 Centrobasket)
- Dominican Republic
- Puerto Rico
- Jamaica
- Mexico
North American sub-zone
- Canada
South American sub-zone (Qualified from South American Basketball Championship 2012)
- Argentina
- Venezuela
- Uruguay
- Brazil
- Paraguay
Group Standings
Group A
- Uruguay
- Puerto Rico
- Canada
- Jamaica
- Brazil
Group B
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Venezuela
- Paraguay
- Argentina
Top four teams from each group will qualify for the second round of the championship, with four top teams from the second round qualifying for the semifinals of the championship. Top four teams will qualify from the tournament and join USA to represent FIBA Americas at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
FIBA Americas Championship for Men, Preliminary Round Schedule
8/30/2013
- Jamaica VS Canada
- Argentina VS Paraguay
- Puerto Rico VS Brazil
- Venezuela VS Mexico
8/31/2013
- Uruguay VS Jamaica
- Canada VS Puerto Rico
- Dominican Republic VS Argentina
- Paraguay VS Venezuela
9/1/2013
- Brazil VS Canada
- Mexico VS Paraguay
- Venezuela VS Dominican Republic
- Puerto Rico VS Uruguay
9/2/2013
- Dominican Republic VS Mexico
- Jamaica VS Puerto Rico
- Uruguay VS Brazil
- Argentina VS Venezuela
9/3/2013
- Paraguay VS Dominican Republic
- Canada VS Uruguay
- Mexico VS Argentina
- Brazil VS Jamaica
The last FIBA Americas Championship were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina won the championship and along with Brazil qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship will see the superstars such as Emanuel Ginobili, Luis Scola, Carlos Delfino and Pablo Prigioni (Argentina), Marcelo Huertas and Tiago Splitter (Brazil), Jack Michael Martinez, Francisco Garcia, Charlie Villanueva and Al Horford (Dominican Republic), Carlos Arroyo and Jose Juan Barea (Puerto Rico) and Greivis Vasquez (Venezuela) in action.
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