2015 FIBA Americas Championship
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The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was won for the first time by the Venezuelan national basketball team. Venezuela and runner-up Argentina, qualified directly for the 2016 Olympics. They joined the FIBA Americas member, United States, who qualified for the Olympics by virtue of winning the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and they elected not to participate at this tournament; and FIBA Americas member, Brazil, who finished 9th in the tournament, but qualified for the Olympics as the host nation. Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, the next three highest-finishing teams, qualified for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, but none of them won their respective qualifying tournaments, therefore eliminating their 2016 Olympic hopes.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Mexico |
Dates | 31 August – 12 September |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Venezuela (1st title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Canada |
Fourth place | Mexico |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Luis Scola |
Top scorer | Luis Scola (21.1 points per game) |
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The tournament had great attendance every day, breaking FIBA Americas records, and had attendances of 20,000 people, at the third place and finals games.