Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games
| Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva | ||||||
| Dates | August 3–17, 1991 | ||||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«1987 1995» | |||||||
The men's basketball tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held from August 3 to 17, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The women also competed in the Cuban capital, from August 3 to 12.[1][2] Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva was the venue for the games.[3]
Men's competition
Participating nations
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
| Group A | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 386 | 293 | +93 |
| Argentina | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 354 | 348 | +6 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 331 | 342 | –11 |
| Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 230 | 253 | –23 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 243 | 308 | –65 |
- 1991-08-03
| United States | 92 – 88 | Cuba |
- 1991-08-04
| Bahamas | 104 – 96 | Argentina |
- 1991-08-05
| United States | 91 – 66 | Venezuela | |
| Cuba | 99 – 90 | Bahamas |
- 1991-08-06
| United States | 87 – 81 | Argentina |
- 1991-08-07
| Venezuela | 84 – 70 | Cuba |
- 1991-08-08
| Venezuela | 96 – 81 | Bahamas |
- 1991-08-09
| United States | 116 – 58 | Bahamas | |
| Argentina | 77 – 72 | Cuba |
- 1991-08-10
| Argentina | 100 – 85 | Venezuela |
| Group B | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 339 | 247 | +92 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 357 | 334 | +23 |
| Mexico | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 320 | –9 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 283 | 327 | –44 |
| Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 321 | –62 |
- 1991-08-04
| Brazil | 94 – 72 | Uruguay | |
| Puerto Rico | 95 – 77 | Canada |
- 1991-08-05
| Brazil | 85 – 55 | Canada | |
| Puerto Rico | 102 – 100 | Mexico |
- 1991-08-06
| Uruguay | 62 – 61 | Canada |
- 1991-08-07
| Brazil | 81 – 58 | Mexico |
- 1991-08-08
| Puerto Rico | 98 – 78 | Uruguay |
- 1991-08-09
| Mexico | 79 – 66 | Canada | |
| Brazil | 79 – 62 | Puerto Rico |
- 1991-08-10
| Mexico | 74 – 71 | Uruguay |
Quarterfinals
- 1991-08-12
| Puerto Rico | 111 – 104 | Venezuela | |
| Mexico | 91 – 77 | Argentina | |
| United States | 114 – 68 | Uruguay | |
| Cuba | 96 – 92 [OT] | Brazil |
Semifinals
- 1991-08-13 — 5th/8th place
| Brazil | 95 – 64 | Argentina | |
| Venezuela | 85 – 79 | Uruguay |
- 1991-08-15 — 1st/4th place
| Puerto Rico | 73 – 68 | United States | |
| Mexico | 93 – 87 | Cuba |
Finals
- 1991-08-11 — 9th/10th place
| Bahamas | 75 – 62 | Canada |
- 1991-08-16 — 7th/8th place
| Argentina | 71 – 63 | Uruguay |
- 1991-08-16 — 5th/6th place
| Brazil | 90 – 88 | Venezuela [4] |
- 1991-08-17 — Bronze Medal Match
| United States | 93 – 74 | Cuba |
- 1991-08-17 — Gold Medal Match
| Puerto Rico | 77 – 65 | Mexico |
Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Puerto Rico |
| 2. | Mexico |
| 3. | United States |
| 4. | Cuba |
| 5. | Brazil |
| 6. | Argentina |
| 7. | Uruguay |
| 8. | Bahamas |
| 9. | Canada |
| 10. | Venezuela |
Rosters
| - | Team | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico José Ortiz, Federico López, Raymond Gause, Edwin Pellot, Jerome Mincy, James Carter, Javier Colon, Ramón Rivas, Mario Morales, Edgar Loja, Pablo Alicea, Richard Soto, Coach. - |
| 2 | Mexico |
Mexico Oscar Castellanos, Antonio Reyes, Apolonio Torres, Roberto González, Enrique González, Rafael Willis, Octavio Robles, Luis López, Arturo Sánchez, Jose Luis Arroyos, Alberto Martínez, Arturo Montes, Coach. Arturo Guerrero |
| 3 | United States |
USA Anthony Bennett, Terry Dehere, Grant Hill, Thomas Hill, James Jackson, Adam Keefe, Christian Laettner, Eric Montross, Tracy Murray, Mike Peplowski, Clarence Weatherspoon, Walt Williams, Coach. Gene Keady (Purdue University) |
| 4 | Cuba |
Cuba Angel Caballero, Yudi Abreu, Osmar Caballero, Noangel Luaces, Jose Luis Díaz, Raul Dubois, Leonardo Pérez, Lazaro Borrell, Luciano Rivero, Augusto Duquesne, Roberto Simón, Andres Guibert, Coach. Carmelo Ortega |
| 5 | Brazil |
Brazil Paulinho Villas Boas, Guerrinha, Gerson Victalino, João Vianna, Rolando Ferreira, Fernando Minucci, Maury de Souza, Marcel, Luiz Zanon, Evandro, Luisão, Josuel, Coach. José Medalha |
| 6 | Argentina |
Argentina Marcelo Milanesio, Ariel Bernardini, Esteban De la Fuente, Orlando Tourn, Diego Osella, Esteban Pérez, Diego Maggi, Miguel Cortijo, Juan Espil, Luis Oroño, Coach. Carlos Boismené |
| 7 | Uruguay |
Uruguay Alejandro Costa, Juan Blanc, Marcelo Capalbo, Jeffrey Granger, Gustavo Sczygielski, Javier Guerra, Luis Larrosa, Hebert Núñez, Horacio Perdomo, Álvaro Tito, Daniel Koster, Enrique Tucuna. Coach: Javier Espíndola |
| 8 | Bahamas |
Bahamas Benjamin Russell, Mark Dean, Cutter, Neville Adderley, Michael Wilson, Zhivago Nicholls, Glenroy Ferguson, Sears, Anthony Hinds, Jeff Pinder, Lynden Rose, Vincent Knowles |
| 9 | Canada |
Canada Joey Vickery, Phil Stewart, Phil Dixon, Tom Johnson, Alex Urosevic, Patrick Jebbison, Barry Bekkadam, Ted Byrne, Martin Keane, Andrew Steinfeld, Scott Petterson, Spencer McKay, Coach. Jerry Hemmings |
| 10 | Venezuela |
Venezuela Victor Díaz, Cesar Portillo, Alex Nelcha, Nestor Solórzano, Armando Becker, Luis Jiménez Guevara, Sam Shepherd, Carl Herrera, Luis Sosa, Gabriel Estaba, Ivan Olivares, Omar Walcott, Coach. Julio Toro |
Awards
Topscorer
| 1991 Pan American Games winners |
|---|
Puerto Rico First title |
Women's competition
Participating nations
Preliminary round
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 334 | 293 | +41 |
| United States | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 359 | 268 | +91 |
| Cuba | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 346 | 299 | +47 |
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 288 | 317 | –29 |
| Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 204 | 354 | –150 |
- 1991-08-03
| United States | 87 – 70 | Canada | |
| Cuba | 93 – 47 | Argentina |
- 1991-08-04
| Brazil | 87 – 84 | United States | |
| Cuba | 95 – 71 | Canada |
- 1991-08-05
| United States | 97 – 40 | Argentina | |
| Brazil | 74 – 66 | Canada |
- 1991-08-07
| Canada | 81 – 61 | Argentina | |
| Brazil | 90 – 87 | Cuba |
- 1991-08-08
| United States | 91 – 71 | Cuba | |
| Brazil | 83 – 56 | Argentina |
Semifinals
- 1991-08-10
| Brazil | 87 – 78 | Canada | |
| Cuba | 86 – 81 | United States |
Finals
- 1991-08-12 — Bronze Medal Match
| United States | 92 – 61 | Canada |
- 1991-08-12 — Gold Medal Match
| Brazil | 97 – 76 | Cuba |
Final ranking
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil |
| 2. | Cuba |
| 3. | United States |
| 4. | Canada |
| 5. | Argentina |
Awards
| 1991 Pan American Games winners |
|---|
Brazil Third title |
See also
References
- ^ Results
- ^ Juegos Panamericanos on Urubasket
- ^ Juegos Panamericanos 1991 - Memoria, p. 77, official report
- ^ Venezuela was later disqualified after one of their players, Armando Becker, was found guilty of using doping in the match against Uruguay on August 13, 1991. Venezuela therefore was set back from the sixth to the tenth and last spot in the final ranking.