Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's basketball tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games was held in Lima, Peru at the Coliseo Eduardo Dibos from 6 August to 10 August.[1] The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket.[1] Brazil won the gold medal, the first since 1991 in Havana, after defeating the United States in the final.

Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games
Basketball pictogram
VenueColiseo Eduardo Dibos
DatesAugust 6–10, 2019
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
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Qualification

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A total of eight teams qualified to compete at the games. The top seven teams at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup have qualified, plus Olympic Champions United States. The host nation Peru was barred from participating by FIBA, following sanctions imposed on the Peruvian Basketball Federation.[2] Colombia took the vacated berth.

Summary

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Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1 0   Peru
Olympic Champions 1   United States
2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup August 6–13   Buenos Aires 6 7   Canada
  Argentina
  Puerto Rico
  Brazil
  Virgin Islands
  Paraguay
  Colombia
Total 8

Draw

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The draw was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 23 May 2019.[3][4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Rosters

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At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 12 players on their rosters.

Competition format

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The competition was played in the Coliseo Dibós arena.

In the first round of the competition, teams are divided into two pools of four teams, and play follows a round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams are awarded two points for a win, and one point for a loss.

Following the completion of the pool games, the top two teams from each pool advance to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, and the bronze and gold medal matches. Losing teams compete in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament.

Results

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All times are local (UTC−5)

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  Brazil 3 3 0 224 166 +58 6 Qualified for the Semifinals
  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 221 200 +21 5
  Canada 3 1 2 224 215 +9 4
  Paraguay 3 0 3 174 262 −88 3
Source: [citation needed]
6 August 2019
10:30
Puerto Rico   91–73   Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 18–18, 24–21, 23–20
Pts: Gwathmey 21
Rebs: Rosado 11
Asts: O'Neill 6
Pts: Ferrari 18
Rebs: Ferrari 8
Asts: Ferrari 6
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

6 August 2019
13:30
Canada   71–79   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 19–16, 12–19, 19–20
Pts: Pellington 21
Rebs: Hamblin 10
Asts: Pellington, Scott 3
Pts: Dos Santos 15
Rebs: Dos Santos 11
Asts: three players 3
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA)

7 August 2019
10:30
Paraguay   64–90   Canada
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 18–19, 13–23, 16–26
Pts: Ferrari 28
Rebs: Ferrari, Caraves 5
Asts: Peralta 3
Pts: Hill 14
Rebs: Hamblin 10
Asts: Pellington 3
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA)

7 August 2019
21:00
Brazil   64–58   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 19–17, 19–9, 13–18
Pts: Dos Santos, De Souza 12
Rebs: Dos Santos 4
Asts: Costa 5
Pts: O'Neill 23
Rebs: Pagan 7
Asts: Meléndez, Gwathmey 2
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

8 August 2019
18:00
Paraguay   37–81   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 12–14, 5–21, 10–25
Pts: Ferrari 10
Rebs: Ferrari 7
Asts: Insfrán, Caraves 2
Pts: Soares 15
Rebs: Teixeira 8
Asts: Paixão 4
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU)

8 August 2019
21:00
Canada   63–72   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 11–14, 17–12, 18–20
Pts: Scott 16
Rebs: Jerome 7
Asts: Pellington, Jerome 2
Pts: Gwathmey 22
Rebs: Gibson 7
Asts: O'Neill, Gwathmey 4
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG)

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  United States 3 3 0 248 180 +68 6 Qualified for the Semifinals
  Colombia 3 2 1 152 141 +11 5
  Argentina 3 1 2 135 149 −14 3[a]
  Virgin Islands 3 0 3 180 245 −65 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Argentina did not receive a point for the forfeit loss to Colombia.[5]
6 August 2019
18:00
Colombia   69–66   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 16–14, 16–16, 20–15
Pts: Arias 21
Rebs: Mosquera 18
Asts: Palacio 5
Pts: Day 23
Rebs: Day 15
Asts: three players 2
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

6 August 2019
21:00
United States   70–62   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 10–18, 18–13, 19–15
Pts: Carter 14
Rebs: Onyenwere 12
Asts: Harris, Carter 2
Pts: Boquete, González 14
Rebs: Burani 8
Asts: Gretter 8
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN)

7 August 2019
13:30
Argentina   0–20 (forfeit)[6]   Colombia
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Daniel García (VEN)

7 August 2019
18:00
Virgin Islands   55–103   United States
Scoring by quarter: 10–34, 11–21, 13–23, 21–25
Pts: Day 20
Rebs: George 6
Asts: Day 3
Pts: Mikesell 16
Rebs: P. Williams, Onyenwere 6
Asts: K. Williams 6
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU)

8 August 2019
10:30
Argentina   73–59   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–11, 17–18, 18–11
Pts: Llorente 19
Rebs: Llorente 8
Asts: Gretter 5
Pts: George 32
Rebs: George 14
Asts: Tate 3
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

8 August 2019
13:30
United States   75–63   Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 23–8, 12–18, 16–24
Pts: Mompremier 15
Rebs: Onyenwere 9
Asts: Harris, Pivec 3
Pts: Muñoz 11
Rebs: Mosquera 8
Asts: Ríos, Mosquera 2
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Attendance: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)

Classification round

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Placement stage (5th–8th place)

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Seventh place match

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9 August 2019
10:30
Paraguay   69–61   Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 12–15, 19–22, 15–10
Pts: Ferrari 28
Rebs: Ferrari 6
Asts: Ferrari 7
Pts: George 19
Rebs: George 13
Asts: Tate 5
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Andréia Silva (BRA)

Fifth place match

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9 August 2019
13:30
Canada   54–59   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 9–17, 14–8, 8–20, 23–14
Pts: Pellington 18
Rebs: Hamblin 12
Asts: Scott 2
Pts: Boquete 18
Rebs: Burani, Santana 9
Asts: Gretter 11
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA)

Knockout round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 August — Coliseo Eduardo Dibos
 
 
  Brazil62
 
10 August — Coliseo Eduardo Dibos
 
  Colombia48
 
  Brazil79
 
9 August — Coliseo Eduardo Dibos
 
  United States73
 
  United States62
 
 
  Puerto Rico59
 
Third place
 
 
10 August — Coliseo Eduardo Dibos
 
 
  Colombia55
 
 
  Puerto Rico66

Semifinals

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9 August 2019
18:00
Brazil   62–48   Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 16–4, 20–14, 13–13
Pts: Dos Santos 18
Rebs: Dos Santos 13
Asts: De Souza 4
Pts: Muñoz 9
Rebs: Mosquera 7
Asts: Arias 2
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Luis Vázquez (PUR)

9 August 2019
21:00
United States   62–59   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 15–9, 17–16, 12–13
Pts: Carter, Mompremier 14
Rebs: Mompremier 12
Asts: K. Williams 4
Pts: O'Neill 19
Rebs: Meléndez 8
Asts: O'Neill, Rosado 3
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

Bronze medal match

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10 August 2019
18:00
Colombia   55–66   Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 6–23, 22–14, 18–16
Pts: Mosquera 13
Rebs: Mosquera 6
Asts: Ríos 3
Pts: Gwathmey 13
Rebs: Gwathmey 14
Asts: Rosado 6
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG)

Gold medal match

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10 August 2019
21:00
Brazil   79–73   United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 19–16, 16–15, 24–20
Pts: Paixão 24
Rebs: Paixão 7
Asts: Paixão 3
Pts: Carter, Mompremier 16
Rebs: Mompremier 12
Asts: Harris 5
Coliseo Eduardo Dibos, Lima
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
    Brazil 5–0
    United States 4–1
    Puerto Rico 3–2
4   Colombia 2–3
5   Argentina 2–3
6   Canada 1–4
7   Paraguay 1–4
8   Virgin Islands 0–5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Competition Schedule" (PDF). lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). July 30, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Básquet en Lima 2019: ¿por qué Perú no tiene equipo y ha dejado en el olvido este deporte?". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Arturo Verón, El Comercio. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pan American Games 2019 Basketball Tournaments Draws set for Thursday". fiba.basketball. FIBA. May 21, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Draw Results in for the Basketball Tournaments of the Pan American Games 2019". fiba.basketball. FIBA. May 23, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Tournament summary – Basketball" (PDF). Lima2019. August 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "Argentina eliminated from Lima 2019 women's basketball event after team kit mistake". insidethegames.biz. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.