2009 FIBA Americas Championship

2009 FIBA Americas Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Puerto Rico
City	San Juan
Dates	August 26 – September 6
Teams	10
Venue(s)	Roberto Clemente Coliseum
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up	Puerto Rico
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
MVP	Luis Scola
Top scorer	Luis Scola (23.3 points per game)
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The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Each of the top four finishers in the quarterfinal round robin qualified for the World Championship.

Brazil won the gold medal, after beating host Puerto Rico, 61–60, in the title game. This was Brazil's fourth FIBA AmeriCup title, and second in the last three tournaments. At the time FIBA world number 1 ranked Argentina claimed the bronze medal, over fourth placed Canada. By making the quarterfinals, all four teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament's leading scorer, Luis Scola, was named MVP of the tournament, after he rallied Argentina from an 0–2 start, to the bronze medal, by leading his team in scoring, in nine out of ten games.^[1]