Basketball at the 1971 Pan American Games

The Men's Basketball Tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was held from July 31 to August 12, 1971 in Cali, Colombia.

Basketball at the VI Pan American Games
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Men's competition

Participating nations

Group A Group B Group C

 Argentina (ARG)
 Canada (CAN)
 Colombia (COL)
 Panama (PAN)
 Virgin Islands (ISV)

 Haiti (HAI)
 Mexico (MEX)
 Peru (PER)
 Puerto Rico (PUR)

 Brazil (BRA)
 Cuba (CUB)
 Suriname (SUR)
 United States (USA)

Preliminary round

Group A Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Argentina 8440347317+30
 Panama 7431311278+33
 Canada 6422300275+25
 Colombia 5413266318–52
 Virgin Islands 4404267303–36


Group B Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Puerto Rico 6330
 Mexico 5321
 Peru 4312
 Haiti (HAI) 3303


Group C Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Brazil 4321287205+82
 Cuba 4321252208+44
 United States 4321278200+78
 Suriname (SUR) 3303170374–204

†Brazil, Cuba and the United States all finished the preliminary stage with identical 2–1 records. The United States was eliminated, however, on the basis of margins of victory in head-to-head games among the teams tied for first.[1]

Final round


Final ranking

RANK TEAM
1.  Brazil
2.  Puerto Rico
3.  Cuba
4.  Mexico
5.  Argentina
6.  Panama
7.  United States
8.  Canada
9.  Peru
10.  Colombia
11.  Virgin Islands
12.  Haiti (HAI)
13.  Suriname (SUR)

Medalists

Awards

 1971 Pan American Games Winners 

Brazil
First title

References

  1. "Pan American Games 1971". USA Basketball, Inc. 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.


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