Basketball at the 2009 Maccabiah Games – Men's tournament

The men's basketball tournament at the 2009 Maccabiah Games began on July 14 and ended on July 22. The defending champions were Israel after they defeated France 89:67 at the 2005 Maccabiah Games basketball tournament final.

Basketball at the 2009 Maccabiah Games – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Host countryIsrael
Dates14 July - 22 July
Teams10 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States
Runners-upIsrael
Third placeCanada
Fourth placeTBD

The final was held on July 22 at the MetroWest Arena.

Venues

  • MetroWest Arena
  • Heichal Aviv
  • Lev Hapark

Participating teams

Competition format

The 10 team were split into two groups of five. Each team played against every other team in the group once. The top two teams in each group qualify to the semi finals. The teams ranked 3 and 4 in the group will play for the 5th place in a knockout system. The teams finished last on each group will play a single-elimination match to decide the 9th-10th place.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Israel 440369184+1858
 Canada 431259251+87
 Brazil 422248267-196
 Germany 413246310-645
 Greece 404215325-1104
July 14
15:00
Canada  6360  Germany
Lev Hapark
July 14
16:00
Greece  5075  Brazil
Heichal Aviv

July 15
16:00
Greece  5880  Canada
Metro West
July 15
20:00
Germany  41103  Israel
Metro West

July 16
18:00
Greece  3994  Israel
Heichal Aviv
July 16
20:00
Brazil  5356  Canada
Heichal Aviv

July 19
15:00
Germany  7668  Greece
Lev Hapark
July 19
20:00
Brazil  4492  Israel
Heichal Aviv

July 20
16:00
Brazil  7669  Germany
Heichal Aviv
July 20
20:00
Canada  6080  Israel
Metro West

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts First Tiebreaker - Record in Games Against Tied Teams Second Tiebreaker - Points difference Against Tied Teams
 United States 431415252+16371-1+6
 Argentina 431324265+5971-1-2
 Russia 431316245+7171-1-4
 France 413322369-475
 Mexico 404158404-2464
July 14
18:00
Russia  6672  Argentina
Heichal Aviv
July 14
20:00
United States  11213  Mexico
Heichal Aviv

July 15
18:00
United States  13577  France
Metro West
July 15
20:00
Mexico  3292  Russia
Lev Hapark

July 16
16:00
France  7085  Russia
Heichal Aviv
July 16
18:00
Mexico  3889  Argentina
Lev Hapark

July 19
16:00
Argentina  7464  France
Heichal Aviv
July 19
18:00
United States  7173  Russia
Heichal Aviv

July 20
16:00
Argentina  8997  United States
Metro West
July 20
20:00
France  11175  Mexico
Metro West

Competition bracket

9th place game

July 21
14:00
Greece  6647  Mexico
Heichal Aviv

5th place bracket

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
21 July - Lev Hapark
 
 
 Brazil 70
 
22 July - Heichal Aviv
 
 France 97
 
 France 67
 
21 July - Lev Hapark
 
 Russia 90
 
 Germany 63
 
 
 Russia 87
 
Seventh place
 
 
22 July - Heichal Aviv
 
 
 Brazil 99
 
 
 Germany 56

Championship bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 July - Metro West
 
 
 Israel 110
 
22 July - Metro West
 
 Argentina 53
 
 Israel 86
 
21 July - Metro West
 
 United States 95
 
 United States 123
 
 
 Canada 76
 
Third place
 
 
22 July - Metro West
 
 
 Argentina 72
 
 
 Canada 93

Final standings

Place Team
 United States
 Israel
 Canada
4  Argentina
5  France
6  Russia
7  Brazil
8  Germany
9  Greece
10  Mexico

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's basketball  United States  Israel  Canada
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