Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games
Basketball competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru began on July 27 and continue through August 10. The competitions are taking place at the Coliseo Eduardo Dibos.[1]
| Basketball at the XVIII Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | Coliseo Eduardo Dibos |
| Dates | July 27 – August 10, 2019 |
| Competitors | 240 from 12 nations |
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| 5x5 Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
| 3x3 Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
This was the Pan American Games debut of 3x3 basketball for both men and women, bringing the total number of basketball events on the program to four. This was done after the International Olympic Committee added the events to the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting of up to twelve athletes) will compete in each five-a-side tournament respectively, and six teams competed in each 3x3 tournament (with four athletes per team). This means a total of 240 athletes are scheduled to compete.[4]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of eleven countries have qualified basketball teams so far. The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants qualified.
- Argentina (32)
- Brazil (20)
Canada (12)
Colombia (12)- Dominican Republic (20)
Mexico (12)
Paraguay (12)- Puerto Rico (28)
- United States (32)
Uruguay (16)
Venezuela (20)
Virgin Islands (24)
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams and eight women's teams will qualify to compete at the games in the five-a-side tournaments. For the men's event, the top seven teams at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, have qualified to compete. In the women's event, the Olympic Champions the United States, have qualified to compete as well as the top six nations at the 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.[4] This is a new system of qualification implemented by FIBA Americas.[5] For each 3x3 tournament, the top five teams in each gender in the world rankings as of November 1, 2018 qualified. Host nation Peru was barred from participating by FIBA, following sanctions imposed on the Peruvian Basketball Federation.[6]
Men's five-a-side
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A |  Peru | |
| 2017 FIBA AmeriCup[7] | August 25 – September 3 | Various | United States Argentina Mexico Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Uruguay Dominican Republic Venezuela | |
| Total | 8 | |||
- Both the defending gold and silver medallists (Brazil and Canada respectively) failed to qualify.
- Peru was banned from the competition and was replaced with Venezuela. Canada as the next best team, declined the reallocated spot.
Women's five-a-side
Both Paraguay and the Virgin Islands qualified for the women's tournament for the first time.[8]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | Peru | |
| Olympic Champions | N/A | N/A | 1 | United States |
| 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup | August 6–13 | Buenos Aires |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada Argentina Puerto Rico Brazil Virgin Islands Paraguay Colombia | |
| Total | 8 | |||
- Peru was barred from the competition and was replaced with the next best team not qualified, Colombia.
Men's 3x3
| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | Peru | |
| FIBA Rankings | November 1, 2018 | 6 | United States Brazil Puerto Rico Argentina Dominican Republic Venezuela |
| Total | 6 |
Women's 3x3
| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | Peru | |
| FIBA Rankings | November 1, 2018 | 6 | Brazil Venezuela United States Argentina Uruguay Dominican Republic |
| Total | 6 |
References
- "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). June 13, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- "Tokyo 2020 event programme to see major boost for female, youth and urban appeal". www.olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee. June 9, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- Mather, Victor (June 9, 2017). "Olympics Adds 3-on-3 Basketball and Mixed Gender Relays". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.acodepa.org/. Asociación de Confederaciones Deportivas Panamericanas (ACODEPA). September 14, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- "FIBA Americas Zone Board meets, sets new competition system as its main objective". www.fiba.basketball/. International Basketball Federation (FIBA). March 24, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- "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.
- "USA qualifies, the Semi-Final picture is complete". www.fiba.basketball/. International Basketball Federation (FIBA). August 31, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- "Semi-Finals are set!". www.fiba.basketball/. International Basketball Federation (FIBA). August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
