| City: | Santo Domingo |
| Country: | Dominican Republic |
| Dates: | August 24 – September 4 |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | Brazil |
| Count: | 3 |
| Second: | Argentina |
| Third: | Venezuela |
| Fourth: | United States |
| Mvp: | Marcelo Machado |
| Top Scorer: | Marcelo Machado (23.4 points per game) |
| Prevseason: | 2003 |
| Nextseason: | 2007 |
The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as The Tournament of the Americas), was hosted by the Dominican Republic, from August 24, to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, in Japan. Argentina had already qualified, by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Brazil won the tournament, the country's third AmeriCup championship.
All games were played at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto.
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2004; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
The tournament draw took place Monday, April 18, in Santo Domingo. The teams were split into 5 pots; those drawn first went to Group A, those drawn last went to Group B.[1]
The draw split the tournament into two groups:Group A
Group B
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
See main article: 2005 FIBA Americas Championship squads.
| width=10px bgcolor="#98fb98" | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Times given below are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4).
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| width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Qualified for the semifinals | ||
| width=10px bgcolor="yellow" | Fifth place |
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Points[2]
| Pos. | Name | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelinho Machado | 23.4 | |
| 2 | Leandro Barbosa | 21.2 | |
| 3 | Nicolás Mazzarino | 21.0 | |
| 4 | Larry Ayuso | 18.9 | |
| 4 | Francisco García | 18.9 | |
| 6 | Rick Apodaca | 18.4 | |
| 7 | Esteban Batista | 18.0 | |
| 8 | Óscar Torres | 17.7 | |
| 9 | Luis Flores | 17.0 | |
| 10 | Héctor Romero | 16.7 |
Rebounds[3]
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteban Batista | 15.6 |
| 2 | Antonio García | 12.9 |
| 3 | Jack Michael Martínez | 11.9 |
| 4 | Peter John Ramos | 9.8 |
| 5 | Tiago Splitter | 9.6 |
| 6 | Jaime Lloreda | 9.4 |
| 7 | Héctor Romero | 7.7 |
| 8 | Óscar Torres | 7.6 |
| 9 | Kris Lang | 7.4 |
| 10 | Aaron McGhee | 6.9 |
Assists[4]
| Pos. | Name | APG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Farabello | 5.9 |
| 2 | Marcelinho Machado | 5.6 |
| 3 | Leandro Barbosa | 4.2 |
| 4 | Nicolás Mazzarino | 4.1 |
| 5 | Diego Guevara | 3.4 |
| 6 | Christian Dalmau | 3.1 |
| 7 | Bobby Joe Hatton | 3.0 |
| 8 | Luis Flores | 2.9 |
| 9 | Tyus Edney | 2.7 |
| 10 | Charlie Bell | 2.5 |
| 10 | Lynn Greer | 2.5 |
Steals[5]
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leandro Barbosa | 2.2 |
| 1 | Paolo Quinteros | 1.9 |
| 3 | Francisco García | 1.7 |
| 3 | Danilo Pinnock | 1.7 |
| 5 | Daniel Farabello | 1.6 |
| 5 | Marcelinho Machado | 1.6 |
| 7 | Rick Apodaca | 1.5 |
| 7 | Esteban Batista | 1.5 |
| 9 | Jaime Lloreda | 1.4 |
| 10 | Charlie Bell | 1.3 |
Blocks[6]
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Lugo | 2.8 |
| 2 | Peter John Ramos | 2.0 |
| 3 | Tiago Splitter | 1.6 |
| 3 | Francisco García | 1.6 |
| 5 | Kris Lang | 1.4 |
| 5 | Josh Asselin | 1.4 |
| 7 | Jack Michael Martínez | 1.1 |
| 8 | Esteban Batista | 1.0 |
| 8 | Jaime Lloreda | 1.0 |
| 10 | Antonio García | 0.9 |
Minutes[7]
| Pos. | Name | MPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcelinho Machado | 36.7 | |
| 2 | Nicolás Mazzarino | 36.0 | |
| 3 | Leandro Barbosa | 35.4 | |
| 4 | Esteban Batista | 34.3 | |
| 5 | Rick Apodaca | 33.8 | |
| 6 | Larry Ayuso | 32.9 | |
| 7 | Héctor Romero | 32.3 | |
| 7 | Francisco García | 32.3 | |
| 9 | Tiago Splitter | 32.0 | |
| 10 | Luis Flores | 31.5 |
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 42 | |||
| Rebounds | 22 | |||
| Assists | 10 | |||
| Steals | 5 | |||
| Blocks | 8 | |||
| Turnovers | 8 |
Offensive PPG[8]
| Pos. | Name | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91.6 | ||
| 2 | 85.7 | ||
| 3 | 84.6 | ||
| 4 | 84.6 | ||
| 5 | 82.2 |
| Pos. | Name | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84.3 | ||
| 2 | 86.2 | ||
| 3 | 88.8 | ||
| 4 | 90.0 | ||
| 5 | 92.8 |
| Pos. | Name | RPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.4 | ||
| 2 | 39.9 | ||
| 2 | 37.9 | ||
| 4 | 37.6 | ||
| 5 | 37.1 |
Assists[10]
| Pos. | Name | APG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16.8 | ||
| 2 | 16.6 | ||
| 3 | 15.3 | ||
| 4 | 14.8 | ||
| 5 | 14.6 |
Steals[11]
| Pos. | Name | SPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.8 | ||
| 2 | 8.5 | ||
| 3 | 8.5 | ||
| 4 | 7.8 | ||
| 5 | 6.9 |
| Pos. | Name | BPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.6 | ||
| 2 | 3.8 | ||
| 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | ||
| 5 | 3.3 |
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 111 | |||
| Rebounds | 52 | |||
| Assists | 26 | |||
| Steals | 17 | |||
| Blocks | 10 | |||
| Field goal percentage | 66.7% | |||
| 3-point field goal percentage | 58.8% | |||
| Free throw percentage | 94.1% | |||
| Turnovers | 25 |
| width=10px bgcolor="#aaffaa" | Qualified for 2006 FIBA World Championship | ||
| width=10px bgcolor="skyblue" | Qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship as wild cards |
| Rank | Team | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–3 | |||
| 7–3 | |||
| 6–4 | |||
| 4 | 4–5 | ||
| 5 | 5–3 | ||
| 6 | 4–4 | ||
| 7 | 4–4 | ||
| 8 | 1–7 | ||
| 9 | 1–3 | ||
| 10 | 1–3 |