FIBA Americas Championship Draw on Tuesday - Jun 8, 2009 (by Richard)
The draw of the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship will be held on Tuesday, June 9 at 12:00 p.m. at Coliseo Roberto Clemente of San Juan, Puerto Rico, home of the tournament that will be played from August 26 until September 6.
This tournament has Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mxico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, U.S. Virgin Islands and Venezuela playing for four of the qualifying berths for the 2010 FIBA World Championship [read more]
The draw of the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship will be held on Tuesday, June 9 at 12:00 p.m. at Coliseo Roberto Clemente of San Juan, Puerto Rico, home of the tournament that will be played from August 26 until September 6.
This tournament has Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mxico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, U.S. Virgin Islands and Venezuela playing for four of the qualifying berths for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
The ten national teams will be divided into two groups of five teams each. The host country (Puerto Rico) will select the group they want to participate when the two final selections are made.
The draw will be live on www.fibaamericas.com Source: www.fibaamericas.com
Universo/BRB is the champion of America - Feb 13, 2009 (by Eurobasket)
XALAPA (FIBA Americas League) - Universo/BRB Brasilia won the second edition of the FIBA Americas League by winning the Final Four held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. The Brazilian team defeated host Halcones UV Xalapa UV Xalapa 86-83 in the third and final day of the competition.
Valtinho led the winners with 21 points while Alexandre Garcia (191-G-80, agency: Interperformances), who was named MVP of the tournament, had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists [read more]
XALAPA (FIBA Americas League) - Universo/BRB Brasilia won the second edition of the FIBA Americas League by winning the Final Four held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. The Brazilian team defeated host Halcones UV Xalapa UV Xalapa 86-83 in the third and final day of the competition.
Valtinho led the winners with 21 points while Alexandre Garcia (191-G-80, agency: Interperformances), who was named MVP of the tournament, had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Arthur Luiz netted 13 points and Estevam Ferreira 10.
Halcones UV Xalapa started the game with an aggressive attack led by Sam Bowie (198-F/G-75, college: SE Louisiana) and Ray Castillo to give the host a 29-19 lead. Halcones UV Xalapa had a 12 points lead (29-17) and Valtinho finished the quarter with a basket for the 29-19 score. The Mexicans shot 11-16 from the field including 4-8 from three point range and 3-4 from the free throw line. Valtinho had 9 of the 19 points scored by the Brazilian team.
The second quarter continued with Halcones UV Xalapa dominating and they had an 18 point lead (43-25) after a three pointer by Victor Mariscal (198-F-72) but Valtinho along with Alex and Rafael Mineiro started to cut the lead, including a 9-0 run, to finish at halftime 49-43 in favor of the host.
Sam Bowie led Halcones UV Xalapa with 11 points and was followed by Victor Mariscal and Gustavo Ayon with 8 points each. Valtinho and Alex led the attack for the team from Brasilia with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The second half started with an effective attack by Halcones UV Xalapa with two pointers by Gustavo Ayon and three point baskets by Abdul Mills and Victor Avila to have a 59-47 lead. Universo answered with four three pointers in a row to tie the game at 59 at the half point of the third quarter. The three pointers continued falling for Universo who had a 70-67 lead at the end of the quarter.
Both teams struggled in the start of the fourth quarter showing good intensity on the defensive side. Halcones UV Xalapa and Universo exchanged the lead many times but the Brazilian team lost Diego Pinheiro and Rafael Mineiro due to foul trouble. At the end Halcones UV Xalapa forced some plays and lost the opportunity to win the title while Estevam and Valtinho gave Universo the win from the free throw line.
Abdul Mills led Halcones UV Xalapa with 21 points while Sam Bowie followed with 15. The Mexicans shot 9-29 from three point range, a key stat in their loss.
Pitagoras/Minas - Bigua 77-84
Bigua claimed the third spot in the 2009 Liga Americas edition. They completed the tournament with a tough win over Pitagoras/Minas. Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80, agency: Interperformances, college: Texas A&M) finished with game-high 29 points to lead the Uruguayan team. Martin Osimani had 18 points for the winners. Joseph Shipp answered with 24 points for Minas in the loss.
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Pitagoras/Minas - Bigua 77-84 Bigua claimed the third spot in the 2009 Liga Americas edition. They completed the tournament with a tough win over Pitagoras/Minas. Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80, agency: Interperformances, college: Texas A&M) finished with game-high 29 points to lead the Uruguayan team. Martin Osimani had 18 points for the winners. Joseph Shipp answered with 24 points for Minas in the loss.
Halc. Xalpa - Universo/BRB 83-86 Universo/BRB claimed the Liga Americas title as they defeated Halcones Xalapa in Mexico on the final day of the Final Four round of the tournament. Valtinho Silva (187-G-77, agency: Interperformances) knocked down 21 points, grabbed 6 boards and issued 5 assists for the triumphants. Alex Garcia had 19 points, 6 boards and 6 assists in the win. Abdul Mills responded with 21 points for Halcones Xalapa as they suffered the first defeat in the competition.
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