2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Men - From Naismith to Nash

FINAL STANDINGS
1. Brazil
2. Argentina
3. Uruguay
4. Puerto Rico
5. United States
6. Panama
7. CANADA
8. U.S. Virgin Islands

CANADIANS
Jermaine Anderson (Toronto, Ont.)
Ryan Bell (Ottawa, Ont.)
Rans Brempong (Winnipeg, Man.)
Jermaine Bucknor (Edmonton, Alta.)
Sean Denison (Trail, B.C.)
Aaron Doornekamp (Napanee, Ont.)
Osvaldo Jeanty (Haiti)
Vlad Kuljanin (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina)
Paul Larmand (Victoria Harbour, Ont.)
Andy Rautins (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Sheray Thomas (Montreal, Que.)
Jesse Young (Peterborough, Ont.)
Leo Rautins – coach
Dave Smart – assistant
Wayne Yearwood – assistant
Jeremy Cross – manager
Sam Gibbs – therapist

POOL A	BRZ	PUR	VGI	CAN	Record
Brazil	—–	97-94	86-81	98-63	(3-0)
Puerto Rico	94-97	—–	62-57	82-63	(2-1)
U.S. Virgin Islands	81-86	57-62	—–	74-67	(1-2)
Canada	63-98	63-82	67-74	—–	(0-3)

POOL B	ARG	URU	USA	PAN	Record
Argentina	—–	71-69	71-74	76-71	(2-1)
Uruguay	69-71	—–	81-72	76-68	(2-1)
United States	74-71	72-81	—–	67-75	(1-2)
Panama	71-76	68-76	75-67	—–	(1-2)

	5-8th	Panama 68 Canada 67
	5-8th	United States 84 US Virgin Islands 58
	Semi	Brazil 85 Uruguay 73
	Semi	Argentina 80 Puerto Rico 69
	7th	Canada 69 US Virgin Islands 60
	5th	United States 77 Panama 74
	Bronze	Uruguay 99 Puerto Rico 93
	Final	Brazil 86 Argentina 65

In their opener, Canada was whipped 82-63 by Puerto Rico. Jose Juan Barea paced Puerto Rico with 21 on 7-10 from the floor, 7-8 from the line and 5 boards. Joel Jones added 13 on 4-8 from the floor. Ricardo Sanchez notched 11 on 3-5 from the arc. Peter Ramos added 9, Alejandro Carmona 4, Angelo Reyes 4, Carmelo Lee 4, Miguel Berdiel 4, Hector Velenzuela 4, Manuel Narvaez 3, Gabriel Colon 3 and Ansel Guzman 2. The Puerto Ricans shot 28-62 (.450) from the field, 22-46 (.480) from the floor, 6-16 (.380) from the arc and 20-31 (.650) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 15 turnovers, 5 steals, 1 block and 22 fouls. Andy Rautins paced Canada with 13 points on 4-13 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Jermaine Anderson added 12 on 3-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Rans Brempong scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor and 6 boards. Jermaine Bucknor added 6, Paul Larmand 5, Sean Denison 5, Sheray Thomas 4, Vlad Kuljanin 4, Aaron Doornekamp 3, Jesse Young 2 and Ryan Bell 2, while Osvaldo Jeanty was scoreless. Canada shot 23-72 (.320) from the field, 15-40 (.380) from the floor, 8-32 (.250) from the arc and 9-16 (.560) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 12 turnovers, 5 steals, 2 blocks and 28 fouls. Canada grabbed the lead early in the game but was unable to tame Puerto Rico’s inside play. Canada opened up the game with a 5-0 run and looked to push the tempo. Puerto Rico was able to climb back in the game with a 7-0 run of their own and eventually built a 16-15 lead after one quarter. The Puerto Rican team began to pull away as the second quarter began due to the Canadians inconsistent shooting. Mid-way through the frame Puerto Rico held a six-point lead and by halftime they had stretched their lead to 12 points. Puerto Rico continued their strong play from the first half into the third quarter of play. Canada tried to cut their deficit to single digits but was unable to do so as Puerto Rico stretched their lead to as much as 19 in the quarter. The Canadians went on a late quarter 6-0 run but the team headed into the fourth quarter trailing 60-45. The Puerto Rican’s showed to be too strong of an opposition and ran their lead up to 22 points in the final frame. Points in the paint were a deciding factor in this game as Puerto Rico outscored Canada 38-22. Canada allowed Puerto Rico to use their team speed in the game as they were outscored 18-2 in fast break points. Barea was on fire in the first half, scoring 15 points on 4-5 shooting including a perfect 7-7 from the line as the Puerto Ricans built up a 42-30 lead at the break. The Puerto Ricans extended their leads to as high as 22 on multiple occasions. Jermaine Anderson’s 3 with 7:45 remaining in the second quarter got Canada back to within 4 at 22-18 but Barea hit a jumper and Sanchez followed with a 3 to give Puerto Rico a 9-point lead which they rode into halftime. Puerto Rico steadily increased their leads in the second half, leading by 16 at 55-39 with 3:18 remaining in the third after a fast break lay-in by Jones and led 80-58 late.

In their second game, Canada was throttled 98-63 by host Brazil. Murilo Da Rosa paced Brazil with 24 points on 9-9 from the floor, 6-7 from the arc and 7 boards. Marcux Vinicius added 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 assists. Joao Paulo Batista added 12 on 5-8 from the floor. Welington Dos Santos notched 11 on 2-3 from the arc and 5-6 from the line. Valter Silva added 10 on 2-2 from the arc. Marcelo Machado notched 9 on 3-8 from the arc and 5 assists. Caio Torres scored 7, Marcelo Huertas 5, Marcus Reis 2, Guilherme Teichmann 2 and Paulo Prestes 2, while Alex Garcia was scoreless. The Brazilians shot 33-57 (.580) from the field, 24-36 (.670) from the floor, 9-21 (.430) from the arc and 23-28 (.820) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 16 turnovers, 8 steals, 1 block and 22 fouls. Andy Rautins paced Canada with 16 points on 6-11 from the field and 4-9 from the arc. Jermaine Bucknor notched 9 on 3-4 from the arc. Jesse Young scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Aaron Doornekamp added 7 on 1-3 from the field, 4-4 from the line and 3 boards. Rans Brempong added 6, Ryan Bell 4, Paul Larmand 4, Vlad Kuljanin 4, Jermaine Anderson 2 and Sheray Thomas 2, while Osvaldo Jeanty and Sean Denison were scoreless. Canada shot 21-51 (.410) from the field, 11-27 (.410) from the floor, 10-24 (.420) from the arc and 11-16 (.690) from the line, while garnering 18 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 21 turnovers, 7 steals and 21 fouls. Canada kept things close through the first quarter but Brazil used their size and home court advantage to pull away as the game progressed. Brazil was able to take an eight-point lead after the first five minutes of play, but Canada battled back to close the quarter. The Brazilians took a slim 25-23 lead into the second quarter. Brazil went to their inside game to begin the second and started to pull away, stretching their lead to 14 points mid-way through the quarter on the strength of an 11-0 run. Canada was unable to cut their deficit and went into halftime trailing 53-37. Brazil began the third quarter with a 12-3 run to put the game out of reach. Brazil dominated the quarter and took a 75-48 lead into the final frame. Canada could not mount any substantial comeback in the fourth quarter. The Canadians were dominated in the paint as Brazil outscored them 44-20 in the blocks. In a game in which Canada never led, the Brazilians quickly increased a 16-point halftime lead to 26 by scoring 14 of the first 18 points of the second half and cruised to an easy victory. Brazil jumped out to a 13-3 run off the opening tip but Canada fought back and after Vlad Kuljanin’s layup, Canada was back to within 2 at 25-23. Brazil then took off on a 18-3 run midway through the second half and for all intents and purposes it was game done.

In their final pool game, Canada was thumped 74-67 by the U.S. Virgin Islands. Carl Krauser paced the Virgin Islands with 20 points on 3-5 from the field, 2-5 from the arc and 8-9 from the line. Cuthbert Victor added 18 on 6-12 from the field, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Jameel Heywood added 11 on 3-8 from the field and 5-8 from the line. Frank Elegar notched 7, Jason Edwin 5, Darnell Miller 5, Kitwana Rhymer 4, Akeem Francis 2 and Carl Thomas 2, while Steven Hodge, Kevin Sheppard and Kaylen Gregory were scoreless. The Virgin Islands shot 21-61 (.340) from the floor, 16-42 (.380) from the field, 5-19 (.260) from the arc and 27-40 (.680) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 13 turnovers, 15 steals and 22 fouls. Jermaine Anderson paced Canada with 17 points on 6-12 from the floor and 5-11 from the arc. Rams Brempong added 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Paul Larmand scored 9 on 3-9 from the field, 2-7 from the arc and 5 boards. Vlad Kuljanin scored 9 on 4-7 from the field and 10 boards. Jesse Young notched 7 on 3-7 from the field. Aaron Doornekamp scored 6 on 3-6 from the line and 10 boards. Andy Rautins scored 6 on 2-8 from the arc. Ryan Bell added 2, while Osvaldo Jeanty, Sheray Thomas, Jermaine Bucknor and Sean Denison were scoreless. Canada shot 24-60 (.400) from the floor, 14-26 (.540) from the field, 10-34 (.290) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 27 fouls. The Virgin Islands opened with a 6-0 run but Canada rallied late in the first quarter with its 5-0 run to trim the margin to 18-16. Canada and Virgin Islands continued their defensive battle to start the second quarter as both teams had trouble scoring the ball. Canada began to take over the game midway through the quarter and were able to take a 34-30 lead into halftime. Turnovers plagued the Canadians in the half as Virgin Islands were able to score 13 points off of 13 turnovers. Canada was not able to hold the lead as the second half began as Virgin Islands started to climb back in the game. Canada continued to fight but went down by as many as nine in the quarter. The Virgin Islands took a 56-49 lead heading into the final frame. Canada would not give up in the fourth as they pulled even three minutes into the quarter. Virgin Islands immediately went on a 10-0 run to put the game out of reach led by Krauser’s accurate shooting. Canada ended the game on a 4-0 run but it was not enough. Krauser was the catalyst in a game-deciding 12-1 run late in the fourth quarter with a steal and assist plus 4 consecutive free throws to lead the Virgin Islands to the win. He scored 14 of his game-high 20 points after the intermission, while 6-6 Cuthbert Victor also notched 14 in the second half. In the second half alone, Krauser went 7-8 from the line while Cuthbert got it going as well with a 5-7 effort from the field as ISV overcame a 4-point halftime deficit, taking the lead after a 19-9 run off the start of the second half. Down 58-52 early in the fourth quarter, Canada had a mini 6-0 run including an Andy Rautins trey to tie the score. But Krauser stole the ball and fed 6-8 Jameel Haywood for a fast break layup and later made 4 consecutive treys to give ISV an insurmountable 11-point lead.

Canada finished (0-3) in pool play and failed to qualify for the medal round.

In the 5-8th consolation semis, Panama edged Canada 68-67. Danilo Pinnock paced Panama with 23 on 5-8 from the field, 3-10 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Dionisio Gomez added 18 on 7-11 from the field, 4-7 from the line and 7 boards. Jose Lloreda added 7, Joel Munoz 6, Joel Tesis 5, Jamaal Levy 4, Desmond Smith 3 and Eduardo Isaac 2, while Jair Jamel Peralta, Maximilliano Gomez, Jorsua Chambers and Reyjavick DeGracia were scoreless. Panama shot 25-56 (.450) from the field, 20-38 (.530) from the floor, 5-18 (.280) from the arc and 13-20 (.650) from the line, while garnering 32 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 13 turnovers, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 14 fouls. Andy Rautins paced Canada with 24 on 2-3 from the floor, 6-15 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Jermaine Anderson added 12 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-7 from the line and 7 boards. Vlad Kuljanin scored 10 on 5-8 from the floor and 10 boards. Aaron Doornekamp scored 6 on 1-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Jesse Young notched 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Jermain Bucknor scored 5 while Osvaldo Jeanty, Ryan Bell, Paul Larmand, Sheray Thomas and Sean Denison were scoreless. Canada shot 25-65 (.380) from the field, 15-36 (.420) from the floor, 10-29 (.340) from the arc and 7-12 (.580) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 14 turnovers, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 20 fouls. Canada took a three-point lead after five minutes and maintained the momentum to take an 18-12 lead into the second quarter. Canada went on a 10-0 run to start the second frame as Rautins hit a pair of treys and then extended their lead to 19 points mid-way through the second. Panama was able to slightly close their deficit but went into halftime trailing 41-32. The Canadians continued to dictate the pace of the game to begin the second half and held an 11-point lead mid-way through the third quarter. Panama started to climb back in the game paced by Pinnock and was able to cut the Canadian lead to seven heading into the fourth quarter. Panama used a 10-0 run mid-way through the fourth quarter to take the lead for the first time since the first half. The run brought the score to 63-60 in favour of Panama, and Canada was unable to recover. Canada could not tame Panama inside as they were outscored 36-24.
In the 7th place match, Canada defeated the U.S. Virgin Islands 67-60 while registering their only win of the competition. Jermaine Anderson paced Canada with 13 on 3-4 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Jesse Young added 11 on 5-9 from the floor and 5 boards. Vlad Kuljanin scored 11 on 4-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Jermaine Bucknor notched 10 on 5-5 from the floor and 4 boards. Rans Brempong scored 10 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 5 boards. Andy Rautins scored 8 on 2-8 from the arc and 7 boards. Osvaldo Jeanty notched 5 while Aaron Doornekamp scored 1 and nabbed 8 boards. Ryan Bell, Paul Larmand, Sheray Thomas and Sean Denison were scoreless. Canada shot 28-61 (.460) from the field, 23-42 (.550) from the floor, 5-19 (.260) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 20 turnovers, 10 steals and 15 fouls. Carl Krauser led the U.S. Virgin Islands with 14 on 2-6 from the arc and 4-5 from the line. Jason Edwin added 10 on 4-6 from the floor. Frank Elegar notched 10 on 5-10 from the floor and 5 boards. Kitwana Rhymer notched 8, Cuthbert Victor 7, Jameel Heywood 5, Kaylen Gregory 3 and Carl Thomas 3, while Steven Hodge, Kevin Sheppard, Darnell Miller and Akeem Francis were scoreless. The Islanders shot 23-62 (.370) from the field, 19-43 (.440) from the floor, 4-19 (.210) from the arc and 10-12 (.830) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 16 turnovers, 9 steals and 17 fouls. Canada was able to get its offence going early as they scored 15 points in the first five minutes and held a four-point lead. The two teams competed very closely for the rest of the quarter but Canada was able to hold on to a 23-21 lead after one. The Canadians were able to maintain their pace in the game and create some offence off of turnovers. They would not allow the Virgin Islands to take over as they kept their slim lead throughout the quarter. As the second quarter came to an end, Canada held a 41-40 advantage. The two teams traded baskets to start the third quarter but Canada was able to go on a 6-0 run mid-way through the quarter to extend their lead to nine. Canada began the fourth quarter by stretching their lead to 13 points and putting the game out of reach. They maintained a sizeable lead for the entire quarter and led by as much as 16.