| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Brazil 2. Argentina 3. Venezuela 4. United States 5. Panama 6. Dominican Republic 7. Puerto Rico 8. Uruguay 9. CANADA 10. Mexico | CANADIANS Richie Anderson (Ottawa, Ont.) Jermaine Anderson (Toronto, Ont.) Denham Brown (Toronto, Ont.) Jermaine Bucknor (Edmonton, Alta.) Nate Doornekamp (Napanee, Ont.) Carl English (Patrick’s Cove, Nfld.) James Gillingham (Guelph, Ont.) Kevin Jobity (Toronto, Ont.) Levon Kendall (Vancouver, B.C.) Vidal Massiah (Toronto, Ont.) Juan Mendez (Montreal, Que.) Randy Nohr (Vancouver, B.C.) Leo Rautins – coach Dave Smart – assistant Greg Francis – assistant Sam Gibbs – therapist Dave Stockton – manager Andrew Pipe – physician |
| POOL A | BRZ | VEN | USA | PAN | CAN | Record | |||||
| Brazil | —– | 111-88 | 94-96 | 83-77 | 105-81 | (3-1) | |||||
| Venezuela | 111-88 | —– | 71-70 | 71-70 | 100-91 | (3-1) | |||||
| United States | 96-94 | 70-71 | —– | 94-72 | 76-92 | (2-2) | |||||
| Panama | 77-83 | 70-71 | 72-94 | —– | 79-54 | (1-3) | |||||
| Canada | 81-105 | 91-100 | 92-76 | 54-79 | —– | (1-3) | |||||
| POOL B | ARG | DOM | PUR | URU | MEX | Record | |||||
| Argentina | —– | 84-60 | 96-79 | 86-72 | 82-96 | (3-1) | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 60-84 | —– | 89-86 | 72-69 | 104-94 | (3-1) | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 79-96 | 86-89 | —– | 95-80 | 94-74 | (2-2) | |||||
| Uruguay | 72-86 | 69-72 | 80-95 | —– | 91-60 | (1-3) | |||||
| Mexico | 96-82 | 94-104 | 74-94 | 60-91 | —– | (1-3) | |||||
| FINALISTS POOL | ARG | BRZ | USA | VEN | PAN | DOM | PUR | URU | Record | ||
| Argentina | —– | 71-60 | 84-67 | 78-60 | 84-89 | 84-60 | 96-79 | 86-72 | (6-1) | ||
| Brazil | 60-71 | —– | 94-96 | 111-88 | 83-77 | 80-72 | 101-107 | 89-69 | (4-3) | ||
| United States | 67-84 | 96-94 | —– | 70-71 | 94-72 | 111-86 | 80-88 | 91-77 | (4-3) | ||
| Venezuela | 60-78 | 88-111 | 71-70 | —– | 71-70 | 63-87 | 82-73 | 101-99 | (4-3) | ||
| Panama | 89-84 | 83-77 | 72-94 | 70-71 | —– | 88-78 | 74-55 | 78-71 | (4-3) | ||
| Dominican Republic | 60-84 | 72-80 | 86-111 | 87-63 | 78-88 | —– | 89-86 | 72-69 | (3-4) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 79-96 | 107-101 | 88-80 | 73-82 | 55-74 | 86-89 | —– | 95-80 | (2-5) | ||
| Uruguay | 72-86 | 69-89 | 77-91 | 99-101 | 71-78 | 69-72 | 80-95 | —– | (0-7) | ||
| Semi | Argentina 104 Venezuela 93 | |
| Semi | Brazil 93 United States 75 | |
| Bronze | Venezuela 93 United States 83 | |
| Final | Brazil 100 Argentina 88 | |
In the opener, Venezuela defeated Canada 100-91. Canada led 27-24 after one quarter but trailed 50-43 at the half. Venezuela led 78-63 after three quarters. Richard Lugo led Venezuela with 24 on 9-16 from the floor and 6-9 from the arc. Oscar Torres Martinez added 24 on 7-9 from the floor and 8 boards. Victor Diaz notched 23 on 4-7 from the arc and 7-7 from the line. Tomas Aguilera added 8, Hector Romero Rivas 8, Askia Jones 7, Diego Guevara Salas 4, Carlos Morris Salazar 2, Luis Julio Torres 0 and Yumerving Mijares Luna 0. The Venezuelans shot 23-52 (.550) from the floor, 9-24 (.380) from the arc and 27-34 (.790) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 fouls, 15 turnovers, 7 steals and 4 blocks. Carl English paced Canada with 25 points on 5-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 6-6 from the line and 4 boards. Juan Mendez added 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 8 boards. Levon Kendall notched 14 on 5-7 from the floor and 4-4 from the line. Nate Doornekamp scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor. Denham Brown notched 7 on 2-5 from the floor. Vidal Massiah scored 7 on 1-4 from the arc. Jermaine Anderson added 5, Randy Nohr 2, Kevin Jobity 2, James Gillingham 1 and Richard Anderson 0. Canada shot 27-54 (.500) from the floor, 7-28 (.250) from the arc and 16-17 (.940) from the line, while garnering 30 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 27 fouls, 12 turnovers, 6 steals and 1 block.
Canada captured its first win by stunning the United States 92-76 to end America’s 30 game FIBA winning streak. Canada jumped out to an early lead, taking a 26-13 advantage after one quarter. They continued their strong play in the second quarter, outscoring the USA 23-15 to take a 49-28 halftime lead. Carl English and Denham Brown each hit a pair of three-pointers at the beginning of the second half to give Canada a quick start. Canada led by as much as 27 points in the third quarter and outscored the United States 21-20 in the period. The Americans began to play with a greater sense of urgency and began to press matters in the fourth quarter, outscoring Canada 28-22, but Canada’s lead proved too large. “The difference between today and yesterday was simple,” commented Denham Brown. “Intensity, we have to play hard every game to be successful in a tournament like this.” Coach Leo Rautins noted that his troops played with more intensity than in their opener. “We really went after the U.S. defensively and that was the difference in the game. We also showed that when we execute offensively, we will score. Everybody executed today and we scored. We had big performances today from Denham Brown, Juan Mendez and Carl English. Our star players stepped up and our role players did their jobs.” Denham Brown paced Canada with 28 points on 9-16 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 9 boards and 3 assists. Juan Mendez added 21 on 7-11 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 14 boards. Nate Doornekamp scored 13 on 2-2 from the floor, 9-12 from the line and 6 boards. Carl English notched 12 on 3-5 from the arc. James Gillingham scored 7 on 3-3 from the floor. Vidal Massiah added 5, Randy Nohr 2, Levon Kendall 2, Richard Anderson 2 and Jermaine Anderson 0. Canada shot 26-44 (.590) from the floor, 6-13 (.460) from the arc and 22-29 (.760) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 25 fouls, 21 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks. Lynn Greer paced the United States with 21 points on 3-3 from the arc and 6-8 from the line. Alex Scales added 11 on 3-6 from the floor. Aaron McGhee notched 10 on 4-4 from the floor and 7 boards. Marque Perry scored 8, Tyus Edney 7, Charlie Bell 6, Kristoffer Lang 5, Stephen Hamilton 4, Ronald Slay 2, Jerome Beasley 2, Adam Chubb 0 and Noel Felix 0. The Americans shot 20-45 (.444) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 12-20 (.600) from the line, while garnering 25 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 29 fouls, 19 turnovers, 9 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada dropped to (1-2) after being thrashed 79-54 by Panama and being dominated on the boards. Panama led 36-25 at the half and found its offensive rhythm in the second frame as they built a 60-38 lead. Canada briefly rallied but was far too inconsistent to serious threaten. The Canadians scored just 10 points in the second quarter and 13 in the third. Michael Hicks Taylor led Panama with 14 on 7-13 from the floor and 4 boards. Danilo Pinnock Glover added 14 on 6-8 from the floor and 6 boards. Jaime Lloreda notched 13 on 5-10 from the floor and 7 boards. Antonio Garcia Murillo scored 11 on 5-5 from the floor, a phenomenal 22 boards and 3 blocks. Jair Peralta scored 11 on 3-3 from the arc and 4 assists. Eric Cardenas Miranda added 6, Joel Munoz Castillo 4, Maximiliano Gomez Torres 2, Levour Warren 2, Dionisio Gomez Camargo 2, Eduardo Isaac Barcenas 0 and Reyjavick De Gracia Castillo 0. Panama shot 30-53 (.570) from the floor, 3-13 (.230) from the arc and 10-16 (.630) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 17 fouls, 15 turnovers, 10 steals and 7 blocks. Carl English paced Canada with 16 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 7 boards and 4 assists. Juan Mendez added 13 on 5-14 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 4 boards. Denham Brown added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 7 boards, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Jermaine Bucknor scored 6 on 2-4 from the arc. Levon Kendall scored 5, Vidal Massiah 4, James Gillingham 3 and Nate Doornekamp 1, while Jermaine Anderson, Randy Nohr, Richard Anderson and Kevin Jobity were scoreless. Canada shot 12-46 (.260) from the floor, 8-26 (.310) from the arc and 6-13 (.460) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 17 fouls, 14 turnovers, 8 steals and 4 blocks.
Brazil whipped Canada 105-81 to completely dash Canada’s hopes of qualifying for the worlds. Canada finishes with a 1-3 record in round robin pool play, missing the quarterfinals. ‘We got off to a rocky start against Venezuela and that seemed to set the tone for the tournament,” said forward Carl English. ‘We were stuck between a rock and a hard place in a must-win situation against Brazil. We played hard but they were making their shots. Marcelo Machado led Brazil with a tourney high 42 points. Tiago Splitter added 12 and Leandro Barbosa 12. Head coach Leo Rautins said his troops couldn’t match the poise of the Brazilians. “We played Brazil in a desperate situation and our youth and inexperience showed. We came here to win but we also came here with a young group of players and the experiences they learned here will bode well for the future.” Canada trailed 30-26 after one quarter and 53-39 at the half after Marcelo Machado torched them for 25 in the first half. Coach Leo Rautins called it a learning experience. “The reality is we were the youngest team here and to get to where we need to get to, there has to be development of our young players. If you look at Argentina, their program, where they came from and where they are today, it was centred around developing their young players.” Marcelo Magalhaes Machado paced Brazil with 42 points on 4-7 from the floor, 10-19 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 11 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals. Tiago Splitter added 13 on 6-10 from the floor and 9 boards. Leandro Barbosa scored 12 on 2-6 from the floor and 6 boards. Alex Ribeiro Garcia added 11 on 2-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Guilherme Giovannoni notched 9, Welington Dos Santos 8, Murilo Becker Da Rosa 7 and Marcelo Huertas 3. Brazil shot 19-40 (.480) from the floor, 18-36 from the arc and 13-23 (.570) from the line, while garnering 37 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 26 assists, 17 fouls, 15 turnovers, 11 steals and 3 blocks. Denham Brown led Canada with 25 on 5-9 from the floor, 4-6 from the arc, 36- from the line, 5 boards and 3 steals. Carl English scored 19 on 4-9 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 5 assists. Levon Kendall scored 13 on 6-10 from the floor, 6 boards and 3 blocks. Juan Mendez scored 13 on 6-12 from the floor and 5 boards. Jermaine Anderson added 5, James Gillingham 3 and Vidal Massiah 3, while Randy Nohr, Richard Anderson, Jermaine Bucknor and Kevin Jobity were scoreless. Canada shot 22-49 (.450) from the floor, 9-21 (.430) from the arc and 10-16 (.630) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 17 fouls, 7 steals and 3 blocks.
The all-tournament team featured: MVP Marcelinho Machado (Brazil); Leandrinho Barbosa (Brazil); Francisco Garcia (Dominican Republic); Hector Romero (Venezuela) and Esteban Batista (Uruguay).
At its bi-annual meeting in Rome, FIBA extends wild card invitations to Serbia & Montenegro, Turkey, Italy and Puerto Rico. Basketball Canada president Fred Nykamp expresses disappointment. “Our wins this year over the United States at both the senior and young men’s levels illustrates the high level of competitiveness of Canada in international basketball.” It will mark the first time since 1967 that Canada will not participate in a FIBA World Championship for Men, although FIBA had opted to increase the number of teams playing at the FIBA World Championship 2006 from 16 to 24 teams because of the increased level of basketball around the world and the increasing number of competitive teams at the highest level.