Basketball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 16 to 25 at the Ryerson Athletic Centre. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the basketball competitions:
PPreliminaries½SemifinalsB3rd place play-offFFinal Event↓/Date → Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Men P P P ½ B F WomenP P P ½ B F
Medal table
Medalists Men's tournament Ricardo Fischer Rafael Luz Augusto César Lima Larry Taylor Vítor Benite Carlos Olivinha Rafael Hettsheimeir Rafael Mineiro João Paulo Batista Léonardo Meindl Marcus Vinicius Toledo Anthony BennettSim BhullarDillon BrooksJunior CadouganAaron DoornekampMelvin EjimCarl EnglishBrady HeslipDaniel MullingsJamal MurrayAndrew NicholsonKyle Wiltjer Ron BakerMalcolm BrogdonBobby BrownRyan HollinsKeith LangfordShawn LongTaurean PrinceAnthony RandolphKaleb TarczewskiRomelo TrimbleDenzel ValentineDamien Wilkins Natalie AchonwaMiranda AyimNirra FieldsKim GaucherMiah-Marie LangloisLizanne MurphyKia NurseKatherine PlouffeMichelle PlouffeNayo Raincock-EkunweTamara TathamShona Thorburn Sophie BrunnerAlaina CoatesCaroline CoyerLinnae HarperMoriah JeffersonStephanie MavungaTiffany MitchellKelsey PlumTaya ReimerBreanna StewartShatori Walker-KimbroughCourtney Williams Fransy OchoaIneidis CasanovaAnisleidy GalindoOyanaisy GelisArlenys RomeroYamara AmargoArlety PoveaMarlene CepedaClenia NobletZuleira AtiesLeidys OquendoSuchitel Avila
Qualification A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Championships will qualify for each respective tournament. The host nation (Canada) along with the United States automatically qualifies teams in both events. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes.
Men Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 Qualified automatically 1 2014 South American Basketball Championship July 23–28 Isla Margarita 3 2014 Centrobasket August 1–7 Tepic 3 Total 8
Women Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 Qualified automatically 1 2014 Centrobasket Women 3 3 Total 8
Participating nations A total of nine countries have qualified basketball teams.
See also Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
References
External links Men Basketball XVII Pan-American Games 2015 Toronto (CAN) 21-25.07 - Winner Brazil