Basketball competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru began on July 27 and continue through August 10. The competitions are taking place at the Coliseo Eduardo Dibos.
This was the Pan American Games debut of 3x3 basketball for both men and women, bringing the total number of basketball events on the program to four. This was done after the International Olympic Committee added the events to the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting of up to twelve athletes) competed in each five-a-side tournament respectively, and six teams competed in each 3x3 tournament (with four athletes per team). This means a total of 240 athletes are scheduled to compete.
Medal table
Medalists Men's tournament Agustín CaffaroLuca VildozaLuis ScolaFacundo CampazzoNicolás LaprovíttolaNicolás BrussinoMáximo FjellerupMarcos DelíaGabriel DeckLucio RedivoPatricio GarinoTayavek Gallizzi Christian PizarroJoseph SotoDevon CollierIsaiah MandersonIván GandíaBenito Santiago Jr.Justin ReyesEmmanuel ÁndujarIsaac SosaGilberto ClavellDerek ReeseChristopher Brady Collin GillespieAndre ReevesWillie MackTy-Shon AlexanderMyles CaleDavid Duke Jr.Mustapha HeronJermaine Samuels Jr.Myles PowellAlpha DialloTyler WidemanJunathaen WatsonGeoffrey Groselle Isabela RamonaRaphaella MonteiroPatrícia TeixeiraTainá PaixãoLays da SilvaTatiane PachecoClarissa dos SantosAline CezárioÉrika de SouzaDébora CostaStephanie SoaresIzabella Sangalli Kiana WilliamsTaylor MikesellTyasha HarrisKathleen DoyleChennedy CarterMikayla PivecLindsey PulliamPeyton WilliamsBeatrice MompremierBrittany BrewerIsabella AlarieMichaela Onyenwere Jennifer O'NeillTayra MeléndezAnushka MaldonadoPamela RosadoAllison GibsonSofía RomaDayshalee SalamánGileysa PenzoDeanna KuzmanicJazmon GwathmeyIsalys QuiñonesIndia Pagan Men's 3x3 tournament Sheldon JeterDominique JonesKareem MaddoxJonathan Octeus Gilberto ClavellJosue ErazoTjader FernándezÁngel Matías Reyson BeatoAdonis NúñezBryan PiantiniHenry Valdez Ruth HebardSabrina IonescuOlivia Nelson-OdodaChristyn Williams Andrea BoqueteMelisa GretterVictoria LlorenteNatacha Pérez Carolay HernándezSugeiry MonsacGiocelis ReynosoNelsy Sentil
Participating nations A total of twelve countries qualified basketball teams. The number of athletes is in parentheses.
Qualification A total of eight men's teams and eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in the five-a-side tournaments. For the men's event, the top seven teams at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, have qualified to compete. In the women's event, the Olympic Champions the United States, have qualified to compete as well as the top six nations at the 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. This is a new system of qualification implemented by FIBA Americas. For each 3x3 tournament, the top five teams in each gender in the world rankings as of November 1, 2018 qualified. Host nation Peru was barred from participating by FIBA, following sanctions imposed on the Peruvian Basketball Federation.
Men's five-a-side Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 0 2017 FIBA AmeriCup August 25 – September 3 Various 7 8 Total 8 Both the defending gold and silver medallists (Brazil and Canada respectively) failed to qualify. Peru was banned from the competition and was replaced with Venezuela. Canada as the next best team, declined the reallocated spot.
Women's five-a-side Both Paraguay and the Virgin Islands qualified for the women's tournament for the first time. Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 0 Olympic Champions 1 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup 6 7 Total 8 Peru was barred from the competition and was replaced with the next best team not qualified, Colombia.
Men's 3x3 Event Date Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 0 FIBA Rankings November 1, 2018 6 Total 6
Women's 3x3 Event Date Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 0 FIBA Rankings November 1, 2018 6 Total 6
See also Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
References
External links Results book – Basketball Results book – 3x3 Basketball Men Basketball XVIII Pan-American Games 2019 Lima, Peru +5 - 31.07-04.08 - Winner Argentina