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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| City | San Juan |
| Dates | August 26 – September 6 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Puerto Rico |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Luis Scola |
| Top scorer | Luis Scola (23.3 points per game) |
The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Each of the top four finishers in the quarterfinal round robin qualified for the World Championship.
Brazil won the gold medal, after beating host Puerto Rico, 61–60, in the title game. This was Brazil's fourth FIBA AmeriCup title, and second in the last three tournaments. At the time FIBA world number 1 ranked Argentina claimed the bronze medal, over fourth placed Canada. By making the quarterfinals, all four teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament's leading scorer, Luis Scola, was named MVP of the tournament, after he rallied Argentina from an 0–2 start, to the bronze medal, by leading his team in scoring, in nine out of ten games.[1]
- ^ FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 12 Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine at espn.com