Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games
| Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Polideportivo Islas Malvinas | ||||||
| Dates | March 19–25, 1995 | ||||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«1991 1999» | |||||||
The Basketball Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 19 to March 25, 1995.[1] The women's tournament was cancelled because as of March 3, 1995, only four women's teams had subscribed.[2] As a result, an extra event was held in Canada between June 22 and 29 of that same year, the 1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, which served as the women's basketball tournament for this edition.[3]
All the games were held in Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, which was built for this edition of the Pan American Games. Argentina won their first Pan American Games after beating United States in the final. Argentina, coached by Guillermo Vecchio, finished the tournament unbeaten.[4][5]
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 423 | 389 | +34 |
| Brazil | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 510 | 439 | +71 |
| United States | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 470 | 423 | +47 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 453 | 448 | +5 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 425 | 473 | –48 |
| Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 399 | 508 | –109 |
- March 19, 1995
| Argentina | 68 – 67 | United States | |
| Brazil | 102 – 88 | Puerto Rico | |
| Uruguay | 92 – 78 | Mexico |
- March 20, 1995
| Puerto Rico | 97 – 86 | Mexico | |
| Brazil | 101 – 81 | United States | |
| Argentina | 83 – 81 | Uruguay |
- March 21, 1995
| United States | 97 – 78 | Puerto Rico | |
| Brazil | 107 – 83 | Uruguay | |
| Argentina | 90 – 80 | Mexico |
- March 22, 1995
| Argentina | 87 – 86 | Puerto Rico | |
| United States | 104 – 96 | Uruguay | |
| Brazil | 125 – 75 | Mexico |
- March 23, 1995
| Uruguay | 101 – 76 | Puerto Rico | |
| United States | 104 – 80 | Mexico | |
| Argentina | 95 – 75 | Brazil |
Knockout stages
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| March 24, 1995 | ||||||
| Argentina | 90 | |||||
| March 25, 1995 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 74 | |||||
| Argentina | 98 | |||||
| March 24, 1995 | ||||||
| United States | 85 | |||||
| United States | 89 | |||||
| Brazil | 85 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| March 25, 1995 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 86 | |||||
| Brazil | 90 | |||||
- March 24, 1995 – 5th/6th place
| Mexico | 89 – 80 | Puerto Rico |
- March 24, 1995 – Semi-Finals
| Argentina | 90 – 74 | Uruguay | |
| United States | 89 – 85 | Brazil |
- March 25, 1995 – Bronze Medal Match
| Uruguay | 86 – 90 | Brazil |
Gold Medal match
March 25
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| Argentina | 98–85 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 60, 51 | ||
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas
Attendance: 8,000 |
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Final standings
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PF : PA |
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| Argentina | 7 – 0 | 611 : 548 | |
| United States | 4 – 3 | 644 : 606 | |
| Brazil | 5 – 2 | 685 : 614 | |
| 4. | Uruguay | 2 – 5 | 613 : 628 |
| 5. | Mexico | 1 – 5 | 488 : 588 |
| 6. | Puerto Rico | 1 – 5 | 505 : 562 |
Rosters
| - | Team | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
Argentina Marcelo Milanesio, Jorge Racca, Esteban De la Fuente, Luis Villar, Diego Osella, Esteban Pérez, Diego Maggi, Cristian Aragona, Juan Espil, Rubén Wolkowyski, Fabricio Oberto, Coach. |
| 2 | United States |
USA Kelsey Weems, A.J. Wynder, Sean Gay, Carl Thomas, Rumeal Robinson, Brian Davis, Dave Jamerson, Larry Lewis, Erik Martin, Chuckie White, Mike Williams, Scott Paddock, Coach. Mike Thibault |
| 3 | Brazil |
Brazil Chuí, João Batista, Luiz Felipe, Gema, Rolando Ferreira, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Alberto, Fernando Minucci, Josuel, Janjão, Rogério, Luisão, Coach. Ary Vidal |
| 4 | Uruguay |
Uruguay Marcel Bouzout, Gonzalo Caneiro, Marcelo Capalbo, Federico Garcín, Jeffrey Granger, Adrián Laborda, Diego Losada, Alain Mayor, Oscar Moglia Jr., Gustavo Sczygielski, Luis Silveira, Luis Pierri |
| 5 | Mexico |
Mexico Oscar Castellanos, Antonio Reyes, Octavio Robles, Enrique González, Salvador Aguirre, Alberto Martínez, Hector Martínez, Florentino Chávez, Jose Luis Arroyos, Víctor Mariscal, Edgar Loera, Arturo Montes, Coach. Fernando Wong |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico Eddie Casiano, Jerome Mincy, James Carter, Luis Allende, Édgar de León, Richie Dalmau, Javier Colon, Orlando Vega, Rubén Colón, Deán Borges, Joe Murray, Félix Pérez, Coach. Carlos Morales |
Awards
Topscorer
- Juan Espil 143 pts
| 1995 Pan American Games winners |
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Argentina First title |
References
- ^ Men's Results on Todo66.com (archived)
- ^ "Twelfth Pan American Games". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "1995 American Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women". FIBA. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help) - ^ A 25 años del primer oro Panamericano on Salto Inicial, 25 March 2020
- ^ Juegos Panamericanos 1995 on CABB