This Friday, the long-awaited group draw for Basketball at the Pan American Games was held in the Chilean capital. Read more to discover which countries will compete in the men’s and women’s tournaments for a chance to win medals this October.
SANTIAGO, CHILE (September 22, 2023) — Led by the International Technical Delegate, Edgar Marin, the group draw was held in the TNT Sports studios to determine the groups and the countries that will compete in the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.
The teams in both disciplines were distributed into four containers according to the current world ranking of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and, in addition, there were two containers to determine the position in the group.
The women’s draw included the participation of Brazil (8th in the FIBA ranking), Puerto Rico (12th), Colombia (30th), Argentina (31st), Cuba (40th), Venezuela (42nd), Mexico ( 43°) and Chile (78th).
The Women’s Basketball 5×5 tournament groups are the following:
Group A:
1) Cuba
2) Chile
3) Puerto Rico
4) Argentina
Group B:
1) Brazil
2) Colombia
3) Venezuela
4) Mexico
On the men’s side, Argentina (7th), Brazil (12th), Puerto Rico (16th), Dominican Republic (18th), Venezuela (22nd), Mexico (25th), Panama (55th) and Chile (62nd) participated in the draw.
The Men’s Basketball 5×5 tournament features the following groups:
Group A:
1) Argentina
2) Dominican Republic
3) Panama
4) Venezuela
Group B:
1) Chile
2) Mexico
3) Brazil
4) Puerto Rico
Each tournament features a round-robin first round with the top two teams qualifying for the semi-finals to compete for the medals. The third and fourth places will compete for the fifth to eighth places.
Women’s basketball is scheduled to take place between Wednesday, October 25 and Sunday, October 29, while men’s basketball will take place between Tuesday, October 31 and Saturday, November 4. Both competitions will take place in Sports Center 1 of the National Stadium in the Chilean capital.
Women’s Basketball Schedule:
October 25
Cuba vs Argentina
Chile vs Puerto Rico
Brazil vs Mexico
Colombia vs Venezuela
October 26
Puerto Rico vs Cuba
Argentina vs Chile
Venezuela vs Brazil
Mexico vs Colombia
October 27
Cuba vs Chile
Puerto Rico vs Argentina
Brazil vs Colombia
Venezuela vs Mexico
Men’s Basketball Schedule:
October 31
Argentina vs Venezuela
Dominican Republic vs Panama
Mexico vs Brazil
Chile vs Puerto Rico
November 1
Panama vs Argentina
Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico vs Mexico
Brazil vs Chile
November 2
Argentina vs. Dominican Republic
Panama vs Venezuela
Brazil vs Puerto Rico
Chile vs Mexico
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