2003 Tournament of the Americas

All games were played at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. == Qualification ==

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2003; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone. • North America: , • Caribbean and Central America:, , , • South America: , , , The draw split the tournament into two groups: Group A Group B == Format ==

• The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. • Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over. • The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3). • The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both were granted berths in the 2004 Olympic Tournament in Athens. The losers figure in a third-place playoff where the winner was granted the third berth. Tie-breaking criteria Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option: • Head to head results • Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams • Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group == Squads ==

:Times given below are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC-4). Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- == Quarterfinal group ==

The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- == Knockout stage ==

Semifinals Third place game Final == Awards ==

• Topscorer: Omar Quintero 169 pts == Statistical leaders ==

Individual Tournament Highs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Individual Game Highs Team Tournament Highs Offensive PPG Defensive PPG Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Team Game highs == Final standings ==