# 2013 FIBA Americas Championship qualification

The qualification for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship in Venezuela was held as early as 2011 until 2012. There are several stages of qualification for some teams.

## Qualification format

Each FIBA Americas subzone has a specific number of berths, generally based on the relative strengths of its member national teams. For the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, the berths distribution is:
| Zone | Total berths |
| North America | 2 |
| Central America and Caribbean | 4 |
| South America | 3 |
| Host team | 1 |
| Total | 10 |

### North America

For the North American zone, since there are only 2 member teams (Canada and the United States), and there are 2 berths, this means there no more qualification games to be held. Furthermore, the United States won the 2012 Olympic gold medal and was thus automatically qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, thus allowing Canada to earn an automatic qualification. This means they do not have to participate, resulting in their non-participation. This opens up an extra berth, which was awarded to the fourth placed team in the South American Basketball Championship 2012. With hosts Venezuela losing in the final, the fifth placed team was invited.

### Central America and Caribbean

Some teams from the Central America and Caribbean Commission Zone had to qualify for the 2012 Centrobasket. The qualifying tournament was the 2011 FIBA CBC Championship for Caribbean teams. A FIBA COCABA Championship was supposedly held for teams from Mexico and Central America, but was no longer held; the supposed participants in that tournament automatically qualified to the 2012 Centrobasket.

### South America

The 2012 South American Basketball Championship determined the teams that will qualify for 2013 FIBA Americas Championship. Since the USA is skipping this tournament, this opened up an additional berth for South American teams, increasing the number of berths from three to four, excluding Venezuela's berth as a host. This brings the number of South America's teams to five.

## 2011 FIBA CBC Championship

The 2011 FIBC CBC Championship in the Bahamas serves as the qualifier for the 2012 Centrobasket for Caribbean national teams. The top three advance to the Centrobasket.

### Preliminary round

* Advances to the knockout round
* Advances to the classification round

#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Virgin Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 185 | +96 | 6 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 207 | +21 | 5 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 4 |
| Guyana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 262 | −117 | 3 |
* 23 July 2011
| Jamaica | 92–78 | Antigua and Barbuda |
* San Salvador, El Salvador
* 24 July 2011
| Antigua and Barbuda | 73–84 | Virgin Islands |
* San Salvador, El Salvador
* 25 July 2011
| Guyana | 43–75 | Jamaica |
* San Salvador, El Salvador
* 26 July 2011
| Virgin Islands | 111–51 | Guyana |
* San Salvador, El Salvador
* 27 July 2011
| Guyana | 51–76 | Antigua and Barbuda |
* San Salvador, El Salvador
* 27 July 2011
| Virgin Islands | 86–61 | Jamaica |
* San Salvador, El Salvador

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Bahamas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 355 | 201 | +154 | 8 |
| British Virgin Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 264 | 260 | +4 | 7 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 233 | 245 | −12 | 6 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1 | 3 | 249 | 322 | −73 | 5 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 213 | 286 | −73 | 4 |
* 23 July 2011
| Bermuda | 75–56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 23 July 2011
| Bahamas | 94–41 | Cayman Islands |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 24 July 2011
| Cayman Islands | 54–66 | British Virgin Islands |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 24 July 2011
| Bermuda | 41–75 | Bahamas |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 25 July 2011
| British Virgin Islands | 66–63 | Bermuda |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 25 July 2011
| Bahamas | 80–61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 26 July 2011
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72–70 | Cayman Islands |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 26 July 2011
| Bahamas | 80–61 | British Virgin Islands |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 27 July 2011
| Bermuda | 54–48 | Cayman Islands |
* Nassau, Bahamas
* 27 July 2011
| British Virgin Islands | 71–63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
* Nassau, Bahamas

### Classification round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 28 July 2011 | 28 July 2011 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 82 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 82 | 29 July 2011 | 29 July 2011 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66 | 29 July 2011 | 29 July 2011 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 78 |
| 28 July 2011 | 28 July 2011 | | Antigua and Barbuda | 78 |
| 28 July 2011 | 28 July 2011 | Bermuda | 86 |
| Bermuda | 68 | Bermuda | 86 |
| Guyana | 58 | | |
| Guyana | 58 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 29 July 2011 | 29 July 2011 |
| | | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64 |
| | | Guyana | 83 |

### Knockout round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 28 July 2011 | 28 July 2011 |
| Virgin Islands | 79 |
| Virgin Islands | 79 | 29 July 2011 | 29 July 2011 |
| British Virgin Islands | 73 | 29 July 2011 | 29 July 2011 |
| British Virgin Islands | 73 | Virgin Islands (OT) | 91 |
| 28 July 2011 | 28 July 2011 | | Virgin Islands (OT) | 91 |
| 28 July 2011 | 28 July 2011 | Bahamas | 89 |
| Bahamas | 78 | Bahamas | 89 |
| Jamaica | 75 | | |
| Jamaica | 75 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 29 July 2011 | 29 July 2011 |
| | | British Virgin Islands | 54 |
| | | Jamaica | 55 |

### Final ranking

This were the final rankings. The top 3 teams qualify for the 2012 Centrobasket.
* Qualifies to the 2012 Centrobasket
| Rank | Team |
| | Virgin Islands |
| | Bahamas |
| | Jamaica |
| 4 | British Virgin Islands |
| 5 | Bermuda |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 7 | Guyana |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 9 | Cayman Islands |

## 2012 Centrobasket
### Final ranking

* Qualifies to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship
* Qualifies to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship as a wildcard
* Suspended by FIBA and disqualified
| Rank | Team |
| | Dominican Republic |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Jamaica |
| 4 | Panama |
| 5 | Bahamas |
| 6 | Mexico |
| 7 | Virgin Islands |
| 8 | Cuba |
| 9 | Costa Rica |
| 9 | Nicaragua |

### Suspension of Panama

FIBA suspended the Panamanian Basketball Federation "for many problems that Panama has been going through for several years due to conflicts of interest between two Directives that manifest hold the same authority," as announced by FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann. This means Panama's "national teams and clubs and referees, cannot participate in any international competition."

## South American Basketball Championship 2012
### Final ranking

This is the final ranking for the participating teams The top three teams excluding Venezuela qualify, but with the non-participation of the United States, the fourth-best team excluding Venezuela was also included.
* Qualifies to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship
| Rank | Team |
| | Argentina |
| | Venezuela |
| | Uruguay |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | Paraguay |
| 6 | Chile |
| 7 | Bolivia Colombia |