2005 FIBA Americas Championship
The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as The Tournament of the Americas), was hosted by the Dominican Republic, from August 24, to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, in Japan. Argentina had already qualified, by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Brazil won the tournament, the country's third AmeriCup championship. Venues. All games were played at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso  Soto. Qualification. Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2004; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone. The tournament draw took place Monday, April 18, in Santo Domingo. The teams were split into 5 pots; those drawn first went to Group A, those drawn last went to Group B. The draw split the tournament into two groups: Group A Group B Format. 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: 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, but only against teams that also advanced. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The fifth-place team (Panama) did not continue competing for the Americas Championship, but qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Statistical leaders. Individual Tournament Highs. Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Team Tournament Highs. Offensive PPG Defensive PPG  Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks