Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay to host FIBA AmeriCup 2017

SAN JUAN (FIBA AmeriCup 2017) – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in the Americas on Wednesday confirmed Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay as the host nations for the FIBA AmeriCup 2017, taking place from 25 August to 3 September.

Competing in the continental cup will be Argentina, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, the United States of America (USA), Venezuela, the Virgin Islands and a South American representative yet to be determined*.

The FIBA AmeriCup 2017 will open with a Group Phase consisting of three (3) groups of four (4) teams each. This stage of the competition will be played in a round robin format in Medellín (Colombia), Bahía Blanca (Argentina), and Montevideo (Uruguay). The best team from each group will advance to the Final Phase, where they will join Argentina, who qualify automatically because of its status as the main organizer of the competition. The Final Phase will take place in Cordoba (Argentina), where the winners of the Semi-Finals will square off in the title game for the right to be crowned continental champions.

The full calendar of the competition is as follows:
Group A: Medellín, Colombia – August 25-27
Group B: Montevideo, Uruguay – August 27-29
Group C: Bahía Blanca, Argentina – August 28-30
Semi-Finals and Final: Córdoba, Argentina – September 2-3