2008 Centrobasket
| 21st Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | August 26 – August 31 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Puerto Rico (9th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | José Juan Barea |
| Official website | |
| FIBA Americas | |
The 2008 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2008 Centrobasket, was hosted in Cancún and Chetumal, México. The four semifinalists of this edition qualified for the 2009 FIBA Americas championship.
First phase
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie-Break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Virgin Islands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 215 | +27 | 5 | +5 |
 Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 194 | +64 | 5 | -1 |
 Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 185 | +52 | 5 | -4 |
 El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 286 | -143 | 3 |
August 27 18:30 |
| Mexico | 92–36 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 16-3, 26-12, 30-5 | ||
| Pts: Raymond Castillo 20 Rebs: Jesus Benitez 8 Asts: Hector Hernandez 4 | Pts: Fabio Molina 6 Rebs: 3 players 4 Asts: 4 players 1 | |
Palacio de los Deportes, Chetumal |
August 27 21:00 |
| Virgin Islands | 83–74 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 17-20, 25-18, 25-18 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Sheppard 25 Rebs: Jason Edwin & Cuthbert Victor 8 Asts: Jason Edwin & Calvert White 3 | Pts: Al Horford 21 Rebs: Al Horford 9 Asts: Cristian Arias 3 | |
Palacio de los Deportes, Chetumal |
August 28 18:30 |
| Dominican Republic | 106–41 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 33-8, 18-11, 31-16, 24-6 | ||
| Pts: Francisco García 22 Rebs: Jack Michael Martinez 10 Asts: Jack Michael Martinez 4 | Pts: Jose Araujo 14 Rebs: 4 players 3 Asts: Jose Miguel Baños 2 | |
Palacio de los Deportes, Chetumal |
August 28 21:00 |
| Virgin Islands | 71–75 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-22, 7-19, 23-17, 18-17 | ||
| Pts: Cuthbert Victor 24 Rebs: Kitwana Rhymer 9 Asts: Calvert White 2 | Pts: Jesus Benitez 18 Rebs: Gustavo Ayon 8 Asts: Gustavo Ayon 4 | |
Palacio de los Deportes, Chetumal |
August 29 16:00 |
| El Salvador | 66–88 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 7-26, 25-12, 15-23, 19-20 | ||
| Pts: Oscar Rivera & Carlos Alas 17 Rebs: Oscar Rivera 6 Asts: Oscar Rivera 3 | Pts: Kevin Sheppard 20 Rebs: Cuthbert Victor 8 Asts: Cuthbert Victor 6 | |
Palacio de los Deportes, Chetumal |
August 29 18:30 |
| Mexico | 70–78 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 14-23, 20-26, 17-13 | ||
| Pts: Omar Quintero 15 Rebs: Gustavo Ayon 6 Asts: Horacio Llamas 4 | Pts: Al Horford 24 Rebs: Jack Michael Martinez 13 Asts: Francisco García 3 | |
Palacio de los Deportes, Chetumal |
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 260 | +35 | 6 |
 Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 285 | 265 | +20 | 5 |
 Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 278 | 269 | +9 | 4 |
 Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 270 | -64 | 3 |
August 27 18:00 |
| Cuba | 101–85 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-26, 16-14, 29-19, 29-26 | ||
| Pts: Silvestre Hernández 41 Rebs: Yoan Haiti 7 Asts: Michael Guerra 5 | Pts: Danilo Pinnock 33 Rebs: Orlando Ortega 6 Asts: Jair Peralta 7 | |
August 27 21:00 |
| Puerto Rico | 85–68 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-14, 16-13, 24-18, 25-23 | ||
| Pts: Jose Juan Barea 16 Rebs: Angelo Reyes 11 Asts: Carlos Arroyo 8 | Pts: Henry Martinez & Jaffry Francisco 12 Rebs: Daniel Simmons 9 Asts: Alonso Sanchez 2 | |
August 28 18:30 |
| Panama | 91–61 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-21, 17-9, 25-17, 23-14 | ||
| Pts: Maximiliano Gomez 15 Rebs: Reyjavick DeGracia 15 Asts: Jair Peralta 7 | Pts: Henry Martinez 15 Rebs: David Richards 8 Asts: Jaffry Spencer 3 | |
August 28 21:00 |
| Cuba | 90–103 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-34, 21-28, 20-19, 28-22 | ||
| Pts: Silvestre Hernandez 25 Rebs: Michael Guerra 6 Asts: Yudniel Perez 3 | Pts: Alexander Falcon & Jose Juan Barea 19 Rebs: Angelo Reyes (basketball) 6 Asts: Jose Juan Barea 15 | |
August 29 18:30 |
| Costa Rica | 77–94 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 22-27, 17-21, 18-21 | ||
| Pts: Henry Martinez & David Carnegie 17 Rebs: David Carnegie 14 Asts: Henry Martinez & Cristian Chavarria 3 | Pts: Allens Jemmontt 25 Rebs: Geoffrei Silvestre 8 Asts: Allens Jemmontt 4 | |
August 29 21:00 |
| Puerto Rico | 107–102 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 35-22, 22-28, 24-21, 26-31 | ||
| Pts: José Juan Barea 31 Rebs: Angelo Reyes 8 Asts: Filiberto Rivera 5 | Pts: Danilo Pinnock 39 Rebs: Danilo Pinnock 6 Asts: Jair Peralta & Joel Muñoz 5 | |
Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 30 - 17:30 p.m. | ||||||
| Virgin Islands | 78 | |||||
| August 31 - 20:30 p.m. | ||||||
| Cuba | 61 | |||||
| Virgin Islands | 70 | |||||
| August 30 - 20:00 p.m. | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 87 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 76 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 74 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 31 - 17:30 p.m. | ||||||
| Cuba | 74 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 102 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]The top 2 teams from each group advance to the semifinals, in which the top team of Group A plays against the second place team of Group B and the top team of Group B plays against the second place team of Group A.
Three-team ties are determined by the point differential in games played between the three teams, not counting the margin of victory or loss against a non tied team.
August 30 17:30 |
| Virgin Islands | 78–61 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 18-14, 17-14, 24-16 | ||
| Pts: Jason Edwin 22 Rebs: Cuthbert Victor 14 Asts: Kevin Sheppard 5 | Pts: Allens Jemmont 10 Rebs: Geoffrei Silvestre 5 Asts: Michael Guerra & Allens Jemmont 3 | |
August 30 20:00 |
| Puerto Rico | 76–74 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-15, 24-15, 19-23, 13-21 | ||
| Pts: José Juan Barea 30 Rebs: Angelo Reyes 13 Asts: José Juan Barea 5 | Pts: Franklin Western 25 Rebs: Al Horford 14 Asts: Al Horford 6 | |
Final
[edit]Puerto Rico(5-0) V.S. USVI (3-2) Gold Medal Game
August 31 20:30 |
| Virgin Islands | 70–87 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 18-17, 16-19, 16-26 | ||
| Pts: Cuthbert Victor 24 Rebs: Kitwana Rhymer 13 Asts: Calvert White 3 | Pts: Carmelo Lee 21 Rebs: Angelo Reyes 12 Asts: Carlos Arroyo 6 | |