2008 Centrobasket

2008 FIBA Centrobasket

21st Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship
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

Group A

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

Game 2

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

Game 4

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

Game 5

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

Game 7

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

Game 9

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

Game 12

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

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

Game 1

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

August 27 21:00

Game 3

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

August 28 18:30

Game 6

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

August 28 21:00

Game 8

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

August 29 18:30

Game 10

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

August 29 21:00

Game 11

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

Bracket

	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

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

Game 15

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

August 30 20:00

Game 16

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

Final

Puerto Rico(5-0) V.S. USVI (3-2) Gold Medal Game

August 31 20:30

Game 20

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

Kuchil Baxal Gymnasium, Cancún

References

• Official Web Site: FIBA Americas