2006 Centrobasket

2006 Centrobasket

20th Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Panama
Dates	July 4 – July 8
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Panama (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Michael Hicks
Top scorer	Hicks (24.2)
Top rebounds	García (14.6)
Top assists	Cota (5.6)
Official website
FIBA Americas

The 2006 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as 2006 Centrobasket, was hosted in Panama City, Panama. The ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama City served as the venue for all the games.

Four teams qualified for the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 in Las Vegas, three teams qualified for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and seven teams qualified for the 2006 Centroamerican Games in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Qualification

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2006.

• Host: Panama
• Gold Medal of Centrobasket 2004: Dominican Republic
• Silver Medal of Centrobasket 2004: Puerto Rico
• 2 for Central America:Mexico, Costa Rica
• 3 for the Caribbean:Virgin Islands, Cuba, Jamaica

First phase

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Panama	6	3	3	0	274	229
US Virgin Islands	5	3	2	1	262	205
Dominican Republic	4	3	1	2	249	261
Costa Rica	3	3	0	3	217	307

4 July	14:00	Dominican Republic		60-91		US Virgin Islands
4 July	21:30	Panama		105-71		Costa Rica
5 July	16:30	Costa Rica		85-108		Dominican Republic
5 July	21:30	US Virgin Islands		77-84		Panama
6 July	16:30	US Virgin Islands		94-61		Costa Rica
6 July	21:30	Panama		85-81		Dominican Republic

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Puerto Rico	6	3	3	0	260	237
Mexico	5	3	2	1	253	232
Cuba	4	3	1	2	244	255
Jamaica	3	3	0	3	233	265

4 July	16:30	Jamaica		69-85		Mexico
4 July	19:00	Cuba		74-86		Puerto Rico
5 July	14:00	Mexico		87-72		Cuba
5 July	19:00	Puerto Rico		83-82		Jamaica
6 July	14:00	Cuba		97-82		Jamaica
6 July	19:00	Mexico		81-91		Puerto Rico

Semifinals

7 July	19:00	Puerto Rico		84-85		US Virgin Islands
7 July	21:30	Panama		81-66		Mexico

Final

8 July

21:30

US Virgin Islands

59 - 73

Panama

Consolation Round

Games 13 & 14

7 July	14:00	Dominican Republic		94-90		Jamaica
7 July	16:30	Cuba		102-59		Costa Rica

7th & 8th Places

8 July

14:00

Jamaica

100 - 57

Costa Rica

5th & 6th Places

8 July

16:30

Dominican Republic

84-78

Cuba

Final ranking

1. Panama

2. Virgin Islands

3. Puerto Rico

4. Mexico

5. Dominican Republic

6. Cuba

7. Jamaica

8. Costa Rica

2006 Men's Centrobasket winners
Panama Fourth title

Individual awards

• All-Star Team:
  • Point guard: Andy Love Ross (PUR)
  • Shooting guard: Raul Rosabal Sanchez (CUB)
  • Small forward: Geoffrey Silvestre (CUB)
  • Power forward: Jack Michael Martínez (DOM)
  • Center: Horacio Llamas (MEX)

References

• Official Web Site: FIBA Americas
• LatinBasket
• Results