2007 FIBA Americas Championship
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The 2007 FIBA Americas Championships later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (or The Tournament of the Americas), was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, from August 22, to September 2. It was the thirteenth staging of the FIBA AmeriCup.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Las Vegas |
| Dates | August 22 – September 2 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | Thomas & Mack Center |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Puerto Rico |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 40 |
| MVP | Luis Scola |
| Top scorer | Leandro Barbosa (21.8 points per game) |
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The tournament was originally going to be hosted in Venezuela. However, the Venezuelan federation failed to pay a $1.5 million fee, as of August 31, 2006. As such, their hosting privileges were taken away.
Several countries had shown interest in hosting the tournament, including: United States, Chile, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. The United States had not hosted it since 1992, Chile had never hosted it, Argentina had held it last in 2001, and Puerto Rico had last hosted in 2003.