2013 Men's Pan American Games -- Just The Facts

OFFICIAL EVENT TITLE: 2013 Pan American Games

EVENT SITE: Toronto, Canada

EVENT DATES: July 10-26, 2013

EVENT WEB SITE: Toronto2015.org

MEN'S BASKETBALL COMPETITION DATES: TBD

BASKETBALL COMPETITION SITE:TBD

2013 TEAMS: Canada, additional nations TBD.

USA TEAM TRAINING SITE & DATES: TBD

EVENT DESCRIPTION: Started in 1951 for men and 1955 for women, the Pan American Games are held every four years (2015, 2019, etc.) in the year preceding the Olympics and organized by the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). The Pan American Games is a multi-sport competition open to men and women representing countries from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean.

EVENT HISTORY: Held since 1951, the USA dominated the first five Pan Am Games, earning five consecutive golds. At the 1971 Pan Ams, despite a record of 2-1 in the preliminary round, the USA did not advance to the medal round and for the first time in Pan American history did not win the gold medal. However, the United States rebounded for a 26-0 record over the next three Pan Am Games and captured its last Pan Am gold in 1983. Overall, the Americans have earned eight gold, three silver and two bronze medals, and compiled a record of 87-15.

USA PAN AMERICAN GAMES PLAYERS OF NOTE: Many USA Basketball athletes who have been selected to a Pan American Games team have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games, while many others enjoyed stellar professional careers. In all, 34 Pan Am athletes have been a member of a U.S. Olympic squad, including Ernie Grunfeld, Grant Hill, Luscious Jackson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Danny Manning, Chris Mullin, Emeka Okafor, Sam Perkins, Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Isiah Thomas, Jerry West and Jo Jo White.

Men's Pan American Games Summary of Finishes

Men's Pan American Games Year-by-year Final Standings

*Teams did not advance to medal round

LEGEND: ARG-Argentina; BAH-Bahamas; BRA-Brazil; CAN-Canada; CHI-Chile; COL-Colombia; CUB-Cuba; DOM-Dominican Republic; ECU-Ecuador; ESA-El Salvador; HAI-Haiti; ISV-U.S. Virgin Islands; MEX-Mexico; PAN-Panama; PAR-Paraguay; PER-Peru; PUR-Puerto Rico; SUR-Surinam; URU-Uruguay; USA-United States of America; VEN-Venezuela.