USA Men’s wheelchair basketball team continues to dominate international competition as they win 3 straight and will face Colombia in the Quarterfinals today (8/27/09) at 10:00pm (EDT) in Richmond, BC (Western Canada) at the 09′ Americas Cup.
USA vs Colombia Quarterfinal Prediction: In the three wins team USA has outscored their competition 272 – 110. Their next opponent on the other hand has been outscored 208-160. With all that said, Colombia has the height and talent — WILMAN RIOS, NELSON LONDONO, and RODNEY HAWKINS — to challenge the American’s. Expect the game to be close early with Londono and Hawkins being effective in the paint but team USA depth should be more then enough to keep things rolling and move on to the semifinals.
Also check out: Team Canada is also cruising along in pool play as they stay undefeated going into their quarterfinal match vs Jamaica today at 8:00pm (EDT). With both Canada and USA being the top seed on opposite pools, they’re lined up to face each other in the Championship game if both teams win their next two games.
Interesting Nugget: Canada’s elite athlete Patrick Anderson played in his last game yesterday. Learn why at his blog http://patrickanderson.ca/
All games are broadcast LIVE on http://www.sportscanada.tv/ or watch archived games at wheelchairbasketball.ca.
8/25/09 USA # 13 Jason Nelms drives past Jamaican defender as USA wins 106-25 in Pool Play at Americans Cup... photo courtesy of Kevin Bogetti Smith & Wheelchair Basketball Canada ... http://wheelchairbasketball.ca/en/gallery.aspx?id=697
Results & Upcoming Schedule (in Eastern Daylight Time)
| Monday, August 24, 2009 – Pool Play | ||
| Canada 64 Brazil 116 Mexico 69 USA 102 |
Colombia 39 Jamaica 24 Argentina 60 Venezuela 31 |
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| Tuesday, August 25, 2009 – Pool Play |
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| Brazil 110 Mexico 81 USA 106 Canada 75 |
Venezuela 32 Colombia 62 Jamaica 25 Argentina 34 |
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| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 – Pool Play | ||
| Venezuela 72 Argentina 63 Canada 66 USA 64 |
Jamaica 58 Colombia 59 Mexico 48 Brazil 54 |
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| Thursday, August 27, 2009 – Quarterfinals |
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| 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm |
Mexico vs Venezuela Brazil vs Argentina Canada vs Jamaica USA vs Colombia |
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| Friday, August 28, 2009 |
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| 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm |
Consolation Semifinals 1 Consolation Semifinals 2 Semifinals 1 Semifinals 2 |
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| Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
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| Noon 2:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 8:10pm |
Place 7/8 Place 5/6 Bronze Medal Game Gold Medal Game Closing Ceremonies |
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Full schedule and games stats for all the games can be found at the following link (these times are in Pacific Daylight Time)
http://wheelchairbasketball.ca/en/tournament.aspx?id=1017
Pictures
http://wheelchairbasketball.ca/en/gallery.aspx?id=697
Recent post on USA Men’s wheelchair basketball team:
August 24, 2009 LIVE Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Starts Today — 2009 America’s Cup
Recent posts on USA Under 23 Men’s wheelchair basketball team:
July 13, 2009 USA in World Championship – U23 Wheelchair Basketball
July 10, 2009 IWBF Update — USA Undefeated After 4
May 23, 2009 USA Advances to Gold Medal Game vs Australia – Wheelchair Basketball
