The 2006 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as
2006 Centrobasket, was hosted in
Panama City, Panama
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. The
ATLAPA Convention Center in
Panama City
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served as the venue for all the games.
Four teams qualified for the
FIBA Americas Championship 2007 in
Las Vegas
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, three teams qualified for the
2007 Pan American Games
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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and seven teams qualified for the
2006 Centroamerican Games in
Cartagena de Indias
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,
Colombia.
Qualification
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2006.
*Host:
*Gold Medal of Centrobasket 2004:
*Silver Medal of Centrobasket 2004:
*2 for
Central America
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:,
*3 for the Caribbean:, ,
First Phase
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Final
Consolation Round
Games 13 & 14
7th & 8th Places
5th & 6th Places
Final ranking
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Individual awards
*All-Star Team:
**
Point guard:
**
Shooting guard:
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Small forward
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:
**
Power forward:
**
Center:
References
Official Web Site: FIBA AmericasLatinBasket
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Centrobasket
2006–07 in North American basketball
2006 in Central American sport
2006 in Caribbean sport
2006 in Panamanian sport
International basketball competitions hosted by Panama
July 2006 sports events in North America
Sports competitions in Panama City
21st century in Panama City