We are slowly approaching AmeriCup 2022 which will be held in Miami, Florida. The USA will host the best countries in North and South America on 4-6 November 2022.
Defending champion in the men’s category is the USA. They won AmeriCup 2021 and it will be interesting to see if the success can be repeated.
Canyon Barry, Jimmer Fredette, Kareem Maddox, and Dylan Travis will represent USA men’s national squad. Canyon and Kareem were present one year ago when the trophy was lifted. The USA relies on them as they are experienced in this sort of competition.
Jimmer is a new player in a squad and represented some NBA teams in the past. Dylan Travis will have his debut performance for the USA after playing for team Omaha 3Ball in World Tour. Everything except first place in group A would be a massive surprise.
Canada has a squad capable to compete with the best and go further than last year’s quarterfinals. The Canadian roster depends a lot on player Bikramjit Gill and Alex Johnson.
Dele Ogudonkun and Jordan Jensen-Whyte will aid the efforts of Bikramjit and Alex. They need to be the first-placed team in group C to avoid playing against the USA in the quarterfinal.
Mexico consists of good players and wants to improve result from AmeriCup 2021. Isaac Gutierrez and Jorge Perez are affirmed members of this team.
They will have help from newcomers Julio Alberto Ruiz Cortes and Ricardo Calatayud Avila. Mexico’s roster has the same task in group C as Canada because the USA is a big favorite of the competition.
Brazil is becoming a force on a global level and it is expected of them to shine in this tournament. They reached the final game on the previous AmeriCup. Leonardo Branquinho, Andre Ferros, and William Weihermann are well-known to basketball audiences in South America.
Jonatas Mello is a new name on the roster. With all that said, Brazil can hope to be the second-placed team behind the USA in pool A.
Argentina is a dark horse in the tournament. They replaced three players from the AmeriCup 2021 and the only member who “survived roster changes” is Jorge Quercetti.
The remaining three players in the current squad are Agustin Diz Rios, Genaro Lorio, and Agustin Ezequiel Wolinsky.
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