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.
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.
All games were played at the Thomas & Mack Center, which was used earlier in the year for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2006; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
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Canada, 
United States
Mexico, 
Panama, 
Puerto Rico, 
Virgin Islands
Argentina, 
Brazil, 
Uruguay, 
VenezuelaThe tournament draw took place Wednesday, March 21, in Las Vegas. The teams were split into 5 pots; those drawn first went to Group A, those drawn last went to Group B.
The draw split the tournament into two groups:[1]
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
The top four teams in Group A and Group B advanced to the Quarterfinal group. Then each team played the three from the other group to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over, but only against teams that also advanced.
The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The fifth-place team (Canada) did not continue competing for the Americas Championship, but qualified for the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008.
The teams that played in the Championship Game both automatically qualified for the 2008 Olympics. The teams that played in the 3rd Place Game both automatically qualified for the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008.