This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from August 30 to September 11, 2011.

FIBA Americas named Mar del Plata, Argentina the host of the 2011 competition on May 24, 2010 at a meeting in San Juan.

Toronto and Rio de Janeiro also bid for the tournament before FIBA awarded the competition to then world number-one ranked Argentina.

After the United States (the only team other than Canada in the North America Sub-Zone) automatically qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning the 2010 FIBA World Championship, they withdrew from the tournament.

The draw took place on January 27, 2011[7] at the NH Gran Hotel Provincial[8] in Mar del Plata.

G – Marcelinho Huertas G – Carlos Arroyo F – Manu Ginóbili F – Luis Scola (Tournament MVP) C – Al Horford