1992 Tournament of the Americas

The 1992 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by the United States from June 27 to July 5, 1992. The games were played at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. It was the international debut of the Dream Team, which defeated Venezuela in the final to win the tournament. Puerto Rico and Brazil made the semifinals to also qualify for the Olympics.

1992 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
Host countryVereinigte Staaten
CityPortland
DatesJune 27 - July 5
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Vereinigte Staaten (1st title)
Runners-up Venezuela
Third place Brasilien
Fourth place Puerto Rico
1989
1993

Qualification

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Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1991; USA and Canada qualified automatically since they are the only two members of the North America zone.

The draw split the tournament into two groups:

Format

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  • The top three teams from each group advance to the knockout round.
  • The winners in the knockout semifinals advanced to the Final and were granted berths in the 1992 Olympic Tournament in Barcelona. The losers figure in a third place playoff and were both also granted berths in the Olympic Tournament.

Squads

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Preliminary round

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Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Vereinigte Staaten 4 4 0 481 257 +224 8
  Kanada 4 2 2 297 326 −29 6
  Argentinien 4 2 2 334 362 −28 6
  Panama 4 1 3 276 344 −68 5
  Cuba 4 1 3 274 373 −99 5
June 27
Argentinien   94–76   Panama
June 27
Cuba   79–78   Kanada
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Vereinigte Staaten   136–57   Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Kanada   87–80   Argentinien
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Panama   86–67   Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Vereinigte Staaten   105–61   Kanada
Rose Garden, Portland
June 30
Vereinigte Staaten   112–52   Panama
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
Argentinien   73–71   Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Vereinigte Staaten   128–87   Argentinien
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Kanada   71–62   Panama
Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Brasilien 4 4 0 452 333 +119 8
  Puerto Rico 4 3 1 331 321 +10 7
  Venezuela 4 2 2 359 401 −42 6
  Mexiko 4 1 3 328 331 −3 5
  Uruguay 4 0 4 367 451 −84 4
June 27
Brasilien   95–72   Puerto Rico
June 27
Venezuela   110–97   Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Brasilien   128–81   Venezuela
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Puerto Rico   64–58   Mexiko
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Puerto Rico   104–88   Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Brasilien   90–87   Mexiko
Rose Garden, Portland
June 30
Brasilien   139–93   Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
Venezuela   88–85   Mexiko
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Puerto Rico   91–80   Venezuela
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Mexiko   98–89   Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Knockout round

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Championship bracket

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First round (July 2) Semifinals (July 3) Championship (July 5)
      
  Brasilien 91
  Venezuela 100
  Kanada 72
  Venezuela 76
  Venezuela 80
  Vereinigte Staaten 127
  Puerto Rico 95
  Argentinien 85
  Puerto Rico 81 Third place (July 5)
  Vereinigte Staaten 119
  Brasilien 93
  Puerto Rico 91

Awards

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 1992 Tournament of the Americas winners 
 
Vereinigte Staaten
First title

Final standings

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Qualified for the 1992 Olympic Tournament
Rank Team Record
    Vereinigte Staaten 6–0
    Venezuela 4–3
    Brasilien 5–1
4   Puerto Rico 4–3
5   Kanada 2–3
6   Argentinien 2–3
7   Mexiko 1–3
8   Panama 1–3
9   Cuba 1–3
10   Uruguay 0–4

References

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