1989 Tournament of the Americas

The 1989 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Mexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played in Mexico City. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the five berths allocated to the Americas for the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina. Puerto Rico defeated the United States in the final to win the tournament. Brazil, Venezuela, and Canada also qualified for the World Championship by finishing third through fifth, respectively.

1989 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityMexico City
DatesJune 8–18
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Puerto Rico (2nd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Venezuela

Qualification

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1989; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.

The draw split the tournament into two groups:

Format
  • The top four teams from each group advance to the knockout round. The losers from the knockout quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define fifth through eighth place.
  • Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
  • The winners in the knockout semifinals advanced to the Final and were granted berths in the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina. The losers figure in a third-place playoff and were both also granted berths in the FIBA World Championship. Since Argentina and the United States were already qualified as hosts and Olympic Champions respectively, should they reach one of the top four positions in the final standings, one or two extra berths should be granted to the fifth and/or sixth team in the final standings.

Squads
Main article: 1989 Tournament of the Americas squads

Preliminary round
Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Puerto Rico 5 4 1 495 447+48 9
 United States 5 4 1 523 480+43 9
 Dominican Republic 5 4 1 485 466+19 9
 Cuba 5 2 3 450 449+1 7
 Mexico 5 1 4 453 476−23 6
 Panama 5 0 5 432 520−88 5
June 8
Puerto Rico  104–83  Panama
June 8
Cuba  89–88  Mexico


June 9
Dominican Republic  85–77  Cuba
June 9
Mexico  98–88  Panama
June 9
United States  105–92  Puerto Rico


June 10
Puerto Rico  97–88  Mexico
June 10
United States  95–92  Cuba
June 10
Dominican Republic  105–84  Panama


June 11
Puerto Rico  101–98  Cuba
June 11
Dominican Republic  106–96  Mexico
June 11
United States  119–97  Panama


June 12
Cuba  94–80  Panama
June 12
United States  96–83  Mexico

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 5 5 0 572 429+143 10
 Venezuela 5 4 1 549 488+61 9
 Canada 5 3 2 447 423+24 8
 Argentina 5 2 3 480 469+11 7
 Paraguay 5 1 4 417 529−112 6
 Ecuador 5 0 5 394 521−127 5
June 8
Brazil  131–90  Paraguay
June 8
Argentina  103–71  Ecuador
June 8
Venezuela  99–78  Canada


June 9
Venezuela  110–89  Ecuador
June 9
Argentina  106–85  Paraguay
June 9
Brazil  101–84  Canada


June 10
Paraguay  91–87  Ecuador
June 10
Brazil  131–99  Venezuela
June 10
Canada  93–83  Argentina


June 11
Brazil  119–74  Ecuador
June 11
Canada  94–67  Paraguay
June 11
Venezuela  130–106  Argentina


June 12
Canada  98–73  Ecuador
June 12
Brazil  90–82  Argentina
June 12
Venezuela  111–84  Paraguay

Knockout round

Championship Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Puerto Rico94
 
 
 
 Argentina89
 
 Puerto Rico94
 
 
 
 Venezuela91
 
 Venezuela109
 
 
 
 Dominican Republic102
 
 Puerto Rico88
 
 
 
 United States80
 
 United States75
 
 
 
 Canada73
 
 United States99
 
 
 
 Brazil96 Third place
 
 Brazil104
 
 
 
 Cuba89
 
 Brazil158
 
 
 Venezuela124
 

Classification round

5th-8th places
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Argentina85
 
 
 
 Dominican Republic89
 
 Dominican Republic84
 
 
 
 Canada108
 
 Canada89
 
 
 Cuba86
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Argentina 81
 
 
 Cuba 88

Final standings
Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship
Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as World Champions
Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as hosts
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Puerto Rico 7–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 6–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Brazil 7–1
4  Venezuela 5–3
5  Canada 5–3
6  Dominican Republic 5–3
7  Cuba 3–5
8  Argentina 2–6
9  Mexico 1–4
9  Paraguay 1–4
10  Panama 0–5
10  Ecuador 0–5

References
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