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

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 47623 6
 Panama 5 0 5 432 52088 5
June 8
Puerto Rico  10483  Panama
June 8
Cuba  8988  Mexico


June 9
Dominican Republic  8577  Cuba
June 9
Mexico  9888  Panama
June 9
United States  10592  Puerto Rico


June 10
Puerto Rico  9788  Mexico
June 10
United States  9592  Cuba
June 10
Dominican Republic  10584  Panama


June 11
Puerto Rico  10198  Cuba
June 11
Dominican Republic  10696  Mexico
June 11
United States  11997  Panama


June 12
Cuba  9480  Panama
June 12
United States  9683  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 529112 6
 Ecuador 5 0 5 394 521127 5
June 8
Brazil  13190  Paraguay
June 8
Argentina  10371  Ecuador
June 8
Venezuela  9978  Canada


June 9
Venezuela  11089  Ecuador
June 9
Argentina  10685  Paraguay
June 9
Brazil  10184  Canada


June 10
Paraguay  9187  Ecuador
June 10
Brazil  13199  Venezuela
June 10
Canada  9383  Argentina


June 11
Brazil  11974  Ecuador
June 11
Canada  9467  Paraguay
June 11
Venezuela  130106  Argentina


June 12
Canada  9873  Ecuador
June 12
Brazil  9082  Argentina
June 12
Venezuela  11184  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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