1988 Tournament of the Americas

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1988 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates22–31 May
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
Third placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Fourth placeFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar Schmidt
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The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 22 to 31 May 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The United States did not participate in the tournament, as the team had already been awarded a berth in the Olympics. Brazil defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win the tournament. [1] Canada beat Uruguay in the third place game to claim the final Olympic berth.

Contents

Qualification

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1987; Canada qualified automatically since they are one of only two members of the North America zone. Panama and the Dominican Republic withdrew from the tournament. The teams formed a single group of seven teams.

Format

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the semifinals
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 651591559+3211
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 651493456+3711
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 633507506+19
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 633533487+469
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 633533567−349
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 624546549−38
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 606471570−996
22 May
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg80–63Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
22 May
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg113–93Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
22 May
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg100–67Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela


23 May
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg94–81Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
23 May
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg98–84Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
23 May
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg94–88Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela


24 May
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg98–92Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
24 May
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg84–81Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
24 May
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg110–77Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela


25 May
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg79–68Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
25 May
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg91–89Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
25 May
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg91–83Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela


26 May
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg65–63Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
26 May
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg111–103Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
26 May
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg90–82Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay


27 May
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg80–71Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
27 May
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg96–94Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
27 May
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg112–88Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina


28 May
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg82–80Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
28 May
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg90–86Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
28 May
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg110–93Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 May
 
 
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 62
 
31 May
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 60
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 101
 
30 May
 
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 92 [1]
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 90
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 83
 
Third place
 
 
31 May
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 87
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 80

Final

Brazil beat Puerto Rico 101-92 with Oscar Schmidt scoring 20 points.

Awards

Topscorer

Oscar Schmidt was the top scorer with 240 points (30.0 average). [2]

 1988 Tournament of the Americas winners 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Second title

Final standings

Qualified for the 1988 Olympic Tournament
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7–1
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 6–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4–4
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3–5
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3–3
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–4
7Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 0–6

References

  1. 1 2 "Brazil defeats P. R. for gold". The San Juan Star. 1988-06-01. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  2. ↑ Oscar's numbers awed the Americas - fiba.basketball
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