1992 Tournament of the Americas

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1992 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
City Portland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
DatesJune 27 - July 5
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Third placeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fourth placeFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
  1989
1993  

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.

Contents

Qualification

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

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 440481257+2248
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 422297326296
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 422334362286
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 413276344685
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 413274373995
June 27
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg9476Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
June 27
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg7978Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
United States  Flag of the United States.svg13657Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8780Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg8667Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10561Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Rose Garden, Portland
June 30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg11252Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg7371Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
United States  Flag of the United States.svg12887Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7162Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 440452333+1198
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 431331321+107
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 422359401426
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 41332833135
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 404367451844
June 27
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg9572Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
June 27
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg11097Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg12881Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg6458Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg10488Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg9087Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Rose Garden, Portland
June 30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg13993Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg8885Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg9180Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg9889Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Knockout round

Championship bracket

First round (July 2) Semifinals (July 3) Championship (July 5)
      
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 91
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 100
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 72
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 76
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 80
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 127
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 95
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 85
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 81 Third place (July 5)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 119
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 93
Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 91

Awards

 1992 Tournament of the Americas winners 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
First title

Final standings

Qualified for the 1992 Olympic Tournament
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 6–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg  Venezuela 4–3
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5–1
4Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 4–3
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–3
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–3
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–3
8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–3
9Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–3
10Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 0–4

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