1989 Tournament of the Americas
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| City | Mexico City |
| Dates | June 8–18 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Third place | File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela |
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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.
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.
- North America: File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada, File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- Caribbean and Central America:File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba, File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic, File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico, File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama, File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico
- South America: File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina, File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil, File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador, File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay, File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 495 | 447 | +48 | 9 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 523 | 480 | +43 | 9 |
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 485 | 466 | +19 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 450 | 449 | +1 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 453 | 476 | −23 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 5 | 0 | 5 | 432 | 520 | −88 | 5 |
June 8
|
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 116–108 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
June 9
|
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 105–92 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico |
June 10
|
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 105–84 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
June 11
|
| Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg | 106–96 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
June 12
|
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg | 101–73 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 572 | 429 | +143 | 10 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 1 | 549 | 488 | +61 | 9 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 447 | 423 | +24 | 8 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 480 | 469 | +11 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 417 | 529 | −112 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | 5 | 0 | 5 | 394 | 521 | −127 | 5 |
June 8
|
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | 131–90 | File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay |
June 8
|
| Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | 99–78 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
June 10
|
| Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg | 131–99 | File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela |
June 11
|
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 94–67 | File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay |
June 11
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| Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | 130–106 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
June 12
|
| Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg | 111–84 | File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay |
Knockout round
Championship Bracket
Classification round
5th-8th places
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 |
References
- 1989 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, FIBA.com.
