1992 Tournament of the Americas

FIBA Americas Cup 1992
5th FIBA American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation United States
Dates June 27−July 5
Teams 10 (from 41 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  United States (1st title)
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The 1992 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, 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 Americas Championship 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.

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:

Group A

 Argentina
 Canada
 Cuba
 Panama
 United States

Group B

 Brazil
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 Uruguay
 Venezuela

Format

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 4 4 0 481 257+224 8
 Canada 4 2 2 297 32629 6
 Argentina 4 2 2 334 36228 6
 Panama 4 1 3 276 34468 5
 Cuba 4 1 3 274 37399 5
June 27
Cuba  7978  Canada
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
United States  13657  Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Canada  8780  Argentina
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Panama  8667  Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
United States  10561  Canada
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
United States  11252  Panama
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
Argentina  7371  Cuba
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
United States  12887  Argentina
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Canada  7162  Panama
Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 4 4 0 452 333+119 8
 Puerto Rico 4 2 2 331 321+10 6
 Venezuela 4 2 2 359 40142 6
 Mexico 4 1 3 328 3313 5
 Uruguay 4 1 3 367 45184 5
June 27
Venezuela  11097  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Brazil  12881  Venezuela
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 28
Puerto Rico  6458  Mexico
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Puerto Rico  10488  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 29
Brazil  9087  Mexico
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
Brazil  13993  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
June 30
Venezuela  8885  Mexico
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Puerto Rico  9180  Venezuela
Memorial Coliseum, Portland
July 1
Mexico  9889  Uruguay
Memorial Coliseum, Portland

Knockout Round

Championship Bracket

  First Round
July 2
Semifinals
July 3
Championship
July 5
  Brazil 91
  Venezuela 100
  Canada 72
  Venezuela 76
  Venezuela 80
  United States 127
  Puerto Rico 95
  Argentina 85
  Puerto Rico 81 Third place
  United States 119
    Brazil 93
    Puerto Rico 91

Awards

 1992 Tournament of the Americas Winners 

United States
First title

Final standings

Qualified for the 1992 Olympic Tournament
Rank Team Record
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States 6–0
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Venezuela 4–3
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Brazil 5–1
4  Puerto Rico 4–3
5  Canada 2–3
6  Argentina 2–3
7  Mexico 1–3
8  Panama 1–3
9  Cuba 1–3
10  Uruguay 0–4

Team Rosters

1. USA: Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Christian Laettner, Clyde Drexler, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, David Robinson (coach: Chuck Daly).

2. Venezuela: Carl Herrera, Sam Shepherd, Melquíades Jaramillo, Luis Jiménez Guevara, Rostyn González, Iván Olivares, Nelson Solórzano, Gabriel Estaba, Armando Palacios, Víctor Díaz, Alexander "Alex" Nelcha, David Díaz (coach: Julio Toro).

3. Brazil: Oscar Schmidt, Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, Jorge Guerra, Almir Nelson De Almeida, Aristides Josuel dos Santos, Ricardo Cardoso "Cadum" Guimarães, Marcel de Souza, João José "Pipoka" Vianna, Maury de Souza, Paulinho Villas Boas, Rolando Ferreira (coach: José Medalha).

4. Puerto Rico: Jose Ortiz, Ramon Rivas, Jerome Mincy, James Carter Gaudino, Federico "Fico" López, Raymond Gausse, Richard Soto, Edwin Pellot, Eddie Cassiano, Édgar de León, Javier Colón (coach: Raymond Dalmau).

References

1992 American Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, FIBA.com.

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