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1992 Tournament of the Americas

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.

Tournament details

United States

Portland

June 27 - July 5

10

1 (in 1 host city)

 United States (1st title)

 Venezuela

 Brazil

 Puerto Rico

North America:  ,  United States

Canada

: Cuba,  Mexico,  Panama,  Puerto Rico

Caribbean and Central America

South America:  ,  Brazil,  Uruguay,  Venezuela

Argentina

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:

The top three teams from each group advance to the knockout round.

The winners in the knockout semifinals advanced to the Final and were granted berths in the in Barcelona. The losers figure in a third place playoff and were both also granted berths in the Olympic Tournament.

1992 Olympic Tournament

FIBA.com.

1992 American Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men