1999 Tournament of the Americas
The 1999 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico, from July 14 to July 25, 1999. The games were played in San Juan, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the two berths allocated to the Americas for the 2000 Olympics, in Sydney, Australia. The United States won the tournament, the country's fourth AmeriCup championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| City | San Juan |
| Dates | July 14–25 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Puerto Rico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Steve Nash[1] |
Qualification
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1999; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
- North America: Canada, United States
- Caribbean and Central America:
Cuba, 
Dominican Republic, 
Panama, Puerto Rico - South America: Argentina,
Brazil, 
Uruguay, .svg.png.webp)
Venezuela
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
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Group A |
Group B |
Format
- The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
- Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
- The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
- The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final and were granted berths in the 2000 Summer Olympics tournament in Sydney. The losers figure in a third-place playoff.
Squads
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 403 | 256 | +147 | 8 |
| Canada |
4 | 3 | 1 | 292 | 291 | +1 | 7 |
| Argentina |
4 | 2 | 2 | 320 | 337 | −17 | 6 |
| Uruguay |
4 | 1 | 3 | 302 | 379 | −77 | 5 |
| Cuba |
4 | 0 | 4 | 277 | 331 | −54 | 4 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico |
4 | 4 | 0 | 365 | 310 | +55 | 8 |
| Venezuela |
4 | 3 | 1 | 293 | 287 | +6 | 7 |
| Brazil |
4 | 2 | 2 | 316 | 324 | −8 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic |
4 | 1 | 3 | 302 | 316 | −14 | 5 |
| Panama |
4 | 0 | 4 | 289 | 328 | −39 | 4 |
Quarterfinal group
| Qualified for the semifinals |
The top four teams in both Group A and Group B advanced to the quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group once to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
7 | 7 | 0 | 710 | 485 | +225 | 14 |
| Canada |
7 | 5 | 2 | 552 | 500 | +52 | 12 |
| Puerto Rico |
7 | 5 | 2 | 625 | 594 | +31 | 12 |
| Argentina |
7 | 5 | 2 | 599 | 576 | +23 | 12 |
| Venezuela |
7 | 3 | 4 | 491 | 561 | −70 | 10 |
| Brazil |
7 | 2 | 5 | 551 | 589 | −38 | 9 |
| Uruguay |
7 | 1 | 6 | 515 | 646 | −131 | 8 |
| Dominican Republic |
7 | 0 | 7 | 502 | 594 | −92 | 7 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 24 | ||||||
| United States | 88 | |||||
| July 25 | ||||||
| Argentina | 59 | |||||
| United States | 92 | |||||
| July 24 | ||||||
| Canada | 66 | |||||
| Canada | 83 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| July 25 | ||||||
| Argentina | 103 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 101 | |||||
Awards
| 1999 Tournament of the Americas Winners |
|---|
United States Fourth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Steve Nash |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
10–0 |
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Canada |
7–3 |
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Argentina |
7–3 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico |
6–4 |
| 5 | Venezuela |
4–4 |
| 6 | Brazil |
3–5 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic |
2–6 |
| 8 | Uruguay |
1–7 |
| 9 | Panama |
0–4 |
| 10 | Cuba |
0–4 |
References
- Steve Nash, jockbio.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
External links
- FIBA Americas 1999 - Men Basketball, Latinbasket.com.
- 1999 Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, FIBA.com.
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