1999 Tournament of the Americas
| FIBA Americas Cup 1999 | |
|---|---|
| 9th FIBA American Basketball Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Puerto Rico |
| Dates | July 14–25 |
| Teams | 10 (from 43 federations) |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |
 United States (4th title) |
| MVP |
 Steve Nash[1] |
The 1999 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship (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 Americas Championship 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 Americas championship.
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, 
Mexico, 
Puerto Rico - South America:
Argentina, 
Brazil, 
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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.
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 23 | |||||||
| United States |
88 | ||||||
| Argentina |
59 | ||||||
| July 24 | |||||||
| United States |
92 | ||||||
| Canada |
66 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| July 23 | July 24 | ||||||
| Canada |
83 | Argentina |
103 | ||||
| Puerto Rico |
71 | 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 |
 |
Canada |
7–3 |
 |
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 |
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| United States Tim Duncan Allan Houston Steve Smith Vin Baker Kevin Garnett Jason Kidd Gary Payton Tim Hardaway Tom Gugliotta Elton Brand Richard Hamilton Wally Szczerbiak |
Canada Richard Elias Anderson Rowan Barrett Peter Guarasci Andrew Mavis Jordie McTavish Michael Meeks Shawn Swords Keith Vassell Steve Nash Greg Newton Todd MacCulloch Sherman Hamilton |
Argentina Alejandro Montecchia Lucas Victoriano Leandro Palladino Sergio Aispurua Facundo Sucatzky Andrés Nocioni Hugo Sconochini Juan Espil Manu Ginóbili Gabriel Fernández Leandro Palladino Martín Gutiérrez |
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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