The 1993 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from August 28 to September 5, 1993. The games were played in San Juan. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1994 FIBA World ChampionshipinToronto. The United States defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win the tournament, although they had already qualified for the World Championship by winning the 1992 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. Argentina defeated Brazil in the third place game. Cuba defeated Venezuela in 5th place game. All five nations qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| City | San Juan |
| Dates | August 28 – September 5 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Puerto Rico |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
← 1992 1995 → | |
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1993; USA and Canada qualified automatically since they are the only two members of the North America zone.
Canada, United States
Cuba, 
Dominican Republic, 
Panama, Puerto Rico Argentina, Brazil, 
Uruguay, 
VenezuelaThe draw split the tournament into two groups:
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Group A |
Group B |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
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4 | 3 | 1 | 354 | 344 | +10 | 7 |
| United States
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4 | 3 | 1 | 391 | 384 | +7 | 7 |
| Panama
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4 | 2 | 2 | 343 | 346 | −3 | 6 |
| Venezuela
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4 | 2 | 2 | 344 | 338 | +6 | 6 |
| Dominican Republic
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4 | 0 | 4 | 340 | 360 | −20 | 4 |
August 28 |
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| United States |
101–99 | Panama |
August 28 |
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| Venezuela |
98–83 | Brazil |
San Juan |
August 29 |
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| United States |
102–99 | Dominican Republic |
San Juan |
August 29 |
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| Panama |
80–76 | Venezuela |
San Juan |
August 30 |
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| Brazil |
84–80 | Dominican Republic |
San Juan |
August 30 |
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| United States |
97–85 | Venezuela |
San Juan |
August 31 |
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| Venezuela |
85–78 | Dominican Republic |
San Juan |
August 31 |
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| Brazil |
86–75 | Panama |
San Juan |
September 1 |
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| Panama |
89–83 | Dominican Republic |
San Juan |
September 1 |
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| Brazil |
101–91 | United States |
San Juan |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
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4 | 3 | 1 | 351 | 335 | +16 | 7 |
| Puerto Rico
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4 | 3 | 1 | 392 | 292 | +100 | 7 |
| Canada
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4 | 3 | 1 | 355 | 345 | +10 | 7 |
| Cuba
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4 | 1 | 3 | 343 | 369 | −26 | 5 |
| Uruguay
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4 | 0 | 4 | 314 | 414 | −100 | 4 |
August 28 |
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| Argentina |
93–83 | Canada |
August 28 |
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| Puerto Rico |
128–62 | Uruguay |
San Juan |
August 29 |
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| Cuba |
90–76 | Uruguay |
San Juan |
August 29 |
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| Canada |
79–76 | Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
August 30 |
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| Argentina |
92–84 | Cuba |
San Juan |
August 30 |
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| Canada |
102–86 | Uruguay |
San Juan |
August 31 |
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| Puerto Rico |
110–79 | Cuba |
San Juan |
August 31 |
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| Argentina |
94–90 | Uruguay |
San Juan |
September 1 |
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| Canada |
91–90 | Cuba |
San Juan |
September 1 |
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| Puerto Rico |
78–72 | Argentina |
San Juan |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| September 3 | |||||||||
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| Brazil | 99 | ||||||||
| September 4 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 88 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 97 | ||||||||
| September 3 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 111 | ||||||||
| Panama | 73 | ||||||||
| September 5 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 90 | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 95 | ||||||||
| September 3 | |||||||||
| United States | 109 | ||||||||
| United States | 87 | ||||||||
| September 4 | |||||||||
| Canada | 73 | ||||||||
| United States | 123 | ||||||||
| September 3 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 107 | Third place | |||||||
| Argentina | 93 | ||||||||
| September 5 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 82 | ||||||||
| Argentina | 98 | ||||||||
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| Brazil | 91 | ||||||||
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| Semi-finals | Fifth place | ||||
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| September 4 | |||||
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| Cuba | 96 | ||||
| September 5 | |||||
| Panama | 83 | ||||
| Cuba | 103 | ||||
| September 4 | |||||
| Venezuela | 98 | ||||
| Canada | 86 | ||||
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| Venezuela | 94 | ||||
| Seventh place | |||||
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| September 5 | |||||
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| Panama | 90 | ||||
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| Canada | 96 | ||||
| 1993 Tournament of the Americas winners |
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 United States Second title |
| Qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship | |
| Qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship as Olympic Champions | |
| Qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship as hosts |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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United States
|
6–1 |
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Puerto Rico
|
5–2 |
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Argentina
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5–2 |
| 4 | Brazil
|
4–3 |
| 5 | Cuba
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3–4 |
| 6 | Venezuela
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3–4 |
| 7 | Canada
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4–3 |
| 8 | Panama
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2–5 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic
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0–4 |
| 10 | Uruguay
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0–4 |