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 |  Canada |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Puerto Rico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Steve Nash[1] |
← 1997 2001 → | |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
July 14 |
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| Cuba |
84–87 (OT) | Uruguay |
July 14 |
|
| Argentina |
70–77 | Canada |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 15 |
|
| Canada |
75–65 | Cuba |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 15 |
|
| Uruguay |
72–118 | United States |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 16 |
|
| United States |
94–60 | Canada |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 16 |
|
| Cuba |
76–81 | Argentina |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 17 |
|
| Canada |
80–62 | Uruguay |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 17 |
|
| Argentina |
72–103 | United States |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 18 |
|
| United States |
88–52 | Cuba |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 18 |
|
| Uruguay |
81–97 | Argentina |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
| 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 |
July 14 |
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| Puerto Rico |
81–56 | Venezuela |
July 14 |
|
| Brazil |
70–64 | Dominican Republic |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 15 |
|
| Venezuela |
91–68 | Brazil |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 15 |
|
| Dominican Republic |
77–73 | Panama |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 16 |
|
| Panama |
72–76 | Venezuela |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 16 |
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| Brazil |
88–96 | Puerto Rico |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 17 |
|
| Puerto Rico |
85–71 | Panama |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 17 |
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| Venezuela |
70–66 | Dominican Republic |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 18 |
|
| Panama |
73–90 | Brazil |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 18 |
|
| Puerto Rico |
103–95 (OT) | Dominican Republic |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
| 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 |
July 19 |
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| Venezuela |
71–95 | Argentina |
July 19 |
|
| Canada |
95–75 | Brazil |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 19 |
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| Puerto Rico |
93–64 | Uruguay |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 19 |
|
| United States |
107–71 | Dominican Republic |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 20 |
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| Uruguay |
84–87 | Venezuela |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 20 |
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| Dominican Republic |
64–81 | Canada |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 20 |
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| Puerto Rico |
96–101 | Argentina |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 20 |
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| Brazil |
73–90 | United States |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 21 |
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| Argentina |
85–71 | Dominican Republic |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 21 |
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| Brazil |
100–74 | Uruguay |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 21 |
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| Puerto Rico |
80–75 | Canada |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 21 |
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| Venezuela |
61–83 | United States |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 22 |
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| Uruguay |
78–71 | Dominican Republic |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 22 |
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| Brazil |
77–79 | Argentina |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 22 |
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| Puerto Rico |
76–115 | United States |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
July 22 |
|
| Canada |
84–55 | Venezuela |
Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| July 24 | |||||
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| United States | 88 | ||||
| July 25 | |||||
| Argentina | 59 | ||||
| United States | 92 | ||||
| July 24 | |||||
| Canada | 66 | ||||
| Canada | 83 | ||||
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| Puerto Rico | 71 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| July 25 | |||||
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| Argentina | 103 | ||||
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| Puerto Rico | 101 | ||||
| 1999 Tournament of the Americas winners |
|---|
 United States Fourth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Steve Nash
|
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
10–0 |
|
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 |
