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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| City | Portland |
| Dates | June 27 - July 5 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Puerto Rico |
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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 ColiseuminPortland, Oregon. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1992 Summer OlympicsinBarcelona. 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.
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.
Canada, United States
Cuba, 
Mexico, 
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 | 481 | 257 | +224 | 8 |
| Canada
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 297 | 326 | −29 | 6 |
| Argentina
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 334 | 362 | −28 | 6 |
| Panama
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 276 | 344 | −68 | 5 |
| Cuba
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 274 | 373 | −99 | 5 |
June 27 |
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| Argentina |
94–76 | Panama |
June 27 |
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| Cuba |
79–78 | Canada |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 28 |
|
| United States |
136–57 | Cuba |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 28 |
|
| Canada |
87–80 | Argentina |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 29 |
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| Panama |
86–67 | Cuba |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 29 |
|
| United States |
105–61 | Canada |
Rose Garden, Portland |
June 30 |
|
| United States |
112–52 | Panama |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 30 |
|
| Argentina |
73–71 | Cuba |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
July 1 |
|
| United States |
128–87 | Argentina |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
July 1 |
|
| Canada |
71–62 | Panama |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 452 | 333 | +119 | 8 |
| Puerto Rico
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 331 | 321 | +10 | 7 |
| Venezuela
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4 | 2 | 2 | 359 | 401 | −42 | 6 |
| Mexico
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 328 | 331 | −3 | 5 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 367 | 451 | −84 | 4 |
June 27 |
|
| Brazil |
95–72 | Puerto Rico |
June 27 |
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| Venezuela |
110–97 | Uruguay |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 28 |
|
| Brazil |
128–81 | Venezuela |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 28 |
|
| Puerto Rico |
64–58 | Mexico |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 29 |
|
| Puerto Rico |
104–88 | Uruguay |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 29 |
|
| Brazil |
90–87 | Mexico |
Rose Garden, Portland |
June 30 |
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| Brazil |
139–93 | Uruguay |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
June 30 |
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| Venezuela |
88–85 | Mexico |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
July 1 |
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| Puerto Rico |
91–80 | Venezuela |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
July 1 |
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| Mexico |
98–89 | Uruguay |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland |
| First round (July 2) | Semifinals (July 3) | Championship (July 5) | |||||||||
| Brazil
| 91 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela
| 100 | ||||||||||
| Canada
| 72 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela
| 76 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela
| 80 | ||||||||||
| United States
| 127 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
| 95 | ||||||||||
| Argentina
| 85 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
| 81 | Third place (July 5) | |||||||||
| United States
| 119 | ||||||||||
| Brazil
| 93 | ||||||||||
| Puerto Rico
| 91 | ||||||||||
| 1992 Tournament of the Americas winners |
|---|
 United States First title |
| Qualified for the 1992 Olympic Tournament |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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United States
|
6–0 |
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Venezuela
|
4–3 |
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Brazil
|
5–1 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico
|
4–3 |
| 5 | Canada
|
2–3 |
| 6 | Argentina
|
2–3 |
| 7 | Mexico
|
1–3 |
| 8 | Panama
|
1–3 |
| 9 | Cuba
|
1–3 |
| 10 | Uruguay
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0–4 |
