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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| City | San Juan |
| Dates | July 14–25 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue | 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] |
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The1999 Tournament of the Americas, later known as theFIBA Americas Championship and theFIBA AmeriCup (also known asLas Americas Tournament for Men, theFIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, orPanamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was abasketball championship hosted byPuerto Rico, from July 14 to July 25, 1999. The games were played inSan Juan, at theRoberto Clemente Coliseum. ThisFIBA AmeriCup was to earn the two berths allocated to the Americas for the2000 Olympics, inSydney,Australia. TheUnited States won the tournament, featuring the Dream Team No4. It was the USA's fourth AmeriCup championship.
The USA won its 10 games in this tournament by an average of 31.6 points.
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:
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||
USA – Canada 92-66
- USA - Argentina 84 - 76 (ht: 42-38)
- Brazil - Puerto Rico 95 - 85
Jose Ortiz 16.9 ppg
Gary Payton 149 total pts
| Pos. | Name | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Ortiz | 16.9 |
| 2 | Gary Payton | 16.0 |
| 3 | Jerome Mincy | 15.6 |
| 4 | Rowan Barrett | |
| 5 | Felipe López | |
| 6 | Nicolás Mazzarino | |
| 7 | Orlando Vega | |
| 8 |  Víctor Díaz | |
| 9 | Tim Duncan | |
| 10 | Hugo Sconochini |
Jason Kidd 6.8 apgDemétrius Conrado Ferraciú 6.3 apgSteve Nash 5.8 apg
Todd MacCulloch 9.3 rpgTim Duncan 9.1 rpgJose Ortiz 7.7 rpg
| 1999 Tournament of the Americas winners |
|---|
 United States Fourth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Steve Nash |
| Qualified for the2000 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 |
