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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| City | Mexico City |
| Dates | June 8–18 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Puerto Rico (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
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The1989 Tournament of the Americas, later known as theFIBA Americas Championship and theFIBA AmeriCup, was abasketball championship hosted byMexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played inMexico City. ThisFIBA AmeriCup was to earn the five berths allocated to the Americas for the1990 FIBA World Championship inArgentina.Puerto Rico defeated theUnited States in the final to win the tournament.Brazil,Venezuela, andCanada also qualified for theWorld Championship by finishing third through fifth, respectively.
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1989; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
Canada, United States
Cuba,
Dominican Republic,
Mexico,
Panama, Puerto Rico
Argentina, Brazil,
Ecuador,
Paraguay, VenezuelaThe draw split the tournament into two groups:
Group A
| Group B |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 495 | 447 | +48 | 9 |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 523 | 480 | +43 | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 485 | 466 | +19 | 9 |
| Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 450 | 449 | +1 | 7 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 453 | 476 | −23 | 6 |
| Panama | 5 | 0 | 5 | 432 | 520 | −88 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 572 | 429 | +143 | 10 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 4 | 1 | 549 | 488 | +61 | 9 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 447 | 423 | +24 | 8 |
| Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 480 | 469 | +11 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 417 | 529 | −112 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 0 | 5 | 394 | 521 | −127 | 5 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 94 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 89 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 94 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 91 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 109 | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 102 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 88 | |||||||||
| United States | 80 | |||||||||
| United States | 75 | |||||||||
| Canada | 73 | |||||||||
| United States | 99 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 96 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 104 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 89 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 158 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | 124 | |||||||||
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| Argentina | 85 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 89 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 84 | |||||
| Canada | 108 | |||||
| Canada | 89 | |||||
| Cuba | 86 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Argentina | 81 | |||||
| Cuba | 88 | |||||
Oscar Schmidt was the top scorer with 247 points (32.8 average).[1]
| 1989 Tournament of the Americas winners |
|---|
 Puerto Rico first title |
| Qualified for the1990 FIBA World Championship | |
| Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as World Champions | |
| Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as hosts |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Puerto Rico | 7–1 |
 | United States | 6–2 |
 | Brazil | 7–1 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 5–3 |
| 5 | Canada | 5–3 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 5–3 |
| 7 | Cuba | 3–5 |
| 8 | Argentina | 2–6 |
| 9 | Mexico | 1–4 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 1–4 |
| 10 | Panama | 0–5 |
| 10 | Ecuador | 0–5 |
