1989 Tournament of the Americas


The 1989 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Mexico from June 8 to June 18, 1989. The games were played in Mexico City. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the five berths allocated to the Americas for the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina. Puerto Rico defeated the United States in the final to win the tournament. Brazil, Venezuela, and Canada also qualified for the World Championship by finishing third through fifth, respectively.

Qualification

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1989; two teams qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
Group A












Group B











Format

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout round

Championship Bracket

Classification round

5th-8th places

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
7–1
6–2
7–1
45–3
55–3
65–3
73–5
82–6
91–4
91–4
100–5
100–5