1992 Tournament of the Americas


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 Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. 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.

Qualification

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.
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
Group A










Group B









Format

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout round

Championship Bracket

Awards

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
6–0
4–3
5–1
44–3
52–3
62–3
71–3
81–3
91–3
100–4

Team rosters

1. USA: Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Christian Laettner, Clyde Drexler, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, David Robinson.
2. Venezuela: Carl Herrera, Sam Shepherd, Melquíades Jaramillo, Luis Jiménez Guevara, Rostyn González, Iván Olivares, Nelson Solórzano, Gabriel Estaba, Armando Palacios, Víctor Díaz, Alexander "Alex" Nelcha, David Díaz.
3. Brazil: Oscar Schmidt, Gerson Victalino, Israel Andrade, Jorge Guerrinha, Almir Nelson De Almeida, Josuel dos Santos, Ricardo "Cadum" Guimarães, Marcel de Souza, João "Pipoka" Vianna, Maury de Souza, Paulinho Villas Boas, Rolando Ferreira.
4. Puerto Rico: Jose Ortiz, Ramon Rivas, Jerome Mincy, James Carter Gaudino, Federico "Fico" López, Raymond Gausse, Richard Soto, Edwin Pellot, Eddie Cassiano, Édgar de León, Javier Colón, Mario "Quijote" Morales.
5. Canada: J.D. Jackson, Martin Keane, Gerald Kazanowski, Ronn McMahon, Phil Ohl, Leo Rautins, Mike Smrek, Jay Triano, David Turcotte, Bill Wennington, Trevor Williams, Greg Wiltjer, Al Kristmanson.