1984 Tournament of the Americas

The 1984 Tournament of the Americas, since 2005 called the FIBA Americas Championship or FIBA AmeriCup, was the 2nd edition of this basketball tournament, hosted in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 15–24 May 1984. The outcome would determine the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and five berths for the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Spain. The United States did not participate in the tournament, claiming host-courtesy. Brazil was undefeated in the round robin tournament and were accompanied to the Olympic games by Canada and Uruguay.

1984 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates15–24 May
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Canada
Fourth place Panama
1980
1988

Qualification

Eight teams promoted from the respective zone tournaments in 1982 and 1983 to the 1984 tournament; Canada qualified automatically since they are one of only two members of the North America zone. Venezuela withdrew from the tournament. The teams formed a single group of nine teams.

Format

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified for the 1984 Olympic Tournament and the 1986 FIBA World Championship
Qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Brazil880778710+6816
 Uruguay862749766−1714
 Canada862759646+11314
 Panama853776741+3513
 Mexico835724780−5611
 Puerto Rico835753774−2111
 Argentina826740769−2910
 Cuba826736752−1610
 Dominican Republic817737814−779
15 May
Canada  101–72  Mexico
15 May
Panama  88–77  Argentina
15 May
Brazil  93–76  Uruguay


16 May
Canada  85–75  Cuba
16 May
Mexico  93–87  Puerto Rico
16 May
Brazil  95–92  Panama


17 May
Uruguay  109–95  Mexico
17 May
Brazil  107–95  Argentina
17 May
Puerto Rico  97–86  Cuba


18 May
Uruguay  95–88  Cuba
18 May
Canada  85–73  Argentina
18 May
Panama  95–87  Mexico


19 May
Brazil  90–80  Mexico
19 May
Cuba  103–82  Panama
19 May
Canada  89–75  Puerto Rico


21 May
Uruguay  91–89  Canada
21 May
Brazil  92–89  Cuba


22 May
Argentina  113–98  Mexico
22 May
Uruguay  92–84  Puerto Rico
22 May
Canada  107–79  Panama


23 May
Uruguay  105–101  Argentina
23 May
Mexico  103–90  Cuba
23 May
Panama  115–103  Puerto Rico
23 May
Brazil  99–93  Canada


24 May
Panama  110–71  Uruguay
24 May
Argentina  106–105  Cuba
24 May
Brazil  109–107  Puerto Rico

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