1984 Tournament of the Americas
FIBA Americas Cup 1984 | |
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2nd FIBA American Basketball Championship | |
Tournament details | |
Host nation | Brazil |
Dates | 15–24 May |
Teams | 9 (from 39 federations) |
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
The 1984 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Brazil from 15 24 May 1984. The games were played in Sao Paulo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and five berths for the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Moscow. The United States did not participate in the tournament, as the team had already claimed a berth in the Olympics as the host team. Brazil won the tournament by going undefeated in the round robin. Canada and Uruguay claimed the other two Olympic berths.
Qualification
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1982 and 1983; 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.
- North America: Canada
- Caribbean and Central America: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico
- South America: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay,
Venezuela
Format
- The top three teams from the main group earned berths in the 1984 Summer Olympics tournament in Los Angeles and for the 1986 FIBA World Championship to be held in Moscow. The fourth and fifth teams in the main group also earned berths to the 1986 FIBA World Championship.
Preliminary round
Qualified for the 1984 Olympic Tournament and the 1986 FIBA World Championship | |
Qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Brazil | 8 | 8 | 0 | 778 | 710 | +68 | 16 |
Uruguay | 8 | 6 | 2 | 749 | 766 | −17 | 14 |
Canada | 8 | 6 | 2 | 759 | 646 | +113 | 14 |
Panama | 8 | 5 | 3 | 776 | 741 | +35 | 13 |
Mexico | 8 | 3 | 5 | 724 | 780 | −56 | 11 |
Puerto Rico | 8 | 3 | 5 | 753 | 774 | −21 | 11 |
Argentina | 8 | 2 | 6 | 740 | 769 | −29 | 10 |
Cuba | 8 | 2 | 6 | 736 | 752 | −16 | 10 |
Dominican Republic | 8 | 1 | 7 | 737 | 814 | −77 | 9 |
References
1984 American Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, FIBA.com.