1988 Tournament of the Americas

Uruguay 22–31 May 7 1 1 BRA 2 PUR 1952 CAN URU BRA Oscar Schmidt 1984 1989 The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 22 to 31 May 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The United States did not participate in the tournament, as the team had already been awarded a berth in the Olympics. Brazil defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win the tournament.http://www.merdist.com/SJS060188.jpg Brazil defeats P. R. for gold The San Juan Star 2011-09-16 1988-06-01 Canada beat Uruguay in the third place game to claim the final Olympic berth. Qualification Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1987; Canada qualified automatically since they are one of only two members of the North America zone. Panama and the Dominican Republic withdrew from the tournament. The teams formed a single group of seven teams. North America: Canada Caribbean and Central America:DOM, MEX, PAN, PUR 1952 South America: ARG, BRA, URU, VEN 1930 Format The top four teams from the main group advance to the semifinals. The winners in the knockout semifinals advanced to the Final and were granted berths in the 1988 Summer Olympics tournament in Seoul. The losers figure in a third-place playoff where the winner was given the third and final place in the Olympics. Squads 1988 Tournament of the Americas squads Preliminary round Qualified for the semifinals BRA 5 1 591 559 #ccffcc PUR 1952 5 1 493 456 #ccffcc CAN 3 3 507 506 #ccffcc URU 3 3 533 487 #ccffcc ARG 3 3 533 567 MEX 2 4 546 549 VEN 1930 0 6 471 570 |} #eee 22 May PUR 1952 80 CAN 63 Montevideo 22 May BRA 113 ARG 93 Montevideo #eee 22 May URU 100 VEN 1930 67 Montevideo #eee 23 May PUR 1952 94 ARG 81 Montevideo 23 May URU 98 MEX 84 Montevideo #eee 23 May CAN 94 VEN 1930 88 Montevideo #eee 24 May BRA 98 PUR 1952 92 Montevideo 24 May CAN 84 MEX 81 Montevideo #eee 24 May ARG 110 VEN 1930 77 Montevideo #eee 25 May URU 79 CAN 68 Montevideo 25 May ARG 91 MEX 89 Montevideo #eee 25 May BRA 91 VEN 1930 83 Montevideo #eee 26 May PUR 1952 65 VEN 1930 63 Montevideo 26 May MEX 111 BRA 103 Montevideo #eee 26 May ARG 90 URU 82 Montevideo #eee 27 May PUR 1952 80 MEX 71 Montevideo 27 May BRA 96 URU 94 Montevideo #eee 27 May CAN 112 ARG 88 Montevideo #eee 28 May PUR 1952 82 URU 80 Montevideo 28 May BRA 90 CAN 86 Montevideo #eee 28 May MEX 110 VEN 1930 93 Montevideo Knockout stage 30 May PUR 1952 62|CAN|60 |30 May|BRA|90 URU 83 31 May BRA 101|PUR 1952|92 |31 May|CAN|87 URU 80 Final Brazil beat Puerto Rico 101–92 with Oscar Schmidt scoring 20 points. Awards Topscorer Oscar Schmidt was the top scorer with 240 points (30.0 average).Oscar's numbers awed the Americas - fiba.basketball bk 1988 Tournament of the Americas winners BRA Second Final standings Qualified for the 1988 Olympic Tournament Rank Team Record BRA 7–1 PUR 1952 6–2 CAN 4–4 4URU 3–5 5ARG 3–3 6MEX 2–4 7VEN 1930 0–6 References 1988 Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, FIBA.com. Category:FIBA AmeriCup Category:1988 in Uruguayan sport Category:International basketball competitions hosted by Uruguay Category:1987–88 in North American basketball Category:1987–88 in South American basketball