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The 1993 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from August 28 to September 5, 1993. The games were played in San Juan. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Toronto. The United States defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win the tournament, although they had already qualified for the World Championship by winning the 1992 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. Argentina defeated Brazil in the third place game. Cuba defeated Venezuela in 5th place game. All five nations qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship.
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
Preliminary rounds
Group A
August 28, 1993
August 29, 1993
August 30, 1993
August 31, 1993
September 1, 1993
Group B
August 28, 1993
August 29, 1993
August 30, 1993
August 31, 1993
September 1, 1993
Knockout Round
Championship Bracket
Classification Round
5th-8th places
Final standings
References
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