1999 Tournament of the Americas
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The 1999 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico, from July 14 to July 25, 1999. The games were played in San Juan, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the two berths allocated to the Americas for the 2000 Olympics, in Sydney, Australia. The United States won the tournament, the country's fourth AmeriCup championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Puerto Rico |
| City | San Juan |
| Dates | July 14–25 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (4th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Puerto Rico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Steve Nash[1] |
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