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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 15–24 May |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  Panama |
| ← 1980 1988 → | |
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 São 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.
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.
- 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 Los Angeles Summer Olympic games and for the 1986 FIBA World Championship to be held in Spain. The fourth and fifth teams in the main group also earned berths to the 1986 FIBA World Championship.
Squads
Main article: 1984 Tournament of the Americas squadsPreliminary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 May |
| Canada |
101–72 | Mexico |
| São Paulo |
| 15 May |
| Cuba |
100–92 | Dominican Republic |
| São Paulo |
| 15 May |
| Panama |
88–77 | Argentina |
| São Paulo |
| 15 May |
| Brazil |
93–76 | Uruguay |
| São Paulo |
| 16 May |
| Canada |
85–75 | Cuba |
| São Paulo |
| 16 May |
| Mexico |
93–87 | Puerto Rico |
| São Paulo |
| 16 May |
| Dominican Republic |
88–83 | Argentina |
| São Paulo |
| 16 May |
| Brazil |
95–92 | Panama |
| São Paulo |
| 17 May |
| Canada |
110–82 | Dominican Republic |
| São Paulo |
| 17 May |
| Uruguay |
109–95 | Mexico |
| São Paulo |
| 17 May |
| Brazil |
107–95 | Argentina |
| São Paulo |
| 17 May |
| Puerto Rico |
97–86 | Cuba |
| São Paulo |
| 18 May |
| Uruguay |
95–88 | Cuba |
| São Paulo |
| 18 May |
| Canada |
85–73 | Argentina |
| São Paulo |
| 18 May |
| Panama |
95–87 | Mexico |
| São Paulo |
| 18 May |
| Puerto Rico |
107–98 | Dominican Republic |
| São Paulo |
| 19 May |
| Brazil |
90–80 | Mexico |
| São Paulo |
| 19 May |
| Cuba |
103–82 | Panama |
| São Paulo |
| 19 May |
| Uruguay |
110–106 | Dominican Republic |
| São Paulo |
| 19 May |
| Canada |
89–75 | Puerto Rico |
| São Paulo |
| 21 May |
| Puerto Rico |
93–92 | Argentina |
| São Paulo |
| 21 May |
| Uruguay |
91–89 | Canada |
| São Paulo |
| 21 May |
| Panama |
115–98 | Dominican Republic |
| São Paulo |
| 21 May |
| Brazil |
92–89 | Cuba |
| São Paulo |
| 22 May |
| Argentina |
113–98 | Mexico |
| São Paulo |
| 22 May |
| Uruguay |
92–84 | Puerto Rico |
| São Paulo |
| 22 May |
| Canada |
107–79 | Panama |
| São Paulo |
| 22 May |
| Brazil |
93–78 | Dominican Republic |
| São Paulo |
| 23 May |
| Uruguay |
105–101 | Argentina |
| São Paulo |
| 23 May |
| Mexico |
103–90 | Cuba |
| São Paulo |
| 23 May |
| Panama |
115–103 | Puerto Rico |
| São Paulo |
| 23 May |
| Brazil |
99–93 | Canada |
| São Paulo |
| 24 May |
| Mexico |
96–95 | Dominican Republic |
| São Paulo |
| 24 May |
| Panama |
110–71 | Uruguay |
| São Paulo |
| 24 May |
| Argentina |
106–105 | Cuba |
| São Paulo |
| 24 May |
| Brazil |
109–107 | Puerto Rico |
| São Paulo |
References
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