1997 Tournament of the Americas

1997 Tournament of the Americas
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
CityMontevideo
Dates21–31 August
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (3rd title)
Runners-up Puerto Rico
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Argentina
1995
1999

The 1997 Tournament of the Americas, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 21 to 31, August 1997. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the four berths allocated to the Americas for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens, Greece. The United States won the tournament, the country's third AmeriCup championship.


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