1997 Tournament of the Americas
- 1997 Tournament of the Americas
The 1997 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from August 21 to August 31, 1997. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship 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 Americas championship.
Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
August 22, 1997
August 25, 1997
August 22, 1997
August 25, 1997
August 28, 1997
Classification Stage
Fifth-Place Game
August 30, 1999
Final Standings
Puerto Rico, Brazil, Argentina, and Canada qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens, Greece. The United States had previously qualified by winning the Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympics.
External links
* http://www.futbol.com.uy/mvdcms/noticiafb_15032_1.html
* http://web.archive.org/web/19981205095425/www.usabasketball.com/usa_men/97_mwcqwrap.htm
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