1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

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FIBA Americas Championship
for Women 1999
5th FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Cuba
Dates 12–17 May
Teams 8
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Cuba (2nd title)
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The 1999 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the fifth FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Cuba between 12 May and 17 August 1999. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Havana hosted the tournament. Cuba won their second title after defeating Brazil in the final.

Format

  • Teams were split into two round-robin groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout semifinals. The winners from the semifinals competed for the championship and qualified directly to the 2000 Summer Olympics. The losing teams from the semifinals played a game for third place and the final berth to the Olympic Tournament.
  • The teams that did not get past the first round competed in a separate bracket to define places fifth through eighth in the final standings.

First round

Advanced to the semifinals

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cuba 3 3 0 283 148 +135 6
 Mexico 3 2 1 187 205 −18 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 172 197 −25 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 173 265 −92 3
12 May
Cuba  76–42  Mexico
12 May
Argentina  56–54  Dominican Republic
13 May
Cuba  126–51  Dominican Republic
13 May
Mexico  62–61  Argentina
14 May
Cuba  81–55  Argentina
14 May
Mexico  83–68  Dominican Republic

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 257 170 +87 6
 Canada 3 2 1 227 161 +66 5
 Puerto Rico 3 1 2 179 221 −42 4
 Venezuela 3 0 3 147 258 −111 3
12 May
Brazil  102–56  Puerto Rico
12 May
United States  101–40  Dominican Republic
13 May
Brazil  83–48  Venezuela
13 May
Canada  60–49  Puerto Rico
14 May
Brazil  72–66  Canada
14 May
Puerto Rico  74–59  Venezuela

Classification stage

Classification round Fifth place
16 May
  Argentina  59  
  Venezuela  49  
 
17 May
      Argentina  2
    Dominican Republic  0
Seventh place
16 May 17 May
  Dominican Republic  75   Venezuela  61
  Puerto Rico  71     Puerto Rico  75

Championship bracket

Classification round Fifth place
16 May
  Cuba  80  
  Canada  60  
 
17 May
      Cuba  90
    Brazil  87
Seventh place
16 May 17 May
  Mexico  43   Canada  80
  Brazil  76     Mexico  37

Final standings

Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
1st  Cuba 5–0
2nd  Brazil 4–1
3rd  Canada 3–2
4  Mexico 2–3
5  Argentina 2–2
6  Dominican Republic 1–3
7  Puerto Rico 2–3
8  Venezuela 0–5

External links

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