1988 Tournament of the Americas

FIBA Americas Cup 1988
3rd FIBA American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Uruguay
Dates	22–31 May
Teams	7 (from 41 federations)
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
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Qualified for the semifinals

Qualified for the 1988 Olympic Tournament

The 1988 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship, was a basketball championship hosted by Uruguay from 22 to 31 May 1988. The games were played in Montevideo. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The United States did not participate in the tournament, as the team had already been awarded a berth in the Olympics. Brazil defeated Puerto Rico in the final to win the tournament.Canada beat Uruguay in the third place game to claim the final Olympic berth.

Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1987; Canada qualified automatically since they are one of only two members of the North America zone. Panama and the Dominican Republic withdrew from the tournament. The teams formed a single group of seven teams.

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