FIBA Americas Championship 1999
| FIBA Americas Cup 1999 | |
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| 9th FIBA American Basketball Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Puerto Rico |
| Dates | July 14–25 |
| Teams | 10 (from 43 federations) |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |
 United States (4th title)
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| MVP |
 Steve Nash
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
The 1999 Tournament of the Americas, known now as the FIBA Americas Championship (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men) was a basketball championship hosted by Puerto Rico from July 14 to July 25, 1999. The games were played in San Juan at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA Americas Championship was to earn the two berths allocated to the Americas for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The United States won the tournament, the country's fourth Americas championship.
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 1999; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
The draw split the tournament into two groups:
Group A
Argentina Canada
Cuba United States
Uruguay
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