The Tuto Marchand Continental Championship Cup is a warm up tournament for the FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...

 region senior men's basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 championship, the FIBA Americas Championship

FIBA Americas Championship

The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...

. The tournament is hosted by Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

.

History

The competition has taken place twice so far, in 2007 and 2009, just before the FIBA Americas Championship

FIBA Americas Championship

The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...

. So far the senior men's national teams from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico national basketball team

The Puerto Rico men's national basketball team represents Puerto Rico in international basketball competitions such as the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Americas Championship...

, Brazil

Brazil national basketball team

The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

, Canada, and Argentina

Argentina national basketball team

The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation....

 have competed at the tournament. Brazil

Brazil national basketball team

The Brazilian National Basketball Team represents Brazil in FIBA's basketball competitions.-Men's team:First drafted in 1922, the men's team has won two World Championships , three bronze Olympic medals , four Americas Championships and five Pan American Games .-Olympic Games:-FIBA...

has come out the winner of the cup both times.

2007 Marchand Continental Championship Cup

Rank	National Team	GP	W-L	Points
1.		3	2-1	5
2.		3	2-1	5
3.		3	2-1	5
4.	(Host)	3	0-3	3

2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup

Rank	National Team	GP	W-L	Points
1.		3	3-0	6
2.	(Host)	3	2-1	5
3.		3	1-2	4
4.		3	0-3	3

2011 Marchand Continental Championship Cup

Rank	National Team	GP	W-L	Points
1.	(Host)	3	3-0	6
2.		3	2-1	5
3.		3	1-2	4
4.		3	0-3	3