FIBA AmeriCup
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The FIBA AmeriCup (previously known as the FIBA Americas Championship or Torneo de las Américas) is the Americas men's basketball championship that takes place once every four years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents.
Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.
Through the 2015 edition, the Americas championship took place every two years, and was also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. However, since 2017, the AmeriCup, along with all other FIBA continental championships for men are played once every four years. The continental championships are no longer a part of the qualifying process for either the World Cup or Olympics.
The United States has the most titles in the tournament's history with seven, but did not contest all editions of the tournament while they were qualified and focused for the Olympic Games and World Cup.
Summaries
Notes
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Participating nations
1980–2025
Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico are the only four teams that have contested all the editions of the tournament. United States has the most titles with seven.
| Nation | Puerto Rico 1980 | Brazil 1984 | Uruguay 1988 | Mexico 1989 | United States 1992 | Puerto Rico 1993 | Argentina 1995 | Uruguay 1997 | Puerto Rico 1999 | Argentina 2001 | Puerto Rico 2003 | Dominican Republic 2005 | United States 2007 | Puerto Rico 2009 | Argentina 2011 | Venezuela 2013 | Mexico 2015 | Argentina Colombia Uruguay 2017 | Brazil 2022 | Nicaragua 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |
| Bahamas | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th |
| Barbados | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brazil | 4th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 10th | 2nd | 1st |
| Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 4th | 4th |
| Colombia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 9th | 8th |
| Cuba | 6th | 8th | – | 7th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | – | – | – |
| Dominican Republic | – | 9th | – | 6th | – | 9th | 7th | 9th | 7th | – | 8th | 6th | – | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 5th |
| Ecuador | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jamaica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – |
| Mexico | 5th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 7th | – | – | 10th | – | 9th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 7th | – | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6th | – |
| Nicaragua | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th |
| Panama | – | 4th | – | 11th | 8th | 8th | – | – | 9th | 6th | – | 5th | 9th | 8th | 8th | – | 7th | 12th | 11th | 12th |
| Paraguay | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | – |
| Puerto Rico | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th |
| United States | – | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 1st | – | 1st | 1st | 10th | 1st | 4th | 1st | – | – | – | – | 1st | 3rd | 3rd |
| Uruguay | 7th | 2nd | 4th | – | 10th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 10th | 7th |
| Venezuela | – | – | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 9th | 7th | 9th |
| Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 10th | – | 10th | 10th | – | – | – | 4th | 12th | – |
| Total | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
2029–present
| Nation | N/A 2029 | App. |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 20 | |
| Bahamas | 2 | |
| Barbados | 1 | |
| Brazil | 20 | |
| Canada | 20 | |
| Colombia | 3 | |
| Cuba | 10 | |
| Dominican Republic | 15 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | |
| Mexico | 15 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| Panama | 14 | |
| Paraguay | 3 | |
| Puerto Rico | 20 | |
| United States | 12 | |
| Uruguay | 19 | |
| Venezuela | 18 | |
| Virgin Islands | 6 | |
| Total | 12 |
Debut of teams
A total of 19 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA AmeriCup in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Each successive AmeriCup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first AmeriCup are listed below by year.
| Year | Debutants | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay | 7 |
| 1984 | Dominican Republic, Panama | 9 |
| 1988 | Venezuela | 10 |
| 1989 | Ecuador, Paraguay, United States | 13 |
| 1992 | None | 13 |
| 1993 | None | 13 |
| 1995 | Bahamas, Barbados | 15 |
| 1997 | None | 15 |
| 1999 | None | 15 |
| 2001 | Virgin Islands | 16 |
| 2003 | None | 16 |
| 2005 | None | 16 |
| 2007 | None | 16 |
| 2009 | None | 16 |
| 2011 | None | 16 |
| 2013 | Jamaica | 17 |
| 2015 | None | 17 |
| 2017 | Colombia | 18 |
| 2022 | None | 18 |
| 2025 | Nicaragua | 19 |
| 2029 | To be determined | 19 |
| Total | 19 |
Tournament awards and records
Most Valuable Player
Most recent award winner (2025)
All-Tournament Team
Most recent award winners (2025)
| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yago dos Santos | Guard | Brazil |
| Javonte Smart | Guard | United States | |
| Kyshawn George | Forward | Canada | |
| Bruno Caboclo | Forward | Brazil | |
| Juan Fernández | Center | Argentina |
FIBA AmeriCup Top Scorer
Records
See also
- FIBA World Cup
- Summer Olympic Games
- Pan American Games
- Centrobasket
- South American Championship
- South American Championship for Women
- FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
- FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
- FIBA Women's AmeriCup