2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 February 2023 – 24 February 2025 |
| Teams | 25 |
| Official website | |
| Qualifiers website Pre-qualifiers website South American pre-qualifiers website Central American pre-qualifiers website | |
The 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification was a basketball competition that was played from February 2023 to February 2025, to determine the eleven FIBA Americas nations who would join the automatically qualified host Nicaragua at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup.
Central America
The tournament was held in Managua, Nicaragua.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 325 | 237 | +88 | 8 | Pre-qualifiers | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 315 | 298 | +17 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 247 | 269 | −22 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 277 | 304 | −27 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 300 | −56 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
All times are local (UTC−6).
| 22 February 2023 | El Salvador |
97–101(2OT) | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 16–10, 22–13, 12–33, Overtime: 15–15, 9–13 | |||
| Pts: Martínez 28 Rebs: Arias 20 Asts: Escalante 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dav. Shedden 22 Rebs: Quesada 17 Asts: Conejo 9 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 150 Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Juan Valenzuela (MEX), Kevin Lei (CAN) |
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| 22 February 2023 | Nicaragua |
91–65 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 20–10, 26–20, 23–21 | |||
| Pts: Ruiz 21 Rebs: López 18 Asts: Ponce 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Forbs, Lucas 13 Rebs: Forbs, Lucas 6 Asts: Alfaro 5 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 500 Referees: Gustavo Mathias (BRA), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
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| 23 February 2023 | Honduras |
65–51 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 19–8, 17–14, 11–13 | |||
| Pts: Lucas 16 Rebs: Ramon 11 Asts: Lucas 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: García 14 Rebs: Arias 13 Asts: Escalante 5 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 150 Referees: Gustavo Mathias (BRA), Yezid Carreño (VEN), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR) |
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| 23 February 2023 | Guatemala |
59–77 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 10–21, 18–13, 20–21 | |||
| Pts: Esquivel 18 Rebs: Esquivel 20 Asts: Tuchan 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ruiz 18 Rebs: Ruiz 7 Asts: Hodgson 5 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Kevin Lei (CAN), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
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| 24 February 2023 | El Salvador |
80–61 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–13, 17–10, 24–22 | |||
| Pts: Arias 24 Rebs: Arias 13 Asts: Escalante 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Esquivel 22 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 150 Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Yezid Carreño (VEN), Juan Valenzuela (MEX) |
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| 24 February 2023 | Costa Rica |
69–55 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 12–15, 19–21, 15–9 | |||
| Pts: Quesada 16 Rebs: Conejo, McDonald 8 Asts: Conejo 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lucas 14 Rebs: Lucas 9 Asts: four players 2 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 150 Referees: Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Gustavo Mathias (BRA), Kevin Lei (CAN) |
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| 25 February 2023 | Guatemala |
66–81 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 23–15, 11–30, 22–22 | |||
| Pts: Monterroso 19 Rebs: Esquivel 13 Asts: González 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Quesada 15 Rebs: Conejo 11 Asts: Conejo 13 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 150 Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Yezid Carreño (VEN), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
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| 25 February 2023 | Nicaragua |
77–49 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–4, 16–12, 23–18, 14–15 | |||
| Pts: Ruiz 27 Rebs: Cacho 13 Asts: Ruiz 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Escalante 14 Rebs: Arias 10 Asts: Arias 4 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Gustavo Mathias (BRA), Kevin Lei (CAN) |
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| 26 February 2023 | Honduras |
62–58 | Managua | |
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| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 20–15, 12–17, 11–12 | |||
| Pts: Lucas 21 Rebs: Forbs, Williams 9 Asts: Alfaro 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Monterroso 16 Rebs: Esquivel 16 Asts: Chur, Guerra 3 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 150 Referees: Jesed Díaz (PUR), Kevin Lei (CAN), Juan Valenzuela (MEX) |
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| 26 February 2023 | Costa Rica |
64–80 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 11–23, 21–17, 17–21 | |||
| Pts: Arias, Dan. Shedden 17 Rebs: Dav. Shedden 8 Asts: Conejo 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ruiz 31 Rebs: López 15 Asts: Ruiz 5 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Yezid Carreño (VEN), Gustavo Mathias (BRA) |
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South America
Two teams entered the South American pre-qualifiers. Bolivia and Ecuador played a two-legged match with the overall winner advancing to the pre-qualifiers.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador |
171–154 | 90–68 | 81–86 |
| 23 May 2023 | Ecuador |
90–68 | Ibarra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 19–26, 22–16, 31–12 | |||
| Pts: Barahona 19 Rebs: Cardenas 13 Asts: Martinez 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Calvo 19 Rebs: Calvo 8 Asts: Arze 8 |
Arena: Coliseo Luis Leoro Franco Attendance: 0 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Franco Anselmo (ARG), Ramiro Marques (BRA) |
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| 27 May 2023 | Bolivia |
86–81 | Tarija | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 10–26, 23–21, 26–13, 27–21 | |||
| Pts: Arze 23 Rebs: Stark 8 Asts: Arze 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Barahona 13 Rebs: Torres 11 Asts: Riascos 4 |
Arena: Coliseo de Basquetbol Guadalquivir Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Gustavo Mthias (BRA) |
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Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados were the two countries qualified based on their high rankings. The automatic qualification came after a host country could not be found.[3]
Pre-qualifiers
The eight participating teams were divided into two groups: Group A in Chile and Group B in Nicaragua. Each team will play against the rest of the teams in its group (total of three games per team). The best two teams in each of the groups will automatically qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers, beginning in February 2024.
| Entrance/qualification method | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Eliminated from the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification first round | |
| Qualified from the sub-zone pre-qualifiers |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 158 | +117 | 6 | Qualifiers | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 241 | −48 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 256 | −33 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 256 | −36 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
All times are local (UTC−4).
| 23 June 2023 | Paraguay |
80–70 | Valdivia, Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 21–12, 19–30, 25–12 | |||
| Pts: Mercado 33 Rebs: López 8 Asts: Martínez 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Alexander 20 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Lockhart, Thomas 3 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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| 23 June 2023 | Chile |
85–63 | Valdivia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 26–12, 25–19, 16–17 | |||
| Pts: Herrera 20 Rebs: Carvacho, Herrera 8 Asts: Arroyo 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Barreras 18 Rebs: Guerra 9 Asts: four players 2 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA), Yezid Carreño (COL) |
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| 24 June 2023 | Barbados |
48–78 | Valdivia, Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 12–29, 8–20, 14–12 | |||
| Pts: Alexander 10 Rebs: Alexander 7 Asts: Adams, Birkett 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Carvacho 20 Rebs: Pickett 8 Asts: Arroyo 6 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Yezid Carreño (COL) |
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| 24 June 2023 | Ecuador |
59–66 | Valdivia, Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 7–18, 16–16, 17–11 | |||
| Pts: Castillo 16 Rebs: Castillo 12 Asts: Guerra 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mercado 19 Rebs: Poisson 13 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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| 25 June 2023 | Chile |
112–47 | Valdivia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 30–18, 28–4, 30–15 | |||
| Pts: Carrasco 18 Rebs: Herrera 6 Asts: Arroyo 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ferreira, Sequera 8 Rebs: Roque 4 Asts: Martínez 5 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Marcos Benito (BRA), Fernando Leite (BRA), Gonzalo Salgueiro (URU) |
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| 25 June 2023 | Barbados |
105–98(OT) | Valdivia, Chile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 19–24, 17–26, 23–16, Overtime: 17–10 | |||
| Pts: Alexander 30 Rebs: Alexander, Thomas 6 Asts: Hurley 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Castillo 29 Rebs: Cárdenas 14 Asts: Barreras 8 |
Arena: Coliseo Municipal Antonio Azurmendy Riveros Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Juan Valenzuela (MEX), Franco Ronconi (ARG), Yezid Carreño (COL) |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 213 | +19 | 6 | Qualifiers | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 194 | +50 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 201 | −8 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 239 | −61 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
All times are local (UTC−6).
| 23 June 2023 | Cuba |
72–63 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 22–13, 16–12, 15–13 | |||
| Pts: Rivero 13 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Chacón 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Aska 20 Rebs: Corbett 10 Asts: Lopez Jr. 4 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Referees: Diego Chiconato (BRA), Franco Anselmo (ARG), Kevin Lei (CAN) |
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| 23 June 2023 | Nicaragua |
79–71 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 13–17, 30–18, 15–20 | |||
| Pts: Ruiz 41 Rebs: López 13 Asts: Ruiz 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Braithwaite 16 Rebs: Charles 12 Asts: Andrew, Braithwaite 3 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Williset Del Valle (PUR), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
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| 24 June 2023 | Antigua and Barbuda |
53–97 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 16–26, 12–30, 11–20 | |||
| Pts: Jackson 14 Rebs: Jackson 12 Asts: Andrew 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rivero 15 Rebs: Mensia 7 Asts: Guzmán 7 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Franco Anselmo (ARG), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
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| 24 June 2023 | Virgin Islands |
67–75 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 19–19, 14–21, 17–19 | |||
| Pts: Aska 19 Rebs: Jules 11 Asts: Nesbitt 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ruiz 37 Rebs: López 12 Asts: Ruiz 7 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Referees: Diego Chiconato (BRA), Williset Del Valle (PUR), Kevin Lei (CAN) |
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| 25 June 2023 | Antigua and Barbuda |
54–63 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 14–11, 13–12, 16–21 | |||
| Pts: Charles 16 Rebs: Desouza 12 Asts: Andrew 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hansen 19 Rebs: Hansen 10 Asts: Arnold, Corbett 4 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Referees: Franco Anselmo (ARG), Kevin Lei (CAN), Williset Del Valle (PUR) |
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| 25 June 2023 | Nicaragua |
78–75 | Managua | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 26–19, 16–15, 17–18 | |||
| Pts: Ruiz 34 Rebs: Garth 9 Asts: Garth, Ruiz 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cubilla 18 Rebs: Chacón, Cubilla 7 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Polideportivo Alexis Argüello Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Diego Chiconato (BRA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
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Qualifiers
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[a] | WR[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Host nation | 22 December 2023 | 1st | — | — | 1 | Debut | 80 | |
| Group B top three | 24 November 2024 | 19th | 1980 | 2022 | 16 | Runners-up (1984) | 51 | |
| 20th | 20 | Champions (1984, 1988, 2005, 2009) | 12 | |||||
| Group D top three | 20 February 2025 | 12th | 1989 | 3 | Champions (Seven times)[c] | 1 | ||
| Group A top three | 20th | 1980 | 20 | Champions (2001, 2011, 2022) | 8 | |||
| 3rd | 2017 | 3 | Ninth place (2022) | 55 | ||||
| Group B top three | 21 February 2025 | 14th | 2015 | 4 | Fourth place (1984) | 57 | ||
| Group A top three | 23 February 2025 | 18th | 1988 | 18 | Champions (2015) | 25 | ||
| Group D top three | 2nd | 1995 | 1 | Eighth place (1995) | 52 | |||
| 20th | 1980 | 2022 | 20 | Champions (1980, 1989, 1995) | 15 | |||
| Group C top two | 24 February 2025 | 20th | 20 | Runners-up (1980, 1999) | 6 | |||
| 15th | 1984 | 7 | Third place (2011) | 18 | ||||