FIBA AmeriCup
Men's basketball tournament
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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.
FIBA Americas Championship
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 FIBA AmeriCup | |
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| Formerly | Tournament of the Americas FIBA Americas Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1980 |
| First season | 1980 |
| Organizing body | FIBA Americas |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | FIBA Americas member nations |
| Continent | Americas |
| Most recent champion |  Brazil (5th title) |
| Most titles |  United States (7 titles) |
| Related competitions | Centrobasket South American Championship |
| Official website | FIBA AmeriCup |
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.[1]
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
- Positions defined after a round-robin tournament.
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 |  1980 |
 1984 |
1988 |
1989 |
1992 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
 2017 |
2022 |
 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 |  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)
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Yago dos Santos |
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 |
