| Basketball at the Pan American Games | |
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| No. of events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
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Basketball at the Pan American Games began at the inaugural edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina for men only. The women competition began at the 1959 edition in Chicago, United States, and was not held in 1995 edition in Mar del Plata due the lack of participating teams.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  Mexico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
| Team | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| Argentina |  | | – | – | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 7th |  | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5th | | | 17 |
 Bahamas | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Brazil |  | | | | 7th | | | | | | 5th | | | | | 5th | | – | | 18 |
| Canada | – | – | 5th | 6th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 10th | – | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | | – | – | 14 |
 Chile | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 2 |
 Colombia | 10th | – | – | – | 10th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Cuba | 4th | 5th | 6th | – | 4th | | 5th | 4th | 7th | – | 4th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Dominican Republic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 9th | – | – | – | 6th | | – | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 8 |
 Ecuador | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 El Salvador | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Haiti | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Mexico | 8th | 4th | 4th | 7th | | 4th | 4th | 8th | | 4th | | 5th | – | 5th | – | | 8th | 7th | 4th | 17 |
| Panama | 6th | – | – | – | | 6th | – | 7th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | 8th | 7 |
 Paraguay | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Peru | – | – | – | 5th | 8th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | – | – | | | 5th | | | | 6th | | | 6th | | | | | 6th | | 7th | 17 |
 Suriname | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| United States | | | | | | 7th | | | | | | | | 4th | 5th | | | | – | 18 |
| Uruguay | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 8th | | 8th | – | 6th | – | 9 |
| Venezuela | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | 8th | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | | 8 |
 Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 10th | 10th | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | 6 |
| Nations | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Oscar Schmidt | SF | Brazil | 246 |
| 1991 | Leonardo Perez | SG | Cuba | 150 |
| 1995 | Juan Espil | SG/SF | Argentina | 143 |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | Nicolás Mazzarino | SG | Uruguay | 91 |
| 2007 | Esteban Batista | C | Uruguay | 91 |
| 2011 | Jack Michael Martínez | C | Dominican Republic | 106 |
| 2015 | Vítor Benite Andrew Nicholson | SG | Brazil Canada | 91 |
| 2019 | Gabriel Deck | SG | Argentina | 94 |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo | SG | Venezuela | 79 |
| Year | Player | Position | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nicolás Mazzarino | SG | Uruguay | 18.2 |
| 2007 | Esteban Batista | C | Uruguay | 18.2 |
| 2011 | Jack Michael Martínez | SF | Dominican Republic | 21.2 |
| 2015 | Vítor Benite Andrew Nicholson | SG | Brazil Canada | 18.2 |
| 2019 | Walter Hodge | SG | Virgin Islands | 22.0 |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo | SG | Venezuela | 19.8 |
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Points |
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| 1995 | Juan Espil | SG/SF | Argentina | 22 |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | Guilherme Giovannoni | SG | Brazil | 20 |
| 2007 | J. P. Batista | C | Brazil | 20 |
| 2011 | Renaldo Balkman | F | Puerto Rico | 28 |
| 2015 | Anthony Bennett | SG | Canada | 18 |
| 2019 | Luis Scola | C | Argentina | 28 |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo Bautista Lugarini | SG SG | Venezuela Argentina | 17 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
| Team |  1955 |  1959 |  1963 | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 |  1979 |  1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| Argentina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 8 |
 Bolivia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 17 |
| Canada | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 6th | 1st | 6th | - | 16 |
| Chile | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 4 |
| Colombia | - | - | - | - | 7th | 6th | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | 5th | 4th | - | 4th | 2nd | 7 |
| Cuba | - | - | - | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | - | 3rd | - | 4th | 12 |
| Dominican Republic | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | 8th | - | - | 4 |
| Ecuador | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| El Salvador | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Jamaica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 8th | - | - | - | 2 |
| Mexico | 4th | 5th | - | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | - | 5th | - | - | - | 7th | 2nd | - | - | 8th | 10 |
| Paraguay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 1 |
| Peru | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 6 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | - | 16 |
| Venezuela | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 5th | 3 |
| Virgin Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 1 |
| Nations | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Pan American Games | |||||
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| Years | Hosts |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | 4th place |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | United States | Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic | Brazil |
| 2023 Details | Santiago, Chile | United States | Chile |  Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela |
| Pan American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Hosts | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | United States | Argentina | Dominican Republic | Brazil |
| 2023 Details | Santiago, Chile | United States | Colombia | Chile | Puerto Rico |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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