| Basketball at the Summer World University Games | |
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| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
| Games | |
Basketball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in 1951, and the women's tournament was introduced in 1961. The tournament was not held in 1975.In the 2025, the organizers chose 3x3 basketball as one of the optional sports which was contested in both its Olympic and wheelchair versions.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2025 |  Lithuania |  United States |  Czech Republic |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2025 |  Spain |  Great Britain | United States |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2025 |  Germany |  China | United States |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2025 | Germany | Spain | United States |
Last update during the 2025 FISU World Summer University Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 25 | 14 | 8 | 47 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Lithuania (LTU) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 26 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 189 | |
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