Current season, competition or edition: 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship | |
Formerly | FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship |
---|---|
Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 1990 |
Founder | FIBA Americas |
No. of teams | 8 |
Continent | Americas |
Most recent champion(s) | United States (9th title) |
Most titles | United States (9 titles) |
Related competitions | FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
The FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship is the American basketball championship for players under 18 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. Before the 2006 edition, the tournament was played by under-19 teams. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
2 | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
6 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 nations) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 11 |
Bahamas | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Brazil | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | – | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | – | 9 |
Canada | 9th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 11 |
Chile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 5th | 2 |
Colombia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 1 |
Costa Rica | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Cuba | 6th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Dominican Republic | – | 6th | 5th | 5th | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 6 |
Ecuador | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
Mexico | – | 9th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | – | – | 8 |
Panama | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 3 |
Puerto Rico | 5th | 3rd | – | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 10 |
United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 11 |
Uruguay | 4th | 9th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 5th | – | 8th | – | – | 6 |
Venezuela | 8th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 7th | – | 7th | – | 3 |
Total | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Year | MVP Award Winner |
---|---|
2014 | Stanley Johnson |
2016 | Markelle Fultz |
2018 | Quentin Grimes |
The USA Basketball Men's National Team, commonly known as the United States men's national basketball team, is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all nineteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, including sixteen golds. In the professional era, the team won the Olympic gold medal in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. Two of its gold medal-winning teams were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August 2010: the 1960 team, which featured six Hall of Famers, and the 1992 "Dream Team", featuring 14 Hall of Famers. The team is currently ranked first in the FIBA World Rankings.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It is considered the flagship event of FIBA.
The Argentina national basketball team represents Argentina in men's international basketball officially nicknamed The Argentine Soul, and it is controlled by the Argentine Basketball Federation.
The FIBA AmeriCup is the American Basketball Championship that takes place every four years between national teams of the Western Hemisphere continents.
Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines, played on both the amateur and professional levels.
The FIBA Women's Asia Cup is an international basketball tournament which takes place every two years for women's national teams from FIBA Asia, and since 2017 FIBA Oceania. It was known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship until 2001, and the FIBA Asia Women's Championship until 2015.
The Tunisian national basketball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national basketball team of Tunisia. The team is governed by the Tunisia Basketball Federation (FTBB).
The FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship is the American basketball championship for players under 18 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. Before the 2006 edition the tournament was played by under-19 teams. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup.
The FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup is the under-17 men's world basketball championship organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). The event was held for the first time in July 2010, and is held biennially.
The Sri Lankan national basketball team represents Sri Lanka in international competitions. It is administrated by the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF). Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon national basketball team.
The USA women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team, administered by USA Basketball, that represents the United States in international under-19 and under-18 women's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women and FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. The events were originally referred to as the FIBA Americas Junior World Championship Qualifying Tournament and the FIBA Junior World Championship.
The International Basketball Federation is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur, in 1989 it dropped the word amateur from its name but retained the acronym.
The Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team is the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that represents Serbia in international under-16 men's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The event was originally referred to as the FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets.
The Serbia men's national under-18 basketball team is the boys' basketball team, administered by Basketball Federation of Serbia, that represents Serbia in international under-18 men's basketball competitions, consisting mainly of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The event was originally referred to as the European Championship for Juniors.
The Australia women's national under-19 basketball team is the women's basketball team representing Australia for all international under-18 and under-19 women's basketball competitions, including the FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women and FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women. The team is nicknamed the Gems, an abbreviation for the word gemstone. In 1993, the Gems won the Australian Institute of Sport Athlete (team) of the Year.
Philip Alexander Scrubb is a Canadian–British professional basketball player for the Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB. He is a 6'4½" tall point guard-shooting guard. During his college basketball career, he won five CIS championships with the Carleton University Ravens, before embarking on a professional career. Scrubb is considered one of the greatest players in CIS basketball history.
The Israel national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a junior national basketball team of Israel, that is administered by the Israel Basketball Association. It represents the country in international under-18 and under-19 youth basketball competitions.
The New Zealand national under-19 basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents New Zealand in international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions, including the FIBA Under-19 World Championship and FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship. Nicknamed the Junior Tall Blacks, the team is governed by Basketball New Zealand. The national open men's team is called the Tall Blacks, which is one of many national team nicknames, similar to that of the All Blacks, and relating to the New Zealand silver tree fern. One of the Junior Tall Blacks' greatest accomplishments has been winning the 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship, and therefore qualifying for the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for the first time in team history. The team did play in a 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship as hosts, because New Zealand hosted the event, but the team had not officially qualified for the tournament.
The Croatia men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team are boys' basketball teams, administered by the Croatian Basketball Federation, that represents Croatia in international men's basketball competitions. The Croatia men's national under-18 basketball team represents Croatia at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where it has a chance to qualify to the FIBA Under-19 World Championship.
The Bulgaria national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the national representative for Bulgaria in international under-18 and under-19 basketball tournaments. They are controlled by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. The team competes at the FIBA U18 European Championship, with the chance to qualify for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup.