The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It takes place every four years and is considered the flagship event of FIBA.
The Lebanon men's national basketball team, controlled by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB), has represented Lebanon in basketball since its inception in 1947. The squad is governed by FIBA, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone.
The Chile national basketball team is controlled by the Federación de Básquetbol de Chile. It is affiliated to FIBA, under the zone confederation of FIBA Americas.
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Its inaugural game was in 1953 in Chile, three years after the first men's World Championship. For most of its early history, it was not held in the same year as the men's championship, and was not granted a consistent quadrennial cycle until 1967. After the 1983 event, FIBA changed the scheduling so that the women's tournament would be held in even-numbered non-Olympic years, a change that had come to the men's tournament in 1970.
FIBA Oceania is a zone within FIBA. It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Oceania is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international tournaments in Oceania. It has 22 FIBA Federations and is headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The current FIBA Oceania President is David Reid from Australia.
USA Basketball (USAB) is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Its chairman of the board is retired General Martin Dempsey and its CEO is Jim Tooley.
The South American Under-21 Championship for Men is a sporadically held basketball tournament. With the FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship having not been held since 2004 and no plans to hold it in the near future, this tournament's future is in doubt. The 2004 iteration was the fourth time the tournament had been held as either an under-22 or under-21 tournament.
The South American Under-17 Championship for Men is a basketball tournament held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. Through 2023, the tournament had been held 27 times.
The FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup, previously known as the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, is the Americas basketball championship for under-16 national teams that takes place every two years in the FIBA Americas zone. The event started in 2009. The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
2014 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
The International Basketball Federation is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, organizes international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of 212 national federations are members, organized since 1989 into five zones: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The South American Under-15 Championship for Women is a basketball tournament held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Under-16 Women's AmeriCup. Through 2022, the tournament had been held 23 times.
The South American Under-17 Championship for Women is a basketball tournament held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup. Through 2023, the tournament had been held 22 times.
The Argentina men's national under-15, under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Argentina, administered by the Confederación Argentina de Basquetbol. It represents the country in international men's under-15, under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions.
The 2019 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition held in Puerto Aysén, Chile from 16–22 June 2019. It was the sixth edition of the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, and the first to be hosted in Chile.
The 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from 5 to 11 June 2023. The top four teams qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey.
The 2023 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition held in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, from 13 to 19 June 2023. It was the eighth edition of the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship. The top four teams qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Mexico.
The 2022 FIBA U15 South American Championship was the 29th edition of the South American basketball championship for men's under-15 national teams. The tournament was played at Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 16 to 20 November 2022.
The 2022 FIBA U15 Women's South American Championship was the 23rd edition of the South American basketball championship for women's under-15 national teams. The tournament was played at CEO 2 in Santiago, Chile, from 23 to 27 November 2022.
Brazil (10th title)
Argentina (16 titles)
