Most recent season or competition: 2023 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship | |
Formerly | FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship |
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Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 2009 |
Organising body | FIBA Americas |
No. of teams | 8 |
Continent | Americas |
Most recent champion(s) | United States (8th title) |
Most titles | United States (8 titles) |
Qualification | FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup |
Related competitions | FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup |
Official website | www.fiba.basketball/history |
The FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup, previously known as the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, is the Americas basketball championship for men's under-16 national teams that takes place every two years in the FIBA Americas zone. The inaugural edition of this event was held in 2009.
The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2009 [1] Details | Argentina (Mendoza) | United States | 101–87 | Argentina | Canada | 106–81 | Venezuela | ||
2011 [2] Details | Mexico (Cancún) | United States | 104–64 | Argentina | Canada | 86–65 | Puerto Rico | ||
2013 [3] Details | Uruguay (Maldonado) | United States | 94–48 | Argentina | Canada | 62–50 | Puerto Rico | ||
2015 [4] Details | Argentina (Bahía Blanca) | United States | 77–60 | Canada | Argentina | 74–59 | Dominican Republic | ||
2017 [5] Details | Argentina (Formosa) | United States | 111–60 | Canada | Puerto Rico | 78–67 | Argentina | ||
2019 [6] Details | Brazil (Belém) | United States | 94–77 | Canada | Dominican Republic | 80–77 | Argentina | ||
2021 [7] Details | Mexico (Xalapa) | United States | 90–75 | Argentina | Canada | 92–76 | Dominican Republic | ||
2023 [8] Details | Mexico (Mérida) | United States | 118–36 | Canada | Puerto Rico | 86–76 (OT) | Argentina |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2 | Canada | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
3 | Argentina | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Team | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | Total |
Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 8 |
Bahamas | 7th | — | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Brazil | 5th | 5th | — | 5th | — | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6 |
Canada | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 8 |
Chile | — | 6th | 5th | — | — | — | 8th | — | 3 |
Costa Rica | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Dominican Republic | — | — | — | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5 |
Mexico | 8th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 8 |
Paraguay | — | — | — | — | 8th | — | — | — | 1 |
Puerto Rico | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 8 |
United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 8 |
Uruguay | — | — | 6th | — | — | 8th | — | 8th | 3 |
Venezuela | 4th | — | — | 7th | 7th | — | — | — | 3 |
Team | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Total |
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Argentina | 9th | 6th | 10th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 10th | 7 | |
Canada | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 8th | 7 | |
Dominican Republic | — | — | — | 11th | 9th | 13th | — | 3 | |
Puerto Rico | — | — | 5th | — | 3rd | — | 6th | 3 | |
United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7 | |
Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Year | MVP Award Winner |
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2009 | Bradley Beal |
2011 | Jabari Parker |
2013 | Malik Newman |
2015 | Gary Trent Jr. |
2017 | Vernon Carey Jr. |
2019 | Chris Livingston |
2021 | Robert Dillingham |
2023 | Cameron Boozer |
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