Current season, competition or edition: 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship | |
Formerly | FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship |
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Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 1990 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
Most recent champion(s) | United States (10th title) |
Most titles | United States (10 titles) |
Qualification | FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
Related competitions | FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship |
The FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship is the Americas 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 |
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1 | United States | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Brazil | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Canada | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
6 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Total |
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Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | Q | 13 |
Bahamas | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Brazil | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | – | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | – | 2nd | Q | 11 |
Belize | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
Canada | 9th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 13 |
Chile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 5th | – | – | 2 |
Colombia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Costa Rica | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Cuba | 6th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Dominican Republic | – | 6th | 5th | 5th | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 7th | Q | 8 |
Ecuador | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 8th | – | 2 |
Mexico | – | 9th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | – | – | 6th | – | 9 |
Panama | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 3 |
Puerto Rico | 5th | 3rd | – | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 5th | Q | 12 |
United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 13 |
Uruguay | 4th | 9th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 5th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Venezuela | 8th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 5 |
Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 7th | – | 7th | – | – | – | 3 |
Total | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Year | MVP Award Winner |
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2014 | Stanley Johnson |
2016 | Markelle Fultz |
2018 | Quentin Grimes |
2022 | Cam Whitmore |
Team | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | Total |
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Argentina | 3rd | 7th | – | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 8th | 5th | 15 | ||
Brazil | 2nd | 3rd | 20th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 4th | – | 9th | 10th | – | – | – | – | 11th | 9 | ||
Canada | 7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 7th | 13 | ||
Dominican Republic | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 13th | – | – | – | 1 | ||
Panama | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 13th | – | – | – | 2 | ||
Puerto Rico | – | – | 8th | – | 10th | – | 6th | 16th | 6th | – | – | – | 9th | 6th | 14th | – | 1 | ||
United States | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 16 | ||
Uruguay | 8th | 12th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||
Venezuela | – | – | – | – | 12th | 12th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||
Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
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