FIBA Americas Championship
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Current season or competition: 2013 FIBA Americas Championship |
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| Formerly | Tournament of the Americas |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Inaugural season | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country(ies) | FIBA Americas member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Most titles |  United States (6 titles) |
| Related competitions | Centrobasket South American Basketball Championship |
| Official website | www.FIBAAmericas.com |
For the women's tournament, see FIBA Americas Championship for Women.
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. Beginning in 2017, the championship, along with all other FIBA continental championships, will be played once every four years.[1] The Americas Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championships and the Olympic Games.
Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.
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Summaries [edit]
Championships per nation [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Brazil |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Argentina |
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Canada |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Venezuela |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Uruguay |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participation details [edit]
| Team |  1980 |
 1984 |
1988 |
 1989 |
1992 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
Total |
| Argentina |
3rd | 7th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | Q | 16 |
 Bahamas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Barbados |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Brazil |
4th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | Q | 16 |
| Canada |
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 6th | Q | 16 |
 Cuba |
6th | 8th | - | 7th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 10th | - | - | - | - | W/D | 10th | - | 10 |
| Dominican Republic |
- | 9th | - | 6th | - | 9th | 7th | 9th | 7th | - | 8th | 6th | - | 5th | 3rd | Q | 11 |
 Ecuador |
- | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Jamaica |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Q | 1 |
| Mexico |
5th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 9th | - | - | 10th | - | 9th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 7th | - | - | 11 |
 Panama |
- | 4th | - | 11th | 7th | 8th | - | - | 9th | 6th | - | 5th | 9th | 8th | 8th | Q | 11 |
 Paraguay |
- | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | Q | 3 |
| Puerto Rico |
1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | Q | 16 |
| United States |
- | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 1st | - | 1st | 1st | 10th | 1st | 4th | 1st | - | - | - | 10 |
| Uruguay |
7th | 2nd | 4th | - | 10th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 7th | Q | 15 |
| Venezuela |
- | - | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 5th | Q | 14 |
 Virgin Islands |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 10th | - | 10th | 10th | - | - | 4 |
MVP Awards [edit]
| Year | MVP Award Winner |
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| 2001 | Manu Ginóbili |
| 2003 | Steve Nash |
| 2005 | Marcelinho Machado |
| 2007 | Luis Scola |
| 2009 | Luis Scola |
| 2011 | Luis Scola |
See also [edit]
- FIBA World Championship
- Basketball at the Olympic Games
- Centrobasket
- South American Basketball Championship
- FIBA Americas Championship for Women
- American Championships
External links [edit]
- FIBA Americas official website
- 2011 FIBA Americas Championship
- 2005 FIBA Americas Championship
- Men's Tournament of the Americas -- 2003
- FIBA Americas Championship Qualifier -- 2005
- Brazil's History of Pre-Olympic Tournaments
- Brazil's History of Pre-World Championship Tournaments
- 2009 FIBA Americas Championship Qualifier -- 2009 announcement
References [edit]
- ^ "Central Board gives green light to new format and calendar of competition" (Press release). FIBA. 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "BRASIL TRIUNFA EN BASKETBALL PREOLIMPICO". El Nuevo Herald. 2 June 1988. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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