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FIBA Americas

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FIBA Americas
FormationOctober 11, 1975
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersMiami, Florida
Membership42 national associations
Official language
Spanish and English
President
Fabian Borro
Websitefiba.basketball/americas

FIBA Americas (Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, French: FIBA Amériques) is a continental federation of FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental zones. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international basketball competitions in the continent american América. The headquarters is located in Miami, Florida and the current President is Fabian Borro of the United States. The current Executive Director is Carlos Alves.

Members

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FIBA Americas has 42 affiliated members, divided into 4 regional zones.

  • Caribbean (CBC): 23 members
  • Central America (COCABA): 8 members
  • North America: 2 members
  • South America (CONSUBASQUET): 9 members
Country Association National teams FIBA
affiliation
Caribbean (CBC)
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association
1976
 Aruba Aruba Basketball Bond
1986
 Bahamas Bahamas Basketball Federation
1962
 Barbados Barbados Amateur Basketball Association
1962
 Bermuda[a] Bermuda Basketball Association
1998
 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Amateur Basketball Federation
1979
 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Basketball Association
1976
 Cuba Federación Cubana de Baloncesto
1937
 Dominica Dominica Amateur Basketball Association
1976
 Dominican Republic Asociación Dominicana de Baloncesto
1940
 Grenada Grenada National Basketball Association
1975
 Guyana[b] Guyana Basketball Federation
1961
 Haiti Haitian Basketball Federation
1970
 Jamaica Jamaica Basketball Association
1962
 Montserrat Montserrat Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)
1986
 Puerto Rico Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico
1957
 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts Amateur Basketball Association
1979
 Saint Lucia St. Lucia Basketball Federation
1997
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Association
1984
 Suriname[b] Surinamese Basketball Association
1959
 Trinidad and Tobago National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago
1958
 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands National Basketball
2002
 Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Basketball Federation
1964
Central America (COCABA)
 Belize Belize Basketball Federation
1973
 Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Baloncesto Aficionado
1969
 El Salvador Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto
1956
 Guatemala Guatemala National Basketball Federation
1949
 Honduras Federación Nacional de Baloncesto de Honduras
1953
 Mexico[c] Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol
1936
 Nicaragua Federación Nicaraguense de Baloncesto
1959
 Panama Federación Panameña de Baloncesto
1958
North America
 Canada Canada Basketball
1936
 United States USA Basketball
1934
South America (CONSUBASQUET)
 Argentina Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol
1932
 Bolivia Federación Boliviana de Básquetbol
1947
 Brazil Confederação Brasileira de Basketball
1935
 Chile Federación de Básquetbol de Chile
1935
 Colombia Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto
1939
 Ecuador Federación Ecuatoriana de Básquetbol
1950
 Paraguay Federación Paraguaya de Básquetebol
1947
 Peru[d] Federación Peruana de Basketball
1936
 Uruguay Federación Uruguaya de Basketball
1936
 Venezuela Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto
1935
  1. ^ Bermuda is a North American territory but a member of CBC (Caribbean zone).
  2. ^ a b Suriname and Guyana are South American territories but members of CBC (Caribbean zone).
  3. ^ Mexico is a North American territory but a member of COCABA (Central America zone).
  4. ^ Peru is not currently a member of FIBA Americas, Peru is not listed by FIBA as a member nation.[1]

Rankings

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FIBA America zones

Overview

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FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 3 March 2026)[2]
Americas* FIBA ± National Team Points
1 1 Steady  United States 893.8
2 5 Steady  Canada 806
3 8 Steady  Argentina 755.5
4 10 Steady  Brazil 750.1
5 16 Steady  Puerto Rico 653.4
6 21 Decrease 3  Dominican Republic 499.6
7 28 Decrease 3  Venezuela 395.5
8 31 Decrease 5  Mexico 381.1
9 44 Increase 7  Uruguay 272
10 51 Increase 1  Bahamas 249.6
11 55 Steady  Colombia 227.9
12 58 Decrease 1  Panama 207.2
13 62 Decrease 1  Chile 185.9
14 69 Decrease 1  Cuba 155.1
15 77 Increase 3  Nicaragua 129.8
16 78 Decrease 4  Costa Rica 125.4
17 79 Decrease 10  Virgin Islands 124.8
18 84 Decrease 2  Paraguay 116.6
19 95 Increase 12  Jamaica 93.3
20 101 Increase 3  El Salvador 87
21 105 Increase 4  Barbados 82.2
22 106 Decrease 4  Ecuador 81.8
23 108 Decrease 2  Bolivia 75.1
24 113 Increase 6  Guyana 73
25 115 Increase 1  Honduras 72.3
26 123 Decrease 1  Belize 68.2
27 124 Decrease 1  Grenada 68
28 127 Decrease 1  Guatemala 64.3
29 128 Steady  Suriname 61.5
30 129 Increase 1  Bermuda 60.2
31 132 Increase 1  Montserrat 56.5
32 149 Steady  Saint Lucia 36.8
33 156 Increase 1  Haiti 20
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points
FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 8 August 2025)[3]
Americas* FIBA ± National Team Points
1 1 Steady  United States 880.9
2 7 Steady  Canada 661.6
3 9 Increase 1  Brazil 637.8
4 13 Decrease 1  Puerto Rico 534.3
5 19 Increase 11  Colombia 331.6
6 27 Increase 4  Argentina 293.1
7 30 Increase 8  Mexico 258
8 33 Increase 1  Dominican Republic 229.1
9 46 Decrease 10  Venezuela 173.8
10 47 Decrease 6  Cuba 169.5
11 48 Increase 8  El Salvador 168
12 62 Decrease 14  Virgin Islands 128.4
13 69 Increase 1  Chile 112.1
14 73 Decrease 10  Paraguay 107.5
15 74 Decrease 2  Guatemala 102.5
16 75 Decrease 4  Costa Rica 102.1
17 86 Decrease 1  Ecuador 79.6
18 87 Decrease 4  Bahamas 78
19 91 Increase 17  Nicaragua 72.1
20 92 Decrease 3  Bolivia 70.6
21 93 Decrease 1  Barbados 69.5
22 95 Increase 2  Panama 67.1
23 96 Steady  Uruguay 65.9
24 97 Increase 3  Honduras 65.2
25 108 Decrease 1  Suriname 47
26 109 Decrease 8  Jamaica 43.3
27 119 Decrease 2  Guyana 26.1
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

Competitions

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National teams

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Men's competitions

Continental

Youth continental

Youth regional

(Defunct competitions)

Women's competitions

Continental

Regional

Youth continental

Youth regional

(Defunct competitions)

  • FIBA Americas U20 Women's Championship
  • FIBA South American U21 Women's Championship
  • FIBA U21 Women's Centrobasket
  • FIBA COCABA U21 Women's Championship
  • FIBA COCABA U17 Women's Championship
  • FIBA CBC U20 Women's Championship

Current champions

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Tournament Year Champions
FIBA AmeriCup 2025  Brazil
FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2025  United States
FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2024  United States
FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup 2024  United States
FIBA U16 AmeriCup 2025  United States
FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup 2025  United States
FIBA Women's Centrobasket 2024  Puerto Rico
FIBA U17 Centrobasket 2023  Puerto Rico
FIBA U17 Women's Centrobasket 2023  Puerto Rico
FIBA U15 Centrobasket 2024  Puerto Rico
FIBA U15 Women's Centrobasket 2024  Mexico
FIBA Women's South American Championship 2024  Argentina
FIBA U17 South American Championship 2025  Brazil
FIBA U17 Women's South American Championship 2025  Argentina
FIBA U15 South American Championship 2024  Venezuela
FIBA U15 Women's South American Championship 2024  Venezuela

Last champions of defunct events

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Tournament Year Champions
FIBA Centrobasket 2016  Puerto Rico
FIBA South American Championship 2016  Venezuela

Clubs

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Men's competitions

Continental

Regional

Women's competitions

Continental

Regional

(Defunct competitions)

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Activity Report 2021-23" (PDF). FIBA. 2023.
  2. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  3. ^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

See also

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