The FIBA AmeriCup (previously known as the
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas ( es, Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, french: FIBA Amériques) is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organiz ...
Championship) is the
Americas Basketball
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Championship that takes place every four years between
national teams of the
Western Hemisphere
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continents.
Since FIBA organised the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from
North America,
Central America
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, the
Caribbean and
South America
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compete in this tournament.
Through the 2015 edition, the Americas Championship took place every two years, and was also a qualifying tournament for the
FIBA World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...
and the
Summer Olympic Games. However, since 2017, the AmeriCup, along with all other
FIBA
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continental championships for men are played once every four years. The continental championships are no longer a part of the qualifying process for either the World Cup or Olympics.
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Summaries
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Medal table
Participating nations
Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico are the only four teams that have contested all the editions of the tournament. United States is the most successful nation with 7 titles.
Tournament awards and records
Most Valuable Player
;Most recent award winner (2022)
All-Tournament Team
;Most recent award winners (2022)
FIBA AmeriCup Top Scorer
Records
See also
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FIBA World Cup
The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an international basketball competition contested by the senior men's nat ...
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Summer Olympic Games
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Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is hel ...
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Centrobasket
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South American Championship
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South American Championship for Women
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FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
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FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
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FIBA Women's AmeriCup
References
External links
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{{Panamerican Championships
Basketball competitions in the Americas between national teams
Recurring sporting events established in 1980