The FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship was the

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championships for players under 20 years that took place every four years among national teams of the continents. The winners qualified for the now-defunct

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. This event had been the FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship, but FIBA decided to lower the age limit for the ''FIBA 22 & Under World Championship'' in December 1998, and was renamed as the ''World Championship for Young Men''. In 2004, the name was changed again to ''FIBA Under-21 World Championship'', and the qualifying tournament was renamed to the present ''FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship''.USABasketball.com - USA MEN'S U20 FIBA AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS

Results

Participation Details

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2000 Tournament

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Basketball competitions in the Americas between national teams