FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship | |
| Formerly | FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | FIBA Americas |
| Inaugural season | 1990 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | Americas |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 United States(8th title) |
| Most titles |
United States (8 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Under-19 World Championship |
| Official website | FIBA.com |
The FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American basketball championships for players under 18 years that take place every two years among national teams of the continent. Before the 2006 edition the championship was played by under-19 teams.
Summary
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1990 |  Uruguay(Montevideo) |
United States |
105–73 |  Argentina |
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69–61 | Uruguay |
| 1994 | Argentina (Santa Rosa) |
United States |
77–72 | Argentina |
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70–47 | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela |
| 1998 |  Dominican Republic(Puerto Plata) |
United States |
91–66 | Argentina |
 Brazil |
74–70 | Venezuela |
| 2002 | Venezuela (Margarita Island) |
 Puerto Rico |
76–53 | Venezuela |
United States |
71–65 | Argentina |
| 2006 | United States (San Antonio) |
United States |
104–82 | Argentina |
Brazil |
79–70 |  Canada |
| 2008 | Argentina (Formosa) |
Argentina |
77–64 | United States |
Canada |
83–68 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010 | United States (San Antonio) |
United States |
81–78 | Brazil |
Canada |
86–83 (OT) |
Argentina |
| 2012 | Brazil (São Sebastião do Paraíso) |
United States |
81–56 | Brazil |
Canada |
68–66 | Argentina |
| 2014 | United States (Colorado Springs) |
United States |
113–79 | Canada |
Dominican Republic |
64–53 | Argentina |
| 2016 |  Chile(Valdivia) |
United States |
99–84 | Canada |
Brazil |
59–58 | Puerto Rico |
Performances by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Argentina |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Brazil |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Canada |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  Venezuela |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participation details
| Team | 1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
Total |
| Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 10 |
 Bahamas | - | - | - | - | 7th | 8th | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | - | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 9 |
| Canada | 9th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 10 |
| Chile | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 1 |
 Colombia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | 1 |
 Costa Rica | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Cuba | 6th | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 6th | 5th | 5th | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 8th | 5 |
 Mexico | - | 9th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | - | 8 |
 Panama | 7th | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 5th | 3rd | - | 1st | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 9 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 |
| Uruguay | 4th | 9th | - | - | 6th | 6th | 5th | - | 8th | - | 6 |
| Venezuela | 8th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | 5 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 7th | - | 7th | 3 |
MVP Awards (since 2014)
| Year | MVP Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Stanley Johnson |
| 2016 | Markelle Fultz |
External links
- USA history
- Brazil history (Portuguese)
International men's youth basketball | ||
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| Americas |
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| Asia | ||
| Europe | ||
| Oceania |
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Note: Under-20/21 tourneys except FIBA Europe's are no longer held. | ||
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