FIBA Americas

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FIBA Americas
FormationOctober 11, 1975
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersMiami, Florida
Membership
43 national associations
Official language
English and Spanish
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 Americas. The headquarters is located in Miami, Florida and the current President is Carol Callan of the United States.

Members

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

  • North America: 2 members
  • Central America (COCABA): 8 members
  • South America (CONSUBASQUET): 9 members
  • Caribbean (CBC): 23 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 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 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 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 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*4 Federación Peruana de Basketball 1936
 Uruguay Federación Uruguaya de Basketball 1936
 Venezuela Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto 1935

- *¹  Mexico is a North American territory but a member of COCABA (Central America zone).

- *²  Bermuda is a North American territory but a member of CBC (Caribbean zone).

- *³  Suriname and  Guyana are South American territories but members of CBC (Caribbean 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 15 August 2024)[2]
Americas* FIBA +/- National Team Points
1 1 Steady  United States 838.8
2 5 Increase 2  Canada 747.8
3 8 Steady  Argentina 731.1
4 12 Steady  Brazil 673.7
5 15 Increase 1  Puerto Rico 610.4
6 18 Increase 1  Dominican Republic 548.3
7 25 Decrease 3  Venezuela 462
8 26 Decrease 1  Mexico 433.9
9 52 Decrease 4  Uruguay 237.9
10 54 Increase 3  Bahamas 233.8
11 58 Decrease 2  Colombia 197.6
12 60 Decrease 1  Panama 184.5
13 62 Decrease 1  Chile 174.6
14 68 Decrease 2  Virgin Islands 156.1
15 70 Steady  Cuba 140.9
16 71 Increase 18  Costa Rica 134
17 81 Decrease 4  Nicaragua 119.3
18 85 Decrease 5  Paraguay 117.8
19 102 Increase 16  Ecuador 84.8
20 103 Increase 23  El Salvador 84.5
21 107 Steady  Bolivia 79.3
22 110 Decrease 4  Jamaica 77.1
23 114 Decrease 13  Barbados 76
24 115 Decrease 1  Honduras 75.3
25 118 Decrease 16  Guyana 71.4
26 119 Decrease 7  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71.1
27 120 Increase 2  Belize 70.3
28 121 Decrease 6  Belize 68.5
29 122 Decrease 5  Grenada 68
30 127 Increase 20  Guatemala 65.2
31 129 Decrease 2  Suriname 61.5
32 131 Decrease 2  Bermuda 60.2
33 136 Decrease 4  Montserrat 56.5
34 152 Increase 2  Saint Lucia 36.8
35 160 Decrease 1  Haiti 20
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points
FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 26 August 2024)[3]
Americas* FIBA +/- National Team Points
1 1 Steady  United States 883.3
2 7 Decrease 2  Canada 658
3 11 Decrease 3  Brazil 565.9
4 12 Decrease 1  Puerto Rico 521.7
5 30 Steady  Colombia 237.2
6 31 Steady  Argentina 231.8
7 36 Decrease 1  Dominican Republic 185.2
8 40 Decrease 4  Venezuela 179.3
9 41 Increase 4  Mexico 163.5
10 43 Decrease 5  Cuba 162.4
11 53 Increase 1  Virgin Islands 130.7
12 56 Steady  El Salvador 125.3
13 68 Decrease 1  Guatemala 103.2
14 69 Decrease 6  Paraguay 101.2
15 78 Decrease 7  Costa Rica 90
16 79 Decrease 2  Chile 86.4
17 82 Decrease 4  Bahamas 80.9
18 89 Decrease 4  Barbados 69.5
19 93 Decrease 9  Ecuador 67.1
20 94 Steady  Panama 64.7
21 95 Decrease 2  Uruguay 64.2
22 98 Decrease 2  Honduras 59.1
23 99 Increase 1  Jamaica 57.2
24 100 Decrease 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 56.7
25 105 Decrease 1  Suriname 47
26 106 Decrease 3  Nicaragua 46.7
27 115 Decrease 1  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 U-20 Women's Championship
  • FIBA South American U-21 Women's Championship
  • FIBA U-21 Women's Centrobasket
  • FIBA COCABA U-21 Women's Championship
  • FIBA COCABA U-17 Women's Championship
  • FIBA CBC U-20 Women's Championship

Current champions

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Tournament Year Champions
FIBA AmeriCup 2022  Argentina
FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2023  Brazil
FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2024  United States
FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup 2024  United States
FIBA U16 AmeriCup 2023  United States
FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup 2023  United States
FIBA Centrobasket 2016  Puerto Rico
FIBA Women's Centrobasket 2024  Puerto Rico
FIBA U17 Centrobasket 2023  Puerto Rico
FIBA U17 Women's Centrobasket 2023  Puerto Rico
FIBA U15 Centrobasket 2022  Puerto Rico
FIBA U15 Women's Centrobasket 2024  Mexico
FIBA South American Championship 2016  Venezuela
FIBA Women's South American Championship 2024  Argentina
FIBA U17 South American Championship 2023  Argentina
FIBA U17 Women's South American Championship 2023  Brazil
FIBA U15 South American Championship 2024  Venezuela
FIBA U15 Women's South American Championship 2024  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. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

See also

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