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.

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

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