FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas
Formation	11 October 1975
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Miami, Florida
Membership	42 national associations
Official language	English and Spanish
President	Carol Callan
Website	FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas (Spanish: 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 organization and governance of the major international tournaments in the Americas. It has 44 FIBA Federations and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. The current FIBA Americas President is Carol Callan of the United States.

Members[edit]

Country	Association	National teams	FIBA affiliation
CONCECABA
Caribbean (CBC)
Antigua and Barbuda		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1976
Aruba	Aruba Basketball Bond	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1986
Bahamas	Bahamas Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Barbados	Barbados Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Bermuda	Bermuda Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1998
British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands Amateur Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1976
Cuba	Federación Cubana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1937
Dominica	Dominica Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1976
Dominican Republic	Asociación Dominicana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1940
Grenada	Grenada National Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1975
Guyana	Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Haiti		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1970
Jamaica	Jamaica Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Montserrat	Montserrat Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1986
Puerto Rico	Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1957
Saint Kitts and Nevis		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Saint Lucia	St. Lucia Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1984
Suriname	Surinamese Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1959
Trinidad and Tobago	National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1958
Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands National Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	2002
Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Central America (COCABA)
Belize		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1973
Costa Rica	Federación Costarricense de Baloncesto Aficionado	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1969
El Salvador		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1956
Guatemala		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1949
Honduras		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1953
Nicaragua	Federación Nicaraguense de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1959
Panama		Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1958
North America
Canada	Canada Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
Mexico	Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
United States	USA Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1934
South America (CONSUBASQUET)
Argentina	Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1932
Bolivia	Federación Boliviana de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1947
Brazil	Confederação Brasileira de Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1935
Chile	Federación de Básquetbol de Chile	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1935
Colombia	Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1939
Ecuador	Federación Ecuatoriana de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1950
Paraguay	Confederación Paraguaya de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1947
Peru	Peru Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
Uruguay	Federación Uruguaya de Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
Venezuela	Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1935

FIBA World Rankings[edit]

Overview[edit]

FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 1 March 2024)^[1]
Americas*	FIBA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		United States	784.8
2	7	1	Canada	746.2
3	8	1	Argentina	743.2
4	12	1	Brazil	660.4
5	16		Puerto Rico	608.4
6	19	1	Dominican Republic	556.3
7	22	4	Venezuela	502.7
8	25	7	Mexico	440.9
9	50	4	Uruguay	247
10	55	4	Panama	201.6
11	56	4	Colombia	200.8
12	57	1	Bahamas	199.4
13	62	5	Chile	173.5
14	64	5	Virgin Islands	166.2
15	70		Cuba	137.5
16	73	15	Nicaragua	123.1
17	80	1	Paraguay	120
18	89	1	Costa Rica	108.5
19	101		Barbados	83.9
20	102	12	Guyana	83.6
21	106	2	Jamaica	77.9
22	108	2	Bolivia	77.5
23	111		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	75
24	112	3	Honduras	74.4
25	113	6	Antigua and Barbuda	74.2
26	114	8	Grenada	71.7
27	115	13	Ecuador	71
28	121	2	Belize	66
29	124	7	El Salvador	62.4
30	125	1	Suriname	61.1
31	127	9	Bermuda	60.2
32	130	6	Montserrat	56.3
33	146	8	Guatemala	41.5
34	152	2	Saint Lucia	30.8
35	157	3	Haiti	22.4
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 15 February 2024)^[2]
Americas*	FIBA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		United States	834.8
2	5		Canada	653.4
3	8		Brazil	598
4	11	1	Puerto Rico	495.1
5	30	2	Colombia	260.3
6	31	1	Argentina	247.9
7	35		Dominican Republic	211.3
8	40	3	Cuba	192.7
9	42	4	Venezuela	180
10	43	2	Mexico	169
11	53	9	El Salvador	131.3
12	55	15	Virgin Islands	130.7
13	61	5	Paraguay	115.6
14	64	7	Guatemala	110.8
15	73	4	Costa Rica	99.2
16	78	12	Chile	92.7
17	79	10	Bahamas	89.5
18	87	8	Ecuador	74.1
19	88	3	Barbados	72.5
20	94		Uruguay	68.5
21	97	11	Panama	66.4
22	98	4	Honduras	64.7
23	102	4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	58.9
24	103	13	Jamaica	58.2
25	106	11	Nicaragua	46.5
26	107	1	Suriname	45.2
27	116	2	Guyana	27.7
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Americas competitions[edit]

National teams[edit]

FIBA AmeriCup (formerly known as the FIBA Americas Championship)
FIBA Women's AmeriCup (formerly known as the FIBA Americas Championship for Women)

Defunct

Clubs[edit]

Basketball Champions League Americas (The FIBA Americas zone's top men's pro club competition, that is the first-tier level international competition for clubs in South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico.)
Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) (The second-tier level men's pro club international competition in South America.)
Women's Basketball League Americas
Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol for Women (LSBF)

Defunct

FIBA Americas regional competitions[edit]

South America
- National teams
  - FIBA South America Championship played by South American Countries
  - FIBA South America Championship for Women
  - FIBA South America Under-21 Championship
  - FIBA South America Under-21 Championship for Women
  - FIBA South America Under-17 Championship
  - FIBA South America Under-17 Championship for Women
  - FIBA South America Under-15 Championship
  - FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women
- Clubs
  - Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol (LSB) (The second-tier level men's pro club international competition in South America.)
  - Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol for Women (LSBF)
Centrobasket
- National teams
  - FIBA Centrobasket played by Mexico, Central American, and Caribbean countries
  - FIBA Centrobasket for Women
  - FIBA Under-21 Centrobasket
  - FIBA Under-17 Centrobasket
  - FIBA Under-17 Centrobasket for Women
  - FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket
COCABA (Confederación Centroamericana de Baloncesto)
- National teams
  - FIBA COCABA Championship played by Mexico and Central American countries
  - FIBA COCABA Championship for Women
  - FIBA COCABA Under 21 Championship for Men
  - FIBA COCABA Under-21 Championship for Women
  - FIBA COCABA Under-17 Championship for Men
- Clubs
  - Campeonato de Clubes Campeones de Centroamerica
CBC (Caribbean Basketball Confederation)
- National teams
  - FIBA CBC Championship played by Caribbean countries
  - FIBA CBC Championship for Women
  - FIBA CBC Under-20 Championship for Men
  - FIBA CBC Under-20 Championship for Women

Current champions[edit]

Men's	Women's	U-18 Men's	U-18 Women's	U-16 Men's	U-16 Women's
Argentina	Brazil	United States	United States	United States	United States

References[edit]

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Official website

[FIBA_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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FIBA Americas

Members[edit]

FIBA World Rankings[edit]

Overview[edit]

FIBA Americas competitions[edit]

National teams[edit]

Clubs[edit]

FIBA Americas regional competitions[edit]

Current champions[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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