FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship

FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Current season or competition:
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 2010
Formerly FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship
Sport Basketball
Founded 1990
Inaugural season 1990
No. of teams 8
Continent Americas
Most recent champion(s)  United States
Most titles  United States – 5
Related competitions FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Founder FIBA Americas
Official website [1]

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.

Men's Americas Basketball Championship

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 4th Place
1990 Montevideo  United States  Argentina  Brazil  Uruguay
1994 Santa Rosa and General Pico  United States  Argentina  Puerto Rico  Venezuela
1998 Puerto Plata  United States  Argentina  Brazil  Venezuela
2002 Isla Margarita  Puerto Rico  Venezuela  United States  Argentina
2006 San Antonio  United States  Argentina  Brazil  Canada
2008 Formosa  Argentina  United States  Canada  Puerto Rico
2010 San Antonio  United States  Brazil  Canada  Argentina

Participation Details

Team
1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2008

2010
Total
 Argentina 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 4th 7
 Bahamas - - - - 7th 8th - 2
 Brazil 3rd 5th 3rd 6th 3rd - 2nd 6
 Canada 9th 7th 6th 7th 4th 3rd 3rd 7
 Costa Rica 10th - - - - - - 1
 Cuba 6th - 7th - - - - 2
 Dominican Republic - 6th 5th 5th - - 3
 Mexico - 9th 8th 8th 8th 7th 8th 6
 Panama 7th 8th - - - - - 2
 Puerto Rico 5th 3rd - 1st 5th 4th 6th 6
 United States 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 7
 Uruguay 4th 9th - - 6th 6th 5th 5
 Venezuela 8th 4th 4th 2nd - 5th - 5
 Virgin Islands - - - - - - 7th 1

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