| Current season or competition: 2011 FIBA Americas Championship |
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| Formerly | Tournament of the Americas |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Inaugural season | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country(ies) | FIBA Americas member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Argentina (2nd title) |
| Most titles | United States (6 titles) |
| Related competitions | Centrobasket South American Basketball Championship |
| Official website | www.FIBAAmericas.com |
The FIBA Americas Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Americas Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championships and the Olympic Games.
Since FIBA organized the entire Western Hemisphere west of the Atlantic Ocean under one zone, countries from North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America compete in this tournament.
Contents |
| Year | MVP Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Manu Ginóbili |
| 2003 | Steve Nash |
| 2005 | Marcelinho Machado |
| 2007 | Luis Scola |
| 2009 | Luis Scola |
| 2011 | Luis Scola |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Argentina | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 1980 |
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2009 |
2011 |
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| Argentina | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 15 |
| Bahamas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Barbados | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Brazil | 4th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 15 |
| Canada | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 15 |
| Cuba | 6th | 8th | - | 7th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 10th | - | - | - | - | W/D | 10th | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 9th | - | 6th | - | 9th | 7th | 9th | 7th | - | 8th | 6th | - | 5th | 3rd | 10 |
| Ecuador | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Mexico | 5th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 9th | - | - | 10th | - | 9th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 7th | - | 11 |
| Panama | - | 4th | - | 11th | 7th | 8th | - | - | 9th | 6th | - | 5th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 10 |
| Paraguay | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 15 |
| United States | - | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 1st | - | 1st | 1st | 10th | 1st | 4th | 1st | - | - | 9 |
| Uruguay | 7th | 2nd | 4th | - | 10th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 14 |
| Venezuela | - | - | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 5th | 13 |
| Virgin Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 10th | - | 10th | 10th | - | 4 |
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