FIBA Americas
Formation | October 11, 1975 |
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Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Membership | 44 national associations |
Official language | English and Spanish |
President | Horacio Muratore (acting) Usie Richards (elect) |
Website |
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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 San Juan, Puerto Rico. The current FIBA Americas President elect is Usie Richards of the United States Virgin Islands.
Members
Country | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation |
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CONCECABA | |||
Caribbean (CBC) | |||
Antigua and Barbuda |
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Aruba | Aruba Basketball Bond | 1986 | |
Bahamas | Bahamas Basketball Federation | 1962 | |
Barbados | Barbados Amateur Basketball Association |
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1962 |
Bermuda | Bermuda Basketball Association |
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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 |
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Dominican Republic | |||
Grenada | Grenada National Basketball Association |
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1975 |
Guyana | Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation | 1961 | |
Haiti |
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Jamaica | Jamaica Basketball Association | 1962 | |
Montserrat | Montserrat Amateur Basketball Association (MABA) |
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1986 |
Puerto Rico | Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico | 1957 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Saint Lucia | St. Lucia Basketball Federation |
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1997 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Association | 1984 | |
Suriname |
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Trinidad and Tobago | National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago | 1958 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands National Basketball |
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2002 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | |||
Central America (COCABA) | |||
Belize |
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Costa Rica |
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El Salvador |
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Guatemala |
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Honduras |
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Mexico | Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol | 1936 | |
Nicaragua | Federación Nicaraguense de Baloncesto | 1959 | |
Panama |
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North America | |||
Canada | Canada Basketball | 1936 | |
United States | USA Basketball | ||
South America (CONSUBASQUET) | |||
Argentina | Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol | 1932 | |
Bolivia | Federación Boliviana de Basquetbol | 1947 | |
Brazil | Confederação Brasileira de Basketball | 1935 | |
Chile | Federación de Básquetbol de Chile | 1935 | |
Colombia | Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto | 1939 | |
Ecuador | Federación Ecuatoriana de Basquetbol | ||
Paraguay | Confederación Paraguaya de Básquetbol | 1947 | |
Peru | Federación Peruana de Basketball | 1936 | |
Uruguay | Federación Uruguaya de Basketball |
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Venezuela | Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto | 1938 | |
Top ten FIBA America's teams
Rank | Men | Points | Rank | Women | Points |
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1 | United States | 1000.0 | 1 | United States | 1000.0 |
4 | Argentina | 455.0 | 7 | Brazil | 296.0 |
9 | Brazil | 273.0 | 9 | CanadaC | 280.0 |
16 | Puerto Rico | 97.2 | 13 | Cuba | 131.0 |
18 | Dominican Republic | 87.6 | 15 | Argentina | 124.2 |
19 | Mexico | 86.6 | 25 | Puerto Rico | 44.8 |
22 | VenezuelaC | 70.4 | 27 | Chile | 36.8 |
26 | Canada | 61.8 | 31 | Venezuela | 29.6 |
27 | Uruguay | 38.4 | 33 | Dominican Republic | 24.0 |
33 | Panama | 27.2 | 36 | Jamaica | 18.4 |
C Current zone champion
FIBA Americas competitions
National teams
- FIBA AmeriCup (formerly known as the FIBA Americas Championship)
- FIBA Women's AmeriCup (formerly known as the FIBA Americas Championship for Women)
- FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship (no longer held)
- FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship for Women (no longer held)
- FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
- FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women
- FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
- FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship for Women
Clubs
- FIBA Americas League (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.)
FIBA Americas regional competitions
- 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)
- National teams
- 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
- National teams
- 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
- National teams
- 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
- National teams
Current champions
Men's | Women's | U-18 Men's | U-18 Women's | U-16 Men's | U-16 Women's |
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Venezuela | Canada | United States | United States | United States | United States |
See also
External links
- FIBA Americas Official Website (in English)
- FIBA Americas Official Website (in Spanish)
- FIBA Americas Official Twitter
- FIBA Americas League Official Website (in English)
- FIBA Americas League Official Website (in Spanish)
- LatinBasket.com FIBA Americas League
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