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FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup

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FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
FormerlyFIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship
SportBasketball
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
No. of teams8
ContinentFIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
 United States
(11th title)
Most titles United States
(11 titles)
QualificationFIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Related
competitions
FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup

The FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup, previously known as the FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship, is the Americas basketball championship for under-18 national teams that takes place every two years in the FIBA Americas zone.

Before the 2006 edition, the tournament was played by under-19 teams. The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Summary

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Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1990  Uruguay
(Montevideo)

United States
105–73
Argentina

Brazil
69–61
Uruguay
1994  Argentina
(Santa Rosa)

United States
77–72
Argentina

Puerto Rico
70–47
Venezuela
1998  Dominican Republic
(Puerto Plata)

United States
91–66
Argentina

Brazil
74–70
Venezuela
2002  Venezuela
(Margarita Island)

Puerto Rico
76–53
Venezuela

United States
71–65
Argentina
2006  United States
(San Antonio)

United States
104–82
Argentina

Brazil
79–70
Canada
2008  Argentina
(Formosa)

Argentina
77–64
United States

Canada
83–68
Puerto Rico
2010  United States
(San Antonio)

United States
81–78
Brazil

Canada
86–83
(OT)

Argentina
2012  Brazil
(São Sebastião do Paraíso)

United States
81–56
Brazil

Canada
68–66
Argentina
2014  United States
(Colorado Springs)

United States
113–79
Canada

Dominican Republic
64–53
Argentina
2016  Chile
(Valdivia)

United States
99–84
Canada

Brazil
59–58
Puerto Rico
2018  Canada
(St. Catharines)

United States
113–74
Canada

Argentina
87–79
Puerto Rico
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America
2022  Mexico
(Tijuana)

United States
102–60
Brazil

Canada
81–57
Argentina
2024  Argentina
(Buenos Aires)

United States
110–70
Argentina

Canada
89–67
Dominican Republic

Performances by nation

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States111113
2 Argentina1517
3 Puerto Rico1012
4 Canada0358
5 Brazil0347
6 Venezuela0101
7 Dominican Republic0011
Totals (7 entries)13131339

Participation details

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Team Uruguay
1990
Argentina
1994
Dominican Republic
1998
Venezuela
2002
United States
2006
Argentina
2008
United States
2010
Brazil
2012
United States
2014
Chile
2016
Canada
2018
Mexico
2022
Argentina
2024
Total
 Argentina 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 4th 4th 4th 5th 3rd 4th 2nd 13
 Bahamas 7th 8th 2
 Belize 8th 1
 Brazil 3rd 5th 3rd 6th 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 3rd 2nd 5th 11
 Canada 9th 7th 6th 7th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 13
 Chile 6th 5th 2
 Colombia 8th 1
 Costa Rica 10th 1
 Cuba 6th 7th 2
 Dominican Republic 6th 5th 5th 3rd 8th 6th 7th 4th 8
 Ecuador 8th 8th 2
 Mexico 9th 8th 8th 8th 7th 8th 5th 7th 6th 9
 Panama 7th 8th 7th 3
 Puerto Rico 5th 3rd 1st 5th 4th 6th 6th 5th 4th 4th 5th 7th 12
 United States 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 13
 Uruguay 4th 9th 6th 6th 5th 8th 6
 Venezuela 8th 4th 4th 2nd 5th 6th 6
 Virgin Islands 7th 7th 7th 3
Total 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

MVP Awards (since 2014)

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Year MVP Award Winner
2014 United States Stanley Johnson
2016 United States Markelle Fultz
2018 United States Quentin Grimes
2022 United States Cam Whitmore
2024 United States Darius Acuff Jr.

Under-19 World Cup record

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Team Brazil
1979
Spain
1983
Italy
1987
Canada
1991
Greece
1995
Portugal
1999
Greece
2003
Serbia
2007
New Zealand
2009
Latvia
2011
Czech Republic
2013
Greece
2015
Egypt
2017
Greece
2019
Latvia
2021
Hungary
2023
Switzerland
2025
Czech Republic
2027
Total
 Argentina 3rd 7th 3rd 6th 4th 10th 6th 5th 4th 12th 10th 8th 11th 8th 5th Q 16
 Brazil 2nd 3rd 20th 7th 8th 4th 9th 10th 11th 9
 Canada 7th 14th 6th 8th 10th 7th 11th 6th 5th 1st 8th 3rd 7th Q 14
 Dominican Republic 9th 5th 13th Q 4
 Panama 11th 5th 13th 3
 Puerto Rico 8th 10th 6th 16th 6th 9th 6th 14th 8
 United States 1st 1st 2nd 1st 7th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 5th 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 4th Q 17
 Uruguay 8th 12th 14th 3
 Venezuela 12th 12th 9th 3
Total 6 6 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 85

See also

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