| Last Season: | 2023 FIBA U17 South American Championship |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Founded: | 1955 |
| Teams: | 10 max. |
| Organizer: | FIBA Americas |
| Continent: | South America |
| Champion: | (15th title) |
| Most Champs: | (15 titles) |
| Qualification: | FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup |
The South American Under-17 Championship for Men is a basketball tournament held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup. Through 2023, the tournament had been held 27 times.
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | (Cúcuta) | ||||
| 1972 | (Santiago) | ||||
| 1973 | (Bahía Blanca) | ||||
| 1975 | (Araraquara) | ||||
| 1977 | (Guayaquil) | ||||
| 1979 | (Montevideo) | ||||
| 1981 | (Caracas) | ||||
| 1982 | (Montevideo) | ||||
| 1984 | (Pereira) | ||||
| 1986 | (Rosario) | ||||
| 1988 | (Jujuy) | ||||
| 1990 | (Santa Fé) | ||||
| 1992 | (Quito) | ||||
| 1994 | (Oruro) | ||||
| 1996 | (Ibarra) | ||||
| 1998 | (Córdoba) | ||||
| 2000 | (Cali) | ||||
| 2005 | (Barquisimeto) | ||||
| 2007 | (Guanare) | ||||
| 2009 | (Trinidad) | ||||
| 2011 | (Cúcuta) | ||||
| 2013 | (Salto) | ||||
| 2015 | (Resistencia) | ||||
| 2017[1] | (Lima) | ||||
| 2019[2] | (Santiago de Chile) | ||||
| 2022[3] | (Caracas) | ||||
| 2023[4] | (Valledupar) |
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