FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup explained

FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
Current Season:2024 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup
Formerly:FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship
Sport:Basketball
Teams:8
Continent:FIBA Americas (Americas)
Champion:
(11th title)
Most Champs:
(11 titles)
Qualification:FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Related Comps: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

YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game
width=15%Goldwidth=6.5%Scorewidth=15%Silverwidth=15%Bronzewidth=6.5%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1990 Uruguay
(Montevideo)
105–7369–61
1994 Argentina
(Santa Rosa)
77–7270–47
1998 Dominican Republic
(Puerto Plata)
91–6674–70
2002
(Margarita Island)
76–5371–65
2006 United States
(San Antonio)
104–8279–70
2008 Argentina
(Formosa)
77–6483–68
2010 United States
(San Antonio)
81–7886–83
(OT)
2012 Brazil
(São Sebastião do Paraíso)
81–5668–66
2014 United States
(Colorado Springs)
113–7964–53
2016 Chile
(Valdivia)
99–8459–58
2018 Canada
(St. Catharines)
113–7487–79
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America
2022 Mexico
(Tijuana)
102–6081–57
2024 Argentina
(Buenos Aires)
110–7089–67

Participation details

Team
1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2022

2024
Total
bgcolor=silver2nd 2nd bgcolor=silver2nd 4th bgcolor=silver2nd 1st 4th 4th 4th 5th 3rd 4th2nd 13
7th 8th 2
8th 1
3rd 5th 3rd 6th 3rd bgcolor=silver2nd 2nd 6th 3rd 2nd 5th 11
9th 7th 6th 7th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=silver2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 13
6th 5th 2
8th 1
10th 1
6th 7th 2
6th 5th 5th 3rd 8th 6th 7th 4th 8
8th 8th 2
9th 8th 8th 8th 7th 8th 5th 7th 6th 9
7th 8th 7th 3
5th 3rd bgcolor=gold1st 5th 4th 6th 6th 5th 4th 4th 5th 7th 12
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 3rd 1st bgcolor=silver2nd 1st bgcolor=gold1st 1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 13
4th 9th 6th 6th 5th 8th 6
8th 4th 4th 2nd 5th 6th 6
7th 7th 7th 3
Total 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

MVP Awards (since 2014)

YearMVP Award Winner
2014 Stanley Johnson
2016 Markelle Fultz
2018 Quentin Grimes
2022 Cam Whitmore
2024 Darius Acuff Jr.

Under-19 World Cup record

Team
1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

2003

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023

2025

2027
Total
3rd 7th 3rd 6th 4th 10th 6th 5th 4th 12th 10th 8th 11th 8th 5th Q 16
bgcolor=silver2nd 3rd 20th 7th 8th 4th 9th 10th 11th 9
7th 14th 6th 8th 10th 7th 11th 6th 5th bgcolor=gold1st 8th 3rd 7th Q 14
9th 5th 13th Q 4
11th 5th 13th 3
8th 10th 6th 16th 6th 9th 6th 14th 8
bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=gold1st 7th bgcolor=silver2nd 5th bgcolor=silver2nd bgcolor=gold1st 5th bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 3rd bgcolor=gold1st bgcolor=gold1st 4th Q 17
8th 12th 14th 3
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

External links