FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

The FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship is the Americas basketball championship for players under 16 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. The event started in 2009. The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.

FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
SportBasketball
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
No. of teams8
ContinentFIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent
champion(s)
 United States
(8th title)
Most titles United States
(8 titles)
QualificationFIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
Related
competitions
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

Summary

YearHostFinalThird place game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
2009
Details
 Argentina
(Mendoza)

United States
101–87
Argentina

Canada
106–81
Venezuela
2011
Details
 Mexico
(Cancún)

United States
104–64
Argentina

Canada
86–65
Puerto Rico
2013
Details
 Uruguay
(Maldonado)

United States
94–48
Argentina

Canada
62–50
Puerto Rico
2015
Details
 Argentina
(Bahía Blanca)

United States
77–60
Canada

Argentina
74–59
Dominican Republic
2017
Details
 Argentina
(Formosa)

United States
111–60
Canada

Puerto Rico
78–67
Argentina
2019
Details
 Brazil
(Belém)

United States
94–77
Canada

Dominican Republic
80–77
Argentina
2021
Details
 Mexico
(Xalapa)

United States
90–75
Argentina

Canada
92–76
Dominican Republic
2023
Details
 Mexico
(Mérida)

United States
118–36
Canada

Puerto Rico
86–76
(OT)

Argentina

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States8008
2  Canada0448
3  Argentina0415
4  Puerto Rico0022
5  Dominican Republic0011
Totals (5 entries)88824

Participation details

Team
2009

2011

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

2023
Total
 Argentina2nd2nd2nd3rd4th4th2nd4th8
 Bahamas7th7th--2
 Brazil5th5th5th5th5th5th6
 Canada3rd3rd3rd2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd8
 Chile6th5th8th-3
 Costa Rica-8th--1
 Dominican Republic4th5th3rd4th6th5
 Mexico8th7th8th8th6th7th6th7th8
 Paraguay8th--1
 Puerto Rico6th4th4th6th3rd6th7th3rd8
 United States1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st8
 Uruguay6th8th-8th3
 Venezuela4th7th7th--3

Under-17 World Cup record

Team
2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2022

2024

2026
Total
 Argentina9th6th10th13th11th11thQ7
 Canada3rd5th6th5th4th9thQ7
 Dominican Republic11th9th13th3
 Puerto Rico5th3rdQ3
 United States1st1st1st1st1st1stQ7
Total33445444

MVP Awards

YearMVP Award Winner
2009 Bradley Beal
2011 Jabari Parker
2013 Malik Newman
2015 Gary Trent Jr.
2017 Vernon Carey Jr.
2019 Chris Livingston
2021 Robert Dillingham
2023 Cameron Boozer

See also

External links