About the FIBA AmeriCup
The FIBA AmeriCup is the major senior men's national
team basketball championship for countries in the Americas. The
competition was first held in 1980 in Puerto Rico.
The tournament was historically known as the
Tournament of the Americas and later the
FIBA Americas Championship before adopting the
AmeriCup name.
The 2025 tournament was the 20th edition of the competition and was
held in Nicaragua. Brazil defeated Argentina in the championship game
to win its fifth AmeriCup title.
FIBA AmeriCup Results
| Year |
Host |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
4th Place |
| 1980 |
Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico |
Canada |
Argentina |
|
| 1984 |
Brazil |
Brazil |
Uruguay |
Canada |
|
| 1988 |
Uruguay |
Brazil |
Puerto Rico |
Canada |
|
| 1989 |
Mexico |
Puerto Rico |
United States |
Brazil |
|
| 1992 |
United States |
United States |
Venezuela |
Brazil |
Puerto Rico |
| 1993 |
Puerto Rico |
United States |
Puerto Rico |
Argentina |
|
| 1995 |
Argentina |
Puerto Rico |
Argentina |
Brazil |
|
| 1997 |
Uruguay |
United States |
Puerto Rico |
Brazil |
|
| 1999 |
Puerto Rico |
United States |
Canada |
Argentina |
Puerto Rico |
| 2001 |
Argentina |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Canada |
Puerto Rico |
| 2003 |
Puerto Rico |
United States |
Argentina |
Puerto Rico |
Canada |
| 2005 |
Dominican Republic |
Brazil |
Argentina |
Venezuela |
United States |
| 2007 |
United States |
United States |
Argentina |
Puerto Rico |
Brazil |
| 2009 |
Puerto Rico |
Brazil |
Puerto Rico |
Argentina |
Canada |
| 2011 |
Argentina |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Dominican Republic |
Puerto Rico |
| 2013 |
Venezuela |
Mexico |
Puerto Rico |
Argentina |
Dominican Republic |
| 2015 |
Mexico |
Venezuela |
Argentina |
Canada |
Mexico |
| 2017 |
Argentina
Colombia
Uruguay |
United States |
Argentina |
Mexico |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 2022 |
Brazil |
Argentina |
Brazil |
United States |
Canada |
| 2025 |
Nicaragua |
Brazil |
Argentina |
United States |
Canada |
Championships and Medals by Nation
| Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
4th |
Total Top-4 Finishes |
| United States |
7 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
| Brazil |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
| Argentina |
3 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
| Puerto Rico |
3 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
| Venezuela |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Mexico |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Canada |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
| Uruguay |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Dominican Republic |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
The United States has won the most FIBA AmeriCup
championships with seven. Brazil moved into second place with five
titles after winning the 2025 tournament.
Argentina has reached the top four more often than any other nation,
with 15 top-four finishes through 2025.
FIBA AmeriCup Tournament MVPs
| Year |
MVP |
Nation |
| 2001 |
Manu Ginobili |
Argentina |
| 2003 |
Steve Nash |
Canada |
| 2005 |
Marcelinho Machado |
Brazil |
| 2007 |
Leandro Barbosa |
Brazil |
| 2009 |
Luis Scola |
Argentina |
| 2011 |
Luis Scola |
Argentina |
| 2013 |
Gustavo Ayon |
Mexico |
| 2015 |
Luis Scola |
Argentina |
| 2017 |
Jameel Warney |
United States |
| 2022 |
Gabriel Deck |
Argentina |
| 2025 |
Yago dos Santos |
Brazil |
AmeriCup History Notes
The tournament debuted in 1980, when host Puerto Rico defeated the
field to win the inaugural championship.
The United States has won seven championships, including titles in
1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2017.
Brazil won the championship in 1984, 1988, 2005, 2009 and 2025.
The 2025 title ended a 16-year championship drought for Brazil.
Argentina won its first AmeriCup title on home soil in 2001 and later
added championships in 2011 and 2022.
Luis Scola is the only player listed on this page to win tournament
MVP three times, earning the honor in 2009, 2011 and 2015.
