The FIBA U18 AmeriCup, previously known as the FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship, is the Americas basketball championship for men's under-18 national teams that takes place every two years in the FIBA Americas zone. The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.
Qualification USA and Canada are the only teams who participate in the Under-18 AmeriCup without playing qualifiers. The top three teams from the Under-17 Centrobasket along with the top three teams from the Under-17 South American Championship qualify for this event.
Summary YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place1990(Montevideo)105–7369–611994(Santa Rosa)77–7270–471998(Puerto Plata)91–6674–702002(Margarita Island)76–5371–652006(San Antonio)104–8279–702008(Formosa)77–6483–682010(San Antonio)81–7886–83(OT)2012(São Sebastião do Paraíso)81–5668–662014(Colorado Springs)113–7964–532016(Valdivia)99–8459–582018(St. Catharines)113–7487–792020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America2022(Tijuana)102–6081–572024(Buenos Aires)110–7089–672026(León)67–6583–772028TBD(TBD)––
Medal table
Participation details Team 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2022 2024 2026 2028 Total 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 4th 4th 4th 5th 3rd 4th 2nd 5th 14 — — — — 7th 8th — — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — 8th — 1 3rd 5th 3rd 6th 3rd — 2nd 2nd 6th 3rd — 2nd 5th 3rd 12 9th 7th 6th 7th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 14 — — — — — — — — — 6th 5th — — — 2 — — — — — — — 8th — — — — — — 1 10th — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 6th — 7th — — — — — — — — — — — 2 — 6th 5th 5th — — — — 3rd 8th 6th 7th 4th 7th 9 — — — — — — — — — — 8th 8th — — 2 — 9th 8th 8th 8th 7th 8th 5th 7th — — 6th — 8th 10 7th 8th — — — — — — — — 7th — — — 3 5th 3rd — 1st 5th 4th 6th 6th 5th 4th 4th 5th 7th 4th 13 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 14 4th 9th — — 6th 6th 5th — 8th — — — — — 6 8th 4th 4th 2nd — 5th — — — — — — 6th 6th 7 — — — — — — 7th 7th — 7th — — — — 3 Total 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MVP Awards (since 2014)
YearMVP Award Winner2014 Stanley Johnson2016 Markelle Fultz2018 Quentin Grimes2022 Cam Whitmore2024 Darius Acuff Jr.2026 Javion Tyndale
Under-19 World Cup record Team1979198319871991199519992003200720092011201320152017 2019 2021 2023 2025 20272029Total3rd 7th — 3rd 6th 4th 10th 6th 5th 4th 12th 10th 8th 11th 8th 5th 12th — 162nd 3rd 10th 7th — 8th — 4th — 9th 10th — — — — 11th — Q 10 7th 14th 6th 8th — — — 10th 7th 11th 6th 5th 1st 8th 3rd 7th 5th Q 15 — 9th — — — — — — — — — 13th — — — — 15th — 3 11th — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — 8th — 10th — 6th 16th 6th — — — 9th 6th 14th — — Q 91st 1st 2nd 1st 7th 2nd 5th 2nd 1st 5th 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 4th 1st Q 18 8th 12th — 14th — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 — — — — 12th 12th 9th — — — — — — — — — — — 3 Total 6 6 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
See also FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup
References
External links USA history Brazil history