The FIBA U16 AmeriCup, previously known as the FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, is the Americas basketball championship for men's under-16 national teams that takes place every two years in the FIBA Americas zone. The inaugural edition of this event was held in 2009.
The top four finishers qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Qualification USA and Canada participate in the Under-16 AmeriCup without playing qualifiers. The top three teams from the Under-15 Centrobasket along with the top three teams from the Under-15 South American Championship qualify for this event.
Summary YearHostFinalThird place gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place20092009 FIBA Americas Under-16 ChampionshipDetails (Mendoza) 101–87 106–81 20112011 FIBA Americas Under-16 ChampionshipDetails (Cancún) 104–64 86–65 20132013 FIBA Americas Under-16 ChampionshipDetails (Maldonado) 94–48 62–50 20152015 FIBA Americas Under-16 ChampionshipDetails (Bahía Blanca) 77–60 74–59 20172017 FIBA Under-16 Americas ChampionshipDetails (Formosa) 111–60 78–67 20192019 FIBA Under-16 Americas ChampionshipDetails (Belém)94–7780–7720212021 FIBA Under-16 Americas ChampionshipDetails(Xalapa)90–7592–7620232023 FIBA Under-16 Americas ChampionshipDetails(Mérida)118–3686–76(OT)20252025 FIBA U16 AmeriCupDetails(Ciudad Juárez)108–7184–7620272027 FIBA U16 AmeriCupDetailsTBD(TBD)
Medal table
Participation details Team 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 Total2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 4th 8th 9 7th — 7th — — — — — — 2 5th 5th — 5th — 5th 5th 5th 5th 73rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 9 — 6th 5th — — — 8th — — 3 — 8th — — — — — — — 1 — — — 4th 5th 3rd 4th 6th 6th 6 8th 7th 8th 8th 6th 7th 6th 7th 7th 9 — — — — 8th — — — — 1 6th 4th 4th 6th 3rd 6th 7th 3rd 4th 9 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 9 — — 6th — — 8th — 8th — 3 4th — — 7th 7th — — — 3rd 4
Under-17 World Cup record Team201020122014201620182022202420262028Total 9th 6th 10th 13th 11th 11th 10th — 7 3rd 5th 6th 5th 4th 9th 8th 6th 8 — — — 11th 9th 13th — — 3 — — 5th — 3rd — 6th 8th 4 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st1st 1st 8 — — — — — — — 15th 1 Total 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
MVP Awards YearMVP Award Winner2009 Bradley Beal2011 Jabari Parker2013 Malik Newman2015 Gary Trent Jr.2017 Vernon Carey Jr.2019 Chris Livingston2021 Rob Dillingham2023 Cameron Boozer2025 Nasir Anderson
See also FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup FIBA Under-16 Women's AmeriCup FIBA Under-18 Women's AmeriCup
References
External links fibaamericas.com