The Centrobasket is a FIBA-sponsored international basketball tournament where national teams from Central America and the Caribbean participate. These countries make up the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA). The top three or four Women's National teams typically earn berths to the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, from which they can qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup or Summer Olympics. Teams qualify for these tournaments by finishing high (usually first or second place) in the previous Centrobasket or by placing high at the FIBA COCABA Championship for Mexico and the seven Central American countries and at the FIBA CBC Championship for the 23 Caribbean countries. In total, 31 countries have an opportunity to qualify their national teams for Centrobasket, yet all of them do not enter teams regularly.

History The tournament is typically held every two years. Initially played in odd-numbered years, it transitioned to even-numbered years starting in 2004. The event was not held in 1979 or 1983, but with those exceptions, it has occurred biennially, including consecutive editions in 2003 and 2004 due to the calendar change.

The tournament features eight teams, divided into two groups. The first round follows a round-robin format, after which teams compete in classification matches to determine final standings.

Puerto Rico and Panama are historically the most successful teams in the competition. Although Puerto Rico often fields a secondary squad, it has consistently earned medals in nearly every edition it has entered.

Men's tournament Summary YearHostsGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place1965 Details (Mexico City)Round robinRound robin1967 Details (San Salvador)Round robinRound robin1969 Details (Havana)Round robinRound robin1971 Details (Valencia & Caracas)Round robinRound robin1973 Details (San Juan)Round robinRound robin1975 Details (Santo Domingo)Round robinRound robin1977 Details (Panama City)Round robinRound robin1981 Details (San Juan)82–76Round robin1985 Details (Mexico City)Round robinRound robin1987 Details (Santo Domingo)98–8590–871989 Details (Havana)116–8394–791991 Details (Monterrey)99–82108–871993 Details (Ponce)87–7796–831995 Details (Santo Domingo)85–6895–881997 Details (Tegucigalpa)106–9392–751999 Details (Havana & San Juan)67–6386–742001 Details (Toluca)86–7393–822003 Details (Culiacán)92–8378–762004 Details (Santo Domingo)75–7498–892006 Details (Panama City)73–5993–832008 Details (Chetumal & Cancún)87–70102–742010 Details (Santo Domingo)89–8075–742012 Details (Hato Rey)80–7278–542014 Details (Tepic)74–6075–662016 Details (Panama City)84–8364–48

Performances by nation

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Women's tournament Summary YearHostsGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place1971 Details (Caracas)Round robinRound robin1973 Details (Veracruz)Round robinRound robin1975 Details (Santo Domingo)Round robinRound robin1977 Details (Panama City)Round robinRound robin1981 Details(San Juan)Round robinRound robin1985 Details(Puebla)Round robinRound robin1989 Details (Havana)126–5375–601993 Details (Ponce)91–57–1995 Details (Santo Domingo)––?1997 Details (Tegucigalpa)105–6986–651999 Details (Havana)117–6163–592001 Details (Santo Domingo)––2003 Details (León)101–6879–692004 Details (Guatemala City)118–6571–532006 Details (Mexico City)116–7371–672008 Details (Morovis)85–6781–732010 Details (Mayagüez)72–4878–652012 Details (Morovis)78–6379–782014 Details (Monterrey)58–4761–552017 Details (Saint Thomas)Round robinRound robin2018 Details (Manati)83–5485–812021 Details (San Salvador)Round robinRound robin2022 Details (Chihuahua)88–6573–592024 Details (Irapuato)95–8184–642026 Details (Managua)82–68102–69

Performances by nation

References FIBA Archive

Virgin Islands Partial History for first two competitions

Todor66.com Centrobasket