FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
Formerly	FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
No. of teams	8
Continent	FIBA Americas (Americas)
Most recent champion(s)	United States (10th title)
Most titles	United States (10 titles)
Qualification	FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Related competitions	FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship

The FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship is the Americas basketball championship for players under 18 years that take place every two years among national teams of the FIBA Americas zone. Before the 2006 edition, the tournament was played by under-19 teams. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Summary

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1990	Uruguay (Montevideo)	United States	105–73	Argentina	Brazil	69–61	Uruguay
1994	Argentina (Santa Rosa)	United States	77–72	Argentina	Puerto Rico	70–47	Venezuela
1998	Dominican Republic (Puerto Plata)	United States	91–66	Argentina	Brazil	74–70	Venezuela
2002	Venezuela (Margarita Island)	Puerto Rico	76–53	Venezuela	United States	71–65	Argentina
2006	United States (San Antonio)	United States	104–82	Argentina	Brazil	79–70	Canada
2008	Argentina (Formosa)	Argentina	77–64	United States	Canada	83–68	Puerto Rico
2010	United States (San Antonio)	United States	81–78	Brazil	Canada	86–83 (OT)	Argentina
2012	Brazil (São Sebastião do Paraíso)	United States	81–56	Brazil	Canada	68–66	Argentina
2014	United States (Colorado Springs)	United States	113–79	Canada	Dominican Republic	64–53	Argentina
2016	Chile (Valdivia)	United States	99–84	Canada	Brazil	59–58	Puerto Rico
2018	Canada (St. Catharines)	United States	113–74	Canada	Argentina	87–79	Puerto Rico
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America
2022	Mexico (Tijuana)	United States	102–60	Brazil	Canada	81–57	Argentina

Performances by nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	10	1	1	12
2	Argentina	1	4	1	6
3	Puerto Rico	1	0	1	2
4	Brazil	0	3	4	7
	Canada	0	3	4	7
6	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
7	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		12	12	12	36

Participation details

Team	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	Total
Argentina	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	4th	4th	4th	5th	3rd	4th	12
Bahamas	–	–	–	–	7th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Brazil	3rd	5th	3rd	6th	3rd	–	2nd	2nd	6th	3rd	–	2nd	10
Canada	9th	7th	6th	7th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	12
Chile	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	5th	–	2
Colombia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	1
Costa Rica	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Cuba	6th	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Dominican Republic	–	6th	5th	5th	–	–	–	–	3rd	8th	6th	7th	7
Ecuador	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	8th	2
Mexico	–	9th	8th	8th	8th	7th	8th	5th	7th	–	–	6th	9
Panama	7th	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	3
Puerto Rico	5th	3rd	–	1st	5th	4th	6th	6th	5th	4th	4th	5th	11
United States	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	12
Uruguay	4th	9th	–	–	6th	6th	5th	–	8th	–	–	–	6
Venezuela	8th	4th	4th	2nd	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
Virgin Islands	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	7th	–	7th	–	–	3
Total	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

MVP Awards (since 2014)

Year	MVP Award Winner
2014	Stanley Johnson
2016	Markelle Fultz
2018	Quentin Grimes
2022	Cam Whitmore

Under-19 World Cup record

Team	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	2027	Total
Argentina	3rd	7th	–	3rd	6th	4th	10th	6th	5th	4th	12th	10th	8th	11th	8th	5th			15
Brazil	2nd	3rd	20th	7th	–	8th	–	4th	–	9th	10th	–	–	–	–	11th			9
Canada	7th	14th	6th	8th	–	–	–	10th	7th	11th	6th	5th	1st	8th	3rd	7th			13
Dominican Republic	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	13th	–	–	–			1
Panama	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5th	13th	–	–	–			2
Puerto Rico	–	–	8th	–	10th	–	6th	16th	6th	–	–	–	9th	6th	14th	–			1
United States	1st	1st	2nd	1st	7th	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	5th	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	4th			16
Uruguay	8th	12th	–	14th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–				3
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	12th	12th	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–				3
Total	3	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	67