# 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas)

The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Americas region began in April 2021 and concluded in February 2023. The process determined the seven teams that would participate at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

## Format

The qualification structure was as follows:
* Pre-Qualifiers
** First round: Teams that did not enter the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers were divided into two tournaments, based on geographical sub-zones. The three best placed teams from Central American and the Caribbean zone and the single winner from South American play-off advanced to the second round.
** Second round: Four teams advanced from the sub-zone pre-qualifiers were joined by four teams eliminated from 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers. They were divided into two groups of four teams. The group winners and runners-up advanced to qualifiers.
* Qualifiers: The 12 teams that have qualified for the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup were joined by four teams advancing from the pre-qualifiers.
** First round: The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams to play home-and-away matches. The three best placed teams from each group advanced to the second round.
** Second round: The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six teams. Each group was formed from teams advanced from two first round groups. All results from the previous round were carried over. The three best placed teams from both groups plus fourth placed team with better record qualified for the World Cup.

## Entrants

| Teams entering the Qualifiers | Teams entering the Pre-Qualifiers Second round | Teams entering the Pre-Qualifiers First round | Teams entering the Pre-Qualifiers First round |
| Teams entering the Qualifiers | Teams entering the Pre-Qualifiers Second round | Central America and Caribbean | South America |
| Argentina  Brazil  Canada  Colombia  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Panama  Puerto Rico  Uruguay  United States  Venezuela  Virgin Islands | Bahamas  Cuba  Chile  Paraguay | Costa Rica  Guyana  Jamaica  Nicaragua  El Salvador | Bolivia  Ecuador |

## Schedule

| Qualifiers | Round | Dates |
| Pre-qualifiers | First round | 15–19 April 2021 (Central American and the Caribbean Sub-zone) 12–16 June 2021 (South American Sub-zone) |
| Pre-qualifiers | Second round | 2–4 July 2021 (Group A) 13–15 July 2021 (Group B) |
| Qualifiers | | 22 November 2021 – 28 February 2023 |

## Pre-Qualifiers
### First round
#### Central American and Caribbean sub-zone

The tournament was played in single-round robin format in San Salvador. Five teams competed for three spots to the second round.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 4 | 3 | 1 | 295 | 257 | +38 | 7 | Second round |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 4 | 3 | 1 | 320 | 281 | +39 | 7 | Second round |
| 3 | El Salvador (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 300 | 323 | −23 | 6 | Second round |
| 4 | Jamaica | 4 | 2 | 2 | 296 | 314 | −18 | 6 | |
| 5 | Guyana | 4 | 0 | 4 | 325 | 361 | −36 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Nicaragua 55–72 Costa Rica
* 1 2 Jamaica 66–68 El Salvador
All times are local (UTC−6).

#### South American sub-zone

Only two teams contested in the South American pre-qualifiers. They played home-and-away match tie with a winner qualify for the second round of pre-qualifiers.
All times are local.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bolivia | 142–126 | Ecuador | 91–57 | 51–69 |

### Second round

Two groups were played as single round-robin tournaments.

#### Group A

Group A was played in San Salvador from 2 to 4 July 2021.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahamas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 218 | +33 | 6 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 219 | +34 | 5 | Qualifiers |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 213 | −31 | 4 | |
| 4 | El Salvador (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 244 | −36 | 3 | |
All times are local (UTC−6).

#### Group B

Group B was played in Santiago, Chile from 13 to 15 July 2021.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chile (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 177 | +76 | 6 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 191 | +21 | 4 | Qualifiers |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 242 | −21 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bolivia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 264 | −76 | 4 | |
* 1 2 3 Paraguay 3 Pts, +25 PD; Nicaragua 3 Pts, −2 PD, Bolivia 3 Pts, −23 PD
All times are local (UTC−3).

## Qualifiers
### Qualified teams

| Qualification method | Team(s) |
| 2022 FIBA AmeriCup participation | Argentina  Brazil  Canada  Colombia  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Panama  Puerto Rico  Uruguay  United States  Venezuela  Virgin Islands |
| Qualified from pre-qualifiers | Bahamas  Chile  Cuba  Paraguay |

### Draw

The draw was held on 31 August 2021 in Mies, Switzerland.

#### Seeding

Seedings were announced on 30 August 2021. Teams were seeded based on geographical principles and FIBA rankings. Teams from pots 1, 3, 5, and 7 were drawn to Groups A and B, while teams from pots 2, 4, 6, and 8 were drawn to Groups C and D.
Pot 1 :
| Pot 1 TeamPos  Argentina7  Brazil15 | Pot 2 TeamPos  United States1  Canada18 | Pot 3 TeamPos  Venezuela17  Uruguay40 | Pot 4 TeamPos  Puerto Rico19  Dominican Republic20 |
| Pot 5 TeamPos  Panama48  Colombia66 | Pot 6 TeamPos  Mexico24  Virgin Islands52 | Pot 7 TeamPos  Chile67  Paraguay73 | Pot 8 TeamPos  Bahamas59  Cuba64 |

### First round

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the November window was played in a single venue. The same was one for the February window for Groups A and C. For the third window, all groups returned to the normal home/away format.
All times are local.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Venezuela | 6 | 5 | 1 | 469 | 343 | +126 | 11 | Second round |
| 2 | Argentina | 6 | 5 | 1 | 455 | 382 | +73 | 11 | Second round |
| 3 | Panama | 6 | 2 | 4 | 406 | 414 | −8 | 8 | Second round |
| 4 | Paraguay | 6 | 0 | 6 | 330 | 521 | −191 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Venezuela 137–127 Argentina

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 5 | 1 | 533 | 411 | +122 | 11 | Second round |
| 2 | Uruguay | 6 | 4 | 2 | 444 | 434 | +10 | 10 | Second round |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 464 | 538 | −74 | 8 | Second round |
| 4 | Chile | 6 | 1 | 5 | 396 | 454 | −58 | 7 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 615 | 417 | +198 | 12 | Second round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 519 | 446 | +73 | 10 | Second round |
| 3 | Bahamas | 6 | 2 | 4 | 478 | 560 | −82 | 8 | Second round |
| 4 | Virgin Islands | 6 | 0 | 6 | 388 | 577 | −189 | 6 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 5 | 1 | 535 | 469 | +66 | 11 | Second round |
| 2 | Mexico | 6 | 4 | 2 | 498 | 498 | 0 | 10 | Second round |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 3 | 3 | 468 | 475 | −7 | 9 | Second round |
| 4 | Cuba | 6 | 0 | 6 | 414 | 473 | −59 | 6 | |

### Second round

The twelve qualified teams were divided into two groups and played the other three teams from the other group twice. Group A was paired with Group C and Group B with Group D. All results from the first round were carried over.
All times are local.

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1172 | 821 | +351 | 23 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 12 | 9 | 3 | 985 | 862 | +123 | 21 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 3 | Venezuela | 12 | 8 | 4 | 927 | 806 | +121 | 20 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 4 | Argentina | 12 | 8 | 4 | 944 | 865 | +79 | 20 | |
| 5 | Panama | 12 | 3 | 9 | 822 | 944 | −122 | 15 | |
| 6 | Bahamas | 12 | 3 | 9 | 931 | 1103 | −172 | 15 | |
* 1 2 Venezuela 137–127 Argentina
* 1 2 Panama 167–149 Bahamas

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1066 | 952 | +114 | 21 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 12 | 8 | 4 | 959 | 942 | +17 | 20 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 3 | Mexico | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1000 | 948 | +52 | 20 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 4 | Brazil | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1046 | 871 | +175 | 20 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 5 | Uruguay | 12 | 5 | 7 | 867 | 935 | −68 | 17 | |
| 6 | Colombia | 12 | 3 | 9 | 928 | 1101 | −173 | 15 | |
* 1 2 3 Puerto Rico 3–1; Mexico 2–2; Brazil 1–3

#### Best fourth placed team

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F | Brazil | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1046 | 871 | +175 | 20 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 2 | E | Argentina | 12 | 8 | 4 | 944 | 865 | +79 | 20 | |

## Statistical leaders

    As of 26 February 2023