# FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup

The FIBA Under-18 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 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

| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Year | Host | 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 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America and South America | 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 |
| 2024 | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | United States | 110–70 | Argentina | Canada | 89–67 | Dominican Republic |

## Performances by nation

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |

## Participation details

| Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Total |
| Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 13 |
| Bahamas | — | — | — | — | 7th | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Belize | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8th | 1 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | — | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | — | 2nd | 5th | 11 |
| Canada | 9th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 13 |
| Chile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6th | 5th | — | — | 2 |
| Colombia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cuba | 6th | — | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | — | 6th | 5th | 5th | — | — | — | — | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 8 |
| 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 | 7th | 12 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 13 |
| Uruguay | 4th | 9th | — | — | 6th | 6th | 5th | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Venezuela | 8th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | — | 5th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6th | 6 |
| Virgin Islands | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7th | 7th | — | 7th | — | — | — | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 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 |
| 2024 | Darius Acuff Jr. |

## 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 | Q | | 16 |
| Brazil | 2nd | 3rd | 10th | 7th | — | 8th | — | 4th | — | 9th | 10th | — | — | — | — | 11th | — | | 9 |
| Canada | 7th | 14th | 6th | 8th | — | — | — | 10th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 3rd | 7th | Q | | 14 |
| Dominican Republic | — | 9th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13th | — | — | — | — | Q | | 3 |
| Panama | 11th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | — | — | 8th | — | 10th | — | 6th | 16th | 6th | — | — | — | 9th | 6th | 14th | — | — | | 8 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th | Q | | 17 |
| Uruguay | 8th | 12th | — | 14th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 3 |
| Venezuela | — | — | — | — | 12th | 12th | 9th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 85 |