# FIBA Under-16 AmeriCup

The FIBA Under-16 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

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Year | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place |
| 2009 Details | Argentina (Mendoza) | United States | 101–87 | Argentina | Canada | 106–81 | Venezuela |
| 2011 Details | Mexico (Cancún) | United States | 104–64 | Argentina | Canada | 86–65 | Puerto Rico |
| 2013 Details | Uruguay (Maldonado) | United States | 94–48 | Argentina | Canada | 62–50 | Puerto Rico |
| 2015 Details | Argentina (Bahía Blanca) | United States | 77–60 | Canada | Argentina | 74–59 | Dominican Republic |
| 2017 Details | Argentina (Formosa) | United States | 111–60 | Canada | Puerto Rico | 78–67 | Argentina |
| 2019 Details | Brazil (Belém) | United States | 94–77 | Canada | Dominican Republic | 80–77 | Argentina |
| 2021 Details | Mexico (Xalapa) | United States | 90–75 | Argentina | Canada | 92–76 | Dominican Republic |
| 2023 Details | Mexico (Mérida) | United States | 118–36 | Canada | Puerto Rico | 86–76 (OT) | Argentina |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

## Participation details

| Team | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | Total |
| Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 8 |
| Bahamas | 7th | — | 7th | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brazil | 5th | 5th | — | 5th | — | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6 |
| Canada | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 8 |
| Chile | — | 6th | 5th | — | — | — | 8th | — | 3 |
| Costa Rica | — | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | — | — | — | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5 |
| Mexico | 8th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 8 |
| Paraguay | — | — | — | — | 8th | — | — | — | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 6th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 8 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 8 |
| Uruguay | — | — | 6th | — | — | 8th | — | 8th | 3 |
| Venezuela | 4th | — | — | 7th | 7th | — | — | — | 3 |

## Under-17 World Cup record

| Team | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Total |
| Argentina | 9th | 6th | 10th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 10th | | 7 |
| Canada | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 8th | | 7 |
| Dominican Republic | — | — | — | 11th | 9th | 13th | — | | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | — | — | 5th | — | 3rd | — | 6th | | 3 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 7 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |

## MVP Awards

| Year | MVP Award Winner |
| 2009 | Bradley Beal |
| 2011 | Jabari Parker |
| 2013 | Malik Newman |
| 2015 | Gary Trent Jr. |
| 2017 | Vernon Carey Jr. |
| 2019 | Chris Livingston |
| 2021 | Robert Dillingham |
| 2023 | Cameron Boozer |