FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas
Formation	October 11, 1975
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Miami, Florida
Membership	42 national associations
Official language	English and Spanish
President	Fabian Borro
Website	fiba.basketball/americas

FIBA Americas (Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, French: FIBA Amériques) is a continental federation of FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental zones. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international basketball competitions in the Americas. The headquarters is located in Miami, Florida and the current President is Carol Callan of the United States.

Members

FIBA Americas has 42 affiliated members, divided into 4 regional zones.

North America: 2 members
Central America (COCABA): 8 members
South America (CONSUBASQUET): 9 members
Caribbean (CBC): 23 members

Country	Association	National teams	FIBA affiliation
Caribbean (CBC)
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1976
Aruba	Aruba Basketball Bond	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1986
Bahamas	Bahamas Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Barbados	Barbados Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Bermuda*²	Bermuda Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1998
British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands Amateur Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1976
Cuba	Federación Cubana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1937
Dominica	Dominica Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1976
Dominican Republic	Asociación Dominicana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1940
Grenada	Grenada National Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1975
Guyana*³	Guyana Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Haiti	Haitian Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1970
Jamaica	Jamaica Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Montserrat	Montserrat Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1986
Puerto Rico	Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1957
Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Saint Lucia	St. Lucia Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1984
Suriname*³	Surinamese Basketball Association	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1959
Trinidad and Tobago	National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1958
Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands National Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	2002
Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Central America (COCABA)
Belize	Belize Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1973
Costa Rica	Federación Costarricense de Baloncesto Aficionado	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1969
El Salvador	Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1956
Guatemala	Guatemala National Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1949
Honduras	Federación Nacional de Baloncesto de Honduras	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1953
Mexico*¹	Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
Nicaragua	Federación Nicaraguense de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1959
Panama	Federación Panameña de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1958
North America
Canada	Canada Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
United States	USA Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1934
South America (CONSUBASQUET)
Argentina	Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1932
Bolivia	Federación Boliviana de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1947
Brazil	Confederação Brasileira de Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1935
Chile	Federación de Básquetbol de Chile	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1935
Colombia	Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1939
Ecuador	Federación Ecuatoriana de Básquetbol	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1950
Paraguay	Paraguayan Basketball Federation	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1947
Uruguay	Federación Uruguaya de Basketball	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
Venezuela	Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1935

- *¹ Mexico is a North American territory but a member of COCABA (Central America zone).

- *² Bermuda is a North American territory but a member of CBC (Caribbean zone).

- *³ Suriname and Guyana are South American territories but members of CBC (Caribbean zone).

Rankings

Overview

FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 15 August 2024)^[1]
Americas*	FIBA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		United States	838.8
2	5	2	Canada	747.8
3	8		Argentina	731.1
4	12		Brazil	673.7
5	15	1	Puerto Rico	610.4
6	18	1	Dominican Republic	548.3
7	22		Venezuela	495.2
8	25		Mexico	437.4
9	48	2	Uruguay	249.9
10	56		Colombia	205.1
11	57		Bahamas	204.3
12	59	4	Panama	189.4
13	61	1	Chile	176.2
14	66	2	Virgin Islands	156.1
15	70		Cuba	143.8
16	77	4	Nicaragua	121.4
17	80		Paraguay	116.9
18	89		Costa Rica	108.5
19	101		Barbados	83.9
20	102		Guyana	83.6
21	106		Jamaica	77.9
22	107	1	Bolivia	77.5
23	112	1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	75
24	114	2	Honduras	74.4
25	115	2	Antigua and Barbuda	74.2
26	117	3	Grenada	71.7
27	118	3	Ecuador	71
28	122	1	Belize	66
29	126	2	El Salvador	62.4
30	127	2	Suriname	61.1
31	129	2	Bermuda	60.2
32	132	2	Montserrat	56.3
33	147	1	Guatemala	41.5
34	153	1	Saint Lucia	30.8
35	158	1	Haiti	22.4
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 26 August 2024)^[2]
Americas*	FIBA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		United States	883.3
2	7	2	Canada	658
3	11	3	Brazil	565.9
4	12	1	Puerto Rico	521.7
5	30		Colombia	252.4
6	31		Argentina	238.3
7	35		Dominican Republic	199.1
8	36	6	Venezuela	187.4
9	38	2	Cuba	182.3
10	45	2	Mexico	159.3
11	54	1	Virgin Islands	130.7
12	56	3	El Salvador	128.4
13	63	2	Paraguay	113.9
14	67	3	Guatemala	107.5
15	71	2	Costa Rica	98.2
16	77	1	Chile	92.7
17	78	1	Bahamas	89.5
18	84	3	Ecuador	74.1
19	85	3	Barbados	72.5
20	93	1	Uruguay	68.5
21	94	3	Panama	64.6
22	96	2	Honduras	60.5
23	100	3	Jamaica	58.2
24	103	3	Nicaragua	47.4
25	104	3	Suriname	45.2
26	114	2	Guyana	27.7
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

Competitions

National teams

(Men's competitions)

Continental

FIBA AmeriCup

Youth continental

Youth regional

FIBA South American U-17 Championship
FIBA South American U-15 Championship

(Defunct competitions)

FIBA South American Championship
FIBA Centrobasket
FIBA COCABA Championship
FIBA CBC Championship
FIBA Americas U-20 Championship
FIBA South American U-21 Championship
FIBA U-21 Centrobasket
FIBA U-17 Centrobasket
FIBA U-15 Centrobasket
FIBA COCABA U-21 Championship
FIBA COCABA U-17 Championship
FIBA CBC U-20 Championship

(Women's competitions)

Continental

FIBA Women's AmeriCup

Regional

Youth continental

Youth regional

(Defunct competitions)

FIBA Americas U-20 Women's Championship
FIBA South American U-21 Women's Championship
FIBA U-21 Women's Centrobasket
FIBA U-17 Women's Centrobasket
FIBA COCABA U-21 Women's Championship
FIBA COCABA U-17 Women's Championship
FIBA CBC U-20 Women's Championship

Clubs

(Men's competitions)

Continental

Basketball Champions League Americas

Regional

South American Basketball League

(Women's competitions)

Continental

Women's Basketball League Americas

Regional

South American Women's Basketball League

(Defunct competitions)

FIBA Americas League
Pan American Basketball Club Championship
South American Basketball Club Championship
Central America Basketball Club Championship

References

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

External links

[FIBA_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

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References

See also

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