FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship

FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship

Current season or competition: 2012 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Formerly	FIBA Americas Under-19 Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1990
Inaugural season	1990
No. of teams	8
Continent	Americas
Most recent champion(s)	United States
Most titles	United States – 5
Related competitions	FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Founder	FIBA Americas
Official website	[1]

The FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the American basketball championships for players under 18 years that take place every two years among national teams of the continent. Before the 2006 edition the championship was played by under-19 teams.

Men's Americas Basketball Championship

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th Place
1990	Montevideo	United States	Argentina	Brazil	Uruguay
1994	Santa Rosa and General Pico	United States	Argentina	Puerto Rico	Venezuela
1998	Puerto Plata	United States	Argentina	Brazil	Venezuela
2002	Isla Margarita	Puerto Rico	Venezuela	United States	Argentina
2006	San Antonio	United States	Argentina	Brazil	Canada
2008	Formosa	Argentina	United States	Canada	Puerto Rico
2010	San Antonio	United States	Brazil	Canada	Argentina
2012	São Sebastião do Paraíso

Participation Details

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

External links

• USA history

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