FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas
Formation	October 11, 1975
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Miami, Florida
Members	42 national associations
Official language	Spanish and English
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 continent american América. The headquarters is located in Miami, Florida and the current President is Fabian Borro of the United States. The current Executive Director is Carlos Alves.

Members

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

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

Country	Association	National teams	FIBA affiliation
Caribbean (CBC)
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1976
Aruba	Aruba Basketball Bond	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1986
Bahamas	Bahamas Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1962
Barbados	Barbados Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1962
Bermuda^[a]	Bermuda Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1998
British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands Amateur Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1979
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1976
Cuba	Federación Cubana de Baloncesto	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1937
Dominica	Dominica Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1976
Dominican Republic	Asociación Dominicana de Baloncesto	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1940
Grenada	Grenada National Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1975
Guyana^[b]	Guyana Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1961
Haiti	Haitian Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1970
Jamaica	Jamaica Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1962
Montserrat	Montserrat Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1986
Puerto Rico	Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1957
Saint Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts Amateur Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1979
Saint Lucia	St. Lucia Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1984
Suriname^[b]	Surinamese Basketball Association	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1959
Trinidad and Tobago	National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1958
Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks and Caicos Islands National Basketball	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	2002
Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1964
Central America (COCABA)
Belize	Belize Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1973
Costa Rica	Federación Costarricense de Baloncesto Aficionado	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1969
El Salvador	Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1956
Guatemala	Guatemala National Basketball Federation	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1949
Honduras	Federación Nacional de Baloncesto de Honduras	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1953
Mexico^[c]	Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1936
Nicaragua	Federación Nicaraguense de Baloncesto	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1959
Panama	Federación Panameña de Baloncesto	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1958
North America
Canada	Canada Basketball	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1936
United States	USA Basketball	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1934
South America (CONSUBASQUET)
Argentina	Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1932
Bolivia	Federación Boliviana de Básquetbol	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1947
Brazil	Confederação Brasileira de Basketball	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1935
Chile	Federación de Básquetbol de Chile	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1935
Colombia	Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1939
Ecuador	Federación Ecuatoriana de Básquetbol	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1950
Paraguay	Federación Paraguaya de Básquetebol	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1947
~~Peru~~^[d]	~~Federación Peruana de Basketball~~	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	~~1936~~
Uruguay	Federación Uruguaya de Basketball	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1936
Venezuela	Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto	Men's U19 U17 U15 Women's U19 U17 U15	1935

^ Bermuda is a North American territory but a member of CBC (Caribbean zone).
^ ^a ^b Suriname and Guyana are South American territories but members of CBC (Caribbean zone).
^ Mexico is a North American territory but a member of COCABA (Central America zone).
^ Peru is not currently a member of FIBA Americas, Peru is not listed by FIBA as a member nation.^[1]

Rankings

Overview

FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 3 March 2026)^[2]
Americas*	FIBA	±	National Team	Points
1	1		United States	893.8
2	5		Canada	806
3	8		Argentina	755.5
4	10		Brazil	750.1
5	16		Puerto Rico	653.4
6	21	3	Dominican Republic	499.6
7	28	3	Venezuela	395.5
8	31	5	Mexico	381.1
9	44	7	Uruguay	272
10	51	1	Bahamas	249.6
11	55		Colombia	227.9
12	58	1	Panama	207.2
13	62	1	Chile	185.9
14	69	1	Cuba	155.1
15	77	3	Nicaragua	129.8
16	78	4	Costa Rica	125.4
17	79	10	Virgin Islands	124.8
18	84	2	Paraguay	116.6
19	95	12	Jamaica	93.3
20	101	3	El Salvador	87
21	105	4	Barbados	82.2
22	106	4	Ecuador	81.8
23	108	2	Bolivia	75.1
24	113	6	Guyana	73
25	115	1	Honduras	72.3
26	123	1	Belize	68.2
27	124	1	Grenada	68
28	127	1	Guatemala	64.3
29	128		Suriname	61.5
30	129	1	Bermuda	60.2
31	132	1	Montserrat	56.5
32	149		Saint Lucia	36.8
33	156	1	Haiti	20
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 18 March 2026)^[3]
Americas*	FIBA	±	National Team	Points
1	1		United States	958.8
2	7		Canada	722
3	9		Brazil	697.3
4	13		Puerto Rico	594
5	20	1	Colombia	381.6
6	27	4	Argentina	293.1
7	30	8	Mexico	258
8	33	1	Dominican Republic	229.1
9	46	10	Venezuela	173.8
10	47	6	Cuba	169.5
11	48	8	El Salvador	168
12	62	14	Virgin Islands	128.4
13	69	1	Chile	112.1
14	73	10	Paraguay	107.5
15	74	2	Guatemala	102.5
16	75	4	Costa Rica	102.1
17	86	1	Ecuador	79.6
18	87	4	Bahamas	78
19	91	17	Nicaragua	72.1
20	92	3	Bolivia	70.6
21	93	1	Barbados	69.5
22	95	2	Panama	67.1
23	96		Uruguay	65.9
24	97	3	Honduras	65.2
25	108	1	Suriname	47
26	109	8	Jamaica	43.3
27	119	2	Guyana	26.1
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

Competitions

National teams

Men's competitions

Continental

FIBA AmeriCup

Youth continental

FIBA U18 AmeriCup
FIBA U16 AmeriCup

Youth regional

FIBA U17 Centrobasket
FIBA U15 Centrobasket
FIBA U17 South American Championship
FIBA U15 South American Championship

(Defunct competitions)

FIBA South American Championship
FIBA Centrobasket
FIBA COCABA Championship
FIBA CBC Championship
FIBA Americas U20 Championship
FIBA U21 South American Championship
FIBA U21 Centrobasket
FIBA COCABA U21 Championship
FIBA COCABA U17 Championship
FIBA CBC U20 Championship

Women's competitions

Continental

FIBA Women's AmeriCup

Regional

FIBA South American Women's Championship
FIBA Women's Centrobasket
FIBA COCABA Women's Championship
FIBA CBC Women's Championship

Youth continental

FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup
FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup

Youth regional

FIBA U17 Women's Centrobasket
FIBA U15 Women's Centrobasket
FIBA U17 Women's South American Championship
FIBA U15 Women's South American Championship

(Defunct competitions)

FIBA Americas U20 Women's Championship
FIBA South American U21 Women's Championship
FIBA U21 Women's Centrobasket
FIBA COCABA U21 Women's Championship
FIBA COCABA U17 Women's Championship
FIBA CBC U20 Women's Championship

Current champions

Tournament	Year	Champions
FIBA AmeriCup	2025	Brazil
FIBA Women's AmeriCup	2025	United States
FIBA U18 AmeriCup	2024	United States
FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup	2024	United States
FIBA U16 AmeriCup	2025	United States
FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup	2025	United States
FIBA Women's Centrobasket	2024	Puerto Rico
FIBA U17 Centrobasket	2023	Puerto Rico
FIBA U17 Women's Centrobasket	2023	Puerto Rico
FIBA U15 Centrobasket	2024	Puerto Rico
FIBA U15 Women's Centrobasket	2024	Mexico
FIBA Women's South American Championship	2024	Argentina
FIBA U17 South American Championship	2025	Brazil
FIBA U17 Women's South American Championship	2025	Argentina
FIBA U15 South American Championship	2024	Venezuela
FIBA U15 Women's South American Championship	2024	Venezuela

Last champions of defunct events

Tournament	Year	Champions
FIBA Centrobasket	2016	Puerto Rico
FIBA South American Championship	2016	Venezuela

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 Activity Report 2021-23" (PDF). FIBA. 2023.
^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

External links

[1] Bermuda is a North American territory but a member of CBC (Caribbean zone).

[SA-2] Suriname and Guyana are South American territories but members of CBC (Caribbean zone).

[3] Mexico is a North American territory but a member of COCABA (Central America zone).

[5] Peru is not currently a member of FIBA Americas, Peru is not listed by FIBA as a member nation.^[1]

[4] "FIBA Activity Report 2021-23" (PDF). FIBA. 2023.

[FIBA_World_Rankings-6] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-7] "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

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