FIBA Americas

FIBA Americas
FormationOctober 11, 1975
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersMiami, Florida
Members42 national associations
Official language
Spanish and English
President
United States Fabian Borro
Websitefiba.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.

CountryAssociationNational teamsFIBA
affiliation
Caribbean (CBC)
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association
1976
 Aruba Aruba Basketball Bond
1986
 Bahamas Bahamas Basketball Federation
1962
 Barbados Barbados Amateur Basketball Association
1962
 Bermuda Bermuda Basketball Association
1998
 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Amateur Basketball Federation
1979
 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Basketball Association
1976
 Cuba Federación Cubana de Baloncesto
1937
 Dominica Dominica Amateur Basketball Association
1976
 Dominican Republic Asociación Dominicana de Baloncesto
1940
 Grenada Grenada National Basketball Association
1975
 Guyana Guyana Basketball Federation
1961
 Haiti Haitian Basketball Federation
1970
 Jamaica Jamaica Basketball Association
1962
 Montserrat Montserrat Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)
1986
 Puerto Rico Federación de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico
1957
 Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts Amateur Basketball Association
1979
 Saint Lucia St. Lucia Basketball Federation
1997
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines Basketball Association
1984
 Suriname Surinamese Basketball Association
1959
 Trinidad and Tobago National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago
1958
 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands National Basketball
2002
 Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Basketball Federation
1964
Central America (COCABA)
 Belize Belize Basketball Federation
1973
 Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Baloncesto Aficionado
1969
 El Salvador Federación Salvadoreña de Baloncesto
1956
 Guatemala Guatemala National Basketball Federation
1949
 Honduras Federación Nacional de Baloncesto de Honduras
1953
 Mexico Asociación Deportiva Mexicana de Básquetbol
1936
 Nicaragua Federación Nicaraguense de Baloncesto
1959
 Panama Federación Panameña de Baloncesto
1958
North America
 Canada Canada Basketball
1936
 United States USA Basketball
1934
South America (CONSUBASQUET)
 Argentina Confederación Argentina de Básquetbol
1932
 Bolivia Federación Boliviana de Básquetbol
1947
 Brazil Confederação Brasileira de Basketball
1935
 Chile Federación de Básquetbol de Chile
1935
 Colombia Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto
1939
 Ecuador Federación Ecuatoriana de Básquetbol
1950
 Paraguay Federación Paraguaya de Básquetebol
1947
 Peru Federación Peruana de Basketball
1936
 Uruguay Federación Uruguaya de Basketball
1936
 Venezuela Federación Venezolana de Baloncesto
1935
  1. ↑ Bermuda is a North American territory but a member of CBC (Caribbean zone).
  2. 1 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).
  4. ↑ Peru is not currently a member of FIBA Americas, Peru is not listed by FIBA as a member nation.

Rankings

FIBA America zones

Overview

FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 1 September 2026)
Americas* FIBA ± National Team Points
1 1Steady  United States952.3
2 5Steady  Canada863
3 8Steady  Argentina809.2
4 11Decrease 2  Brazil799
5 17Decrease 1  Puerto Rico698.8
6 21Steady  Dominican Republic605.2
7 26Increase 2  Mexico478.6
8 34Decrease 7  Venezuela455
9 43Decrease 1  Uruguay372.2
10 49Steady  Bahamas343
11 54Steady  Colombia316
12 56Steady  Panama290.4
13 59Increase 1  Chile270.7
14 70Decrease 3  Cuba210.9
15 75Decrease 2  Nicaragua185.6
16 79Decrease 1  Jamaica157.7
17 86Decrease 1  Costa Rica140.2
18 91Steady  Virgin Islands124.8
19 95Decrease 2  Paraguay116.6
20 102Decrease 1  Barbados101.5
21 103Decrease 1  El Salvador100.5
22 106Decrease 3  Guyana90.9
23 107Decrease 2  Antigua and Barbuda88.6
24 108Decrease 2  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines88.4
25 111Decrease 2  Honduras84.4
26 114Decrease 2  Grenada82.9
27 116Decrease 3  Ecuador81.8
28 118Decrease 3  Guatemala75.5
29 119Decrease 3  Bolivia75.1
30 120Decrease 3  Bermuda75
31 128Decrease 1  Belize68.2
32 146Decrease 2  Haiti38.5
33 150Decrease 2  Turks and Caicos Islands18.7
34 151Decrease 2  Cayman Islands15.8
35 152Decrease 2  Dominica15.8
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points
FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 14 September 2026)
Americas* FIBA ± National Team Points
1 1Steady  United States1076.1
2 10Decrease 1  Brazil566.6
3 11Decrease 4  Canada565.7
4 12Increase 1  Puerto Rico543.5
5 20Steady  Colombia318.6
6 23Increase 4  Argentina349.1
7 31Decrease 1  Mexico258
8 36Decrease 3  Dominican Republic229.1
9 49Decrease 3  Venezuela173.8
10 50Decrease 3  Cuba169.5
11 51Decrease 3  El Salvador168
12 64Decrease 2  Virgin Islands128.4
13 71Decrease 2  Chile112.1
14 75Decrease 2  Paraguay107.5
15 78Decrease 4  Guatemala102.5
16 79Decrease 4  Costa Rica102.1
17 86Steady  Ecuador79.6
18 87Steady  Bahamas78
19 91Steady  Nicaragua72.1
20 92Steady  Bolivia70.6
21 94Decrease 1  Barbados69.5
22 96Decrease 1  Panama67.1
23 97Decrease 1  Uruguay65.9
24 98Decrease 1  Honduras65.2
25 108Steady  Suriname47
26 109Steady  Jamaica43.3
27 118Increase 1  Guyana26.1
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

Team of the Year

Competitions

National teams

Men's competitions

Continental

Youth continental

Youth regional

(Defunct competitions)

Women's competitions

Continental

Regional

Youth continental

Youth regional

(Defunct competitions)

Current champions

Tournament Year Champions
FIBA AmeriCup 2025  Brazil
FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2025  United States
FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2026  Canada
FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup 2026  United States
FIBA U16 AmeriCup 2025  United States
FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup 2025  United States
FIBA Women's Centrobasket 2026  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 2026  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

Regional

Women's competitions

Continental

Regional

(Defunct competitions)

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Activity Report 2021-23" (PDF). FIBA. 2023.
  2. 1 2 "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.

See also