FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship

FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship

Current season or competition: FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship 2004
Formerly	FIBA Americas Under-22 Championship FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1993
Inaugural season	1993
No. of teams	8
Continent	Americas
Most recent champion(s)	United States
Most titles	Argentina &  United States – 2
Related competitions	FIBA Under-21 World Championship
Founder	FIBA Americas
Official website	[1]

The FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship was the name commonly used to refer to the American basketball championships for players under 20 years that took place every four years among national teams of the continents. The winners qualified for the now-defunct FIBA Under-21 World Championship. This event was previously the FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship, but FIBA decided to lower the age limit for the FIBA 22 & Under World Championship in December 1998, and was renamed as the World Championship for Young Men. In 2004, the name was changed yet again to FIBA Under-21 World Championship, and the qualifying tournament was renamed to the present FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship.^[1]

Results

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th Place
1993	Rosario	Argentina	United States	Brazil	Canada
1996	Caguas	United States	Puerto Rico	Argentina	Canada
2000	Ribeirão Preto	Argentina	United States	Dominican Republic	Brazil
2004	Halifax	United States	Puerto Rico	Argentina	Canada

Participation Details

Team	1993	1996	2000	2004	Total
Argentina	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	4
Bahamas	-	-	-	7th	1
Brazil	3rd	5th	4th	6th	4
Canada	4th	4th	5th	4th	4
Cuba	5th	-	-	-	1
Dominican Republic	-	-	3rd	8th	2
Mexico	5th	8th	-	-	2
Panama	5th	6th	6th	-	3
Puerto Rico	-	2nd	7th	2nd	3
United States	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	4
Uruguay	5th	7th	8th	-	3
Venezuela	-	-	-	5th	1

External links

• 2000 Tournament
• United States history via Archive.org

References

1. ^ USABasketball.com - USA MEN'S U20 FIBA AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS