The South American Basketball Championship, or FIBA South American Championship, was the main FIBA tournament for men's national teams from South America's region of FIBA Americas. The tournament was first played in 1930. The tournament often has been played biannually, but the last took place in 2016 as the 2018 edition in Osorno, Chile was cancelled. It has been largely supplanted by the FIBA AmeriCup.
Results YearHostsGold medal gameBronze medal gameGoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place1930 Details (Montevideo)Round RobinRound Robin1932 Details (Santiago)42–28N/ANone1934 Details (Buenos Aires)Round RobinRound Robin1935 Details (Rio de Janeiro)Round RobinN/ANone1937 Details (Santiago & Valparaíso)Round RobinRound Robin1938 Details (Lima)Round RobinRound Robin1939 Details (Rio de Janeiro)Round RobinRound Robin1940 Details (Montevideo)Round RobinRound Robin1941 Details (Mendoza)Round RobinRound Robin1942 Details (Santiago)Round RobinRound Robin1943 Details (Lima)Round RobinRound Robin1945 Details (Guayaquil)Round RobinRound Robin1947 Details (Rio de Janeiro)Round RobinRound Robin1949 Details (Asunción)Round RobinRound Robin1953 Details (Montevideo)Round RobinRound Robin1955 Details (Cúcuta)Round RobinRound Robin1958 Details (Santiago)Round RobinRound Robin1960 Details (Córdoba)Round RobinRound Robin1961 Details (Rio de Janeiro)Round RobinRound Robin1963 Details (Lima)Round RobinRound Robin1966 Details (Mendoza & San Juan)Round RobinRound Robin1968 Details (Asunción)Round RobinRound Robin1969 Details (Montevideo)Round RobinRound Robin1971 Details (Montevideo)Round RobinRound Robin1973 Details (Bogotá)Round RobinRound Robin1976 Details (Medellín)Round RobinRound Robin1977 Details (Valdivia)Round RobinRound Robin1979 Details (Bahía Blanca)Round RobinRound Robin1981 Details (Montevideo)Round RobinRound Robin1983 Details (São José dos Campos)Round RobinRound Robin1985 Details (Medellín)Round RobinRound Robin1987 Details (Asunción)Round RobinRound Robin1989 Details(Machala & Guayaquil)Round RobinRound Robin1991 Details (Valencia)122–121Round Robin1993 Details (Guaratinguetá)82–76–1995 Details (Montevideo)89–7485–631997 Details (Maracaibo)Round RobinRound Robin1999 Details South American Championships (1999) – latinbasket.com (Bahía Blanca)73–67 99–772001 Details South American Championships (2001) – latinbasket.com (Valdivia)76–69 94–902003 DetailsSouth American Championships (2003) – latinbasket.com (Montevideo)83–8088–822004 Details (Campos dos Goytacazes)95–7876–742006 DetailsSouth American Championships (2006) – latinbasket.com (Caracas)92–6195–782008 Details (Puerto Montt)100–9587–722010 Details (Neiva)87–7776–702012 Details (Resistencia)79–5680–682014 Details (Isla Margarita)74–6566–612016 Details (Caracas)64–5887–83
Performance by nation
Participation details Team 1930 1932 1934 1935 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1945 1947 1949 1953 1955 1958 1960 1961 1963 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 5th 5th – 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th – – – – – – – – – – 6th – – – – – – – – 9th 3rd – 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 3rd 5th 4th – 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 2nd 2nd – 1st – 5th 4th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 6th 5th 5th 6th 7th – – – – – – – – – – – 6th – – 7th 8th 6th 6th – 8th – – – – – 5th – – – 5th – 5th 4th – 6th 7th 8th 7th 7th 6th – – – – – – – 6th 6th – 5th – – 6th 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 5th – – – – 4th 1st 4th 5th 2nd – 3rd – 6th 4th 5th 5th 7th – 5th 2nd 1st 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9th – – 8th –
Team 1966 1968 1969 1971 1973 1976 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 1st 5th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd – – – – – – 9th – – – – – 9th – – – 10th 10th 10th – 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 1st 6th 6th 5th 6th 5th 6th 6th 4th 4th 5th 7th 6th – – 6th 6th 6th 7th 6th 5th 7th 7th 6th 5th 6th 5th 7th – – 6th 5th – 7th 5th – – 5th 9th 7th 6th 5th 8th – 8th 8th – – – – – – – 5th 6th 5th – 8th 6th 9th – 8th 4th 7th 7th 7th 4th 8th 6th 6th 7th 6th – 6th 7th – 5th 7th 5th 5th – 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 7th 5th 7th 5th – 8th 5th 8th 8th – – 9th 8th 8th – 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 1st 4th 4th 3rd – – – – – – 4th 5th – 4th 4th 2nd 4th 1st 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th
Team 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Total 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 46 – – – – 7th – 8th 9 2nd 1st 4th 1st 4th 3rd 2nd 45 5th 6th 6th 7th 6th 6th 7th 43 – 5th 5th 6th 7th – 5th 26 – – – 8th – 7th 9th 23 6th – – 5th 5th 5th 6th 32 – – – – – 8th 10th 31 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 47 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 1st 22
Top scorers By total points
YearPlayerPositionTeamTotal points 2001Víctor Díaz SG 166 2003Víctor Díaz SG 1352003 Stats – fiba.basketball 2004Nicolás Mazzarino PG 1542004 Stats – fiba.basketball 2006Esteban Batista C 852006 Stats – fiba.basketball 2008Román González C 1272008 Stats – fiba.basketball 2010 Stalin Ortiz SF 1122010 Stats – fiba.basketball 2012 Vítor Benite SG 1352012 Stats – fiba.basketball 2014 Mauricio Aguiar SG 822014 Stats – fiba.basketball 2016 Stalin Ortiz Michael JacksonSF 882016 Stats – fiba.basketball
By points per game
YearPlayerPositionTeamPPG 2001Víctor Díaz SG 23.7 2003Víctor Díaz SG 22.5 2004Nicolás Mazzarino PG 25.7 2006Stalin Ortiz SF 26.7 2008Román González C 21.2 2010Stalin Ortiz SF 22.4 2012 Evandro Arteaga Fuentes PG 17.3 2014 Mauricio Aguiar SG 16.4 2016 Stalin Ortiz Michael JacksonSF 17.6
Final – topscorer
YearPlayerPositionTeamPoints 1999 Vanderlei Mazzuchini SG 20 2001Leandro Palladino SG 22 2003Guilherme Giovannoni SF 17 2004Walter Herrmann SF 37 2006Leandro García Morales Marcelo HuertasSG 19 2008Leandro García Morales SG 33 2010Murilo Becker SF 30 2012 Facundo Campazzo PG 15 2014 Greivis Vásquez SG 24 2016 Gregory VargasSG 21
MVP Award
YearPlayerPositionTeam 2010 Murilo Becker PF 2012 Leonardo Gutiérrez SF 2014 Greivis Vásquez SG 2016 Gregory VargasSG
Medalists 1983 1. Brazil: Marquinhos, Fausto, Carioquinha, Cadum, Marcelo Vido, Sílvio Malvezi, Israel Andrade, Gerson Victalino, Marcel de Souza, André, Oscar Schmidt, Nilo Guimarães, Coach: Renato Brito Cunha 2. Argentina: 3. Uruguay:
1985 1. Brazil: Nilo Guimarães, Rolando Ferreira, Marcelo Vido, Sílvio Malvezi, Maury de Souza, Israel Andrade, Gerson Victalino, Oscar Schmidt, Guerrinha, Paulinho Villas Boas, João Vianna, Marcel de Souza, Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal 2. Uruguay: 3. Argentina:
1987Sudamericano 1987 – argentina.basketball 1. Argentina: Miguel Cortijo, Carlos Romano, Carlos Cerutti, Esteban Camisassa, Sergio Aispurúa, Luis González, Jorge Faggiano, Rubén Scolari, Esteban Pérez, Marcelo Milanesio, Sebastián Uranga, Aldo Yódice. Coach: Flor Meléndez 2. Brazil: André, Paulão, Chuí, Luiz de Azevedo, Gerson Victalino, Maury de Souza, Israel Andrade, Rolando Ferreira, Cadum, Guerrinha, Paulinho Villas Boas, João Vianna, Coach: Ary Vidal
1989 1. Brazil: Cadum, Giant Silva, Luiz de Azevedo, João Vianna, Paulinho Villas Boas, Guerrinha, João Vianna, Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia 3. Uruguay:
1991– Venezuela en los Suramericanos de Naciones. Parte 3 – sehablabasket.comSudamericano 1991 – argentina.basketball 1. Venezuela: Víctor Díaz, Cesar Portillo, Alexander Nelcha, Nelson Solórzano, Armando Becker, Luis Jiménez, Sam Shepherd (naturalised American), Carl Herrera, Luis Sosa, Gabriel Estaba, Iván Olivares, Omar Walcott. Coach: Julio Toro 2. Brazil: Paulinho Villas Boas, Luiz de Azevedo, Maury de Souza, Rolando Ferreira, Josuel, Guerrinha, Chuí, Cosmo, Luisão, Luiz Augusto Zanon, Wilson Minuci, Marcel de Souza, Coach: José Medalha 3. Argentina: Gabriel Darras, Ariel Bernardini, Esteban De la Fuente, Orlando Tourn, Guillermo Coissón, Claudio Farabello, Facundo Sucatzky, Diego Osella, Marcelo Milanesio, Sebastián Uranga, Luis Oroño, Sergio Aispurúa. Coach: Carlos Boismené
1993 Sudamericano 1993 – argentina.basketball 1. Brazil: Antônio José Nogueira Santana, Paulinho Villas Boas, André Luís Guimarães Fonseca, Josuel, Rogério Klafke, Wilson Minuci, Olívia, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Coach: Ênio Ângelo Vecchi 2. Argentina: Marcelo Milanesio, Esteban De la Fuente, Jorge Racca, Sebastián Uranga, Diego Maggi, Eduardo Dominé, Gabriel Cocha, Carlos Romano, Rubén Wolkowyski. Coach: Guillermo Vecchio 3. Venezuela: Eduardo Crespo, José "Cheito" Ramos, Carlos Villasmil, Hermis Peñaloza. Coach: Guillermo Vecchio
1995A 20 años de la última en casa – basquettotal.comSudamericano 1995 – argentina.basketball 1. Uruguay: Juliano Rivera, Diego Losada, Luis Eduardo Pierri, Enrique Cativelli, Alain Mayor, Óscar Moglia, Marcelo Capalbo, Gonzalo Caneiro, Gustavo Szczygielski, Luis Silveira, Marcel Bouzout, Jeff Granger (naturalised American). Coach: Víctor Hugo Berardi, ass: Enrique Peretta. 2. Argentina: Daniel Farabello, Leopoldo Ruiz Moreno, Esteban Pérez, Ernesto Michel, Horacio Beigier, Gabriel Moravansky, José Luis Gil, Ariel Reale, Pablo Marino, Gabriel Fernández, Ariel Bernardini, Lucio Schiavi. Coach: Guillermo Vecchio 3. Brazil: Antônio José Nogueira Santana, Guerrinha, Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, Olívia, André Luís Guimarães Fonseca, Rolando Ferreira, Josuel, João Vianna, Rogério Klafke, Coach: Ary Ventura Vidal
1997 (es) 1. Uruguay: Camilo Acosta; Marcel Bouzout; Marcelo Capalbo; Diego Losada; Nicolás Mazzarino; Adolfo Medrick; Oscar Moglia; Juan Moltedo; Freddy Navarrete; Luis Pierri; Julio Rivera; Jesús Rostan; Luis Silveira; Gustavo Szczygielski. Coach: Víctor Hugo Berardi, ass: Enrique Perreta. 2. Venezuela: Victor David Díaz, Omar Alejandro Walcot, Gabriel Estaba, Armando Becker, Ivan Olivares, Carlos Villasmil, Jose Echenique, Richard Lugo, Ludwing Irazabal, Victor González, Alejandro Quiroz y Richard Medina. Coach: Julio Toro, ass: Nestor Salazar and Sam Shepherd. 3. Argentina: Luis Villar, Rubén Wolkowyski; Diego Osella, Esteban De la Fuente; Lucas Victoriano; Alejandro Montecchia; Hugo Sconochini; Gabriel Fernández; Daniel Farabello; Marcos Nóbile; Gabriel Díaz, Fabricio Oberto. Coach: Julio Lamas, ass: Ruben Magnano.
19991999 edition – latinbasket.comSudamericano 1999 – argentina.basketball Selección Nacional Sudamericano Bahía Blanca 1999 – venbaloncesto.tripod.com 1. Brazil: Caio Eduardo de Mello Cazziolato, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Josuel, Caio Cazziolatto, Vanderlei, Sandro Varejão; Aylton Tesh, André Luís Guimarães Fonseca Ratto, Luiz Fernando. Coach: Helio Rubens. 2. Argentina: Alejandro Montecchia, Juan Espil, Leandro Palladino, Luis Scola, Ruben Wolkowyski; Lucas Victoriano, Sergio Aispurua, Emanuel Ginobili, Pepe Sanchez, Andres Nocioni. Coach: Julio Lamas. 3. Venezuela: Victor David Díaz, Carl Herrera, Harold Keeling, Alex Quiróz, Armando Becker, Ernesto Mijares, Omar Walcott, Richard Lugo, Víctor González, Vladimir Heredia, Diego Guevara, Heberth Bayona. Coach: Bruno D'Adezzio
2001 Sudamericano 2001 – argentina.basketball Selección Nacional Suramericano Valdivia Chile 2001 – venbaloncesto.tripod.com 1. Argentina: Alejandro Montecchia, Leandro Palladino, Andrés Nocioni, Gabriel Fernández, Diego Osella, Silvio Gigena, Walter Herrmann, Andrés Pelussi, Víctor Baldo, Lucas Victoriano, Daniel Farabello, Leonardo Gutiérrez. Coach: Rubén Magnano. 2. Brazil: Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Sandro Varejão. Coach: Hélio Rubens Garcia 3. Venezuela: Victor David Díaz, Carl Herrera, Oscar Torres, Omar Walcott, Harold Keeling, Alex Quiróz, Armando Becker, Ernesto Mijares, Richard Lugo, Víctor González, Vladimir Heredia, Pablo Machado
2003 (es) 1. Brazil: Marcelo Machado, Arnaldinho, André Stefanelli, Válter Apolinário, Tiagao, Demétrius Conrado Ferraciú, Alex Ribeiro, Anderson Varejão, Guilherme Giovannoni, Tiago Splitter, André Bambu, Renato, Coach: Lula Ferreira.