2025 FIBA AmeriCup

2025 FIBA AmeriCup
Tournament details
Host countryNicaragua
CityManagua
Dates22–31 August
Teams12
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (5th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place United States
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played26
Attendance65,270 (2,510 per game)
MVP Yago dos Santos
Top scorer Franco Miller Jr. (22.7 ppg)
Official website
2025 FIBA AmeriCup

The 2025 FIBA AmeriCup was the 20th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the quadrennial international men's basketball championship organized by FIBA Americas. The tournament was played in Managua, Nicaragua for the first time, from 22 to 31 August 2025.[1] The competition returned to its usual four-year cycle, after the previous tournament was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2025 FIBA AmeriCup concluded with Brazil winning their fifth title in the competition, defeating Argentina in the final, a rematch from 2022.[2] The United States won the bronze medal for the second consecutive AmeriCup, with their victory against Canada.[3]

Qualification

25 teams took part in qualification, including hosts Nicaragua, who participated for preparation reasons. The teams who failed to qualify for the previous edition played in the pre-qualifiers. The advancing teams progressed to the qualifiers where each team was drawn into four groups of four. The top three from each group qualified for the AmeriCup. The qualifiers draw was held on 9 August 2023 in Miami.[4][5] Games were played from February 2024 to February 2025, to determine the 12 nations who will qualify for the tournament.

Of the twelve qualified teams, 10 were present in the previous edition. Hosts Nicaragua will make their debut in this edition while The Bahamas returned to the competition after 30 years, their only prior appearance being in 1995.

Mexico, winners of the competition in 2013, failed to qualify. The U.S. Virgin Islands also missed the tournament after being eliminated in the pre-qualifiers.

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Puerto Rico all continued their perfect record of participating in every tournament.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a] WR[b]
Total First Last Streak
 Nicaragua Host nation 22 December 2023 1st 1 Debut 80
 Uruguay Group B top three 24 November 2024 19th 1980 2022 16 Runners-up (1984) 51
 Brazil 20th 20 Champions (1984, 1988, 2005, 2009) 12
 United States Group D top three 20 February 2025 12th 1989 3 Champions (Seven times)[c] 1
 Argentina Group A top three 20th 1980 20 Champions (2001, 2011, 2022) 8
 Colombia 3rd 2017 3 Ninth place (2022) 55
 Panama Group B top three 21 February 2025 14th 2015 4 Fourth place (1984) 57
 Venezuela Group A top three 23 February 2025 18th 1988 18 Champions (2015) 25
 Bahamas Group D top three 2nd 1995 1 Eighth place (1995) 52
 Puerto Rico 20th 1980 2022 20 Champions (1980, 1989, 1995) 15
 Canada Group C top two 24 February 2025 20th 20 Runners-up (1980, 1999) 6
 Dominican Republic 15th 1984 7 Third place (2011) 18

Venue

All games were played at the Polideportivo Alexis Argüello.

Draw

The draw took place on 26 March 2025 in Miami, United States.[6][7]

Seeding

The seeding was revealed on 7 March 2025.[6]

Pot 1
Team Pos
 United States 1
 Canada 6
 Nicaragua 79
Pot 2
Team Pos
 Argentina 8
 Brazil 12
 Puerto Rico 15
Pot 3
Team Pos
 Dominican Republic 18
 Venezuela 25
 Uruguay 51
Pot 4
Team Pos
 Bahamas 52
 Colombia 55
 Panama 57

Squads

Preliminary round

All times are local (Central Standard Time; UTC−6).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 280 257 +23 5 Quarterfinals
2  Uruguay 3 2 1 262 257 +5 5
3  Brazil 3 2 1 243 232 +11 5
4  Bahamas 3 0 3 250 289 −39 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
23 August 2025
13:10
Brazil  81–76  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 19–24, 19–18, 16–14
Pts: Caboclo 13
Rebs: Caboclo 10
Asts: dos Santos 5
Pts: Serres 14
Rebs: Serres, Véscovi 6
Asts: Fitipaldo 8
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Daniel García (VEN), Waseem Husainy (CAN)
23 August 2025
15:40
United States  105–93 (OT)  Bahamas
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 16–20, 23–19, 20–19, Overtime: 21–9
Pts: Auguste 28
Rebs: Cavanaugh 14
Asts: Grant 7
Pts: Miller Jr. 29
Rebs: Mobley 10
Asts: Clarke 7
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Michael Scott (CAN), Claudio Osorio (CHI)

24 August 2025
15:40
Bahamas  66–84  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 16–22, 11–33, 16–11
Pts: Miller Jr. 19
Rebs: Davis 7
Asts: Miller 5
Pts: dos Santos 17
Rebs: Santos 6
Asts: Borges 8
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 550
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (DOM), Daniel García (VEN), Orlando Varela (HON)
24 August 2025
21:10
Uruguay  86–85  United States
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 20–27, 25–18, 22–25
Pts: Véscovi 24
Rebs: Rodríguez 8
Asts: Fitipaldo 6
Pts: Galloway 25
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Grant 7
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Carlos Vélez (COL), Waseem Husainy (CAN)

26 August 2025
16:10
Uruguay  100–91  Bahamas
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 24–30, 20–26, 34–19
Pts: Fitipaldo 33
Rebs: Fitipaldo 8
Asts: Fitipaldo 13
Pts: Bridgewater 29
Rebs: Burrows 7
Asts: Bridgewater, Hunter 5
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 300
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Michael Scott (CAN)
26 August 2025
19:10
United States  90–78  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 16–25, 24–21, 26–11
Pts: Smart 22
Rebs: Cavanaugh, Smart 7
Asts: Galloway 5
Pts: Caboclo 21
Rebs: Santos 8
Asts: dos Santos 9
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Carlos Vélez (COL), Orlando Varela (HON)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 269 176 +93 6 Quarterfinals
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 263 211 +52 5
3  Venezuela 3 1 2 201 258 −57 4
4  Panama 3 0 3 181 269 −88 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
22 August 2025
13:10
Panama  59–93  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 13–16, 12–25, 17–28
Pts: Rodríguez Jr. 15
Rebs: Atencio, Bell 6
Asts: Bell 3
Pts: Romero 15
Rebs: Conditt IV, Romero 9
Asts: Alvarado 6
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 500
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (DOM), Carlos Vélez (COL), Alan dos Santos (BRA)
22 August 2025
15:40
Venezuela  54–88  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 13–15, 18–25, 10–22
Pts: Sifontes 14
Rebs: Sifontes 5
Asts: Mijares, Sifontes 4
Pts: George 18
Rebs: Muenkat 9
Asts: Bell-Haynes 9
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 500
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Andrés Bartel (URU), Orlando Varela (HON)

23 August 2025
18:40
Puerto Rico  97–70  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 22–26, 27–15, 27–12
Pts: Romero 19
Rebs: Conditt IV 13
Asts: Browne 9
Pts: Mijares 25
Rebs: Graterol 6
Asts: Sifontes 6
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 520
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Juan Fernández (ARG), Fernando Leite (BRA)
23 August 2025
21:10
Canada  99–49  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 33–16, 21–15, 24–4, 21–14
Pts: Darling 22
Rebs: Wiltjer 9
Asts: Carr 6
Pts: Rodríguez Jr. 10
Rebs: Gedeon 5
Asts: three players 2
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 500
Referees: Carlos Vélez (COL), Orlando Varela (HON), Alan dos Santos (BRA)

25 August 2025
13:10
Panama  73–77  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 22–11, 16–19, 18–24
Pts: Bell 20
Rebs: Bell 13
Asts: Armstrong 12
Pts: Cubillán 15
Rebs: Guerra 9
Asts: Sifontes 7
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 500
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Carlos Vélez (COL), Fernando Leite (BRA)
25 August 2025
21:10
Canada  82–73  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 16–16, 22–23, 24–16
Pts: George 17
Rebs: Kabengele 10
Asts: Wiltjer 5
Pts: Alvarado 20
Rebs: Conditt IV 8
Asts: Clavell 7
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Orlando Varela (HON)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic 3 3 0 242 212 +30 6 Quarterfinals
2  Argentina 3 2 1 261 237 +24 5
3  Colombia 3 1 2 231 254 −23 4
4  Nicaragua (H) 3 0 3 226 257 −31 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
22 August 2025
18:40
Nicaragua  70–94  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–28, 14–21, 24–25
Pts: Ruiz 19
Rebs: Omier 17
Asts: Omier 7
Pts: Brussino 17
Rebs: Vaulet 6
Asts: Marcos, Vildoza 4
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Blanca Burns (USA), Michael Scott (CAN)
22 August 2025
21:10
Dominican Republic  84–59  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 22–15, 22–15, 18–11
Pts: Jones 22
Rebs: Jones 8
Asts: Feliz 9
Pts: Angola 19
Rebs: Angola 9
Asts: three players 3
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Matthew Myers (USA), Fernando Leite (BRA)

24 August 2025
13:10
Argentina  83–84 (OT)  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 17–20, 19–18, 20–24Overtime: 8–9
Pts: Corbalán 20
Rebs: Brussino, Vaulet 7
Asts: Vildoza 10
Pts: Jones 20
Rebs: Jones 9
Asts: Feliz 11
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 450
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Matthew Myers (USA), Alan dos Santos (BRA)
24 August 2025
18:40
Colombia  89–86  Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 28–21, 20–23, 28–15
Pts: Atencia 26
Rebs: Solís 9
Asts: Roque 6
Pts: Omier 30
Rebs: Omier 20
Asts: Ruiz 11
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 7,900
Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Blanca Burns (USA), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)

25 August 2025
15:40
Argentina  84–83  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 11–24, 22–17, 22–25
Pts: Fernández 36
Rebs: Fernández 16
Asts: Vildoza 5
Pts: Angola 22
Rebs: Solís 13
Asts: Angola 10
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 500
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Johnny Batista (PUR), Daniel García (VEN)
25 August 2025
18:40
Dominican Republic  74–70  Nicaragua
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 21–16, 22–20, 15–18
Pts: Núñez 17
Rebs: Núñez 8
Asts: Montero 8
Pts: Omier 21
Rebs: Omier 18
Asts: Omier 7
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Blanca Burns (USA), Waseem Husainy (CAN)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A  Brazil 3 2 1 243 232 +11 5 Quarterfinals
2 C  Colombia 3 1 2 231 254 −23 4
3 B  Venezuela 3 1 2 201 258 −57 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Knockout stage

The teams will be ranked 1 to 8 based on their preliminary round results.

Preliminary round results

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1 B  Canada 3 3 0 269 176 +93 6
2 C  Dominican Republic 3 3 0 242 212 +30 6
3 A  United States 3 2 1 280 257 +23 5
4 B  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 263 211 +52 5
5 C  Argentina 3 2 1 261 237 +24 5
6 A  Uruguay 3 2 1 262 257 +5 5
7 A  Brazil 3 2 1 243 232 +11 5
8 C  Colombia 3 1 2 231 254 −23 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 August
 
 
 Canada94
 
30 August
 
 Colombia56
 
 Canada73
 
28 August
 
 Argentina83
 
 Puerto Rico77
 
31 August
 
 Argentina (OT)82
 
 Argentina47
 
28 August
 
 Brazil55
 
 Dominican Republic82
 
30 August
 
 Brazil94
 
 Brazil92
 
28 August
 
 United States77 Third place game
 
 United States83
 
31 August
 
 Uruguay70
 
 Canada85
 
 
 United States90
 

Quarter-finals

28 August 2025
13:10
Dominican Republic  82–94  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 17–29, 19–28, 21–18
Pts: Feliz 14
Rebs: Núñez 6
Asts: Feliz 7
Pts: De Paula 28
Rebs: Caboclo 9
Asts: De Paula 7
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 600
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Orlando Varela (HON), Michael Scott (CAN)

28 August 2025
15:40
United States  83–70  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 20–30, 25–15, 20–10
Pts: Smart 27
Rebs: Cooley 12
Asts: Galloway 4
Pts: Véscovi 17
Rebs: Bianchi 8
Asts: Parodi 6
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 750
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Carlos Vélez (COL), Waseem Husainy (CAN)

28 August 2025
18:40
Puerto Rico  77–82 (OT)  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 24–18, 24–15, 11–19Overtime: 7–12
Pts: Alvarado 25
Rebs: Romero 11
Asts: Plummer 6
Pts: Fernández, Vildoza 18
Rebs: Brussino 12
Asts: Corbalán 6
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Daniel García (VEN), Alan dos Santos (BRA)

28 August 2025
21:10
Canada  94–56  Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 26–10, 23–20, 17–11
Pts: George 18
Rebs: Miller 9
Asts: Bell-Haynes 6
Pts: Atencia 19
Rebs: Angola 5
Asts: Angola 3
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Fernando Leite (BRA)

Semi-finals

30 August 2025
14:40
Brazil  92–77  United States
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–29, 20–16, 34–9
Pts: dos Santos 25
Rebs: Dias 13
Asts: dos Santos 12
Pts: Galloway 22
Rebs: Baker, Cooley 6
Asts: Smart 5
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Daniel García (VEN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX)

30 August 2025
18:10
Canada  73–83  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 20–22, 16–22, 28–15
Pts: Carr 16
Rebs: Kabengele 8
Asts: Carr 4
Pts: Vildoza 26
Rebs: Corbalán 11
Asts: Corbalán, Vildoza 6
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Carlos Vélez (COL), Orlando Varela (HON)

Third place game

31 August 2025
14:40
Canada  85–90  United States
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 19–26, 24–19, 24–22
Pts: Carr, Kabengele 16
Rebs: Miller 9
Asts: Carr 7
Pts: Cavanaugh, Smart 21
Rebs: Cooley 8
Asts: Grant 7
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 700
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Daniel García (VEN), Alan dos Santos (BRA)

Final

31 August 2025
18:10
Argentina  47–55  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 9–15, 12–11, 11–13
Pts: Cáffaro 11
Rebs: Corbalán 9
Asts: Vildoza 4
Pts: dos Santos 14
Rebs: Dias 8
Asts: Dias, dos Santos 5
Polideportivo Alexis Argüello, Managua
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Andrés Bartel (URU)

Final standings

Rank Team Record
 Brazil 5–1
 Argentina 4–2
 United States 4–2
4  Canada 4–2
5  Dominican Republic 3–1
6  Puerto Rico 2–2
7  Uruguay 2–2
8  Colombia 1–3
9  Venezuela 1–2
10  Nicaragua 0–3
11  Bahamas 0–3
12  Panama 0–3

Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the championship.

AmeriCup MVP[8]
Yago dos Santos
FIBA AmeriCup All-Tournament Team[9]
Yago dos Santos Javonte Smart Kyshawn George Bruno Caboclo Juan Fernández
FIBA Americup All-Tournament Second Team
José Alvarado José Vildoza Georginho de Paula Norchad Omier Mfiondu Kabengele

Notes

  1. ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ^ World ranking at start of tournament.
  3. ^ The United States has won in 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2017.

References

  1. ^ "FIBA confirms Nicaragua as host of AmeriCup 2025". FIBA (Press release). 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Brazil topples Argentina, wins first FIBA AmeriCup title in 16 years". fiba.basketball. 1 September 2025.
  3. ^ "United States repeats as bronze medalist at FIBA AmeriCup 2025". fiba.basketball. 31 August 2025.
  4. ^ "The FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers draw date is set". FIBA. 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ "The FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers stage is set". FIBA. 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Everything set for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Draw". Fédération Internationale de Basketball. 7 March 2025.
  7. ^ "FIBA AmeriCup 2025 groups are defined". Fédération Internationale de Basketball. 26 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Yago Santos named MVP of FIBA AmeriCup 2025". FIBA. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Bruno Caboclo, Juan Fernández join Yago Santos in FIBA AmeriCup All Star 5". FIBA. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.