Centrobasket
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| First season | 1965 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | FIBA Americas member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Americas (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) | M: File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (11th title) W: File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (5th title) |
| Most titles | M: File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (11 titles) W: File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (16 titles) |
| Qualification | FIBA COCABA Championship FIBA CBC Championship |
| Related competitions | FIBA AmeriCup |
| Official website | FIBA Americas website |
The Centrobasket is a FIBA-sponsored international basketball tournament where national teams from Central America and the Caribbean participate. These countries make up the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA). The top three or four Women's National teams typically earn berths to the FIBA Women's AmeriCup, from which they can qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup or Summer Olympics. Teams qualify for these tournaments by finishing high (usually first or second place) in the previous Centrobasket or by placing high at the FIBA COCABA Championship for Mexico and the seven Central American countries and at the FIBA CBC Championship for the 23 Caribbean countries. In total, 31 countries have an opportunity to qualify their national teams for Centrobasket, yet all of them do not enter teams regularly.
History
Celebration of the tournament typically is every two years. Initially played only in odd years, the tournament has, in recent years, it has moved to even years since 2004. The tournament was not held in either 1979 or 1983, but with those exceptions, the tournament has been held every other year, excepting for subsequent tournaments in 2003 and 2004. Eight teams participate at the tournament, divided into two groups. The first round of the tournament consists of a round-robin, and then, in the second round, teams compete to define their final position at the tournament's standing. Panama and Puerto Rico have been multiple medal winners at this event, both considered the strongest teams in the region, even though the Puerto Rican team almost never sends its best players for this competition (it mostly sends its second team). To date, Puerto Rico has earned large number of medals in every tournament that it has participated in.
Men's tournament
Summary
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Performances by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 11 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 | |
Participation details
| Team | Mexico 1965 |
El Salvador 1967 |
Cuba 1969 |
Venezuela 1971 |
Puerto Rico 1973 |
Dominican Republic 1975 |
Panama 1977 |
Puerto Rico 1981 |
Mexico 1985 |
Dominican Republic 1987 |
Cuba 1989 |
Mexico 1991 |
Puerto Rico 1993 |
Dominican Republic 1995 |
Honduras 1997 |
Cuba 1999 |
Mexico 2001 |
Mexico 2003 |
Dominican Republic 2004 |
Panama 2006 |
Mexico 2008 |
Dominican Republic 2010 |
Puerto Rico 2012 |
Mexico 2014 |
Panama 2016 |
Total |
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| File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 4 |
| File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 5th | 7th | 7th | 8 |
| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | 7th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 1 |
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | 8th | 8th | – | 9th | 9th | 9th | 10 |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | – | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | – | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 6th | 23 |
| File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | – | – | 5th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 1st | 5th | 6th | 4th | 5th | – | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 22 |
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | – | 5th | – | 5th | – | – | 5th | – | 7th | – | 10th | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | 10th | – | 8 |
| File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 5th | 3rd | 8th | – | 5 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1st | 4th | – | – | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | – | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 22 |
| File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 8th | 2 |
| File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 4th | 1st | 1st | – | 4th | – | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | – | 4th | 3rd | – | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 21 |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 2nd | – | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 24 |
| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | 4 |
| File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands | 5th | 3rd | – | – | 6th | – | – | 7th | 5th | – | 6th | – | 6th | – | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | – | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 17 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | – | – | 4th | 3rd | 5th | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Women's tournament
Summary
Performances by nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
