Championships; men’s and women’s FIBA U19 World Championships; men's and women's FIBA U17 World Championships; men's and women's U18 and U16 FIBA Americas Championships; and FIBA 3x3 Women’s World Championship and FIBA 3x3 Women’s U18 World Championship. USA Basketball ranks No.
1 in all five of FIBA's world ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's, boys and girls. Competitions in which
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team earned a fifth straight Olympic Games gold medal in London, compiling a perfect 8-0 record.
USA teams regularly compete include the Olympics, FIBA World Cup and World Championships, FIBA Americas Championships, Pan American Games, World University Games, FIBA U19 and U17 World Championships, FIBA Americas U18 and U16 Championships, the Nike Hoop Summit and FIBA 3x3 World Championships. USA Basketball also sanctions U.S. basketball team tours
of foreign countries and foreign basketball team tours of the U.S., as well as oversees the certification of FIBA and USA Basketball officials and the assignment of those officials to international competitions, and the licensing of players to play professionally overseas. A brief synopsis of the various competitions in which USA
Basketball teams participate includes: Olympic Games
Men's and women's Olympic basketball competition is held
every four years (2016, 2020, etc.). For a second consecutive Olympics, the USA captured double gold at the 2012 London Olympics with both the men’s and women’s teams compiling unblemished 8-0 records. The USA men have captured the gold in 14 of the 17 Olympics in which they they have competed and compiled an incredible 130-5 record. The USA women have earned the gold in five consecutive Olympics and boast of a sterling 50-3 record. The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
FIBA World Cup/World Championship The FIBA Basketball World Cup, known from 1950 until
2010 as the FIBA World Championship, is the flagship event of FIBA competitions. Held every four years, 24 countries compete in the World Cup for Men and 16 teams participate in the World Championship for Women. The USA swept double gold in 2010. The 2014 World Cup for Men will be held in Spain, while the women’s World Championship is slated for Turkey.
Pan American Games Started in 1951 for men and 1955 for women, the Pan
American Games are held every four years (2015, 2019, etc.) in the year preceding the Olympics. Countries from FIBA Americas are eligible to compete. The USA men have an 87-15
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overall record, winning eight of a possible 16 gold medals, while the USA women have won seven of 14 gold medals, including 2007, and own a 74-14 record. The 2015 Pan American Games are slated to be held in Toronto, Canada.
World University Games The World University
Games are held for men and women every two years (2015, 2017, etc.), only current university student-athletes or recent graduates are eligible. The USA men in 21 appearances have collected 13 gold, three silver and three bronze medals, while the U.S.
women in 17 appearances have won nine gold, six silver and one bronze medal. The 2015 World University Games will be held in Gwangju, South Korea.
U19 / U18 Championships USA Basketball also fields men's and women's national
teams for players 19-years-old or younger. FIBA now holds U19 World Championships every two years (2015, 2017, etc.). In 2013 the USA women finished 9-0 to capture gold, the USA men likewise compiled a 9-0 record to earn gold. USA Basketball also fields teams featuring players 18-years-old or younger for FIBA Americas zone U18 championships (2014, 2016, etc.).
U17 / U16 Championships FIBA initiated in 2010 the U17 World Championships for
players 17-years-old or younger and now holds the event every two years (2014, 2016, etc.). In 2012 USA Basketball men's and women's teams both returned home with gold medals. USA Basketball also selects national teams featuring players 16-years-old or younger for FIBA Americas zone U16 qualifying tournaments that will be held in 2015, 2017, etc.
Nike Hoop Summit The Nike Hoop Summit is the country's premiere annual
basketball game featuring America's top male high school seniors taking on a World Select Team comprised of top players 19-years-old or younger from around the world. Played each April, the USA enjoys a 11-5 series lead. First contested in 1995, the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit will be played on April 12 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
3x3 World Championships FIBA initiated 3x3 competitions in 2010 and now conducts
3x3 World Championships and 3x3 U18 World Championships for men and women yearly. The USA women won gold at the 2013 3x3 U18 World Championship and 2012 3x3 World Championship.
For information about USA Basketball, visit its official website at
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