Basketball at the Pan American Games
Basketball at the Pan American Games began at the inaugural edition in Buenos Aires, Argentina for men only. The women competition began at the 1959 edition in Chicago, United States, and was not held in 1995 edition in Mar del Plata due the lack of participating teams.
Men's tournament
Top scorers
By total points
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Total points |
| 1987 | Oscar Schmidt | SF | 246 | |
| 1991 | Leonardo Perez | SG | 150 | |
| 1995 | Juan Espil | SG/SF | 143 | |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | Nicolás Mazzarino | SG | 91 | |
| 2007 | Esteban Batista | C | 91 | |
| 2011 | Jack Michael Martínez | C | 106 | |
| 2015 | Vítor Benite Andrew Nicholson | SG | 91 | |
| 2019 | Gabriel Deck | SG | 94 | |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo | SG | 79 |
By points per game
| Year | Player | Position | Team | PPG |
| 2003 | Nicolás Mazzarino | SG | 18.2 | |
| 2007 | Esteban Batista | C | 18.2 | |
| 2011 | Jack Michael Martínez | SF | 21.2 | |
| 2015 | Vítor Benite Andrew Nicholson | SG | 18.2 | |
| 2019 | Walter Hodge | SG | 22.0 | |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo | SG | 19.8 |
Final - topscorer
| Year | Player | Position | Team | Points |
| 1995 | Juan Espil | SG/SF | 22 | |
| 1999 | ||||
| 2003 | Guilherme Giovannoni | SG | 20 | |
| 2007 | J. P. Batista | C | 20 | |
| 2011 | Renaldo Balkman | F | 28 | |
| 2015 | Anthony Bennett | SG | 18 | |
| 2019 | Luis Scola | C | 28 | |
| 2023 | Garly Sojo Bautista Lugarini | SG SG | | 17 |